Term: effacement: shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
Candidate hypernym: organic process: a process occurring in living organisms → 1
Candidate hypernym: regular: a garment size for persons of average height and weight → 0
Candidate hypernym: bishop: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color → 0
Candidate hypernym: defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him → 0
Candidate hypernym: planning commission: a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments → 0
Candidate hypernym: axial rotation: rotary motion of an object around its own axis → 0
Candidate hypernym: split run: a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition → 0
Candidate hypernym: puncture: a small hole made by a sharp object → 0
Candidate hypernym: strike zone: (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike → 0
Candidate hypernym: amber lily: plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: saturation: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid → 0