Expression that has a figurative meaning separate to the literal definition of its constituent words (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Expression that has a figurative meaning separate to the literal definition of its constituent words (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDIOM.

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Crossword Answer For Expression that has a figurative meaning separate to the literal definition of its constituent words (5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM Expression that has a figurative meaning separate to the literal definition of its constituent words (5) (5)
5% DEF Word's meaning, for short (3) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
5% DICTIONARY Volume with definitions of words (10) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
5% OLD Aged fool definitely has it (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% IDIOMS Figurative expressions (6) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
5% THEREADLINES Find hidden meaning, literally (12) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
5% SPAIN Its national anthem has no words (5) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
4% ITEMISE List separately (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 23, 2025
4% APART Separate (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 22, 2025
4% SIFTS Separates, as flour (5) Commuter Nov 22, 2025
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