WordNet provides such a classification you are looking for,
of course there is always ambiguity that needs to be resolved
from the context.
hth,
Alex
>wn rock -hypen
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rock
7 senses of rock
Sense 1
rock, stone
=> natural object
=> object, physical object
=> entity
>wn justice -hypen
4 senses of justice
Sense 1
justice, justness
=> righteousness
=> morality
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> natural virtue
=> cardinal virtue
=> virtue
=> good, goodness
=> morality
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
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