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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
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
fleckstreak
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augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
potablesuitable for drinking
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
duressforcible restraint or restriction