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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
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
bogwet spongy ground
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
depredationto lay waste : plunder
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell