different between southpaw vs likes

English

Etymology

From south +? paw.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa???p??/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?sa???p?/

Noun

southpaw (plural southpaws)

1. (informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
   1. (sports) A left-handed pitcher.

      Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south.

2. A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left

Synonyms

• (one who is left-handed): left-hander, lefty

Translations

Further reading

• southpaw at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?ks/
• Rhymes: -a?ks

Noun

likes

1. plural of like

   They'd never before seen the likes of them.

   They'd never before seen the likes of him.

   I'd never seen their likes.

Verb

likes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of like
2. First person singular simple present indicative form of like
3. Third person plural simple present indicative form of like

Anagrams

• Kiles, Kisel, kiles, kisel, silke, slike

Amis

Noun

likes

1. mosquito

References

2017, Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis (?????????) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: like, likent

Verb

likes

1. second-person singular present indicative of liker
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of liker

Spanish

Noun

likes

1. plural of like

Swedish

Noun

likes

1. indefinite genitive singular of like

Anagrams

• Eskil, kisel, lekis, silke