metaphor
noun
met·a·phor
ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr
also -fər
1
: a figure of speech 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 analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
broadly
: figurative language compare simile
2
: an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol sense 2
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