Term: messmate: (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
Candidate hypernym: acquaintance: a person with whom you are acquainted → 1
Candidate hypernym: microsporidian: parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells → 0
Candidate hypernym: paper profit: an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price → 0
Candidate hypernym: muishond: southern African weasel → 0
Candidate hypernym: cubist: an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism → 0
Candidate hypernym: male chauvinist: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women → 0
Candidate hypernym: bioclimatology: the study of effects of climate on living organisms → 0
Candidate hypernym: steel-wool pad: abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing → 0
Candidate hypernym: wall rocket: yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches → 0
Candidate hypernym: cotter pin: a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart → 0