[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

like \like\ limack, a. compar. liker limack"~er;
   superl. likest. oe. lik, ilik, gelic, as. gelimacc, fr.
   pref. ge- + limacc body, and orig. meaning, having the same
   body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to os.
   gilimack, d. gelijk, g. gleich, ohg. gilimach, icel.
   limackr, glimackr, dan. lig, sw. lik, goth. galeiks, os.
   lik body, d. lijk, g. leiche, icel. limack, sw. lik, goth.
   leik. the english adverbial ending-ly is from the same
   adjective. cf. each, such, which.
   1. having the same, or nearly the same, appearance,
      qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to;
      similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of
      the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features,
      complexion, and many traits of character.
      1913 webster

            't is as like you
            as cherry is to cherry.               --shak.
      1913 webster

            like master, like man.                --old prov.
      1913 webster

            he giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the
            hoar-frost like ashes.                --ps. cxlvii.
                                                  16.
      1913 webster

   note: to, which formerly often followed like, is now usually
         omitted.
         1913 webster

   2. equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.
      1913 webster

            more clergymen were impoverished by the late war
            than ever in the like space before.   --sprat.
      1913 webster

   3. having probability; affording probability; probable;
      likely.

   usage: likely is more used now. --shak.
          1913 webster

                but it is like the jolly world about us will
                scoff at the paradox of these practices.
                                                  --south.
          1913 webster

                many were not easy to be governed, nor like to
                conform themselves to strict rules. --clarendon.
          1913 webster

   4. inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a
      walk.
      1913 webster

   had like followed by the infinitive, had nearly; came
      little short of.
      1913 webster

            had like to have been my utter overthrow. --sir w.
                                                  raleigh
      1913 webster

            ramona had like to have said the literal truth, . .
            . but recollected herself in time.    --mrs. h. h.
                                                  jackson.
      1913 webster

   like figures geom., similar figures.
      1913 webster

   note: like is used as a suffix, converting nouns into
         adjectives expressing resemblance to the noun; as,
         manlike, like a man; childlike, like a child; godlike,
         like a god, etc. such compounds are readily formed
         whenever convenient, and several, as crescentlike,
         serpentlike, hairlike, etc., are used in this book,
         although, in some cases, not entered in the vocabulary.
         such combinations as bell-like, ball-like, etc., are
         hyphened.
         1913 webster
see also:
liker likest each such which had like 
like figures 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

like \like\, v. t. imp.  p. p. liked limackt; p. pr. 
   vb. n. liking. oe. liken to please, as. limaccian,
   gelimaccian, fr. gelimacc. see like, a.
   1. to suit; to please; to be agreeable to. obs.
      1913 webster

            cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there.
                                                  --r. of
                                                  gloucester.
      1913 webster

            i willingly confess that it likes me much better
            when i find virtue in a fair lodging than when i am
            bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. --sir
                                                  p. sidney.
      1913 webster

   2. to be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to
      take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
      1913 webster

            he proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking
            to loving.                            --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

   3. to liken; to compare. obs.
      1913 webster

            like me to the peasant boys of france. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
liked liking like 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

like \like\, n.
   1. that which is equal or similar to another; the
      counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
      1913 webster

            he was a man, take him for all in all,
            i shall not look upon his like again. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. a liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.;
      as, we all have likes and dislikes.
      1913 webster

   3. golf the stroke which equalizes the number of strokes
      played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the
      like.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

like \like\, adv. as. gelimacce. see like, a.
   1. in a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do
      not act like him.
      1913 webster

            he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. --job
                                                  xii. 25.
      1913 webster

   note: like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as
         a preposition.
         1913 webster

   2. in a like or similar manner. --shak.
      1913 webster

            like as a father pitieth his children, so the lord
            pitieth them that fear him.           --ps. ciii.
                                                  13.
      1913 webster

