Question

Which of the words printed in italics in the following sentences is most likely to convey a denotative meaning?

A. What time did he call?
B. Deliver the goods soon, or else.
C. The recipe calls for one pint of cream.
D. Do you know what the owl signifies?

Answer 1

Denotative meaning is what you can find in a dictionary when you look a word up - it is its definition, basic meaning.
Having this in mind, the words printed in italics in the following sentences that is most likely to convey a denotative meaning is cream in C. The recipe calls for one pint of cream.