Term: fringe: one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
Candidate hypernym: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light → 1
Candidate hypernym: erythroblast: a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop → 0
Candidate hypernym: ape-man: a person assumed to have been raised by apes → 0
Candidate hypernym: femur: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee → 0
Candidate hypernym: pivot shot: a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot → 0
Candidate hypernym: barium monoxide: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder → 0
Candidate hypernym: whiptail: any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards → 0
Candidate hypernym: protection: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence → 0
Candidate hypernym: thermosetting compositions: a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded → 0
Candidate hypernym: confirmation: a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism → 0
Candidate hypernym: participation: the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) → 0