Term: scourge: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Candidate hypernym: whip: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping → 1
Candidate hypernym: insectivore: small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals → 0
Candidate hypernym: black-eyed pea: eaten fresh as shell beans or dried → 0
Candidate hypernym: salmonid: soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: baseball coach: a coach of baseball players → 0
Candidate hypernym: field game: an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions → 0
Candidate hypernym: thoracic vertebra: one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra → 0
Candidate hypernym: amalgam: a combination or blend of diverse things → 0
Candidate hypernym: biomedicine: the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice → 0
Candidate hypernym: roomette: a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car → 0
Candidate hypernym: ventilation: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air → 0