Term: why: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Candidate hypernym: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action → 1
Candidate hypernym: right-hand man: the most helpful assistant → 0
Candidate hypernym: ballast: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads → 0
Candidate hypernym: decoupage: art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer → 0
Candidate hypernym: bray: the cry of an ass → 0
Candidate hypernym: charleston: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: peregrine: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry → 0
Candidate hypernym: water oak: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: jungermanniales: large order of chiefly tropical liverworts → 0
Candidate hypernym: lobotomy: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes → 0
Candidate hypernym: cataract: an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye → 0