Term: glass ceiling: a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
Candidate hypernym: higher cognitive process: cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use → 1
Candidate hypernym: concept: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances → 0
Candidate hypernym: domino effect: the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) → 0
Candidate hypernym: shook: a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment → 0
Candidate hypernym: dusky-footed woodrat: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California → 0
Candidate hypernym: tytonidae: comprising only the barn owls → 0
Candidate hypernym: ironworks: the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made → 0
Candidate hypernym: lac: resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemoglobin: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrabble: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game → 0
Candidate hypernym: busboy: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes → 0