simile
(noun) a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
simile (countable and uncountable, plural similes or similia)
A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.
• figure of speech
• dissimile
• mislie, smilie
Source: Wiktionary
Simi"*le, n.; pl. Similes. Etym: [L., from similis. See Similar.] (Rhet.)
Definition: A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison. A good swift simile, but something currish. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
