| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| lister | noun | A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish., One who makes a list or roll., Same as Leister. |
| liable | verb t. | Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal., Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; — with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident. |
| libant | adjective | Sipping; touching lightly. |
| libken | noun | Alt. of Libkin |
| libkin | noun | A house or lodging. |
| librae | plural | of Libra |
| libral | adjective | Of a pound weight. |
| libyan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of that part of Africa between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean, or of Africa as a whole. |
| lichen | noun | One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called rock moss or tree moss., A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion. |
| licked | imp. & past participle | of Lick |
| licker | noun | One who, or that which, licks. |
| licour | noun | Liquor. |
| lictor | noun | An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals. |
| lidded | adjective | Covered with a lid. |
| lieder | plural | of Lied |
| lieger | noun | A resident ambassador. |
| lienal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic. |
| lifely | adjective | In a lifelike manner. |
| lifted | imp. & past participle | of Lift |
| lifter | noun | One who, or that which, lifts., A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted. |
| ligate | verb t. | To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. |
| ligger | noun | A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a., See Ledger, 2. |
| lighte | imp. of Light, to alight. | |
| lights | noun pl. | The lungs of an animal or bird; — sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being. |
| lighty | adjective | Illuminated. |
| lignin | noun | A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents. |
| ligsam | noun | Same as Ligan. |
| ligula | noun | See Ligule., The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees., A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium. |
| ligule | noun | The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass., A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae., A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain. |
| ligure | noun | A kind of precious stone. |
| liking | present participle & vb. noun | of Like, Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look., The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below., The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; — often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for., Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition. |
| likely | adjective | Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story., Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; — followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain., Similar; like; alike., Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome., Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant., In all probability; probably. |
| lilial | adjective | Having a general resemblance to lilies or to liliaceous plants. |
| lilied | adjective | Covered with, or having many, lilies. |
| lilies | plural | of Lily |
| limbat | noun | A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from the northwest from eight o’clock, A. M., to the middle of the day or later. |
| limbec | noun | An alembic; a still., To distill. |
| limbed | adjective | Having limbs; — much used in composition; as, large-limbed; short-limbed. |
| limber | noun | The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage., The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit., Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well., To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun., Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding., To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. |
| limbus | noun | An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment., Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo., A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea. |
| liming | present participle & vb. noun | of Lime |
| limmer | adjective | Limber., A limehound; a leamer., A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound., A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute., A man rope at the side of a ladder. |
| limned | imp. & past participle | of Limn |
| limner | noun | A painter; an artist, One who paints portraits., One who illuminates books. |
| limous | adjective | Muddy; slimy; thick. |
| limped | imp. & past participle | of Limp |
| limper | noun | One who limps. |
| limpet | noun | In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell., Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides., Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks., A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella. |
| limpid | adjective | Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. |
| limpin | noun | A limpet. |
| limpsy | adjective | Alt. of Limsy |
| limule | noun | A limulus. |
| limuli | plural | of Limulus |
| linage | noun | See Lineage. |
| linchi | noun | An esculent swallow. |
| linden | noun | A handsome tree (Tilia Europaea), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe., In America, the basswood, or Tilia Americana. |
| lindia | noun | A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of ciliated disks. By some zoologists it is thought to be like the ancestral form of the Arthropoda. |
| lining | present participle & vb. noun | of Line, The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining., That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything. |
| lineal | adjective | Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; — opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant., Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to)., Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs., In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude. |
| linear | adjective | Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal., Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. |
| lingam | noun | The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. |
| lingel | noun | A shoemaker’s thread., A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. |
| linger | adjective | To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate., To protract; to draw out., To spend or pass in a lingering manner; — with out; as, to linger out one’s days on a sick bed. |
| linget | noun | An ingot. |
| lingle | noun | See Lingel. |
| lingot | noun | A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget. |
| lingua | noun | A tongue., A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue. |
| linked | imp. & past participle | of Link |
| linnet | noun | Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite. |
| linsey | noun | Linsey-woolsey. |
| lintel | noun | A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture. |
| lintie | noun | Alt. of Lintwhite |
| lionel | noun | The whelp of a lioness; a young lion. |
| lionet | noun | A young or small lion. |
| lionly | adjective | Like a lion; fierce. |
| lipped | imp. & past participle | of Lip, Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; — often used in composition; as, thick-lipped, thin-lipped, etc., Labiate. |
| lipans | noun pl. | A tribe of North American Indians, inhabiting the northern part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are closely related to the Apaches. |
| liplet | noun | A little lip. |
| lipoma | noun | A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. |
| liquid | adjective | Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid., Being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor., Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones., Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters., Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air., Clear; definite in terms or amount., A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform., A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids. |
| liquor | noun | Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like., Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc., A solution of a medicinal substance in water; — distinguished from tincture and aqua., To supply with liquor., To grease. |
| lisbon | noun | A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal. |
| lisped | imp. & past participle | of Lisp |
| lisper | noun | One who lisps. |
| lissom | adjective | Alt. of Lissome |
| listed | imp. & past participle | of List |
| listel | noun | Same as List, n., 6. |
| listen | verb i. | To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend., To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey., To attend to. |
| litany | noun | A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character. |
| litchi | noun | The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form. |
| lither | adjective | Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. |
| lithia | noun | The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium. |
| lithic | adjective | Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture., Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis., A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder., Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds. |
| litmus | noun | A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein. |
| litter | noun | A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it., Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants., Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish., Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter., The young brought forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig., To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall., To put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a room., To give birth to; to bear; — said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt., To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one’s bed in litter., To produce a litter. |
| little | adjective | Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; — opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child., Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep., Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water., Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible., Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence., Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous., That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like., A small degree or scale; miniature., In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; — often with a preceding it. |
| litate | adjective | Forked, with the points slightly curved outward. |
| lituus | noun | A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens., An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note., A spiral whose polar equation is r2/ = a; that is, a curve the square of whose radius vector varies inversely as the angle which the radius vector makes with a given line. |
| living | present participle & vb. noun | of Live, The state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence., Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living., Means of subsistence; sustenance; estate., Power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably., The benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives. |
| lively | superl. | Endowed with or manifesting life; living., Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth., Gay; airy; animated; spirited., Representing life; lifelike., Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous., In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously., With strong resemblance of life. |
| livery | noun | The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements., The writ by which possession is obtained., Release from wardship; deliverance., That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc., The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service., The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored livery., Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the whole livery of London., Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance., An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc., The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for compensation; boarding; as, to keep one’s horses at livery., The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept., A low grade of wool., To clothe in, or as in, livery. |
| lizard | noun | Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria., A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends., A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. |