Term: descriptive linguistics: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
Candidate hypernym: science: a particular branch of scientific knowledge → 1
Candidate hypernym: serial: a serialized set of programs → 0
Candidate hypernym: guard boat: a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships → 0
Candidate hypernym: regimentals: the military uniform and insignia of a regiment → 0
Candidate hypernym: straight pin: pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together → 0
Candidate hypernym: argentinosaur: huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina → 0
Candidate hypernym: beadsman: a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another → 0
Candidate hypernym: riesling: fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California → 0
Candidate hypernym: citrus whitefly: whitefly that attacks citrus trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: voter: a citizen who has a legal right to vote → 0
Candidate hypernym: goodyera: genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers → 0