Figure of speech (5)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(metaphor is a kind of figure of speech)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for metaphor that I've seen before include "Figure of speech - allegory" , "Figure of speech that directly indicates a likeness" , "Analogy" , "7/16 [FIGURE OF SPEECH]" , "That's not to be taken literally" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(trope can mean a figure of speech)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Recurrent theme, motif" , "figuratively speaking" , "Figure of speech - or pet (anag)" , "Word or expression used in a figurative way" , "Figurative use of a word or expression; motif" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for idiom that I've seen before include "Characteristic style of a period" , "Form or variety of language" , "Distinctive expression" , "Eg, over the moon" , "Peculiarity of phrase in a language" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(simile is a kind of figure of speech)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for simile that I've seen before include "as happy as Larry?" , "Figure of speech used in making comparisons" , "Basic figure of speech, makes comparison" , "Figure of speech making simple comparison" , "Figure of speech expressing resemblance between different things" .)
'figure of speech?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for orator that I've seen before include "Rhetorician" , "To roar at a speech-maker" , "Eloquent public speaker" , "A fluent public speaker" , "He lectures" .)