Term: ordeal: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
Candidate hypernym: trial: (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law → 1
Candidate hypernym: tediousness: dullness owing to length or slowness → 0
Candidate hypernym: transgression: the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata → 0
Candidate hypernym: bowling equipment: equipment used in bowling → 0
Candidate hypernym: whitewash: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects → 0
Candidate hypernym: transformation: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system → 0
Candidate hypernym: redbud: small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood → 0
Candidate hypernym: rocket range: a firing range for rocket missiles → 0
Candidate hypernym: mucus: protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium → 0
Candidate hypernym: allies: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers → 0
Candidate hypernym: combination salad: containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables → 0