Term: spear: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Candidate hypernym: weapon: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting → 1
Candidate hypernym: chin: the protruding part of the lower jaw → 0
Candidate hypernym: potter bee: solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: vaulting: (architecture) a vaulted structure → 0
Candidate hypernym: crabgrass: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus agave: type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: midwinter: the middle of winter → 0
Candidate hypernym: panacea: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists → 0
Candidate hypernym: vein: a layer of ore between layers of rock → 0
Candidate hypernym: popularization: the act of making something attractive to the general public → 0
Candidate hypernym: meme: a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation) → 0