What part of speech is metaphor?

Metaphor can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. metaphor is a noun, singular of metaphors.

Inflections

Noun

What does metaphor mean?

Definitions

Noun

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

Examples of metaphor

#   Sentence  
1. noun "He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
2. noun It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.
3. noun "A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
4. noun To the ancient Yogis, the body was seen as a vehicle for the soul, and this is a useful metaphor in the modern context.
5. noun Is what a computer does when it computes an apt metaphor for what the mind does when it thinks?
6. noun What's your favorite metaphor?
7. noun I thought it was just a metaphor.
8. noun Will Interlingua remain just a fantasy metaphor for you?
9. noun The metaphor of death is a metaphor of violence.
10. noun Churchill uses the metaphor of building a temple.
11. noun God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
12. noun Imagine an entire world consisting only of metaphor. It wouldn't make sense.
13. noun What is the difference between a metaphor and an amphora?
14. noun A metaphor is a pictorial expression.
15. noun I thought that it was just a metaphor.
Sentence  
noun
"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
To the ancient Yogis, the body was seen as a vehicle for the soul, and this is a useful metaphor in the modern context.
Is what a computer does when it computes an apt metaphor for what the mind does when it thinks?
What's your favorite metaphor?
I thought it was just a metaphor.
Will Interlingua remain just a fantasy metaphor for you?
The metaphor of death is a metaphor of violence.
Churchill uses the metaphor of building a temple.
God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
Imagine an entire world consisting only of metaphor. It wouldn't make sense.
What is the difference between a metaphor and an amphora?
A metaphor is a pictorial expression.
I thought that it was just a metaphor.

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