figure of speech

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(plural figures of speech) a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental image or effect

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

figure of speechEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary figure of speechEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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fig fig.fight fightback fighter fig leaf figment figurative figure figured figurehead

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Is figure of speech a noun, verb, or something else?

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figure of speech