HOOKLIKE

Meaning of HOOKLIKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: resembling a hook especially in recurved form or in ability to grasp and hold

hooklike thorns

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UNCIFORM — I. ˈən(t)səˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin unciformis, from Late Latin unci- (from Latin uncus hook) + Latin -formis -form — …
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UNGUIFERATE — |əŋ|gwifərə̇t, |ən|g- adjective Etymology: ungui- + -fer + -ate : having nails, claws, or hooklike processes
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UNCINUS — ˌənˈsīnəs noun ( plural unci·ni -īˌnī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hook : a small hooklike structure or process: as …
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UNCIFEROUS — |ən|sif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: unc us + -iferous : bearing a hook or hooklike structure
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RHIPIDOGLOSSA — ˌripədōˈgläsə, -lȯsə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhipid- + -glossa : a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises …
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RETINACULUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnakyələm noun ( plural retinacu·la -lə) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, that which holds or binds, band, from retinēre to …
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HAMULUS — -ləs noun ( plural hamu·li -ˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, little hook, diminutive of hamus : a hook or …
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ACROSOME — ˈakrəˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acr- + -some; originally formed as German akrosom : an anterior …
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UNCOUS — (a.) Hooklike; hooked.
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UNCIFORM — (a.) Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike.
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RHIPIDOGLOSSA — (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse …
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HAMULUS — (n.) A hook, or hooklike process.
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HAMULAR — (a.) Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone.
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HAMITE — (n.) A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a …
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BARBICEL — (n.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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UNCOUS — ( a. ) Hooklike; hooked.
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UNCIFORM — ( a. ) Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike.
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RHIPIDOGLOSSA — ( n. pl. ) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in …
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HAMULUS — ( n. ) A hook, or hooklike process.
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HAMULAR — ( a. ) Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone.
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HAMITE — ( n. ) A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent …
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BARBICEL — ( n. ) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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SOLE — sole 1 — soleness , n. /sohl/ , adj. 1. being the only one; only: the sole living relative. 2. …
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SLOTH — /slawth/ or, esp. for 2, /slohth/ , n. 1. habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness. 2. any of several slow-moving, …
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SICKLE — /sik"euhl/ , n. 1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a …
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RIPPER — /rip"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that rips. 2. Also, ripper bill, ripper act . a legislative bill …
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RAVE HOOK — Naut. a hooklike tool for reaming old oakum out of seams in planking. [ 1840-50; perh. obs. rave to drag, …
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PELICAN HOOK — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a …
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ICE ANCHOR — a large, hooklike device for setting in ice to anchor a vessel or to provide a hold for a hawser …
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HOOK BOLT — a bolt bent in a hooklike form at one end and threaded for a nut at the other. [ 1920-25 …
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CROTCHET — /kroch"it/ , n. 1. an odd fancy or whimsical notion. 2. a small hook. 3. a hooklike device or part. …
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