Term: purloo: thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: time constant: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms → 0
Candidate hypernym: ukase: an edict of the Russian tsar → 0
Candidate hypernym: indexation: a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation → 0
Candidate hypernym: pancreatic artery: a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas → 0
Candidate hypernym: desiccant: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sound truck: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising → 0
Candidate hypernym: longwool: a domestic long-wool sheep → 0
Candidate hypernym: band: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pharyngeal reflex: normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth → 0
Candidate hypernym: sugarberry: deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood → 0