Vocabulary Word
Word: figurative
Definition: not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
Definition: not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
Sentences Containing 'figurative'
I may say, of myself and Copperfield, in words we have sung together before now, that We twa hae run about the braes And pu'd the gowans' fine --in a figurative point of view--on several occasions.
There seemed to be few, if any, abstract terms, or little use of figurative language.
I might have gone on in this figurative manner, if Dora's face had not admonished me that she was wondering with all her might whether I was going to propose any new kind of vaccination, or other medical remedy, for this unwholesome state of ours.
More Vocab Words
::: monumental - massive; impressively large; built as a monument::: mangy - shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
::: stampede - sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises
::: fortitude - bravery; courage; strength of mind
::: desolate - (of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless
::: stringent - (of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
::: aseptic - preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
::: exhilarating - invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
::: nonplus - put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more
::: craven - cowardly
