Term: drug of abuse: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: capitate: the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus → 0
Candidate hypernym: false foxglove: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia → 0
Candidate hypernym: junk: any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails → 0
Candidate hypernym: greek valerian: erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: union: the act of making or becoming a single unit → 0
Candidate hypernym: bata: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus nostoc: type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae → 0
Candidate hypernym: charity: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people → 0
Candidate hypernym: mean time: (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator) → 0
Candidate hypernym: digoxin: digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully → 0