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Meanings of
simile
in English
Russian
сравнение
Portuguese
símile
Spanish
similes
Catalan
comparació
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Figure of speech.
Related terms
stylistic device
figure of speech
Russian
сравнение
Usage of
simile
in English
1
A good decoy is not an exact
simile
,
but a good caricature.
2
The functions of
simile
and metaphor are the same in this respect.
3
The following
simile
affords an instance of this quality in the work:-
4
We meet with the same
simile
in the testimony of another witness:-
5
That is quite a material
simile
;
but I think it is true.
6
The
simile
was becoming somewhat confused: in conversation similes are apt to.
7
Satan has leapt over the wall of Paradise: and the
simile
begins-
8
An incident in the Zoological Gardens struck me as a helpful
simile
.
9
The poem closed with a
simile
which took the world by storm:-
10
We must avoid drawing false conclusions from the
simile
of the balloon.
11
The
simile
of a fire is good so far as it goes.
12
I might take up my old
simile
of the race-horse and cart-horse.
13
A
simile
not to be found in any author ancient or modern.
14
Rancourt was the other side of Combles, which explains the plum
simile
.
15
The poem concludes with a
simile
that might have better been omitted.
16
I shall first consider your
simile
,
drawn from the story of Hercules.
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About this term
simile
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
good simile
old simile
apt simile
follow simile
beautiful simile
More collocations
Translations for
simile
Russian
сравнение
Portuguese
símile
comparação
Spanish
similes
símil
símiles
simil
Catalan
comparació
Simile
through the time
Simile
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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