metaphors
Definitions
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
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "metaphors".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | americares | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | medicare's | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | minicars | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | minstar's | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | motorcars | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | myanmar's | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "metaphors".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | methods | 2 | 142 |
| 2 | metaphor | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | meteors | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | ethos | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | metaphorical | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | metamorphosis | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | seaports | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | metamorphose | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | mears | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | mentors | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | meadors | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | metathorax | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | megaphones | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | smethers | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mentor's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | medaphis | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | malphrus | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | epitaphs | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | aphorism | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | metolachlor | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "metaphors" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "metaphors".
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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