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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

lemur
noun large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

Lemuridae
family Lemuridae noun typical lemurs; of Madagascar

Lemuroidea
suborder Lemuroidea noun Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii

Lena
Lena River noun a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea

Lenard
Philipp Lenard noun German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947)

lend
loan verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time; `I will lend you my car`; `loan me some money`

lend
verb bestow a quality on; `Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company`; `The music added a lot to the play`; `She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings`; `This adds a light note to the program`

lend oneself
verb be applicable to; as to an analysis; `This theory lends itself well to our new data`

lend-lease
lease-lend noun the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; `lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous`

lendable
adjective available for lending; `lendable resources`

lender
loaner noun someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters

lending
loaning noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

lending institution
noun a financial institution that makes loans

lending library
circulating library noun library that provides books for use outside the building

length
noun a section of something that is long and narrow; `a length of timber`; `a length of tubing`

lengthen
verb become long or longer; `In Spring, the days lengthen`

lengthily
at length adverb in a lengthy or prolix manner; `the argument went on lengthily`; `she talked at length about the problem`

lengthiness
protraction noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration

lengthways
lengthwise adverb in the direction of the length; `He cut the paper lengthwise`

lengthwise
lengthways adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; `the lengthwise dimension`

lenience
leniency noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

lenient
adjective characterized by tolerance and mercy

Leninism
Marxism-Leninism noun the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)

lenitive
noun remedy that eases pain and discomfort

Lennoaceae
family Lennoaceae noun family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico

Lennon
John Lennon noun English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)

Lennox Robinson
Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson noun Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)

lens
lense noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

lens
noun electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

lens cap
lens cover noun cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use

lens capsule
noun a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens

lens implant
noun a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation

Lent
Lententide noun a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Lente Insulin
Lente Iletin noun trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus

lenten
adjective of or relating to or suitable for Lent; `lenten food`

lenten rose
black hellebore 2 Helleborus orientalis noun slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green

Lentibulariaceae
family Lentibulariaceae noun carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea

lentic
adjective of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)

lenticel
noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue

lenticular nucleus
lentiform nucleus noun a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum

lentil
noun round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food

lentil soup
noun made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery

Lentinus
genus Lentinus noun a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae

lentissimo
adjective (of tempo) very slow

lento
adjective (of tempo) slow

Leo
Leo the Lion noun the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

Leo I
St. Leo I noun Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)

Leo III
noun Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)

Leo IX
Bruno 2 Bruno of Toul noun German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)

Leo X
Giovanni de`Medici noun son of Lorenzo de`Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)

Leo XIII
Gioacchino Pecci noun Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars

Leon
noun a city in central Mexico

Leonard Marx
Chico noun United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)

Leonardesque
adjective in the manner of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci noun Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)

Leonberg
noun a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland

leone
noun the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents

Leonidas
noun king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)

leonine
adjective of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

Leonotis
genus Leonotis noun small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa

Leontocebus
genus Leontocebus noun tamarins

Leontodon
genus Leontodon noun hawkbit

Leontopodium
genus Leontopodium noun edelweiss

Leonurus
genus Leonurus noun genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls

leopard
Panthera pardus noun large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

leopard cat
Felis bengalensis noun small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia

leopard frog
spring frog 1 Rana pipiens noun common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots

leopard lily
Lilium pardalinum noun lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers

leopard lizard
noun any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico

leopard plant
noun any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage

leopard`s-bane
leopardbane noun any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads

leopardess
noun female leopard

leotard
unitard noun a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance

Leotia lubrica
noun a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color

Lepadidae
family Lepadidae noun goose barnacles

Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto noun Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope

Lepas
genus Lepas noun type genus of the family Lepadidae

Lepechinia
genus Lepechinia noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae

Lepechinia calycina
Sphacele calycina noun California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers

leper
noun a pariah who is avoided by others

Lepidium
genus Lepidium noun cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress

Lepidobotryaceae
family Lepidobotryaceae noun family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa

lepidobotrys
noun African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds

Lepidochelys
genus Lepidochelys noun ridleys

lepidocrocite
noun a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite

Lepidocybium
genus Lepidocybium noun a genus of Gempylidae

Lepidodendraceae
family Lepidodendraceae noun fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk

Lepidodendrales
order Lepidodendrales noun fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous

lepidolite
noun a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium

lepidomelane
noun a mica that is a biotite containing iron

lepidophobia
noun a morbid fear of snakes

Lepidoptera
order Lepidoptera noun moths and butterflies

lepidopterist
lepidopterologist noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths

lepidopterology
lepidoptery noun the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera

lepidopterous insect
lepidopteron noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

Lepidosauria
subclass Lepidosauria noun diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras

lepidote
leprose adjective rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Lepidothamnus
genus Lepidothamnus noun small usually shrubby conifers

lepiota
noun any fungus of the genus Lepiota

Lepiota clypeolaria
noun an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap