describing things
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Lexical units associated with this record

Name	Lexical unit type	Topic	Source domain	Particle	Simile
sharp as a knife	simile	describing things	-	-	as
the mouth of a river	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
the head of a table	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
slow as a snail	simile	describing things, people: actions	animals	-	as
different as night and day	simile	describing things, people: personality	-	-	as
clear as crystal	simile	describing things	-	-	as
clear as a bell	simile	describing things	-	-	as
the head of a page	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
clear as day	simile	describing things, events and actions	light and darkness	-	as
the neck of a bottle/guitar	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
red as blood	simile	describing things, people: appearance	colour	-	as
the heart of a city	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
the hands of a clock	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
white as snow	simile	describing things, people: appearance	colour	-	as
the mouth of a tunnel/cave	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
the legs of a chair/table	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
black as night	simile	describing things, people: appearance	colour, light and darkness	-	as
the foot of a hill	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
the foot of a page	body part term	describing things	the human body	-	-
easy as pie	simile	describing things	-	-	as
cold as ice	simile	describing things	heat and cold	-	as