Term: diabetes: a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
Candidate hypernym: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease → 1
Candidate hypernym: pear: Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties → 0
Candidate hypernym: proximity: the property of being close together → 0
Candidate hypernym: etcher: someone who etches → 0
Candidate hypernym: bob: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string → 0
Candidate hypernym: trailing four o'clock: trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: police: the force of policemen and officers → 0
Candidate hypernym: sodium chloride: a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) → 0
Candidate hypernym: decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter → 0
Candidate hypernym: swagman: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work → 0
Candidate hypernym: thesaurus: a book containing a classified list of synonyms → 0