Definition of similar

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Similar (n.) That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc..

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Dihexagonal :: Dihexagonal (a.) Having twelve similar faces; as, a dihexagonal prism..
Homogenetic :: Homogenetic (a.) Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry..
Torchon Lace :: Torchon lace () a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar lace made by machinery..
Geostatic :: Geostatic (a.) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
Diverse :: Diverse (a.) Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
Sandwich :: Sandwich (v. t.) To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard..
Period :: Period (n.) One of several similar sets of figures or terms usually marked by points or commas placed at regular intervals, as in numeration, in the extraction of roots, and in circulating decimals..
Amoebea :: Amoebea (n. pl.) That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms.
Homology :: Homology (n.) The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation; as, the homologyof similar polygons..
Tusk :: Tusk (n.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth..
Monogenesis :: Monogenesis (n.) The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis..
Cirrhosis :: Cirrhosis (n.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ..
Last :: Last (a.) Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance..
Tabellion :: Tabellion (n.) A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy..
Vein :: Vein (n.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.
Tease :: Tease (v. t.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments..
Territory :: Territory (n.) In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province..
Pad :: Pad (n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
Hautboy :: Hautboy (n.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe..
Coracle :: Coracle (n.) A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt..
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