Term: oort cloud: (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
Candidate hypernym: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole → 1
Candidate hypernym: client-centered therapy: a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session → 0
Candidate hypernym: deflection: the property of being bent or deflected → 0
Candidate hypernym: three-ring circus: a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings → 0
Candidate hypernym: succinylcholine: a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures → 0
Candidate hypernym: gallows: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging → 0
Candidate hypernym: abdominal pregnancy: ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus tarpon: tarpons → 0
Candidate hypernym: price: the amount of money needed to purchase something → 0
Candidate hypernym: peach ice cream: ice cream flavored with fresh peaches → 0
Candidate hypernym: inwardness: preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values → 0