Term: deus ex machina: any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: kappa: the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: granny's bonnets: common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: ratbite fever: either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions → 0
Candidate hypernym: artillery plant: tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively → 0
Candidate hypernym: posterior serratus muscle: skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward → 0
Candidate hypernym: holy year: (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years) → 0
Candidate hypernym: benzoin: used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera → 0
Candidate hypernym: coalfield: a region where there is coal underground → 0
Candidate hypernym: leaf-cutting bee: bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest → 0
Candidate hypernym: caffeinism: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products → 0