Term: preposition: (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
Candidate hypernym: place: an item on a list or in a sequence → 1
Candidate hypernym: infiltration: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) → 0
Candidate hypernym: homocercal fin: symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: arroyo: a stream or brook → 0
Candidate hypernym: liquid oxygen: a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants → 0
Candidate hypernym: rigatoni: tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces → 0
Candidate hypernym: enosis: the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots) → 0
Candidate hypernym: yeast: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey → 0
Candidate hypernym: introitus: entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening) → 0
Candidate hypernym: acid test: a rigorous or crucial appraisal → 0
Candidate hypernym: bullfrog: largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice → 0