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metaphor
noun
1 an expression in which the person, action or thing referred to is spoken of as if it really were what it merely resembles, eg when a ferocious person is called a tiger.
2 such expressions in general.
3 a symbol or symbolic representation The hero's death can be seen as a metaphor for the failure of the revolution .
[16c: from Greek metaphora , from meta- + pherein to carry]
metaphorical adjective .
metaphorically adverb .
noun
1 an expression in which the person, action or thing referred to is spoken of as if it really were what it merely resembles, eg when a ferocious person is called a tiger.
2 such expressions in general.
3 a symbol or symbolic representation The hero's death can be seen as a metaphor for the failure of the revolution .
[16c: from Greek metaphora , from meta- + pherein to carry]
metaphorical adjective .
metaphorically adverb .
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