NOUN
  • Definition - The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
  • Definition - The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
  • Example - desktop metaphor; wastebasket metaphor
VERB
  • Definition - To use a metaphor.
  • Example - desktop metaphor; wastebasket metaphor
  • Definition - To describe by means of a metaphor.
  • Example - desktop metaphor; wastebasket metaphor
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
metaphors 16
8 Letter Words
apothems 15 metaphor 15 phorates 13 teraohms 13
6 Letter Words
hamper 13 morphs 13 ephors 11 harems 11 homers 11 hopers 11 mahoes 11 masher 11 mosher 11 mother 11 pathos 11 pharos 11 phaser 11 phrase 11 posher 11 potash 11 pother 11 raphes 11 seraph 11 shaper 11 sherpa 11 shmear 11 spathe 11 tephra 11 teraph 11 tharms 11 therms 11 thorpe 11 thorps 11 threap 11 tophes 11 mopers 10 proems 10 remaps 10 tamper 10 tempos 10 tramps 10 trompe 10 tromps 10 ahorse 9 ashore 9 earths 9 haters 9 hearts 9 hoarse 9 horste 9 others 9 reshot 9 throes 9 torahs 9
5 Letter Words
hemps 12 morph 12 pashm 12 ephas 10 ephor 10 haems 10 hames 10 harem 10 harms 10 harps 10 heaps 10 herma 10 herms 10 homas 10 homer 10 homes 10 hoper 10 hopes 10 mahoe 10 marsh 10 maths 10 meths 10 moths 10 opahs 10 paths 10 phase 10 phots 10 raphe 10 shame 10 shape 10 sharp 10 shmoe 10 staph 10 tharm 10 therm 10 thesp 10 thorp 10 tophe 10 tophs 10 moper 9 mopes 9 perms 9 poems 9 pomes 9 prams 9 proem 9 proms 9 ramps 9 remap 9 romps 9
4 Letter Words
hemp 11 ahem 9 epha 9 haem 9 hame 9 hams 9 haps 9 harm 9 harp 9 hasp 9 heap 9 hems 9 heps 9 herm 9 homa 9 home 9 homs 9 hope 9 hops 9 mash 9 math 9 mesh 9 meth 9 mhos 9 mosh 9 moth 9 ohms 9 opah 9 pash 9 path 9 pehs 9 phat 9 phos 9 phot 9 posh 9 sham 9 shmo 9 shop 9 soph 9 them 9 toph 9 amps 8 maps 8 mope 8 mops 8 pams 8 perm 8 poem 8 pome 8 poms 8
3 Letter Words
ham 8 hap 8 hem 8 hep 8 hom 8 hop 8 meh 8 mho 8 ohm 8 pah 8 peh 8 pho 8 pht 8 poh 8 amp 7 map 7 mop 7 pam 7 pom 7 ahs 6 ash 6 eth 6 hae 6 hao 6 has 6 hat 6 her 6 hes 6 het 6 hoe 6 hos 6 hot 6 ohs 6 rah 6 rho 6 sha 6 she 6 sho 6 soh 6 the 6 tho 6 ape 5 apo 5 apt 5 arm 5 asp 5 emo 5 ems 5 mae 5 mar 5
2 Letter Words
hm 7 ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 ho 5 oh 5 sh 5 am 4 em 4 ma 4 me 4 mo 4 om 4 op 4 pa 4 pe 4 po 4 ae 2 ar 2 as 2 at 2 er 2 es 2 et 2 oe 2 or 2 os 2 re 2 so 2 ta 2 te 2 to 2
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