Term: damp-proof course: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: pulmonary reserve: the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress → 0
Candidate hypernym: manslaughter: homicide without malice aforethought → 0
Candidate hypernym: lighting fixture: a fixture providing artificial light → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinguecula: a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it → 0
Candidate hypernym: territorial waters: the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction → 0
Candidate hypernym: seed: a small hard fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: nitrogen: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues → 0
Candidate hypernym: taxpayer: someone who pays taxes → 0
Candidate hypernym: riesling: white grape grown in Europe and California → 0
Candidate hypernym: irrigation: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution → 0