Term: slander: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
Candidate hypernym: speech act: the use of language to perform some act → 1
Candidate hypernym: spray: a jet of vapor → 0
Candidate hypernym: undoer: a seducer who ruins a woman → 0
Candidate hypernym: time-fuse: a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) → 0
Candidate hypernym: biosafety level: the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities → 0
Candidate hypernym: epergne: a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: appetite: a feeling of craving something; ; - Granville Hicks → 0
Candidate hypernym: passerine: perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless → 0
Candidate hypernym: pontoon bridge: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons → 0
Candidate hypernym: white man: a man who is White → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinscher: any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped → 0