metaphor

1. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: "Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven” ( Neal Gabler).

2. A in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or between them (as in ).

3. Figurative language .

4. An object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
metaphor	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ah	5
am	4
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at	2
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em	4
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et	2
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oh	5
om	4
op	4
or	2
pa	4
pe	4
po	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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toe	3
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tor	3
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
amort	7
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armet	7
earth	8
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hater	8
heart	8
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throe	8
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trope	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hamper	13
mother	11
omerta	8
pother	11
protea	8
tamper	10
tephra	11
teraph	11
thorpe	11
threap	11
trompe	10
empath	13

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
apothem	14
phorate	12
teraohm	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
metaphor	15