Term: profanation: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
Candidate hypernym: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) → 1
Candidate hypernym: quarterlight: car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car → 0
Candidate hypernym: margin of safety: the margin required in order to insure safety → 0
Candidate hypernym: shoot-down: murder by shooting someone down in cold blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: oral contract: an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation → 0
Candidate hypernym: oestrus: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies → 0
Candidate hypernym: shoal: a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide → 0
Candidate hypernym: emperor: red table grape of California → 0
Candidate hypernym: deputy: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent → 0
Candidate hypernym: hunk: a large piece of something without definite shape → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringlet: a small ring → 0