hypernym

The generic term used to designate a whole class of specific instances.

X is a hypernym of Y if
- Y is a (kind of) X. (nouns)
- To Y is to X in some particular manner. (verbs)

 

hypernym
tree		oak	an oak is a kind of tree
plant		tree	a tree  is a kind of plant
dwelling		house	a house is a kind of dwelling
disatisfaction		disappointment	disappointment is a kind of disatisfaction
walk		amble	to amble is to walk in some manner
walk		march	to march is to walk in some manner
say		lisp	to lisp is to say in some manner
hit		slam	to slam is to hit in some manner

see hyponym (the inverse relation)
see troponym (the inverse relation)