Term: star chamber: a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
Candidate hypernym: gathering: a group of persons together in one place → 1
Candidate hypernym: decree nisi: a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date → 0
Candidate hypernym: cat's-ear: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears → 0
Candidate hypernym: transmogrification: the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one) → 0
Candidate hypernym: coat: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: carpobrotus: a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus → 0
Candidate hypernym: yankee: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) → 0
Candidate hypernym: showy orchis: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood → 0
Candidate hypernym: adjective: the word class that qualifies nouns → 0
Candidate hypernym: gulp: a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing → 0
Candidate hypernym: influenza: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease → 0