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PRONUNCIATION OF IVORY-LIKE

ivory-like  [ˈaɪvərɪˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IVORY-LIKE

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

WHAT DOES IVORY-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ivory-like in the English dictionary

The definition of ivory-like in the dictionary is resembling a hard smooth creamy white variety of dentine that makes up a major part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals. Other definition of ivory-like is resembling a yellowish-white colour; cream.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IVORY-LIKE


belly-like
ˈbɛlɪˌlaɪk
berrylike
ˈbɛrɪˌlaɪk
cherry-like
ˈtʃerɪˌlaɪk
claylike
ˈkleɪˌlaɪk
eyelike
ˈaɪˌlaɪk
factory-like
ˈfæktərɪˌlaɪk
fairy-like
ˈfeərɪˌlaɪk
Gypsy-like
ˈdʒɪpsɪˌlaɪk
honey-like
ˈhʌnɪˌlaɪk
ivy-like
ˈaɪvɪˌlaɪk
jelly-like
ˈdʒelɪˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lily-like
ˈlɪlɪˌlaɪk
palsylike
ˈpɔːlzɪˌlaɪk
raylike
ˈreɪˌlaɪk
ruby-like
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪk
sighlike
ˈsaɪˌlaɪk
skylike
ˈskaɪˌlaɪk
tapestry-like
ˈtæpɪstrɪˌlaɪk
toylike
ˈtɔɪˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IVORY-LIKE

ivories
ivorist
ivory
ivory black
Ivory Coast
ivory gull
ivory nut
ivory palm
ivory tower
ivory trade
ivory-towered
ivorybill
ivorywood
IVR
ivresse
ivy
Ivy League
Ivy-League
ivy-like
ivyleaf geranium

WORDS THAT END LIKE IVORY-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of ivory-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ivory-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IVORY-LIKE

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Translator English - Chinese

象牙般的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- marfil como
570 millions of speakers

English

ivory-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथी दांत की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشبه العاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоновой кости , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marfim -como
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতির দাঁত মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ivoire comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti gading
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elfenbein -like
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

象牙のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아이보리 와 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya gading
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngà như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யானை தந்தம் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हस्तिदंतासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fildişi benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avorio -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

-jak z kości słoniowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слонової кістки , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- fildeș ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεφαντόδοντο - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ivoor -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elfenbenslika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elfenben -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ivory-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IVORY-LIKE»

The term «ivory-like» is used very little and occupies the 153.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IVORY-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ivory-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IVORY-LIKE»

Discover the use of ivory-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ivory-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia
Ivory fiberloid: A type of synthetic ivory made from plant materials. Also known as French ivory, ivoride, ivorine, genuine French ivory, or tortine. Vegetable ivory is another ivory-like product made from the seed of the South American ivory palm.
Rayner W. Hesse, 2007
2
Wood Coatings: Theory and Practice
5.1 Ivory, ivory-like teeth, bone and antler Ivory, bone, antler and related materials have been used in furniture in a variety of ways, as structural elements comprising the bulk of the object, as decorative elements such as knobs and inlays, and ...
Franco Bulian, Jon Graystone, 2009
3
Treatise on diseases of the bones
The ivory-like portion of the tumor was continuous with the same kind of deposit within the medullary tube of the tibia. The walls of the tibia were yellow, and of ivory-like density. The exterior of the tumor was composed of soft substance, which, ...
Edward Stanley, 1849
4
The Politics of Trade: Egypt and Lower Nubia in the 4th ...
The hippopotamus was once widely hunted for its meat, oil, hide and ivory-like teeth (Vickers : ). The lower jaw contains six teeth, two of which are long and curved; the smaller hippopotamus teeth are largely hollow and only useful for ...
Jane Roy, 2011
5
Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for ...
... the large tropical bird known as the helmeted hornbill (Buceros vigil) can be carved into small objects, and the inner lining of the seed of the tagua palm ( Phytelephas macrocarpa) can be sliced like real ivory and made into ivory-like buttons.
Richard Ellis, 2013
6
Conservation of Furniture
5.1 Ivory, ivory-like teeth, bone and antler Ivory, bone, antler and related materials have been used in furniture in a variety of ways, as structural elements comprising the bulk of the object, as decorative elements such as knobs and inlays, and ...
Shayne Rivers, Nick Umney, 2007
7
Art and Exoticism: An Anthropology of the Yearning for ...
The teeth of the sperm whale, hunted almost to extinction during the nineteenth century, were used by the whalers for scrimshaw, but were also of great importance to indigenous peoples in the Pacific. The hippopotamus has six ivory- like teeth ...
Paul van der Grijp, 2009
8
The Making of Tibias Ivory: Through the Eyes of Innocence
It was a natural motion for Ivory, like a duck swooping down from the sky to land lightly upon on an ancestral lake. His hands took hold of the top edges of the white podium, as they always did, but this time with the realization that it might be the ...
D. Allen Jenkins, 2009
9
The Ivory Child:
Also Macumazana here not to look for lady but to kill elephant Jana and get pay in ivory like good business man. You, Lord, come with him as friend thoughweno askyou,that all. Then you try findtemple ofour god andsnake whichwatch door ...
Henry Rider Haggard, 2014
10
Webster's II New College Dictionary
The bard seed of an American palm, Phytelephas ma- crocarpo, yielding an ivory like substance. ivory tower n. (Trans), of Ft tour d'rvoiie.} A place or attitude of retreat, esp. preoccupation with remote, lofty, or intellectual considerations rather  ...
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IVORY-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ivory-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge review
The white coloured variant has an ivory-like pearlescent sheen that's distinctive and attractive. Galaxy S6 Edge review. The downside is that the ... «IT PRO, May 15»
2
The Elephant Tree of the Amazon
... export from the jungles near town, one that dates back to when the city was a pre-Columbian trading center for the Manta tribe: the ivory-like nut of tagua palm. «Roads and Kingdoms, Feb 15»
3
Hideous delight of paint steals show in "Buying Friends" at UICA
The stairs have an ivory-like grace to them, but the grapes deploy a painfully bad paint application to brilliant effect. The choppy, goopy palette ... «The Rapidian, Jan 15»
4
HCMC customs detain 14.6kg of ivory trafficked from France
Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department has announced that three ivory-like pieces weighing 14.6kg, which have been kept in custody since last ... «Tuoitrenews, Aug 14»
5
Amid Elephant Slaughter, Ivory Trade in US Continues
... Asian elephant ivory, which is regulated under different laws, or from any number of other ivory-like substances: mammoth ivory, hippo teeth, ... «Yale Environment 360, Feb 14»
6
From 'bulalo' to ivory-like cabinet handles –Wynn Wynn reimagines …
Hand craftsmanship has been Wynn Wynn Ong's doctrine. A former educator who gained prominence with her fastidious hand-wrought jewelry, ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 11»

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