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agglomerate |
a mass of jumbled or dissimilar parts; heap. [1/4 definitions] |
analogical |
of, expressing, or based on a certain similarity between two items that are otherwise dissimilar. |
analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. [1/5 definitions] |
dissimilation |
the act or process of becoming unlike or making dissimilar. |
dissimilitude |
the quality of being dissimilar; unlikeness. [1/2 definitions] |
incomparable |
not suitable for comparison; dissimilar. [1/2 definitions] |
mélange |
a mixture, usu. of very dissimilar elements. |
simile |
a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are likened, often linked by "like" or "as," as in, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". (Cf. metaphor.) |
symbiosis |
a close association, usu. a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
thermocouple |
a pair of dissimilar conductors, joined at two points to form a closed circuit, that produce a thermoelectric current when their junctions are maintained at different temperatures. |
unlike |
not like; dissimilar to. [1/3 definitions] |
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