| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| libament | noun | Libation. |
| libation | noun | The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out. |
| libatory | adjective | Pertaining to libation. |
| libelled | of Libel | |
| libeling | present participle & vb. noun | of Libel |
| libelant | noun | One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. |
| libelist | noun | A libeler. |
| li bella | noun | A small balance., A level, or leveling instrument. |
| libelous | adjective | Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. |
| liberate | adjective | To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases. |
| librated | imp. & past participle | of Librate |
| libretti | plural | of Libretto |
| libretto | noun | A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music., The words themselves. |
| licensed | imp. & past participle | of License, Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic. |
| licensee | noun | The person to whom a license is given. |
| licenser | noun | One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press. |
| lichened | adjective | Belonging to, or covered with, lichens. |
| lichenic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens. |
| lichenin | noun | A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss. |
| lichwale | noun | The gromwell. |
| lichwort | noun | An herb, the wall pellitory. See Pellitory. |
| licorice | noun | A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions., The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes. |
| licorous | adjective | See Lickerish. |
| liefsome | adjective | Pleasing; delightful. |
| liegance | noun | Same as Ligeance. |
| liegemen | plural | of Liegeman |
| liegeman | noun | Same as Liege, n., 2. |
| lienculi | plural | of Lienculus |
| lientery | noun | A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change. |
| lifeboat | noun | A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people. |
| lifehold | noun | Land held by a life estate. |
| lifeless | adjective | Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story. |
| lifelike | adjective | Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate representation; as, a lifelike portrait. |
| lifelong | adjective | Lasting or continuing through life. |
| lifemate | noun | Companion for life. |
| lifesome | adjective | Animated; sprightly. |
| lifetime | noun | The time that life continues. |
| liftable | adjective | Such as can be lifted. |
| ligament | noun | Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond., A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints., A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach. |
| ligation | noun | The act of binding, or the state of being bound., That which binds; bond; connection. |
| ligature | noun | The act of binding., Anything that binds; a band or bandage., A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage., A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc., The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint., Impotence caused by magic or charms., A curve or line connecting notes; a slur., A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /., To ligate; to tie. |
| ligeance | noun | The connection between sovereign and subject by which they were mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance. |
| ligement | noun | See Ledgment. |
| lighting | present participle & vb. noun | of Light, of Light, A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals. |
| lightful | adjective | Full of light; bright. |
| lightman | noun | A man who carries or takes care of a light. |
| ligneous | adjective | Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. |
| lignitic | adjective | Containing lignite; resembling, or of the nature of, lignite; as, lignitic clay. |
| ligulate | adjective | Alt. of Ligulated |
| likeable | adjective | See Likable. |
| likehood | noun | Likelihood. |
| likening | present participle & vb. noun | of Liken |
| likeness | noun | The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable., Appearance or form; guise., That which closely resembles; a portrait., A comparison; parable; proverb. |
| likerous | noun | Alt. of Likerousness |
| likewise | noun | In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also. |
| lilywort | noun | Any plant of the Lily family or order. |
| limacina | noun | A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales. |
| limaille | noun | Filings of metal. |
| limation | noun | The act of filing or polishing. |
| limature | noun | The act of filing., That which is filed off; filings. |
| limbered | imp. & past participle | of Limber |
| limbless | adjective | Destitute of limbs. |
| limbmeal | adverb | Piecemeal. |
| limekiln | noun | A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime. |
| limenean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in Peru., A native or inhabitant of Lima. |
| liminess | noun | The state or quality of being limy. |
| limiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Limit |
| limitary | verb t. | Placed at the limit, as a guard., Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc., Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive., That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land., A limiter. See Limiter, 2. |
| limitate | verb t. | Bounded by a distinct line. |
| limitive | adjective | Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit existing powers. |
| limitour | noun | See Limiter, 2. |
| lim naea | noun | A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; — called also pond snail. |
| limoniad | noun | A nymph of the meadows; — called also Limniad. |
| limonite | noun | Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite. |
| limpness | noun | The quality or state of being limp. |
| linament | noun | Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers. |
| linarite | noun | A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals. |
| linchpin | noun | A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree. |
| lincture | noun | Alt. of Linctus |
| lineally | adverb | In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror. |
| linearly | adverb | In a linear manner; with lines. |
| lineated | adjective | Marked with lines., Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf. |
| lingence | noun | A linctus. |
| lingered | imp. & past participle | of Linger |
| lingerer | noun | One who lingers. |
| linguist | noun | A master of the use of language; a talker., A person skilled in languages. |
| liniment | noun | A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant. |
| linkwork | noun | A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain., Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to another. |
| linnaean | adjective | Alt. of Linnean |
| linoleic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts. |
| linoleum | noun | Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied., A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing. |
| linstock | noun | A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. |
| lintseed | noun | See Linseed. |
| lionhood | noun | State of being a lion. |
| lionized | imp. & past participle | of Lionize |
| lionlike | adjective | Like a lion; brave as a lion. |
| lionship | noun | The state of being a lion. |
| lipaemia | noun | A condition in which fat occurs in the blood. |
| liparian | noun | Any species of a family (Liparidae) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths. |
| liparite | noun | A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite. |
| lipogram | noun | A writing composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; — as in the Odyssey of Tryphiodorus there was no A in the first book, no B in the second, and so on. |
| liquable | verb i. | Capable of being melted. |
| liquidly | adverb | In a liquid manner; flowingly. |
| liquored | imp. & past participle | of Liquor |
| liripipe | noun | See Liripoop. |
| liripoop | noun | A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; — worn also by doctors, learned men, etc., Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem., A silly person. |
| listened | imp. & past participle | of Listen |
| listener | noun | One who listens; a hearkener. |
| listless | adjective | Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. |
| litanies | plural | of Litany |
| literacy | noun | State of being literate. |
| literary | adjective | Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation., Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man. |
| literate | adjective | Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered., One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders., A literary man. |
| literati | noun pl. | Learned or literary men. See Literatus., of Literatus |
| litharge | noun | Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also massicot. |
| litherly | adjective | Crafty; cunning; mischievous; wicked; treacherous; lazy. |
| lithoxyl | noun | Petrified wood. |
| litigant | adjective | Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant., A person engaged in a lawsuit. |
| litigate | verb t. | To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause., To carry on a suit by judicial process. |
| littered | imp. & past participle | of Litter |
| littoral | adjective | Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea., Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark. |
| littress | noun | A smooth kind of cartridge paper used for making cards. |
| liturate | adjective | Having indistinct spots, paler at their margins., Spotted, as if from abrasions of the surface. |
| liturgic | Alt. of Liturgical | |
| livelily | adverb | In a lively manner. |
| livelode | noun | Course of life; means of support; livelihood. |
| livelong | adjective | Whole; entire; long in passing; — used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness., Lasting; durable. |
| liveried | adjective | Wearing a livery. See Livery, 3. |
| livering | noun | A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork. |
| liveries | plural | of Livery |
| lividity | noun | The state or quality of being livid. |
| livingly | adverb | In a living state. |
| livonian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea. |
| livinian | noun | A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to the Finnish) of the Livonians. |
| lixivial | adjective | Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium., Of the color of lye; resembling lye., Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes. |
| lixivium | noun | A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation. |