Term: sparring: an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
Candidate hypernym: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement → 1
Candidate hypernym: rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade → 0
Candidate hypernym: interference: (American football) blocking a player's path with your body → 0
Candidate hypernym: gilbert and sullivan: the music of Gilbert and Sullivan → 0
Candidate hypernym: cryonics: the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life → 0
Candidate hypernym: musicologist: a student of musicology → 0
Candidate hypernym: tangerine: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: pointillism: a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France → 0
Candidate hypernym: foot rot: contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep) → 0
Candidate hypernym: daze: confusion characterized by lack of clarity → 0
Candidate hypernym: oystercatcher: black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. → 0