I believe it is figure.
The word figurative is an adjective. It describes something metaphorical.
Figurative
Figurative means not literal. Figurative language refers to things like metaphors and similes.
The root word "leg" typically refers to the anatomical structure found in humans and animals that is used for walking and supporting the body. Additionally, "leg" can also be used in a figurative sense to indicate a part or branch of something larger.
At the start of my degree course my work was mostly figurative.
Fugitive has no root word it is the root word.
He doesn't work in construction, he used the word steamroller in a figurative way to describe how he feels at his job.
There is no root word of river. It itself is a root word.
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Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language
the root word is'confirminglyishness'
the synonym for the word above is learing