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noun • deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant • perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions • orange root; important source of carotene • promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" | ||||
| 23% | 10 | Metaphorical | ||
adjective • (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech adjective satellite • consisting of or forming human or animal figures | ||||
| 23% | 4 | Metaphorical low points | ||
noun • a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) • a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape • applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity verb • be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||||
Metaphorical Incentive
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