Similes (2024)

A simile makes a direct comparison

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as sacred as a shrine as solid as bricks as sad as night as solitary as a tomb as sad as doom as soothing as the breath of spring as safe as houses ( as the bank ) as sound as a bell as safe as a tortoise under its shell as sour as lime ( crab ) as safe as blackhouse ( a sardine ) as sour as vinegar as salt as sea sponge ( as brine ) as spacious as the element as salt as a herring as speechless as a stone as saucy as the wave as spineless as a jelly fish as scarce as hen's teeth as spiteful as a monkey as scarce as feathers on a fish as spotless as snow ( as lilies ) as secret as thought as spruce as an onion as secure as the grave as stale as old beer as seedy as a raspberry as stately as an oak as selfish as a fox as steadfast as a queen as senseless as stones as steady as the sun as sensitive as a flower as stealthy as a rock as serious as a doctor as stealthy as a cat as serious as an owl as stern as a judge as shallow as a pan as stiff as a poker as shameless as sin as stiff as a stone ( as a ramrod ) as shameless as a nude statue as stiff as death as shapeless as an old shoe as still as a log ( as a statue ) as sharp as a needle as still as the grave as sharp as a razor ( as a thistle ) as still as a post as sharp as a lance as stink as a polecat ( as carrion ) as short as any dream as stolid as a cow as short as the life of a wave as straight as an arrow as shy as a schoolgirl as straight as a candle ( as a lance ) as shy as the squirrel as strange as a vision as shy as the fawn as strong as brandy as sick as the dog as strong as Hercules ( as Samson ) as silent as the grave ( as the dead ) as strong as a horse ( as a lion ) as silent as thought as strong as an ox as silent as the stars as stubborn as a mule as silent as a stone as stupid as an ass ( as a donkey ) as silly as calves as stupid as a sloth as silly as a sheep ( as a goose, as a goat ) as stupid as a log ( as a post ) as simple as A B C as stupid as an oak as simple as a child as subtle as a serpent as sincere as sunlight as sudden as a snap as sleek as a mouse as sudden as lightning as sleepless as owls as sulky as a bear as slender as gossamer as superfluous as a fifth wheel as slender as a thread as superstitious as sailors as slippery as an eel as supple as a snake as slippery as ice as sure as a gun as slippery as a serpent as sure as sunrise as slow as a tortoise as sure as death as sly as a fox as sure as fate as small as atoms as sure-footed as a goat as small as a sixpence as surly as a bear as small as paint as suspicious as a cat as smooth as butter as sweet as honey as smooth as ice as sweet as a nut as smooth as glass ( as velvet ) as sweet as a rose as smooth as oil as sweet as sugar as sober as a judge as swift as an arrow as soft as butter ( as down ) as swift as a deer as soft as wool as swift as a hare as soft as velvet as swift as a hawk ( eagle ) as soft as fur ( as silk, as putty ) as swift as lightning ( as a flash ) as soft as wax as swift as thought as swift as the wind