| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| liage | noun | Union by league; alliance. |
| liane | noun | Alt. of Liana |
| liana | noun | A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region. |
| liard | adjective | Gray., A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou. |
| libel | noun | A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc., Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire., A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law., The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication., A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks., To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon., To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods., To spread defamation, written or printed; — with against. |
| liber | noun | The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc. |
| libra | noun | The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus / in almanacs, etc., A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio. |
| lichi | noun | See Litchi. |
| licit | adjective | Lawful. |
| lidge | noun | Same as Ledge. |
| liege | adjective | Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord., Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject., Full; perfect; complete; pure., A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign., The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman. |
| lieve | adjective | Same as Lief. |
| lives | plural | of Life, pl. of Life., Alive; living; with life. |
| lifen | verb t. | To enliven. |
| ligan | noun | Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam. |
| ligge | verb i. | To lie or recline. |
| light | noun | That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous., That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc., The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day., The brightness of the eye or eyes., The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions., Life; existence., Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity., The power of perception by vision., That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information., Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity., The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; — opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro., Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light., One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity., A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light., Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light., White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion., To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; — sometimes with up., To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; — often with up., To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light., To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light., To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; — with up; as, the room lights up very well., Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy., Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load., Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task., Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment., Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse., Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift., Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light., Slight; not important; as, a light error., Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread., Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors., Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind., Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution., Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind., Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial., Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy., Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered., Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character., Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin., Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil., Lightly; cheaply., To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off., To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; — with from, off, on, upon, at, in., To feel light; to be made happy., To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect., To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; — with on or upon., To come by chance; to happen; — with on or upon; formerly with into. |
| liked | imp. & past participle | of Like |
| liken | adjective | To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage., To make or cause to be like. |
| lilac | noun | A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name., A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. |
| liman | noun | The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime. |
| limax | noun | A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See Slug. |
| limbo | noun | Alt. of Limbus |
| limed | imp. & past participle | of Lime |
| limer | noun | A limehound; a limmer. |
| limit | verb t. | That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor., The space or thing defined by limits., That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent., A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance., A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia., A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent., To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one’s ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word., To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. |
| limsy | adjective | Limp; flexible; flimsy. |
| linch | noun | A ledge; a right-angled projection. |
| lined | imp. & past participle | of Line |
| linen | noun | Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking., Resembling linen cloth; white; pale., Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; — used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc., Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. |
| liner | noun | One who lines, as, a liner of shoes., A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line., A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim., A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket., A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding., A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground. |
| linga | noun | Alt. of Lingam |
| lingo | noun | Language; speech; dialect. |
| linne | noun | Flax. See Linen. |
| linum | noun | A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum). |
| lipic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc. |
| lipse | verb i. | To lisp. |
| lipyl | noun | A hypothetical radical of glycerin. |
| lisle | noun | A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures. |
| lisne | noun | A cavity or hollow. |
| liter | noun | Alt. of Litre |
| litre | noun | A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints., Same as Liter. |
| lithe | verb i. & i. | To listen or listen to; to hearken to., Mild; calm; as, lithe weather., Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant’s lithe proboscis., To smooth; to soften; to palliate. |
| litho | A combining form from Gr. li`qos, stone. | |
| lithy | adjective | Easily bent; pliable. |
| litui | plural | of Lituus |
| lived | imp. & past participle | of Live, Having life; — used only in composition; as, long-lived; short-lived. |
| liver | noun | One who, or that which, lives., A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn., One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver., A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates., The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); — said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool. |
| livid | adjective | Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion. |
| livor | noun | Malignity. |
| livre | noun | A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc. |