simile
51simile — n. Similitude, comparison, metaphor …
52simile — noun 1 (C) an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like , for example as white as snow 2 (U) the use of expressions like this …
53simile — n analogy, parallel, comparison, similitude …
54simile — [ˈsɪməli] noun [C] a phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else using the word ‘like or ‘as , for example ‘His hands were as cold as ice …
55simile — sim•i•le [[t]ˈsɪm ə li[/t]] n. rht a figure of speech in which two distinct things are compared by using “like” or “as,” as in “She is like a rose.” Compare metaphor • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L: image, likeness, comparison, n. use of neut. of… …
56simile — /ˈsɪməli / (say simuhlee) noun 1. a figure of speech directly expressing a resemblance, in one or more points, of one thing to another, as a man like an ox. 2. an instance of this figure, or a use of words exemplifying it. {Middle English, from… …
57simile — n. literary device of comparing one thing with another, using like or as. ♦ similia, n.pl. similar things. ♦ similiter, ( Latin) adv. in similar manner …
58simile — Ōlelo ho opilipili, ōlelo ho ohālikelike …
59simile — sinsi …
60simile — n. 1 a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, as an illustration or ornament (e.g. as brave as a lion). 2 the use of such comparison. Etymology: ME f. L, neut. of similis like …
