Term: encouragement: the expression of approval and support
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: chip: the act of chipping something → 0
Candidate hypernym: sodom: any location known for vice and corruption → 0
Candidate hypernym: extraneousness: unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand → 0
Candidate hypernym: oxytetracycline: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections → 0
Candidate hypernym: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions → 0
Candidate hypernym: amerindian: any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived → 0
Candidate hypernym: corporate finance: the financial activities of corporation → 0
Candidate hypernym: sire: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse → 0
Candidate hypernym: velleity: a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain → 0
Candidate hypernym: water cooler: a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water → 0