Term: preferment: the act of preferring
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: coccidiosis: (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: antihero: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: acrididae: short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: shepherd dog: any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: dried apricot: apricots preserved by drying
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: amish: an American follower of the Mennonite religion
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: phoradendron: any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: warmheartedness: a warmhearted feeling
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: guar: drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: resedaceae: mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette