Words tagged under "Figurative"

to put sleeve up

glass, crystal

the deer of the sky, the sun

(met.) the sun

friend of world, the one who knows the world very well,

ruined state, intoxicated state

saviour of the world, a mode of address for royalty

it is too early after a person's death (said when someone is impatient to inherit or behaves irresponsibly)

springtime

the period of youth, puberty

feeble, very weak, infirm

preserve, keep attached, not let be separated or detached

the first creature, the first wisdom, the reason behind the existence of other creatures

scorpion, the eighth sign of the zodiac, quarrel, quarrelsome, watch needle

sweat, perspiration, exuded moisture

a fairies of heaven

(met.) wine

ten days of fasting three before and seven after the Hajj if sacrifice is not offered at Hajj

circle in which a horse is trained, reel, skein of thread, bobbin

friends (of God), saints, holy men

he punishment of hell-fire

(Figurative) punishment of hell

green sky

have hair turned grey

make a plan fail, ruin one's credit, bring disgrace upon

deaf

inconceivable, unimaginable

an idiot, a foolish, a blockhead, silly, insane, inane, injudicious, stupid, crazy, imprudent, dumb

(met.) pillarless, that is the sky

wine

basis, base, basic, elementary, foundation, ground-work, roots, origin,power, sources, capacity,belongings, possessions,start, beginning

(met.) the wind which wafted Solomon's throne from place to place

urge, incite or provoke (someone), wind (watch, etc)

the pit of Babel, a well where two fabulous angels, called Harut and Marnt, are said to hang with their heads downwards and to teach magic to mankind (are said to be hung as penalty for their love for Venus)

the well of Syria in which Yusuf (Joseph) was imprisoned

four fastenings

four quarters (of the globe), the four directions: north, south, east and west, everywhere

have experience, to taste, relish, enjoy, suffer, taste, eat

the Indian red-legged partridge

son, true friend, beloved

grease, fat, tallow

a small portion of land held rent-free by cultivator

affect, impress

bird's milk,(figuratively) an impossibility, the state or fact of being impossible

shameless person, one turning a deaf earेो

female goblin, witch

gift of fruit, etc. in a basket or tray and partially covered with flowers given as a present (and sometimes also as bribe)

row, swarm, line (animal, birds or deer, etc.)

the world

teeth of a snake, (met.) poisonous

the right hand, right hand man

porch, entrance, threshold

lean and long-legged (horse)

the follower or protector of religion, one who obeys rules of religion, a very religious person

flat, collapse, heap

mound, heap

old dilapidated house, a crack in the wall or utensil, old earthen pot

false screen, cloak, something transient or unreal

(met.) the planet Saturn

intoxicated eyes

(met.) awestruck eyes

Islam

wall, obstruction, hurdle, bridge (of the nose)

matchstick, a thin piece of wooden stick used to light a fire

name of a Province in India, lying between the rivers Ganges and Jamna which is called 'antaraved', land or plot between two rivers, metaphorically: weeping eye

a tract of country lying between two rivers which unite after running some distance, land between two rivers, the country between the Ganges and Yamuna 

divided in two, two halves

doer, performer, agent, subject, active partner in sodomy

Grammar: subject and object

whose throne itself is on height like sky, Metaphorically: high ranked, honorable

piercing sky, reaching the sky, very high

vast, wide, open

generous,liberal

(met.) satisfactory, comforting

a ruby

the Sun

son of the land, (met.) a farmer

separated from one's beloved, afflicted by pangs of separation, (one) doomed to separation, separated from one's sweetheart

ferash, bedding

bury

ruined

wrangling, quarrelling

dimple in the cheek

being showered with mercy

to take bath in the Ganges, be pure, have sins forgiven

blockhead, arrant fool

cow

thick, dense (liquid)

take the burden of family or any task upon one's shoulders

garage, carriage house

bury, inter

to be extremely coxing

to intimidate, threaten, admonish

to get into a funk, to be in a great fright

wealthy, affluent

to have (one's) purse cut off or stolen, to have (one's) pocket picked, to be robbed

untie a knot

seize, acquire by force

boasting, idle talk, nonsensical or useless talk

afflicted, unfortunate, an unfortunate person

cheek

anything soft or white or fluffy

song, vocal music

sloping like a cow's back, Metaphorically: sky

cow

full, filled out, fleshy, plump, stout

cheat, fraud, one who conjectures and talks on suppositions

a padded seat, a cushioned seat

donkey

To feed an ass on dainties only to be kicked by him, to nurse a serpent.

