Term: hiccup: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
Candidate hypernym: reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus → 1
Candidate hypernym: melospiza: American song sparrow and swamp sparrow → 0
Candidate hypernym: double sharp: a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones → 0
Candidate hypernym: mud flat: a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide → 0
Candidate hypernym: teliospore: a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus → 0
Candidate hypernym: public defender: a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense → 0
Candidate hypernym: whist: a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six → 0
Candidate hypernym: intentionality: expressive of intentions → 0
Candidate hypernym: achromia: an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells → 0
Candidate hypernym: menthol: a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion → 0
Candidate hypernym: bulk: the property possessed by a large mass → 0