Term: alpha and omega: the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
Candidate hypernym: crux: the most important point → 1
Candidate hypernym: antic: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement → 0
Candidate hypernym: astacidae: crayfish → 0
Candidate hypernym: basivertebral vein: one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus → 0
Candidate hypernym: eager beaver: an alert and energetic person → 0
Candidate hypernym: motor: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuppa: a cup of tea → 0
Candidate hypernym: smoothness: the quality of being free from errors or interruptions → 0
Candidate hypernym: indefinite article: a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference → 0
Candidate hypernym: access: a way of entering or leaving → 0
Candidate hypernym: newt: small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia → 0