Term: sinking: a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
Candidate hypernym: descent: a movement downward → 1
Candidate hypernym: discovery: (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case → 0
Candidate hypernym: television monitor: monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast → 0
Candidate hypernym: check: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey → 0
Candidate hypernym: osmotic pressure: (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane → 0
Candidate hypernym: boyishness: being characteristic of a boy → 0
Candidate hypernym: grading: changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: psychological state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic → 0
Candidate hypernym: crucible: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions → 0
Candidate hypernym: jurisprudence: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do → 0
Candidate hypernym: impaction: a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally → 0