Term: dead metaphor: a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: pujunan: a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: word order: the order of words in a text
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: quarter sessions: a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: shtik: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: enclave: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: palimpsest: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: hydraulic transmission: a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: epanorthosis: immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: chutney: a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: ball and chain: heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain