No, it is a noun (a punctuation mark). The word is also used for a rhetorical device.
Compliments - flattery.
Various synonymous terms and phrases are available for "figure of speech". Perhaps the most common would be "device", but "expression" and "trope" and "turn of phrase", among others, are also possible.
rhetorical device or resource of language is a technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience (the reader(s) or listener(s)). These emotional responses are central to the meaning of the work or speech, and should also get the audience's attention. Usage of rhetorical device techniques can give an auxiliary meaning, idea, or feeling to the literal or written.
"Resistance is futile" is an example of a rhetorical device known as an aphorism, which is a concise statement of a principle or truth. It can also be considered a form of persuasive language used to convey the idea that opposition or defiance is pointless.
the ABACUS. it is also known as the 1st calculating device created by the Chinese. it is also known as the 1st computer.
periphiral device
A time measuring device. Also known as a clock
Stereoscope
An mp3 is a portable music device, also known as a MPEG.
In Priority-Based Access, the access point device also functions as a point coordinator
no offence to anything but that is a inapporiate question. This is also known as a rhetorical question. That means that you would ask a silly question then i would not answer it