Figurative use of a word
The crossword clue "Figurative use of a word" is answered by TROPE, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TROPE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TROPE answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TROPE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TROPE, most used first.
- Figure of speech - used 131 times, most recently in 2024
- Literary device - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Metaphor, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Overused theme - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Recurrent theme - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Parting word - ADIEU, used 196 times
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Commandment word - SHALT, used 49 times
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