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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
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
fleeta number of warships under a single command
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
colloquyconversation
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
expatriatebanish