Term: silver standard: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
Candidate hypernym: standard: the value behind the money in a monetary system → 1
Candidate hypernym: fore-topmast: the topmast next above the foremast → 0
Candidate hypernym: polypodiaceae: ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) → 0
Candidate hypernym: quantum electrodynamics: a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons → 0
Candidate hypernym: topspin: forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke → 0
Candidate hypernym: run-up: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed → 0
Candidate hypernym: writing desk: a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top) → 0
Candidate hypernym: micrurus: coral snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: wipeout: a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) → 0
Candidate hypernym: lyricism: unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm → 0
Candidate hypernym: arbovirus: a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis → 0