Term: application: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
Candidate hypernym: use: the act of using → 1
Candidate hypernym: parsec: a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years → 0
Candidate hypernym: heredity: the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next → 0
Candidate hypernym: knock: negative criticism → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipe vise: a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded → 0
Candidate hypernym: condensation: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams → 0
Candidate hypernym: confession: a public declaration of your faith → 0
Candidate hypernym: utility man: a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on → 0
Candidate hypernym: proration: the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer → 0
Candidate hypernym: beech fern: any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds → 0
Candidate hypernym: bottom line: the decisive point → 0