31947
|
l |
L, the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, is usually denominated a semi-vowel, or a liquid. ... |
31948
|
la |
LA, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold.LA, in music, ... |
31949
|
lab |
LAB, n. a great talker; a blabber. Obs. |
31950
|
labadist |
LAB'ADIST, n. the Labadists were followers of Jean de Labadie, who lived in the 17th century. ... |
31951
|
labdanum |
LABDANUM. [See Ladanum.] |
31952
|
labefaction |
LABEFAC'TION, n. [L. labefactio, from labefacio, labo, to totter, and facio, to make.]A weakening ... |
31953
|
labefy |
LAB'EFY, v.t. To weaken or impair. [Not used.] |
31954
|
label |
LA'BEL, n.1. A narrow slip of silk, paper or parchment, containing a name or title, and affixed to ... |
31955
|
labeled |
LA'BELED, pp. Furnished with a label. |
31956
|
labeling |
LA'BELING, ppr. Distinguishing by a label. |
31957
|
labent |
LA'BENT, a. [L. labens.] Sliding; gliding. |
31958
|
labial |
LA'BIAL, a. [L. labium, a lip. See Lip.]Pertaining to the lips; formed by the lips; as a labial ... |
31959
|
labiate |
LA'BIATE, |
31960
|
labiated |
LA'BIATED, a. [from L. labium, lip.] In botany, a labiate corol is irregular, monopetalous, with ... |
31961
|
labile |
LA'BILE, a. [Low L. labilis.] Liable to err, fall or apostatize. [Not used.] |
31962
|
labiodental |
LABIODENT'AL, a. [labium, a lip, and dens, a tooth.]Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the ... |
31963
|
labor |
LA'BOR, n. [L. labor, from labo, to fail.] 1. Exertion of muscular strength, or bodily exertion ... |
31964
|
laborant |
LA'BORANT, n. A chimist. [Not used.] |
31965
|
laboratory |
LAB'ORATORY, n.1. A house or place where operations and experiments in chimistry, pharmacy, ... |
31966
|
labored |
LA'BORED, pp. Tilled; cultivated; formed with labor. |
31967
|
laborer |
LA'BORER, n. One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a man who does work that requires little ... |
31968
|
laboring |
LA'BORING, ppr.1. Exerting muscular strength or intellectual power; toiling; moving with pain or ... |
31969
|
laborious |
LABO'RIOUS, a. [L. laboriosus.]1. Using exertion; employing labor; diligent in work or service; ... |
31970
|
laboriously |
LABO'RIOUSLY, adv. With labor, toil or difficulty. |
31971
|
laboriousness |
LABO'RIOUSNESS, n.1. The quality of being laborious, or attended with toil; toilsomeness; ... |
31972
|
laborless |
LA'BORLESS, a. Not laborious. |
31973
|
laborsome |
LA'BORSOME, a. Made with great labor and diligence. [Not in use.] |
31974
|
laburnum |
LABURN'UM, n. A tree of the genus Cytisus. |
31975
|
labyrinth |
LAB'YRINTH, n. [L. labyrinthus; Gr.]1. Among the ancients, an edifice or place full of ... |
31976
|
labyrinthian |
LABYRINTH'IAN, a. Winding; intricate; perplexed. |
31977
|
lac |
LAC, n. Gum-lac, so called, but improperly, not being a gum, but a resin. It is deposited on ... |
31978
|
laccic |
LAC'CIC, a. Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as laccic acid. |
31979
|
lace |
LACE, n. [L. laqueus.]1. A work composed of threads interwoven into a net, and worked on a pillow ... |
31980
|
lace-bark |
LA'CE-BARK, n. A shrub in the West Indies, the Daphue lagetto, so called from the texture of its ... |
31981
|
laced |
LA'CED, pp. Fastened with lace or a string; also, tricked off with lace.Laced coffee, coffee with ... |
31982
|
laceman |
LA'CEMAN, n. A man who deals in lace. |
31983
|
lacerable |
LAC'ERABLE, a. [See Lacerate.] That may be torn. |
31984
|
lacerate |
LAC'ERATE, v.t. [L. lacero, to tear.] To tear; to rend; to separate a substance by violence or ... |
31985
|
lacerated |
LAC'ERATED, pp. or a. 1. Rent; torn.2. In botany, having the edge variously cut into irregular ... |
31986
|
laceration |
LACERA'TION, n. The act of tearing or rending; the breach made by rending. |
31987
|
lacerative |
LAC'ERATIVE, a. Tearing; having the power to tear; as lacerative humors. |
31988
|
lacertine |
LAC'ERTINE, a. [L. lacertus.] Like a lizard. |
31989
|
lacertus |
LACER'TUS, n. The girroc, a fish of the gar-fish kind; also, the lizard-fish. |
31990
|
lacewoman |
LA'CEWOMAN, n. A woman who makes or sells lace. |
31991
|
lache |
LACHE, |
31992
|
laches |
LACH'ES, n. [L. laxus, lax, slow.] In law, neglect; negligence. |
31993
|
lachrymable |
LACH'RYMABLE, a. Lamentable. |
31994
|
lachrymal |
LACH'RYMAL, a. [L. lachryma, a tear.]1. Generating or secreting tears; as the lachrymal gland.2. ... |
31995
|
lachrymary |
LACH'RYMARY, a. Containing tears. |
31996
|
lachrymation |
LACHRYMA'TION, n. The act of shedding tears. |
31997
|
lachrymatory |
LACH'RYMATORY, n. A vessel found in sepulchers of the ancients, in which it has been supposed the ... |
31998
|
lacing |
LAC'ING, ppr. Fastening with a string; adorned or trimmed with lace. |
31999
|
laciniate |
LACIN'IATE, |
32000
|
laciniated |
LACIN'IATED, a. [L. lacinia, a hem.]1. Adorned with fringes.2. In botany, jagged. |
32001
|
lack |
LACK, v.t. [L. deliquium, which seems to be connected with linquo, to leave, to faint, and with ... |
32002
|
lack-a-day |
LACK-A-DAY, exclam. of sorrow or regret; alas. |
32003
|
lackbrain |
LACK'BRAIN, n. One that wants brains, or is deficient in understanding. |
32004
|
lacker |
LACK'ER, |
32005
|
lackered |
LACK'ERED, pp. Covered with lacker; varnished. |
32006
|
lackey |
LACK'EY, n. [L. lego, to send.]An attending servant; a footboy or footman.LACK'EY, v.t. To attend ... |
32007
|
lacklinen |
LACK'LINEN, a. Wanting shirts. [Little used.] |
32008
|
lackluster |
LACK'LUSTER, a. Wanting luster or brightness. |
32009
|
lacmus |
LAC'MUS, n. A blue pigment, formed from archil, a species of lichen. [See Archil.] It is ... |
32010
|
laconic |
LACON'IC, |
32011
|
laconical |
LACON'ICAL, a. [l. laconicus, from Laconia or Lacomes, the Spartans.]1. Short; brief; pithy; ... |
32012
|
laconically |
LACON'ICALLY, adv. Briefly; concisely; as a sentiment laconically expressed. |
32013
|
laconicism |
LACON'ICISM, n. [L. lacomismus.]1. A concise style.2. A brief sententious phrase or expression. |
32014
|
laconics |
LACON'ICS, n. A book of Pausanias, which treats of Lacedemonia. |
32015
|
laconism |
LA'CONISM, |
32016
|
lacquer |
LAC'QUER, n. A kind of varnish. The basis of lackers is a solution of the substance called ... |
32017
|
lactage |
LAC'TAGE,n. The produce of animals yielding milk. |
32018
|
lactant |
LAC'TANT, a. [L. lactans, from lacto, to give suck; lac, milk.] Suckling; giving suck. [Little ... |
32019
|
lactary |
LAC'TARY, a. [L. lactarius, from lacto; lac, milk.]Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Little ... |
32020
|
lactate |
LAC'TATE, n. In chimistry, a salt formed by the lactic acid, or acid of milk, with a base. |
32021
|
lactation |
LACTA'TION, n. [L. lacto, to give suck.] The act of giving suck; or the time of suckling. |
32022
|
lacteal |
LAC'TEAL, a. 1. Pertaining to milk.2. Conveying chyle; as a lacteal vessel.LAC'TEAL, n. A ... |
32023
|
lacteous |
LAC'TEOUS, a. [L. lacteus, from lac, milk.1. Milky; resembling milk.2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; ... |
32024
|
lactescence |
LACTES'CENCE, n. [L. lactescens, lactescp, from lacto; lac, milk.]1. Tendency to milk; milkiness ... |
32025
|
lactescent |
LACTES'CENT, a.1. Producing milk or white juice.2. Abounding with a thick colored juice. |
32026
|
lactic |
LAC'TIC, a. Pertaining to milk, or procured from sour milk or whey; as the lactic acid. |
32027
|
lactiferous |
LACTIF'EROUS, a. [L. lac, milk, and fero, to bear.]1. Bearing or conveying milk or white juice; ... |
32028
|
lacunar |
LAC'UNAR, n. [L.] An arched roof or ceiling. |
32029
|
lacunose |
LACUNO'SE, a. [L. lacunosus, from lacuna, a ditch or hollow.]Furrowed or pitted. A lacunose leaf ... |
32030
|
lacunous |
LACU'NOUS, |
32031
|
lad |
LAD, n. [Heb. to procreate or bear young.] A young man or boy; a stripling. |
32032
|
ladanum |
LAD'ANUM, n. The resinous juice which exsudes from the leaves of the Cistus ladanifera, a shrub ... |
32033
|
ladder |
LAD'DER, n.1. A frame of wood, consisting of two side pieces, connected by rounds inserted in them ... |
32034
|
lade |
LADE, v.t. pret. laded; pp. laded, laden.1. To load; to put on or in, as a burden or freight. We ... |
32035
|
laded |
LA'DED, |
32036
|
laden |
LA'DEN, pp. 1. Loaded; charged with a burden or freight.2. a. Oppressed; burdened. |
32037
|
lading |
LA'DING, ppr. Loading; charging with a burden or freight; throwing or dipping out.LA'DING, n. ... |
32038
|
ladkin |
LAD'KIN, n. A little lad; a youth. [Little used.] |
32039
|
ladle |
LA'DLE, n. 1. A utensil somewhat like a dish, with a long handle, used for throwing or dipping ... |
32040
|
ladle-ful |
LA'DLE-FUL, n. The quantity contained in a ladle. |
32041
|
lady |
LA'DY, n.1. A woman of distinction. Originally, the title of lady was given to the daughters of ... |
32042
|
lady-bird |
LA'DY-BIRD, |
32043
|
lady-bug |
LA'DY-BUG, |
32044
|
lady-cow |
LA'DY-COW, |
32045
|
lady-day |
LA'DY-DAY, n. The day of the annunciation of the holy virgin, March 25th. |
32046
|
lady-fly |
LA'DY-FLY, n. A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect.A coleopterous insect of the genus ... |
32047
|
lady-like |
LA'DY-LIKE, a. 1. Like a lady in manners; genteel; well bred.2. Soft; tender; delicate. |
32048
|
ladyship |
LA'DYSHIP, n. The title of a lady. |
32049
|
lag |
LAG, a. [This word belongs to the root of slack, slow, sluggish, languish, long; Gr. See the ... |
32050
|
laggard |
LAG'GARD, n. Slow; sluggish; backward. [Not used.] |
32051
|
lagger |
LAG'GER, a. A loiterer; an idler; one who moves slowly and falls behind. |
32052
|
lagging |
LAG'GING, ppr. Loitering; moving slowly and falling behind.The nurse went lagging after with the ... |
32053
|
lagoon |
LAGOON', |
32054
|
lagune |
LAGU'NE, n. A fen, moor, marsh, shallow pond or lake; as the lagunes of Venice. |
32055
|
laic |
LA'IC, |
32056
|
laical |
LA'ICAL, a. [L. laicus, Gr. from people.]Belonging to the laity or people, in distinction from the ... |
32057
|
laid |
LAID, pret. and pp. of lay; so written for layed. |
32058
|
lain |
LAIN, pp. of lie. Lien would be a more regular orthography, but lain is generally used. |
32059
|
lair |
LAIR, n. [L. locus.]1. A place of rest; the bed or couch of a boar or wild beast.2. Pasture; the ... |
32060
|
laird |
LAIRD, n. In the Scots dialect, a lord; the proprietor of a manor. |
32061
|
laity |
LA'ITY, n. [Gr. people. See Laic.]1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of ... |
32062
|
lake |
LAKE, v.i. To play; to sport. North of England. This is play, without a prefix.LAKE, n. [L. ... |
32063
|
laky |
LA'KY, a. Pertaining to a lake or lakes. |
32064
|
lama |
LAMA, n.1. The sovereign pontiff, or rather the god of the Asiatic Tartars.2. A small species of ... |
32065
|
lamantin |
LAM'ANTIN, |
32066
|
lamb |
LAMB, n. lam.1. The young of the sheep kind.2. The Lamb of God, in Scripture, the Savior Jesus ... |
32067
|
lambative |
LAM'BATIVE, a. [L. lambo, to lick.]Taken by licking. [Little used.]LAM'BATIVE, n. A medicine ... |
32068
|
lambent |
LAM'BENT, a. [L. lambens, lambo, to lick.] Playing about; touching lightly; gliding over; as a ... |
32069
|
lambkin |
LAMBKIN, n. lam'kin. A small lamb. |
32070
|
lamblike |
LAMBLIKE, a. lam'like. Like a lamb; gentle; humble; meek; as a lamblike temper. |
32071
|
lamdoidal |
LAMDOID'AL, a. [Gr. the name of the letter A, form.]In the form of the Greek A, the English L; as ... |
32072
|
lame |
LAME, a. 1. Crippled or disabled in a limb, or otherwise injured so as to be unsound and impaired ... |
32073
|
lamel |
LAM'EL, n. [L. lamella. See Lamin.] A thin plate or scale of any thing. |
32074
|
lamellar |
LAM'ELLAR, a. [from lamel.] Disposed in thin plates or scales. |
32075
|
lamellarly |
LAM'ELLARLY, adv. In thin plates or scales. |
32076
|
lamellate |
LAM'ELLATE, |
32077
|
lamellated |
LAM'ELLATED, a. Formed in thin plates or scales, or covered with them. |
32078
|
lamelliferous |
LAMELLIF'EROUS, a. [L. lamella and fero, to produce.Producing plates; an epithet of polypiers ... |
32079
|
lamelliform |
LAM'ELLIFORM, a. [L. lamella, a plate, and form.] Having the form of a plate. |
32080
|
lamely |
LA'MELY, adv. [See Lame.]1. Like a cripple; with impaired strength; in a halting manner; as, to ... |
32081
|
lameness |
LA'MENESS, n. 1. An impaired state of the body or limbs; loss of natural soundness and strength ... |
32082
|
lament |
LAMENT', v.i. [L. lamentor.] 1. To mourn; to grieve; to weep or wail; to express sorrow.Jeremiah ... |
32083
|
lamentable |
LAM'ENTABLE, a. [L. lamentabilis.]1. To be lamented; deserving sorrow; as a lamentable declension ... |
32084
|
lamentably |
LAM'ENTABLY, adv.1. Mournfully; with expressions or tokens of sorrow.2. So as to cause sorrow.3. ... |
32085
|
lamentation |
LAMENTA'TION, n. [L. lamentatio.]1. Expression of sorrow; cries of grief; the act of bewailing.In ... |
32086
|
lamented |
LAMENT'ED, pp. Bewailed; mourned for. |
32087
|
lamenter |
LAMENT'ER, n. One who mourns, or cries out with sorrow. |
32088
|
lamentin |
LAM'ENTIN, n. A species of the walrus or sea-cow, the Trichechus manatus. |
32089
|
lamenting |
LAMENT'ING, ppr. Bewailing; mourning; weeping.LAMENT'ING, n. A mourning; lamentation. |
32090
|
lamia |
LA'MIA, n. [L.] A hag; a witch; a demon. |
32091
|
lamin |
LAM'IN, |
32092
|
lamina |
LAM'INA, n. [L. lamina.]1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; applied to ... |
32093
|
laminable |
LAM'INABLE, a. Capable of being formed into thin plates. |
32094
|
laminar |
LAM'INAR, a. In plates; consisting of thin plates or layers. |
32095
|
laminate |
LAM'INATE, |
32096
|
laminated |
LAM'INATED, a. Plated; consisting of plates, scales or layers, one over another. |
32097
|
lamm |
LAMM, v.t. To beat. [Not in use.] |
32098
|
lammas |
LAM'MAS, n. The first day of August. |
32099
|
lamp |
LAMP, n. [L. lampas; Gr. to shine; Heb.]1. A vessel for containing oil to be burned by means of a ... |
32100
|
lampas |
LAM'PAS, n. A lump of flesh of the size of a nut, in the roof of a horse's mouth, and rising above ... |
32101
|
lampblack |
LAMP'BLACK, n. [lamp and black; being originally made by means of a lamp or torch.]A fine soot ... |
32102
|
lampiate |
LAMP'IATE, n. A compound salt, composed of lampic acid and a base. |
32103
|
lampic |
LAMP'IC, a. The lampic acid is obtained by the combustion of ether by means of a lamp. |
32104
|
lamping |
LAMP'ING, a. Shining; sparkling. [Not used.] |
32105
|
lampoon |
LAMPOON', n. A personal satire in writing; abuse; censure written to reproach and vex rather than ... |
32106
|
lampooner |
LAMPOON'ER, n. One who abuses with personal satire; the writer of a lampoon.The squibs are those ... |
32107
|
lampooning |
LAMPOON'ING, ppr. Abusing with personal satire. |
32108
|
lampoonry |
LAMPOON'RY, n. Abuse. |
32109
|
lamprey |
LAM'PREY, n. [L. labor, to slip, and most probably the animal is name from slipping. If, however, ... |
32110
|
lanate |
LA'NATE, |
32111
|
lanated |
LAN'ATED, a. [L. lanatus, from lana, wool.] Wooly. In botany, covered with a substance like ... |
32112
|
lance |
LANCE, n. l'ans. [L. lancea; Gr.]A spear, an offensive weapon in form of a half pike, used by the ... |
32113
|
lancely |
LANCELY, a. l'ansly. Suitable to a lance. |
32114
|
lanceolar |
LAN'CEOLAR, a. In botany, tapering towards each end. |
32115
|
lanceolate |
LAN'CEOLATE, |
32116
|
lanceolated |
LAN'CEOLATED, a. Shaped like a lance; oblong and gradually tapering toward each extremity; ... |
32117
|
lancepesade |
LANCEPESA'DE, n. An officer under the corporal. |
32118
|
lancer |
L'ANCER, n. One who lances; one who carries a lance. |
32119
|
lancet |
L'ANCET, n. 1. A surgical instrument, sharp-pointed and two-edged; used in venesection, and in ... |
32120
|
lanch |
L'ANCH, v.t. [from lance.] 1. To throw, as a lance; to dart; to let fly.See whose arm can lanch ... |
32121
|
land |
LAND, n.1. Earth, or the solid matter which constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the ... |
32122
|
landau |
LAN'DAU, n. A kind of coach or carriage whose top may be opened and thrown back; so called from a ... |
32123
|
landed |
LAND'ED, pp.1. Disembarked; set on shore from a ship or boat.2. a. Having an estate in land; as ... |
32124
|
landfall |
LAND'FALL, n. [land and fall.]1. A sudden translation of property in land by the death of a rich ... |
32125
|
landflood |
LAND'FLOOD, n. [land and flood.] An overflowing of land by water; an inundation. Properly, a ... |
32126
|
landgrave |
LAND'GRAVE, n. In Germany, a count or earl; or an officer nearly corresponding to the earl of ... |
32127
|
landgraviate |
LANDGRA'VIATE, n. The territory held by a landgrave, or his office, jurisdiction or authority. |
32128
|
landholder |
LAND'HOLDER, n. A holder, owner or proprietor of land. |
32129
|
landing |
LAND'ING, ppr. Setting on shore; coming on shore.LAND'ING, |
32130
|
landing-place |
LAND'ING-PLACE, n. A place on the shore of the sea or of a lake, or on the bank of a river; where ... |
32131
|
landjobber |
LAND'JOBBER, n. A man who makes a business of buying land on speculation, or of buying and selling ... |
32132
|
landlady |
LAND'LADY, n. [See Landlord.]1. A woman who has tenants holding from her.2. The mistress of an ... |
32133
|
landless |
LAND'LESS, a. Destitute of land; having no property in land. |
32134
|
landlock |
LAND'LOCK, v.t. [land and lock.] To inclose or encompass by land. |
32135
|
landlocked |
LAND'LOCKED, pp. Encompassed by land, so that no point of the compass is open to the sea. |
32136
|
landloper |
LAND'LOPER, n. [See Leap and Interloper.]A landman; literally, a land runner; a term of reproach ... |
32137
|
landlord |
LAND'LORD, n.1. The lord of a manor or of land; the owner of land who has tenants under him.2. ... |
32138
|
landman |
LAND'MAN, n. A man who serves on land; opposed to seaman. |
32139
|
landmark |
LAND'MARK, n. [land and mark.] 1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed ... |
32140
|
landscape |
LAND'SCAPE, n.1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, ... |
32141
|
landslip |
LAND'SLIP, n. A portion of a hill or mountain, which slips or slides down; or the sliding down of ... |
32142
|
landsman |
LAND'SMAN, n. In seaman's language, a sailor on board a ship, who has not before been at sea. |
32143
|
landstreight |
LAND'STREIGHT, n. A narrow slip of land. [Not used.] |
32144
|
landward |
LAND'WARD, adv. Toward the land. |
32145
|
lane |
LANE, n.1. A narrow way or passage, or a private passage, as distinguished from a public road or ... |
32146
|
langrage |
LAN'GRAGE, |
32147
|
langrel |
LAN'GREL, n. Langrel shot or langrage, is a particular kind of shot used at sea for tearing sails ... |
32148
|
langteraloo |
LANGTERALOO', n. A game at cards. |
32149
|
language |
LAN'GUAGE, n. [L. lingua, the tongue, and speech.]1. Human speech; the expression of ideas by ... |
32150
|
language-master |
LAN'GUAGE-MASTER, n. One whose profession is to teach languages. |
32151
|
languaged |
LAN'GUAGED, a. Having a language; as many languaged nations. |
32152
|
languet |
LAN'GUET, n. Any thing in the shape of the tongue. [Not English.] |
32153
|
languid |
LAN'GUID, a. [L. languidus, from langueo, to droop or flag. See Languish.]1. Flagging; drooping; ... |
32154
|
languidly |
LAN'GUIDLY, adv. Weakly; feebly; slowly. |
32155
|
languidness |
LAN'GUIDNESS, n. 1. Weakness from exhaustion of strength; feebleness; dullness; languor.2. ... |
32156
|
languish |
LAN'GUISH, v.i. [L. langueo, lachinisso; Gr. to flag, to lag. L. laxo, laxus, flacceo.]1. To ... |
32157
|
languisher |
LAN'GUISHER, n. One who languishes or pines. |
32158
|
languishing |
LAN'GUISHING, ppr.1. Becoming or being feeble; losing strength; pining; withering; fading.2. a. ... |
32159
|
languishingly |
LAN'GUISHINGLY, adv.1. Weakly; feebly; dully; slowly.2. With tender softness. |
32160
|
languishment |
LAN'GUISHMENT, n.1. The state of pining.2. Softness of look or mien, with the head reclined. |
32161
|
languor |
LAN'GUOR, n. [L. languor.]1. Feebleness; dullness; heaviness; lassitude of body; that state of ... |
32162
|
languorous |
LAN'GUOROUS, a. Tedious; melancholy. Obs. |
32163
|
langure |
LAN'GURE, v.t. To languish. [Not in use.] |
32164
|
laniard |
LANIARD, n. lan'yard.A short piece of rope or line, used for fastening something in ships, as the ... |
32165
|
laniate |
