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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
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
buoyanthaving buoyancy
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
briskkeenly alert : lively