The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TROPE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2013.
Figurative use of a word crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TROPE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Figurative use of a word
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trope
- metonymy
- tralation
- imagery
- introduction
- mean
- means
- revenge
- swallow
- tool
- garner
- antipathy
Crossword Answer definitions
TROPE noun- Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.
- A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
- Mathematical senses.
- Musical senses.
- Philosophical senses.
- To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
- Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
- To think or write in terms of tropes.
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