Term: heat pump: apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building
Candidate hypernym: apparatus: equipment designed to serve a specific function → 1
Candidate hypernym: hodgkin's disease: a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver → 0
Candidate hypernym: dowse: searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod → 0
Candidate hypernym: humanness: the quality of being human → 0
Candidate hypernym: comb-out: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb → 0
Candidate hypernym: hacker: someone who plays golf poorly → 0
Candidate hypernym: boldface: a typeface with thick heavy lines → 0
Candidate hypernym: stage director: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show → 0
Candidate hypernym: cannon: (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm → 0
Candidate hypernym: laminectomy: surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae → 0
Candidate hypernym: bad egg: (old-fashioned slang) a bad person → 0