Term: devices: an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
Candidate hypernym: inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others → 1
Candidate hypernym: plate: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded → 0
Candidate hypernym: mill: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing → 0
Candidate hypernym: hard times: a time of difficulty → 0
Candidate hypernym: cerebral edema: swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter → 0
Candidate hypernym: president of the united states: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government → 0
Candidate hypernym: intentionality: expressive of intentions → 0
Candidate hypernym: solace: comfort in disappointment or misery → 0
Candidate hypernym: wheeze: (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick → 0
Candidate hypernym: syphilis: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) → 0
Candidate hypernym: earthquake: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity → 0