Simile (disambiguation)
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A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like", "as". Even though both similes and metaphors are forms of comparison, similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas...

is a figure of speech making an explicit comparison.

Simile or Similes may also refer to:
  • SIMILE
    SIMILE
    SIMILE is a joint research project run by the World Wide Web Consortium , Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries and CSAIL and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation...

    , project to develop Semantic Web tools
  • Simile (computer virus)
    Simile (computer virus)
    Win32/Simile is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. The virus was released in the most recent version in early March 2002. It was written by the virus writer Mental Driller...

    , also known as Etap and MetaPHOR, Windows virus released in March 2002
  • Similes (album)
    Similes (album)
    Similes is the fifth album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. The album features Cooper's first vocal performances and percussion, and is the first album to have a verse-chorus form in some of its tracks...

    , 2010 Matthew Cooper release


Species names:
  • Bulbophyllum simile
    Bulbophyllum simile
    Bulbophyllum simile is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.-References:**...

    , orchid
  • Caenocara simile, puffball beetle
  • Lucifuga simile
    Lucifuga simile
    Lucifuga simile is a species of fish in the Bythitidae family. It is endemic to Cuba. It is a demersal species that can be found in freshwater and brackish water. It can reach a length of 8.8 centimeters.-References:...

    , Cuban fish
  • Trillium simile
    Trillium simile
    Trillium simile, the Jeweled wakerobin, is a spring-flowering perennial plant which is native to parts of the Appalachian Mountains in southeastern United States. It is also known as Sweet white wake-robin, Sweet white trillium and confusing trillium...

    , Jeweled wakerobin
  • Zygophyllum simile
    Zygophyllum simile
    Zygophyllum simile is a succulent annual herb native to Australia.-Description:It grows as a prostrate or erect annual herb, branching from the base and reaching a height of from four to 60 centimeters...

    , Australian herb

See also

Related words:
  • Facsimile
    Facsimile
    A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in terms of scale,...

  • Similarity
    Similarity
    -Specific definitions:Different fields provide differing definitions of similarity:-In computer science:* string metric, aka string similarity* semantic similarity in computational linguistics-In other fields:...


Similar spellings:
  • Semele (disambiguation)
    Semele (disambiguation)
    Semele may refer to:* Semele, mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology* Semele, an opera by John Eccles* Semele, an opera by George Frideric Handel * Sémélé, an opera by Marin Marais* 86 Semele, an asteroid...

  • Smile (disambiguation)
    Smile (disambiguation)
    A smile is a facial expression.Smile may also refer to:- Bands :* Smile , a 1968 London band which was the precursor to Queen* Smile , a 1990s rock band* Smile.dk, a Swedish pop band...

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