Grammar Posser

[DavidTC44]

Figure of speech in which the name of part of something is used to represent the whole thing?

[factor-fiction]

Posser? How many letters please and do you have any placed?

[Calibax]

Synechdoche

[scorpiojo]

Synecdoche

[factor-fiction]

I can think of a 10 letter word that fits

[Sipowicz]

Abbreviation?

[elliemay1]

Synecdoche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice versa. ... Since synecdoche uses a part to represent a whole, ... A general class name used to denote a specific member of that or an associated class
Search domain en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche

[scorpiojo]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1402491.html

[factor-fiction]

Ah- that's the one I had in mind. (I was trying to leave it open for those who like to work it out from the pattern)

[shoota]

Havn't heard that word for a while....

'Th'art leet geyn as a posser yed, lad'

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/posser

[scorpiojo]

Welcome to AB David. Have a read of this:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/article/etiquette-for-asking-a-quiz-puzzle-or-crossword-question/

[Baldric]

Thanks Shoota, I was about to ask what a 'Posser' is!

[shoota]

The dictionary says it is a stirring stick but my mother seemed to think the motion involved was more, sort of, up and down.....

[DavidTC44]

Loads of replies on this one - Synechdoche. Many thanks everybody, this is a new word to me!

[Jackdaw33]

Just two of many examples are:

Hoover, for any make of vacuum cleaner
Plastic, to mean any form of payment card.