Term: tongs: any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: shoofly: an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen → 0
Candidate hypernym: inaccessibility: the quality of not being available when needed → 0
Candidate hypernym: offset: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper → 0
Candidate hypernym: piracy: hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it → 0
Candidate hypernym: peripatidae: a family of Onychophora → 0
Candidate hypernym: expert: a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully → 0
Candidate hypernym: sighting: the act of observing → 0
Candidate hypernym: symbolist: someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols → 0
Candidate hypernym: series: a periodical that appears at scheduled times → 0
Candidate hypernym: fold: a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock → 0