   3. likely; probably. "like enough it will." --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
like 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

like \like\ limack, v. i.
   1. to be pleased; to choose.
      1913 webster

            he may either go or stay, as he best likes. --locke.
      1913 webster

   2. to have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to
      be in a specified condition. obs.
      1913 webster

            you like well, and bear your years very well.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape
      narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. cf. had
      like, under like, a. colloq.
      1913 webster

            he probably got his death, as he liked to have done
            two years ago, by viewing the troops for the
            expedition from the wall of kensington garden.
                                                  --walpole.
      1913 webster

   to like of, to be pleased with. obs. --massinger.
      1913 webster
see also:
like to like of 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

like
     adj 1: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same
            characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of
            like design"; "a limited circle of like minds";
            "members of the cat family have like dispositions";
            "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a
            dreamlike quality" syn: similar ant: unlike
     2: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent
        amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the
        other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"
        syn: equal, equivalent, same ant: unlike
     3: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians
        are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are
        generaly alike in background and taste" syn: alikep,
        similar ant: unalike
     4: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
        dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" syn:
         comparable, corresponding
     v 1: prefer or wish to do something; "do you care to try this
          dish?"; "would you like to come along to the movies?"
          syn: wish, care
     2: find enjoyable or agreeable; "i like jogging"; "she likes to
        read russian novels" ant: dislike
     3: be fond of; "i like my nephews"
     4: feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "how
        did you like the president's speech last night?"
     5: want to have; "i'd like a beer now"
see also:
similar unlike equal equivalent same alikep 
unalike comparable corresponding wish care 
dislike 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

290 moby thesaurus words for "like":
   amor, christian love, eros, platonic love, admiration, admire,
   adoration, adore, adulate, affection, after this fashion, agape,
   agnate, aim at, akin, alike, all one, all the same, allied, ally,
   along these lines, alter ego, analogon, analogous, analogue, aped,
   appreciate, approve, approve of, approximate, approximating,
   approximative, ardency, ardor, as, as if, as though, ask,
   associate, at par, at what price, attachment, au pair, bask in,
   be desirous of, be fond of, be partial to, be pleased with,
   bodily love, brother, brotherly love, burn with love, by what mode,
   by what name, care for, caritas, charity, choose, close,
   close copy, close match, close to, coequal, coextensive, cognate,
   commensurate, companion, comparable, compeer, complement,
   comprehend, congenator, congener, conjugal love, consimilar,
   consonant, consubstantial, coordinate, copied, correlate,
   correlative, correspondent, corresponding, correspondingly,
   counterfeit, counterpart, delight in, derive pleasure from,
   desiderate, desire, devotion, devour, dig, disposed to, ditto,
   dote on, dote upon, drawn, duplicate, eat up, either, elect,
   endorse, enjoy, equal, equal to, equalized, equipollent,
   equivalent, ersatz, esteem, even, even stephen, exactly alike,
   faithful love, fake, fancy, favor, favoring, feast on, fellow,
   fervor, fifty-fifty, flame, following, fondness, for example,
   for instance, freak out on, free love, free-lovism, get high on,
   gloat over, go, go for, groove on, half-and-half, have designs on,
   have eyes for, have it bad, heart, hero worship, homogeneous,
   homologous, homoousian, how, identic, identical, identically,
   idolatry, idolism, idolization, image, imitated, imitation,
   in kind, in like manner, in other words, in such wise, in that way,
   in this way, in what way, indistinguishable, indulge in,
   just alike, kindred spirit, knotted, lasciviousness, level, libido,
   like that, like this, likeness, likes, likewise, liking, love,
   lovemaking, lust, lust after, luxuriate in, married love, match,
   mate, mimicked, mind, mock, namely, near, near duplicate,
   nearly reproduced, nip and tuck, not unlike, obverse, of that ilk,
   on a footing, on a level, on a par, on even ground, one,
   opposite number, par, parallel, partiality, passion, peer, pendant,
   phony, physical love, picture, please, popular regard, popularity,
   predilection, prefer, preference, proportionate, proximate, quits,
   reciprocal, regard, rejoice in, relatable, related, relish,
   resembling, respect, revel in, riot in, rival, same, savor,
   second self, select, selfsame, sentiment, sex, sexual love, shine,
   similar, similarly, similitude, simulacrum, simulated, sister,
   smack the lips, smacking of, so, something like, soul mate,
   spiritual love, square, stalemated, such, suchlike, suggestive of,
   swim in, synthetic, take pleasure in, take to, tally, taste,
   tender feeling, tender passion, the like of, the likes of, thus,
   thus and so, tied, to wit, truelove, twin, understand,
   undifferenced, undifferent, undifferentiated, uniform,
   uniform with, uxoriousness, wallow in, want, weakness, wish,
   wish to goodness, wish very much, without difference,
   without distinction, worship, would fain do, yearning

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