Term: magnetic needle: a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole
Candidate hypernym: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: helm: a position of leadership → 0
Candidate hypernym: thylacinus: Tasmanian wolf → 0
Candidate hypernym: valerianaceae: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor → 0
Candidate hypernym: caspase: any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: elves: an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: celeriac: thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: top brass: the most important persons in a governing body → 0
Candidate hypernym: ataraxia: peace of mind → 0
Candidate hypernym: kuwaiti: a native or inhabitant of Kuwait → 0
Candidate hypernym: draft: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) → 0