- met|a|phor|ic
- met|a|phor|ic «MEHT uh FR ihk, -FOR-», adjective.= metaphorical. (Cf. ↑metaphorical)
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met|a|phor|ic
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met´a|phor´i|cal|ly — met|a|phor|i|cal «MEHT uh FR uh kuhl, FOR », adjective. using metaphors; figurative. –met´a|phor´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phor|i|cal — «MEHT uh FR uh kuhl, FOR », adjective. using metaphors; figurative. –met´a|phor´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phor|ist — «MEHT uh fuhr ihst, FR », noun. a person who coins or uses metaphors … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phor|ize — «MEHT uh fuh ryz, FR yz», verb, ized, izing. –v.i. to use metaphor or metaphors; speak in or reason from metaphor. –v.t. 1. to change metaphorically (into): »... dewdrops, metaphorized into pearls (T. Twining). 2. to ply with metaphors … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phor — … Useful english dictionary
met·a·phor — … Useful english dictionary
phor — phor·i·dae; phor·mia; phor·minx; phor·mi·um; phor·o·met·ric; phor·o·rhac·i·dae; phos·phor; phos·phor·amidic; phos·phor·ic; phos·phor·o·gen; phos·phor·roesslerite; phy·so·phor·i·da; pris·tio·phor·i·dae; pter·o·phor·i·dae; py·ro·phor·ic;… … English syllables
met — met·ri·cal; met·ri·cism; met·ri·cist; met·ri·fi·ca·tion; met·ri·fy; met·rio·cra·nic; met·rio·metopic; met·ro·logical; met·ro·mania; met·ron; met·ro·nome; met·ro·nom·ic; met·ro·pole; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ate; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ism;… … English syllables
met|a|phos|phor|ic acid — «MEHT uh fos FR ihk, FOR », an acid obtained by treating a phosphorous oxide with water and by other methods. It contains one molecule of water less than phosphoric acid. Formula: HPO3 … Useful english dictionary
metaphor — met·a·phor … English syllables
