n. [ F. métaphore, L. metaphora, fr. Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta` beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear. ] (Rhet.) The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott & Seeley. “All the world's a stage.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The statement, “that man is a fox, ” is a metaphor; but “that man is like a fox, ” is a simile, similitude, or comparison. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. métaphorique. ] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[きん, kin](n, n-suf) (1) gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup); (2) money (written before an amount); (3) (abbr) (See 金曜) Friday; (4) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth of the five elements); (5) Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); (6) (abbr) (See 金将) gold general (shogi); (7) (abbr) (col) (See 金玉・きんたま) testicles; (suf, ctr) (8) karat; carat; (P)#176[Add to Longdo]
[のむ, nomu](v5m, vt) (1) (呑む is often used metaphorically; 服む is often used for medicine) to drink; to gulp; to swallow; (2) (also written 喫む) to smoke (tobacco); (3) to engulf; to overwhelm; (4) to keep down; to suppress; (5) to accept (e.g. demand, condition); (6) to make light of; to conceal; (P)#12235[Add to Longdo]
[けごん, kegon](n) (1) { Buddh } avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); (2) (abbr) (See 華厳経) Avatamska sutra; (3) (abbr) (See 華厳宗) Kegon (sect of Buddhism)[Add to Longdo]