Term: malapropism: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: bittersweet: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: recollection: something recalled to the mind
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: cumulonimbus: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: sailboat: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: herb paris: European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: lemnaceae: family of small free-floating thalloid plants
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: thiocyanate: a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: night: darkness
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: incense tree: any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pulmonary anthrax: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse