Metaphor and Sign

Metaphor

Metaphor noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.

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Sign and metaphor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Metaphor".

Nearby Word: metaphorical

Sign noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Metaphor and sign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metaphor" instead a noun "Sign".

Nearby Words: signify, signed, signature, signing, signboard

human	human metaphor	human sign
good	good metaphor	good sign
physical	physical metaphor	physical sign
clear	clear metaphor	clear sign
Other adjectives: special, long, common, appropriate, original, single, obvious, actual, real, large, big, great, huge, little, bad, subtle, new, strange, giant.

Sometimes the battle aura is a metaphor, and sometimes it is visible to bystanders, who take it as a sign to run away or dive for cover.

Source: Battle Aura
The end shows that she returns to her human form and gave birth to a caterpillar-like creature... Incest Subtext: The subtext between Utsutsu and Yume is about as subtle as a neon sign, with her cannibalism of him being something of a metaphor for, well... sex.

Source: Manga / Pupa
Literal Metaphor: Annie dreams of Enoch sitting under a palm tree in a sunny place and takes it as a sign that he is dead, thinking the sun and the tree are metaphors for heaven.

Source: Literature / Enoch Arden

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