Term: optative mood: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Candidate hypernym: mood: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker → 1
Candidate hypernym: brinkmanship: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) → 0
Candidate hypernym: haloperidol: tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome → 0
Candidate hypernym: pericallis: cineraria → 0
Candidate hypernym: corn snow: granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing → 0
Candidate hypernym: lionet: a small or young lion → 0
Candidate hypernym: anglicanism: the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: adult body: the body of an adult human being → 0
Candidate hypernym: flood: a large flow → 0
Candidate hypernym: counterargument: an argument offered in opposition to another argument → 0
Candidate hypernym: overdraft: a draft in excess of the credit balance → 0