Term: bone of contention: the subject of a dispute
Candidate hypernym: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion → 1
Candidate hypernym: tort: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought → 0
Candidate hypernym: halibut: marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: impression: an impressionistic portrayal of a person → 0
Candidate hypernym: right-hand man: the most helpful assistant → 0
Candidate hypernym: latex paint: a water-base paint that has a latex binder → 0
Candidate hypernym: humus: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: gastrocybe lateritia: a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses → 0
Candidate hypernym: right to speedy and public trial by jury: a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution → 0
Candidate hypernym: oil conservation: the conservation of petroleum resources → 0
Candidate hypernym: cumulative preferred: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out → 0