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metaphor (Advanced search)
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SAT5000
metaphor
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.
n.
COMPOUND WORDS
metaphor
{n}
(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)
metaphor
{n}
(uncountable: figure of speech)
metaphorical
{adj}
(pertaining to a metaphor)
5000 WORDS
PHRASES
私たちはよく勤勉な人々の比喩としてミツバチを使います。
We
often
use
bees
as
a
metaphor
for
diligent
people
.
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