Term: trip wire: a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces
Candidate hypernym: military unit: a unit that is part of some military service → 1
Candidate hypernym: canal: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation → 0
Candidate hypernym: substitute: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced → 0
Candidate hypernym: sheet pile: a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage → 0
Candidate hypernym: texture: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) → 0
Candidate hypernym: consolation: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment → 0
Candidate hypernym: hindgut: the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos → 0
Candidate hypernym: ascariasis: infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: soft shield fern: European shield fern cultivated in many varieties → 0
Candidate hypernym: tabernacle: (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild licorice: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties → 0