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20 answers for: Use of words sounding like what they name
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ONOMATOPOEIAUse of words sounding like what they name
ONOMATOPOETICUsing words sounding like what they describe
MALAPROPISMMistaken use of word sounding similar to correct one (11)
ONOMATOPOEIC(Of a word) sounding like what it describes
PUNNEDPlayed with words sounding like Scots for quid (6)
APPRECIATIVEThey like what they get! (12,9)
AUDIENCESThey like what they get! (12,9)
HOMONYMWord sounding like another but with a different meaning
SEEWord sounding like a letter
CALLFORPublicly demand that they name quartet, by the sound of things
BACKROOM"Go, see what the boys in the ... will have; And give them the poison they name!" ordered Marlene Di
PALSYWALSYTwo words sounding almost the same - very close (5-5)
BYLINESThey name authors as poetry is transmitted (7)
GAMELAWSThey name the seasons
IRONYThe humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean (5)
IRONICOf the use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning (6)
SOLECISMUngrammatical use of words - breach of good manners (8)
RHETORICArt of persuasive use of words
MALAPROPISMSMistaken uses of words in place of similar-sounding ones (12)
DEIXISIn linguistics, use of words and phrases whose meaning is dependent on the context in which they are