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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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Flowery
::
Flowery
(a.)
Highly
embellished
with
figurative
language;
florid;
as, a
flowery
style..
Attach
::
Attach
(v. t.) To
connect,
in a
figurative
sense;
to
ascribe
or
attribute;
to
affix;
-- with to; as, to
attach
great
importance
to a
particular
circumstance..
Plaited
::
Plaited
(a.)
Folded;
doubled
over;
braided;
figuratively,
involved;
intricate;
artful..
Quick
::
Quick (n.) The life; the
mortal
point;
a vital part; a part
susceptible
of
serious
injury
or keen
feeling;
the
sensitive
living
flesh;
the part of a
finger
or toe to which the nail is
attached;
the
tender
emotions;
as, to cut a
finger
nail to the
quick;
to
thrust
a sword to the
quick,
to taunt one to the
quick;
-- used
figuratively..
Up
::
Up
(adv.)
From a lower to a
higher
position,
literally
or
figuratively;
as, from a
recumbent
or
sitting
position;
from the
mouth,
toward
the
source,
of a
river;
from a
dependent
or
inferior
condition;
from
concealment;
from
younger
age; from a quiet
state,
or the like; -- used with verbs of
motion
expressed
or
implied..
Pregnancy
::
Pregnancy
(n.)
Figuratively:
The
quality
of being heavy with
important
contents,
issue,
significance,
etc.;
unusual
consequence
or
capacity;
fertility..
Rankle
::
Rankle
(a.) To
produce
a
festering
or
inflamed
effect;
to cause a sore; -- used
literally
and
figuratively;
as, a
splinter
rankles
in the
flesh;
the words
rankled
in his
bosom..
School
::
School
(n.)
Figuratively,
any means of
knowledge
or
discipline;
as, the
school
of
experience..
Mortgage
::
Mortgage
(v. t.)
Hence:
To
pledge,
either
literally
or
figuratively;
to make
subject
to a claim or
obligation..
Pilot
::
Pilot (n.)
Figuratively:
A
guide;
a
director
of
another
through
a
difficult
or
unknown
course.
Stratum
::
Stratum
(n.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind,
formed
by
natural
causes,
and
consisting
usually
of a
series
of
layers,
which form a rock as it lies
between
beds of other
kinds.
Also used
figuratively..
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..
Unstring
::
Unstring
(v. t.) Used also
figuratively;
as, his
nerves
were
unstrung
by
fear..
Dust
::
Dust (n.)
Figuratively,
a low or mean
condition..
Pump
::
Pump (v. t.)
Figuratively,
to draw out or
obtain,
as
secrets
or
money,
by
persistent
questioning
or
plying;
to
question
or ply
persistently
in order to
elicit
something,
as
information,
money,
etc..
Roof
::
Roof (v. t.) To
inclose
in a
house;
figuratively,
to
shelter..
Part
::
Part (n.) A
particular
character
in a drama or a play; an
assumed
personification;
also, the
language,
actions,
and
influence
of a
character
or an actor in a play; or,
figuratively,
in real life. See To act a part, under Act..
Shackle
::
Shackle
(v. t.)
Figuratively:
To bind or
confine
so as to
prevent
or
embarrass
action;
to
impede;
to
cumber.
Piercing
::
Piercing
(a.)
Forcibly
entering,
or
adapted
to
enter,
at or by a
point;
perforating;
penetrating;
keen; -- used also
figuratively;
as, a
piercing
instrument,
or
thrust..
Roofing
::
Roofing
(n.)
Hence,
the roof
itself;
figuratively,
shelter..
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