Term: metalepsis: substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: rapporteur: a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: bequest: (law) a gift of personal property by will
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: barbecue: a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: anasarca: generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: teasel: any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: radio station: station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: tunaburger: a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: occupation: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: light: mental understanding as an enlightening experience
Broader: metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | Unrelated: dickey: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater