Term: amphibology: an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: winged pea: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: par: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: scandal: a disgraceful event
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: abducens muscle: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: favorite son: a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: stickweed: any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: phone: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: unorthodoxy: the quality of being unorthodox
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: papal cross: a cross with three crossbars
Broader: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | Unrelated: riparian forest: woodlands along the banks of stream or river