What is a sentence with multiple meanings called?

What is a sentence with multiple meanings called?

A double entendre is a phrase or figure of speech that could have two meanings or that could be understood in two different ways.

When a word has multiple meanings?

When words are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings, then they are called homonyms.

How do you find the multiple meaning words?

Use Context Clues You can read the sentence and ask them, “Does that make sense?” Teaching the student to question their assumptions by using context clues can help them identify the true meaning of the word. This is the main strategy that I use in my Multiple Meaning Words resource.

What are some words with dual meanings?

Bat. “Bat” as in the animal.

Compact. “Compact” could refer to makeup holder.

Desert. “Desert” as in a barren land.

Fair. A county fair.

Lie. To lie down.

Lead. “Lead” used to be found in the pencil.

Minute. “Minute” means 60 seconds.

Refuse. Refuse is another word for garbage.

Project. Shadow puppets are projected on a wall.

Second.

What does multiple meanings mean?

Multiple(adj) containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. Multiple(noun) a quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder.

What are some examples of synonyms in sentences?

To connect – to associate,to put through: I cannot connect the computer to the internet.

Arise – occur: All these problems are occur by your indifference.

Unhappy – sad,depressed,melancholy,miserable: You are not unhappy,you just feel that way.

Positive – optimistic,cheerful,starry- eyed,sanguine: I always recommend you to be positive.

What is sentence has multiple meanings?

Structural ambiguity is a situation where one sentence has more than one meaning due to its sentence structure. This is the key difference between lexical and structural ambiguity. What is Lexical Ambiguity?