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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.

Random words

WordMeaning
flukeflatfish
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
reveriedaydream
recitala detailed account : enumeration
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result