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

lithium carbonate
Lithane noun a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder

Lithocarpus
genus Lithocarpus noun tanbark oaks

Lithocarpus glabra
Lithocarpus glaber noun small evergreen tree of China and Japan

Lithodidae
family Lithodidae noun deep-sea crabs of cold waters

lithograph
lithograph machine noun duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern

lithographer
noun a printmaker who uses lithography

lithographic
adjective of or produced by or involved in lithography; `lithographic reproduction`

lithography
noun the act of making a lithographic print

lithomancer
noun one who practices lithomancy

lithomancy
noun divination by means of stones or stone talismans

lithomantic
adjective of or relating to lithomancy

Lithophragma
genus Lithophragma noun small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America

lithophyte
lithophytic plant noun plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere

lithophytic
adjective of or relating to lithophytes

lithops
living stone noun any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones

Lithospermum
genus Lithospermum noun annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia

Lithospermum caroliniense
noun perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment

lithosphere
geosphere noun the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

lithotomy
noun surgical removal of a stone (calculus)

lithotomy position
noun a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea

Lithuanian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language

Lithuanian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Lithuania

lithuresis
noun passing small stones with the urine

litigant
litigator noun (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; `plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants`

litigation
judicial proceeding noun a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

litigious
adjective of or relating to litigation

litigiousness
noun a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; `charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury`

litmus
litmus test noun a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator

litmus paper
noun unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator

litmus test
noun a test that relies on a single indicator; `her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives`

Litocranius
genus Litocranius noun antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks

litotes
meiosis noun understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); `saying `I was not a little upset` when you mean `I was very upset` is an example of litotes`

litter
noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

litterbin
litter basket noun bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish

litterer
litterbug noun a person who litters public places with refuse

little
minuscule adjective lowercase; `little a`; `small a`; `e.e.cummings`s poetry is written all in minuscule letters`

little auk
dovekie noun small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions

little barley
Hordeum pusillum noun annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America

Little Bear
Ursa Minor noun a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

Little Bighorn
Battle of Little Bighorn noun a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

little black ant
Monomorium minimum noun tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food

little blue heron
Egretta caerulea noun small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere

little brother
noun a younger brother; `my little brother just had his 50th birthday`

little brown bat
little brown myotis noun the small common North American bat; widely distributed

little chief hare
Ochotona princeps noun North American pika

Little Dipper
noun a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper`s handle is Polaris

little egret
Egretta garzetta noun Old World egret

little finger
pinkie noun the finger farthest from the thumb

little golden zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora noun subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas

Little John
noun legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength

little league
noun a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age

little leaguer
noun a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team

Little Missouri
Little Missouri River noun a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota

Little Office
noun a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office

little owl
Athene noctua noun small European owl

little potato
rosette noun rhizoctinia disease of potatoes

Little Red Riding Hood
noun a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother

Little Rock
capital of Arkansas noun the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River

Little Sioux River
noun a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa

little sister
noun a younger sister

little skate
Raja erinacea noun most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches

little slam
small slam noun winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge

little theater
little theatre noun a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups

little toe
noun the fifth smallest outermost toe

Little Wabash
Little Wabash River noun a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River

little-head snakeweed
Gutierrezia microcephala noun similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers

little-known
adjective unknown to most people

little-league team
noun a team that plays in a little league

littleneck
littleneck clam noun a young quahog

littoral
adjective of or relating to a coastal or shore region

Littorina
genus Littorina noun type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles

Littorinidae
family Littorinidae noun periwinkles

Littre
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre noun French lexicographer (1801-1881)

liturgical
adjective of or relating to or in accord with liturgy

liturgics
liturgiology noun the study of liturgies

liturgist
noun an authority on liturgies

liturgy
noun a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship

livable
liveable adjective fit or suitable to live in or with; `livable conditions`

live
adjective of current relevance; `a live issue`; `still a live option`

live
adjective possessing life; `the happiest person alive`; `the nerve is alive`; `doctors are working hard to keep him alive`; `burned alive`; `a live canary`

live axle
driving axle noun the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power

live birth
noun the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)

live body
noun the body of a living animal or person

live load
superload noun a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic

live oak
noun any of several American evergreen oaks

live on
go e endure verb continue to live; endure or last; `We went without water and food for 3 days`; `These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America`; `The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents`; `how long can a person last without food and water?`

live steam
noun steam coming from a boiler at full pressure

live with
verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to; `I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions`; `I swallowed the insult`; `She has learned to live with her husband`s little idiosyncrasies`

live(a)
adjective highly reverberant; `a live concert hall`

liveborn
adjective (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn; `a liveborn baby`

liveborn infant
noun infant who shows signs of life after birth

livedo
noun skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin

liveliness
life 1 spirit 2 sprightliness noun animation and energy in action or expression; `it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it`

livelong
adjective (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; `all the livelong day`

lively
racy adjective full of zest or vigor; `a racy literary style`

liver cancer
cancer of the liver noun malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort

liver chestnut
noun a solid dark brown horse

liver disease
noun a disease affecting the liver

liver fluke
Fasciola hepatica noun flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans