Term: lost cause: a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
Candidate hypernym: campaign: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end → 1
Candidate hypernym: visual field: all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment → 0
Candidate hypernym: air plant: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it → 0
Candidate hypernym: groupthink: decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) → 0
Candidate hypernym: east midland: the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English → 0
Candidate hypernym: fatigue: used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress → 0
Candidate hypernym: guaiac wood: heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes → 0
Candidate hypernym: sack coat: man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit → 0
Candidate hypernym: pruning: the act of trimming a plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: battering ram: a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings → 0
Candidate hypernym: crinoline: a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric → 0