Term: price index: an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
Candidate hypernym: index: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time → 1
Candidate hypernym: stele: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: desensitization technique: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished → 0
Candidate hypernym: purple passage: a passage full of ornate and flowery language → 0
Candidate hypernym: official immunity: personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: uncle: a source of help and advice and encouragement → 0
Candidate hypernym: presidents' day: the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington → 0
Candidate hypernym: growing pains: pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth → 0
Candidate hypernym: anoectochilus: genus of delicate Asiatic orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: negress: a Black woman or girl → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringer: a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses → 0