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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIPLIKE

whiplike  [ˈwɪpˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIPLIKE

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

WHAT DOES WHIPLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whiplike in the English dictionary

The definition of whiplike in the dictionary is resembling a whip in appearance, sound, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIPLIKE


crapelike
ˈkreɪpˌlaɪk
cuplike
ˈkʌpˌlaɪk
grapelike
ˈɡreɪpˌlaɪk
hemplike
ˈhempˌlaɪk
hiplike
ˈhɪpˌlaɪk
hooplike
ˈhuːpˌlaɪk
liplike
ˈlɪpˌlaɪk
pipelike
ˈpaɪpˌlaɪk
pumplike
ˈpʌmpˌlaɪk
ropelike
ˈrəʊpˌlaɪk
sheeplike
ˈʃiːpˌlaɪk
snipelike
ˈsnaɪpˌlaɪk
soaplike
ˈsəʊpˌlaɪk
souplike
ˈsuːpˌlaɪk
steplike
ˈstɛpˌlaɪk
syrup-like
ˈsɪrəpˌlaɪk
tapelike
ˈteɪpˌlaɪk
traplike
ˈtræpˌlaɪk
tulip-like
ˈtjuːlɪpˌlaɪk
wisplike
ˈwɪspˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIPLIKE

whip up
whip-round
whip-smart
whipbird
whipcat
whipcord
whipcordy
whipjack
whiplash
whiplash injury
whipped
whipped cream
whipper
whipper-in
whippers-in
whippersnapper
whippet
whippiness
whipping
whipping boy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIPLIKE

alike
childlike
dislike
feel like
homelike
human-like
humplike
ladylike
lifelike
like
like-for-like
lookalike
maplike
shrimplike
sleeplike
summer-like
sunlike
the like
there´s nothing like
unlike

Synonyms and antonyms of whiplike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whiplike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIPLIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

鞭状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en forma de látigo
570 millions of speakers

English

whiplike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whiplike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whiplike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whiplike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como um chicote
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাবুকের মতো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whiplike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cambuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

peitschenförmigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

むち状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whiplike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whiplike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whiplike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whiplike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Whiplike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whiplike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a frusta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whiplike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whiplike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whiplike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whiplike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whiplike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whiplike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whiplike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whiplike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIPLIKE»

The term «whiplike» is used very little and occupies the 153.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIPLIKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIPLIKE»

Discover the use of whiplike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whiplike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Essays on Golf:
It is impossible tohave a sweep,and inthat sweep tosweepthe ball awayand at the sametimetoget theball away by a"whiplike snap." Eitherwehave the sweep or we have the whiplike snap, admitting for the sake of argument thateitherof these ...
P. A. Vaile, Horace G. Hutchinson, Henry Leach, 2014
2
Manual of Medical Entomology
Elongated portion of abdomen not filamentous, 6-segmented with a caudal thornlike terminal stinging apparatus (Figure 4.1) (scorpions) order Scorpionida • Abdomen elongated into a filamentous or whiplike structure of 10 or more segments ...
Deane Philip Furman, E. Paul Catts, 1982
3
Marblehead: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: ITS WHIPLIKE ANTERIDIA BACK IN New York, Sonia resumed her daily work. Theo Weiss, Hardeen the Mysterious, returned to his own career, leaving the investigation of the Marblehead trawlers to Howard.
Richard A. Lupoff, 2009
4
Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes
including caudal fin slightly shorter than snout-vent length, not whiplike; sting large, functional, and located well behind pelvic fins and about at midlength of the tail; and caudal fin present, moderately large, elongated and prominent, extending ...
William C. Hamlett, 1999
5
Intelligent Design Uncensored: An Easy-to-Understand Guide ...
As they pilot their way from the cell nucleus and then from the cell, the debate grows so heated they almost run into a whiplike machine extending from the outside of a bacterial cell moving past the ship. “Whoops!” the pilot says as he grabs the ...
William A. Dembski, Jonathan Witt, 2010
6
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: Enhanced E-book
The flagellum ofasperm is similar to a cilium; in fact,it has much thesame type ofstructure and same type of contractile mechanism. The flagellum, however, is much longer and moves in quasi-sinusoidal waves instead of whiplike movements.
John E. Hall, 2010
7
The Crucifixion of Jesus: A Forensic Inquiry
Many people today conceive of the FIGURE 24 scourging as a mere beating with a whiplike object. In The Roman flagrum. a sense, this is true, but it is like comparing an electric Leather tails contain shock to a lightning bolt. The flagrum was ...
Frederick T. Zugibe, 2005
8
Cell's Design, The (Reasons to Believe): How Chemistry ...
The genes of the Class 3 operons produce the proteins that form the universal joint and whiplike flagellum. This well-orchestrated process of gene expression ensures that the proper proteins are present at the proper time during the assembly ...
Fazale Rana, 2008
9
Birdtalk: Conversations with Birds
Out front quite close — maybe in the shrubbery — a Cardinal starts its rising, whiplike whistle, like the first part of the old- fashioned "wolf-whistle." (You still occasionally hear this "Avis sapiens" in situ at a construction site.) Anyway, the first ...
Alan Powers, 2002
10
A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America
Tail whiplike, longer than disk, with long sting. To 6 ft. (1.8 m) long. Fig. 25 Stingrays (comparison) Front broadly rounded; snout rounded PELAGIC ( violaceal Body diamond shaped; snout pointed DIAMOND (brevis} MANTA Manta birostris p.
Roger Tory Peterson, William N. Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, 1999

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIPLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whiplike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail
An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once puttered around an ancient lake, likely munching on insects and worms with its ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
2
Unique long-necked dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
Their back legs were longer than their front legs, and they boasted extremely long necks and whiplike tails that they may have used to fend off predators. «The Japan Times, May 14»
3
A Red Scare
Why it creates these whiplike streaks in some is not well understood. A rash with a similar pattern has been linked to bleomycin, a chemotherapeutic medication. «New York Times, Feb 11»
4
The God of small things
Professor Michael Behe, a leading US advocate for intelligent design, cites a bacterium's whiplike flagellum as a good example of the concept. Photo: AP. «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 05»

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