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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | using a part of something to represent the whole thing | 31 sets | |
| 2 | substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | 26 sets | |
| 3 | symbolism; the part signifies the whole, or the whole the part (all hands on board) | 18 sets | |
| 4 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). | 15 sets | |
| 5 | understanding one thing with another; the use of a part for the whole or the whole for the part | 10 sets | |
| 6 | a form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole | 9 sets | |
| 7 | . a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. "all hands on deck" is an example. | 9 sets | |
| 8 | a part represents the whole | 8 sets | |
| 9 | replacing a part with a whole, or a whole with a part | 7 sets | |
| 10 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special | 7 sets | |
| 11 | figure of speech in which part is used for the whole or the whole for a part | 7 sets | |
| 12 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part | 7 sets | |
| 13 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole | 7 sets | |
| 14 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a croesus for a rich man. | 6 sets | |
| 15 | a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole. | 6 sets | |
| 16 | the use of the part for the whole | 6 sets | |
| 17 | a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole | 5 sets | |
| 18 | figure of speech in which a part represents a whole or a whole represents a part | 5 sets | |
| 19 | a part stands for a whole | 5 sets | |
| 20 | using one part of an object to represent the entire object | 5 sets | |
| 21 | a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole or when the whole represents the part | 5 sets | |
| 22 | a figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for a part as wheels for automobile or society for high society. | 5 sets | |
| 23 | using a part to represent the whole | 5 sets | |
| 24 | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 5 sets | |
| 25 | a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing | 4 sets | |
| 26 | when one uses a part to represent the whole | 4 sets | |
| 27 | the word for something is used to mean the whole | 4 sets | |
| 28 | a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole | 4 sets | |
| 29 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part. | 4 sets | |
| 30 | a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole, such as using "boards" to mean a stage or "wheels" to mean a car – or "all hands on deck." | 3 sets | |
| 31 | using part of something to represent the whole thing | 3 sets | |
| 32 | a part of something used to refer to the whole | 3 sets | |
| 33 | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword) | 3 sets | |
| 34 | understanding one thing with another; the use of a part for the whole, or the whole for the part. (a form of metonymy.) | 3 sets | |
| 35 | a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part | 3 sets | |
| 36 | a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. ("all hands on deck" is an example.) | 3 sets | |
| 37 | a figure of speech where a part stands for the whole or the whole stands for the part | 3 sets | |
| 38 | a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole, such as using "wheels" to mean a car. | 3 sets | |
| 39 | figure of speech where a part is used in place of a whole word, or a specific word is used for a general one | 3 sets | |
| 40 | a | 3 sets | |