muddy, dirty, turbid, foul, soiled, heavy

the state of being nearly developed, filled out, plump, well-developed, the state of being semi-solid, athletic and shapely body at the beginning of youth

to be half-ripe (as fruit)

to be close friends

a round pillow, an instrument to level the ploughed field

envy of Shamshad (Box tree)

throat becoming dry due to screaming, Metaphorically: extreme thirst

to be strangled, to choke

strangulation

foist on

become a responsibility, be a nuisance

be swallowed

make someone go from place to place, to cause to wander

clad in a rug, mendicant, ascetic

roam, wander about

mourning, demise, grief, bereavement

treasure brought forward by water

the first sura or chapter of the Holy Qur'an, i.e. Sura-e-Fateha

The burial-place of martyrs, a catacomb

card-player

a card-player, a knave, trickster, cheat

dearness, rise in price, depression, irritation, famine, scarcity, dearth, expensive, heaviness, indigestion, weighty

to make dusty, to dirty clothes

to blow or raise dust

whirlwind, a dust-storm, dusty

to be trained

to submit, yield

to behead, murder

deal sternly with, take (someone) by the scruff

come or put under the yoke of, entrust someone with or accept heavy responsibility

extort, compel, pester

throw off the yoke (of), be free, be liberated

exalted

consigned to dust, glow-less, destroy

movement of sky

alternation of night and day, movement of day and night

the one who is living in sky, symbolic: angel

(metaphorically) proud, haughty

quickly, rapidly, angrily

enrage, annoy, irk

give vent to one's heat or anger

hot-tempered, passionate

lukewarm

a vast ocean

bundle

A large bundle, a pack, a callosity formed because of touching forehead on ground in prayer

A bundle, parcel, packet, package, bale, a bag

knot

pearl, gem, jewel

sprinkling pearls, eloquence, speaking, utterance

pearl in hand, hands full with pearl, symbolic: wealthy

lustreless pearl

precious pearl

an acute desire

a pierced pearl

pearl of supreme wisdom

unique pearl, rare gem

jeweler, the one who examined the gold quality, the one who examined the good quality, Metaphorically: eloquence, the one who said good poetry

a weigher or examiner of pearls, the one who can examine the peals quality, metaphorically: the one who can examine the quality

tears

make (someone) witness, call to witness

one who dives (in the sea) for pearls, pearl diver, diver

a small, minor or valueless thing compared to something big, very long, wide and valuable

lion

play with trifles

ball (for playing with)

someone with his or her hair cut

to stir round, to rinse, to mix

to cut grass, grub up grass

to take a wife, to build up a house or family, to beget children, to make a home prosperous, or cheerful

make oneself comfortable

be ruined, lose husband or wife through death or divorce

house (or family) to be ruined

lamp of the home, brightness of the home, a very sweet child who has a beauty in the house, the splendor of the house, son, boy

one's own property or farming

something obtained for free

to rob everything from one's house

raise hue and cry, rant and rave, to storm

from one's own pocket

act of pulling

circumference

Metaphorically: milk-sugar, close friendship, mingled

a horseman, rider

bird's nest

to dissolve, mix, melt

to be worm-eaten, become infested with weevil

experienced, mature, learned

to toddle

have one's head in his hands, be vanquished

a blow with the fist, box, punch

to be shocked

a bad omen to appear, a sign of danger to show

bullying, bravado, bluff

to be piping one note, to be ever harping upon one strain

a wheel-like part in machines

(Textual) lying on the ground

bear in mind, tie a knot in handkerchief, etc. for this purpose

the navel

bad-tempered, testy, irritable

be capricious, constantly change behaviour or attitude

fake English accent

narrator, speaker, orator

dullard, stupid person, fool

adoption of a child

brought up with much love

having a child in arms or in the lap

rotunda, Metaphorically: prison

circular, round, Metaphorically, suspicious, doubtful, vague

playing marble

play with marbles, be a child

complicated, obscure, embezzlement, mess, defalcation, lazy, sluggish, plot, conspiracy, deception

