Term: softening: the process of becoming softer
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: centralization: the act of consolidating power under a central control → 0
Candidate hypernym: lower limit: the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: borscht circuit: (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests → 0
Candidate hypernym: roll-on: a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator → 0
Candidate hypernym: american larch: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark → 0
Candidate hypernym: stenotaphrum: lawn grasses → 0
Candidate hypernym: grass snake: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus luffa: dishcloth gourds → 0
Candidate hypernym: barbecue: a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors → 0
Candidate hypernym: adiabatic process: (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat → 0