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LASH-LIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lash-like mean?
• LASH-LIKE (adjective)
The adjective LASH-LIKE has 1 sense:
1. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
Familiarity information: LASH-LIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
flagellate; flagellated; lash-like; whiplike
Pertainym:
lash (leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip)
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