Term: damp-proof course: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
Candidate hypernym: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole → 1
Candidate hypernym: pyromaniac: a person with a mania for setting things on fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: deadhead: a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way → 0
Candidate hypernym: new englander: an American who lives in New England → 0
Candidate hypernym: ground water: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: stasis: an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped → 0
Candidate hypernym: helicopter: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades → 0
Candidate hypernym: tupaiidae: tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates → 0
Candidate hypernym: field hockey: a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net → 0
Candidate hypernym: friction clutch: a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them → 0
Candidate hypernym: layman: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person → 0