Term: backbone: the part of a network that connects other networks together
Candidate hypernym: connection: an instrumentality that connects → 1
Candidate hypernym: doctor of philosophy: a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge → 0
Candidate hypernym: cameraman: a photographer who operates a movie camera → 0
Candidate hypernym: masterpiece: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman → 0
Candidate hypernym: baseball card: a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record → 0
Candidate hypernym: red shift: (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding → 0
Candidate hypernym: love seat: small sofa that seats two people → 0
Candidate hypernym: retaining wall: a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) → 0
Candidate hypernym: twins: (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other → 0
Candidate hypernym: tailor's chalk: chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth → 0
Candidate hypernym: timid: people who are fearful and cautious → 0