Term: literalism: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: plicatoperipatus jamaicensis: a kind of onychophoran
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: box seat: a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: future: the time yet to come
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: nose ring: a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: sprue: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pseudobombax: tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: ground control: a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: argiopidae: spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: street sign: a sign visible from the street
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: rigmarole: a set of confused and meaningless statements