Term: shortening: act of decreasing in length
Candidate hypernym: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) → 1
Candidate hypernym: rubus: large genus of brambles bearing berries → 0
Candidate hypernym: joint-stock company: a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company → 0
Candidate hypernym: brainworker: someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems → 0
Candidate hypernym: sandwort: low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens → 0
Candidate hypernym: rider: a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stevia: any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: memento mori: a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality → 0
Candidate hypernym: cranberry juice: the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened) → 0
Candidate hypernym: loge: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine → 0
Candidate hypernym: glare: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted → 0