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Definition of figurative
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of figurative is as below...
Figurative
(a.)
Abounding
in
figures
of
speech;
flowery;
florid;
as, a
highly
figurative
description..
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Dive
::
Dive (n.) A
plunge
headforemost
into
water,
the act of one who
dives,
literally
or
figuratively..
Bitterness
::
Bitterness
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
bitter,
sharp,
or
acrid,
in
either
a
literal
or
figurative
sense;
implacableness;
resentfulness;
severity;
keenness
of
reproach
or
sarcasm;
deep
distress,
grief,
or
vexation
of
mind..
Pillory
::
Pillory
(v. t.)
Figuratively,
to
expose
to
public
scorn..
Lean
::
Lean (v. i.)
Wanting
fullness,
richness,
sufficiency,
or
productiveness;
deficient
in
quality
or
contents;
slender;
scant;
barren;
bare; mean; -- used
literally
and
figuratively;
as, the lean
harvest;
a lean
purse;
a lean
discourse;
lean
wages..
Kick
::
Kick (v. i.) To
thrust
out the foot or feet with
violence;
to
strike
out with the foot or feet, as in
defense
or in bad
temper;
esp., to
strike
backward,
as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.
Hence,
figuratively:
To show ugly
resistance,
opposition,
or
hostility;
to
spurn..
High
::
High
(superl.)
Regarded
as
raised
up or
elevated;
distinguished;
remarkable;
conspicuous;
superior;
-- used
indefinitely
or
relatively,
and often in
figurative
senses,
which are
understood
from the
connection.
Path
::
Path (n.) A way,
course,
or
track,
in which
anything
moves or has
moved;
route;
passage;
an
established
way; as, the path of a
meteor,
of a
caravan,
of a
storm,
of a
pestilence.
Also used
figuratively,
of a
course
of life or
action..
Repulse
::
Repulse
(n.)
Figuratively:
Refusal;
denial;
rejection;
failure.
Awake
::
Awake (v. i.) To cease to
sleep;
to come out of a state of
natural
sleep;
and,
figuratively,
out of a state
resembling
sleep,
as
inaction
or
death..
Kyriology
::
Kyriology
(n.) The use of
literal
or
simple
expressions,
as
distinguished
from the use of
figurative
or
obscure
ones..
Rod
::
Rod (n.) An
instrument
of
punishment
or
correction;
figuratively,
chastisement..
Preponderant
::
Preponderant
(a.)
Preponderating;
outweighing;
overbalancing;
-- used
literally
and
figuratively;
as, a
preponderant
weight;
of
preponderant
importance..
Hyperbaton
::
Hyperbaton
(n.) A
figurative
construction,
changing
or
inverting
the
natural
order of words or
clauses;
as,
echoed
the hills for the hills
echoed..
Flowery
::
Flowery
(a.)
Highly
embellished
with
figurative
language;
florid;
as, a
flowery
style..
Sink
::
Sink (v. t.)
Figuratively:
To cause to
decline;
to
depress;
to
degrade;
hence,
to ruin
irretrievably;
to
destroy,
as by
drowping;
as, to sink one's
reputation..
Roofing
::
Roofing
(n.)
Hence,
the roof
itself;
figuratively,
shelter..
Niche
::
Niche (n.) A
cavity,
hollow,
or
recess,
generally
within
the
thickness
of a wall, for a
statue,
bust, or other erect
ornament.
hence,
any
similar
position,
literal
or
figurative..
Extirpate
::
Extirpate
(v. t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to
eradicate,
literally
or
figuratively;
to
destroy
wholly;
as, to
extirpate
weeds;
to
extirpate
a
tumor;
to
extirpate
a sect; to
extirpate
error or
heresy..
Penthouse
::
Penthouse
(n.) A shed or roof
sloping
from the main wall or
building,
as over a door or
window;
a
lean-to.
Also
figuratively..
Queen
::
Queen (n.) A woman
eminent
in power or
attractions;
the
highest
of her kind; as, a queen in
society;
-- also used
figuratively
of
cities,
countries,
etc..
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