Term: vaginismus: muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
Candidate hypernym: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) → 1
Candidate hypernym: failing: failure to reach a minimum required performance → 0
Candidate hypernym: mouse-ear hawkweed: European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium → 0
Candidate hypernym: pallbearer: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral → 0
Candidate hypernym: sanitation: the state of being clean and conducive to health → 0
Candidate hypernym: bomber: a person who plants bombs → 0
Candidate hypernym: brome: any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire sale: a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: southern crab apple: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms → 0
Candidate hypernym: kiln: a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks → 0
Candidate hypernym: french foreign legion: a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France → 0