Term: first strike: the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate
Candidate hypernym: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective → 1
Candidate hypernym: comminuted fracture: fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed → 0
Candidate hypernym: complexion: texture and appearance of the skin of the face → 0
Candidate hypernym: anthericum: genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: cadra: a genus of Pyralidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: indulgence: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone → 0
Candidate hypernym: weeping spruce: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches → 0
Candidate hypernym: accession: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) → 0
Candidate hypernym: white dipladenia: shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats → 0
Candidate hypernym: monologue: a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor → 0
Candidate hypernym: carbonation: saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) → 0