resemble
(verb) appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; “She resembles her mother very much”; “This paper resembles my own work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
resemble (third-person singular simple present resembles, present participle resembling, simple past and past participle resembled)
(transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
(transitive, now rare, archaic) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
(obsolete, transitive) To counterfeit; to imitate.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.
• mirror
• duplicate
• look like
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sem"ble (r-zm"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resembled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Resembling (-blng).] Etym: [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar.]
1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak.
2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.] The other . . . He did resemble to his lady bright. Spenser.
3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well resemble man's speech." Holland.
4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] H. Bushnell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
