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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.

Random words

WordMeaning
pontificalepiscopal attire
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
expertisethe skill of an expert
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
contrivancea thing contrived
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as