desert, plain without water

to put to rest, kill off

carry out one's last rites

being extremely weak and thin

on the brink of death, about to die, decrepit

resting in peace, be tranquil

fair, fair-complexioned, white, fair-skinned

blonde body, (cues) beautiful body

beloved

red and white

the sun sign Taurus

corner of the eye

heartiest, dear

rationality and awareness

a learned, admonished ear

pulling or twisting the ears, chastisement, rebuke, condemnation, reprimand, denunciation, rubbing the ears, skillful people who hold their ears in remembrance of a teacher who wants to do important work, also call Gushamali.

a lump of flesh

create bad blood among loved ones

tit for tat

flesh and skin

treacle, dried molasses

doll wedding, (figuratively) girls games

be (like) small girl

doll house

girls playing with dolls, child play (figuratively) very easy task, soft job

dissolved, molten, melted, soft and plump, gentle, tender

to touch lightly, to cause laughter, tickle

eloquence, articulateness

pearl scattering

flower, rose

bud to open, something unexpected to happen

making things up

reddish eyed

the knave at cards

a kind of silk clothes which printed with flowers that came India from the Central Asia through the way of Kabul

(Metaphorically) a mistress, lip (of a mistress), beloved's lips

rose without thorn, harmless thing

another flower has blossomed, it means a new thing has emerged

(Metaphorically) blossomed flower

poppy flower, tulip

flower yet to be bloomed

a rose which is red inside and yellow outside

said for a person who isn't valued for his work because others can't fathom it

choicest flower, top flower in the basket

a candle shown analogous to a flower

fresh flower, a beloved with a beautiful face

with a skin like a rose or flower, rose-coloured, like the rose, rosy, red

(Metaphorically) eloquent

sprinkling flower

cry and clamor

pomegranate flower

someone wearing red clothes, graceful, exquisitely beautiful, delicate

having face as beautiful as rose, rosy faced, ruddy, rosy

world

the one who lost his voice

oval-shaped dome or grave

(met.) the sky

blue dome (figuratively) sky

dome without pillars, sky

a dome enclosed from all four sides, the sky, the world, universe

circling, revolving dome, sky

revolving dome, the heavenly dome, sky

(Metaphorically) the sky

(met.) the world

glass-dome

blue lotus like dome, sky

to convict one of crime or offence

bud of lips, one with a mouth like a bud, refer to one's beloved

an appellation forming the last member of compound proper names of men of the Vaishya caste

a brave man, courageous, a hero

absconding, fleeting

growl, snarl, roar, shout

pride, haughtiness, vanity, vain glory, ego

(a fruit) having unusually large stone

be tangled

disentangle (something)

do something shameful or vile

to throw up dung or filth, to sully (one's own) good name, to bring disgrace upon oneself

the things which could not be expressed

dumbs and deafs, silent, less talkative

dumb a women, mute, speechless

echo, resonance, hollow sound, reverberation

the game of Cricket

red Sulphur, the philosopher's stone

faeces, dung

maggot find in wild-fig

sycamore worm, the worm found inside the sycamore, (figuratively) conservative person, a person who just sit idle, and stays in one place, not going out of home or country to get experience,

to regard as a camel's fart

access, approach

passages

seize, snatch, grab, misappropriate

Physics: locomotor

one who likes disorder, a pandemonium lover

put pot on a stove

the pot to be put (on the fire)

the pot to boil, to talk, to gossip, a plot or plan to be concocted or matured, to break an earthen pot (over the name of anyone, this is done on the departure of an obnoxious individual)

