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 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
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 levantine noun Of or pertaining to the Levant., A native or inhabitant of the Levant., A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant. levelling of Level levelness noun The state or quality of being level. leverwood noun The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with … 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 leafiness noun The state of being leafy. leafstalk noun The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf. leaguerer noun A besieger. leakiness noun The quality of being leaky. leapingly adverb By leaps. leap year Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year which leaps over a day more … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words laterally adverb By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side. lateritic adjective Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations. latescent adjective Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning.
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