hooklike

Questions about hooklike

What does hooklike mean?

hooklike means "having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)".

How many syllables are in hooklike?

hooklike has 2 syllables and divides as hoo-klike under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hooklike?

Close synonyms include hooked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hooklike a common word?

hooklike is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.