CATAPHOR | • cataphor n. (Medicine) Semicoma. • cataphor n. (Medicine) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness. • CATAPHOR n. (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words, also CATAPHORA. |
CATAPHORA | • cataphora n. (Linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which… • CATAPHORA n. (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words, also CATAPHOR. |
CATAPHORAS | • cataphoras n. Plural of cataphora. • CATAPHORA n. (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words, also CATAPHOR. |
CATAPHORESES | • cataphoreses n. Plural of cataphoresis. • CATAPHORESIS n. the movement, due to application of electricity, of particles through a fluid; injection of drugs electrically. |
CATAPHORESIS | • cataphoresis n. Electrophoresis. • CATAPHORESIS n. the movement, due to application of electricity, of particles through a fluid; injection of drugs electrically. |
CATAPHORETIC | • cataphoretic adj. Relating to cataphoresis. • CATAPHORETIC adj. relating to cataphoresis, the movement, due to application of electricity, of particles through a fluid. |
CATAPHORIC | • cataphoric adj. Of or relating to cataphora. • CATAPHORIC adj. relating to a cataphora, a rhetorical term. |
CATAPHORICALLY | • cataphorically adv. In a cataphoric manner. • CATAPHORIC adv. relating to a cataphora, a rhetorical term. |
CATAPHORS | • cataphors n. Plural of cataphor. • CATAPHOR n. (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words, also CATAPHORA. |
METAPHOR | • metaphor n. (Uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning… • metaphor n. (Countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison. • metaphor n. (Countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying… |
METAPHORIC | • metaphoric adj. Synonym of metaphorical. • METAPHORIC adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORICAL. |
METAPHORICAL | • metaphorical adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic. • METAPHORICAL adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORIC. |
METAPHORICALLY | • metaphorically adv. (Manner) In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor. • metaphorically adv. Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally. • METAPHORICAL adv. related to metaphor, also METAPHORIC. |
METAPHORIST | • metaphorist n. One who makes metaphors. • METAPHORIST n. one who uses metaphors. |
METAPHORISTS | • metaphorists n. Plural of metaphorist. • METAPHORIST n. one who uses metaphors. |
METAPHORS | • metaphors n. Plural of metaphor. • metaphors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphor. • METAPHOR n. implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words. |
NONMETAPHORICAL | • nonmetaphorical adj. Not metaphorical. • NONMETAPHORICAL adj. not metaphorical. |
UNMETAPHORICAL | • unmetaphorical adj. Not metaphorical. • UNMETAPHORICAL adj. not metaphorical. |