Term: cliffhanger: a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
Candidate hypernym: contest: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants → 1
Candidate hypernym: preserver: a cook who preserves fruits or meat → 0
Candidate hypernym: jejunoileitis: inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine → 0
Candidate hypernym: man: a male subordinate → 0
Candidate hypernym: machete: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation → 0
Candidate hypernym: fifties: the decade from 1950 to 1959 → 0
Candidate hypernym: accretion: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: compact: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse → 0
Candidate hypernym: complementary distribution: (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts → 0
Candidate hypernym: imputation: a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense) → 0
Candidate hypernym: discrepancy: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions → 0