Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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domino effect | Yes | No | No | No |
trope | Yes | No | No | No |
domino effect (noun) | trope (noun) |
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the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |