Term: sphinx: one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
Candidate hypernym: statue: a sculpture representing a human or animal → 1
Candidate hypernym: pandemic: an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world → 0
Candidate hypernym: strengthening: the act of increasing the strength of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: meteortropism: an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: plane figure: a two-dimensional shape → 0
Candidate hypernym: nullifier: an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws → 0
Candidate hypernym: hogback: a narrow ridge of hills → 0
Candidate hypernym: lypressin: an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus → 0
Candidate hypernym: millennium: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness → 0
Candidate hypernym: star anise: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant → 0
Candidate hypernym: scandalousness: disgracefulness that offends public morality → 0