metonymy

1. A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power.

2. A figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”).

3. The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
metonymy	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
en	2
no	2
ne	2
oe	2
om	4
on	2
oy	5
te	2
to	2
ye	5
yo	5
my	7
et	2
em	4
mo	4
mm	6
me	4

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
yon	6
yen	6
net	3
nom	5
not	3
yom	8
yet	6
one	3
ten	3
toe	3
tom	5
ton	3
toy	6
tye	6
emo	5
eon	3
mem	7
men	5
met	5
mom	7
mon	5
mot	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
memo	8
tyne	7
tony	7
tone	4
tome	6
meno	6
mome	8
mony	9
mote	6
omen	6
note	4
nome	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
mento	7
money	10
monte	7
monty	10
tommy	12
toney	8
motey	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
etymon	11
moment	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
metonym	14

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
metonymy	18