Term: ballast: an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Candidate hypernym: electrical device: a device that produces or is powered by electricity → 1
Candidate hypernym: close-quarter fighting: hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters → 0
Candidate hypernym: french horn: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves → 0
Candidate hypernym: personhood: being a person → 0
Candidate hypernym: secured bond: a bond that is back by collateral → 0
Candidate hypernym: philosophizer: someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view → 0
Candidate hypernym: cattalo: hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: aldosteronism: a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone → 0
Candidate hypernym: hegari: Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: chumminess: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability → 0
Candidate hypernym: asynchronous transfer mode: a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data → 0