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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
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
rationa food allowance for one day
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
feintsomething feigned
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum