Term: english: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
Candidate hypernym: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism → 1
Candidate hypernym: japan: lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient → 0
Candidate hypernym: talk: the act of giving a talk to an audience → 0
Candidate hypernym: prairie orchid: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: gregarine: vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates → 0
Candidate hypernym: vanilla: a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans → 0
Candidate hypernym: mantra: a commonly repeated word or phrase → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarter day: a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due → 0
Candidate hypernym: alluvial flat: a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water → 0
Candidate hypernym: escape hatch: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency → 0
Candidate hypernym: non-standard speech: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community → 0