LA'NIATE, v.t. [L. lanio.] To tear in pieces. [Little used.] |
32166
|
laniation |
LANIA'TION, n. A tearing in pieces. [Little used.] |
32167
|
laniferous |
LANIF'EROUS, a. [L. lanifer; lana, wool, and fero, to produce.] Bearing or producing wool. |
32168
|
lanifice |
LAN'IFICE, n. [L. lanificium; lana, wool, and facio, to make.]Manufacture of wool. [Little used.] |
32169
|
lanigerous |
LANIG'EROUS, a. [L. laniger; lana, wool, and gero, to bear.] Bearing or producing wool. |
32170
|
lank |
LANK, a. [Gr. probably allied to flank.]1. Loose or lax and easily yielding to pressure; not ... |
32171
|
lankly |
LANK'LY, adv. Thinly; loosely; laxly. |
32172
|
lankness |
LANK'NESS, n. Laxity; flabbiness; leanness; slenderness. |
32173
|
lanky |
LANK'Y, n. Lank. [Vulgar.] |
32174
|
lanner |
LAN'NER, |
32175
|
lanneret |
LAN'NERET, n. [L. laniarius, lanius, a butcher.] A species of hawk. |
32176
|
lansquenet |
LANS'QUENET, n. [lance and knecht, a boy, a knight.]1. A common foot soldier.2. A game at cards. |
32177
|
lantern |
LAN'TERN, n. [L. laterna.]1. A case or vessel made of tin perforated with many holes, or of some ... |
32178
|
lantern-fly |
LAN'TERN-FLY, n. An insect of the genus Fulgora. |
32179
|
lantern-jaws |
LAN'TERN-JAWS, n. A thin visage. |
32180
|
lanuginous |
LANU'GINOUS, a. [L. lanuginosus, from lanugo, down, from lana, wool.]Downy; covered with down, or ... |
32181
|
laodicean |
LAODICE'AN, a. Like the christians of Laodicea: lukewarm in religion. |
32182
|
laodiceanism |
LAODICE'ANISM, n. Lukewarmness in religion. |
32183
|
lap |
LAP, n.1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely.2. The part of ... |
32184
|
lapdog |
LAP'DOG, n. A small dog fondled in the lap. |
32185
|
lapfull |
LAP'FULL, n. As much as the lap can contain. 2Kings 4. |
32186
|
lapicide |
LAP'ICIDE, n. A stone-cutter. [Not used.] |
32187
|
lapidarious |
LAPIDA'RIOUS, a. [L. lapidarius, from lapis, a stone.] Stony; consisting of stones. |
32188
|
lapidary |
LAP'IDARY, n. [L. lapidarius, lapis, a stone.]1. An artificer who cuts precious stones.2. A ... |
32189
|
lapidate |
LAP'IDATE, v.t. [L. lapido.] To stone. [Not used.] |
32190
|
lapidation |
LAPIDA'TION, n. The act of stoning a person to death. |
32191
|
lapideous |
LAPID'EOUS, a. [L. lapideus.] Stony; of the nature of stone; as lapideous matter. [Little used.] |
32192
|
lapidescence |
LAPIDES'CENCE, n. [L. lapidesco, from lapis, a stone.]1. The process of becoming stone; a ... |
32193
|
lapidescent |
LAPIDES'CENT, a. Growing or turning to stone; that has the quality of petrifying ... |
32194
|
lapidific |
LAPIDIF'IC, a. [L. lapis, a stone, and facio, to make.] Forming or converting into stone. |
32195
|
lapidification |
LAPIDIFICA'TION, n. The operation of forming or converting into a stony substance, by means of a ... |
32196
|
lapidify |
LAPID'IFY, v.t. [L. lapis, a stone, and facio, to form.] To form into stone.LAPID'IFY, v.i. To ... |
32197
|
lapidist |
LAP'IDIST, n. A dealer in precious stones. [See lapidary.] |
32198
|
lapis |
LAPIS, in Latin, a stone. Hence,Lapis Bononiensis, the Bolognian stone.Lapis Hepaticus, liver ... |
32199
|
lapped |
LAP'PED, pp. [See Lap.] Turned or folded over. |
32200
|
lapper |
LAP'PER, n. 1. One that laps; one that wraps or folds.2. One that takes up with his tongue. |
32201
|
lappet |
LAP'PET, n. [dim. of lap.] A part of a garment or dress that hangs loose. |
32202
|
lapping |
LAP'PING, ppr.1. Wrapping; folding; laying on.2. Licking; taking into the mouth with the tongue. |
32203
|
lapse |
LAPSE, n. laps. [L. lapsus, from labor, to slide, to fall.]1. A sliding, gliding or flowing; a ... |
32204
|
lapsed |
LAPS'ED, pp. Fallen; passed from one proprietor to another by the negligence of the patron; as a ... |
32205
|
lapsided |
LAP'SIDED, a. [Lap and side.] Having one side heavier than the other, as a ship. |
32206
|
lapsing |
LAPS'ING, ppr. Gliding; flowing; failing; falling to one person through the omission of another. |
32207
|
lapwing |
LAP'WING, n. A bird of the genus Tringa; the tewit. |
32208
|
lapwork |
LAP'WORK, n. Work in which one part laps over another. |
32209
|
lar |
L'AR, n. plu. lares. [L.] A household deity. |
32210
|
larboard |
L'ARBOARD, n. [Board, bord, is a side; but I know the meaning of lar. The Dutch use bakboard, and ... |
32211
|
larceny |
L'ARCENY, n. [L. latrocinium.]Theft; the act of taking and carrying away the goods or property of ... |
32212
|
larch |
L'ARCH, n. [L. larix.]The common name of a division of the genus Pinus, species of which are ... |
32213
|
lard |
L'ARD, n. [L. lardum, laridum.]1. The fat of swine, after being melted and separated from the ... |
32214
|
lardaceous |
LARDA'CEOUS, a. Of the nature of lard; consisting of lard. |
32215
|
larded |
L'ARDED, pp. Stuffed with bacon; fattened; mixed. |
32216
|
larder |
L'ARDER, n. A room where meat is kept or salted. |
32217
|
lardry |
L'ARDRY, n. A larder. [Not used.] |
32218
|
large |
L'ARGE, a larj. [L. largus; Gr. wide, copious, and perhaps with floor.]1. Big; of great size; ... |
32219
|
largeheartedness |
LARGEHE'ARTEDNESS, n. Largeness of heart; liberality. [Not used.] |
32220
|
largely |
L'ARGELY, adv.1. Widely; extensively.2. Copiously; diffusely; amply. The subject was largely ... |
32221
|
largeness |
L'ARGENESS, n.1. Bigness; bulk; magnitude; as the largeness of an animal.2. Greatness; ... |
32222
|
largess |
L'ARGESS, n. [L. largitio; from largus, large.]A present; a gift or donation; a bounty bestowed. |
32223
|
larghetto |
LARGHET'TO, Musical terms, directing to slow movement. Large is one degree quicker than grave, ... |
32224
|
largish |
L'ARGISH, a. Somewhat large. [Unusual.] |
32225
|
largo |
L'ARGO, |
32226
|
lark |
L'ARK, n. [As the Latin alauda coincides with laudo, Eng. loud so the first syllable of lark, laf, ... |
32227
|
larker |
L'ARKER, n. A catcher of larks. |
32228
|
larklike |
L'ARKLIKE, a. Resembling a lark in manners. |
32229
|
larks-heel |
L'ARK'S-HEEL, n. A flower called Indian cress. |
32230
|
larkspur |
L'ARKSPUR, n. A plant of the genus Delphinium. |
32231
|
larmier |
L'ARMIER, n. The flat jutting part of a cornice; literally, the dropper; the eave or drip of a ... |
32232
|
larum |
LAR'UM, n. Alarm; a noise giving notice of danger. [See Alarm, which is generally used.] |
32233
|
larva |
L'ARVA, |
32234
|
larvated |
L'ARVATED, a. Masked; clothed as with a mask. |
32235
|
larve |
L'ARVE, n. [L. larva, a mask.]An insect in the caterpillar state; eruca; the state of an insect ... |
32236
|
laryngean |
LARYN'GEAN, a. [See Larynx.] Pertaining to the larynx. |
32237
|
laryngotomy |
LARYNGOT'OMY, n. [larynx and Gr. to cut.]The operation of cutting the larynx or windpipe; the ... |
32238
|
larynx |
LAR'YNX, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the upper part of the windpipe or trachea, a cartilaginous cavity, ... |
32239
|
lascar |
LAS'CAR, n. In the East Indies, a native seaman, or a gunner. |
32240
|
lasciviency |
LASCIVIENCY, LASCIVIENT. [Not used. See the next words.] |
32241
|
lascivient |
LASCIVIENCY, LASCIVIENT. [Not used. See the next words.] |
32242
|
lascivious |
LASCIV'IOUS, a. [L. lascivus, from laxus, laxo, to relax, to loosen.]1. Loose; wanton; lewd; ... |
32243
|
lasciviously |
LASCIV'IOUSLY, adv. Loosely; wantonly; lewdly. |
32244
|
lasciviousness |
LASCIV'IOUSNESS, n.1. Looseness; irregular indulgence of animal desires; wantonness; ... |
32245
|
laserwort |
LA'SERWORT, n. Laserpitium, a genus of plants of several species, natives of Germany, Italy, ... |
32246
|
lash |
LASH, n. 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip.I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.2. ... |
32247
|
lashed |
LASH'ED, pp.1. Struck with a lash; whipped; tied; made fast by a rope.2. In botany, ciliate; ... |
32248
|
lasher |
LASH'ER, n. One that whips or lashes.LASH'ER, |
32249
|
lashing |
LASH'ING, n. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.LASH'ING, n. ... |
32250
|
lass |
L'ASS, n.A young woman; a girl. |
32251
|
lassitude |
LAS'SITUDE, n. [L. lassitudo, from lassus, and this from laxus, laxo, to relax.]1. Weakness; ... |
32252
|
lasslorn |
L'ASSLORN, a. Forsaken by his lass or mistress. |
32253
|
last |
L'AST, a. [See Late and Let.]1. That comes after all the others; the latest; applied to time; as ... |
32254
|
lastage |
L'ASTAGE, n. [See Last, a load.]1. A duty paid for freight or transportation.[Not used in the ... |
32255
|
lastery |
L'ASTERY, n. A red color. [Not in use.] |
32256
|
lasting |
L'ASTING, ppr.1. Continuing in time; enduring; remaining.2. a. Durable; of long continuance; that ... |
32257
|
lastingly |
L'ASTINGLY, adv. Durably; with continuance. |
32258
|
lastingness |
L'ASTINGNESS, n. Durability; the quality or state of long continuance. |
32259
|
lastly |
L'ASTLY, adv. 1. In the last place.2. In the conclusion; at last; finally. |
32260
|
latch |
LATCH, n. [L. ligula, from ligo, to tie, and with English lock. L. laqueus, from which we have ... |
32261
|
latchet |
LATCH'ET, n. [from latch.] The string that fastens a shoe. Mark 1. |
32262
|
late |
LATE, a. [This word is from the root of let, the sense of which is to draw out, extend or prolong, ... |
32263
|
lated |
LA'TED, a. Belated; being too late. [Not used.] |
32264
|
lateen |
LAT'EEN, a. A lateen sail is a triangular sail, extended by a lateen yard, which is slung about ... |
32265
|
lately |
LA'TELY, adv. Not long ago; recently. We called on a gentleman who has lately arrived from Italy. |
32266
|
latency |
LA'TENCY, n. [See Latent.] The state of being concealed; abstruseness. |
32267
|
lateness |
LA'TENESS, n.1. The state of being tardy, or of coming after the usual time; as the lateness of ... |
32268
|
latent |
LA'TENT, a. [L. latens, lateo; Gr; Heb. to cover.]Hid; concealed; secret; not seen; not visible or ... |
32269
|
later |
LA'TER, a. [comp. deg. of late.] Posterior; subsequent. |
32270
|
lateral |
LAT'ERAL, a. [L. lateralis, from latus, a side, and broad, Gr., Eng. flat. The primary sense of ... |
32271
|
laterality |
LATERAL'ITY, n. The quality of having distinct sides. [Not used.] |
32272
|
laterally |
LAT'ERALLY, adv.1. By the side; sideways.2. In the direction of the side. |
32273
|
lateran |
LAT'ERAN, n. One of the churches at Rome. The name is said to have been derived from that of a ... |
32274
|
latered |
LA'TERED, a. Delayed. Obs. |
32275
|
laterifolious |
LATERIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. latus, side, and folium, leaf.]In botany, growing on the side of a leaf at ... |
32276
|
lateritious |
LATERI'TIOUS, a. [L. lateritius, from later, a brick.] Like bricks; of the color of ... |
32277
|
lath |
L'ATH, n.1. A thin, narrow board or slip of wood nailed to the rafters of a building to support ... |
32278
|
lathe |
LATHE, n. An engine by which instruments of wood, ivory, metals and other materials, are turned ... |
32279
|
lather |
LATH'ER, v.i.To form a foam with water and soap; to become froth, or frothy matter.LATH'ER, v.t. ... |
32280
|
lathy |
L'ATHY, a. Thin as a lath; long and slender.L'ATHY, a. Flabby; weak. |
32281
|
latibulize |
LATIB'ULIZE, v.i. [L. latibulum, a hiding place.]To retire into a den, burrow or cavity, and lie ... |
32282
|
laticlave |
LAT'ICLAVE, n. [L. laticlavium; latus, broad, and clavus, a stud.]An ornament of dress worn by ... |
32283
|
latin |
LAT'IN, a. Pertaining to the Latins, a people of Latium, in Italy; Roman; as the Latin ... |
32284
|
latinism |
LAT'INISM, n. A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to the Latins. |
32285
|
latinist |
LAT'INIST, n. One skilled in Latin. |
32286
|
latinity |
LATIN'ITY, n. Purity of the Latin style or idiom; the Latin tongue. |
32287
|
latinize |
LAT'INIZE, v.t. To give to foreign words Latin terminations and make them Latin.LAT'INIZE, v.i. ... |
32288
|
latirostrous |
LATIROS'TROUS, a. [L. latus, broad, and rostrum, beak.] Having a broad beak, as a fowl. |
32289
|
latish |
LA'TISH, a. [from late.] Somewhat late. |
32290
|
latitancy |
LAT'ITANCY, n. [L. latitans, latito, to lie hid, from lateo. See Latent.]The state of lying ... |
32291
|
latitant |
LAT'ITANT, a. Lurking; lying hid; concealed.[These words are rarely used. See latent.] |
32292
|
latitat |
LAT'ITAT, n. [L. he lurks.] A writ by which a person is summoned into the king's bench to answer, ... |
32293
|
latitude |
LAT'ITUDE, n. [L. latitudo, breadth; latus, broad.]1. Breadth; width; extent from side to side.2. ... |
32294
|
latitudinal |
LATITU'DINAL, a. Pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude. |
32295
|
latitudinarian |
LATITUDINA'RIAN, a. Not restrained; not confined by precise limits; free; thinking or acting at ... |
32296
|
latitudinarianism |
LATITUDINA'RIANISM, n.1. Freedom or liberality of opinion, particularly in theology.2. ... |
32297
|
latrant |
LA'TRANT, a. [L. latro, to bark.] Barking. |
32298
|
latrate |
LA'TRATE, v.i. To bark as a dog. [Not used.] |
32299
|
latration |
LATRA'TION, n. A barking. [Not used.] |
32300
|
latria |
LA'TRIA, n. [L. from Gr.] The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; distinguished by the ... |
32301
|
latrobite |
LATRO'BITE, n. [from Latrobe.] A newly described mineral of a pale pink red color, massive or ... |
32302
|
latrociny |
LAT'ROCINY, n. [L. latrocinium.] Theft; larceny. [Not in use.] |
32303
|
latten |
LAT'TEN, n. Iron plate covered with tin. |
32304
|
latten-brass |
LAT'TEN-BRASS, n. Plates of milled brass reduced to different thicknesses, according to the uses ... |
32305
|
latter |
LAT'TER, a. [an irregular comparative of late.]1. Coming or happening after something else; ... |
32306
|
latterly |
LAT'TERLY, adv. Of late; in time not long past; lately. |
32307
|
lattermath |
LAT'TERMATH, n. The latter mowing; that which is mowed after a former mowing. |
32308
|
lattice |
LAT'TICE, n. Any work of wood or iron, made by crossing laths, rods or bars, and forming open ... |
32309
|
latticed |
LAT'TICED, pp. Furnished with a lattice. |
32310
|
laud |
LAUD, n. [L. laus, laudis; Gr. ; Eng. loud. See Loud.]1. Praise; commendation; an extolling in ... |
32311
|
laudable |
LAUD'ABLE, a. [L. laudabilis.]1. Praiseworthy; commendable; as laudable motives; laudable ... |
32312
|
laudableness |
LAUD'ABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving praise; praiseworthiness; as the laudableness of ... |
32313
|
laudably |
LAUD'ABLY, adv. In a manner deserving praise. |
32314
|
laudanum |
LAUD'ANUM, n. [from L. laudo, to praise.] Opium dissolved in spirit or wine; tincture of opium. |
32315
|
laudative |
LAUD'ATIVE, n. [L. laudativus.] A panegyric; an eulogy. [Little used.] |
32316
|
laudatory |
LAUD'ATORY, a. Containing praise; tending to praise.LAUD'ATORY, n. That which contains praise. |
32317
|
lauder |
LAUD'ER, n. One who praises. |
32318
|
laugh |
LAUGH, v.i. l'aff. [Heb.]1. To make the noise and exhibit the features which are characteristic ... |
32319
|
laugh-worthy |
LAUGH-WORTHY, a. Deserving to be laughed at. |
32320
|
laughable |
LAUGHABLE, a. l'affable. That may justly excite laughter; as a laughable story; a laughable scene. |
32321
|
laugher |
LAUGHER, n. l'affer. One who laughs, or is fond of merriment.The laughers are a majority. |
32322
|
laughing |
LAUGHING, ppr. l'affing. Expressing mirth in a particular manner. |
32323
|
laughing-stock |
LAUGHING-STOCK, n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. |
32324
|
laughingly |
LAUGHINGLY, adv. l'affingly. In a merry way; with laughter. |
32325
|
laughter |
LAUGHTER, n. l'affter. Convulsive merriment; an expression of mirth peculiar to man, consisting in ... |
32326
|
laumonite |
LAU'MONITE, n. Efflorescent zeolite; so called from Laumont, its discoverer. It is found in ... |
32327
|
launch |
LAUNCH, [See Lanch, the more correct orthography.] |
32328
|
laund |
LAUND, n. A lawn. [Not used.] |
32329
|
launder |
LAUNDER, n. l'ander. [from L. lavo, to wash.]A washer-woman; also, a long and hollow trough, used ... |
32330
|
launderer |
LAUNDERER, n. l'anderer. A man who follows the business of washing clothes. |
32331
|
laundress |
LAUNDRESS, n. l'andress. [L. lavo.]A washer-woman; a female whose employment is to wash ... |
32332
|
laundry |
LAUNDRY, n. l'andry.1. A washing.2. The place or room where clothes are washed. |
32333
|
laureate |
LAU'REATE, a. [L. laureatus, from laurea, a laurel.]Decked or invested with laurel; as laureate ... |
32334
|
laureated |
LAU'REATED, pp. Honored with a degree and a laurel wreath. |
32335
|
laureation |
LAUREA'TION, n. The act of conferring a degree in the university, together with a wreath of ... |
32336
|
laurel |
LAU'REL, n. [L. laurus.]The bay-tree or Laurus, a genus of plants of several species. |
32337
|
laureled |
LAU'RELED, a. Crowned or decorated with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate. |
32338
|
laurifferous |
LAURIF'FEROUS, a. [L. laurus and fero, to bear.]Producing or bringing laurel. |
32339
|
laurustin |
LAU'RUSTIN, n. [L. laurustinus.] A plant of the genus Viburnum, an evergreen shrub or tree, whose ... |
32340
|
lauskraut |
LAUS'KRAUT, n. A plant of the genus Delphinium. |
32341
|
lautu |
LAU'TU, n. A band of cotton, twisted and worn on the head of the Inca of Peru, as a badge of ... |
32342
|
lava |
L'AVA, n. [probably from flowing, and from the root of L. fluo, or lavo.]1. A mass or stream of ... |
32343
|
lavation |
LAVA'TION, n. [L. lavatio, from lavo.] A washing or cleansing. |
32344
|
lavatory |
LAV'ATORY, n. [See lave.] 1. A place for washing.2. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.3. A ... |
32345
|
lave |
LAVE, v.t. [L. lavo; Gr.]To wash; to bathe; a word used chiefly in poetry or rhetoric.LAVE, v.i.1. ... |
32346
|
lave-eared |
LA'VE-EARED, a. Having large pendant ears. [Not in use.] |
32347
|
laveer |
LAVEE'R, v.t. In seamen's language, to tack; to sail back and forth. [I believe this word is not ... |
32348
|
lavender |
LAV'ENDER, n. [L. lavendula.] A plant, or a genus of aromatic plants, Lavandula. |
32349
|
laver |
LA'VER, n. A vessel for washing; a large basin; in scripture history, a basin placed in the court ... |
32350
|
laverock |
LAVEROCK. [See lark.] |
32351
|
laving |
LA'VING, ppr. Washing; bathing. |
32352
|
lavish |
LAV'ISH, a. [I know not from what source we have received this word. It coincides in elements ... |
32353
|
lavished |
LAV'ISHED, pp. Expended profusely; wasted. |
32354
|
lavisher |
LAV'ISHER, n. A prodigal; a profuse person. |
32355
|
lavishing |
LAV'ISHING, ppr. Expending or laying out with profusion; wasting. |
32356
|
lavishly |
LAV'ISHLY, adv. With profuse expense; prodigally; wastefully. |
32357
|
lavishness |
LAV'ISHNESS, n. Profusion; prodigality. |
32358
|
lavolta |
LAVOL'TA, An old dance in which was much turning and capering. |
32359
|
law |
LAW, n. [L. lex; from the root of lay. See lay. A law is that which is laid, set or fixed, like ... |
32360
|
law-day |
LAW-DAY, n 1. A day of open court.2. A leet or sheriff's tourn. |
32361
|
lawful |
LAW'FUL, a. 1. Agreeable to law; conformable to law; allowed by law; legal; legitimate. That is ... |
32362
|
lawfully |
LAW'FULLY, adv. Legally; in accordance with law; without violating law. We may lawfully do what ... |
32363
|
lawfulness |
LAW'FULNESS, n. The quality of being conformable to law; legality. The lawfulness of an action ... |
32364
|
lawgiver |
LAW'GIVER, n. [law and give.] One who makes or enacts a law; a legislator. |
32365
|
lawgiving |
LAW'GIVING, a. Making or enacting laws; legislative. |
32366
|
lawing |
LAW'ING, n. Expeditation; the act of cutting off the claws and balls of the fore feet of mastiffs ... |
32367
|
lawless |
LAW'LESS, a.1. Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as a lawless tyrant; lawless men.2. ... |
32368
|
lawlessly |
LAW'LESSLY, adv. In a manner contrary to law. |
32369
|
lawlessness |
LAW'LESSNESS, n. The quality or state of being unrestrained by law; disorder. |
32370
|
lawn |
LAWN, n. An open space between woods, or a plain in a park or adjoining a noble seat.Betwixt them ... |
32371
|
lawny |
LAWN'Y, a. 1. Level, as a plain; like a lawn.2. Made of lawn. |
32372
|
lawsuit |
LAW'SUIT, n. [See suit.] a suit in law for the recovery of a supposed right; a process in law ... |
32373
|
lawyer |
LAW'YER, n. [that is lawer, contracted from law-wer, law-man.]One versed in the laws, or a ... |
32374
