Term: contraction: a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
Candidate hypernym: word: a unit of language that native speakers can identify → 1
Candidate hypernym: staple: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese → 0
Candidate hypernym: rioter: troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire extinguisher: a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires → 0
Candidate hypernym: litmus paper: unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator → 0
Candidate hypernym: valise: a small overnight bag for short trips → 0
Candidate hypernym: wolframite: a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: li: Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers → 0
Candidate hypernym: jack of all trades: a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well → 0
Candidate hypernym: groan: an utterance expressing pain or disapproval → 0