Term: stepping stone: any means of advancement
Candidate hypernym: means: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved → 1
Candidate hypernym: expansion bolt: a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: winker: a person who winks → 0
Candidate hypernym: ledger: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded → 0
Candidate hypernym: cherrystone: small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino → 0
Candidate hypernym: butterfly valve: a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle → 0
Candidate hypernym: dramatic composition: a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption → 0
Candidate hypernym: motor nerve: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands → 0
Candidate hypernym: stabilization: the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn → 0
Candidate hypernym: justice: the quality of being just or fair → 0