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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
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
remittancea sum of money remitted
hurlrush
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination