Definitions For Metaphor
noun
- 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
- 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
- An object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else
Is Metaphors a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
17
The word Metaphor is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Metaphor in a Sentence
- “He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
- Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
- A poet admired for her use of metaphor
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