Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words miasmatic adjective Alt. of Miasmatical micaceous adjective Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or leaves like mica. micraster noun A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; — from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows. microbion noun A microscopic organism; — … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words lengthful adjective Long. lengthily adverb In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent. leniently adverb In a lenient manner. lenticula noun A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle., A lens of small size., A lenticel. lentiform adjective Lenticular. lentiscus noun Alt. of Lentisk lentitude adjective Slowness; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words megaceros noun The Irish elk. megachile noun A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf. megafarad noun One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad. megalonyx noun An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words landamman noun A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons., The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic. landaulet noun A small landau. landflood noun An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet. landgrave noun A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words lanarkite noun A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color. lancegaye noun A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited by a statute of Richard II. lanceolar adjective Lanceolate. lancewood noun A tough, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words limehound noun A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer. limestone noun A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble. lime twig See under 4th … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words lightable adjective Such as can be lighted. lightened imp. & past participle of Lighten lightless adjective Destitute of light; dark. lightness noun The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace., Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words liability noun The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law., That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable., the sum of one’s pecuniary obligations; — opposed to assets. libelling of Libel liberally adverb … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words meteorism noun Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites. meteorite noun A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aerolite. meteorize verb i. To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor. meteoroid noun A small body moving through space, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words libelling of Libel liberally adverb In a liberal manner. liberated imp. & past participle of Liberate liberator noun One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer. libertine noun A manumitted slave; a freedman; also, the son of a freedman., One of a sect of Anabaptists, in the fifteenth and … Read more