Term: spit: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
Candidate hypernym: expulsion: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting → 1
Candidate hypernym: collapse: a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in → 0
Candidate hypernym: leaf disease: any plant disease localized in the foliage → 0
Candidate hypernym: cornstarch: starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweatband: a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat → 0
Candidate hypernym: hockey skate: an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles → 0
Candidate hypernym: replication: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: selenipedium: genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla → 0
Candidate hypernym: ragpicker: an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood → 0
Candidate hypernym: curling: a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target → 0
Candidate hypernym: tropical medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions → 0