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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
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
meteto give out by measure : dole out
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
habituateto make used to something : accustom
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
droopto hang or incline downward
daintysomething delicious to the taste
fervidvery hot : burning