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Definition of
-like combining form
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
-like
combining form
/laɪk/
/laɪk/
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(
in adjectives
)
similar to; typical of
childlike
shell-like
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-like
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like
preposition
like
verb
like
noun
like
conjunction
like
adjective
like
adverb
waif-like
adjective
like-minded
adjective
shell-like
noun
As You Like It
feel like
like enough
most/very like
(as) like as not
would like to meet
like a stuck record
like a broken record
like death warmed over
like a cat on hot bricks
fight like cats and dogs
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Idioms
like new
like fury
like hell
like shit
more like…
make like…
like sheep
like water
like blazes
like a dog
nothing like
like anything
like billy-o
if you like
I like that!
like a shot
like the wind
like crazy/mad
like the devil
like gold dust
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Nearby words
likable
adjective
like
preposition
-like
combining form
like
verb
like
noun
perspective
noun
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