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

lichtenoid eczema
chronic eczema noun eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines

Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein noun United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)

licit
adjective sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; `a wife`s licit love`

licitly
adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom; `you cannot do this legitimately!`

licitness
noun the quality of strictly conforming to law

lick
lap noun touching with the tongue; `the dog`s laps were warm and wet`

licked
adjective having been got the better of; `I`m pretty beat up but I don`t feel licked yet`

lickety split
lickety cut adverb without delay; `she tackled the job lickety-split`

licorice
liquorice noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

licorice fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza noun fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor

licorice root
noun root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines

lid
noun a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container

lidar
noun a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft

lidded
adjective having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; `milk is left in a large lidded mug`; `heavy-lidded eyes`

lidless
sleepless adjective without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids; `to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal`- Alfred Tennyson

lido
noun a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports

lido deck
noun an open deck including a swimming pool

Lidocaine
Xylocaine noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes

lie
prevarication noun a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

lie
verb have a place in relation to something else; `The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West`; `The responsibility rests with the Allies`

lie detector
noun a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying

lie-abed
slugabed noun a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour

lie-in
noun a long stay in bed in the morning

liebfraumilch
noun a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)

Liebig condenser
noun a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water

Liechtensteiner
adjective of or relating to Liechtenstein or its inhabitants; `Liechtensteiner castles`

lied
noun a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano

lieder singer
noun a singer of lieder

Liederkranz
noun a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor

liege
adjective owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; `one`s liege lord`; `a liege subject`

liege
noun a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

liege lord
noun a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

lien
noun the right to take another`s property if an obligation is not discharged

lienal artery
splenic artery noun an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen

Liepaja
noun a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea

lieutenancy
noun the position of a lieutenant

lieutenant
police lieutenant noun an officer in a police force

lieutenant colonel
light colonel noun a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel

lieutenant commander
noun a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander

lieutenant general
noun a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general

lieutenant governor
noun an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States

lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant JG noun an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign

life
living noun the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; `he could no longer cope with the complexities of life`

life buoy
lifesaver noun a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material

life class
noun an art class using a live human model

life cycle
noun a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage

life estate
estate for life noun (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

life expectancy
noun an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

life force
vital force noun (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

life form
noun the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism

life history
noun the general progression of your working or professional life; `the general had had a distinguished career`; `he had a long career in the law`

life imprisonment
noun a sentence of imprisonment until death

life insurance
life assurance noun insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; `in England they call life insurance life assurance`

life jacket
life vest noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

life mask
noun a cast taken from the face of a living person

life office
noun life assurance office

life peer
noun a British peer whose title lapses at death

life preserver
preserver noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

life raft
Carling float noun a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency

Life Saver
noun a candy shaped like a small lifesaver

life science
bioscience noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

life sentence
noun a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; `he got life for killing the guard`

life style
life-style noun a manner of living that reflects the person`s values and attitudes

life tenant
noun a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) live

life-and-death
life-or-death adjective vitally important; `a life-and-death struggle`

life-giving
vitalizing adjective giving or having the power to give life and spirit; `returning the life-giving humus to the land`- Louis Bromfield; `life-giving love and praise`; `the vitalizing rays of the warming sun`

life-size
lifesize adjective being of the same size as an original; `a life-size sculpture`

life-support
adjective of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life

life-support system
life support noun medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; `the patient is on life support`

lifeblood
noun an essential or life-giving force; `water is the lifeblood of India`

lifeboat
noun a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

lifeguard
lifesaver noun an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents

lifeless
adjective not having the capacity to support life; `a lifeless planet`

lifeless
adjective deprived of life; no longer living; `a lifeless body`

lifelessly
adverb as if dead

lifelike
natural adjective free from artificiality; `a lifelike pose`; `a natural reaction`

lifeline
noun line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

lifelong
womb-to-tomb adjective continuing through life; `a lifelong friend`; `from lifelong habit`; `his lifelong study of Greek art`

lifer
noun a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment

lifesaving
noun saving the lives of drowning persons; `he took a course in lifesaving`

lifework
noun the principal work of your career

lift
raise noun the act of raising something; `he responded with a lift of his eyebrow`; `fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up`

lift
verb raise in rank or condition; `The new law lifted many people from poverty`

lift off
verb depart from the ground; `The plane took off two hours late`

lift out
take up verb take out or up with or as if with a scoop; `scoop the sugar out of the container`

lift pump
noun pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up

lift up
gather up verb take and lift upward

lifting device
noun a device for lifting heavy loads

liftoff
noun the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

ligament
noun any connection or unifying bond

ligand
noun an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom

ligation
noun (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

ligature
noun (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

liger
noun offspring of a male lion and a female tiger

light
lightsome adjective moving easily and quickly; nimble; `the dancer was light and graceful`; `a lightsome buoyant step`; `walked with a light tripping step`

light
adjective (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; `light blue`; `light colors such as pastels`; `a light-colored powder`

light adaptation
noun the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative

light air
noun wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale

light arm
noun a rifle or pistol

light ballast
noun an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps