Metonym

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A word used in metonymy.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A name given to a group (usually a genus) after a different name had been applied to another member (usually a species) of the same group. According to the American code of botanical nomenclature, a metonym is invalid.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    word   
    Cross Reference
    demonym   
    Hyponym
    synecdoche   
    Form
    metonymy   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.