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"

Derived forms: metonyms

See also: metonymic

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Metonym

• substandard
• substantia alba
• substantia grisea
• substantia nigra
• substantial
• substantialise
• substantiality
• substantialize
• substantially
• substantialness
• substantiate
• substantiating
• substantiation
• substantiative
• substantival
• substantive
• fullback
• fuller
• fuller's earth
• fuller's teasel
• fullerene
• fullness
• fully
• fully fashioned
• fully fledged