Term: loosening: the act of making something less tight
Candidate hypernym: alteration: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) → 1
Candidate hypernym: sciaena: type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers → 0
Candidate hypernym: tagalog: the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based → 0
Candidate hypernym: need: a condition requiring relief → 0
Candidate hypernym: placation: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity → 0
Candidate hypernym: lesson: a task assigned for individual study → 0
Candidate hypernym: auspices: kindly endorsement and guidance → 0
Candidate hypernym: civil servant: a public official who is a member of the civil service → 0
Candidate hypernym: back door: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) → 0
Candidate hypernym: ziphiidae: beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: doric order: the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base → 0