Figure of speech Crossword Clue – 3 Answers (5-8 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Figure of speech?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Figure of speech is TROPE. Other possible answers include METAPHOR, SIMILE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Figure of speech?

We have found 3 possible answers for the crossword clue Figure of speech.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Figure of speech?

Clues like Figure of speech often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Quick Cryptic, Daily Mail Mailword, Financial Times Polymath, Sunday Express, The Sun Two Speed, among others.

METAPHOR

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

6 letter answer(s) to figure of speech

SIMILE

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

5 letter answer(s) to figure of speech

TROPE

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Recurrent theme, motif

Frequently asked questions about ‘Figure of speech’

What's the best solution for Figure of speech?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Figure of speech is TROPE. Other possible answers include METAPHOR, SIMILE.

How many solutions are there for Figure of speech?

We have found 3 possible answers for the crossword clue Figure of speech.

Which crosswords feature clues like Figure of speech?

Clues like Figure of speech often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Quick Cryptic, Daily Mail Mailword, Financial Times Polymath, Sunday Express, The Sun Two Speed, among others.

Clue	Answers
"A mighty fortress is our	2
Comparison	2
"My love is like a red, r	1
"Sick as a dog," for inst	1
Allegory's kin	1
Appear happy about one figure of speech	1
Common theme	1
Comparison I show amusement about	1
Cousin of a metaphor	1
Figurative device	1
Figurative expression is right in excellent English	1
Figure from writer of some reportage from the east	1
Figure of speech – other map	1
Figure of speech based on comparisons	1
Figure of speech beginning to tickle Guy?	1
Figure of speech from English harbour recalled	1
Figure of speech from Hamlet’s closing line	1
Figure of speech Homer coined to describe dance	1
Figure of speech in poet's last line	1
Figure of speech seen in poet's last line	1
Float like a butterfly, s	1
Fresh as a daisy, e.g.	1
Hot as a pistol, e.g.	1
Image Homer modified to describe bug	1
Look pleased about one figure of speech	1
Metaphor or irony, e.g.	1
Metaphor, for one	1
Metaphor, literarily	1
Misfit team manager is one using English left back	1
One cracking grin, perhaps as happy as Larry	1
One putting on happy expression in comparison	1
Pretty as a picture, e.g.	1
Recurrent theme	1
Report back without completing figure of speech	1
Show amusement apprehending one figure of speech	1
Show pleasure about one turn of phrase	1
Statement lifting the lid over figure of speech	1
Theme from middle of Vertigo, a Hitchcock film	1
Writer's device	1
Yours truly wearing grin makes a literary comparison	1

Clue

Answers

"A mighty fortress is our

Comparison

"My love is like a red, r

"Sick as a dog," for inst

Allegory's kin

Appear happy about one figure of speech

Common theme

Comparison I show amusement about

Cousin of a metaphor

Figurative device