Term: thumbscrew: instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
Candidate hypernym: instrument of torture: an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person → 1
Candidate hypernym: water dog: a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl → 0
Candidate hypernym: anisette: liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed → 0
Candidate hypernym: baptistic doctrine: any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism → 0
Candidate hypernym: spitz: any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: freight train: a railroad train consisting of freight cars → 0
Candidate hypernym: crispness: a pleasing firmness and freshness → 0
Candidate hypernym: penis envy: (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity → 0
Candidate hypernym: civilization: the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization → 0
Candidate hypernym: assize: the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale → 0
Candidate hypernym: first period: the first division into which the play of a game is divided → 0