a word or phrase used to describe somebody/something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same ...

8 дней назад · an expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics: [ C ] ...

1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy ...

a word or phrase used to describe someone or something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same ...

a way of describing something by comparing it with something else that has some of the same qualities: She used a computer metaphor to explain how the human ...

Something regarded as representative or suggestive of something else, esp. as a material emblem of an abstract quality, condition, notion, etc.; a symbol, a ...

A metaphor is a way of describing someone or something by showing their similarity with something else. For example, the metaphor "a shining light" describes a ...

1. a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

Noun · (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the ...