a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrasesThe General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.the writer’s use of similecomparemetaphorSee related entries:Linguistic devicesWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like’.
See simile in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee simile in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
