Term: american: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
Candidate hypernym: inhabitant: a person who inhabits a particular place → 1
Candidate hypernym: tinderbox: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence → 0
Candidate hypernym: kentish: a dialect of Middle English → 0
Candidate hypernym: argyrotaenia: orange tortrix → 0
Candidate hypernym: tolbutamide: sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus → 0
Candidate hypernym: spiral ratchet screwdriver: a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle → 0
Candidate hypernym: common iguana: large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: acetyl: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) → 0
Candidate hypernym: proboscis: a long flexible snout as of an elephant → 0
Candidate hypernym: stone crab: large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tax rate: rate used to calculate tax liability → 0