Decadent trees. Stands of trees with greatly reduced growth, usually occurring as one of three types: (1) over-mature trees nearing end of normal life, (2) younger trees limited by site conditions such as soil deficiencies, and (3) overcrowding due to exclusion of natural and cultural fires. Gore Lake, Vail CO.
metaphor noun [C or U]. C2 an âexpression, often âfound in âliterature, that âdescribes a âperson or âobject by referring to something that is âconsidered to have âsimilar âcharacteristics to that âperson or âobject: The âmind is an âocean and the âcity is a âjungle are both metaphors.
Definition. A dead metaphor is traditionally defined as a figure of speech that has lost its force and imaginative effectiveness through frequent use. Also known as a frozen metaphor or a historical metaphor. Contrast with creative metaphor.