like : Idioms & Phrases


antler-like

  • adjective satellite resembling antlers
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Anything like

  • in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.
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baby-like

  • adverb like a baby
    baby-wise.
    • he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms
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bell-like call

  • noun a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell
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belt-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a belt around something
    beltlike.
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candy-like

  • adjective satellite resembling candy
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cell-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a cell
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chisel-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a chisel
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city-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a city
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comb-like

  • adjective resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
    ctenoid.
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comet-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a comet
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custard-like

  • adjective resembling custard in consistency
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dagger-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a dagger
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drill-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a drill
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drop like flies

  • verb rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers
    • the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees
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drum-like

  • adjective satellite shaped in a form resembling a drum
    drum-shaped.
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ear-like

  • adjective satellite having a shape resembling an ear
    auriform; ear-shaped.
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fall like dominoes

  • . To fall sequentially, as when one object in a line, by falling against the next object, causes it in turn to fall, and that second object causes a third to fall, etc.; the process can be repeated an indefinite number of times. Derived from an entertainment using dominoes arranged in a row, each standing on edge and therefore easily knocked over; when the first is made to fall against the next, it starts a sequence which ends when all have fallen. For amusement, people have arranged such sequences involving thousands of dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns.
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fang-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a fang
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feel like

  • verb have an inclination for something or some activity
    • I feel like staying in bed all day
    • I feel like a cold beer now
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feel like a million

  • verb be in excellent health and spirits
    feel like a million.
    • he feels like a million after he got the promotion
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feel like a million dollars

  • verb be in excellent health and spirits
    feel like a million.
    • he feels like a million after he got the promotion
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file-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a file
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flipper-like

  • adjective satellite having limbs that are used as flippers
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fork-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
    bifurcate; pronged; forficate; prongy; biramous; branched; forked.
    • the biramous appendages of an arthropod
    • long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
    • a forked river
    • a forked tail
    • forked lightning
    • horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots
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gauze-like

  • adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
    sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; cobwebby; vapourous; filmy; diaphanous; transparent; gauzy.
    • a hat with a diaphanous veil
    • filmy wings of a moth
    • gauzy clouds of dandelion down
    • gossamer cobwebs
    • sheer silk stockings
    • transparent chiffon
    • vaporous silks
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glass-like

  • adjective satellite resembling glass
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gum-like

  • adjective satellite resembling chewing gum
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Had like

  • (followed by the infinitive), had nearly; came little short of.
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lash-like

  • adjective having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
    flagellated; whiplike; flagellate.
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leaf-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a leaf
    leaflike.
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like a shot

  • adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
    straightaway; forthwith; at once; straight off; directly; right away; immediately; now; instantly.
    • he answered immediately
    • found an answer straightaway
    • an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
    • Come here now!
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like an expert

  • adverb in an expert manner
    expertly.
    • he repaired the TV set expertly
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like blue murder

  • adverb at top speed
    flat out.
    • he ran flat out to catch the bus
    • he was off down the road like blue murder
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like clockwork

  • adverb with regularity and precision
    • the rocket launch went off like clockwork
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like crazy

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
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Like figures

  • (Geom.), similar figures.
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like hell

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
  • adverb used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated
    • says he'll help me? Like hell he will!
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like kings

  • adverb in a royal manner
    like kings; royally.
    • they were royally treated
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like mad

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
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like royalty

  • adverb in a royal manner
    like kings; royally.
    • they were royally treated
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like sin

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
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like the devil

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
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like thunder

  • adverb with great speed or effort or intensity
    like sin; like the devil; like crazy; like mad; like hell.
    • drove like crazy
    • worked like hell to get the job done
    • ran like sin for the storm cellar
    • work like thunder
    • fought like the devil
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like-minded

  • adjective satellite of the same turn of mind
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Like"-mind`ed adjective
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  1. Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind. Tillotson.
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look like

  • verb bear a physical resemblance to
    • She looks like her mother
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lung-like

  • adjective performing functions similar to those performed by lungs
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lymphoblast-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a lymphoblast
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maple-like

  • adjective satellite resembling maple
    maplelike.
    • maplelike leaves
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olive-like

  • adjective satellite resembling an olive
    olivelike.
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On liking

  • on condition of being pleasing to or suiting; also, on condition of being pleased with; as, to hold a place of service on liking; to engage a servant on liking. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
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pancake-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a pancake in shape
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petal-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a petal
    petallike.
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plush-like

  • adjective satellite (of textures) resembling plush
    plushy.
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rudder-like

  • adjective satellite formed like and serving like a rudder
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saw-like

  • adjective satellite having rough edges that can be used for sawing
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snail-like

Snail"-like` adjective
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  1. Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress.
Snail"-like` adverb
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  1. In the manner of a snail; slowly.
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souffle-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a souffle
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spade-like

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a spade
    spade-shaped.
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Such likecharacter

  • of the like kind.
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tea-like drink

  • noun a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves
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the like

  • noun a similar kind
    like; the like.
    • dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here
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the likes of

  • noun a similar kind
    like; the like.
    • dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here
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thrall-like

Thrall"-like` adjective
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  1. Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish.
    Servile and thrall-like fear. Milton.
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To like of

  • to be pleased with. Obs.
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To take a newspaper, magazine, or the like

  • to receive it regularly, as on paying the price of subscription.
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To turn a hostile army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the like

  • (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind it or upon its side.
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To turn one's goodsmoney, and the like

  • to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.
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To turn to account, profit, advantage, or the like

  • to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.
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trumpet-like

  • adjective satellite resembling the sound of a trumpet
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umbel-like

  • adjective satellite resembling an umbel in form
    umbellate.
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very much like

  • adverb in a similar way
    much as.
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wafer-like

  • adjective satellite resembling a thin crisp wafer
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well-liking

Well"-lik`ing adjective
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  1. Being in good condition. Obs. or Archaic
    They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well-liking. Bk. of Com. Prayer (Ps. xcii.).
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wheel-like

  • adjective satellite round like a wheel
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wise-like

Wise"-like` adjective
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  1. Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious.
    The only wise-like thing I heard anybody say. Sir W. Scott.
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yokel-like

  • adjective satellite stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants
    • the boy's empty yokel-like expression
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