Definition of similar

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Similar (a.) Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.

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Scaraboid :: Scaraboid (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes..
Stump :: Stump (n.) A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder..
Like :: Like (a.) In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him..
Homologue :: Homologue (n.) That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale..
Hudibrastic :: Hudibrastic (a.) Similar to, or in the style of, the poem Hudibras, by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse..
Diploid :: Diploid (n.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
Sympetalous :: Sympathy (n.) Similarity of function, use office, or the like..
Unroofed :: Unroofed (a.) Stripped of a roof, or similar covering..
Tyrotoxicon :: Tyrotoxicon (n.) A ptomaine discovered by Vaughan in putrid cheese and other dairy products, and producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum. Chemically, it appears to be related to, or identical with, diazobenzol..
Confectionery :: Confectionery (n.) A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold..
Similitude :: Similitude (n.) The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance..
Borer :: Borer (n.) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances..
Oueen-post :: Oueen-post (n.) One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post..
Isologous :: Isologous (a.) Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane, ethylene, and acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an isologous series..
Thoracostraca :: Thoracostraca (a.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species..
Heteromerous :: Heteromerous (a.) Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homoemorphous, but heteromerous..
Isomorph :: Isomorph (n.) A substance which is similar to another in crystalline form and composition.
Wing :: Wing (n.) Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying.
Archchamberlain :: Archchamberlain (n.) A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England..
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