Term: birch: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
Candidate hypernym: switch: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment → 1
Candidate hypernym: tidal bore: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) → 0
Candidate hypernym: authority: an expert whose views are taken as definitive → 0
Candidate hypernym: legislature: persons who make or amend or repeal laws → 0
Candidate hypernym: chief petty officer: a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank → 0
Candidate hypernym: magnetomotive force: the force that produces magnetic flux → 0
Candidate hypernym: wing commander: (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain → 0
Candidate hypernym: white mulberry: Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: vault: an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof → 0
Candidate hypernym: refractory anemia: any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) → 0
Candidate hypernym: khuen: a branch of the Tai languages → 0