Term: metaphor: 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
Candidate hypernym: rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) → 1
Candidate hypernym: prohibition: a decree that prohibits something → 0
Candidate hypernym: talk: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') → 0
Candidate hypernym: even spacing: regularity of spacing → 0
Candidate hypernym: acquaintance: a relationship less intimate than friendship → 0
Candidate hypernym: muscular dystrophy: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles → 0
Candidate hypernym: savings bank: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home → 0
Candidate hypernym: protein molecule: any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds → 0
Candidate hypernym: psidium: guavas → 0
Candidate hypernym: final: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament → 0
Candidate hypernym: bundle: a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing → 0