words that express ideas or concepts: love, time, truth

words that can be perceived by the senses

old-fashioned language. (Thee, thou, thine, ye olde)

Pretentious, exaggeratedly learned language. Trying to be eloquent by using the largest, most uncommon words.

The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.

a word or phrase used in place of a person's name or in association with it. (Alexander the Great, Material Girl, Ms. Know-it-all)

 An over-used, worn-out, hackneyed expression that used to be fresh but is no more. Ex: Blushing bride.

an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

From the Greek, literally means “ teaching."

words formed by telescoping two words into one, as in the combination of motor car and hotel into motel

words and expressions characteristic of a particular trade, profession, or pursuit. Nautical examples from The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad include "cuddy,” “taffrail,” “missen," and "binnacle.”

The feeling that a word creates; the implications of a word or phrase, as opposed to its exact meaning

A statement that is deliberately ambiguous, one of whose possible meanings is risqué' or suggestive of some impropriety. It deals with a single word that has more than one meaning.