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 look-alike look-alike /ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk/

adjective

  1. Resembling closely  ( look-alike )
    resembling closely
     They have look-alike cars
    they have look-alike cars

noun

  1. Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)  ( double , image , look-alike )
    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
     He could be Gingrich's double
    he could be Gingrich's double
     She's the very image of her mother
    she's the very image of her mother


 theft theft /ˈθɛft/

noun

  1. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully  ( larceny , theft , thievery , stealing , thieving )
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
     The thieving is awful at Kennedy International
    the thieving is awful at Kennedy International


 disparagement disparagement /dɪˈspærɪdʒmənt/

noun

  1. () A communication that belittles somebody or something  ( depreciation , derogation , disparagement )
    a communication that belittles somebody or something
  2. The act of speaking contemptuously of  ( disparagement , dispraise )
    the act of speaking contemptuously of


 berth berth /ˈbɝːθ/

noun

  1. () A job in an organization  ( billet , office , situation , berth , place , position , post , spot )
    a job in an organization
     He occupied a post in the treasury
    he occupied a post in the treasury
  2. A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers  ( berth , built in bed , bunk )
    a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
     After a long day at sea, the sailor went to sleep in his bunk.
    After a long day at sea, the sailor went to sleep in his bunk.
  3. A place where a craft can be made fast  ( berth , moorage , mooring , slip )
    a place where a craft can be made fast

verb

  1. Come into or dock at a wharf  ( berth , moor , wharf )
    come into or dock at a wharf
     The big ship wharfed in the evening
    the big ship wharfed in the evening
  2. Secure in or as if in a berth or dock  ( berth , moor , tie up )
    secure in or as if in a berth or dock
     Tie up the boat
    tie up the boat
  3. Provide with a berth  ( berth )
    provide with a berth