Term: rule: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
Candidate hypernym: measuring stick: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements → 1
Candidate hypernym: conversion: an event that results in a transformation → 0
Candidate hypernym: side yard: the grounds at either side of a house → 0
Candidate hypernym: intumescence: swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) → 0
Candidate hypernym: horseshoe: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof → 0
Candidate hypernym: freedom from involuntary servitude: a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution → 0
Candidate hypernym: bridesmaid: an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding → 0
Candidate hypernym: waste of time: the devotion of time to a useless activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: coco plum: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: anemometry: measuring wind speed and direction → 0
Candidate hypernym: mother cell: cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops → 0