Term: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
Candidate hypernym: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc → 1
Candidate hypernym: open letter: a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public → 0
Candidate hypernym: fair hearing: a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) → 0
Candidate hypernym: slender-tailed meerkat: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: flathead: pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout → 0
Candidate hypernym: precocious dentition: teething at an earlier age than expected → 0
Candidate hypernym: zinc ointment: an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases → 0
Candidate hypernym: clammyweed: strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs → 0
Candidate hypernym: sanhedrin: the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem → 0
Candidate hypernym: sericulture: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: sufi: a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran → 0