<adj.all> similar food at similar prices problems similar to mine they wore similar coats
having the same or similar characteristics
<adj.all> all politicians are alike they looked utterly alike friends are generally alike in background and taste
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
<adj.all> 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
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
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capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
<adj.all> interchangeable electric outlets interchangeable parts
Similar \Sim"i*lar\, n. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Similar \Sim"i*lar\, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Simulate}.] 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
3. Homogenous; uniform. [R.] --Boyle.
{Similar figures} (Geom.), figures which differ from each other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number of like parts similarly situated.
{Similar rectilineal figures}, such as have their several angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional.
{Similar solids}, such as are contained by the same number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having like inclination to one another.
Some roughly similar constitutional issues arose, however, in cases in 1976 and 1984 involving challenges by landlords to rent control measures in Berkeley.
During a similar project in Greenwich, they were 'shocked' at the public reaction. Expecting the worst, I looked concerned.
In these instances, he said, the panel would be looking at a broad range of similar transactions in an attempt to reach a decision which would be applicable to the activities of a broad range of market participants.
Most other provinces have similar laws.
Although the outlook for the oil markets is similar to that of a year ago, one notable difference is OPEC's behavior.
He is now examining the satanism scare and suspects it may be a similar phenomenon.
Preferred creditors are thought to be owed about Pounds 800,000, and unsecured creditors a similar amount.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Pro-choice legislators want to try again to overturn an unenforced, century-old law making abortion a crime. Gov. Judd Gregg vetoed a similar bill this year.
Plant Extract Studied As Tick Repellent - SYRUPY OIL, similar to myrrh, from the bark of a common African plant may lead to a better tick repellent.
That accord was followed, in 1986, by a similar agreement to prepare for a nuclear-free zone at Europe's heart.
In another room, Marlowe takes a circular section cut from the middle of a condom, similar to a wide rubber band, and stretches it on a machine to test its tensile strength _ how far it will stretch before it snaps.
Last week, in a similar trial, seven people who allegedly stole weapons from troops during the June 3-4 military attack on pro-democracy demonstrators were given jail terms of up to 13 years. Another seven who turned themselves in were let go.
When you use a wrench or pliers on a kitchen fixture, put adhesive tape or something similar on the nut to keep it from getting chewed up.
Kyocera declined sharply Monday and brought similar high-priced, small-capitalization issues down with it.
Last Christmas, an 11th Circuit judge was killed by a mail bomb and a similar bomb was safely intercepted at the courthouse. Another bomb killed a Savannah lawyer and one was sent to the NAACP office in Jacksonville, Fla.
But to compete with conventional fuels, these products need government tax breaks. The European Commission has proposed that biodiesel and other similar products attract lower rates of duty.
A similar law in South Dakota was struck down because it offered no such protection.
Felfe had in recent months spoken in favor of Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev's reform plans, and told Western visitors that similar reforms were needed in East Germany.
A teen-age girl died four days after becoming the world's first recipient of an experimental lung device, leaving behind a newborn son and a grieving hometown but hope that similar implants will save lives.
BZW's Ecu100m issue for Swedish Export Credit, fully fungible with an existing Ecu400m of bonds due in February 1994, was widely seen as tightly priced - though it was offered at five basis points above the similar deal from OKB at the end of last week.
Even so, several years of tests by poultry breeders will be required before similar transgenic chickens will be laying eggs for consumers.
UAW President Owen Bieber said the terms were similar to those of contracts with the nation's two biggest automakers.
The Soviet Embassy in France denied similar reports from French media on Wednesday, Tass reported.
The brewing and leisure sectors have similar property portfolios, yet the full significance of the change does not yet appear to have sunk in.
Legislators said the media statute was modeled after similar legislation in several West European countries.
The company plans a similar reduction this year and a smaller one in 1991.
It put signs on the Virginia side saying the real sale was in North Carolina; the Virginians retaliated with similar signs in North Carolina.
He worked with ACE to develop similar programs for adults, from the illiterate to those in need of refresher courses.
The review commission in the past has said it is fundamentally unfair to assess multiple penalties for similar violations.
IBM's competitors have sold millions of AT-compatible machines since then, and IBM itself re-entered that part of the market on Tuesday by announcing a similar machine.