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onomatopoeia
(Encyclopedia) onomatopoeiaonomatopoeiaŏnˌəmătˌəpēˈə [key] [Gr.,=word-making], in language, the representation of a sound by an imitation thereof; e.g., the cat mews. Poets often convey the meaning…simile
(Encyclopedia) similesimilesĭmˈəlē [key] [Lat.,=likeness], in rhetoric, a figure of speech in which an object is explicitly compared to another object. Robert Burns's poem “A Red Red Rose” contains…Towards Break of Day
Towards Break of DayWas it the double of my dream The woman that by me lay Dreamed, or did we halve a dream Under the first cold gleam of day?I thought “there is a waterfall Upon Ben Bulban…Brewer's: Break Cover
(To). To start forth from a hiding-place. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Break DownBreak A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Brewer's: Break of Day
Day-break. “`At break of day I will come to thee again.” Wordsworth: Pet Lamb, stanza 15. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Break the IceBreak In A B C D…Brewer's: Break Down
(To). To lose all control of one's feelings. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Break FaithBreak Cover A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Break Faith
(To). To violate one's word or pledge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Break GroundBreak Down A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Break Ground
(To). To commence a new project. As a settler does. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Break InBreak Faith A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Break the Ice
(To). To prepare the way; to cause the stiffness and reserve of intercourse with a stranger to relax; to impart to another bit by bit distressing news or a delicate subject. Source:…Brewer's: Break with One
(To). To cease from intercourse. “What cause have I given him to break with me?” —Florence Marryat. Breakers Ahead Hidden danger at hand. Breakers in the open sea always announce sunken…Trending
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