(of a pot) boil over

pen-name of Iran's famous Sufi poet Shamsuddin Mohammad Shirazi

ear ring

messenger of God, Gabriel

a wizard, magician, illusionist

means, resources, capital, stock

being opulent

praying, supplicating

filth of the hand, dross

taking a blame

regret, rue, repent, lament

to seize or take the hand (of), to take by the hand, to hand (a person), to shake hands, to protect, aid, foster

get a girl married

stain or dye the hands (with henna), take bribe, pilfer, earn by unfair means, take unfair advantage

beat, slap, beg, ask for alms or charity, despair, be disappointed, leave, give up, refrain from, raise (one's) hand (for prayer), salute by raising the hand to the head

give (alms) rather than receive

young male elephant

strike the mark, hit the target

bone

full of bones, bony, hard

bones

seventy

the seven continents means all world, seven countries according to geographical division of ancient times like (Arab, Iran, Tooran, India, China, Egypt, Greek or Southwest China)

seven story, the seven floors

high words, altercation, litigation, idle talk, language exciting enmity, abuse, scurrilous language

seven-sided, heptagon

the seven stars, the seven planet, the seven sky, Metaphorically: seven sky, an epic of Nizami's famous book 'Khamsa'

the seven styles of handwriting (in Persian)

seven colors (black, white, red, green, yellow, blue, dark red color), the seven colours which are referred to the planets, namely, black to Saturn, brown to Jupiter, red to Mars, yellow to the Sun, white to Venus, blue to Mercury, and green to the Moon

exterior form

reprobate, mean, trivial person

carrier of wood, woodcutter, woodman

woodcutting

to shave, to spoil, plunder

the one who wear veil, the one who lives alone, the one who away from common people, symbolic: beloved

death

(Metaphorically) murderer, killer, ruffian

agreeing to

didn't we advise you? didn't we intimate you? what we said has happened

at one (with), agreeing together, consonant (with)

all-embracing nature, universality

loincloth worn by a bather in a public bath

(Figurative) very intimate friends, bosom friends, boon-companion, pot-companion, intimate, chum

eating together

warmth, heat

green

green, flourishing

farmer, ploughman

unsettled, disloyal, promiscuous, vagabond, stroller, harlot, inconstant (in love or friendship)

smiling, laughing

the elevated being, God

eternal life

God

to be or not to be, existence and non-existence, life and death

(Lexical) what is and was, all that is or was, the present and the past

be overly hasty, be in tearing hurry, try to accomplish immediately, make haste (in doing something)

to handcuff, manacle

a baker's peel

restless, nervous, terror-stricken

atmosphere

air (clothes, etc.)

insolent, inconsiderate, saucy

well-wishing

ventilator, exhaust fan

ambition, extreme desire

bugaboo, hobgoblin, bugbear, ogre

a bird called 'the thousand voices,' the nightingale

thousands, thousands by thousands, many, uncountable, abundant, plentiful

all types of people

thousand colors

your highness, a word of honor that replaces a name, also used as sarcasm, metaphorically: Prophet Mohammed

ignorant, stupidity

of no consequence, insignificant, useless

coming and going

swing, cradle, merry-go-round, song sung on swing

essence, elemental part, pith, gist, manure, fibre of certain kinds of wood, Ranjha's beloved in the famous Punjabi romantic folk tale Heer Ranjha, vigour, energy

, to swallow a diamond (and so commit suicide).

separation, parting, absence of the beloved, separation from beloved

of a plan to work out, contriving successfully

crescent as a sign of arrival of Eid-ul-Fitr i.e. moon of Shawwal (شوال), crescent of festival of Eid

split hairs, explain the obvious

lion

to move the lips

to keep quiet by force or under duress

smiling in such a way that the teeth are not visible and only lips do movement, a little smile, Metaphorically: bloom (buds etc)

coming forth of the effect of a mad dog's bite

vulgar, hooligan, quarrelsome, mischievous, boisterous

a wood-pecker, pewit, hoopoe

to vanish, disappear

set on, instigate, halloo

of or relating to a bird of happy omen in Persian mythology named Huma

desire, a longing

To rush (upon) to leap or stretch forward, to make spasmodic efforts at walking (as a child)

banish, isolate

being overly hospitable to

fly away, vanish

to shoo away birds

eternal beauty

prostitute

dusky color, salty, green color, dusky beauty

(Metaphorically) beautiful woman, exquisite beauty, beloved

Jews

the moon of Eid-ul-Fitr, the moon of Lesser Bairam, the moon of the tenth Islamic month, the moon of Shawwal-ul-Mukarram

