Term: deservingness: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Candidate hypernym: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value → 1
Candidate hypernym: contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope → 0
Candidate hypernym: columbiformes: sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires → 0
Candidate hypernym: takeout: (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit → 0
Candidate hypernym: quick: any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) → 0
Candidate hypernym: origin: properties attributable to your ancestry → 0
Candidate hypernym: pigtail: a plait of braided hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: gesture: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling → 0
Candidate hypernym: animal fancier: a person who breeds animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: mombin: common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: drug of abuse: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction → 0