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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.)
Relating
to the
representation
of form or
figure
by
drawing,
carving,
etc. See
Figure,
n., 2..
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Affix
::
Affix (v. t.) To fix or
fasten
figuratively;
-- with on or upon; as, eyes
affixed
upon the
ground..
Rough
::
Rough (n.)
Hence,
figuratively,
lacking
refinement,
gentleness,
or
polish..
Orient
::
Orient
(a.)
Bright;
lustrous;
superior;
pure;
perfect;
pellucid;
-- used of gems and also
figuratively,
because
the most
perfect
jewels
are found in the
East..
Hurricane
::
Hurricane
(n.) A
violent
storm,
characterized
by
extreme
fury and
sudden
changes
of the wind, and
generally
accompanied
by rain,
thunder,
and
lightning;
--
especially
prevalent
in the East and West
Indies.
Also used
figuratively..
Figurate
::
Figurate
(a.)
Figurative;
metaphorical.
Sweep
::
Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom
across
(a
surface)
so as to
remove
loose dirt, dust, etc.; to
brush,
or rub over, with a broom for the
purpose
of
cleaning;
as, to sweep a
floor,
the
street,
or a
chimney.
Used also
figuratively..
Steep
::
Steep (v. t.) To soak in a
liquid;
to
macerate;
to
extract
the
essence
of by
soaking;
as, to
soften
seed by
steeping
it in
water.
Often used
figuratively..
Sear
::
Sear (a.) To burn (the
surface
of) to
dryness
and
hardness;
to
cauterize;
to
expose
to a
degree
of heat such as
changes
the color or the
hardness
and
texture
of the
surface;
to
scorch;
to make
callous;
as, to sear the skin or
flesh.
Also used
figuratively..
Repast
::
Repast
(n.) That which is taken as food; a meal;
figuratively,
any
refreshment..
Clutch
::
Clutch
(n.) The
hands,
claws,
or
talons,
in the act of
grasping
firmly;
-- often
figuratively,
for
power,
rapacity,
or
cruelty;
as, to fall into the
clutches
of an
adversary..
Plunge
::
Plunge
(v. i.) To
thrust
or cast one's self into water or other
fluid;
to
submerge
one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he
plunged
into the
river.
Also used
figuratively;
as, to
plunge
into
debt..
Pale
::
Pale (n.) A space or field
having
bounds
or
limits;
a
limited
region
or
place;
an
inclosure;
-- often used
figuratively.
Zenith
::
Zenith
(n.)
hence,
figuratively,
the point of
culmination;
the
greatest
height;
the
height
of
success
or
prosperity..
Transported
::
Transported
(a.)
Conveyed
from one place to
another;
figuratively,
carried
away with
passion
or
pleasure;
entranced..
Pregnancy
::
Pregnancy
(n.)
Figuratively:
The
quality
of being heavy with
important
contents,
issue,
significance,
etc.;
unusual
consequence
or
capacity;
fertility..
Awakening
::
Awakening
(a.)
Rousing
from
sleep,
in a
natural
or a
figurative
sense;
rousing
into
activity;
exciting;
as, the
awakening
city; an
awakening
discourse;
the
awakening
dawn..
Miscolor
::
Miscolor
(v. t.) To give a wrong color to;
figuratively,
to set forth
erroneously
or
unfairly;
as, to
miscolor
facts..
Out
::
Out (a.)
Beyond
the
limits
of
concealment,
confinement,
privacy,
constraint,
etc.,
actual
of
figurative;
hence,
not in
concealment,
constraint,
etc., in, or into, a state of
freedom,
openness,
disclosure,
publicity,
etc.; as, the sun
shines
out; he
laughed
out, to be out at the
elbows;
the
secret
has
leaked
out, or is out; the
disease
broke out on his face; the book is out..
Swampy
::
Swamp (v. i.) To
become
filled
with
water,
as a boat; to
founder;
to
capsize
or sink;
figuratively,
to be
ruined;
to be
wrecked..
Physician
::
Physician
(n.)
Hence,
figuratively,
one who
ministers
to moral
diseases;
as, a
physician
of the
soul..
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