Term: nucleus: (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
Candidate hypernym: center: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure → 1
Candidate hypernym: chap: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs → 0
Candidate hypernym: shaping: any process serving to define the shape of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: wedge: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them → 0
Candidate hypernym: banana split: a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream → 0
Candidate hypernym: chief petty officer: a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank → 0
Candidate hypernym: dicamptodon: salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year → 0
Candidate hypernym: poltergeist: a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder → 0
Candidate hypernym: joiner: a person who likes to join groups → 0
Candidate hypernym: cleanliness: diligence in keeping clean → 0
Candidate hypernym: epicanthus: a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome → 0