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Definition of figurative
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Figurative
(a.)
Relating
to the
representation
of form or
figure
by
drawing,
carving,
etc. See
Figure,
n., 2..
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Patriarch
::
Patriarch
(n.) A
venerable
old man; an
elder.
Also used
figuratively.
Dust
::
Dust (n.)
Figuratively,
a
worthless
thing..
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..
Above
::
Above
(prep.)
Figuratively,
higher
than;
superior
to in any
respect;
surpassing;
beyond;
higher
in
measure
or
degree
than; as,
things
above
comprehension;
above mean
actions;
conduct
above
reproach..
Ascend
::
Ascend
(v. i.) To rise, in a
figurative
sense;
to
proceed
from an
inferior
to a
superior
degree,
from mean to noble
objects,
from
particulars
to
generals,
from
modern
to
ancient
times,
from one note to
another
more
acute,
etc.; as, our
inquiries
ascend
to the
remotest
antiquity;
to
ascend
to our first
progenitor..
School
::
School
(n.)
Figuratively,
any means of
knowledge
or
discipline;
as, the
school
of
experience..
Amplitude
::
Amplitude
(n.)
Largeness,
in a
figurative
sense;
breadth;
abundance;
fullness..
Preponderate
::
Preponderate
(v. i.) To
exceed
in
weight;
hence,
to
incline
or
descend,
as the scale of a
balance;
figuratively,
to
exceed
in
influence,
power,
etc.;
hence;
to
incline
to one side; as, the
affirmative
side
preponderated..
Shrimp
::
Shrimp
(v.)
Figuratively,
a
little
wrinkled
man; a
dwarf;
-- in
contempt..
Rough-grained
::
Rough-grained
(a.)
Having
a rough grain or
fiber;
hence,
figuratively,
having
coarse
traits
of
character;
not
polished;
brisque..
Port
::
Port (v.) A place where ships may ride
secure
from
storms;
a
sheltered
inlet,
bay, or cove; a
harbor;
a
haven.
Used also
figuratively..
Hieroglyphic
::
Hieroglyphic
(a.) A
sacred
character;
a
character
in
picture
writing,
as of the
ancient
Egyptians,
Mexicans,
etc.
Specifically,
in the
plural,
the
picture
writing
of the
ancient
Egyptian
priests.
It is made up of
three,
or, as some say, four
classes
of
characters:
first,
the
hieroglyphic
proper,
or
figurative,
in which the
representation
of the
object
conveys
the idea of the
object
itself;
second,
the
ideographic,
consisting
of
symbols
representing
ideas,
not
sounds,
as an
ostrich
feather
is a s
Pounce
::
Pounce
(v. i.) To fall
suddenly
and seize with the
claws;
-- with on or upon; as, a hawk
pounces
upon a
chicken.
Also used
figuratively..
Rankle
::
Rankle
(a.) To
become,
or be, rank; to grow rank or
strong;
to be
inflamed;
to
fester;
-- used
literally
and
figuratively..
Range
::
Range (n.) To place (as a
single
individual)
among
others
in a line, row, or
order,
as in the ranks of an army; --
usually,
reflexively
and
figuratively,
(in the
sense)
to
espouse
a
cause,
to join a
party,
etc..
Melting
::
Melting
(a.)
Causing
to melt;
becoming
melted;
-- used
literally
or
figuratively;
as, a
melting
heat; a
melting
appeal;
a
melting
mood..
Tralation
::
Tralation
(n.) The use of a word in a
figurative
or
extended
sense;
ametaphor;
a
trope.
Stray
::
Stray (a.)
Figuratively,
to
wander
from the path of duty or
rectitude;
to err..
Rack
::
Rack (v. t.) To
stretch
or
strain,
in a
figurative
sense;
hence,
to
harass,
or
oppress
by
extortion..
Size
::
Size (n.)
Figurative
bulk;
condition
as to rank,
ability,
character,
etc.; as, the
office
demands
a man of
larger
size..
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