|
lawyer-like |
LAW'YER-LIKE, a. Like a real lawyer. |
32375
|
lawyerly |
LAW'YERLY, a. Judicial. |
32376
|
lax |
LAX, a. [L. laxus.]1. Loose; flabby; soft; not tense, firm or rigid; as lax flesh; a lax fiber.2. ... |
32377
|
laxation |
LAXA'TION, n. [L. laxatio.] The act of loosening or slackening; or the state of being loose or ... |
32378
|
laxative |
LAX'ATIVE, a. [L. laxo.] Having the power or quality of loosening or opening the bowels, and ... |
32379
|
laxativeness |
LAX'ATIVENESS, n. The quality of relaxing. |
32380
|
laxity |
LAX'ITY, n. [L. laxitas.]1. Looseness; slackness; the opposite of tenseness or tension.2. ... |
32381
|
laxly |
LAX'LY, adv. Loosely; without exactness. |
32382
|
laxness |
LAX'NESS, n.1. Looseness; softness; flabbiness; as the laxness of flesh or of muscles.2. Laxity; ... |
32383
|
lay |
LAY, pret. of lie. The estate lay in the county of Hartford.When Ahab heard these words, he rent ... |
32384
|
lay-clerk |
LAY-CLERK, n. A vocal officiate in a cathedral. |
32385
|
layer |
LA'YER, n. la'er. [from lay, the verb.]1. A stratum; a bed; a body spread over another; as a ... |
32386
|
laying |
LA'YING, ppr. Putting; placing; applying; imputing; wagering. |
32387
|
layland |
LA'YLAND, n. Land lying untilled; fallow ground. [Local.] |
32388
|
layman |
LA'YMAN, n. la'man. [lay and man.]1. A man who is not a clergyman; one of the laity or people, ... |
32389
|
laystall |
LA'YSTALL, n. [lay and stall.] A heap of dung, or a place where dung is laid. |
32390
|
lazar |
LA'ZAR, n. [from Laxarus.] A person infected with nauseous and pestilential disease. |
32391
|
lazar-house |
LA'ZAR-HOUSE, n. A lazaretto; also, a hospital for quarantine. |
32392
|
lazar-like |
LA'ZAR-LIKE, |
32393
|
lazaret |
LAZARET', |
32394
|
lazaretto |
LAZARETTO, n.A public building, hospital or pest-house for the reception of diseased persons, ... |
32395
|
lazarly |
LA'ZARLY, a. Full of sores; leprous. |
32396
|
lazarwort |
LA'ZARWORT, |
32397
|
laze |
LAZE, v.i. To live in idleness. [Vulgar.]LAZE, v.t. To waste in sloth. [Vulgar.] |
32398
|
lazily |
LA'ZILY, adv. [from lazy.] In a heavy, sluggish manner; sluggishly.Whether he lazily and ... |
32399
|
laziness |
LA'ZINESS, n. [from lazy.] 1. The state or quality of being lazy; indisposition to action or ... |
32400
|
lazing |
LA'ZING, a. Spending time in sluggish inaction.[This is an ill-formed, inelegant word.] |
32401
|
lazuli |
LAZ'ULI. Lapis Lazuli is a mineral of a fine, azure blue color, usually amorphous, or in rounded ... |
32402
|
lazulite |
LAZ'ULITE, n. A mineral of a light, indigo blue color, occurring in small masses, or crystallized ... |
32403
|
lazy |
LA'ZY, a. [L. laxus, and it is doubtful whether this is of the same family.]1. Disinclined to ... |
32404
|
ld |
LD, stands for lord. |
32405
|
lea |
LEA, |
32406
|
leach |
LEACH, v.t. [See leak. Perhaps L. lix may be from the same root.]To wash, as ashes, by ... |
32407
|
leach-tub |
LE'ACH-TUB, n. A wooden vessel or tub in which ashes are leached. It is sometimes written ... |
32408
|
lead |
LEAD, n. led.1. A metal of a dull white color, with a cast of blue. It is the least elastic and ... |
32409
|
leaden |
LEADEN, a. led'n. [from lead.]1. Made of lead; as a leaden ball.2. Heavy; indisposed to ... |
32410
|
leaden-hearted |
LEADEN-HE'ARTED, a. Stupid; destitute of feeling. |
32411
|
leaden-heeled |
LEADEN-HEE'LED, a. Moving slowly. |
32412
|
leaden-stepping |
LEADEN-STEP'PING, a. Moving slowly. |
32413
|
leader |
LE'ADER, n.1. One that leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.2. A chief; a commander; a ... |
32414
|
leading |
LE'ADING, ppr.1. Guiding; conducting; preceding; drawing; alluring; passing life.2. a. Chief; ... |
32415
|
leading-strings |
LE'ADING-STRINGS, n. Strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk.To be in ... |
32416
|
leadman |
LE'ADMAN, n. One who begins or leads a dance. Obs. |
32417
|
leadwort |
LEADWORT, n. led'wort. Plumbago, a genus of plants. |
32418
|
leady |
LEADY, a. led'dy. Of the color of lead. |
32419
|
leaf |
LEAF, n. plu. leaves.1. In botany, leaves are organs of perspiration and inhalation in plants. ... |
32420
|
leaf-stalk |
LE'AF-STALK, n. The petiole or stalk which supports a leaf. |
32421
|
leafage |
LE'AFAGE, n. Abundance of leaves. |
32422
|
leafed |
LE'AFED, pp. Having leaves. |
32423
|
leafless |
LE'AFLESS, a. Destitute of leaves; as a leafless tree. |
32424
|
leaflet |
LE'AFLET, n. 1. A little leaf.2. In botany, one of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole. |
32425
|
leafy |
LE'AFY, a. Full of leaves; as the leafy forest. |
32426
|
league |
LEAGUE, n. leeg. [L. ligo, to bind.]1. An alliance or confederacy between princes or states for ... |
32427
|
leagued |
LE'AGUED, pp. lee'ged. United in mutual compact; confederated. |
32428
|
leaguer |
LE'AGUER, n. lee'ger. One who unites in a league; a confederate.LE'AGUER, n. Siege; investment of ... |
32429
|
leak |
LEAK, n. [Gr. a fissure or crevice, L. lacero and loquor, and perhaps Eng. clack. It seems that ... |
32430
|
leakage |
LE'AKAGE, n.1. A leaking; or the quantity of a liquor that enters or issues by leaking.2. An ... |
32431
|
leaky |
LE'AKY, a.1. That admits water or other liquor to pass in or out; as a leaky vessel; a leaky ship ... |
32432
|
leamer |
LE'AMER, n. A dog; a kind of hound. |
32433
|
lean |
LEAN, v.i. [Gr., L. clino.]1. To deviate or move from a straight or perpendicular line; or to be ... |
32434
|
leanly |
LE'ANLY, adv. Meagerly; without fat or plumpness. |
32435
|
leanness |
LE'ANNESS, n.1. Destitution of fat; want of flesh; thinness of body; meagerness; applied to ... |
32436
|
leany |
LE'ANY, a. Alert; brisk; active. [Not in use.] |
32437
|
leap |
LEAP, v.i. [L. labor, perhaps. Heb.]1. To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as man, ... |
32438
|
leap-frog |
LE'AP-FROG, n. A play of children in which they imitate the leap of frogs. |
32439
|
leap-year |
LE'AP-YEAR, n. Blissextile, a year containing 366 days; every fourth year, which leaps over a day ... |
32440
|
leaper |
LE'APER, n. One that leaps. A horse is called a good leaper. |
32441
|
leaping |
LE'APING, ppr. Jumping; springing; bounding; skipping. |
32442
|
leapingly |
LE'APINGLY, adv. By leaps. |
32443
|
learn |
LEARN, v.t. lern.1. To gain knowledge of; to acquire knowledge or ideas of something before ... |
32444
|
learned |
LEARNED, lern'ed, |
32445
|
learnedly |
LEARNEDLY, adv. lern'edly. With learning or erudition; with skill; as, to discuss a question ... |
32446
|
learner |
LEARNER, n. lern'er. A person who is gaining knowledge from instruction, from reading or study, ... |
32447
|
learning |
LEARNING, ppr. lern'ing. Gaining knowledge by instruction or reading, by study, by experience or ... |
32448
|
learnt |
LEARNT, lernt. pp. Obtained as knowledge or information. |
32449
|
leasable |
LE'ASABLE, a. That may be leased. |
32450
|
lease |
LEASE, n. [See the Verb.]1. A demise or letting of lands, tenements or hereditaments to another ... |
32451
|
leased |
LE'ASED, pp. Demised or let, as lands or tenements. |
32452
|
leasehold |
LE'ASEHOLD, a. Held by lease; as a leasehold tenement. |
32453
|
leaser |
LE'ASER, n. A gleaner; a gatherer after reapers. |
32454
|
leash |
LEASH, n. [L. laqueus.]1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or ... |
32455
|
leasing |
LE'ASING, n. s as z.Falsehood; lies. [Obsolete or nearly so.] |
32456
|
leasow |
LE'ASOW, n. A pasture. Obs. |
32457
|
least |
LEAST, a. Smallest; little beyond others, either in size or degree; as the least insect; the least ... |
32458
|
leasy |
LE'ASY, a. s as z. Thin; flimsy. It is usually pronounced sleazy. |
32459
|
leat |
LEAT, n. A trench to conduct water to or from a mill. |
32460
|
leather |
LEATH'ER, |
32461
|
leather-coat |
LEATH'ER-COAT, n. An apple with a tough coat or rind. |
32462
|
leather-dresser |
LEATH'ER-DRESSER, n. One who dresses leather; one who prepares hides for use. |
32463
|
leather-jacket |
LEATH'ER-JACKET, n A fish of the Pacific ocean. |
32464
|
leather-mouthed |
LEATH'ER-MOUTHED, a.By leather-mouthed fish, I mean such as have their teeth in their throat, as ... |
32465
|
leather-seller |
LEATH'ER-SELLER, |
32466
|
leather-winged |
LEATH'ER-WINGED, |
32467
|
leathern |
LEATH'ERN, |
32468
|
leathery |
LEATH'ERY, |
32469
|
leave |
LEAVE, n. 1. Permission; allowance; license; liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is ... |
32470
|
leaved |
LE'AVED, a. [from leaf; but leafed would be preferable.]1. Furnished with foliage or leaves.2. ... |
32471
|
leaven |
LEAVEN, n. lev'n. [L. levo, Eng. to lift.]1. A mass of sour dough, which, mixed with a larger ... |
32472
|
leavened |
LEAVENED, pp. lev'ened. Taised and made light by fermentation. |
32473
|
leavening |
LEAVENING, ppr. lev'ening. Making light by fermentation.LEAVENING, n. lev'ening. that which ... |
32474
|
leavenous |
LEAVENOUS, a. lev'enous. containing leaven; tainted. |
32475
|
leaver |
LE'AVER, n. [from leave.]One who leaves or relinquishes; one who forsakes. |
32476
|
leaves |
LEAVES, n. plu. of leaf. |
32477
|
leaving |
LE'AVING, ppr. Quitting; withdrawing from; relinquishing; suffering to remain; ceasing; desisting ... |
32478
|
leavings |
LE'AVINGS, n. plu.1. Things left; remnant; relics.The leavings of Pharsalia.2. Refuse; offal. |
32479
|
leavy |
LE'AVY, a. [from leaf.] Full of leaves; covered with leaves. [An improper word; it ought to be ... |
32480
|
lech |
LECH, for lick. Obs. [See Lick.] |
32481
|
lecher |
LECH'ER, n. A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an exorbitant degree, to the indulgence of ... |
32482
|
lecherous |
LECH'EROUS, a.1 Addicted to lewdness; prone to indulge lust; lustful; lewd.2. Provoking lust. |
32483
|
lecherously |
LECH'EROUSLY, adv. Lustfully; lewdly. |
32484
|
lecherousness |
LECH'EROUSNESS, n. Lust, or strong propensity to indulge the sexual appetite. |
32485
|
lechery |
LECH'ERY, n. Lewdness; free indulgence of lust; practice of indulging the animal appetite. |
32486
|
lection |
LEC'TION, n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read, Gr.]1. A reading.2. A difference or variety in ... |
32487
|
lectionary |
LEC'TIONARY, n. The Romish servicebook, containing portions of Scripture. |
32488
|
lecture |
LEC'TURE, n. [L. lectura, from lego, to read.]1. A discourse read or pronounced on any subject; ... |
32489
|
lecturer |
LEC'TURER, n.1. One who reads or pronounces lectures; a professor or an instructor who delivers ... |
32490
|
lectureship |
LEC'TURESHIP, n. The office of a lecturer. |
32491
|
lecturing |
LEC'TURING, ppr. Reading or delivering a discourse; reproving. |
32492
|
lecturn |
LEC'TURN, n. A reading desk. [Not in use.] |
32493
|
led |
LED, pret. and pp. of lead. |
32494
|
leden |
LED'EN, n. Language; true meaning. Obs. |
32495
|
ledge |
LEDGE, n.1. A stratum, layer or row.The lowest ledge or row should be merely of stone.2. A ridge; ... |
32496
|
ledger |
LEDG'ER, n. The principal book of accounts among merchants; the book into which the accounts of ... |
32497
|
lee |
LEE, n. plu. less. Dregs; sediment. [See Lees.]LEE, n.Literally, a calm or sheltered place, a ... |
32498
|
lee-lurch |
LEE'-LURCH, n. A sudden and violent roll of a ship to leeward in a high sea. |
32499
|
lee-side |
LEE'-SIDE, n. The side of a ship or boat farthest from the point whence the wind blows; opposed to ... |
32500
|
leech |
LEECH, n.1. A physician; a professor of the art of healing.[This word, in the United States, is ... |
32501
|
leech-craft |
LEE'CH-CRAFT, n. The art of healing. Obs. |
32502
|
leech-line |
LEE'CH-LINE, n. Leech-lines are ropes fastened to the middle of the leeches of the main-sail and ... |
32503
|
leech-rope |
LEE'CH-ROPE, n. That part of the bolt-rope to which the skirt or border of a sail is sewed. |
32504
|
leef |
LEEF, a. Kind; fond; pleasing; willing. Obs. |
32505
|
leek |
LEEK, n. A plant of the genus Allium, with a bulbous root. Numb. 11. |
32506
|
leelite |
LEE'LITE, n. A mineral, so called from Dr. Lee, of St. John's College, Cambridge. It is described ... |
32507
|
leer |
LEER, v.i. 1. To look obliquely; to turn the eye and cast a look from a corner, either in ... |
32508
|
leering |
LEE'RING, ppr. Looking obliquely; casting a look askance. |
32509
|
leeringly |
LEE'RINGLY, adv. With an arch oblique look or smile. |
32510
|
lees |
LEES, n.The grosser parts of any liquor which have settled on the bottom of a vessel; dregs; ... |
32511
|
leese |
LEESE, v.t. To lose. Obs. [See Lose.]LEESE, v.t. [L. lasus.] To hurt. Obs. |
32512
|
leet |
LEET, n. In Great Britain, a court. The court-leet or view of frankpledge, is a court of record ... |
32513
|
leet-ale |
LEET-ALE, n. A feast or merry making in the time of leet. |
32514
|
leeward |
LEE'WARD, a. Pertaining to the part towards which the wind blows; as a leeward ship.LEE'WARD, adv. ... |
32515
|
leeway |
LEE'WAY, n. The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course, or the angle which the ... |
32516
|
left |
LEFT, pret. and pp. of leave.LEFT, a. [L. lavus; Gr. probably from the root of leave, Gr. and ... |
32517
|
left-handed |
LEFT-HAND'ED, a. 1. Having the left hand or arm more strong and dextrous than the right; using ... |
32518
|
left-handedness |
LEFT-HAND'EDNESS, n. Habitual use of the left hand, or rather the ability to use the left hand ... |
32519
|
left-handiness |
LEFT-HAND'INESS, n. Awkwardness. |
32520
|
leg |
LEG, n. 1. The limb of an animal, used in supporting the body and in walking and running; ... |
32521
|
legacy |
LEG'ACY, [L. legatum, from lego, to send, to bequeath.]A bequest; a particular thing, or certain ... |
32522
|
legacy-hunter |
LEG'ACY-HUNTER, n. One who flatters and courts for legacies. |
32523
|
legal |
LE'GAL, a. [L. legalis, from lex, legis, law.]1. According to law; in conformity with law; as a ... |
32524
|
legality |
LEGAL'ITY, n.1. Lawfulness; conformity to law.2. In theology, a reliance on works for salvation. |
32525
|
legalize |
LE'GALIZE, v.t.1. To make lawful; to render conformable to law; to authorize. What can legalize ... |
32526
|
legally |
LE'GALLY, adv. Lawfully; according to law; in a manner permitted by law. |
32527
|
legatary |
LEG'ATARY, n. [L. legatarius, from lego, to bequeath.]A legatee; one to whom a legacy is ... |
32528
|
legate |
LEG'ATE, n. [L. legatus, from lego, to send. See Lackey.] 1. An embassador; but especially,2. ... |
32529
|
legatee |
LEGATEE', n. [L. lego, to send.] One to whom a legacy is bequeathed. |
32530
|
legateship |
LEG'ATESHIP, n. The office of a legate. |
32531
|
legatine |
LEG'ATINE, a.1. Pertaining to a legate; as legatine power.2. Made by or proceeding from a legate; ... |
32532
|
legation |
LEGA'TION, n. [L. legatio, from lego, to send.] An embassy; a deputation; properly a sending, but ... |
32533
|
legator |
LEGA'TOR, n. [L.] A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy. [Little used.] |
32534
|
lege |
LEGE, v.t. To allege; to lighten. [Not in use.] |
32535
|
legend |
LEG'END, n. [L. legenda, from lego, to read; originally, in the Romish church, a book of service ... |
32536
|
legendary |
LEG'ENDARY, a. Consisting of legends; fabulous; strange.LEG'ENDARY, n. A book of legends; a ... |
32537
|
leger |
LEG'ER, n. Any thing that lies in a place; that which rests or remains; sometimes used as a noun, ... |
32538
|
legerdemain |
LEG'ERDEMAIN, n. [See Light.]Slight of hand; a deceptive performance which depends on dexterity of ... |
32539
|
legerity |
LEGER'ITY, n. Lightness; nimbleness. [Not in use.] |
32540
|
legged |
LEG'GED, a. [from leg.] Having legs; used in composition; as a two-legged animal. |
32541
|
leggin |
LEG'GIN, n. [from leg.] A cover for the leg; a garment that encloses the leg. |
32542
|
legibility |
LEGIBIL'ITY, n. Legibleness; the quality or state of being legible. |
32543
|
legible |
LEG'IBLE, a. [L. legibilis, from lego, to read.]1. That may be read; consisting of letters or ... |
32544
|
legibleness |
LEG'IBLENESS, n. The quality or state of being legible. |
32545
|
legibly |
LEG'IBLY, adv. In such a manner as may be read; as a manuscript legibly written. |
32546
|
legion |
LE'GION, n. [L. legio, from lego, to collect.]1. In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry ... |
32547
|
legionary |
LE'GIONARY, a.1. Relating to a legion or to legions.2. Consisting of a legion or of legions; as a ... |
32548
|
legislate |
LEG'ISLATE, v.i. [L. lex, legis, law, and fero, latum, to give, pass or enact.]To make or enact a ... |
32549
|
legislation |
LEGISLA'TION, n. The act of passing a law or laws; the enacting of laws.Pythagoras joined ... |
32550
|
legislative |
LEG'ISLATIVE, a.1. Giving or enacting laws; as a legislative body.2. Capable of enacting laws; as ... |
32551
|
legislator |
LEGISLA'TOR, n. [L.] A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community. This word is ... |
32552
|
legislatorship |
LEGISLA'TORSHIP, n. the office of a legislator. [Not in use.] |
32553
|
legislatress |
LEGISLA'TRESS, |
32554
|
legislatrix |
LEGISLA'TRIX, n. a female who makes laws. |
32555
|
legislature |
LEG'ISLATURE, n. the body of men in a state or kingdom, invested with power to make and repeal ... |
32556
|
legist |
LE'GIST, n. One skilled in the laws. |
32557
|
legitimacy |
LEGIT'IMACY, n. [from legitimate.]1. Lawfulness of birth; opposed to bastardy.2. Genuineness; ... |
32558
|
legitimate |
LEGIT'IMATE, a. [L. legitimus, from lex, law.]1. Lawfully begotten or born; born in wedlock; as ... |
32559
|
legitimately |
LEGIT'IMATELY, adv.1. Lawfully; according to law.2. Genuinely; not falsely. |
32560
|
legitimateness |
LEGIT'IMATENESS, n. legality; lawfulness; genuineness. |
32561
|
legitimation |
LEGITIMA'TION, n. 1. The act of rendering legitimate, or of investing an illegitimate child with ... |
32562
|
legume |
LEG'UME, |
32563
|
legumen |
LEGU'MEN, n. [L. legumen, lego to collect, and signifying that which collects, or holds, or a ... |
32564
|
leguminous |
LEGU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. Leguminous plants are such as have a ... |
32565
|
leisurable |
LEIS'URABLE, a. s as z. [See Leisure.] Vacant of employment; not occupied; as leisurable hours. ... |
32566
|
leisurably |
LEIS'URABLY, adv. At leisure; without hurry. [Little used.] |
32567
|
leisure |
LEISURE, n. lezh'ur or lee'zhur. 1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free ... |
32568
|
leisurely |
LEIS'URELY, a. Done at leisure; not hasty; deliberate; slow; as a leisurely walk or march; a ... |
32569
|
leman |
LE'MAN, n. [See Love and Lief.]A sweetheart; a gallant, or a mistress. Obs. |
32570
|
leme |
LEME, n. A ray of light. [Not in use.]LEME, v.i. To shine. Obs. |
32571
|
leming |
LE'MING, n. A species of animal belonging to the genus Mus; a kind of rat, in the north of Europe, ... |
32572
|
lemma |
LEM'MA, n. [Gr. from to receive.]In mathematics, a previous proposition proved, or a proposition ... |
32573
|
lemming |
LEM'MING, |
32574
|
lemniscate |
LEM'NISCATE, n. [L. lemniscus, a ribbon; lemniscatus, adorned with ribbons.] A curve in the form ... |
32575
|
lemon |
LEM'ON, n.1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, which grows in warm climates. ... |
32576
|
lemonade |
LEMONA'DE, n.A liquor consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened. |
32577
|
lemur |
LE'MUR, n. [L.] A genus of quadrupeds, the Makis, natives of Africa and the East Indies. |
32578
|
lemures |
LE'MURES, n. [L.] Hobgoblins; evil spirits. [Not English.] |
32579
|
lend |
LEND, v.t. pret. and pp. lent.1. To grant to another for temporary use, on the express or implied ... |
32580
|
lendable |
LEND'ABLE, a. That may be lent. |
32581
|
lender |
LEND'ER, n.1. One who lends.The borrower is servant to the lender. Prov. 22.2. One who makes a ... |
32582
|
lending |
LEND'ING, ppr. Granting for temporary use. [See Lend.]LEND'ING, n. 1. The act of loaning.2. ... |
32583
|
lends |
LENDS, n. Loins. [Not in use.] |
32584
|
length |
LENGTH, n.1. The extent of anything material from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn ... |
32585
|
lengthen |
LENGTH'EN, v.t. length'n.1. To extend in length; to make longer; to elongate; as, to lengthen a ... |
32586
|
lengthened |
LENGTH'ENED, pp. Made longer; drawn out in length; continued in duration. |
32587
|
lengthening |
