Term: engineer's chain: a unit of length (100 ft)
Candidate hypernym: chain: a unit of length → 1
Candidate hypernym: aloofness: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner → 0
Candidate hypernym: course: (construction) a layer of masonry → 0
Candidate hypernym: mancunian: a native or resident of Manchester → 0
Candidate hypernym: manometer: a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas → 0
Candidate hypernym: instrument of torture: an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person → 0
Candidate hypernym: tallyman: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received → 0
Candidate hypernym: mechanical device: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles → 0
Candidate hypernym: sequestration: the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions → 0
Candidate hypernym: melon ball: a bite of melon cut as a sphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: lock: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed → 0