WORDS OF COMPARISION

ByPrabin Lamichhane •
· As black as coal
· As black as pitch.
· As black as midnight
· As bold as a lion
· As brave as a lion
· As bright as day
· As bright as silver.
· As brittle as glass
· As busy as a bee
· As cheerful as a lark
· As busy as a bee.
· As clear as days
· As clear as crystal.
· As cunning as a fox
· As dark as midnight
· As deaf as a post
· As deep as a well
· As dry as dust
· As dumb as a statue.
· As firm as a rock
· As faithful as a dog.
· As gay as a lark
· As gentle as a lamb.
· As gentle as a dove
· As good as gold
· As greedy as a wolf
· As green as grass
· As happy as a king
· As hard as a stone.
· As hard as iron
· As heavy as lead
· As hot as fire
· As innocent as a child
· As light as a feather
· As loud as thunder
· As merry as a cricket
· As pale as death.
· As pale as a ghost
· As proud as a peacock
· As quick as lightning
· As quiet as a lamb
· As red as blood/rose
· As sharp as a needle
· As sharp as a razor.
· As silent as the dead
· As silent as the grave
· As smooth as velvet
· As soft as butter.
· As soft as silk
· As stubborn as a mule
· As stupid as an ass
· As sure as death.
· As sure as fate
· As sweet as honey
· As swift as lightning
· As white as snow


Words Indicating young ones of animals
· Ass– foal
· Bear– cub
· Boar – pork ling
· Cat– kitten
· Cow– calf
· Deer– fawn
· Dog – puppy
· Duck– duckling
· Eagle– eaglet
· Elephant– calf
· Fox–cub
· Frog–tadpole
· Goat–kid
· Horse–colt (masculine)
· Horse–filly (feminine)
· Lion– whelp
· Sheep– lamb
· Stag – Fawn
· wolf– cub
· Tiger– cub


Movement of lower creatures
· Ants – crawl
· Bears–lumber
· Beer–flit
· Birds–fly
· Bulls–run
· Cats––run
· Grasshoppers––hop
· Dear––Cope
· Dogs–– run
· Dogs––scamper
· Donkeys––trot
· Ducks––waddle
· Eagles––fly/waddle
· Elephants–amble
· Frog hop
· cock - strut
· Hens––strut
· Horses––jog
· Horses––trot/gallop
· Kittens––frisk
· Lamb––frisk
· Larks ––soar
· owls––flit
· Rabbits––leap
· Snakes––crawl
· snail––crawl
· sparrows––flit
· vulture––flap / hobble
· vermin–– crawl
· wolves––stalk


Words expressing the cries of Lower Creatures
· Apes –– gibber
· Asses––bray
· Bears––growl
· Bees––hum
· Birds––twitter/chirp
· Bulls––bellow
· Calves––low
· Camels––grunt
· Canaries ––whistle
· Cats–mew/purr/cartel wall
· Cocks––crow
· Cows––cow
· Crows ––caw
· Cricket––chirp
· Dogs––yelp/ bark/ whine / how/growl
· Doves––coo
· Ducks––quack
· Eagles––sream
· Elephants––trumpet
· Flies––buzz
· Foxes–– yelp/bark
· Frogs ––crack
· Geese––cackle
· Goats––bleat
· Hawks––scream
· Hens––cackle/cluck
· Horses––neigh/snort
· Hounds––bay
· Hyenas––laugh
· Jackals––howl
· Kittens––mew
· Lambs––bleat
· Larks––sing/warble
· Lions–– roar
· Magpies––chatter
· Mice––squeak
· Monkeys––chatter/gibber
· Night agales––sing/ warble
· Owls––hoot/scream/ screech
· Oxen––low/bellow
· Parrots ––screech/talk
· Peacocks––scream
· Pigs––grunt/squeal
· Puppies–– yelp
· Ravens–– crock
· Red––breasts– whistle
· Rooks––caw
· seagulls––scream
· Sheep––bleat
· Small birds––chirp/ twitter/ pipe
· Snakes–– hiss
· Sparrows––chirp/twitter
· Swallows––twitter
· Swans ––cry
· Thrushes––whistle
· Tigers–– growll roar
· Turkeys ––gobble
· Vultures ––Scream.
· Wolves–– howl/ yell


Sounds made by objects
· Aero planes –– zoom
· Anvils––slink/clang
· Bells––jingle/tinkle
· Babies––lisp
· Bells––ring
· Bells––clang
· Bows ––twang
· Brakes––screech
· Bugles ––Call
· Bugles––blow
· Carts ––rumble
· Chains ––clank
· Clocks––tick
· Clouds––thunder
· Acorn––rings
· coins––coins
· Doors––bang
· Doors––slam
· Drum–– beat
· Fingers ––crack
· Fire––crackles
· Fireballs––clang
· Fireworks––bung
· Flags––flutter
· Foot–steps––patter
· Glass––flutter
· Glass––clinks
· Guitar––twangs
· Gunfire––rumbles
· Hail––patters
· Hail–stones––rattle
· Hans––clank
· Hinges (door)––creak
· Hoofs––screech
· Horns––toot
· Jet–planes planes ––screech
· Keys– clink
· Knives–clank
· Leave– rustle
· machinery–clatter
· Machinery – buzz
· Metals–ring
· Nuts– crack
· Plates–rattle
· Pots & pans–clatter
· Rain –patters
· Rifles–report
· Sails–flutter
· Shoes–creak
· silk–rustles
· Small–bells –jingle
· Streams–purl
· Telephones–buzz
· Teeth–chatter
· Thunder–rumble
· Trumpets–blare
· watches –tick
· Water–laps
· Waves– lap
· Waves–ripple
· Weapons-chank
· Wheat–ripples
· Wheat– laps
· Whips –crack
· Whistles–shriek
· Wings–sigh
· Wings–flutter
· Wire–twangs
· Woods– crackle