LENGTH'ENING, ppr. Making longer; extending in length or in duration.LENGTH'ENING, n. ... |
32588
|
lengthful |
LENGTH'FUL, a. Of great length in measure. |
32589
|
lengthwise |
LENGTH'WISE, adv. In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction. |
32590
|
lengthy |
LENGTH'Y, a. Being long or moderately long; not short; not brief; applied mostly to moral ... |
32591
|
lenient |
LE'NIENT, a. [L. leniens, from lenio, lenis, soft, mild.1. Softening; mitigating; assuasive.Time, ... |
32592
|
lenify |
LEN'IFY, v.t. To assuage; to soften; to mitigate. [Little used.] |
32593
|
leniment |
LEN'IMENT, n. An assuasive. [Not used.] |
32594
|
lenitive |
LEN'ITIVE, a. [L. lenio, to soften.]Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or ... |
32595
|
lenity |
LEN'ITY, n. [L. lenitas, from lenis, mild, soft.]Mildness of temper; softness; tenderness; mercy. ... |
32596
|
lens |
LENS, n. plu. lenses. [L. lens, a lentil.] A transparent substance, usually glass, so formed that ... |
32597
|
lent |
LENT, pp. of lend.LENT, n.The quadragesimal fast, or fast of forty days observed by the christian ... |
32598
|
lenten |
LENT'EN, a. Pertaining to lent; used in lent; sparing; as a lenten entertainment; a lenten salad. |
32599
|
lenticular |
LENTIC'ULAR, a. [L. lenticularis, from lens, supra.]1. Resembling a lentil.2. Having the form of ... |
32600
|
lenticularly |
LENTIC'ULARLY, adv. In the manner of a lens; with a curve. |
32601
|
lenticulite |
LENTIC'ULITE, n. A petrified shell. |
32602
|
lentiform |
LENT'IFORM, a. [L. lens and forma, form.] Of the form of a lens. |
32603
|
lentiginous |
LENTIG'INOUS, a. [L. lentigo, a freckle, from L. lens.] Freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous. |
32604
|
lentigo |
LENTI'GO, n. A freckly eruption on the skin. |
32605
|
lentil |
LEN'TIL, n. [L. lens.] A plant of the genus Ervum. It is an annual plant, rising with weak ... |
32606
|
lentiscus |
LENTIS'CUS, n. [L. lentiscus.]A tree of the genus Pistacia, the mastichtree, a native of Arabia, ... |
32607
|
lentisk |
LEN'TISK, |
32608
|
lentitude |
LENT'ITUDE, n. [L. lectus, slow.] Slowness. [Not used.] |
32609
|
lentner |
LENT'NER, n. A kind of hawk. |
32610
|
lentor |
LENT'OR, n. [L. from lentus, slow, tough, clammy.]1. Tenacity; viscousness.2. Slowness; delay; ... |
32611
|
lentous |
LENT'OUS, a. [L. lentus, slow, thick.] Viscid; viscous; tenacious. |
32612
|
lenzinite |
LEN'ZINITE, n. [from Lenzius, a German mineralogist.]A mineral of two kinds, the opaline and ... |
32613
|
leo |
LE'O, n. [L.] The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac. |
32614
|
leonine |
LE'ONINE, a. [L. leoninus, from leo, lion.] Belonging to a lion; resembling a lion, or partaking ... |
32615
|
leoninely |
LE'ONINELY, adv. In the manner of a lion. |
32616
|
leopard |
LEOPARD, n. lep'ard. [L. leo, lion, and pardus, pard. Gr. from Heb. to separate, that is, ... |
32617
|
leopards-bane |
LEOP'ARD'S-BANE, n. A plant of the genus Doronicum. The German Leopard's-bane is of the genus ... |
32618
|
leper |
LEP'ER, n. [L. lepra, leprosy. Gr.] A person affected with leprosy. |
32619
|
lepid |
LEP'ID, a. [L. lepidus.] Pleasant; jocose. [Little used.] |
32620
|
lepidolite |
LEP'IDOLITE, n. [Gr. a scale.] A mineral found in scaly masses, ordinarily of a violet or lilac ... |
32621
|
lepidopter |
LEP'IDOPTER, |
32622
|
lepidoptera |
LEPIDOP'TERA, n. [Gr. a scale, and a wing.] The Lepidopteras are an order of insects having four ... |
32623
|
lepidopteral |
LEPIDOP'TERAL, a. Belonging to the order of Lepidopters. |
32624
|
leporine |
LEP'ORINE, a. [L. leporinus, from lepus, a hare.]Pertaining to a hare; having the nature or ... |
32625
|
leprosity |
LEPROS'ITY, n. Squamousness. [Little used.] |
32626
|
leprosy |
LEP'ROSY, n. [See Leper.] A foul cutaneous disease, appearing in dry, white, thin, scurfy scabs, ... |
32627
|
leprous |
LEP'ROUS, a. [See Leper.] Infected with leprosy; covered with white scales.His hand was leprous ... |
32628
|
leprously |
LEP'ROUSLY, adv. In an infectious degree. |
32629
|
lere |
LERE, n. Learning; lesson; lore. Obs.LERE, v.t. To learn; to teach. Obs. |
32630
|
lesion |
LE'SION, n. le'zhun. [L. lasio, from lado, to hurt.]A hurting; hurt; wound; injury. |
32631
|
less |
LESS, for unless. [Not in use.]LESS, A terminating syllable of many nouns and some adjectives. ... |
32632
|
lessee |
LESSEE', n. [from lease.] The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease. |
32633
|
lessen |
LESS'EN, v.t. les'n. [from less.] 1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce in bulk, size, ... |
32634
|
lessened |
LESS'ENED, pp. Made smaller; diminished. |
32635
|
lessening |
LESS'ENING, ppr. Reducing in bulk, amount or degree; degrading. |
32636
|
lesser |
LESS'ER, a. [This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded.]Less; smaller. ... |
32637
|
lesson |
LES'SON, n. les'n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read.]1. Any thing read or recited to a teacher by ... |
32638
|
lessoned |
LES'SONED, pp. Taught; instructed. |
32639
|
lessoning |
LES'SONING, ppr. Teaching. |
32640
|
lessor |
LES'SOR, n. [from lease.] One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease. |
32641
|
lest |
LEST, con. That not; for fear that.Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. ... |
32642
|
let |
LET, v.t. pret. and pp. let. Letted is obsolete. [To let out, like L. elocare, is to lease.]1. To ... |
32643
|
lethal |
LE'THAL, a. [L. lethalis, mortal, from Gr. oblivion.] Deadly; mortal; fatal. |
32644
|
lethality |
LETHAL'ITY, n. Mortality. |
32645
|
lethargic |
LETHAR'GIC, |
32646
|
lethargical |
LETHAR'GICAL, a. [L. lethargicus.] Preternaturally inclined to sleep; drowsy; dull; heavy. |
32647
|
lethargically |
LETHAR'GICALLY, adv. In a morbid sleepiness. |
32648
|
lethargicalness |
LETHAR'GICALNESS, |
32649
|
lethargicness |
LETHAR'GICNESS, n. Preternatural or morbid sleepiness or drowsiness. |
32650
|
lethargied |
LETH'ARGIED, pp. or a. Laid asleep; entranced. |
32651
|
lethargy |
LETH'ARGY, n. [L. lethargia; Gr. oblivion and idle.]1. Preternatural sleepiness; morbid ... |
32652
|
lethe |
LE'THE, n. le'thee. [Gr. forgetfulness; L. lateo, to be hid.] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion. |
32653
|
lethean |
LETHE'AN, a. Inducing forgetfulness or oblivion. |
32654
|
lether |
LETH'ER, n.1. The skin of an animal dressed and prepared for use.2. Dressed hides in general.3. ... |
32655
|
lether-seller |
LETH'ER-SELLER, n. A seller or dealer in leather. |
32656
|
lether-winged |
LETH'ER-WINGED, a. Having wings like leather. |
32657
|
lethern |
LETH'ERN, a. Made of leather; consisting of leather; as a lethern purse; a lethern girdle. |
32658
|
lethery |
LETH'ERY, a. Resembling leather; tough. |
32659
|
lethiferous |
LETHIF'EROUS, a. [L. lethum, death, and fero, to bring.]Deadly; mortal; bringing death or ... |
32660
|
letter |
LET'TER, n. [from let.] 1. One who permits.2. One who retards or hinders.3. One who gives ... |
32661
|
letter-case |
LET'TER-CASE, n. A case or book to put letters in. |
32662
|
letter-founder |
LET'TER-FOUNDER, n. One who casts letters; a type-founder. |
32663
|
letter-press |
LET'TER-PRESS, n. [letter and press.] Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other ... |
32664
|
lettered |
LET'TERED, pp. Stamped with letters.LET'TERED, a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature or ... |
32665
|
lettering |
LET'TERING, ppr. Impressing or forming letters on; as lettering a book on the cover. |
32666
|
letterless |
LET'TERLESS, a. Illiterate; unlettered; not learned. |
32667
|
lettuce |
LETTUCE, n. let'tis. [L. lactuca, according to Varro, from lac, milk.]A genus of plants, the ... |
32668
|
leucin |
LEU'CIN, |
32669
|
leucine |
LEU'CINE, n. [Gr. white.] A peculiar white pulverulent substance obtained from beef-fibers, ... |
32670
|
leucite |
LEU'CITE, n. [Gr. white.] A stony substance, so called from its whiteness, found among volcanic ... |
32671
|
leuco-ethiopic |
LEUCO-ETHIOP'IC, a. [Gr. white, and black.]White and black; designating a white animal of a black ... |
32672
|
leucophlegmacy |
LEUCOPHLEG'MACY, n. [Gr. white, and phlegm.]A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of ... |
32673
|
leucophlegmatic |
LEUCOPHLEGMAT'IC, a. Having a dropsical habit of body with a white bloated skin. |
32674
|
leucothiop |
LEUCO'THIOP, n. [See Leuco-ethiopic.] An albino; a white man of a black race. |
32675
|
leuthrite |
LEU'THRITE, n. A substance that appears to be a recomposed rock, or a loose texture, gritty and ... |
32676
|
levant |
LE'VANT, a. [L. levo.]Eastern; denoting the part of the hemisphere where the sun rises.Forth rush ... |
32677
|
levantine |
LEV'ANTINE, a. 1. Pertaining to the Levant.2. Designating a particular kind of silk ... |
32678
|
levator |
LEVA'TOR, n. [L. from levo, to raise.] 1. In anatomy, a muscle that serves to raise some part, as ... |
32679
|
leve |
LEVE, for believe. Obs. |
32680
|
levee |
LEV'EE, n. [L. levo.]1. The time of rising.2. The concourse of persons who visit a prince or ... |
32681
|
level |
LEV'EL, a. [Eng. sleek. L. libella, libra, belong to the root.]1. Horizontal; coinciding with ... |
32682
|
leveled |
LEV'ELED, pp. 1. Reduced to a plane; made even.2. Reduced to an equal state, condition or ... |
32683
|
leveler |
LEV'ELER, n.1. One that levels or makes even.2. One that destroys or attempts to destroy ... |
32684
|
leveling |
LEV'ELING, ppr. 1. Making level or even.2. Reducing to an equality of condition.LEV'ELING, n. ... |
32685
|
levelness |
LEV'ELNESS, n. 1. Evenness; equality of surface.2. Equality with something else. |
32686
|
leven |
LEVEN. [See Leaven.] |
32687
|
lever |
LEV'ER, n. [L. levo, to raise.]In mechanics, a bar of metal, wood, or other substance, turning on ... |
32688
|
leveret |
LEV'ERET, n. A hare in the first year of her age. |
32689
|
leverock |
LEV'EROCK, n. A bird, a lark. [See Lark.] |
32690
|
levet |
LEV'ET, n. A blast of a trumpet; probably that by which soldiers are called in the morning. [Not ... |
32691
|
leviable |
LEV'IABLE, a. [from levy.] That may be levied; that may be assessed and collected; as sums ... |
32692
|
leviathan |
LEVI'ATHAN, n. [Heb.]1. An aquatic animal, described in Job 41, and mentioned in other passages ... |
32693
|
levigate |
LEV'IGATE, v.t. [L. lavigo, from lavis, smooth, Gr.]1. In pharmacy and chimistry, to rub or grind ... |
32694
|
levigated |
LEV'IGATED, pp. Reduced to a fine impalpable powder. |
32695
|
levigating |
LEV'IGATING, ppr. Rendering very fine, soft and smooth, by grinding or rubbing. |
32696
|
levigation |
LEVIGA'TION, n. The act or operation of grinding or rubbing a solid substance to a fine impalpable ... |
32697
|
levitation |
LEVITA'TION, n. [L. levis, levitas.] Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light. |
32698
|
levite |
LE'VITE, n. [from Levi, one the sons of Jacob.]One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of ... |
32699
|
levitical |
LEVIT'ICAL, a.1. Belong to the Levites, or descendants of Levi; as the levitical law, the law ... |
32700
|
levitically |
LEVIT'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of the Levites. |
32701
|
leviticus |
LEVIT'ICUS, n. [from Levi, Levite.] A canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the laws ... |
32702
|
levity |
LEV'ITY, n. [L. levitas, from levis, light; connected perhaps with Eng. lift.]1. Lightness; the ... |
32703
|
levy |
LEV'Y, v.t. [L. levo; Eng. to lift.]1. To raise; to collect. To levy troops, is to enlist or to ... |
32704
|
lew |
LEW, a. Tepid; lukewarm; pale; wan. Obs. |
32705
|
lewd |
LEWD, a. [Heb.]1. Given to the unlawful indulgence of lust; addicted to fornication or adultery; ... |
32706
|
lewdly |
LEWD'LY, adv. 1. With the unlawful indulgence of lust; lustfully.2. Wickedly; wantonly. |
32707
|
lewdness |
LEWD'NESS, n. 1. The unlawful indulgence of lust; fornication, or adultery.2. In Scripture, it ... |
32708
|
lewdster |
LEWD'STER, n. One given to the criminal indulgence of lust; a lecher. [Not used.] |
32709
|
lexicographer |
LEXICOG'RAPHER, n. [See Lexicography.] The author of a lexicon or dictionary_webster1828. |
32710
|
lexicographic |
LEXICOGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the writing or compilation of a dictionary_webster1828. |
32711
|
lexicography |
LEXICOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, and to write.]1. The act of writing a lexicon or ... |
32712
|
lexicology |
LEXICOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, and discourse.]The science of words; that branch of ... |
32713
|
lexicon |
LEX'ICON, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, from to speak.]A dictionary_webster1828; a vocabulary ... |
32714
|
lexiconist |
LEX'ICONIST, n. A writer of a lexicon. [Little used.] |
32715
|
lexigraphy |
LEX'IGRAPHY, n. [Gr. a word, and to write.] The art or practice of defining words. |
32716
|
ley |
LEY, n. [See Lay.] A meadow or plain. The Welsh write lle, but as this word is from the root of ... |
32717
|
lherzolite |
LHER'ZOLITE, n. [from Lherz, in the Pyrenees.]A mineral, a variety of pyroxene. When ... |
32718
|
liability |
LIABIL'ITY, n. 1. The state of being bound or obliged in law or justice; responsibility. The ... |
32719
|
liable |
LI'ABLE, a. [L. ligo. See Liege.]1. Bound; obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. ... |
32720
|
liableness |
LI'ABLENESS, |
32721
|
liar |
LIA'R, n. [from lie.] 1. A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who declares to another as ... |
32722
|
liard |
LI'ARD, a. Gray. Obs. |
32723
|
lias |
LI'AS, n. A species of limestone, occurring in flat, horizontal strata, and supposed to be of ... |
32724
|
lib |
LIB, v.t. To castrate. [Not in use.] |
32725
|
libation |
LIBA'TION, n. [L. libatio, from libo, to pour out, to taste.]1. The act of pouring a liquor, ... |
32726
|
libbard |
LIBBARD, an obsolete spelling of leopard. |
32727
|
libbards-bane |
LIB'BARD'S-BANE, n. A poisonous plant. |
32728
|
libel |
LI'BEL, n. [L. libellus, a little book, from liber, a book, from the sense of bark, and this from ... |
32729
|
libelant |
LI'BELANT, n. One who libels; one who brings a libel or institutes a suit in an admiralty ... |
32730
|
libeled |
LI'BELED, pp.1. Defamed by a writing or picture made public.2. Charged or declared against in an ... |
32731
|
libeler |
LI'BELER, n. One who libels or defames by writing or pictures; a lampooner.It is ignorance of ... |
32732
|
libeling |
LI'BELING, ppr.1. Defaming by a published writing or picture.2. Exhibiting charges against in ... |
32733
|
libelous |
LI'BELOUS, a. Defamatory; containing that which exposes a person to public hatred, contempt and ... |
32734
|
liberal |
LIB'ERAL, a. [L. liberalis, from liber, free. See Libe.]1. Of a free heart; free to give or ... |
32735
|
liberality |
LIBERAL'ITY, n. [L. liberalitas. See Liberal.]1. Munificence; bounty.That liberality is but cast ... |
32736
|
liberalize |
LIB'ERALIZE, v.t. To render liberal or catholic; to enlarge; to free from narrow views or ... |
32737
|
liberalized |
LIB'ERALIZED, pp. Freed from narrow views and prejudices; made liberal. |
32738
|
liberalizing |
LIB'ERALIZING, ppr. Rendering liberal; divesting of narrow views and prejudices. |
32739
|
liberally |
LIB'ERALLY, adv. 1. Bountifully; freely; largely; with munificence.If any of you lack wisdom, let ... |
32740
|
liberate |
LIB'ERATE, v.t. [L. libero, from liber, free.]1. To free; to release from restraint or bondage; ... |
32741
|
liberated |
LIB'ERATED, pp. Freed; released from confinement, restraint or slavery; manumitted. |
32742
|
liberating |
LIB'ERATING, ppr. Delivering from restraint or slavery. |
32743
|
liberation |
LIBERA'TION, n. [L. liberatio.] The act of delivering from restraint, confinement or slavery. |
32744
|
liberator |
LIB'ERATOR, n. One who liberates or delivers. |
32745
|
libertarian |
LIBERTA'RIAN, a. [L. liber, free; libertas, liberty.]Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of ... |
32746
|
libertinage |
LIB'ERTINAGE, n. Libertinism, which is most used. |
32747
|
libertine |
LIB'ERTINE, n. [L. libertinus, from liber, free.]1. Among the Romans, a freedman; a person ... |
32748
|
libertinism |
LIB'ERTINISM, n.1. State of a freedman. [Little used.]2. Licentiousness of opinion and practice; ... |
32749
|
liberty |
LIB'ERTY, n. [L. libertas, from liber, free.]1. Freedom from restraint, in a general sense, and ... |
32750
|
libidinous |
LIBID'INOUS, a. [L. libidinosus, from libido, lubido, lust, from libeo, libet, lubet, to please, ... |
32751
|
libidinously |
LIBID'INOUSLY, a. Lustfully; with lewd desire. |
32752
|
libidinousness |
LIBID'INOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being lustful; inordinate appetite for venereal ... |
32753
|
libidnist |
LIB'IDNIST, n. One given to lewdness. |
32754
|
libra |
LI'BRA, n. [L.] The balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal ... |
32755
|
librarian |
LIBRA'RIAN, n. [L. librarius, with a different signification, from liber, bark, a book.]1. The ... |
32756
|
library |
LI'BRARY, n. [L. librarium, libraria, from liber, a book.]1. A collection of books belonging to a ... |
32757
|
librate |
LI'BRATE, v.t. [L. libro, from libra, a balance, a level; allied perhaps to Eng. level.]To poise; ... |
32758
|
libration |
LIBRA'TION, n.1. The act of balancing or state of being balanced; a state of equipoise, with equal ... |
32759
|
libratory |
LI'BRATORY, a. Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level. |
32760
|
lice |
LICE, plu of louse. |
32761
|
lice-bane |
LICE-BANE, n. A plant. |
32762
|
license |
LI'CENSE, n. [L. licentia, from liceo, to be permitted.]1. Leave; permission; authority or ... |
32763
|
licenser |
LI'CENSER, n. One who grants permission; a person authorized to grant permission to others; as a ... |
32764
|
licentiate |
LICEN'TIATE, n. [from L. licentia.]1. One who has a license; as a licentiate in physic or ... |
32765
|
licentious |
LICEN'TIOUS, a. [L. licentiosus.]1. Using license; indulging freedom to excess; unrestrained by ... |
32766
|
licentiously |
LICEN'TIOUSLY, adv. With excess of liberty; in contempt of law and morality. |
32767
|
licentiousness |
LICEN'TIOUSNESS, n. Excessive indulgence of liberty; contempt of the just restraints of law, ... |
32768
|
lich |
LICH, a. [See Like.] Like; even; equal. Obs.LICH, n. [Heb. chalak, smooth. We have here an ... |
32769
|
lichen |
LICH'EN, n. [L. from Gr.]1. In botany, the name for an extensive division of cryptogamian plants, ... |
32770
|
lichenographic |
LICHENOGRAPH'IC, |
32771
|
lichenographical |
LICHENOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to lichenography. |
32772
|
lichenographist |
LICHENOG'RAPHIST, n. One who describes the lichens. |
32773
|
lichenography |
LICHENOG'RAPHY, n. [lichen and to write.]A description of the vegetables called lichens; the ... |
32774
|
licit |
LIC'IT, a. [L. licitus.] Lawful. |
32775
|
licitly |
LIC'ITLY, adv. Lawfully. |
32776
|
licitness |
LIC'ITNESS, n. Lawfulness. |
32777
|
lick |
LICK, v.t. [L. lingo; Gr. See Like and Sleek.]1. To pass or draw the tongue over the surface; ... |
32778
|
licker |
LICK'ER, n. One that licks. |
32779
|
lickerish |
LICK'ERISH, a. [Gr. sweet. The sense of watery, smooth, sweet, are allied; likeness is often ... |
32780
|
lickerishly |
LICK'ERISHLY, adv. Daintly. |
32781
|
lickerishness |
LICK'ERISHNESS, n. Niceness of palate; daintiness. |
32782
|
licorice |
LIC'ORICE, n. [L. glycyrrhiza; Gr. sweet, and root.]A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza. The root of ... |
32783
|
licorous |
LICOROUS, LICOROUSNESS, for lickerish, &c. not used. |
32784
|
licorousness |
LICOROUS, LICOROUSNESS, for lickerish, &c. not used. |
32785
|
lictor |
LIC'TOR, n. [L. lick, to strike.] An officer among the Romans, who bore an ax and fasces or rods, ... |
32786
|
lid |
LID. n. [L. claudo, cludo; Gr.; Heb.]A cover; that which shuts the opening of a vessel or box; as ... |
32787
|
lie |
LIE, water impregnated with alkaline salt, is written lye, to distinguish it from lie, a ... |
32788
|
lief |
LIEF, a. [See Love.] Dear; beloved. Obs.LIEF, adv. [supra. This word coincides with love, L. ... |
32789
|
liege |
LIEGE, a. [L. ligo, to bind; Gr. to bind, to bend; a withe.]1. Bound by a feudal tenure; obliged ... |
32790
|
liege-man |
