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like1 British & World English

having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to

like2 British & World English

find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory

-like British & World English

(added to nouns) similar to; characteristic of

the like in like1 British & World English

a thing or things of the same kind (often used to express surprise or for emphasis)

disc-like ( also disk-like) British & World English

having a flat, circular shape or appearance

like fury in fury British & World English

with great energy or effort

like hell in hell British & World English

very fast, much, hard, etc. (used for emphasis)

more like in like1 British & World English

nearer to (a specified number or description) than one previously given

like mad in mad British & World English

with great intensity, energy, or enthusiasm

make like in make British & World English

pretend to be; imitate

like sin in sin1 British & World English

vehemently or forcefully

slum-like British & World English

(of a place) squalid and overcrowded

soil-like British & World English

resembling or suggestive of earth or soil

tent-like British & World English

(of a garment or structure) resembling a tent in shape or appearance

like that in that British & World English

of that nature or in that manner

like blazes in blaze1 British & World English

very fast or forcefully

chant-like British & World English

sung or spoken repetitiously or in unison

corpse-like British & World English

resembling a corpse, especially in being completely still or having a pale, gaunt appearance

like crazy in crazy British & World English

to a great degree; very intensely

gauze-like British & World English

having a thin, translucent quality like gauze

hermit-like British & World English

avoiding the company of other people; solitary

like-minded British & World English

having similar tastes or opinions

like magic in magic British & World English

remarkably effectively or rapidly

needle-like British & World English

long, slender, and pointed

plague-like British & World English

(of a disease) resembling plague in its quick spread or its severity

powder-like British & World English

resembling or characteristic of powder in texture

shell-like British & World English

resembling a shell in shape or appearance

spear-like British & World English

long and narrow with a sharp pointed end

sphinx-like British & World English

difficult to interpret or understand; inscrutable

like stink in stink British & World English

extremely hard or intensely

anything like —— in anything British & World English

at all like —— (used for emphasis)

balloon-like British & World English

having a bulbous, rounded shape, tapering at one end

machine-like British & World English

resembling a machine; mechanical

like a demon in demon1 British & World English

in a very forceful, fierce, or skilful way

like a dream in dream British & World English

very well or successfully

like a leech in leech1 British & World English

very closely and persistently

and the like in like1 British & World English

and similar things; et cetera

more like it in like1 British & World English

nearer to what is required or expected; more satisfactory

of a like mind in like1 British & World English

(of a person) sharing the same opinions or tastes

if you like in like2 British & World English

if it suits or pleases you