Term: dangling participle: a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: scrubber: a purifier that removes impurities from a gas
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: possession: anything owned or possessed
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: array: especially fine or decorative clothing
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: touchline: either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: ceftriaxone: a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: wall rue: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: woodworker: makes things out of wood
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: specifier: someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: appanage: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: black stork: Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below