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PRONUNCIATION OF HOOKLIKE

hooklike  [ˈhʊkˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOOKLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hooklike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOOKLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hooklike in the English dictionary

The definition of hooklike in the dictionary is resembling a hook.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOOKLIKE


brooklike
ˈbrʊkˌlaɪk
epic-like
ˈɛpɪkˌlaɪk
folklike
ˈfəʊkˌlaɪk
forklike
ˈfɔːkˌlaɪk
lake-like
ˈleɪkˌlaɪk
masklike
ˈmɑːskˌlaɪk
milklike
ˈmɪlkˌlaɪk
necklike
ˈnekˌlaɪk
nooklike
ˈnʊkˌlaɪk
oaklike
ˈəʊkˌlaɪk
parklike
ˈpɑːkˌlaɪk
rocklike
ˈrɒkˌlaɪk
sacklike
ˈsækˌlaɪk
saclike
ˈsækˌlaɪk
silklike
ˈsɪlkˌlaɪk
smokelike
ˈsməʊkˌlaɪk
snakelike
ˈsneɪkˌlaɪk
stalklike
ˈstɔːkˌlaɪk
sticklike
ˈstɪkˌlaɪk
tanklike
ˈtæŋkˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOOKLIKE

hook it
Hook of Holland
hook-nosed
hook-tip
hook-up
hook, line, and sinker
hooka
hookah
hookcheck
Hooke
Hooke´s law
hooked
hookedness
hooker
hookless
hooklet
hooknose
hookworm
hookworm disease
hooky

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOOKLIKE

alike
beaklike
bricklike
chalklike
clocklike
cocklike
disklike
dislike
feel like
hawklike
husklike
inklike
like
peaklike
sharklike
smocklike
streaklike
there´s nothing like
tusklike
unlike

Synonyms and antonyms of hooklike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hooklike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOOKLIKE

Find out the translation of hooklike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hooklike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hooklike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钩状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garfio
570 millions of speakers

English

hooklike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hooklike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hooklike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hooklike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hooklike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hooklet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en forme de crochet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hooklet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

haken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hooklike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hooklike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hooklet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hooklike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுண்கொக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुकलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hooklet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hooklike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hooklike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hooklike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hooklike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hooklike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hooklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krokliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hooklike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hooklike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKLIKE»

The term «hooklike» is used very little and occupies the 171.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hooklike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOKLIKE»

Discover the use of hooklike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hooklike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants
The diaspores can be carried on animals in three ways: (1) hooklike spines which cling to the fur, feathers or garments; (2) sticky substances present on the diaspore which adhere to animals; or (3) by falling into mud and then clinging along ...
Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, 1999
2
Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains
Tendrils simple, hooklike, axillary. Inflorescence in short-racemose cymes, axillary. Flowers with pedicels 4 mm long; calyx lobes ovate to narrowly lanceolate, variously ciliate; calyx lobes to 1.5 mm long; corolla tube to 2.5 cm long, papillose ...
Alexander Krings, Richard R. Braham, 2007
3
Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and ...
A prominent, hooklike triangular process overhangs the shaft laterally and bears a facet for the fibula. The distal end of the multituberculate tibia is similar to that of generalized marsupials such as Didelphis in having a prominent medial ...
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, Richard Cifelli, 2013
4
A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of ...
AEGA PSORA Eyes large; first 3 pairs of legs hooklike. Found on fishes. To 2in. ( 50 mm). See under Parasitic Isopods, p. 224. CYMOTHOIDS Cymothoa and related genera Eyes small in adults; all 7 pairs of walking legs hooklike. Larvae differ ...
Roger Tory Peterson, 1999
5
Marine Algae of California
Branches ropelike primarily because of hooklike lateral branchlets entangling adjacent branchlets, and because of lateral fusion of lower axes by descending rhizoids. Terminal branchlets usually rebranched, rarely unilateral in position.
Isabella A. Abbott, 1992
6
Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in ...
Of particular interest are two hooklike bones in the antorbital fenestra of the counterslab of JM 2257. These bones were tentatively identified as middle nasal conchae by Elzanowski and Welln- hofer (1996). However, the two bones are too  ...
Gregory S. Paul, 2002
7
Sun Circles and Human Hands: The Southeastern Indians Art ...
Antler atlatl hooks. (Courtesy, Alabama Museum of Natural History and Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 129, Pi. 224, No. 2). Webb and DeJarnette (1942, p. 198-199) explain this plate: "These hooklike objects were made of cut antler.
Emma Lila Fundaburk, Mary Douglass Fundaburk Foreman, 2001
8
The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment
To obtain these fruits, they suspend themselves from large-diameter sections of the branches by long, hooklike fingers of one hand and reach with the other long forelimb across the tapering sections of the branches to the fruits. The body ...
William P. Cooney, 2011
9
Popular Science
Hooklike. Scraper. Aids. Recaning. PREPARATORY to recaning a chair, the old spline can quickly be removed from its groove with a scraper ground from a flat file to the shape shown. The thickness is regulated by the ease with which the ...
10
Bulletin - Geological Survey
Our specimens of Homotrypa austini, H. communis, H. nodulosa, and H. riehmondensis possess incomplete hooklike cystiphragms in considerably to slightly greater abundance than complete cystiphragms. All four of these species, however, ...
Indiana. Geological Survey, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOKLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hooklike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wendi the horny dino named after Canadian fossil hunter. Charming!
Perhaps the most notable feature of the new ceratopsian is its face, featuring forward-curled hooklike horns on the rim of the characteristic bony ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited: Car Seat Check
We didn't have a problem using the infant seat's hooklike connectors. Although the infant seat was easy to install, we needed to move the front ... «Cars.com News, Jul 15»
3
2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen: Car Seat Check
The installation was a snap with both car seats, which have rigid Latch connectors (convertible seat) and hooklike connectors (infant seat). «Cars.com News, Jun 15»
4
2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: Car Seat Check
The rear-facing infant seat installed easily because of its thin, hooklike Latch connectors. We had to move the front passenger seat forward to fit ... «Cars.com News, Jun 15»
5
2015 Chrysler Town & Country: Car Seat Check
The two sets of lower Latch anchors in the second-row captain's chairs were easy to use with both hooklike and rigid Latch connectors. «Cars.com News, May 15»
6
2015 Land Rover Range Rover: Car Seat Check
The two sets of lower Latch anchors in the Range Rover's outboard seats are difficult to use with hooklike connectors because of stiff leather ... «Cars.com News, Apr 15»
7
Asia's Ancient Animals
The science fiction movie Avatar featured flying creatures called “ikran” sporting similar, hooklike mandibular crests. This led the researchers to ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Apr 15»
8
2016 Kia Sorento: Car Seat Check
This made it easy to access the anchors with both rigid and hooklike connectors. There are three tether anchors midway down the seatbacks ... «Cars.com News, Mar 15»
9
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Car Seat Check
It's easy to connect to them with both hooklike and rigid connectors. The rear seatbacks recline, opening up the access to the anchors. «Cars.com News, Mar 15»
10
2015 Nissan Murano: Car Seat Check
... anchors themselves are set fairly flush against the bottom cushion, so access is challenging with the infant seat's thin, hooklike connectors. «Cars.com News, Mar 15»

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