Associations to the word «Simile»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SIMILE, noun. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle