Term: shaggy dog story: a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
Candidate hypernym: joke: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter → 1
Candidate hypernym: doily: a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl → 0
Candidate hypernym: concert band: a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: sunglass: a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: school: a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers → 0
Candidate hypernym: fudge: soft creamy candy → 0
Candidate hypernym: states' rights democratic party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman → 0
Candidate hypernym: characterization: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features → 0
Candidate hypernym: midge: minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water → 0
Candidate hypernym: electrophoresis: the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode → 0
Candidate hypernym: expedition: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country → 0