Term: cuddle: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
Candidate hypernym: embrace: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) → 1
Candidate hypernym: urge: an instinctive motive → 0
Candidate hypernym: pepper spray: a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent → 0
Candidate hypernym: proprietorship certificate: a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business → 0
Candidate hypernym: chrysophrys: Australian snapper → 0
Candidate hypernym: cervical smear: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells → 0
Candidate hypernym: plautus: a genus of Alcidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: michaelmas: honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland → 0
Candidate hypernym: social security administration: an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system → 0
Candidate hypernym: trapezium: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals → 0
Candidate hypernym: sightreader: a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) → 0