Term: buffer: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
Candidate hypernym: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose → 1
Candidate hypernym: scallop shell: a shell of a scallop → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlortetracycline: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases → 0
Candidate hypernym: negative charge: having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential → 0
Candidate hypernym: shelf bracket: a bracket to support a shelf → 0
Candidate hypernym: oyster fish: a variety of toadfish → 0
Candidate hypernym: kuru: a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned → 0
Candidate hypernym: a cappella singing: singing without instrumental accompaniment → 0
Candidate hypernym: veteran: a person who has served in the armed forces → 0
Candidate hypernym: address: a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described → 0
Candidate hypernym: gravy: a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats → 0