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Verb: liken  lI-kun
  1. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
    "We can liken the Han dynasty to the Romans"
    - compare, equate

Sounds like: lichen

Derived forms: likens, likened, likening

Type of: consider, study

Encyclopedia: Liken

Nearest

like sin
like the devil
like thunder
likeable
liked
likelihood
likeliness
likely
like-minded
like-mindedness
liken
likeness
likening
likewise
liking
likuta
lil
lilac
lilac-blue
lilac-colored
lilac-coloured