Term: quicksand: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
Candidate hypernym: pit: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) → 1
Candidate hypernym: psephology: the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stenography: the act or art of writing in shorthand → 0
Candidate hypernym: whirlwind: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth → 0
Candidate hypernym: neck: an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: meninx: a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord → 0
Candidate hypernym: black ice: a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous → 0
Candidate hypernym: living arrangement: an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist → 0
Candidate hypernym: genetic profiling: the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification → 0
Candidate hypernym: fallaciousness: result of a fallacy or error in reasoning → 0
Candidate hypernym: solid: matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure → 0