metaphor
/mɛtə,fɔr/
noun
8 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
WORD FORMS
Related formmetaphoric
Related formmetaphorical
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetaphormay
Starts & ends withM … R
Syllablesmet · a · phor
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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