Term: retreat: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Candidate hypernym: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message → 1
Candidate hypernym: tecophilaeacea: one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted → 0
Candidate hypernym: statistical mechanics: the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: coppersmith: someone who makes articles from copper → 0
Candidate hypernym: loiterer: someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place → 0
Candidate hypernym: heelbone: the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel → 0
Candidate hypernym: foliation: (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock → 0
Candidate hypernym: troy: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains → 0
Candidate hypernym: academic department: a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject → 0
Candidate hypernym: brutalization: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities → 0
Candidate hypernym: timidity: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions → 0