Term: ligature: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Candidate hypernym: thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving → 1
Candidate hypernym: thruster: a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: platen: work table of a machine tool → 0
Candidate hypernym: parafovea: area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea → 0
Candidate hypernym: infusorian: any member of the subclass Infusoria → 0
Candidate hypernym: metacenter: (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus homo: type genus of the family Hominidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: protection: the activity of protecting someone or something → 0
Candidate hypernym: working agreement: an informal agreement to work together → 0
Candidate hypernym: crescendo: (music) a gradual increase in loudness → 0
Candidate hypernym: chimwini: a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia → 0