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• like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate …   English dictionary

• look — I [[t]l ʊk[/t]] USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND ♦ looks, looking, looked (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you look in a particular direction, you direct your eyes… …   English dictionary

• '-ing' adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR A large number of adjectives end in ing . ◊ related to transitive verbs Many ing adjectives have the same form as the present participle of a transitive verb, and are similar in meaning. For example, an astonishing fact is a fact that… …   Useful english dictionary

• pierc´ing|ness — pierc|ing 1 «PEER sihng, PIHR », adjective. that pierces; penetrating: »Figurative. piercing cold, a piercing look;Figurative. eyes, blue and piercing, truly eagle like…perhaps staring into his own fierce spirit (Edmund Wilson). SYNONYM(S): sharp …   Useful english dictionary

• pierc´ing|ly — pierc|ing 1 «PEER sihng, PIHR », adjective. that pierces; penetrating: »Figurative. piercing cold, a piercing look;Figurative. eyes, blue and piercing, truly eagle like…perhaps staring into his own fierce spirit (Edmund Wilson). SYNONYM(S): sharp …   Useful english dictionary

• pierc|ing — 1 «PEER sihng, PIHR », adjective. that pierces; penetrating: »Figurative. piercing cold, a piercing look;Figurative. eyes, blue and piercing, truly eagle like…perhaps staring into his own fierce spirit (Edmund Wilson). SYNONYM(S): sharp, keen.… …   Useful english dictionary

• co-hous|ing — «koh HOW zihng», noun. a housing complex for many families in which units are individually owned by residents who share responsibility for its management and the provision of services: »Co housing differs from traditional housing in…that the… …   Useful english dictionary

• crane´like´ — crane «krayn», noun, verb. craned, cran|ing. –n. 1. a) a machine with a long, swinging arm, for lifting and moving heavy weights. SYNONYM(S): derrick. b) any one of various other kinds of machines that lift, such as a traveling crane. 2. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Juno (film) — Juno Theatrical release poster Directed by Jason Reitman Produced by …   Wikipedia

• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 — The North American cover art for Persona 3, which displays silhouettes of three characters. From left to right …   Wikipedia