bear a likeness

  • 1likeness — n. 1) to catch a likeness (the artist caught the likeness) 2) to bear a likeness 3) a striking, uncanny likeness 4) a family likeness 5) a likeness between; to * * * [ laɪknɪs] to uncanny likeness a family likeness a striking a likeness between …

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  • 2likeness — noun 1) her likeness to Anne is quite uncanny Syn: resemblance, similarity, similitude, correspondence Ant: dissimilarity 2) she appeared in the likeness of a ghost Syn: semblance, guise, appea …

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  • 3likeness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ The children all share a strong family likeness. ▪ exact ▪ That is an exact likeness to the man I saw. ▪ good …

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  • 4likeness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. copy, portrait 2. appearance, semblance 3. the quality or state of being like ; resemblance Synonyms: likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. l …

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  • 5bear — I. noun (plural bears) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bera; akin to Old English brūn brown more at brown Date: before 12th century 1. (or pl bear) any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of… …

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  • 6bear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Bear is used before these nouns: ↑habitat, ↑hunt, ↑market, ↑trap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 accept/deal with sth VERB + BEAR ▪ be able to, can ▪ …

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  • 7COINS AND CURRENCY — Jewish and Non Jewish Coins in Ancient Palestine THE PRE MONETARY PERIOD Means of payment are mentioned in the Bible on various occasions; the relevant passages in their chronological order reflect the development of these means from stage to… …

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  • 8resemble — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. look like, be like, seem like, sound like, follow, take after, parallel, match, correspond to, coincide, relate, mirror, bear analogy, approximate, remind one of, bring to mind, bear a likeness, have all the signs of, be… …

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  • 9Samurai Jack — Infobox Television show name = Samurai Jack caption = Title card for Samurai Jack genre = Animated Series Action Science fiction camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 22 minutes creator = Genndy Tartakovsky developer = producer =… …

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  • 10St. Luke's United Methodist Church (Dubuque. Iowa) — Infobox nrhp | name =St. Luke s United Methodist Church (St. Luke s Methodist Episcopal Church) Dubuque, Iowa nrhp type = |thumb caption = location=1199 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa area = built = added = April 23, 1998 governing body =St. Luke s… …

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