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similes

/ˈsɪməliz/

Meanings
noun
A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

Examples :

"A simile is a bit like a metaphor."
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Illustration simile

simile noun

/ˈsɪməli/

A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

"A simile is a bit like a metaphor."

Illustration thing

thing noun

/θɪŋ/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

"My favorite thing about school is the library. "

Illustration case

case noun

/keɪs/

An actual event, situation, or fact.

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Illustration figure

figure noun

/ˈfɪɡjɚ/ /ˈfɪɡə/

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

"The science textbook included a figure showing the different stages of a plant's growth. "

Illustration english

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Illustration metaphor

metaphor noun

/ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈme.tə.fɚ/

The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

"The teacher used the metaphor of a ship sailing through a storm to describe the students' challenges in completing the project. "

Illustration compared

compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

Illustration speech

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."