Term: internal-combustion engine: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
Candidate hypernym: heat engine: any engine that makes use of heat to do work → 1
Candidate hypernym: lygaeid: a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: skivvy: a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work → 0
Candidate hypernym: major term: the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: passive voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb → 0
Candidate hypernym: illegality: unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus chaenactis: genus of flowering herbs of western United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: merluccius: hakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: puddingwife: bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil → 0
Candidate hypernym: agent: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau → 0
Candidate hypernym: loner: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others → 0