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PRONUNCIATION OF RATLIKE

ratlike  [ˈrætˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATLIKE

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

WHAT DOES RATLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ratlike in the English dictionary

The definition of ratlike in the dictionary is resembling or reminiscent of a rat.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATLIKE


batlike
ˈbætˌlaɪk
bullet-like
ˈbʊlɪtˌlaɪk
catlike
ˈkætˌlaɪk
Christlike
ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk
fatlike
ˈfætˌlaɪk
forest-like
ˈfɒrɪstˌlaɪk
ghostlike
ˈɡəʊstˌlaɪk
giant-like
ˈdʒaɪəntˌlaɪk
gnatlike
ˈnætˌlaɪk
goatlike
ˈɡəʊtˌlaɪk
granite-like
ˈɡrænɪtˌlaɪk
hatlike
ˈhætˌlaɪk
insect-like
ˈɪnsektˌlaɪk
jacket-like
ˈdʒækɪtˌlaɪk
platelike
ˈpleɪtˌlaɪk
prophet-like
ˈprɒfɪtˌlaɪk
robot-like
ˈrəʊbɒtˌlaɪk
saint-like
ˈseɪntˌlaɪk
sheetlike
ˈʃiːtˌlaɪk
velvet-like
ˈvɛlvɪtˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATLIKE

rationalizable
rationalization
rationalize
rationalizer
rationally
rationalness
rationing
rations
Ratisbon
ratite
ratlin
ratline
ratling
RATO
ratoon
ratooner
ratpack
ratproof
rats
rats´ tails

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATLIKE

auntlike
basketlike
beastlike
boltlike
cultlike
dislike
flintlike
footlike
frostlike
gutlike
helmetlike
knotlike
mastlike
nightlike
nutlike
oatlike
plantlike
potlike
puppetlike
saltlike
skirtlike

Synonyms and antonyms of ratlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ratlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATLIKE

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The translations of ratlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ratlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ratlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratlike
570 millions of speakers

English

ratlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ratlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ratlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ratlike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ratlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ratlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratlike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti tikus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rattengleichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ratlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ratlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ratlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ratlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ratlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चूका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ratlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confusa verso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ratlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ratlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ratlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ratlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ratlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATLIKE»

The term «ratlike» is used very little and occupies the 169.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATLIKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATLIKE»

Discover the use of ratlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal
Species Differences r Rodents are grouped into three suborders: the Caviomorph or Hystrycomorph (“guinea pig–like” or “porcupine-like”); the Miomorph (“ mouselike” or “ratlike”) and the Sciuromorph (“squirrel-like”). r The ratlike group ...
Barbara L. Oglesbee, 2011
2
A Journalism Reader
TH i: ONLY QUALITIES ESSENTIAL for real success in journalism are ratlike cunning, a plausible manner, and a little literary ability.1 If you look at the jewels of the profession, you will see that this must be so ... Some are more literary and less ...
Michael Bromley, Tom O'Malley, 1997
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Making the Local News: Local Journalism in Context
It's instinct; it's savvy; it's ratlike cunning.' It always comes back to ratlike cunning. Nick Tomalin, a Sunday Times journalist of some distinction who was killed in his prime, wrote a famous essay in 1969 called 'Stop the press, I want to get on'.
Bob Franklin, David Murphy, 1998
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Local Journalism and Local Media: Making the Local News
... journalism are ratlike cunning, a plausible manner, and a little literary ability. ̧. The ratlike cunning is needed to ferret out and publish thingspeople don«t want to be published(which is¥ and always will be ¥ the best definition of News).
Bob Franklin, 2006
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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 9
An investigation on populations of ratlike hamsters (Criccetulus triton), their predication and the integrated management in the non-irrigated area on Huabei Plain, China, in: Theory and Practice of Rodent Pest Management (Z. Wang and Z.
Anna Marchlewska-Koj, John J. Lepri, Dietland Müller-Schwarze, 2001
6
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
RATLIKE. RODENTS. MUROIDEA Pseudohamsters Mystromyinae Maned rat Lophiomyinae Gerbils Gerbillinae Dendromurines Dendromurinae Pouched rats Cricetomyinae Pygmy rock mice Petromyscinae Groovetoothed rats Otomyinae ...
Jonathan Kingdon, 2013
7
Ecology and Conservation of Fishes
Figure.4.9).are.an.extant.group.of.about.30.species.. They.have.the.upper.jaw. fused.with.the.cranium.and.a.gill.cover.over.the.four.gill.slits..They.also. have. toothy.plates.that.give.them.a.ratlike.appearance,.thus.the.common.name.“ratfish. ”.
Harold M. Tyus, 2011
8
Deflating Existential Consequence : A Case for Nominalism: A ...
Consider this example: There is a fictional mouse who is (sometimes) depicted as having a round friendly face (and big eyes), and who is (sometimes) depicted as looking quite unpleasantly ratlike (with small eyes). How do we paraphrase this ...
Jody Azzouni Professor of Philosophy Tufts University, 2003
9
I Know I Am, But What Are You?
She disliked their ratlike features, their ratlike love of garbage, and the ratlike way that they scuttled around even though they weren't actually afraid of you at all. If one of them mistakenly wandered into our campsite, it was met with a lot of ...
Samantha Bee, 2010
10
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... rhea, struthian rat-kangaroo potoroo ratlike murine ratlike hibernating rodent hamster ratlike Australian marsupial bandicoot rat poison plant oleander rattan's stem cane rattle bang, blather, blether, bounce, bump, chatter, clank, clash, clatter, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ratlike is used in the context of the following news items.
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Making the headlines
RATLIKE cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability”—the qualities of a successful journalist, according to Nicholas Tomalin, one of the breed—are ... «The Economist, Sep 14»
2
'Protecting' Russians in Ukraine Has Fatal Consequences
In 1994, I was half asleep at a round table in St. Petersburg, Russia, when a short, thickset man with a rather ratlike face — apparently a sidekick of the city's ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
3
Ratlike Creature's Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists
The hero shrew — a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone — has mystified scientists since it was first described more than ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 13»
4
Ratlike nutria show damage that nonnative species can cause
Ratlike nutria show damage that nonnative species can cause. facebook Twitter icon Linkedin icon Google+ icon Email icon Comments. By Sharon Wootton. «HeraldNet, Feb 12»
5
Gene targeting could speed the return of the lab ratlike
Over the last two decades, geneticists have increasingly turned away from rats and to mice because of the ease with which mouse genes can be removed, ... «Nature.com, Aug 10»
6
Steinhafel to take over at Target
Growing up, the Steinhafels had a favorite phrase - "ratlike cunning" - which they doled out as praise to family members who demonstrated clever salesmanship. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 08»
7
The Inner Mommy Rat / How our ratlike behavior benefits us
In the course of my research, my sympathy for rats sharply increased, as I often caught myself feeling particularly ratlike. A whole subset of scientific studies, ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 05»

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