Sentence:  A seeping coldness entered Holden 's being ; his nerves seemed frost-bitten down to the tips of his tingling fingers and his spine felt stiff and glass <WSD>like</WSD> , liable to break like an icicle at any moment . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination