In the English language, the word like has a very flexible range of uses, ranging from conventional to non-standard. It can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, interjection, and quotative. As a preposition used in comparisons Like is one of the words in the English language that can introduce a simile (a stylistic device comparing two dissimilar ideas) as in, "He eats like a pig". It can also be used in non-simile comparisons such as, "He has… (More on Like)