Words Denoting Collection
· An army of ants.
· A nest of ants
· A stage of officials
· An army of soldiers.
· An army of workmen.
· An assembly of listeners
· A band of sobers
· A band of dacoits
· A band of fugitives.
· A band of musicians
· A band of travellers
· A band of thieves
· A bevy of ladies
· A bevy of girls
· A bevy of quails
· A brace of pigeons
· A brace of dogs
· A flock of partridges
· A bunch of flowers.
· A bunch of keys
· A nosegay of flowers
· A posy of flowers
· A bundle of firewood
· A bundle of sticks
· A faggot of sticks
· A bundle of straw
· A stack of straw
· A bundle of hay
· A stack of hay
· A chain of mountain peaks
· A chain of ideas
· A range of mountains.
· A chain of proofs
· A chain of events
· A could of locusts
· A flight of locusts
· A swarm of locusts
· A clutch of eggs
· A clump of trees
· A grove of eggs
· A culture of stars
· A galaxy of stars
· A collection of letters
· A collection of swords
· A collection of paintings
· A collection of postage satmps
· A stock of goods
· A consignment of goods
· A course of lectures
· A crowd of people
· A flotilla of boats
· A flight of stairs.
· A flock of geese
· A gang of labourers
· A gang of thieves
· A gang of dacoits
· A gang of robbers
· A gang of pirates
· A gang of criminals.
· A hive of bees
· A swarm of bees.
· A herd or swine
· A heap of ruins
· A mass of ruins
· A heap of dust
· A pile of rubbish
· A heap of rubbish
· A pile of dust
· A heap of stones
· A heap of books
· A pile of books
· A heap of sand
· A litter of puppies
· A litter of pigs
· A lock of hair
· A mob of rioters
· A museum of art pieces and relics
· A pack of liars
· A pack of lies
· A string of lies
· A packet of cigarettes
· A pack of hounds
· A pack of wolves.
· A pack of playing–cards
· A pack of thieves
· A peal of bells
· A peal of thunder
· A peal of laughter
· A quiver of arrows
· A sheaf of arrows
· A raft of logs
· A series of events
· A pile of logs
· A sheaf of grain
· A squadron of cavalary
· A good stock of inform action
· A good stock of jokes
· A stock of coal & coke
· A string of beads
· A string of pearls
· A string of onions
· A string of horses
· A string of abuses
· A string of curses
· A suit of armour
· A swarm of flies
· A team of horses
· A torrent of abuse
· A torrent of insults
· A torrent of words
· A troop of children
· A troop of antelope (s)
· A volley of shots
· A volley of bullets.
· A volley of arrows.
· A volley of stones
· A volley of missiles.


A. Place to live in:
· Convict : prison
· King : palace
· Lunatic : Asylum
· Monk : monastery
· Nun : Convent/Nunnery
· Solider : Barracks/ Quarters
· Bee : hive
· Bird : Nest
· Cow : Shed
· Dog : kennel
· Fowl : Coop
· Horse : Stable
· Lion : Den
· Mouse : Hole
· Owl : Barn/tree
· Pigeon : Dove/cote
· Rabbit :Burrow
· Sheep : pen
· Spider : Web
· Tiger : Lair
· Priest : Presbyey
· Red Indian : wig-wam
· Eskimo : Igloo
· Swiss : Chalet
· Arab : Dowar


Specific words for certain places:
· Wine made in the brewery.
· Wine kept in a cellar.
· Bread is made in a studio.
· Films are made in studio.
· Good are made in a factory.
· Leather is made in a factory.
· Coins are made in a mint.
· Ships are made in a dockyard.
· Airplanes are kept in a hanger.
· Bess are kept in an apiary.
· Birds are kept in a cage, an aviary.
· Birds and animals are kept in zoo.
· Clothes are kept in a wardrobe, close.
· Fishes are kept in an aquarium.
· Curios are kept in a museum.
· Luggage at a railway station is kept in a cloak room.
· Motor cars are kept in a garage.
· Weapons are kept in an arsenal, armory.
· Ships are kept in a harbor.
· Archives are kept in a government building


Gathering of the people
· at a lecture or concert: audience
· at a match: spectators
· in the street: crowd
· in a riot: mob
· in a church, mosque, temple: congregation
· in a rowdy scene: rabble
· watching a TV programme: viewers
· attending a funeral: mourners
· listening to a broadcast programme: listeners


Sounds:
· Beating of drums.
· Blowing of bugles
· Banging of doors, guns.
· Clattering of weapons or hoofs.
· Chattering of teeth.
· Clapping of hands.
· Flapping of wings.
· Jingling of coins.
· Lisping of babies.
· Moaning of people in agony.
· Ratting of wheels.
· Ringing of bells.
· Roaring of lions, guns.
· Rustling of leaves.
· Thundering of clouds.
· Tinkling of bells.
· Whizzing of bullets
· Creaking of shoes, doors.
· Rippling of water.
· Pattering of rain.
· Blaring of trumpets.


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