Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Active as an ape.	1
Austere as so many weather-beaten ascetics from the desert.	2
Black as a wolf’s mouth.	3
Bursting like an overdone potato.	4
Cling to the old house as barnacles to a wrecked and stranded vessel.	5
Fits as a shell fits a crab.	6
Forward like a fierce hound straining on a leash.	7
Gleaming like shot silk in the sunshine.	8
Healthy as a May hedge in bloom.	9
Luminous as a panther’s skin.	10
Panting like a spent hound.	11
Puffy as a cheesecake.	12
Silently as a fish in a stream.	13
Swayed rhythmically in one direction like a wheatfield in a squall.	14
Swiftly like a cloud scud on a breezy day.	15
The air was as thick as the main deck in a close-fought action.	16
Vanish … as easily as an eel into sand.	17