Term: dementia: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Candidate hypernym: insanity: relatively permanent disorder of the mind → 1
Candidate hypernym: paintbrush: a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) → 0
Candidate hypernym: knee jerk: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon → 0
Candidate hypernym: ramie: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax → 0
Candidate hypernym: savory: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees → 0
Candidate hypernym: secretary of the interior: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior → 0
Candidate hypernym: mesoderm: the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue → 0
Candidate hypernym: ooze leather: a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side → 0
Candidate hypernym: ardor: feelings of great warmth and intensity → 0
Candidate hypernym: american flag: the national flag of the United States of America → 0
Candidate hypernym: crown: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth → 0