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noun • a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') | ||||||||
| 31% | 8 | Cops break into a shower, which makes for a bad atmosphere | ||||||
noun • rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water | ||||||||
| 29% | 8 | "Break, Break, Break" poet | ||||||
noun • Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) | ||||||||
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SIMILE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SIMILE
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1 | "Break, Break, Break" poet
New York Times -
30 Jul 1977 | New York Times / 30 Jul 1977 |
2 | A lack of similarity that makes comparison impossible | |
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4 | Cops break into a shower, which makes for a bad atmosphere
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5 | From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns
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25 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Mar 2023 |
6 | Measure against which to make comparison
The Guardian Quick -
15 Jun 2007 | The Guardian Quick / 15 Jun 2007 |
7 | Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break," e.g.
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16 Feb 1995 | New York Times / 16 Feb 1995 |
