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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | ||||
| 36% | 6 | Word, in a real or figurative sense, meaning aimless, anchorless, at sea, cut loose, floating, lost or off course | ||
adverb • floating freely; not anchored • off course, wandering aimlessly adjective satellite • aimlessly drifting • afloat on the surface of a body of water | ||||
| 36% | 6 | Word that, in a literal or figurative sense, means candied, cloying, excessively sweet, honeyed, saccharine, sickly or syrupy | ||
adjective • containing sugar | ||||
Word Employed In A Figurative Sense
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TROPE which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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TROPE
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