Term: active voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
Candidate hypernym: voice: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes → 1
Candidate hypernym: paranasal sinus: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities → 0
Candidate hypernym: temporalis muscle: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws → 0
Candidate hypernym: cangue: an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms → 0
Candidate hypernym: fat farm: a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight → 0
Candidate hypernym: distaff: the sphere of work by women → 0
Candidate hypernym: call option: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date → 0
Candidate hypernym: tree cricket: pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuterebridae: New World botflies → 0
Candidate hypernym: church calendar: a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals → 0
Candidate hypernym: atrioventricular node: a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle → 0