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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
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession