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noun • 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 | ||||
| 27% | 8 | Old word for a horse with a docked cauda or for a racehorse with mixed lineage; now a mixed drink; a fruit medley; or, any mélange | ||
noun • a short mixed drink • an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | ||||
| 27% | 4 | Drink mixed in mixed drinks | ||
noun • a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper • a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | ||||
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METAPHOR which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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METAPHOR
Updated: October 10, 2023
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1 | A person of mixed parentage, especially of mixed European and Indigenous American parentage | |
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5 | Old word for a horse with a docked cauda or for a racehorse with mixed lineage; now a mixed drink; a fruit medley; or, any mélange
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6 | Person of mixed race or mixed heritage | |
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