LIE'GE-MAN, n. A vassal; a subject. Obs. |
32791
|
lien |
LIEN, the obsolete participle of lie. [See Lain.]LIEN, n. [supra.] A legal claim; as a lien ... |
32792
|
lienteric |
LIENTER'IC, a. [from lientery.] Pertaining to a lientery. |
32793
|
lientery |
LI'ENTERY, n. [L.; Gr. smooth, and an intestine.]A flux of the bowels, in which the aliments are ... |
32794
|
lier |
LIER, n. [from lie.] One who lies down; one who rests or remains; as a lier in wait or in ambush. ... |
32795
|
lieu |
LIEU, n. [L. locus, Eng. ley or lea. See Ley.]Place; room; stead. It is used only with in. Let ... |
32796
|
lieutenancy |
LIEUTENANCY,n. luten'ancy. [See Lieutenant.]1. The office or commission of a lieutenant.2. The ... |
32797
|
lieutenant |
LIEUTENANT, n. luten'ant. [L. tenens, holding.]1. An officer who supplies the place of a ... |
32798
|
lieutenantship |
LIEUTENANTSHIP. [See Lieutenancy.] |
32799
|
lieve |
LIEVE, for lief, is vulgar. [See Lief.] |
32800
|
lievrite |
LIE'VRITE, n. A mineral, called also yenite, which see. |
32801
|
life |
LIFE, n. plu lives. [See Live.]1. In a general sense, that state of animals and plants, or of an ... |
32802
|
life-blood |
LI'FE-BLOOD, n.1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood.2. That which constitutes or gives ... |
32803
|
life-estate |
LIFE-ESTA'TE, n. An estate that continues during the life of the possessor. |
32804
|
life-everlasting |
LIFE-EVERL'ASTING, n. A plant of the genus Gnaphalium. |
32805
|
life-giving |
LI'FE-GIVING, a. Having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating. |
32806
|
lifeguard |
LI'FEGUARD, n. A guard of the life or person; a guard that attends the person of a prince, or ... |
32807
|
lifeless |
LI'FELESS, a.1. Dead; deprived of life; as a lifeless body.2. Destitute of life; unanimated; as ... |
32808
|
lifelessly |
LI'FELESSLY, adv. Without vigor; dully; frigidly; heavily. |
32809
|
lifelessness |
LI'FELESSNESS, n. Destitution of life, vigor and spirit; inactivity. |
32810
|
lifelike |
LI'FELIKE, a. Like a living person. |
32811
|
liferent |
LI'FERENT, n. The rent of an estate that continues for life. |
32812
|
lifestring |
LI'FESTRING, n. a nerve or string that is imagined to be essential to life. |
32813
|
lifetime |
LI'FETIME, n. The time that life continues; duration of life. |
32814
|
lifeweary |
LI'FEWEARY, a. Tired of life; weary of living. |
32815
|
lift |
LIFT, v.t. [We retain this sense in shoplifter. L. levo, elevo.]1. To raise; to elevate; as, to ... |
32816
|
lifted |
LIFT'ED, pp. Raised; elevated; swelled with pride. |
32817
|
lifter |
LIFT'ER, n. One that lifts or raises. |
32818
|
lifting |
LIFT'ING, ppr. Raising; swelling with pride.LIFT'ING, n. The act of lifting; assistance. |
32819
|
lig |
LIG, v.i. to lie. [See Lie.] Obs. |
32820
|
ligament |
LIG'AMENT, n. [L. ligamentum, from ligo, to bind, that is, to strain.]1. Any thing that ties or ... |
32821
|
ligamental |
LIGAMENT'AL, |
32822
|
ligamentous |
LIGAMENT'OUS, a. Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as a strong ... |
32823
|
ligation |
LIGA'TION, n. [L. ligatio.] The act of binding, or state of being bound. |
32824
|
ligature |
LIG'ATURE, n. [L. ligatura.]1. Any thing that binds; a band or bandage.2. The act of binding; ... |
32825
|
light |
LIGHT, n. lite. [L. lux, light and luceo, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical ... |
32826
|
light-armed |
LI'GHT-ARMED, a. Armed with light weapons. |
32827
|
light-bearer |
LI'GHT-BEARER, n. A torch-bearer. |
32828
|
light-brain |
LI'GHT-BRAIN, n. An empty headed person. |
32829
|
light-horse |
LI'GHT-HORSE, n. Light armed cavalry. |
32830
|
light-house |
LI'GHT-HOUSE, n. A pharos; a tower or building erected on a rock or point of land, or on an isle ... |
32831
|
lighted |
LIGHTED, pp. li'ted. Kindled; set on fire; caused to burn. [Lit, for lighted, is inelegant.] |
32832
|
lighten |
LIGHTEN, v.i. li'tn. [from light, the fluid.]1. To flash; to burst forth or dart, as lightning; ... |
32833
|
lighter |
LIGHTER, n. li'ter.1. One that lights; as a lighter of lamps.2. A large open flat-bottomed boat, ... |
32834
|
lighterman |
LIGHTERMAN, n. li'terman. A man who manages a lighter; a boatman. |
32835
|
lightfingered |
LIGHTFINGERED, a. li'tefingered. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; addicted to ... |
32836
|
lightfoot |
LIGHTFOOT, li'tefoot, |
32837
|
lightfooted |
LIGHTFOOTED, li'tefooted. a. Nimble in running or dancing; active. [Little used.] |
32838
|
lightheaded |
LI'GHTHEADED, a. [See head.] 1. Thoughtless; heedless; weak; volatile; unsteady.2. Disordered in ... |
32839
|
lightheadedness |
LI'GHTHEADEDNESS, n. Disorder of the head; dizziness; deliriousness. |
32840
|
lighthearted |
LI'GHTHE'ARTED, a. Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. |
32841
|
lightlegged |
LI'GHTLEGGED, a. Nimble; swift of foot. |
32842
|
lightless |
LIGHTLESS, li'teless. Destitute of light; dark. |
32843
|
lightly |
LIGHTLY, adv. li'tely.1. With little weight; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.2. Without ... |
32844
|
lightminded |
LIGHTMINDED, a. Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.He that is hasty to give credit, is ... |
32845
|
lightness |
LIGHTNESS, n. li'teness.1. Want of weight; levity; the contrary to heaviness; as the lightness of ... |
32846
|
lightning |
LIGHTNING, n. li'tening. [that is, lightening, the participle present of lighten.]1. A sudden ... |
32847
|
lightroom |
LI'GHTROOM, n. In a ship of war, a small apartment, having double glass windows towards the ... |
32848
|
lights |
LIGHTS, n. lites. plu. [so called from their lightness.]The lungs; the organs of breathing in ... |
32849
|
lightsome |
LIGHTSOME, a. li'tesome. 1. Luminous; not dark; not obscure.White walls make rooms more lightsome ... |
32850
|
lightsomeness |
LI'GHTSOMENESS, n.1. Luminousness; the quality of being light; opposed to darkness or ... |
32851
|
lign-aloes |
LIGN-AL'OES, n. [L. lignum, wood, and aloes.] Aloes-wood. Num. 24. |
32852
|
ligneous |
LIG'NEOUS, a. [L. ligneus.] Wooden; made of wood; consisting of wood; resembling wood. The ... |
32853
|
lignification |
LIGNIFICA'TION, n. The process of becoming or of converting into wood, or the hard substance of a ... |
32854
|
ligniform |
LIG'NIFORM a. [L. lignum, wood, and form.] Like wood; resembling wood. |
32855
|
lignify |
LIG'NIFY, v.t. [L. lignum, wood, and facio, to make.] To convert into wood.LIG'NIFY, v.i. To ... |
32856
|
lignite |
LIG'NITE, n. [L. lignum.] Fossil or bituminous wood, a mineral combustible substance. |
32857
|
lignous |
LIG'NOUS, a. Ligneous. [Little used.] |
32858
|
lignum-vitae |
LIGNUM-VIT'AE, n. [L.] Guaiacum or pockwood, a genus of plants, natives of warm climates. The ... |
32859
|
ligulate |
LIG'ULATE, |
32860
|
ligulated |
LIG'ULATED, a. [L. ligula, a strap.] Like a bandage or strap; as a ligulate flower, a species of ... |
32861
|
ligure |
LIG'URE, n. A kind of precious stone. |
32862
|
ligurite |
LIG'URITE, n. [from Liguria.] A mineral occurring in oblique rhombic prisms, of an apple green ... |
32863
|
like |
LIKE, a. [L., Heb., Gr. See Lick and Lickerish.]1. Equal in quantity, quality or degree; as a ... |
32864
|
like-minded |
LIKE-MINDED, a. Having a like disposition or purpose. Rom. 15. |
32865
|
likelihood |
LI'KELIHOOD, n. [likely and hod.]1. Probability; verisimilitude; appearance of truth or reality. ... |
32866
|
likeliness |
LI'KELINESS, n. [from likely.]1. Probability.2. The qualities that please. [See Likely.] |
32867
|
likely |
LI'KELY, a. [that is, like-like.]1. Probable; that may be rationally though or believed to have ... |
32868
|
liken |
LIKEN, v.t. li'kn.To compare; to represent as resembling or similar.Whosoever heareth these sayings ... |
32869
|
likened |
LI'KENED, pp. Compared. |
32870
|
likeness |
LI'KENESS, n. 1. Resemblance in form; similitude. The picture is a good likeness of the ... |
32871
|
likening |
LI'KENING, ppr. Comparing; representing as similar. |
32872
|
likewise |
LI'KEWISE, adv. [like and wise.] In like manner; also; moreover; too.For he seeth that wise men ... |
32873
|
liking |
LI'KING, ppr. of like. 1. Approving; being pleased with.2. a. Plump; full; of a good appearance. ... |
32874
|
lilac |
LI'LAC, n. A plant or shrub of the genus syringa, a native of Persia. The common lilac is ... |
32875
|
lilalite |
LIL'ALITE, n. A species of earth of the argillaceous kind; called also lepidolite, which see. |
32876
|
liliaceous |
LILIA'CEOUS, a. [L. liliaceus, from lilium, a lily.]Pertaining to lilies; lily-like. A liliaceous ... |
32877
|
lilied |
LIL'IED, a. Embellished with lilies.By sandy Ladon's lilied banks. |
32878
|
lill |
LILL, v.t. [See Loll. But lill is used in New England.] |
32879
|
lilt |
LILT, v.i.1. To do any thing with dexterity or quickness. [Local.]2. To sing or play on the ... |
32880
|
lily |
LIL'Y, n. [L. lilium; Gr.] A genus of plants of many species, which are all bulbous-rooted, ... |
32881
|
lily-daffodil |
LILY-DAF'FODIL, n. A plant and flower. |
32882
|
lily-handed |
LIL'Y-HANDED, a. Having white delicate hands. |
32883
|
lily-hyacinth |
LIL'Y-HYACINTH, n. A plant. |
32884
|
lily-livered |
LILY-LIV'ERED, a. White-livered; cowardly. [Not used.] |
32885
|
limation |
LIMA'TION, n. [L. limo, to file.] The act of filing or polishing. |
32886
|
limature |
LI'MATURE, n. [L. limo, to file.] 1. A filing.2. Filings; particles rubbed off by filing. |
32887
|
limb |
LIMB, n. lim. [L. limbus, edge or border, extremity; limes, limit. The sense of limb is from ... |
32888
|
limbat |
LIM'BAT, n. A cooling periodical wind in the isle of Cyprus, blowing from the north west from ... |
32889
|
limbec |
LIM'BEC, n. [contracted from alembic.] A still; a word not now used.LIM'BEC, v.t. To strain or ... |
32890
|
limbed |
LIMB'ED, a. In composition, formed with regard to limbs; as well-limbed; large-limbed; ... |
32891
|
limber |
LIM'BER, a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. In America, it is applied to material things; ... |
32892
|
limberness |
LIM'BERNESS, n. The quality of being easily bent; flexibleness; pliancy. |
32893
|
limbers |
LIM'BERS, n. 1. A two-wheeled carriage, having boxes for ammunition.2. Thills; shafts of a ... |
32894
|
limbilite |
LIM'BILITE,n. A mineral from Limbourg, in Swabia, of a honey yellow color, and compact texture. |
32895
|
limbless |
LIMB'LESS, a. Destitute of limbs. |
32896
|
limbo |
LIM'BO, |
32897
|
limbus |
LIM'BUS, n. [L. limbus.] 1. A region bordering on hell, or hell itself.Among catholics, a place ... |
32898
|
lime |
LIME, n. [L. limus; Gr. and allied to clammy. On this word is formed slime.]1. A viscous ... |
32899
|
lime-burner |
LI'ME-BURNER, n. One who burns stones to lime. |
32900
|
limed |
LI'MED, pp. Smeared with lime; entangled; manured with lime. |
32901
|
limehound |
LI'MEHOUND, n. A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a limer. |
32902
|
limekiln |
LIMEKILN, n. li'mekil. A kiln or furnace in which stones or shells are exposed to a strong heat ... |
32903
|
limestone |
LI'MESTONE, n. Stone of which lime is made by the expulsion of its carbonic acid, or fixed air. ... |
32904
|
limetwig |
LI'METWIG, n. A twig smeared with lime. |
32905
|
limetwigged |
LI'METWIGGED, a. Smeared with lime. |
32906
|
limewater |
LI'MEWATER, n. Water impregnated with lime. |
32907
|
liming |
LI'MING, ppr. Daubing with viscous matter; entangling; manuring with lime. |
32908
|
limit |
LIM'IT, n. [L. limes. See Limb.]1. Bound; border; utmost extent; the part that terminates a ... |
32909
|
limitable |
LIM'ITABLE, a. That may be limited, circumscribed, bounded or restrained. |
32910
|
limitaneous |
LIM'ITANEOUS, a. Pertaining to bounds. |
32911
|
limitarian |
LIMITA'RIAN, a. That limits or circumscribes.LIMITA'RIAN, n. One that limits; one who holds the ... |
32912
|
limitary |
LIM'ITARY, a. Placed at the limit, as a guard.- Proud limitary cherub. |
32913
|
limitation |
LIMITA'TION, n. [L. limitatio.] 1. The act of bounding or circumscribing.2. Restriction; ... |
32914
|
limited |
LIM'ITED, pp.1. Bounded; circumscribed; restrained.2. a. Narrow; circumscribed. Our views of ... |
32915
|
limitedly |
LIM'ITEDLY, adv. With limitation. |
32916
|
limitedness |
LIM'ITEDNESS, n. State of being limited. |
32917
|
limiter |
LIM'ITER, n.1. He or that which limits or confines.2. A friar licensed to beg within certain ... |
32918
|
limitless |
LIM'ITLESS, a. Having no limits; unbounded. |
32919
|
limmer |
LIM'MER, n.1. A limehound; a mongrel.2. A dog engendered between a hound and a mastiff.3. A ... |
32920
|
limn |
LIMN, v.t. lim. [L. lumino.] To draw or paint; or to paint in water colors. |
32921
|
limned |
LIM'NED, pp. lim'med. Painted. |
32922
|
limner |
LIM'NER, n. [L. illuminator, in the middle ages, alluminor.]1. One that colors or paints on paper ... |
32923
|
limning |
LIMN'ING, ppr. Drawing; painting; painting in water colors. |
32924
|
limous |
LI'MOUS, a. [L. limosus, from limus, slime.] Muddy; slimy; thick. |
32925
|
limp |
LIMP, v.i. To halt; to walk lamely.LIMP, n. A halt; act of limping.LIMP, a. Vapid; weak. [Not ... |
32926
|
limper |
LIMP'ER, n. One that limps. |
32927
|
limpet |
LIM'PET, n. [L. lepas; Gr. from to peel or strip off bark.]A univalve shell of the genus Patella, ... |
32928
|
limpid |
LIM'PID, a. [L. limpidus.] Pure; clear; transparent; as a limpid stream. |
32929
|
limpidness |
LIM'PIDNESS, n. Clearness; purity. |
32930
|
limping |
LIM'PING, ppr. Halting; walking lamely. |
32931
|
limpingly |
LIM'PINGLY, adv. Lamely; in a halting manner. |
32932
|
limsy |
LIM'SY, a. Weak; flexible. |
32933
|
limy |
LI'MY, a. [See lime.]1. Viscous; glutinous; as limy snares.2. Containing lime; as a limy soil.3. ... |
32934
|
lin |
LIN, v.i. To yield. Obs.LIN, n. A pool or mere. [Not used.] |
32935
|
linchpin |
LINCH'PIN, n. A pin used to prevent the wheel of a carriage from sliding off the axle-tree. |
32936
|
lincture |
LINC'TURE, n. [L. lingo, linctus.] Medicine taken by licking. |
32937
|
linden |
LIN'DEN, n. The lime-tree, or teil-tree, of the genus Tilia. |
32938
|
line |
LINE, n. [L. linea, linum; Gr. flax.]1. In geometry, a quantity extended in length, without ... |
32939
|
lineage |
LIN'EAGE, n. Race; progeny; descendants in a line from a common progenitor. |
32940
|
lineal |
LIN'EAL, a. [L. linealis, from linea, line.]1. Composed of lines; delineated; as lineal ... |
32941
|
lineality |
LINEAL'ITY, n. The state of being in the form of a line. |
32942
|
lineally |
LIN'EALLY, adv. In a direct line; as, the prince is lineally descended from the conqueror. |
32943
|
lineament |
LIN'EAMENT, n. [L. lineamentum.]Feature; form; make; the outline or exterior of a body or figure, ... |
32944
|
linear |
LIN'EAR, a. [L. linearis.]1. Pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight ... |
32945
|
lineate |
LIN'EATE, a. In botany, marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as a lineate leaf. |
32946
|
lineation |
LINEA'TION, n. Draught; delineation, which see. |
32947
|
lined |
LI'NED, pp. Covered on the inside. |
32948
|
linen |
LIN'EN, n. [L. linun, flax, Gr. The sense is probably long, extended or smooth. In the latter ... |
32949
|
linen-draper |
LIN'EN-DRAPER, n. A person who deals in linens.Linener and linen-man, in a like sense, are ... |
32950
|
ling |
LING, n. A fish of the genus Gadus, or cod kind, which grows to the length of four feet or more, ... |
32951
|
linger |
LIN'GER, v.i.1. To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow.Nor cast one longing, ... |
32952
|
lingerer |
LIN'GERER, n. One who lingers. |
32953
|
lingering |
LIN'GERING, ppr.1. Delaying; loitering.2. a. Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as ... |
32954
|
lingeringly |
LIN'GERINGLY, adv. With delay; slowly; tediously. |
32955
|
linget |
LIN'GET, n. A small mass of metal. |
32956
|
lingle |
LIN'GLE, n. Shoemaker's thread. [Not in use or local.] |
32957
|
lingo |
LIN'GO, n. [L. lingua.] Language; speech. [Vulgar.] |
32958
|
linguadental |
LINGUADENT'AL, a. [L. lingua, tongue, and dens, a tooth.]Formed or uttered by the joint use of the ... |
32959
|
linguaform |
LIN'GUAFORM a. [lingua and form.] Having the form or shape of the tongue. |
32960
|
lingual |
LIN'GUAL, a. [L. lingua, the tongue.] Pertaining to the tongue; as the lingual nerves, the ninth ... |
32961
|
linguist |
LIN'GUIST, n. [L. lingua, tongue.] A person skilled in languages; usually applied to a person ... |
32962
|
lingulate |
LIN'GULATE, a. [L. lingulatus, from lingua, tongue.]Shaped like the tongue or a strap. [But ... |
32963
|
lingwort |
LINGWORT, n. An herb. |
32964
|
liniment |
LIN'IMENT, n. [L. linimentum. from linio, lino, to anoint.]A species of soft ointment; a ... |
32965
|
lining |
LI'NING, ppr. [See Line.] Covering on the inside, as a garment.LI'NING, n. 1. The inner ... |
32966
|
link |
LINK, n.1. A single ring or division of a chain.2. Any thing doubled and closed like a link; as a ... |
32967
|
linkboy |
LINK'BOY, |
32968
|
linked |
LINK'ED, pp. United; connected. |
32969
|
linking |
LINK'ING, ppr. Uniting; connecting. |
32970
|
linkman |
LINK'MAN, n. A boy or man that carries a link or torch to light passengers. |
32971
|
linnet |
LIN'NET, n. [L. carduelis, from carduus, a thistle.]A small singing bird of the genus Fingilla. |
32972
|
linseed |
LINSEED. [See Lintseed.] |
32973
|
linsey-woolsey |
LIN'SEY-WOOLSEY, a. Made of linen and wool; hence, vile; mean; of different and unsuitable parts. |
32974
|
linstock |
LIN'STOCK, n. [lint and stock.] A pointed staff with a crotch or fork at one end, to hold a ... |
32975
|
lint |
LINT, n. [L. linteum, linteus, from linium, flax.]Flax; but more generally, linen scraped into a ... |
32976
|
lintel |
LINT'EL, n. The head-piece of a door-frame or window-frame; the part of the frame that lies on the ... |
32977
|
lintseed |
LINT'SEED, n. Flaxseed. |
32978
|
lion |
LI'ON, n. [L. leo, leonis, Gr.]1. A quadruped of the genus Felis, very strong, fierce and ... |
32979
|
lion-mettled |
LI'ON-METTLED, a. Having the courage and spirit of a lion. |
32980
|
lioness |
LI'ONESS, n. The female of the lion kind. |
32981
|
lionlike |
LI'ONLIKE, a. Like a lion; fierce. |
32982
|
lip |
LIP, n. [L. labium, labrum.]1. The edge or border of the mouth. The lips are two fleshy or ... |
32983
|
lip-devotion |
LIP-DEVO'TION, n. Prayers uttered by the lips without the desires of the heart. |
32984
|
liplabor |
LIP'LABOR, n. Labor or action of the lips without concurrence of the mind; words without ... |
32985
|
lipogram |
LIP'OGRAM, n. [Gr. to leave, and a letter.]A writing in which a single letter is wholly omitted. |
32986
|
lipogrammatist |
LIPOGRAM'MATIST, n. One who writes any thing, dropping a single letter. |
32987
|
lipothymous |
LIPOTH'YMOUS, a. [See Lipothymy.] Swooning; fainting. |
32988
|
lipothymy |
LIPOTH'YMY, n. [Gr. to fail, and soul.]A fainting; a swoon. |
32989
|
lipped |
LIP'PED, a.1. Having lips.2. In botany, labiate. |
32990
|
lippitude |
LIP'PITUDE, n. [L. lippitudo, from lippus, blear-eyed.]Soreness of eyes; blearedness. |
32991
|
lipwisdom |
LIP'WISDOM, n. Wisdom in talk without practice; wisdom in words not supported by experience. |
32992
|
liquable |
LIQ'UABLE, a. [See Liquate.] That may be melted. |
32993
|
liquate |
LI'QUATE, v.i. [L. liquo.] To melt; to liquefy; to be dissolved. [Little used.] |
32994
|
liquation |
LIQUA'TION, n. [L. liquatio. See Liquate.]1. The act or operation of melting.2. The capacity of ... |
32995
|
liquefaction |
LIQUEFAC'TION, n. [L. liquefactio, from liquefacio.]1. The act or operation of melting or ... |
32996
|
liquefiable |
LIQ'UEFIABLE, a. That may be melted, or changed from a solid to a liquid state. |
32997
|
liquefier |
LIQ'UEFIER, n. That which melts any solid substance. |
32998
|
liquefy |
LIQ'UEFY, v.t. [L. liquefacio. See Liquid.]To melt; to dissolve; to convert from a fixed or solid ... |
32999
|
liquefying |
LIQ'UEFYING, ppr. Melting; becoming liquid. |
33000
|
liquescency |
LIQUES'CENCY, n. [L. liquescentia.] Aptness to melt. |
33001
|
liquescent |
LIQUES'CENT, a. Melting; becoming fluid. |
33002
|
liqueur |
LIQUEUR, n. A spirituous cordial. |
33003
|
liquid |
LIQ'UID, a. [L. liquidus, from liquo, to melt; lix and lug.]1. Fluid; flowing or capable of ... |
33004
|
liquidate |
LIQ'UIDATE, v.t. [L. liquido.] 1. To clear from all obscurity.Time only can liquidate the meaning ... |
