Term: hyphen: a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Candidate hypernym: punctuation: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases → 1
Candidate hypernym: multiprocessing: simultaneous processing by two or more processing units → 0
Candidate hypernym: syndicator: a businessman who forms a syndicate → 0
Candidate hypernym: salivation: the secretion of saliva → 0
Candidate hypernym: onyx: a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden horde: a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: firestorm: an outburst of controversy → 0
Candidate hypernym: toxic shock: syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons → 0
Candidate hypernym: fasciolopsis: a genus of Fasciolidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: tempest: (literary) a violent wind → 0
Candidate hypernym: childhood: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence → 0