CE_Metaphor

met·a·phor //noun // \ ˈ me-tə- ˌ f ȯ r //also // -fər\  Definition: 1**:** a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in //drowning in money//); //broadly// **:** figurative language — compare simile

2**:** an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor