Term: decay: the process of gradually becoming inferior
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: cruise: an ocean trip taken for pleasure → 0
Candidate hypernym: downy ground cherry: decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk → 0
Candidate hypernym: unction: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual → 0
Candidate hypernym: alarmist: a person who alarms others needlessly → 0
Candidate hypernym: carina fornicis: ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain → 0
Candidate hypernym: system: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: bedroll: bedding rolled up for carrying → 0
Candidate hypernym: importance: the quality of being important and worthy of note → 0
Candidate hypernym: atheist: someone who denies the existence of god → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydrofoil: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through → 0