METAPHOR


Meaning of METAPHOR in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ appropriate , apt , good , perfect

▪ powerful , striking

▪ useful

▪ central

one of the central ~s in the book

▪ extended

an extended ~ for human existence

▪ musical , spatial , visual

▪ mixed

VERB + METAPHOR

▪ employ , invoke , use

He uses the ~ of fire to represent hatred.

▪ mix

▪ develop , extend

METAPHOR + VERB

▪ describe sth , represent sth

▪ imply sth , suggest sth

▪ work

The ladder ~ works in several ways.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

‘This vale of tears’ is a ~ for the human condition.

▪ ~ of

the ~ of life as a journey

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