simile

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sim·ile [simile similes] BrE [ˈsɪməli] NAmE [ˈsɪməli] noun countable, uncountable (technical)
a word or phrase that compares sth to sth else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
compare ↑metaphor

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like’.

Example Bank:
•The General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.
•the writer's use of simile