Term: preferment: the act of preferring
Candidate hypernym: promotion: act of raising in rank or position → 1
Candidate hypernym: disturbance: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: french window: a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building → 0
Candidate hypernym: eight ball: a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games → 0
Candidate hypernym: satyriasis: abnormally intense sexual desire in men → 0
Candidate hypernym: shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems → 0
Candidate hypernym: black-necked cobra: aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness → 0
Candidate hypernym: tensiometer: a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam → 0
Candidate hypernym: heatstroke: collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat → 0
Candidate hypernym: channel: a path over which electrical signals can pass → 0
Candidate hypernym: torque wrench: a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied → 0