33005
|
liquidated |
LIQ'UIDATED, pp. Settled; adjusted; reduced to certainty; paid. |
33006
|
liquidating |
LIQ'UIDATING, ppr. Adjusting; ascertaining; paying. |
33007
|
liquidation |
LIQUIDA'TION, n. The act of settling and adjusting debts, or ascertaining their amount or balance ... |
33008
|
liquidator |
LIQ'UIDATOR, n. He or that which liquidates or settles. |
33009
|
liquidity |
LIQUID'ITY, n.1. The quality of being fluid or liquid.2. Thinness. |
33010
|
liquidness |
LIQ'UIDNESS, n. The quality of being liquid; fluency. |
33011
|
liquor |
LIQ'UOR, n. lik'or [L. liquor.]A liquid or fluid substance. [See Liquid.] Liquor is a word of ... |
33012
|
liquorice |
LIQUORICE. [See Licorice.] |
33013
|
lisbon |
LIS'BON, n. A species of wine exported from Lisbon, in Portugal. |
33014
|
lisne |
LISNE, n. A cavity or hollow. [Not in use.] |
33015
|
lisp |
LISP, v.i.To speak with a particular articulation of the tongue and teeth, nearly as in pronouncing ... |
33016
|
lisper |
LISP'ER, n. One that lisps. |
33017
|
lisping |
LISP'ING, ppr. Uttering with a lisp. |
33018
|
lispingly |
LISP'INGLY, adv. With a lisp. |
33019
|
list |
LIST, n. [L. licium.]1. In commerce, the border, edge or selvage of cloth; a strip of cloth ... |
33020
|
listed |
LIST'ED, pp. 1. Striped; particolored in stripes.2. Covered with list.3. Inclosed for combat.4. ... |
33021
|
listel |
LIST'EL, n. A list in architecture; a fillet. |
33022
|
listen |
LIST'EN, v.i. lis'n.1. To hearken; to give ear; to attend closely with a view to hear.On the ... |
33023
|
listener |
LIST'ENER, n. One who listens; a hearkener. |
33024
|
lister |
LIST'ER, n. One who makes a list or roll. |
33025
|
listful |
LIST'FUL, a. Attentive. Obs. |
33026
|
listing |
LIST'ING, ppr. Inclosing for combat; covering with list; enlisting. |
33027
|
listless |
LIST'LESS, a. Not listening; not attending; indifferent to what is passing; heedless; inattentive; ... |
33028
|
listlessly |
LIST'LESSLY, adv. Without attention; heedlessly. |
33029
|
listlessness |
LIST'LESSNESS, n. Inattention; heedlessness; indifference to what is passing and may be ... |
33030
|
lit |
LIT, pret. of light. The bird lit on a tree before me.I lit my pipe with the paper.[This word, ... |
33031
|
litany |
LIT'ANY, n. [Gr. supplication, to pray.]A solemn form of supplication, used in public ... |
33032
|
lite |
LITE, a. Little. [Not in use.] |
33033
|
liter |
LITER, n. [Gr.] A French measure of capacity, being a cubic decimeter, containing, according to ... |
33034
|
literal |
LIT'ERAL, a. [L. litera, a letter.]1. According to the letter; primitive; real; not figurative or ... |
33035
|
literalism |
LIT'ERALISM, n. That which accords with the letter. |
33036
|
literality |
LITERAL'ITY, n. Original or literal meaning. |
33037
|
literally |
LIT'ERALLY, adv.1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively. A man ... |
33038
|
literary |
LIT'ERARY, a. [L. literarius.]1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or ... |
33039
|
literate |
LIT'ERATE, a. [L. literatus.] Learned; lettered; instructed in learning and science. |
33040
|
literati |
LITERA'TI, n. plu. [L. literatus.] The learned; men of erudition. |
33041
|
literator |
LIT'ERATOR, n. [L.] A petty schoolmaster. |
33042
|
literature |
LIT'ERATURE, n. [L. literatura.] Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. Literature ... |
33043
|
lith |
LITH, n. A joint or limb. Obs. |
33044
|
lithanthrax |
LITHAN'THRAX, n. [Gr. a stone, and a coal.]Stone-coal, a black, compact, brittle, inflammable ... |
33045
|
litharge |
LITH'ARGE, n. [L. lithargyros, Gr. the spume or scum of silver.A semi-vitreous oxyd of lead, ... |
33046
|
lithe |
LITHE, a. That may be easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as the elephant's lithe ... |
33047
|
litheness |
LI'THENESS, n. Flexibility; limberness. |
33048
|
lither |
LI'THER, a.1. Soft; pliant. Obs.2. Bad; corrupt. Obs. |
33049
|
litherly |
LI'THERLY, adv. Slowly; lazily. Obs. |
33050
|
litherness |
LI'THERNESS, n. Idleness; laziness. Obs. |
33051
|
lithia |
LITH'IA, n. A new alkali, found in a mineral called petalite, of which the basis is a metal called ... |
33052
|
lithiate |
LITH'IATE, n. [Gr. a stone.] A salt or compound formed by the lithic acid combined with a base. |
33053
|
lithic |
LITH'IC, a. [supra.] Pertaining to the stone in the bladder. The lithic acid is obtained from a ... |
33054
|
lithobiblion |
LITHOBIBLION. [See Lithophyl.] |
33055
|
lithocarp |
LITH'OCARP, n. [Gr. a stone, and fruit.] Fossil fruit; fruit petrified. |
33056
|
lithocolla |
LITH'OCOLLA, n. [Gr. a stone, and glue.] A cement that unites stones. |
33057
|
lithodendron |
LITHODEN'DRON, n. [Gr. stone, and tree.] Coral; so called from its resembling a petrified branch. |
33058
|
lithogenesy |
LITHOGEN'ESY, n. [Gr. stone, and generation.]The doctrine or science of the origin of minerals ... |
33059
|
lithoglyphite |
LITHOGLYPH'ITE, n. [Gr. stone, and to engrave.]A fossil that presents the appearance of being ... |
33060
|
lithographer |
LITHOG'RAPHER, n. [See Lithography.] One who practices lithography. |
33061
|
lithographic |
LITHOGRAPH'IC, |
33062
|
lithographical |
LITHOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to lithography. |
33063
|
lithographically |
LITHOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. By the lithographic art. |
33064
|
lithography |
LITHOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. stone, and to engrave or write.]The art of engraving, or of tracing letters, ... |
33065
|
lithologic |
LITHOLOG'IC, |
33066
|
lithological |
LITHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Lithology.]Pertaining to the science of stones. |
33067
|
lithologist |
LITHOL'OGIST, n. A person skilled in the science of stones. |
33068
|
lithology |
LITHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. stone, and discourse.]1. The science or natural history of stones.2. A ... |
33069
|
lithomancy |
LITH'OMANCY, n. [Gr. stone, and divination.]Divination or prediction of events by means of stones. |
33070
|
lithomarga |
LITHOMAR'GA, |
33071
|
lithomarge |
LITH'OMARGE, n. [Gr. stone, and L. marga, marl.]An earth of two species, friable and indurated, ... |
33072
|
lithontriptic |
LITHONTRIP'TIC, a. [Gr. stone, and to wear or break.]Having the quality of dissolving the stone in ... |
33073
|
lithontriptor |
LITH'ONTRIPTOR, |
33074
|
lithontripty |
LITH'ONTRIPTY, |
33075
|
lithophagous |
LITHOPH'AGOUS, a. [Gr. stone, and to eat.]Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. |
33076
|
lithophosphor |
LITH'OPHOSPHOR, n. [Gr. stone.] |
33077
|
lithophosphoric |
LITHOPHOSPHOR'IC, a. Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat. |
33078
|
lithophyl |
LITH'OPHYL, n. [Gr. stone, and a leaf.Bibliolite or lithobiblion, fossil leaves, or the figures of ... |
33079
|
lithophyte |
LITH'OPHYTE, n. [Gr. stone, and a plant; literally, stone-plant.]Stone-coral; a name given to ... |
33080
|
lithophytic |
LITHOPHYT'IC, a. Pertaining to lithophytes. |
33081
|
lithophytous |
LITH'OPHYTOUS, a. Pertaining to or consisting of lithophytes. |
33082
|
lithotome |
LITH'OTOME, n. [Gr. stone, and to cut.]A stone so formed naturally as to appear as if cut ... |
33083
|
lithotomic |
LITHOTOM'IC, a. Pertaining to or performed by lithotomy. |
33084
|
lithotomist |
LITHOT'OMIST, n. [See Lithotomy.] One who performs the operation of cutting for the stone in the ... |
33085
|
lithotomy |
LITHOT'OMY, n. [Gr. stone, and to cut.]The operation, art or practice of cutting for the stone in ... |
33086
|
lithotritor |
LITH'OTRITOR, n. An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder, so that it may be ... |
33087
|
lithotrity |
LITH'OTRITY, n. The operation of triturating the stone in the bladder, by means of an instrument ... |
33088
|
lithoxyle |
LITHOX'YLE, n. [Gr. stone, and wood.]Petrified wood. It differs from lignite, being really ... |
33089
|
lithy |
LITH'Y, a. [See Lithe.] Easily bent; pliable. [This is probably the word which, in our popular ... |
33090
|
litigant |
LIT'IGANT, a. [See Litigate.] Contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as the parties ... |
33091
|
litigate |
LIT'IGATE, v.t. [L. litigo, from lis, litis, a contest or debate.]To contest in law; to prosecute ... |
33092
|
litigated |
LIT'IGATED, pp. Contested judicially. |
33093
|
litigating |
LIT'IGATING, ppr. Contesting in law. |
33094
|
litigation |
LITIGA'TION, n. The act or process of carrying on a suit in a court of law or equity for the ... |
33095
|
litigious |
LITIG'IOUS, a. [L. litigiosus.]1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of ... |
33096
|
litigiously |
LITIG'IOUSLY, adv. In a contentious manner. |
33097
|
litigiousness |
LITIG'IOUSNESS, n. A disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; inclination to judicial ... |
33098
|
litmus |
LIT'MUS, |
33099
|
litorn |
LIT'ORN, n. A bird, a species of thrush, in size and shape resembling the hen-blackbird. |
33100
|
litote |
LIT'OTE, n. [Gr. slender. diminution; extenuation. |
33101
|
litter |
LIT'TER, n. [L. lectus, from the root of lego, Eng. lay.]1. A vehicle formed with shafts ... |
33102
|
littered |
LIT'TERED, pp. 1. Furnished with straw.2. a. Covered or overspread with litter, pieces, shreds, ... |
33103
|
little |
LIT'TLE, a. 1. Small in size or extent; not great or large; as a little body; a little animal; a ... |
33104
|
littleness |
LIT'TLENESS, n.1. Smallness of size or bulk; as the littleness of the body or of an animal.2. ... |
33105
|
littoral |
LIT'TORAL, a. [L. littoralis, from litus, shore.] Belonging to a shore. [Little used.] |
33106
|
lituite |
LIT'UITE, n. A fossil shell. |
33107
|
liturgical |
LITUR'GICAL, a. [See Liturgy.] Pertaining to a liturgy. |
33108
|
liturgy |
LIT'URGY, n. [Gr. public, and work.In a general sense, all public ceremonies that belong to divine ... |
33109
|
live |
LIVE, v.i. liv.1. To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. Where do you live? ... |
33110
|
liveless |
LIVELESS, not used. [See Lifeless.] |
33111
|
liveliness |
LI'VELINESS, n. [from lively.] 1. The quality or state of being lively or animated; ... |
33112
|
livelode |
LIVELODE, for livelihood, not used. |
33113
|
livelong |
LIVELONG, a. liv'long. [live and long.]1. Long in passing. How could she sit the livelong day, ... |
33114
|
lively |
LI'VELY, a. 1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth.2. Gay; airy.From grave to ... |
33115
|
liver |
LIV'ER, n. One who lives.And try if life be worth the liver's care.It is often used with a word of ... |
33116
|
livercolor |
LIV'ERCOLOR, a. Dark red; of the color of the liver. |
33117
|
livered |
LIV'ERED, a. Having a liver; as white-livered. |
33118
|
livergrown |
LIV'ERGROWN, a. Having a large liver. |
33119
|
liverstone |
LIV'ERSTONE, n. A stone or species of earth of the barytic genus, of a gray or brown color, which, ... |
33120
|
liverwort |
LIV'ERWORT, n. The name of many species of plants. Several of the lichens are so called. The ... |
33121
|
livery |
LIV'ERY, n.1. The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements; a term of English law. It ... |
33122
|
livery-stable |
LIV'ERY-STABLE, n. A stable where horses are kept for hire. |
33123
|
liveryman |
LIV'ERYMAN, n.1. One who wears a livery; as a servant.2. In London, a freeman of the city, of ... |
33124
|
lives |
LIVES, n. plu. of life. |
33125
|
livestock |
LI'VESTOCK, n. [live and stock.] Horses, cattle and smaller domestic animals; a term applied in ... |
33126
|
livid |
LIV'ID, a. [L. lividus; from liveo, to be black and blue.]Black and blue; of a lead color; ... |
33127
|
lividity |
LIVID'ITY, |
33128
|
lividness |
LIV'IDNESS, n. A dark color, like that of bruised flesh. [Lividness is the preferable word.] |
33129
|
living |
LIV'ING, ppr. [from live.]1. Dwelling; residing; existing; subsisting; having life or the vital ... |
33130
|
livingly |
LIV'INGLY, adv. In a living state.Livonica terra, a species of fine bole found in Livonia, brought ... |
33131
|
livre |
LI'VRE, n. [L. libra.] A French money of account, equal to 20 sous, or ten pence sterling. |
33132
|
lixivial |
LIXIV'IAL, |
33133
|
lixiviate |
LIXIV'IATE, |
33134
|
lixiviated |
LIXIV'IATED, a. 1. Pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.2. ... |
33135
|
lixiviation |
LIXIVIA'TION, n. The operation or process of extracting alkaline salts from ashes by pouring water ... |
33136
|
lixivious |
LIXIV'IOUS, a. [L. lixivius, from lix lye.]1. Obtained by lixiviation; impregnated with alkaline ... |
33137
|
lixivium |
LIXIV'IUM, n. [L. from lix, lye.]Lye; water impregnated with alkaline salts imbibed from wood ... |
33138
|
lizard |
LIZ'ARD, n. [L. lacertus, lacerta, there has been a change of c into z or s, which may be the ... |
33139
|
lizard-tail |
LIZ'ARD-TAIL, n. A plant of the genus Saururus, and another of the genus Piper. |
33140
|
lo |
LO, exclam.Look; see; behold; observe. This word is used to excite particular attention in a ... |
33141
|
loach |
LOACH, |
33142
|
load |
LOAD, n. [See lade.]1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in any thing for conveyance. Thus ... |
33143
|
loaded |
LOADED, pp. 1. Charged with a load or cargo; having a burden; freighted, as a ship; having a ... |
33144
|
loader |
LOADER, n. One who put on a load. |
33145
|
loading |
LOADING, ppr. Charging with a load; burdening; encumbering; charging, as a gun.LOADING, n. A ... |
33146
|
loadmanage |
LOADMANAGE, n. Pilotage; skill of a pilot. [Not in use.] |
33147
|
loadsman |
LOADSMAN, n. [load and man.] A pilot. Obs. |
33148
|
loadstar |
LOADSTAR, |
33149
|
loadstone |
LOADSTONE, n. [from the verb lead and stone. The old orthography, lodestone, is most correct, as ... |
33150
|
loaf |
LOAF, n. plu. loaves.1. A mass of bread when baked. It is larger than a cake. The size and ... |
33151
|
loaf-sugar |
LOAF-SUGAR, n. Sugar refined and formed into a conical mass. |
33152
|
loam |
LOAM, n. [L. limus.]A natural mixture of sand and clay with oxyd of iron; a species of earth or ... |
33153
|
loamy |
LOAMY, a. Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam, or resembling it. |
33154
|
loan |
LOAN, n. 1. The act of lending; a lending.2. That which is lent; any thing furnished for ... |
33155
|
loan-office |
LO'AN-OFFICE, n. In America, a public office in which loans of money are negotiated for the ... |
33156
|
loan-officer |
LO'AN-OFFICER, n. A public officer empowered to superintend and transact the business of a ... |
33157
|
loath |
LOATH, |
33158
|
loathe |
LOATHE, |
33159
|
loather |
LOATHER, n. One that lothes. |
33160
|
loathful |
LOATHFUL, a.1. Hating; abhorring through disgust.2. Abhorred; hated. |
33161
|
loathing |
LOATHING, ppr. Hating from disgust; abhorring. |
33162
|
loathingly |
LOATHINGLY, adv. In a fastidious manner. |
33163
|
loathly |
LOATHLY, a. Hateful; exciting hatred. Obs.LOATHLY, adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly. [See Lothly.] |
33164
|
loathness |
LOATHNESS, n. Unwillingness; reluctance. [See Lothness.] |
33165
|
loathsome |
LOATHSOME, a. 1. Disgusting; exciting disgust.2. Hateful; abhorred; detestable.3. Causing ... |
33166
|
loathsomeness |
LOATHSOMENESS, n. The quality which excites disgust, hatred or abhorrence. |
33167
|
loaves |
LOAVES, plu of loaf. |
33168
|
lob |
LOB, n.1. A dull, heavy, sluggish person.2. Something thick and heavy; as in lobworm. |
33169
|
lobate |
LO'BATE, |
33170
|
lobby |
LOB'BY, n.1. An opening before a room, or an entrance into a principal apartment, where there is a ... |
33171
|
lobe |
LOBE, n. [L. lobus; Gr.]1. A part or division of the lungs, liver, &c.2. The lower soft part of ... |
33172
|
lobed |
LO'BED, a. [from lobe.] Consisting of lobes. In botany, divided to the middle into parts distant ... |
33173
|
lobspound |
LOBSPOUND, n. A prison. |
33174
|
lobster |
LOB'STER, n. A crustaceous fish of the genus Cancer. Lobsters have large claws and fangs, and ... |
33175
|
lobule |
LOB'ULE, n. A small lobe. |
33176
|
local |
LO'CAL, a. [L. localis; from locus, place, loco. See Lay.]1. Pertaining to a place, or to a ... |
33177
|
locality |
LOCAL'ITY, n. 1. Existence in a place, or in a certain portion of space.It is thought that the ... |
33178
|
locally |
LO'CALLY, adv. With respect to place; in place; as, to be locally separated or distant. |
33179
|
locate |
LO'CATE, v.t. [L. loco,locatus.]1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.2. To ... |
33180
|
located |
LO'CATED, pp. Placed; situated; fixed in place. |
33181
|
locating |
LO'CATING, ppr. Placing; designating the place of. |
33182
|
location |
LOCA'TION, n. 1. The act of placing, or of designating the place of.2. Situation with respect to ... |
33183
|
loch |
LOCH, n. A lake; a bay or arm of the sea; used in Scotland.LOCH, n. Loch or lohoch, is an Arabian ... |
33184
|
lochage |
LOCH'AGE, n. [Gr. a body of soldiers, and to lead.]In Greece, an officer who commanded a lochus or ... |
33185
|
loche |
LOCHE, n. A small fish of the genus Cobitis, inhabiting small clear streams, and esteemed dainty ... |
33186
|
lochia |
LO'CHIA, n. [Gr.] Evacuations which follow childbirth. |
33187
|
lochial |
LO'CHIAL, a. Pertaining to evacuations from the womb after childbirth. |
33188
|
lock |
LOCK, n. [L. floccus, Eng. lock.]1. Lock, in its primary sense, is any thing that fastens; but we ... |
33189
|
lockage |
LOCK'AGE, n.1. Materials for locks in a canal.2. Works which form a lock on a canal.3. Toll paid ... |
33190
|
locked |
LOCK'ED, pp. Made fast by a lock; furnished with a lock or locks; closely embraced. |
33191
|
locker |
LOCK'ER, n. A close place, as a drawer or an apartment in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.A ... |
33192
|
locket |
LOCK'ET, n. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament. |
33193
|
lockram |
LOCK'RAM, n. A sort of coarse linen. |
33194
|
locksmith |
LOCK'SMITH, n. An artificer whose occupation is to make locks. |
33195
|
locky |
LOCK'Y, a. Having locks or tufts. |
33196
|
locomotion |
LOCOMO'TION, n. [L. locus, place, and motio, motion.]1. The act of moving from place to place.2. ... |
33197
|
locomotive |
LOCOMO'TIVE, a. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as a ... |
33198
|
locomotivity |
LOCOMOTIV'ITY, n. The power of changing place. |
33199
|
loculament |
LOC'ULAMENT, n. [L. loculamentum, from locus, loculus.]In botany, the cell of a pericarp in which ... |
33200
|
locust |
LO'CUST, n. [L. locusta.] An insect of the genus Gryllus. These insects are at times so numerous ... |
33201
|
locust-tree |
LO'CUST-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Hymenaea, and another of the genus Robinia. The ... |
33202
|
lode |
LODE, n.1. Among miners, a metallic vein, or any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not, ... |
33203
|
lode-stone |
LO'DE-STONE, n. [from the verb to lead, and stone.]1. A magnet, an ore of iron; a stone found in ... |
33204
|
lodestar |
LODESTAR, n. [lead and star.] The star that leads; the polestar; the cynosure. Obs. |
33205
|
lodgable |
LODG'ABLE, a. Capable of affording a temporary abode. [Not used.] |
33206
|
lodge |
LODGE, v.t.1. To set, lay or deposit for keeping or preservation, for a longer or shorter time. ... |
33207
|
lodged |
LODG'ED, pp. Placed at rest; deposited; infixed; furnished with accommodations for a night or ... |
33208
|
lodger |
LODG'ER,n.1. One who lives at board, or in a hired room, or who has a bed in another's house for a ... |
33209
|
lodging |
LODG'ING, ppr. 1. Placing at rest; depositing; furnishing lodgings.2. Resting for a night; ... |
33210
|
lodgment |
LODG'MENT, n.1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged; a being placed or deposited at ... |
33211
|
loffe |
LOFFE, v.i. To laugh. [Not used.] |
33212
|
loft |
LOFT, n. 1. Properly, an elevation; hence, in a building, the elevation of one story or floor ... |
33213
|
loftily |
LOFT'ILY, adv. [from lofty.] 1. On high; in an elevated place.2. Proudly; haughtily.They are ... |
33214
|
loftiness |
LOFT'INESS, n. 1. Height; elevation in place or position; altitude; as the loftiness of a ... |
33215
|
lofty |
LOFTY, a.1. Elevated in place; high; as a lofty tower; a lofty mountain. [But it expresses more ... |
33216
|
log |
