Term: preservation: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: stirk: yearling heifer or bullock → 0
Candidate hypernym: brush-tailed porcupine: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: compass: the limit of capability → 0
Candidate hypernym: reuben: a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread → 0
Candidate hypernym: hotbed: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) → 0
Candidate hypernym: vegetation: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life → 0
Candidate hypernym: ray: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins → 0
Candidate hypernym: immunocompetence: the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen → 0
Candidate hypernym: carbonado: a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled → 0
Candidate hypernym: marsh pea: scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers → 0