metonym
/mɛtənɪm/
noun
7 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing.
“Washington is a metonym for the United States government”
“plastic is a metonym for credit card”
WORD FORMS
Related formmetonymic
Related formmetonymical
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetonymmay
Starts & ends withM … M
Syllablesmet · o · nym
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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