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SIMILE

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor

The meaning of the word simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor.

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WordMeaning
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
detachedstanding by itself : separate
residualremainder
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
trappingsoutward signs
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing