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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
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
swillwash
omnipotentalmighty
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
lateralof or relating to the side