Use of a word in a figurative sense. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Use of a word in a figurative sense. . 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 TROPE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROPE Use of a word in a figurative sense. (5)
8% ASSUCH "In that sense..." (6) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
8% UMPED Used a "Safe!" word? (5) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% RUSSIANDOLL Figure holding more change in US dollars (11) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 15, 2025
7% ADD "Combining" kitchen word that is used in cookbooks (3)
7% ESP Sixth sense (3) USA Today Oct 8, 2025
7% SIGHT One of the five senses (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
7% TRIANGULATED Surveyed (an area) using three-sided figures (12) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
7% ANGST Sense of apprehension (5) Universal Oct 4, 2025
7% EAR Sense organ (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
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