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Definition of metaphor
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 metaphor is as below...
Metaphor
(n.) The
transference
of the
relation
between
one set of
objects
to
another
set for the
purpose
of brief
explanation;
a
compressed
simile;
e. g., the ship plows the sea..
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Tralation
::
Tralation
(n.) The use of a word in a
figurative
or
extended
sense;
ametaphor;
a
trope.
Exhaust
::
Exhaust
(v. t.) To
drain,
metaphorically;
to use or
expend
wholly,
or till the
supply
comes to an end; to
deprive
wholly
of
strength;
to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to
exhaust
one's
strength,
patience,
or
resources..
Eminent
::
Eminent
(a.)
Being,
metaphorically,
above
others,
whether
by
birth,
high
station,
merit,
or
virtue;
high in
public
estimation;
distinguished;
conspicuous;
as, an
eminent
station;
an
eminent
historian,
statements,
statesman,
or
saint..
Image
::
Image (n.) A
picture,
example,
or
illustration,
often taken from
sensible
objects,
and used to
illustrate
a
subject;
usually,
an
extended
metaphor..
Breasted
::
Breasted
(a.)
Having
a
breast;
-- used in
composition
with
qualifying
words,
in
either
a
literal
or a
metaphorical
sense;
as, a
single-breasted
coat..
Transumptive
::
Transumptive
(a.)
Taking
from one to
another;
metaphorical.
Hackney
::
Hackney
(v. t.) To
devote
to
common
or
frequent
use, as a horse or
carriage;
to wear out in
common
service;
to make trite or
commonplace;
as, a
hackneyed
metaphor
or
quotation..
Metaphor
::
Metaphor
(n.) The
transference
of the
relation
between
one set of
objects
to
another
set for the
purpose
of brief
explanation;
a
compressed
simile;
e. g., the ship plows the sea..
Entangle
::
Entangle
(v. t.) To
involve
in such
complications
as to
render
extrication
a
bewildering
difficulty;
hence,
metaphorically,
to
insnare;
to
perplex;
to
bewilder;
to
puzzle;
as, to
entangle
the feet in a net, or in
briers..
Vinegar
::
Vinegar
(a.)
Hence,
anything
sour; -- used also
metaphorically..
Syllepsis
::
Syllepsis
(n.) A
figure
of
speech
by which a word is used in a
literal
and
metaphorical
sense at the same time.
Grass
::
Grass (n.)
Metaphorically
used for what is
transitory.
Metaphorical
::
Metaphorical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
metaphor;
comprising
a
metaphor;
not
literal;
figurative;
tropical;
as, a
metaphorical
expression;
a
metaphorical
sense..
Tropically
::
Tropically
(adv.)
In a
tropical
manner;
figuratively;
metaphorically.
Embellish
::
Embellish
(v. t.) To make
beautiful
or
elegant
by
ornaments;
to
decorate;
to
adorn;
as, to
embellish
a book with
pictures,
a
garden
with
shrubs
and
flowers,
a
narrative
with
striking
anecdotes,
or style with
metaphors..
Tralatition
::
Tralatition
(n.) A
change,
as in the use of
words;
a
metaphor..
Figurate
::
Figurate
(a.)
Figurative;
metaphorical.
Metanotum
::
Metanotum
(n.) The
dorsal
portion
of the
metaphorax
of
insects.
Procrustes
::
Procrustes
(n.) A
celebrated
legendary
highwayman
of
Attica,
who tied his
victims
upon an iron bed, and, as the case
required,
either
stretched
or cut of their legs to adapt them to its
length;
--
whence
the
metaphorical
phrase,
the bed of
Procrustes..
Literal
::
Literal
(a.)
According
to the
letter
or
verbal
expression;
real; not
figurative
or
metaphorical;
as, the
literal
meaning
of a
phrase..
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