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

lipreading
noun perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips

lipstick
lip rouge noun makeup that is used to color the lips

lipstick plant
Aeschynanthus radicans noun epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers

liquefaction
noun the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

liquefiable
liquifiable adjective capable of being liquefied

liquefied
liquified adjective reduced to a liquid state; `liquefied petroleum gas`

liquefied petroleum gas
bottled gas noun hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

liquefy
liquidise verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; `liquefy the silver`

liquescent
melting adjective becoming liquid

liqueur
cordial noun strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

liqueur glass
noun a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)

liquid
swimming adjective filled or brimming with tears; `swimming eyes`; `sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid`

liquid air
noun air in a liquid state

liquid assets
current assets noun assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)

liquid bleach
noun a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry

liquid body substance
bodily fluid noun the liquid parts of the body

liquid crystal display
LCD noun a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.

liquid crystal
noun a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids

liquid detergent
noun a detergent in liquid form

liquid diet
noun a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery

liquid metal reactor
noun a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant

liquid nitrogen
noun nitrogen in a liquid state

liquid oxygen
LOX noun a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants

liquid soap
noun soap in liquid form

liquid unit
liquid measure noun a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)

liquid-fueled
adjective buring a liquid fuel

liquidambar
noun any tree of the genus Liquidambar

liquidation
settlement noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

liquidator
noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

liquidize
liquidise verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; `liquefy the silver`

liquify
liquidise verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; `liquefy the silver`

liquor
spirits noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

liquor
pot likker noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

liquor license
liquor licence noun a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages

Lir
Ler noun the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr

lira
noun formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi

Liriodendron
genus Liriodendron noun tulip trees

Liriope
genus Liriope noun sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf

lis pendens
noun a pending lawsuit

Lisbon
Lisboa noun capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic

lisinopril
Prinival noun an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks

lisle
lisle thread noun a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)

LISP
list-processing language noun a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists

LISP compiler
noun a compiler for programs written in LISP

LISP program
noun a program written in LISP

lisper
noun a speaker who lisps

lispingly
adverb with a lisp; `she spoke lispingly`

lissome
lissom adjective moving and bending with ease

lissomeness
litheness noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple

list
listing noun a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

list price
noun the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list; often subject to discounts; `I got it at 30% off the list price`

list processing
noun processing data that is given in the form of chained lists

list system
scrutin de liste noun based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote

listed
adjective on a list

listed security
noun a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US

listen
verb listen and pay attention; `Listen to your father`; `We must hear the expert before we make a decision`

listening
hearing noun the act of hearing attentively; `you can learn a lot by just listening`; `they make good music--you should give them a hearing`

listening watch
continuous receiver watch noun a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch

lister
lister plow noun moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow

Lister
Baron Lister noun English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)

Listera
genus Listera noun genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe

Listera ovata
noun orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

listeria
noun any species of the genus Listeria

Listeria monocytogenes
L. monocytogenes noun the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis

listeriosis
listeria meningitis noun an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

listing
itemization noun the act of making a list of items

listless
adjective lacking zest or vivacity; `he was listless and bored`

listlessly
adverb in a listless manner; `they shook hands rather listlessly`

listlessness
torpidity noun inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Liston
Sonny Liston noun United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)

Lisu
noun a Loloish language

Liszt
Franz Liszt noun Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)

Litany
noun a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation

litas
noun the basic unit of money in Lithuania

litchi
litchi nut noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

liter
litre noun a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)

literacy
noun the ability to read and write

literal
adjective avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); `it`s the literal truth`

literal interpretation
noun an interpretation based on the exact wording

literalism
noun the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature

literally
adverb in a literal sense; `literally translated`; `he said so literally`

literalness
noun adhereing to the concrete construal of something

literary
adjective appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; `when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style`

literary agent
noun an agent who represents an author is dealings with publishers

literary argument
noun a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; `the editor added the argument to the poem`

literary composition
literary work noun imaginative or creative writing

literary criticism
lit crit noun the informed analysis and evaluation of literature

literary critic
noun a critic of literature

literary criticism
noun a written evaluation of a work of literature

literary review
noun a review devoted to literary criticism

literary study
noun the humanistic study of literature

literate
adjective able to read and write

literati
noun the literary intelligentsia

literatim
adverb letter for letter; `the message was transcribed literatim`

literature
lit noun the humanistic study of a body of literature; `he took a course in Russian lit`

lithe-bodied
adjective having a lithe body

lithia water
noun mineral water containing lithium salts

lithiasis
noun the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ

lithic
adjective relating to or composed of stone; `lithic sandstone`

lithium
Li noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals