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