Term: layoff: the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Candidate hypernym: closure: termination of operations → 1
Candidate hypernym: ethology: the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats → 0
Candidate hypernym: ephemera: something transitory; lasting a day → 0
Candidate hypernym: tablet-armed chair: a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing → 0
Candidate hypernym: flesh wound: a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones → 0
Candidate hypernym: stolon: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips → 0
Candidate hypernym: flowering almond: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms → 0
Candidate hypernym: safety net: a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze → 0
Candidate hypernym: pedodontist: a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth → 0
Candidate hypernym: skillfulness: the state of being cognitively skillful → 0
Candidate hypernym: handshake: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) → 0