simile

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A 'figure of speech' which compares one thing with another by using 'as', 'is like', or similar constructions.

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Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge. View all posts by Keith