Ilk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Type or kind: can't trust people of that ilk.
  • pronoun. Scots The same. Used following a name to indicate that the one named resides in an area bearing the same name: Duncan of that ilk.
  • adj. Variant of ilka.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. The same.
  • n. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Same; each; every.
  • n. Kind; class; sort; type; ; -- sometimes used to indicate disapproval when applied to people.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same; very same: often used absolutely with that.
  • Hence, blunderingly — Of that sort or kind: as, men of that ilk.
  • Each; every.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a kind of person
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sort    form    kind    variety   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    same    each    every    kind    class    sort    type    likes   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bilk    milk    silk    wilk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    is    wynter    syne    wylde    cler    ilke    hastie    ryche    thae    at