1 Ä¢irts AnkipÄns (born 1975), a Latvian ice hockey player. 2  Ä¢irts Dzelde (born 1963), a Latvian professional tennis player.  Ä¢irts Karlsons (born 1981), a Latvian football striker.
Figuratively means metaphorically, and literally describes something that actually happened. If you say that a guitar solo literally blew your head off, your head should not be attached to your body. But they're also going to create literally a tidal wave of data.
C2 an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object: The mind is an ocean and the city is a jungle are both metaphors. Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Figurative use of language. a metaphor for sth idiom. allegory.