belated arrangements

the disease of jaundice

coquettish, (met.) the beloved

a thorny plant

a wild hog or boar, Metaphorically: a stout ungainly man

beloved

an magical phenomenon, the beloved

awaken,become alert, be vigilant

one who unites those who are separated

life to depart, to die

(met.) a novel thing, extraordinary

sorrowful life

(Metaphorically) beloved

pure soul, holy soul, metaphorically: Prophet Mohammed

paternal grandfather, a distinguished ancestor

provoke or excite envy or jealousy, vex, irritate, exasperate, cause anguish

a horse rider

The person who is afraid of the slightest noise

draw out into wire, attenuate

shake violently or rudely, shake to rouse

one who is difficult to get rid of, one who clings like burr

duster, cloth for dusting, rubbish, sweepings

Metaphorically: weak, feeble

(metaphorically) insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, low

berry's thorn, (figuratively) difficult to comprehend; complicated person, irritated person

bear the shock or endure

a fine kind of muslin

(of women) move in a circle

fake, imitation (jewellery, embroidery, etc.)

be extremely aggrieved

(Metaphorically) being greatly traumatized

(Metaphorically) to be very upset, to be in great pain and sorrow

(Metaphorically) to suppress one's feelings, restrain one's emotion, or anger, or grief

(Metaphorically) to be afraid, to be upset

heart-burnt, sad, afflicted

bigger jihad, act of controlling one's desires and passions

be possessed by the Genii

daughter

frenzy/ madness/ infatuation

frenzied, crazy

lunacy, insanity, madness, frenzy

be rebuffed

rebuff, put to shame

to be beaten with shoes, be taunted, be humiliated, to be ashamed

cruel

a loud cracking sound

(Lexical) thunder and lightning

with patches of black and white, grey, dirty white, grizzled, dappled, variegated, spotted, speckled, mottled

exploded, thundered, roll of thunder, very loud noise (of joy or triumph)

to become bitter, angry, unhappy

an ill-tempered person, a bitter-tongued person

being bitter

feast given by the relatives after burial

pungency, bitterness, bitter taste, acidity, sharpness, sharpness of taste.

it is said that a parrot that sits on bitter neem who become very intelligent, Metaphorically: a very intelligent

nonsense talk

pebbles and stones, coarse pieces of stone

thorn, fishing hook, fork, fish-bone, hand (of watch or clock), weighing scale, pointer (of balance)

getting into trouble for no reason, Metaphorically: get into involve in quarrel, to engage in painful activities

beloved

camphor

paper boat

promissory note

made of paper, delicate, thin, thin-shelled, documentary

a place or abode of vice and disgrace, bad company

the smoke of a candle

pubic hair, pubes, groin

(Metaphorically) black giant, huge dark person

blackness, soot

great evil

to take in work, to undertake a job, to take over charge of an office (from), to work (one, or a beast), to make use (of), to use

(Hindu) the god of love or god of sex, the Hindu Cupid (he was the son of Vishnu by Rukmini, and the husband of Rati or Venus)

to feel singing or ringing sensation in the ears, to have a raging in the ears, the ears to tingle or burn, to fancy that one hears a sound, (of ears) sing

to fill (one's) ears (with)

surpass, outwit, take the lead

to put the cotton in ear, (means) not listen to anyone, to be careless

accept the supremacy (of), accept defeat, avoid, steer clear of, express remorse, hold one's own ears by way of repentance

to shake or flap the ears (a dog, regarded as a bad omen for a journey)

shell with a hole in it, bad penny

(Metaphorically) world, universe

stuntman, juggler, rope-dancer, illusionist

bite

crutches

clerk, notary, book-keeper, bibliographer

God, writer of destiny

the eighth month of the Bikrami calendar corresponding to October-November

burn, inflame

glass

iron ore

to bring water with a pitcher of uncooked clay

be inexperienced

a young mind, someone easily influenced or impressionable, soft or green wood

unrestrained and free lion

to speak some people equally at same time, to talk with shouting, Metaphorically: talking together of people

a gourd, the calabash

state of being married or head of family

difficulty, hardship, adversity

foamy, sudsy, anger

to have died recently

thief of shrouds, The person who digs the grave and steals the shroud of the grave,

handful of dust, trifle, man

one who carries shoes

name of a mountain, placed by the Hindūs in the Himālaya range it is regarded as one of the loftiest peaks to the north of the Mānasa lake; and is fabled as the residence of Kuvera and the favourite haunt of Śiva

mango-shaped design printed on cloth or paper, etc.

