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Similar words: metaphoric · megaphone · metalwork · metaphase · metaphorical · meteor · method · metaphorically · mixed metaphor · metalworker
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metaphor

noun LIT, LINGmeafar masc1  c m uit's a metaphor for love meafar don ghrá is ea é

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  • mixed metaphor

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • adroit »
    he has an adroit gift for metaphor tá lámh ar leith aige ar mheafair
  • apt »
    it's an apt metaphor for the film meafar maith é don scannán, meafar tráthúil é don scannán
  • informing »
    an informing metaphor meafar a chuireann bonn eolais faoi rud, meafar a chuireann cruth ar rud
  • overworked »
    an overworked metaphor meafar seanchaite, meafar a bhfuil meirg air
  • stand for »
    this metaphor stands for love seasann an meafar seo don ghrá
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