Term: astringent: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Candidate hypernym: medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease → 1
Candidate hypernym: catcall: a cry expressing disapproval → 0
Candidate hypernym: collinsia: genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: sesamoid bone: any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint → 0
Candidate hypernym: wilding: a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stickball: a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle → 0
Candidate hypernym: kerr cell: optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam → 0
Candidate hypernym: military rank: rank in a military organization → 0
Candidate hypernym: house: the management of a gambling house or casino → 0
Candidate hypernym: judas tree: small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers → 0
Candidate hypernym: member: anything that belongs to a set or class → 0