Term: mixed metaphor: a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
Candidate hypernym: trope: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense → 1
Candidate hypernym: bullet hole: a hole made by a bullet passing through it → 0
Candidate hypernym: orthodox jew: Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law → 0
Candidate hypernym: hittite: the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions → 0
Candidate hypernym: sprung rhythm: a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech → 0
Candidate hypernym: myrtaceous tree: trees and shrubs → 0
Candidate hypernym: gumbo-limbo: tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: decahedron: any polyhedron having ten plane faces → 0
Candidate hypernym: police: the force of policemen and officers → 0
Candidate hypernym: stack: an orderly pile → 0