Term: encouragement: the expression of approval and support
Candidate hypernym: approval: a message expressing a favorable opinion → 1
Candidate hypernym: plover: any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers → 0
Candidate hypernym: arability: the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation → 0
Candidate hypernym: malfeasance: wrongful conduct by a public official → 0
Candidate hypernym: snuffbox fern: fern of northeastern North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: voucher: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement → 0
Candidate hypernym: dilatation: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions → 0
Candidate hypernym: jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair → 0
Candidate hypernym: knockout drops: chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious → 0
Candidate hypernym: knight banneret: a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command → 0
Candidate hypernym: dryopithecus: genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene → 0