Metaphor

Definition:

• (n.) The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea.

Compare metaphor with other words:

caricature vs. metaphor

apostrophe vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. mimesis

hypobole vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. style

metaphor vs. reality

cliche vs. metaphor

maxim vs. metaphor

image vs. metaphor

ingathering vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. similes

literal vs. metaphor

aphorism vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. prophetic

metaphor vs. mobile

metaphor vs. slang

fon vs. metaphor

individual vs. metaphor

abstract vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. poetry

metaphor vs. myth

metaphor vs. ree

allegro vs. metaphor

connotation vs. metaphor

connotatively vs. metaphor

mark vs. metaphor

intension vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. symbolize

metaphor vs. oxymoron

irony vs. metaphor

imagery vs. metaphor

catachresis vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. metaphoric

metalepsis vs. metaphor

fang vs. metaphor

canis vs. metaphor

character vs. metaphor

euphemism vs. metaphor

allegory vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. site

forums vs. metaphor

member vs. metaphor

class vs. metaphor

account vs. metaphor

literally vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. trope

metaphor vs. synecdoche

metaphor vs. target

metaphor vs. tenor

metaphor vs. metonymy

idiom vs. metaphor

analogy vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. symbol

metaphor vs. simile

irreducible vs. metaphor

metaphor vs. metaphorical

blemish vs. metaphor

denotation vs. metaphor