Term: bone of contention: the subject of a dispute
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: tort: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: halibut: marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: impression: an impressionistic portrayal of a person
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: right-hand man: the most helpful assistant
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: latex paint: a water-base paint that has a latex binder
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: humus: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: gastrocybe lateritia: a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: right to speedy and public trial by jury: a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: oil conservation: the conservation of petroleum resources
Broader: subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Unrelated: cumulative preferred: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out