Term: counterblast: a vigorous and unrestrained response
Candidate hypernym: reply: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange → 1
Candidate hypernym: shaping: any process serving to define the shape of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: sphagnales: coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass → 0
Candidate hypernym: mahayana: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia → 0
Candidate hypernym: tsuga: hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce → 0
Candidate hypernym: vicereine: wife of a viceroy → 0
Candidate hypernym: sprout: any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud → 0
Candidate hypernym: probation officer: the officer of the court who supervises probationers → 0
Candidate hypernym: ferris wheel: a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park → 0
Candidate hypernym: antisepsis: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms → 0
Candidate hypernym: dirk: a relatively long dagger with a straight blade → 0