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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
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
tantruma fit of bad temper
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
stem_fromarise from; originate from
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush