Term: quarterback: (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: entr'acte: the interlude between two acts of a play → 0
Candidate hypernym: chelicera: either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing → 0
Candidate hypernym: cinnabar: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort → 0
Candidate hypernym: double bed: a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers → 0
Candidate hypernym: signature: a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book → 0
Candidate hypernym: end: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage → 0
Candidate hypernym: span: the distance or interval between two points → 0
Candidate hypernym: myopus: a genus of Cricetidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: carnivore: any animal that feeds on flesh → 0
Candidate hypernym: fox: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox → 0