Definition of Metaphor

Noun: metaphor  'me-tu,for

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
   "Shakespeare uses metaphor to express the ominous and unsettled feelings which Hamlet experiences"

See also:
metaphases
metaphoric

Anagrams containing the word metaphor

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