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Meaning of "leechlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEECHLIKE

leechlike  [ˈliːtʃˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEECHLIKE

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

WHAT DOES LEECHLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leechlike in the English dictionary

The definition of leechlike in the dictionary is resembling a leech. Other definition of leechlike is very tight; persistent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEECHLIKE


branchlike
ˈbræntʃˌlaɪk
brushlike
ˈbrʌʃˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
dervish-like
ˈdɜːvɪʃˌlaɪk
dishlike
ˈdɪʃˌlaɪk
fetich-like
ˈfetɪʃˌlaɪk
fetish-like
ˈfɛtɪʃˌlaɪk
fishlike
ˈfɪʃˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
marchlike
ˈmɑːtʃˌlaɪk
marshlike
ˈmɑːʃˌlaɪk
ostrichlike
ˈɒstrɪtʃˌlaɪk
ranchlike
ˈrɑːntʃˌlaɪk
rashlike
ˈræʃˌlaɪk
rushlike
ˈrʌʃˌlaɪk
starchlike
ˈstɑːtʃˌlaɪk
suchlike
ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
switchlike
ˈswɪtʃˌlaɪk
torchlike
ˈtɔːtʃˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEECHLIKE

lee
lee wave
leeboard
leech
leechcraft
leechdom
Leeds
Leeds Castle
leek
leep
leer
leerier
leerily
leeriness
leering
leeringly
leerist
leery
lees
leet

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEECHLIKE

bushlike
deathlike
dislike
doughlike
earthlike
heathlike
lathlike
mothlike
mouthlike
nymphlike
pithlike
sighlike
spinachlike
sylphlike
toothlike
troughlike
truthlike
witchlike
wraithlike
wreathlike

Synonyms and antonyms of leechlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leechlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEECHLIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

leechlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leechlike
570 millions of speakers

English

leechlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leechlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

leechlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

leechlike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leechlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leechlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leechlike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leechlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leechlike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leechlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leechlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leechlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leechlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leechlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लीच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leechlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leechlike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leechlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leechlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leechlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leechlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leechlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leechlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leechlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leechlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEECHLIKE»

The term «leechlike» is normally little used and occupies the 134.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEECHLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leechlike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leechlike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEECHLIKE»

Discover the use of leechlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leechlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Treasures in the Sunnah 3: A Scientific Approach
A Scientific Approach Zaghlul El-Naggar. Second: Let's contemplate the Words of Allah, [After that We made the Nutfah into a [leechlike] clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood...] Since there is a lapse of several days between conception and ...
Zaghlul El-Naggar
2
Creating Characters: A Writer's Reference to the Personality ...
leechlike. 41. lovelorn interfering 65 jubilant 17 leery 23, 32, 50, 64, 180 loving 16 intermediary 172 judgmental 178 left-handed 62, 153 low-born 38 internal traits 3-32 judicious 13, 23, 36, 64, leisure, desire for 90 lowbrow 180 interrogative ...
Howard Lauther, 2004
3
The Quran & Modern Science:
EMBRYOLOGY. Man. is. created. from. 'Alaq. a. Leechlike. Substance. A few years ago, a group of Arabs collected all information concerning embryology from the Qur'an and followed the instruction of the Qur'an: So ask (you, O pagans of ...
Dr. Zakir Naik, Darussalam Publishers, 2014
4
The Essentials of the Islamic Faith:
embryological) laws. This process is mentioned in the Qur'an quite explicitly: Wecreatedmanfrom a quintessence ofclay. We then placed him asadropina placeofrestfirmly fixed. Then We made thedropinto a leechlike structure suspendedon the ...
M. Fethullah Gülen, 2014
5
Hopler's Statement
We wereplayingour weekly mixed doubles on court four: myself and Beth versus Caroline andthe leechlike Buddy Linetto. Isay leechlike because by nowhe couldn't manage to stay far enough away fromCaroline for the two of them to give us ...
Mark SaFranko, 1998
6
The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at ...
The leechlike Count may here be described as “phallic”: he is an engorged and bloated symbol of alwayserect potency, triumphantly tumescent even when “ exhausted with his repletion.” Within these terms, he is morevigorous and ...
Kelly Hurley, 1996
7
Gender and Self in Islam
... a germcell [a leechlike structure], and then We create out of the germcell [a leechlike structure] an embryonic lump, and then We create within the embryonic lump bones, and then Weclothe the bones with theflesh—and thenWebring [all] this ...
Etin Anwar, 2006
8
The Quran: With Or Against the Bible?: A Topic-By-Topic ...
A few of them are quoted here: “Indeed We have created man from an essence of clay, then placed him as a drop of semen in a firm resting place, then changed the semen into a leechlike mass, then leechlike mass into afetus lump, thenfetus  ...
MD Ejaz Naqvi, 2012
9
Living in the Shade of İslam:
embryological) laws. This process is mentioned in the Qur'an quite explicitly: Wecreatedmanfrom a quintessence ofclay. We then placed him asadropina placeofrestfirmly fixed. Then We made thedropinto a leechlike structure suspendedon the ...
Ismail Büyükçelebi, 2014
10
Assembling the Tree of Life
(1906) hypothesized that a common ancestor existed for these worms and leeches based on their possession of “leechlike” characters: an attachment organ , loss of chaetae, constant number of body segments, and an ectocommensal life  ...
Joel Cracraft Curator of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History, the Herbarium Michael J. Donoghue Curator, Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEECHLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leechlike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
50-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Sperm in Antarctica - The New York …
The sperm cells resemble those of modern crayfish worms, leechlike animals that cling symbiotically to freshwater organisms. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Movie Capsules: What's Showing
... “Rehab,” Winehouse boasted about rejecting attempts to reform her reckless lifestyle; the movie shows her surrounded by the leechlike enablers (including ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
3
The strife of Brian: Beach Boys' Wilson biopic has great vibrations
... in love with the rock star who has retired from public life, and is determined to extricate him from the deadly regime of his leechlike therapist. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
4
These Lonely Sharks Reproduce Without Sex, and Who Can Blame …
New Mexico whiptail lizards reproduce this way regularly, and bdelloid rotifers—tiny, leechlike water dwellers—have lived in celibate, ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
5
A Field Guide to American Higher-Ed Reformers
Description: Sometimes mistaken for its more docile cousin Benevolentia humanitas, this aggressive, leechlike species often attaches itself to a ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr 15»
6
How Real-Life AI Rivals 'Star Wars': A Universal Translator?
(In the book, the Babel Fish is a small leechlike fish inserted into the ear that provides instant, universal translation.) Specifically, artificial brains ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
7
Jewelry that turns you into an alt-energy source
With sharp needles that pierce the body's veins and tiny spinning wheels powered by human blood, Naomi Kizhner's new leechlike line of ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
8
Read A Totally Addictive Excerpt From The New YA Novel Stranger
Leechlike mouth holes had opened in the bark and fastened to his skin. He yanked himself painfully away. With a popping sound, the vampire ... «io9, Nov 14»
9
2015 Audi TT and TTS review | first drive
It's very easy to come to grips with the TT; the quattro model in particular has leechlike tenacity and the variety of driving modes lets owners ... «Cars Guide, Sep 14»
10
What do the words mutton, sheep and robot have in common …
Remember the Babel fish? That small, leechlike fish that you stick in your ear and instantly translates any language. If only, Douglas Adam's ... «Public Radio International, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Leechlike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leechlike>. Apr 2024 ».
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