Term: riddle: a difficult problem
Candidate hypernym: problem: a question raised for consideration or solution → 1
Candidate hypernym: passive air defense: air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction → 0
Candidate hypernym: larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully → 0
Candidate hypernym: chrestomathy: a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language → 0
Candidate hypernym: businessmen: the body of individuals who manage businesses → 0
Candidate hypernym: phoenician: the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world → 0
Candidate hypernym: dormitory: a large sleeping room containing several beds → 0
Candidate hypernym: representation: a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency → 0
Candidate hypernym: rugel's plantain: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: fen orchid: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: softener: a substance added to another to make it less hard → 0