Dictionary For Synecdoche Lesson

Note that following words may have different meaning in situations different from those described in the synecdoche lesson.

Synecdoche word	Meaning
лицо	person
голова	bright person
рука (в министерстве)	friendly relations; power
рот	a mouth to feed
студент	the students of particular time period
синий плащ	person wearing blue mackintosh
первая скрипка	the leading violonist
первая ракетка	the leading tennis-player
начальство	chief
инструмент	a tool

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