Term: addiction: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
Candidate hypernym: event: something that happens at a given place and time → 1
Candidate hypernym: west by north: the compass point that is one point north of due west → 0
Candidate hypernym: spank: a slap with the flat of the hand → 0
Candidate hypernym: gunnery: guns collectively → 0
Candidate hypernym: alto: (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: press: the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines → 0
Candidate hypernym: splint: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) → 0
Candidate hypernym: suppression: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: presbyter: an elder in the Presbyterian Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: diligence: persevering determination to perform a task → 0