Shweta Shetye

Similes Similes are formed when we compare one thing of a kind with another thing of a very different kind. Read the following examples with their use in sentences to understand this figure of speech better. as alike as two peas in a pod - Mary and Kacy are as alike as two peas in a pod. as bald as a coot - The excess use of shampoo made Mr. Dawson as bald as a coot. as big as a bus - Nora's new house is as big as a bus as black as coal - The diamond earring my grandmother gifted me are as black as coal louder than a siren - After seeing a rat, she screamed louder than a siren on a police car. as bright as a new pin - Wearing her new dress, she shone as bright as a new pin tucked in the hair. as busy as a bee - Mum raced around the kitchen looking as busy as a bee in the hive. as clear as a bell - Miss Mary gave instructions to the students that were as clear as a bell in the church. as cold as ice - The milkshake was as cold as ice from the north pole. as dry as dust - She baked a bread that was as dry as the dust on the road. as hungry as a bear - After coming from school, I was as hungry as a bear growling for food. as light as a feather - My new shoes were as light as a feather in the hat. as quick as lightning - She runs as quick as lightning on a rainy day. as slow as a snail - Grandpa walked as slow as a snail trying to reach the bus. as tall as a giraffe - Helen is always asked to clean the blackboard because she is as tall as a giraffe. as tough as nails - No one starts a fight with Nelly since she is as tough as nails can be. as white as snow - The clouds were as white as snow in the village. as delicate as a flower - I was scared to hold the baby as she was as delicate as flower in the garden. as easy as ABC - Eating your favorite dessert can be as easy as ABC. fit as a fiddle - My games teacher told mom that I am as fit as a fiddle to play football. free as a bird - When I write poems, I feel as free as a bird in the blue sky. good as gold - My shoes from last summer were as good as gold after being washed and polished. red as a beet - I turn as red as a beet when mom praises me in front of her friends. sleep like a baby - After a good day of games in the playground, I slept like a baby. as smooth as silk - My hair turned as smooth as silk after a good wash by mom. as blind as a bat - Ricky cannot read that well and without his glasses is as blind as a bat. as sweet as a rose - Mom's new perfume smelled as sweet as a rose. as nice as a pie - Cousin Mary is as nice as a pie and very polite. as boring as watching paint dry - Listening to Mick sing is as boring as watching paint dry on a wall. as cheap as dirt - The farmers market is the best place to buy groceries. Things are as cheap as dirt. as cunning as a fox - No one likes to share toys with Michelle. She is as cunning as a fox. as flat as a pancake - The tires on dad's bike went as flat as a pancake on the trip to the woods. as pretty as a picture - The mountains were really beautiful today. The scene was as pretty as a picture. as sick as a dog - Neil caught the flu yesterday and was as sick as a dog today when I visited him. as old as the hills - Grandma Nell cannot walk very fast. She is as old as the hills near the village. as cool as a cucumber - Everyone forgot to do their homework and were nervous. But, Kent was as cool as a cucumber. as silly as a goose - It is very easy to fool my cousin Nick. He is as silly as a goose.