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• and suchlike — chiefly Brit : and things of that kind Pens, pencils, markers, and suchlike are in this drawer. • • • Main Entry: ↑suchlike …   Useful english dictionary

• suchlike — • He left the sea, having had what amounted to a nervous breakdown, ‘always thinking of the other ships that went up, the bombings and suchlike’ Daily Telegraph, 1971. Fowler s verdict in 1926 was that this use of suchlike ‘is now usually left to …   Modern English usage

• and what all — And so on, and suchlike things • • • Main Entry: ↑what …   Useful english dictionary

• suchlike — such|like [ sʌtʃ,laık ] function word SPOKEN Suchlike can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: They served us cake and sandwiches and suchlike. as a determiner (followed by a noun): There were boxes full of old letters and photographs and …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• suchlike — UK [ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk] / US determiner, pronoun spoken Summary: Suchlike can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: They served us cake and sandwiches and suchlike. as a determiner (followed by a noun): There were boxes full of old letters and… …   English dictionary

• suchlike — [[t]sʌ̱tʃlaɪk[/t]] PRON You use suchlike to refer to other things that are like the ones you have already mentioned. ...objets d art, gold, silver, and ivory assortments, ceramics, and suchlike... I suppose you d rather be in Chicago, eating… …   English dictionary

• suchlike — such|like [ˈsʌtʃlaık] pron spoken especially BrE and suchlike and things of that kind ▪ money for food, clothes, and suchlike >suchlike adj [only before noun] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suchlike — 1 pronoun spoken things of that kind: Do you enjoy plays, films and suchlike? 2 adjective (only before noun) spoken of that kind; similar: tennis and baseball and suchlike summer sports …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suchlike — /ˈsʌtʃlaɪk/ (say suchluyk) adjective 1. of any such kind; similar: rice and suchlike foods. –pronoun 2. persons or things of such a kind: *the neighbours were always giving us eggs and suchlike –mary leslie, 1986. {Middle English, from such +… …  

• suchlike — 1. adjective Of the same or similar kind 2. pronoun Other things of the same kind or type. Audio CDs, tapes, and suchlike …   Wiktionary

• suchlike — Synonyms and related words: akin, alike, ally, alter ego, analogon, analogous, analogue, associate, brother, close copy, close match, cognate, companion, comparable, complement, congenator, congener, coordinate, correlate, correlative,… …   Moby Thesaurus