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Noun:
metonym
'me-tu,nim
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
Type of:
word
Encyclopedia:
Metonym
metic
metical
Meticorten
meticulosity
meticulous
meticulously
meticulousness
métier
Metis
metol
metonym
metonymic
metonymical
metonymically
metonymy
metope
metopic
metopion
metoprolol
metralgia
Metrazol