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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
nomenclaturename
extantcurrently or actually existing
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind