Term: valve: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
Candidate hypernym: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose → 1
Candidate hypernym: ionosphere: the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons → 0
Candidate hypernym: ten-spined stickleback: confined to rivers → 0
Candidate hypernym: sensory system: the body's system of sense organs → 0
Candidate hypernym: riverbed: a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river → 0
Candidate hypernym: guardroom: a room used by soldiers on guard → 0
Candidate hypernym: resistance: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: outrigger: a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull → 0
Candidate hypernym: sonchus: sow thistles → 0
Candidate hypernym: knotty pine: pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture → 0
Candidate hypernym: bailment: the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee → 0