Term: lightning rod: someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
Candidate hypernym: person: a human being → 1
Candidate hypernym: brushwood: the wood from bushes or small branches → 0
Candidate hypernym: marmalade: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits → 0
Candidate hypernym: staff line: any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff → 0
Candidate hypernym: temperate zone: the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarter stock: stock with a par value of $25/share → 0
Candidate hypernym: show bill: a poster advertising a show or play → 0
Candidate hypernym: rack: rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton → 0
Candidate hypernym: american flag: the national flag of the United States of America → 0
Candidate hypernym: annual fern: small short-lived fern of Central and South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: hasty pudding: cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar) → 0