tilt the cup but don't let it spill

curved cap, dandy, fop, beloved, monarch, arrogant

rest, ease, tomorrow, yesterday

pf a machine's part to malfunction

callow youth, fledgling, inexperienced

blackness, stigma, infamy

the heart to burst, to feel pity or compassion, to be disturbed with grief, to burst with envy or jealousy

Piece of heart, term of endearment for one's child, very dear

be greatly pained, be extremely aggrieved

referring to prophet Moses who spoke to God at mountain Toor in Senai

to make (one) repeat the (Muslim) confession of faith, to convert (one) to Mohammadanism, to make a Musalman of (one)

chick, jowl, Metaphorically: face, gesture

to slap on face, to defeat

sort of kite

profit, performance of virtuous deeds, capital, assets

do something unexpected or undesirable

arch, bent, anything bent like an arch, bow, beloved's eyebrow, spring, elastic, rainbow, Sagittarius

to be victorious

(Metaphorically) with arched eye-brows (epithet of a mistress) beloved, beautiful

a slip-knot, a thong or lasso (formerly used in battle)

take off or loosen the belt, ungird one's loins, sit at ease, to undo or throw off (one's) belt, to take (one's) ease

lie down, rest, take a nap

break the back

helpless, destitute

indifferent

somewhat little, a little, a little at a time

poor, of small means, of low status or position

short-sighted, weak-sighted

to be showered with money, be affluent

be dried

member of a Hindu low nomadic caste, maker and seller of ropes or strings of hemp and cotton

make a disciple, give one's tutelage

to tear off clothes (due to madness or to express extreme sorrow)

dye clothes

a pan in which dishes are fried, Symbolic: the dishes, the desert, fried things

curt (reply, etc.), beautiful, comely, attractive, hard, stiff, strong, hot, spicy, unflinching, resolute, well-baked, crisp but brittle

harsh, hard

have bad luck, to be unfortunate, fate to prove adverse

kind, considerate, generous

any place where water is scarce

(Figurative) superior, guardian

change in conditions, mood, etc.

man, any person, Tenacity

tie, to tighten

(Figurative) forcibly

a kind of needle work, stretched, extended, sullen, sad, tall, distilled

to trace figures in needlework (on cloth), to embroider

Noah's ark

be ashamed, be cut to pieces, be killed, be separated, be wounded

fight till death

a kind of cloth made from flax, fine linen, linseed

editing, amendment

small pair of scissors, cutter

(of a name) be struck off, (of bank of a river, etc.) be eroded, be washed away, (of a canal) be dug, (of colour) fade, (of time, etc.) pass, be abashed, be put to shame, be cut, be cut off, be snapped, be clipped, avoid, be snapped, be clipped, be deducted, be killed, be murdered, have one's kite cut (in a kite-flying contest)

a small bowl, a shallow cup with a broad mouth and without a handle, metallic shallow bowl

small metallic bowl, small brass cup without a handle

be very greedy, run a mile for a penny

very little, little bit

(met.) a pole star that appears at the northern pole of the globe and is used to determine the time at night

the planet Mars

blindness

name of a fountain or river in Paradise

spit out, babble

to change (its) skin, slough, to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue, shed or remove (a layer of dead skin)

easy to take off due to loosening of a attires

be built, be instituted, be pitched, be ready, stand, rise, stand up

knock, rattle, threaten, warn, scold

to rinse, wash, examine, scrutinize, search minutely

make a hemming sound to draw attention, to clear the throat, to cough

low alluvial land

eating of holy soil as faith

search diligently

throw dust on, imprecate, curse, resign, leave, forget, conceal

reduce to ashes

come to naught, (plans) be ruined, (hopes) be dashed, die

to wander about, to stray

to plunder and lay waste a country

put mud or dust on head, weeping mournfully, worried, roamed, destitute

(Figurative) earth or ashes from a sacred place or shrine mainly Medina with supposed curative properties

heap, abundance

be very angry, be surly, pounce upon

alkali, impure carbonate of potash or soda, alkaline earth, saltness, brackishness

beat black and blue