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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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plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
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fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
derelictionan intentional abandonment
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces