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

lingual
noun a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs

lingual artery
arteria lingualis noun an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue

lingual vein
vena lingualis noun a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein

Lingualumina
noun an artificial language

linguica
noun a highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions

linguine
linguini noun pasta in long slender flat strips

linguist
polyglot noun a person who speaks more than one language

linguist
noun a specialist in linguistics

linguistic
lingual adjective consisting of or related to language; `linguistic behavior`; `a linguistic atlas`; `lingual diversity`

linguistic process
noun the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; `he didn`t have the language to express his feelings`

linguistic profiling
noun using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker`s race or religion or social class

linguistic relation
noun a relation between linguistic forms or constituents

linguistic rule
noun (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

linguistic scientist
noun a specialist in linguistics

linguistic universal
noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

linguistically
lingually adverb with respect to language; `linguistically impaired children`; `a lingually diverse population`

linguistics
noun the scientific study of language

linguistics
noun the humanistic study of language and literature

linguistics department
department of linguistics noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics

lingulate
tongue-shaped adjective shaped like a tongue

Lingvo Kosmopolita
noun an artificial language

liniment
embrocation noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

linin
noun an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended

lining
noun the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)

link
linkup noun a fastener that serves to join or connect; `the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction`

link
noun an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

Link trainer
noun an early form of flight simulator

link up
verb be or become joined or united or linked; `The two streets connect to become a highway`; `Our paths joined`; `The travelers linked up again at the airport`

linkage
gene linkage noun (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)

linkage editor
noun an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules

linkage group
linked genes noun any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; `the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups`

linkboy
linkman noun (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets

links
golf links noun a golf course that is built on sand ground near a shore

Linnaea
genus Linnaea noun one species: twinflower

Linnaean
Linnean adjective of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus noun Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

linnet
Carduelis cannabina noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead

linocut
noun a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum

linoleic acid
linolic acid noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap

linolenic acid
noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid

linoleum
lino noun a floor covering

linoleum knife
linoleum cutter noun a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum

Linotype
Linotype machine noun a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

linseed
flaxseed noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil

linseed oil
flaxseed oil noun a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

linsey-woolsey
noun a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof

linstock
noun a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons

lint
noun cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

lintel
noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

lintwhite
Carduelis cannabina noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead

Linum
genus Linum noun a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves

linuron
noun a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables

Linux
noun an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

Linz
Lentia noun city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center

Liomys
genus Liomys noun pocket mice

lion
king of beasts noun large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

lion cub
noun a young lion

lion`s foot
gall of the earth noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion`s foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes

lion`s-ear
Leonotis nepetaefolia noun pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States

lion-hunter
noun someone who hunts lions

lion-jaw forceps
noun a type of forceps

Lionel Barrymore
noun United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)

lioness
noun a female lion

lionet
noun a small or young lion

lionfish
noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins

lionhearted
adjective extraordinarily courageous

Lions Club
International Association of Lions clubs noun club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare

Liopelma hamiltoni
noun primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet

lip
noun fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth

lip balm
noun a balm applied to the lips

lip fern
lipfern noun any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions

lip reader
noun someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker`s lips

lip synchronization
lip synchronisation noun combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker`s lips with the sound of his speech

lip-gloss
noun makeup that makes the lips shiny

lip-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a lip

Liparididae
family Liparididae noun snailfishes

Liparis
genus Liparis noun type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes

lipase
noun an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream

lipectomy
selective lipectomy noun plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue

lipemia
lipaemia noun presence of excess lipids in the blood

lipid
lipide noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

lipid-lowering medicine
lipid-lowering medication noun a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase

lipidosis
noun a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body

lipless
unlipped adjective without a lip or lips

lipogram
noun a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet

lipoma
adipose tumor noun a tumor consisting of fatty tissue

lipomatosis
noun pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body

lipophilic
lipotropic adjective having an affinity for lipids

lipoprotein
noun a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood

liposarcoma
noun sarcoma of fat cells

Liposcelis
genus Liposcelis noun a genus of Psocidae

liposomal delivery vector
noun a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest

liposome
noun an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector

Lipotyphla
suborder Lipotyphla noun moles; hedgehogs; true shrews

lipped
adjective having a lip or lips; `a lipped bowl`; `a virgin purest lipped`- John Keats

Lippi
Fra Filippo Lippi noun Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469)

Lippi
noun Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)

Lippizan
Lipizzan noun a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; `a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old`

Lippmann
Gabriel Lippmann noun French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921)

Lippmann
noun United States journalist (1889-1974)