Term: taper: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
Candidate hypernym: narrowing: an instance of becoming narrow → 1
Candidate hypernym: secretary: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization → 0
Candidate hypernym: biographer: someone who writes an account of a person's life → 0
Candidate hypernym: ichneumonidae: ichneumon flies → 0
Candidate hypernym: leucine: a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins → 0
Candidate hypernym: puncture: the act of puncturing or perforating → 0
Candidate hypernym: interrupter: a device for automatically interrupting an electric current → 0
Candidate hypernym: lotus: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs → 0
Candidate hypernym: popery: offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: benchmark: a standard by which something can be measured or judged → 0
Candidate hypernym: part-singing: singing with three or more voice parts → 0