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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
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
requiteto make return for : repay
hazarda source of danger
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
egressa place or means of going out : exit
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
brevityshortness of duration