Term: fly in the ointment: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: ambergris: waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume → 0
Candidate hypernym: robotic telesurgery: microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot → 0
Candidate hypernym: yucatec: a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: res gestae: rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule → 0
Candidate hypernym: equetus: drumfish → 0
Candidate hypernym: neophyte: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously → 0
Candidate hypernym: badminton court: the court on which badminton is played → 0
Candidate hypernym: community: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other → 0
Candidate hypernym: swamp fly honeysuckle: a variety of fly honeysuckle → 0
Candidate hypernym: simulative electronic deception: actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces → 0