Term: catachresis: strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
Candidate hypernym: rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) → 1
Candidate hypernym: architrave: the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns → 0
Candidate hypernym: bath salts: a preparation that softens or scents a bath → 0
Candidate hypernym: chemical reactor: an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction → 0
Candidate hypernym: secondo: the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) → 0
Candidate hypernym: interceptor: a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: window-washing: the activity of washing windows → 0
Candidate hypernym: raiser: a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid → 0
Candidate hypernym: feldspar: any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium → 0
Candidate hypernym: pace: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrophularia: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts → 0