Term: gordian knot: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
Candidate hypernym: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object → 1
Candidate hypernym: cantor: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos → 0
Candidate hypernym: wood hoopoe: tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyades: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward → 0
Candidate hypernym: sanction: formal and explicit approval → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemstitch: embroidery similar to drawnwork → 0
Candidate hypernym: conference: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic → 0
Candidate hypernym: turban squash: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem → 0
Candidate hypernym: couverture: chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter → 0
Candidate hypernym: nanophthalmos: condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal → 0
Candidate hypernym: mullet: bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin → 0