Definition: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Usage: suits of like design; a limited circle of like minds; members of the cat family have like dispositions; as like as two peas in a pod; doglike devotion; a dreamlike quality
Main entry: similar, alike, like
Definition: having the same or similar characteristics
Usage: all politicians are alike; they looked utterly alike; friends are generally alike in background and taste
Main entry: similar, standardised, standardized, exchangeable, interchangeable
Definition: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Usage: interchangeable electric outlets interchangeable parts
Main entry: similar
Definition: marked by correspondence or resemblance
Usage: similar food at similar prices; problems similar to mine; they wore similar coats
Main entry: similar
Definition: (of words) expressing closely related meanings