simile
sim.i.le \'sim-*-(.)le-\ n [L, comparison, fr. neut. of similis] : a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)
Webster's English Dictionarysim.i.le \'sim-*-(.)le-\ n [L, comparison, fr. neut. of similis] : a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)