like /laɪk/
1. a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here"
synset: like, the_like, the_likes_of
2. a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"
1. prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
2. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
synset: like
3. be fond of; "I like my nephews"
synset: like
4. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
synset: like
5. want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"
synset: like
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"
2. equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"
3. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
4. conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
synset: comparable, corresponding, like
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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