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METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.



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a: voltage ~
b: water-pressure

Writer: Not Stated --Date: January 8, 2026

a: genome ~
b: book

Writer: Matt Ridley --Date: January 8, 2026

a: density ~
b: concentration

Writer: Henry Jakubowski --Date: January 7, 2026


a: unrequited-love ~
b: black-coffee

Writer: Not Stated --Date: January 7, 2026

a: the-comma ~
b: a-speed-bump

Writer: Copyright --Date: January 6, 2026

a: accountability ~
b: a-compass

Writer: Not Stated --Date: January 5, 2026


a: electronegativity ~
b: a-measure-of-electron-selfishness

Writer: Bill Amundson --Date: January 4, 2026

a: metallic-bonds ~
b: positve-ions-in-a-sea-of-electrons

Writer: Joseph A Mascetta --Date: January 4, 2026

a: electronegativity ~
b: a-tug-of-war

Writer: Laura Nappi --Date: January 4, 2026


a: van-de-waals-bond ~
b: post-it-notes

Writer: Not Stated --Date: January 3, 2026

a: bacteria ~
b: living-paint

Writer: Not Stated --Date: January 2, 2026

a: northern-california-culture-is-becoming ~
b: the-culture-portrayed-in-ecotopia

Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: December 31, 2025


a: dna-replication ~
b: a-train-track

Writer: Dr. Barry Starr --Date: December 30, 2025

a: agape ~
b: a-magnificent-diamond

Writer: Gary DeLashmutt --Date: December 30, 2025

a: zener-diode ~
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding

Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: December 30, 2025


a: respiratory-system ~
b: -umbrella-at-the-top-of-the-body

Writer: Dr. Boice --Date: December 28, 2025

a: respiratory-system ~
b: bike-pump

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 28, 2025

a: frameshift-mutation ~
b: this-video

Writer: Greg Petersen --Date: December 25, 2025


a: solar-system ~
b: a-large-natural-laboratory

Writer: B. Bertotti, ‎Paolo Farinella, ‎David Vokrouhlický --Date: December 21, 2025

a: solar-system ~
b: single-family

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 21, 2025

a: frameshift-mutation ~
b: this-video

Writer: Greg Petersen --Date: December 19, 2025


a: frameshift-mutation ~
b: this-video

Writer: Greg Petersen --Date: December 17, 2025

a: frameshift-mutation ~
b: removing-a-letter-from-a-sentence

Writer: Mrs. Plassio --Date: December 17, 2025

a: crime ~
b: disease

Writer: Ed Yong --Date: December 16, 2025


a: thermodynamics ~
b: gambling

Writer: Ed Gerstner --Date: December 16, 2025

a: nervous-system ~
b: wiring-system

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 16, 2025

a: enzyme ~
b: highly-specialized-reaction-flask

Writer: Derek Lowe --Date: December 14, 2025


a: frustration ~
b: a-snake-venom

Writer: Dragos Roua --Date: December 12, 2025

a: frustration ~
b: having-your-hands-tied

Writer: Michael Casey, LMHCA --Date: December 12, 2025

a: frustration ~
b: being-stuck-in-the-mud

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 12, 2025


a: grace ~
b: the-governor-s-pardon-to-a-prisoner

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 12, 2025

a: unrequited-love ~
b: black-coffee

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 12, 2025

a: plastic-surgery ~
b: erasing-a-little-bit-of-yourself

Writer: Micronian --Date: December 12, 2025


a: heartbreak ~
b: tiny-shards-of-glass-in-your-chest

Writer: Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP --Date: December 12, 2025

a: calvin-cycle ~
b: sugar-factory-within-a-chloroplast

Writer: Michael Hu --Date: December 11, 2025

a: pollution ~
b: homelessness

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 9, 2025


a: poverty ~
b: darkness

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 9, 2025

a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later

Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: December 8, 2025

a: equality ~
b: every-runner-the-same-size-shoes

Writer: Not Stated --Date: December 8, 2025


a: war-on-climate-change ~
b: war-on-cancer

Writer: Louise Gray --Date: December 6, 2025

a: dark-matter ~
b: water-in-the-chunky-noodle-soup

Writer: Joel Primack --Date: December 6, 2025

a: welding ~
b: a-grilled-cheese-sandwich

Writer: Phil Moore --Date: December 5, 2025


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