Term: leading indicator: one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: fallout shelter: a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: coursework: work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: plant family: a family of plants
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: skinny-dip: a naked swim
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: thyme: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: epigastric artery: one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: notion: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: redpoll: small siskin-like finch with a red crown
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: septicemic plague: an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: sharpshooter: a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters