HOOKLIKE

hooklike, hooked

(adjective) having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold); “hooklike thorns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hooklike (comparative more hooklike, superlative most hooklike)

Resembling a hook.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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