| agate |
a type of quartz that has forms or bands of different colors that look like clouds. [1/2 definitions] |
| ash2 |
a tree that is related to the olive tree. It has seeds that look like wings and leaves of more than one part. [1/2 definitions] |
| ass |
a mammal with long legs and hooves that is closely related to the horse. A donkey is a domestic ass. Asses look like horses but are smaller and have longer ears. Wild asses live in Africa and Asia and are in danger of becoming extinct. [1/2 definitions] |
| birdhouse |
a man-made nesting structure for birds, usu. built to look like a house. [1/2 definitions] |
| broccoli |
a common green vegetable with flowers that look like small trees. |
| Brussels sprout |
a small green bud that grows on the stem of a plant that is a type of cabbage. Brussels sprouts look like very small cabbages and are eaten as vegetables. |
| butterfly |
in cooking, having been cut and spread out so as to look like a butterfly. [2/5 definitions] |
| camouflage |
to hide by coloring or covering to look like the surroundings. [1/2 definitions] |
| catfish |
a fish with no scales and a large head, found mostly in fresh water. Catfish have long feelers around the mouth that look like a cat's whiskers. |
| cetacean |
a kind of mammal that lives in the water and has front limbs that look like paddles and back limbs that do not show. Whales, porpoises, and dolphins are all cetaceans. |
| constellation |
a group of stars in the sky that is thought to look like, and is named after, an animal, object, or person. |
| costume |
clothing worn to make one look like some other person, animal, or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| counterfeit |
made to look like something real in order to cheat people. [1/3 definitions] |
| cowl |
a loose neckline or collar that is draped to look like a cowl. [1/6 definitions] |
| dandify |
to make (oneself or another person) look like or become a dandy or fop. |
| deckle edge |
the irregular, untrimmed edge characterizing handmade paper, or an edge made to look like this. |
| dogwood |
a tree that has groups of small flowers surrounded by pink or white leaves that look like petals. |
| doll |
a toy made to look like a baby, child, or other person. |
| dolphin |
a mammal that lives in the water. Dolphins look like large fish but they breathe air. They have teeth and a snout that looks like a beak. Most kinds of dolphins live in the ocean. A few kinds live in large rivers in Asia and South America. Dolphins are closely related to porpoises and other toothed whales. |
| dormouse |
a small mammal that sleeps during the day. Dormice are rodents that live in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Many kinds of dormice look like small squirrels. |
| dummy |
an object made to look like another object. [1/3 definitions] |