meta-

Usage

• metamorphosis

  When someone or something undergoes the process of metamorphosis, there is a change in appearance, character, or even physical shape.

• metaphor

  A metaphor is a word or phrase that means one thing but is used to describe something else in order to highlight similar qualities; for example, if someone is very brave, you might say that they have the heart of a lion.

• methodical

  If you are methodical while doing a task, you use a logical and organized system to complete it.

• metabolic

  of or relating to metabolism

• metabolism

  the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

• metamorphic

  of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)

• metamorphose

  change completely the nature or appearance of

• metaphorical

  expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

• metaphysical

  pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

• metaphysics

  the philosophical study of being and knowing

• method

  a way of doing something, especially a systematic way