Term: decentralization: the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
Candidate hypernym: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states → 1
Candidate hypernym: close call: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin → 0
Candidate hypernym: pointillism: a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France → 0
Candidate hypernym: street clothes: ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hatpin: a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: stupidity: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience → 0
Candidate hypernym: rhinion: the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones → 0
Candidate hypernym: split decision: a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous → 0
Candidate hypernym: murmur vowel: a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant → 0
Candidate hypernym: car carrier: a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies → 0
Candidate hypernym: decolonization: the action of changing from colonial to independent status → 0