Term: clown: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Candidate hypernym: comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts → 1
Candidate hypernym: warhorse: horse used in war → 0
Candidate hypernym: cough: a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: pole vault: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole → 0
Candidate hypernym: show bill: a poster advertising a show or play → 0
Candidate hypernym: phosphorescence: a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased → 0
Candidate hypernym: lexicostatistics: a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrub nurse: a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery → 0
Candidate hypernym: concession: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business → 0
Candidate hypernym: wherry: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors → 0
Candidate hypernym: clary sage: fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb → 0