Term: wastage: the process of wasting
Candidate hypernym: decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter → 1
Candidate hypernym: larynx: a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech → 0
Candidate hypernym: babble: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby → 0
Candidate hypernym: tincture of iodine: a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic → 0
Candidate hypernym: amicus curiae: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest → 0
Candidate hypernym: lower bound: (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set → 0
Candidate hypernym: quagga: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: ecclesiastical mode: any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode → 0
Candidate hypernym: rock group: a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music → 0
Candidate hypernym: erg: a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydroxide: a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group → 0