Figurative usage
Synonyms for "figurative usage" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
countless grains
Strong matches (9)
Adjective(2 words)
dutch sneeuwgangrenous
Related words (15)
Noun(14 words)
image basedmetaphoricalmetaphorical usenonliteralnonliteral usepoetic usagerepresentationalrhetorical deviceseppukuslaughterhousessomnambulistssymbolicturduckenswave-function approach
Adjective(1 words)
nonliteral meaning
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6 entrieslanguage uselinguistic devicenonliteral languagerepresentational artrhetorical techniquevisual language
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11 entriesCollocations
7 entriesfigurative comparisonfigurative expressionfigurative languagefigurative meaningfigurative phrasefigurative speechnonliteral language
Inflections
3 entriesfigurative usagesmore figurativemost figurative