figuratively

a heavy load); figuratively it applies to what is burdensome or oppressive to the spirit (

a shady grove of catalpas) or figuratively to what is of questionable honesty (

a weighty package); figuratively it describes what is onerous, serious, or important (

The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town) or figuratively with words (

Costume is a carrier of society culture, is that the ideological form concretization, is figuratively and most keen express way.

an inflexible knife blade); figuratively they describe what does not relent or yield:

Let the stock simmer for several hours); figuratively it refers to a state of gentle ferment (

the sun's afterglow on the verge of the horizon); figuratively it indicates a point at which something is likely to begin or to happen (

a chief magistrate. Used figuratively,chief implies maximum importance or value:

opaque rock crystals); figuratively it applies to something that is unintelligible:

But, also figuratively when practical effects are impractical.

The silk screen technique has the effect of flattening her face, both figuratively and emotionally.

The stone was ground down over centuries. We also use it figuratively.

Figuratively speaking, this is the Lamborghini of timepieces.

It was literally and figuratively a pain.

Compared to now, the days of the Robber Barons were the Wild West – both figuratively and literally.

Compared to now, the days of the Robber Barons were the Wild West — both figuratively and literally.

You can also use it figuratively: I'd like to head towards a solution to this problem.

But figuratively or idiomatically, it means I don't like it, right?

Oh yeah! She wrote the book on th subject – literally and figuratively.