Ilk and Like

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Ilk noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations

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Like is a synonym for ilk. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a noun "Ilk".

Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down

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Ilk is a synonym for like. Sometimes you can use "Ilk" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

old	old ilk	old like
similar	similar ilk	similar like
normal	normal ilk	normal like
regular	regular ilk	regular like
Other adjectives: many, smaller.

Jubei and his ilk are more like Funny Animal cats - that is, their bodies are really like cats, only bigger, and can walk on their hindlegs (but still shorter than normal humans).

Source: Franchise / BlazBlue
Lucifer and his ilk objected violently, and now show love to every single thing...to the point where they love things like corruption, disease, and filth more, because those things have no one else.

Source: Dark Messiah
Like most of his ilk, there's very little about him that's either comical or relieving.

Source: Film / Lost Continent

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