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Gazed like a star into the morning light Glaring like noontide Gleam like a diamond on a dancing girl Glistening like threads of gold Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid Glittering like an aigrette of stars [aigrette = ornamental tuft of upright plumes] |
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A Dictionary of Useful Phrases
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Here is a collection of excellent phrases and word combinations that you can use to add spice to your writings and speech. |
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See also these useful collections of phrases, similes and word groups:
- Prepositional Phrases - Sets of paired adjectives that together add up to more than the sum of their parts.
- Significant Phrases - aired nouns, adjectives and adverbs, which together create an impactful and vivid image of the thought you want to convey.
- Public Speaking Sample Phrases - huge collection of examples and phrases are designed to make your oral presentations and debates more impactful and clear.
- Business Phrases - These phrases will help you say what you mean with emphasis and let you stand out from the usual corporate memo and report.
- Conversational Phrases - parts of sentences that you can use as building blocks for larger conversations.
- Striking Similes - similes and figures of speech that you can use to make your writing more emphatic and vivid.
- Literary Expressions - a vast collection of literary phrases, allusions and similes that you can use to spice up your writing and make it more impactful and noteworthy.
- Impressive Phrases - These phrases and groups of related adjectives are meant to make an impact on the reader or listener.
- Felicitous Phrases - Groupings of three words that fit perfectly together and use repetition to create emphasis and striking imagery.