LOG, n. 1. A bulky piece or stick of timer unhewed. Pine logs are floated down rivers in ... |
33217
|
log-board |
LOG'-BOARD, n. In navigation, two boards, shutting like a book, and divided into columns, ... |
33218
|
log-book |
LOG'-BOOK, n. A book into which are transcribed the contents of the log-board. |
33219
|
log-reel |
LOG'-REEL, n. A reel in the gallery of a ship, on which the log line is wound. |
33220
|
logarithm |
LOG'ARITHM, n. [Gr. ratio, and number.]Logarithms are the exponents of a series of powers and ... |
33221
|
logarithmetic |
LOGARITHMET'IC, |
33222
|
logarithmetical |
LOGARITHMET'ICAL, |
33223
|
logarithmic |
LOGARITH'MIC, a. Pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms. |
33224
|
loggats |
LOG'GATS, n. The name of a play or game, the same as is now called kittle-pins. It was prohibited ... |
33225
|
loggerhead |
LOG'GERHEAD, n. [log and head.] 1. A blockhead; a dunce; a dolt; a thick-skull.2. A spherical ... |
33226
|
loggerheaded |
LOG'GERHEADED, a. Dull; stupid; doltish. |
33227
|
logic |
LOG'IC, n. [L. id; Gr. from reason, to speak.]The art of thinking and reasoning justly.Logic is ... |
33228
|
logical |
LOG'ICAL, a.1. Pertaining to logic; used in logic; as logical subtitles.2. According to the rules ... |
33229
|
logically |
LOG'ICALLY, adv. According to the rules of logic; as, to argue logically. |
33230
|
logician |
LOGI'CIAN, n. A person skilled in logic, or the art of reasoning.Each fierce logician still ... |
33231
|
logistic |
LOGIS'TIC, a. Relating to sexagesimal fractions. |
33232
|
logman |
LOG'MAN, n.1. A man who carries logs.2. One whose occupation is to cut and convey logs to a mill. ... |
33233
|
logographic |
LOGOGRAPH'IC, |
33234
|
logographical |
LOGOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to logography. |
33235
|
logography |
LOGOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a word, and to write.]A method of printing, in which a type represents a ... |
33236
|
logogriphe |
LOG'OGRIPHE, n. [Gr.] A sort of riddle. Obs. |
33237
|
logomachist |
LOGOM'ACHIST, n. One who contends about words. |
33238
|
logomachy |
LOGOM'ACHY, n. [Gr. word, and contest, altercation.]Contention in words merely, or rather a ... |
33239
|
logometric |
LOGOMET'RIC, a. [Gr. ratio, and to measure.]A logometric scale is intended to measure or ascertain ... |
33240
|
logwood |
LOG'WOOD, n. A species of tree and wood, called also Campeachy-wood, from the bay of Campeachy in ... |
33241
|
lohoch |
LO'HOCH, |
33242
|
lohock |
LO'HOCK, n. A medicine of a middle consistence between a soft electuary and a syrup. [See Loch.] |
33243
|
loin |
LOIN, n. [L. clumis.]The loins are the space on each side of the vertebrae, between the lowest of ... |
33244
|
loiter |
LOIT'ER, v.i.To linger; to be slow in moving; to delay; to be dilatory; to spend time idly.If we ... |
33245
|
loiterer |
LOIT'ERER, n. A lingerer; one that delays or is slow in motion; an idler; one that is sluggish or ... |
33246
|
loitering |
LOIT'ERING, ppr. Lingering; delaying; moving slowly. |
33247
|
loke |
LOKE, n. [Gr. darkness.]1. In the Scandinavian mythology, the evil deity, the author of all ... |
33248
|
loll |
LOLL, v.i. [The sense of this word is to throw, to send. Hence it coincides with the Gr..]1. To ... |
33249
|
lollard |
LOLL'ARD, n. The Lollards were a sect of early reformers in Germany and England, the followers of ... |
33250
|
lollardy |
LOLL'ARDY, n. The doctrines of the Lollards. |
33251
|
lolling |
LOLL'ING, ppr. Throwing down or out; reclining at ease; thrusting out the tongue. |
33252
|
lombardic |
LOMBARD'IC, a. Pertaining to the Lombards; an epithet applied to one of the ancient alphabets ... |
33253
|
loment |
LO'MENT, n. [L. lomentum.] An elongated pericarp, which never bursts. It consists, like the ... |
33254
|
lomentaceous |
LOMENTA'CEOUS, a. [L. lomentum, bean meal, a color.]Furnished with a loment. The lomentaceae are ... |
33255
|
lomonite |
LOM'ONITE, n. Laumonite, or di-prismatic zeolite. |
33256
|
lomp |
LOMP, n. A kind of roundish fish. |
33257
|
londonism |
LON'DONISM, n. A mode of speaking peculiar to London. |
33258
|
lone |
LONE, a. 1. Solitary; retired; unfrequented; having no company.And leave you in lone woods or ... |
33259
|
loneliness |
LO'NELINESS, n.1. Solitude; retirement; seclusion from company. He was weary of the loneliness of ... |
33260
|
lonely |
LO'NELY, a.1. Solitary; retired; sequestered from company or neighbors; as a lonely situation; a ... |
33261
|
loneness |
LO'NENESS, n. Solitude; seclusion. |
33262
|
lonesome |
LO'NESOME, a. Solitary; secluded from society.How horrid will these lonesome seats appear! |
33263
|
lonesomeness |
LO'NESOMENESS, n. The state of being solitary; solitude. |
33264
|
long |
LONG, a. [L. longus.]1. Extended; drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; opposed to ... |
33265
|
long-headed |
LONG'-HEADED, a. Having a great extent of thought. |
33266
|
long-measure |
LONG-MEASURE, n. Lineal measure; the measure of length. |
33267
|
long-sight |
LONG-SIGHT, n. Long-sightedness. |
33268
|
long-sighted |
LONG-SIGHTED, a. Able to see at a great distance; used literally of the eyes, and figuratively of ... |
33269
|
long-sightedness |
LONG-SIGHTEDNESS, n.1. The faculty of seeing objects at a great distance.2. In medicine, ... |
33270
|
long-sufferance |
LONG-SUF'FERANCE, n. Forbearance to punish; clemency; patience. |
33271
|
long-suffering |
LONG-SUF'FERING, n. Long endurance; patience of offense.Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, ... |
33272
|
long-winded |
LONG-WIND'ED, a. Long breathed; tedious in speaking, argument or narration; as a long-winded ... |
33273
|
longanimity |
LONGANIM'ITY, n. [L. longanimitas; longus, long, and animus, mind.]Forbearance; patience; ... |
33274
|
longboat |
LONG'BOAT, n. The largest and strongest boat belonging to a ship. |
33275
|
longer |
LON'GER, a. [comp. of long.] More long; of greater length; as a longer course.LON'GER, adv. For ... |
33276
|
longest |
LON'GEST, a. Of the greatest extent; as the longest line.LON'GEST, adv. For the greatest ... |
33277
|
longeval |
LONGE'VAL, a. [L. longus and avum.] Long lived. |
33278
|
longevity |
LONGEV'ITY, n. [L. longavitas; longus, long, and avum, age.]Length or duration of life; more ... |
33279
|
longevous |
LONGE'VOUS, a. [L. longavus, supra.] Living a long time; of great age. |
33280
|
longimanous |
LONGIM'ANOUS, a. [L. longus, long, and manus, hand.] Having long hands. |
33281
|
longimetry |
LONGIM'ETRY, n. [L. longus, long, and Gr. measure.]The art or practice of measuring distances or ... |
33282
|
longing |
LONG'ING, ppr. Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite.LONG'ING, n. An ... |
33283
|
longingly |
LONG'INGLY, adv. With eager wishes or appetite. |
33284
|
longinquity |
LONGIN'QUITY, n. [L. longinquitas.] Great distance. |
33285
|
longish |
LONG'ISH, a. Somewhat long; moderately long. |
33286
|
longitude |
LON'GITUDE, n. [L. longitudo, from longus, long.]1. Properly length; as the longitude of a room; ... |
33287
|
longitudinal |
LONGITU'DINAL, a.1. Pertaining to longitude or length; as longitudinal distance.2. Extending in ... |
33288
|
longitudinally |
LONGITU'DINALLY, adv. In the direction of length.Some of the fibers of the human body are placed ... |
33289
|
longlegged |
LONG'LEGGED, a. Having long legs. |
33290
|
longlived |
LONG'LIVED, a. Having along life or existence; living long; lasting long. |
33291
|
longly |
LONG'LY, adv. With longing desire. [Not used.] |
33292
|
longness |
LONG'NESS, n. Length. [Little used.] |
33293
|
longprimer |
LONG'PRIM'ER, n. A printing type of a particular size, between small pica and bourgeois. |
33294
|
longshanked |
LONG'SHANKED, a. Having long legs. |
33295
|
longsome |
LONG'SOME, a. Extended in length; tiresome; tedious; as a longsome plain. Obs. |
33296
|
longspun |
LONG'SPUN, a. Spun or extended to a great length. |
33297
|
longsuffering |
LONG'SUF'FERING, a. Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily ... |
33298
|
longways |
LONGWAYS, a mistake for longwise. |
33299
|
lonish |
LO'NISH, a. Somewhat solitary. [Not used and inelegant.] |
33300
|
loo |
LOO, n. A game at cards. |
33301
|
loobily |
LOOB'ILY, adv. [See Looby.] Like a looby; in an awkward, clumsy manner. |
33302
|
looby |
LOOB'Y, n. An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber.Who could give the looby such airs? |
33303
|
loof |
LOOF, n. The after part of a ship's bow, or the part where the planks begin to be incurvated, as ... |
33304
|
loofed |
LOOF'ED, a. [See Aloof.] Gone to a distance. [Not used.] |
33305
|
look |
LOOK, v.i. [See Light. The primary sense is to stretch, to extend, to shoot, hence to direct the ... |
33306
|
look-out |
LOOK'-OUT, n. A careful looking or watching for any object or event. |
33307
|
looker |
LOOK'ER, n. One who looks.A looker on, a mere spectator; one that looks on, but has no agency or ... |
33308
|
looking-glass |
LOOK'ING-GLASS, n. A glass which reflects the form of the person who looks on it; a mirror.There ... |
33309
|
lool |
LOOL, n. In metallurgy, a vessel used to receive the washings of ores of metals. |
33310
|
loom |
LOOM, n.1. In composition, heir-loom, in law, is a personal chattel that by special custom ... |
33311
|
loom-gale |
LOOM'-GALE, n. A gentle gale of wind. |
33312
|
looming |
LOOM'ING, ppr. Appearing above the surface, or indistinctly, at a distance. |
33313
|
loon |
LOON, n.1. A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.2. A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus. |
33314
|
loop |
LOOP, n.1. A folding or doubling of a string or a noose, through which a lace or cord may be run ... |
33315
|
looped |
LOOP'ED, a. Full of holes. |
33316
|
loophole |
LOOP'HOLE, n.1. A small aperture in the bulk-head and other parts of a merchant ship, through ... |
33317
|
loopholed |
LOOP'HOLED, a. Full of holes or openings for escape. |
33318
|
looping |
LOOP'ING, n. In metallurgy, the running together of the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore ... |
33319
|
loord |
LOORD, n. A dull stupid fellow; a drone. [Not in use.] |
33320
|
loose |
LOOSE, v.t. loos. [Gr.; Heb.]1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening.Canst thou loose ... |
33321
|
loosed |
LOOS'ED, pp. Untied; unbound; freed from restraint. |
33322
|
loosely |
LOOSELY, adv. loos'ly.1. Not fast; not firmly; that may be easily disengaged; as things loosely ... |
33323
|
loosen |
LOOS'EN, v.t. loos'n. [from loose.]1. To free from tightness, tension, firmness or fixedness; ... |
33324
|
loosened |
LOOS'ENED, pp. Freed from tightness or fixedness; rendered loose. |
33325
|
looseness |
LOOSENESS, n. loos'ness. 1. The state of being loose or relaxed; a state opposite to that of ... |
33326
|
loosening |
LOOS'ENING, ppr. Freeing from tightness, tension or fixedness; rendering less compact. |
33327
|
loosestrife |
LOOSESTRIFE, n. loos'strife. In botany, the name of several species of plants, of the genera ... |
33328
|
loosing |
LOOS'ING, ppr. Setting free from confinement. |
33329
|
lop |
LOP, v.t. [Eng. flap. The primary sense is evidently to fall or fell, or to strike down, and I ... |
33330
|
lope |
LOPE, pret. of leap. Obs.LOPE, n. [See leap.]A leap; a long step. [A word in popular use in ... |
33331
|
loping |
LO'PING, ppr. Leaping; moving or running with a long step. |
33332
|
lopped |
LOP'PED, pp. cut off; shortened by cutting off the top or end; bent down. |
33333
|
lopper |
LOP'PER, n. One that lops. |
33334
|
lopping |
LOP'PING, ppr. Cutting off; shortening by cutting off the extremity; letting fall.LOP'PING, n. ... |
33335
|
loquacious |
LOQUA'CIOUS, a. [L. loquax, from loquor, to speak. Eng. to clack.]1. Talkative; given to ... |
33336
|
loquaciousness |
LOQUA'CIOUSNESS, |
33337
|
loquacity |
LOQUAC'ITY, n. [L. loquacitas.] Talkativeness; the habit or practice of talking continually or ... |
33338
|
lord |
LORD, n. 1. A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.Man ... |
33339
|
lording |
LORD'ING, n. A little lord; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Little used.] |
33340
|
lordlike |
LORD'LIKE, a. 1. Becoming a lord.2. Haughty; proud; insolent. |
33341
|
lordliness |
LORD'LINESS, n. [from lordly.] 1. Dignity; high station.2. Pride; haughtiness. |
33342
|
lordling |
LORD'LING, n. A little or diminutive lord. |
33343
|
lordly |
LORD'LY, a. [lord and like.]1. Becoming a lord; pertaining to a lord.Lordly sins require lordly ... |
33344
|
lordship |
LORD'SHIP, n.1. The state of quality of being a lord; hence, a title of honor given to noblemen, ... |
33345
|
lore |
LORE, n. Learning; doctrine; lesson; instruction.The law of nations, or the lore of war.Lo! Rome ... |
33346
|
lorel |
LOR'EL, n. An abandoned scoundrel; a vagrant. Obs. |
33347
|
loresman |
LO'RESMAN, n. [lore and man.] An instructor. Obs. |
33348
|
loricate |
LOR'ICATE, v.t. [L. lorico, loricatus, from lorica, a coat of mail.]1. To plate over; to spread ... |
33349
|
loricated |
LOR'ICATED, pp. Covered or plated over; encrusted. |
33350
|
loricating |
LOR'ICATING, ppr. Covering over with a plate or crust. |
33351
|
lorication |
LORICA'TION, n. The act or operation of covering any thing with a plate or crust for defense; as ... |
33352
|
lorimer |
LOR'IMER, n. [L. lorum, a thong.]A bridle-maker; one that makes bits for bridles, &c. [Not used.] |
33353
|
loring |
LO'RING, n. Instructive discourse. Obs. |
33354
|
loriot |
LO'RIOT, n. A bird called witwal; the oriole. |
33355
|
loris |
LO'RIS, n. A small quadruped of Ceylon. |
33356
|
lorn |
LORN, a. [See Forlorn.] Lost; forsaken; lonely. |
33357
|
lory |
LO'RY, n. A subordinate genus of fowls of the parrot kind, forming the link between the parrot and ... |
33358
|
losable |
LOSABLE, a. That may be lost. [Little used.] |
33359
|
lose |
LOSE, v.t. looz. pret. and pp. lost.1. To mislay; to part or be separated from a thing, so as to ... |
33360
|
losel |
LOS'EL, n. s as z. [from the root of loose.] a wasteful fellow, one who loses by sloth or ... |
33361
|
losenger |
LOS'ENGER, n. a deceiver. Obs. |
33362
|
loser |
LOSER, n. looz'er. One that loses, or that is deprived of any thing by defeat, forfeiture or the ... |
33363
|
losing |
LOS'ING, ppr. looz'ing. Parting from; missing; forfeiting; wasting; employing to no good purpose. |
33364
|
loss |
LOSS, n.1. privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or ... |
33365
|
lossful |
LOSS'FUL, a. Detrimental. [Not used. |
33366
|
lossless |
LOSS'LESS, a. Free from loss. [Not used.] |
33367
|
lost |
LOST, pp. [from lose.]1. Mislaid or left in a place unknown or forgotten; that cannot be found; ... |
33368
|
lot |
LOT, n. 1. That which, in human speech, is called chance, hazard, fortune; but in strictness of ... |
33369
|
lote |
LOTE, n. [L. lotus, lotos.] 1. A plant of the genus Celtis, the lote-tree, of several species. ... |
33370
|
loth |
LOTH, a. [In America, the primitive pronunciation of lath, that is, lawth, is retained in the ... |
33371
|
lothe |
LOTHE, v.t. To hate; to look on with hatred or abhorrence; particularly, to feel disgust at food ... |
33372
|
lothed |
LO'THED, pp. Hatred; abhorred; turned from with disgust. |
33373
|
lother |
LO'THER, n. One that lothes or abhors. |
33374
|
lothful |
LO'THFUL, a. 1. Hating; abhorring.Which he did with lothful eyes behold.2. Disgusting; hated; ... |
33375
|
lothing |
LO'THING, ppr. 1. Feeling disgust at; having extreme aversion to; as lothing food.2. Hating; ... |
33376
|
lothingly |
LO'THINGLY, adv. With extreme disgust or abhorrence; in a fastidious manner. |
33377
|
lothly |
LOTH'LY, adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly.This shows that you from nature lothly stray. |
33378
|
lothness |
LOTH'NESS, n. Unwillingness; reluctance.There grew among them a general silence and lothness to ... |
33379
|
lothsome |
LO'THSOME, a. 1. Causing an extreme aversion of appetite; exciting fastidiousness. Num. 11.2. ... |
33380
|
lothsomeness |
LO'THSOMENESS, n. the quality of exciting extreme disgust or abhorrence. |
33381
|
lotion |
LO'TION, n. [L. lotio, from lavo, to wash.]1. A washing; particularly, a washing of the skin for ... |
33382
|
lottery |
LOT'TERY, n. [See Lot.]1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance, or the distribution ... |
33383
|
loud |
LOUD, a. [L. laudo, to praise, and with a prefix, plaudo. Heb.]1. Having a great sound; high ... |
33384
|
loudly |
LOUD'LY, adv. 1. With great sound or noise; noisily.Who long and loudly in the schools ... |
33385
|
loudness |
LOUD'NESS, n.1. Great sound or noise; as the loudness of a voice or of thunder.2. Clamor; ... |
33386
|
lough |
LOUGH, n. lok. a lake; a different orthography of loch and lake. |
33387
|
lounge |
LOUNGE, v.i. to live in idleness; to spend time lazily. |
33388
|
lounger |
LOUNG'ER, n. An idler; one who loiters away his time in indolence. |
33389
|
lour |
LOUR. [See Lower.] |
33390
|
louse |
LOUSE, n. lous. plu. lice. A small insect of the genus Pediculus. It has six feet, two eyes, with ... |
33391
|
louse-wort |
LOUSE-WORT, n. lous'-wort. A plant of the genus Pedicularis. The yellow louse-wort is of the ... |
33392
|
lousily |
LOUS'ILY, adv. s as z. [from lousy.] In a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. |
33393
|
lousiness |
LOUS'INESS, n. s as z. The state of abounding with lice. |
33394
|
lousy |
LOUS'Y, a. s as z. [louse.] 1. Swarming with lice; infested with lice.2. Mean; low; ... |
33395
|
lout |
LOUT, n. A mean awkward fellow; a bumpkin; a clown.LOUT, v.i. To end; to bow; to stoop. ... |
33396
|
loutish |
LOUT'ISH, a. Clownish; rude; awkward. |
33397
|
loutishly |
LOUT'ISHLY, adv. Like a clown; in a rude, clumsy, awkward manner. |
33398
|
louver |
LOUVER, n. loo'ver. An opening in the roof of a cottage for the smoke to escape. |
33399
|
lovable |
LOV'ABLE, a. Worthy of love; amiable. |
33400
|
lovage |
LOV'AGE, n. A plant of the genus Ligusticum. |
33401
|
love |
LOVE, v.t. luv. [L. libeo, lubeo. See Lief. The sense is probably to be prompt, free, willing, ... |
33402
|
love-broker |
LOVE-BROKER, n. A third person who acts as agent between lovers. |
33403
|
love-darting |
LOVE-DARTING, a. Darting love. |
33404
|
love-day |
LOVE-DAY, n. A day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. |
33405
|
love-favor |
LOVE-FAVOR, n. Something given to be worn in token of love. |
33406
|
love-knot |
LOVE-KNOT, n. luv'-not. A knot so called, used as a token of love or representing mutual affection. |
33407
|
love-labored |
LOVE-LABORED, a. Labored by love. |
33408
|
love-lass |
LOVE-LASS, n. A sweetheart. |
33409
|
love-letter |
LOVE-LETTER, n. A letter professing love; a letter of courtship. |
33410
|
love-lock |
LOVE-LOCK, n. A curl or lock of hair so called; worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth ... |
33411
|
love-lorn |
LOVE-LORN, a. [love and lorn.] Forsaken by one's love; as the love-lorn nightingale. |
33412
|
love-monger |
LOVE-MONGER, n. [love and monger.] One who deals in affairs of love. [Not used.] |
33413
|
love-pined |
LOVE-PINED, a. Wasted by love. |
33414
|
love-secret |
LOVE-SECRET, n. A secret between lovers. |
33415
|
love-shaft |
LOVE-SHAFT, n. Cupid's arrow. |
33416
|
love-sick |
LOVE-SICK, a. 1. Sick or languishing with love or amorous desire; as a love-sick maid.To the dear ... |
33417
|
love-song |
LOVE-SONG, n. A song expressing love. |
33418
|
love-suit |
LOVE-SUIT, n Courtship; solicitation of union in marriage. |
33419
|
love-tale |
LOVE-TALE, n. A narrative of love.Cato's proper person to entrust a love-tale with. |
33420
|
love-thought |
LOVE-THOUGHT, n. Amorous fancy. [Not used.] |
33421
|
love-token |
LOVE-TOKEN, n. A present in token of love. |
33422
|
love-toy |
LOVE-TOY, n. A small present from a lover. |
33423
|
love-trick |
LOVE-TRICK, n. Art or artifice expressive of love.Other love-tricks than glancing with the eyes. |
33424
|
loveapple |
LOVE'APPLE, n. A plant of the genus Solanum. |
33425
|
loved |
LOVED, pp. Having the affection of any one. |
33426
|
loveless |
LOVELESS, a. Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness. |
33427
|
lovelily |
LOVELILY, adv. luv'lily. [from lovely.] Amiably; in a manner to excite love. |
33428
|
loveliness |
LOVELINESS, n. luv'liness. [from lovely.]Amiableness; qualities of body or mind that may excite ... |
33429
|
