Analogies tend to fall into certain basic types.

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Definition

      REFUGE: SHELTER _ 
      A Refuge (place of asylum) by definition Shelters.

Defining Characteristic

      TIGER: CARNIVOROUS _
      A Tiger is defined as a Carnivorous or meat-eating animal.

Class and Member

      SONNET: POEM  _ A Sonnet is a specific kind of Poem.

Antonyms 

      ANARCHY: ORDER _ Anarchy is the opposite of Order.

Antonym Variants

      In an Antonym, variant, the words are not strictly antonyms; their meanings, however, are opposed.
      NERVOUS: POISE  _ Nervous means lacking in poise.

Synonyms

      MAGNIFICENT: GRANDIOSE _
      Grandiose means magnificent.

Synonym Variants

      In a Synonym Variant, the words are not strictly synonymous; their meanings, however, are similar.
      VERBOSE: WORDINESS _
      Someone Verbose is wordy; he or she exhibits Wordiness.

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Degree of Intensity

      GRASPING: RAPACIOUS  _   To be Grasping is less extreme than to be Rapacious.

Part to Whole

      ISLAND: ARCHIPELAGO _    Many Islands make up an Archipelago.

Function

      ASYLUM: REFUGE _ An Asylum provides Refuge or protection.

Manner

      MUMBLE: SPEAK _      To Mumble is to Speak indistinctly.

Action and Its Significance

      WINCE: PAIN         _     A Wince is a sign that one feels Pain.

Worker and Article Created

      POET: SONNET   _   A Poet creates a Sonnet.

Worker and Tool

      PAINTER: BRUSH _ A Painter uses a Brush.
      SICKLE: REAPER _A Reaper uses a Sickle to cut the grain.

Worker and Action

      FINANCIER: INVEST  _A Financier Invests.

Worker and Workplace

      MINER: QUARRY   _ A Miner works in a Quarry or pit.

Tool and Its Action

      DRILL : BORE    _ A Drill is a tool used to Bore holes.

Lack

      PESSIMIST : OPTIMISM _ a Pessimist lacks Optimism.
      PAUPER : MONEY _ a Pauper lacks  Money.

Causing / Stopping

      REMEDY:ILLNESS  Ú A Remedy stops or cures an Illness.

Sex

      DOE: STAG _
      A Doe is a female deer ; a Stag, a male deer.

Age

      COLT: STALLION _
      A Colt is a young Stallion.

Spatial Sequence

      ROOF: FOUNDATION _
      The Roof is the highest point of a house; the Foundation the lowest point.

Symbol and Quality It Represents

      DOVE: PEACE _
      A Dove is the symbol of Peace.

Cause and Effect

      FLOOD: MISERY _Flood causes Misery