- akin to something
- similar to something
The political situation here is more akin to dictatorship than democracy.
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akin to something — phrase similar to something The political situation here is more akin to dictatorship than democracy. Thesaurus: similar and similarlysynonym Main entry: akin … Useful english dictionary
akin — a|kin [ ə kın ] adjective akin to something similar to something: The political situation here is more akin to dictatorship than democracy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
akin — UK [əˈkɪn] / US adjective akin to something … English dictionary
akin — adj. akin to sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ closely, much ▪ This game is closely akin to hockey. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
akin — a|kin [əˈkın] adj formal akin to sth very similar to something ▪ Something akin to panic overwhelmed him … Dictionary of contemporary English
akin — /euh kin /, adj. 1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. 2. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her. 3. having or showing an… … Universalium
akin — adjective akin to very similar to something: The language is closely akin to Arabic … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
…Something More Than Nothing — Infobox Album Name = ...Something More Than Nothing Type = Album Artist = Taproot Released = Spring, 1998 Genre = Rap Metal Alternative metal Alternative rock Post grunge Length = 40:08 Label = Pimp Ass Records Producer = Self produced Reviews =… … Wikipedia
akin — adjective 1》 of similar character: something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her. 2》 related by blood. Origin C16: contracted form of of kin … English new terms dictionary
To have something on the stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
