Term: thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Candidate hypernym: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads → 1
Candidate hypernym: puritan: a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship → 0
Candidate hypernym: industrial engineering: the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarantine: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: garden spider: a spider common in European gardens → 0
Candidate hypernym: monophysite: an adherent of Monophysitism → 0
Candidate hypernym: otitis externa: inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal) → 0
Candidate hypernym: burn: damage inflicted by fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: curb: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse → 0
Candidate hypernym: ounce: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams → 0
Candidate hypernym: ovulen: trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound → 0