Term: retraction: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
Candidate hypernym: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location → 1
Candidate hypernym: phlogiston: a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning → 0
Candidate hypernym: fathom: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore → 0
Candidate hypernym: redskin: (slang) offensive term for Native Americans → 0
Candidate hypernym: dauber: an unskilled painter → 0
Candidate hypernym: recession: the act of ceding back → 0
Candidate hypernym: acetate: a salt or ester of acetic acid → 0
Candidate hypernym: expectation: the feeling that something is about to happen → 0
Candidate hypernym: fresh food: food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking → 0
Candidate hypernym: memento: a reminder of past events → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydromorphone hydrochloride: a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain → 0