Associations to the word «Metonym»
Noun
- Metaphor
- Entrepreneurship
- Whitehall
- Silicon
- Ecosystem
- Alley
- Myth
- Whole
- Manhattan
- Phrase
- Headquarters
- Industry
- Prime
- Term
- Residence
- Tale
- Medium
- Government
- Of
- Sector
- Parliament
- Street
- Building
- Ministry
- Palace
- Word
- Office
- Sense
- Serve
- Kingdom
- Name
- Minister
- Or
- Speech
- United
- City
- Technology
- States
- Authority
- Figure
- Department
- Governor
- House
- York
- Example
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Wiktionary
METONYM, noun. A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
Dictionary definition
METONYM, noun. A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.