Term: oxbow lake: a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Candidate hypernym: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land → 1
Candidate hypernym: lapidary: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them → 0
Candidate hypernym: protection: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence → 0
Candidate hypernym: countercheck: a check that restrains another check → 0
Candidate hypernym: enteropathy: a disease of the intestinal tract → 0
Candidate hypernym: ragged orchid: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated → 0
Candidate hypernym: clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: beginning: the first part or section of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: bannister: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling → 0
Candidate hypernym: drilling pipe: a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud → 0
Candidate hypernym: suburb: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city → 0