Term: mainspring: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
Candidate hypernym: spring: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed → 1
Candidate hypernym: twenty-seven: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one → 0
Candidate hypernym: phthiriidae: crab lice → 0
Candidate hypernym: latakia: aromatic Turkish tobacco → 0
Candidate hypernym: license plate: a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number → 0
Candidate hypernym: myxomatosis: a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits → 0
Candidate hypernym: angiocarp: tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk → 0
Candidate hypernym: operation: a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work → 0
Candidate hypernym: anti-racketeering law: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions → 0
Candidate hypernym: bottom rot fungus: fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce → 0
Candidate hypernym: psychological state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic → 0