Term: semicolon: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
Candidate hypernym: punctuation: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases → 1
Candidate hypernym: sentential function: formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants → 0
Candidate hypernym: boot: British term for the luggage compartment in a car → 0
Candidate hypernym: obstruction: getting in someone's way → 0
Candidate hypernym: toucher: a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something → 0
Candidate hypernym: forum: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion → 0
Candidate hypernym: bridgehead: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyperfocal distance: the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear → 0
Candidate hypernym: army: a large number of people united for some specific purpose → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipsissewa: any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila → 0
Candidate hypernym: american state: one of the 50 states of the United States → 0