SIMILIES ( DIRECT COMPARISONS )
as agile as a monkey
as angry as a wasp
as bald as an egg
as black as coal
as blind as a bat
as brave as a lion
as busy as a bee/an ant
as calm as a cat
as clean as a new pin
as clumsy as a bear
as cold as ice
as cool as a cucumber
as cunning as a fox
as deaf as a doorpost
as devoted as a mother
as dry as a bone
as easy as ABC
as faithful as a dog
as fast as a deer/hare
as fat as a pig
as feeble as a child
as fierce as a lion
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a pancake
as gentle as a dove/lamb
as good as gold
as graceful as a swan
as green as grass
as hairy as a gorilla
as happy as a child
as heavy as a lead/elephant
as hot as fire
as hungry as a wolf/hunter
as lazy as a toad
as light as feather
as like as two peas
as loud as thunder
as mean as a miser
as new as day
as obstinate as a mule
as old as the hills
as shy as a school girl
as beautiful as a rainbow
as brittle as glass
as blue as heaven
as pale as death
as playful as a kitten/puppy
as poor as a church mouse
as proud as a peacock
as pure as a lily
as quick as lightning
as quiet as a mouse
as red as blood
as round as an orange
as sharp as a razor
as sick as a dog
as silent as the grave
as silly as a sheep
as simple as a child
as slippery as an eel
as slow as a snail/tortoise
as small as Tom Thumb
as smooth as glass
as soft as butter/wool
as sour as vinegar
as strong as a horse/an ox/Hercules
as steady as a rock
as stiff as a poker
as still as a statue
as straight as an arrow
as sweet as honey/sugar
as swift as a deer/hare
as tall as a giant
as tender as a bud
as thick as thieves
as thin as a rake
as timid as a mouse
as tough as leather
as transparent as glass
as ugly as a toad
as weak as a kitten
as warm as wool
as wet as a fish
as white as snow/a ghost
as wise as an owl/Solomon
as yellow as saffron/sulphur
as fast as lightning
as round as a moon
as honest as a mirror
as thirsty as a sponge
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Collective nouns describe a group of people, creatures or things.
People
an army of soldiers a gang of thieves
a band of musicians a board of directors
a choir of singers a horde of savages
a class of pupils a party of friends
a company of actors a staff of teachers
a crew of sailors a team of players
a crowd of people a troupe of dancers
a congregation of worshippers a tribe of natives

Creatures
a brood of chickens a pack of wolves
a flock of birds/sheep a school of whales
a gaggle of geese a shoal of fish
a herd of cattle/elephants a swarm of bees
a litter of kittens/pups a team of oxen
a nest of rabbits/mice a troop of monkey/lions

Things
a bale of cotton a basket of fruits
a bouquet of flowers a block of flats
a batch of bread a clutch of eggs
a bowl of rice a constellation of stars
a bunch of grapes a crop of apples
a bundle of rags a fleet of ships/cars
a chest of drawers a flight of aeroplanes/steps/stairs
a cluster of stars a forest of trees
a collection of pictures/stamps a galaxy of stars
a comb of bananas a group of islands
a crate of fruits a library of books
a fall of snow a pack of cards
a heap of stones a set of tools/crockery
a layer of soil a range of mountains
a mass of ruins a series of events
a pair of shoes/spectacles/trousers a stock of goods
a packet of letters a string of pearls
a pencil of rays a suit of clothes
a shower of rains a tuft of grass
a stack of corn/hay a wreath of flowers