metonym
NOUN
/mɛtənɪm/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
metonym is a valid 7-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1O1N1Y4M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does metonym mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing.
“Washington is a metonym for the United States government”
“plastic is a metonym for credit card”
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