lovely |
LOVELY, a. luv'ly. Amiable; that may excite love; possessing qualities which may invite ... |
33430
|
lover |
LOV'ER, n.1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female.Love is ... |
33431
|
lovesome |
LOVESOME, a. Lovely. [Not used.] |
33432
|
loving |
LOVING, ppr.1. Entertaining a strong affection for; having tender regard for.2. a. Fond; ... |
33433
|
loving-kindness |
LOVING-KINDNESS, n. Tender regard; mercy; favor; a scriptural word.My loving-kindness will I not ... |
33434
|
lovingly |
LOVINGLY, adv. With love; with affection; affectionately.It is no great matter to live lovingly ... |
33435
|
lovingness |
LOVINGNESS, n. Affection; kind regard.The only two bands of good will, loveliness and lovingness. |
33436
|
low |
LOW, a. 1. Not high or elevated; depressed below any given surface or place. Low ground or land, ... |
33437
|
low-born |
LOW-BORN, a. Born in low life. |
33438
|
low-bred |
LOW-BRED, a. Bred in a low condition or manner; vulgar. |
33439
|
low-spirited |
LOW-SPIR'ITED, a. Not having animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not lively or sprightly. ... |
33440
|
low-spiritedness |
LOW-SPIR'ITEDNESS, n. Dejection of mind or courage; a state of low spirits. |
33441
|
low-thoughted |
LOW-THOUGHT'ED, a. Having the thoughts employed on low subjects; not having sublime and elevated ... |
33442
|
low-wines |
LOW-WINES, n. [low and wine.] The liquor produced by the first distillation of molasses, or ... |
33443
|
lowbell |
LOWBELL, n.A kind of fowling in the night, in which the birds are wakened by a bell, and blinded by ... |
33444
|
lowe |
LOWE, A termination of names, as in Bed-low. |
33445
|
lower |
LOWER, v.t. [from low.]1. To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower ... |
33446
|
loweringly |
LOW'ERINGLY, adv. with cloudiness or threatening gloom. |
33447
|
lowermost |
LOWERMOST, a. [from low.] Lowest. |
33448
|
lowery |
LOW'ERY, a. cloudy; gloomy. |
33449
|
lowest |
LOWEST, a. [superl. of low.] Most low; deepest; most depressed or degraded, &c. |
33450
|
lowing |
LOWING, ppr. Bellowing, as an ox.LOWING, n. the bellowing or cry of cattle. |
33451
|
lowland |
LOWLAND, n. land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country. ... |
33452
|
lowlihood |
LOWLIHOOD, n. a humble state. Obs. |
33453
|
lowliness |
LOWLINESS, n. [from lowly.]1. Freedom from pride; humility; humbleness of mind.Walk - with all ... |
33454
|
lowly |
LOWLY, a. [low and like.]1. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from ... |
33455
|
lown |
LOWN, n. [See Loon. a low fellow; a scoundrel. |
33456
|
lowness |
LOWNESS, n.1. The state of being low or depressed; the state of being less elevated than something ... |
33457
|
loxodromic |
LOXODROM'IC, a. [Gr. oblique, and a course.]Pertaining to oblique sailing by the rhomb; as ... |
33458
|
loxodromics |
LOXODROM'ICS, n. The art of oblique sailing by the rhomb, which always makes an equal angle with ... |
33459
|
loyal |
LOY'AL, a. [L. lex, law.]Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith, duty or love; ... |
33460
|
loyalist |
LOY'ALIST, n. A person who adheres to his sovereign; particularly, one who maintains his ... |
33461
|
loyally |
LOY'ALLY, adv. With fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover. |
33462
|
loyalty |
LOY'ALTY, n. Fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover.He had such loyalty to ... |
33463
|
lozenge |
LOZ'ENGE, n. [Gr. oblique, and a corner.]1. Originally, a figure with four equal sides, having ... |
33464
|
lozenged |
LOZ'ENGED, a. Made into the shape of lozenges. |
33465
|
lozengy |
LOZ'ENGY, a. In heraldry, having the field or charge covered with lozenges. |
33466
|
lp |
LP, a contraction of lordship. |
33467
|
lu |
LU. [See Loo.] |
33468
|
lubbard |
LUBBARD. [Not used. See Lubber.] |
33469
|
lubber |
LUB'BER, n.A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.And lingering lubbers lose many a penny. |
33470
|
lubberly |
LUB'BERLY, a. Properly, tall and lank without activity; hence, bulky and heavy; clumsy; lazy; as a ... |
33471
|
lubric |
LU'BRIC, a. [L. lubricus, slippery.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery; as a lubric throat.2. ... |
33472
|
lubricant |
LU'BRICANT, n. [See Lubricate.] That which lubricates. |
33473
|
lubricate |
LU'BRICATE, v.t. [L. lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.]To make ... |
33474
|
lubricated |
LU'BRICATED, pp. Made smooth and slippery. |
33475
|
lubricating |
LU'BRICATING, ppr. Rendering smooth and slippery. |
33476
|
lubricator |
LU'BRICATOR, n. That which lubricates. |
33477
|
lubricous |
LU'BRICOUS, a. [L. lubricus.]1. Smooth; slippery.2. Wavering; unstable; as lubricous opinions. |
33478
|
lubrictiy |
LUBRIC'TIY, n.1. Smoothness of surface; slipperiness.2. Smoothness; aptness to glide over any ... |
33479
|
lubrifaction |
LUBRIFAC'TION, n. [infra.] The act of lubricating or making smooth. |
33480
|
lubrification |
LUBRIFICA'TION, n. [L. lubricus and facio, to make.]The act or operation of making smooth and ... |
33481
|
luce |
LUCE, n. A pike full grown. |
33482
|
lucent |
LU'CENT, a. [L. lucens, from luceo, to shine. See light.]Shining; bright; resplendent; as the ... |
33483
|
lucern |
LU'CERN, n. A plant of the genus Medicago, cultivated for fodder. |
33484
|
lucid |
LU'CID, a. [L. lucidus, from luceo, to shine. See Light.]1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as the ... |
33485
|
lucidity |
LUCID'ITY, n. Brightness. [Not used.] |
33486
|
lucidness |
LU'CIDNESS, n. Brightness; clearness. |
33487
|
lucifer |
LU'CIFER, n. [L. lux, lucis, light, and fero, to bring.]1. The planet Venus, so called from its ... |
33488
|
luciferian |
LUCIFE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Lucifer, or to the Luciferians. |
33489
|
luciferians |
LUCIFE'RIANS, n. A sect that followed Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century. They ... |
33490
|
luciferous |
LUCIF'EROUS, a. [L. lucifer, supra.] Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. |
33491
|
lucific |
LUCIF'IC, a. [L. lux, light, and facio, to make.]Producing light. |
33492
|
luciform |
LU'CIFORM, a. [L. lux, light, and forma, form.]Having the form of light; resembling light.The ... |
33493
|
luck |
LUCK, n. That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting a man's interest or ... |
33494
|
luckily |
LUCK'ILY, adv. [from lucky.] Fortunately; by good fortune; with a favorable issue; in a good ... |
33495
|
luckiness |
LUCK'INESS, n.1. The state of being fortunate; as the luckiness of a man or of an event.2. Good ... |
33496
|
luckless |
LUCK'LESS, a.1. Unfortunate; meeting with ill success; as a luckless gamester; a luckless maid.2. ... |
33497
|
lucky |
LUCK'Y, a.1. Fortunate; meeting with good success; as a lucky adventurer.2. Fortunate; producing ... |
33498
|
lucrative |
LU'CRATIVE, a. [L. lucrativus, from lucror, to gain profit.]Gainful; profitable; making increase ... |
33499
|
lucre |
LU'CRE, n. lu'ker. [L. lucrum.] Gain in money or goods; profit; usually in an ill sense, or with ... |
33500
|
lucriferous |
LUCRIF'EROUS, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and fero, to produce.] Gainful; profitable. [Little used.] |
33501
|
lucrific |
LUCRIF'IC, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and facio to make.] Producing profit; gainful. [Not used.] |
33502
|
luctation |
LUCTA'TION, n. [L. luctatio, from luctor, to wrestle or strive.]Struggle; contest; effort to ... |
33503
|
luctual |
LUC'TUAL, a. [L. luctus, grief.] Producing grief. [Not used.] |
33504
|
lucubrate |
LU'CUBRATE, v.i. [L. lucubro, to study by candle-light, from lucubrum, from lux, light.]To study ... |
33505
|
lucubration |
LUCUBRA'TION, n.1. Study by a lamp or by candle-light; nocturnal study.2. That which is composed ... |
33506
|
lucubratory |
LU'CUBRATORY, a. Composed by candle-light or by night. |
33507
|
luculent |
LU'CULENT, a. [L. luculentus, from luceo, to shine.]1. Lucid; clear; transparent; as luculent ... |
33508
|
lucullite |
LU'CULLITE, n. A subspecies of carbonate of lime, of three kinds. |
33509
|
ludibrious |
LUDIB'RIOUS, a. [L. ludibriosus, from ludo, to sport.] Sportive; wanton. |
33510
|
ludicrous |
LU'DICROUS, a. [L. ludicer, from ludo, to sport.]Sportive; burlesque; adapted to raise laughter, ... |
33511
|
ludicrously |
LU'DICROUSLY, adv. Sportively; in burlesque; in a manner to raise laughter without contempt. |
33512
|
ludicrousness |
LU'DICROUSNESS, n. Sportiveness; the quality of exciting laughter without contempt; merry cast. |
33513
|
ludification |
LUDIFICA'TION, n. [L. ludificor.] The act of deriding. |
33514
|
ludificatory |
LUDIF'ICATORY, a. Making sport; tending to excite derision. |
33515
|
luff |
LUFF, n. The palm of the hand.LUFF, n. Weather-gage, or part towards the wind; or the sailing of a ... |
33516
|
lug |
LUG, v.t. [See Pluck.]1. To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heavy and moved with ... |
33517
|
luggage |
LUG'GAGE, n. [from lug.]1. Any thing cumbersome and heavy to be carried; traveling baggage.I am ... |
33518
|
lugger |
LUG'GER, n. A vessel carrying three masts with a running bowsprit and lug-sails. |
33519
|
luggs |
LUGGS, n. An insect like an earth-worm, but having legs. |
33520
|
lugubrious |
LUGU'BRIOUS, a. [L. lugubris, from lugeo, to weep.]Mournful; indicating sorrow; as a lugubrious ... |
33521
|
lukewarm |
LU'KEWARM, a.1. Moderately warm; tepid; as lukewarm water; lukewarm heat.2. Not ardent; not ... |
33522
|
lukewarmly |
LU'KEWARMLY, adv.1. With moderate warmth.2. With indifference; coolly. |
33523
|
lukewarmness |
LU'KEWARMNESS, n.1. A mild or moderate heat.2. Indifference; want of zeal or ardor; coldness.The ... |
33524
|
lull |
LULL, v.t. [L. lallo. The sense is to throw down, to still, to appease. Seamen say, the wind ... |
33525
|
lullaby |
LULL'ABY, n. [lull and by. See By.]A song to quiet babes; that which quiets. |
33526
|
lulled |
LULL'ED, pp. Quieted; appeased; composed to rest. |
33527
|
luller |
LULL'ER, n. One that lulls; one that fondles. |
33528
|
lulling |
LULL'ING, ppr. Stilling; composing to rest. |
33529
|
lum |
LUM, n. The chimney of a cottage. |
33530
|
lumachel |
LUM'ACHEL, |
33531
|
lumachella |
LUMACHEL'LA, n. A calcarious stone composed of shells and coral conglutinated, but so far ... |
33532
|
lumbaginous |
LUMBAG'INOUS, a. Pertaining to lumbago. |
33533
|
lumbago |
LUMBA'GO, n. [L. lumbus, loins.] A pain in the loins and small of the back, such as precedes ... |
33534
|
lumbar |
LUM'BAR, a. [L. lumbus, loins.] Pertaining to the loins. The lumbar region is the posterior ... |
33535
|
lumber |
LUM'BER, n.1. Any thing useless and cumbersome, or things bulky and thrown aside as of no use.The ... |
33536
|
lumber-room |
LUM'BER-ROOM, n. A place for the reception of lumber or useless things. |
33537
|
lumbric |
LUM'BRIC, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] A worm. |
33538
|
lumbrical |
LUM'BRICAL, a. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] Resembling a worm; as the lumbrical muscles.LUM'BRICAL, a. ... |
33539
|
lumbriciform |
LUMBRIC'IFORM, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm, and form.] Resembling a worm in shape. |
33540
|
luminary |
LU'MINARY, n. [L. luminare, from lumen, light.]1. Any body that gives light, but chiefly one of ... |
33541
|
lumination |
LUMINATION. [See Illumination.] |
33542
|
lumine |
LU'MINE, v.t. To enlighten. [Not used. See Illumine.] |
33543
|
luminiferous |
LUMINIF'EROUS, a. [L. lumen, light, and fero, to produce.]Producing light. |
33544
|
luminous |
LU'MINOUS, a. [L. luminosus.]1. Shining; emitting light. The sun is a most luminous body.2. ... |
33545
|
luminously |
LU'MINOUSLY, adv. With brightness or clearness. |
33546
|
luminousness |
LU'MINOUSNESS, n.1. The quality of being bright or shining; brightness; as the luminousness of the ... |
33547
|
lump |
LUMP, n. 1. A small mass of matter of no definite shape; as a lump of earth; a lump of butter; a ... |
33548
|
lumpen |
LUMP'EN, n. A long fish of a greenish color, and marked with lines. |
33549
|
lumpfish |
LUMP'FISH, n. A thick fish of the genus Cyclopterus. The back is sharp and elevated; the belly ... |
33550
|
lumping |
LUMP'ING, ppr.1. Throwing into a mass or sum.2. a. Bulky; heavy. [A low word.] |
33551
|
lumpish |
LUMP'ISH, a. 1. Like a lump; heavy; gross; bulky.2. Dull; inactive. |
33552
|
lumpishly |
LUMP'ISHLY, adv. Heavily; with dullness or stupidity. |
33553
|
lumpishness |
LUMP'ISHNESS, n. Heaviness; dullness; stupidity. |
33554
|
lumpy |
LUMP'Y, a. Full of lumps or small compact masses.Luna cornea, muriate of silver. |
33555
|
lunacy |
LU'NACY, n. [from L. luna, the moon.]1. A species of insanity of madness, supposed to be ... |
33556
|
lunar |
LU'NAR, |
33557
|
lunarian |
LUNA'RIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon. |
33558
|
lunary |
LU'NARY, a. [L. lunaris.1. Pertaining to the moon; as lunar observations.2. Measured by the ... |
33559
|
lunated |
LU'NATED, a. Formed like a half-moon. |
33560
|
lunatic |
LU'NATIC, a. Affected by a species of madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon.LU'NATIC, n. ... |
33561
|
lunation |
LUNA'TION, n. [L. lunatio.] A revolution of the moon. |
33562
|
lunch |
LUNCH, |
33563
|
luncheon |
LUNCH'EON, n. Literally, a swallow; but in usage, a portion of food taken at any time, except at ... |
33564
|
lune |
LUNE, n. [L. luna, the moon.] 1. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. [Little used.]2. A fit ... |
33565
|
lunet |
LU'NET, |
33566
|
lunette |
LUNETTE, n. 1. In fortification, an enveloped counterguard, or elevation of earth made beyond the ... |
33567
|
lung |
LUNG, n.1. The lungs are the organs of respiration in man and many other animals. There are two ... |
33568
|
lunge |
LUNGE, n. [See Allonge.] A sudden push or thrust. |
33569
|
lunged |
LUNG'ED, a. Having lungs, or the nature or resemblance of lunged; drawing in and expelling air. |
33570
|
lungis |
LUN'GIS, n. A lingerer; a dull drowsy fellow. |
33571
|
lungwort |
LUNG'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Pulmonaria. |
33572
|
luniform |
LU'NIFORM a. [L. luna, the moon, and form.] Resembling the moon. |
33573
|
lunisolar |
LUNISO'LAR, a. [L. luna, moon, and solaris, sol, sun.]Compounded of the revolutions of the sun and ... |
33574
|
lunistice |
LU'NISTICE, n. [L. luna, the moon, and sto, steti, or sisto, to stand.]The farthest point of the ... |
33575
|
lunt |
LUNT, n. The match-cord used for firing cannon. |
33576
|
lunular |
LU'NULAR, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, like the new moon; shaped like a small ... |
33577
|
lunulate |
LU'NULATE, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, resembling a small crescent. |
33578
|
lupercal |
LU'PERCAL, a. Pertaining to the Lupercalia, or feasts of the Romans in honor of Pan; as a noun, ... |
33579
|
lupine |
LU'PINE, n. [L. lupinus.] A kind of pulse. The genus Lupinus contains several species, mostly ... |
33580
|
lupulin |
LU'PULIN, n. [L. lupulus, hops.] The fine yellow powder of hops. |
33581
|
lurch |
LURCH, n. [This is the same word radically as lurk. The primary sense is to run, start, leap or ... |
33582
|
lurcher |
LURCH'ER, n. 1. One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or ... |
33583
|
lurdan |
LUR'DAN, a. Blockish. [Not used.]LUR'DAN, n. A clown; a blockhead. [Not used.] |
33584
|
lure |
LURE, n.1. Something held out to call a hawk; hence,2. Any enticement; that which invites by the ... |
33585
|
lured |
LU'RED, pp. Enticed; attracted; invited by the hope of pleasure or advantage. |
33586
|
lurid |
LU'RID, a. [L. luridus.] Gloomy; dismal. |
33587
|
luring |
LU'RING, ppr. Enticing; calling. |
33588
|
lurk |
LURK, v.i.1. To lie hid; to lie in wait.Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the ... |
33589
|
lurker |
LURK'ER, n. One that lurks or keeps out of sight. |
33590
|
lurking |
LURK'ING, ppr. Lying concealed; keeping out of sight. |
33591
|
lurking-place |
LURK'ING-PLACE, n. A place in which one lies concealed; a secret place; a hiding place; a den. ... |
33592
|
luscious |
LUS'CIOUS, a. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word.]1. Sweet or rich so as to cloy ... |
33593
|
lusciously |
LUS'CIOUSLY, adv. 1. With sweetness or richness that cloys or nauseates.2. Obscenely. |
33594
|
lusciousness |
LUS'CIOUSNESS, n. Immoderate richness or sweetness that cloys or offends. |
33595
|
lusern |
LU'SERN, n. A lynx. |
33596
|
lush |
LUSH, a. Of a dark, keep, full color.How lush and lusty the grass looks; how green! Obs. |
33597
|
lusk |
LUSK, a. Lazy; slothful. [Not in use.]LUSK, n. A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Not in use.] |
33598
|
luskish |
LUSK'ISH, a. Inclined to be lazy. |
33599
|
luskishly |
LUSK'ISHLY, adv. Lazily. |
33600
|
luskishness |
LUSK'ISHNESS, n. Disposition to indolence; laziness. Obs. |
33601
|
lusorious |
LUSO'RIOUS, a. [L. lusorius, from ludo, lusi, to sport.]Used in play; sportive. [Little used.] |
33602
|
lusory |
LU'SORY, a. [L. lusorius, as above.] Used in play; playful; as lusory methods of instructing ... |
33603
|
lust |
LUST, n.1. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; as the lust of gain.My lust shall be ... |
33604
|
luster |
LUS'TER, n. [L. lustrum, lustro to purify.]1. Brightness; splendor; gloss; as the luster of the ... |
33605
|
lustful |
LUST'FUL, a.1. Having lust, or eager desire of carnal gratification; libidinous; as an intemperate ... |
33606
|
lustfully |
LUST'FULLY, ad. With concupiscence or carnal desire. |
33607
|
lustfulness |
LUST'FULNESS, n. The state of having carnal desires; libidinousness. |
33608
|
lustihood |
LUST'IHOOD, n. [lusty and hood.] Vigor of body. Obs. |
33609
|
lustily |
LUST'ILY, adv. With vigor of body; stoutly; with vigorous exertion.I determine to fight lustily ... |
33610
|
lustiness |
LUST'INESS, n. Vigor of body; stoutness; strength; robustness; sturdiness.Cappadocian slaves were ... |
33611
|
lusting |
LUST'ING, ppr. Having eager desire; having carnal appetite.LUST'ING, n. Eager desire; inordinate ... |
33612
|
lustless |
LUST'LESS, a.1. Listless; not willing. Obs.2. Not vigorous. |
33613
|
lustral |
LUS'TRAL, a. [L. lustralis, from lustro, to purify.]1. Used in purification; as lustral water; ... |
33614
|
lustrate |
LUS'TRATE, v.t. [L. lustro, to cleanse. See Luster.]1. To make clear or pure; to purify. [See ... |
33615
|
lustration |
LUSTRA'TION, n.1. The act or operation of making clear or pure; a cleansing or purifying by ... |
33616
|
lustrical |
LUS'TRICAL, a. Pertaining to purification. |
33617
|
lustring |
LUS'TRING, n. A species of glossy silk cloth. [Corruptly written and pronounced lutestring.] |
33618
|
lustrous |
LUS'TROUS, a. Bright; shining; luminous.Good sparks and lustrous. |
33619
|
lustrum |
LUS'TRUM, n. In ancient Rome, the space of five years. |
33620
|
lustwort |
LUST'WORT, n. [lust and wort.] A plant of the genus Drosera. |
33621
|
lusty |
LUST'Y, a. [from lust.]1. Stout; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body. this is the correct ... |
33622
|
lutanist |
LU'TANIST, n. [from lute.] A person that plays on the lute.A celebrated lutanist was playing to a ... |
33623
|
lutarious |
LUTA'RIOUS, a. [L. lutarius,from lutum, mud.]1. Pertaining to mud; living in mud.2. Of the color ... |
33624
|
lutation |
LUTA'TION, n. [See Lute.] The act or method of luting vessels. |
33625
|
lute |
LUTE, n. [L. laudo.]An instrument of music with strings. It consists of four parts, viz; the ... |
33626
|
lute-case |
LU'TE-CASE, n. A case for a lute. |
33627
|
lute-string |
LU'TE-STRING, n. The string of a lute. |
33628
|
luted |
LU'TED, pp. Closed with lute. |
33629
|
lutenist |
LU'TENIST, n. A performer on the lute. |
33630
|
luter |
LU'TER, |
33631
|
lutheran |
LU'THERAN, a. Pertaining to Luther, the reformer; as the Lutheran church.LU'THERAN, n. A disciple ... |
33632
|
lutheranism |
LU'THERANISM, n. The doctrines of religion as taught by Luther. |
33633
|
luthern |
LU'THERN, n. In architecture, a kind of window over the cornice, in the roof of a building, to ... |
33634
|
luting |
LU'TING, n. [L. lutum, mud, clay.] Among chimists, a composition of clay or other tenacious ... |
33635
|
lutist |
LU'TIST, n. One who plays on a lute. |
33636
|
lutulent |
LU'TULENT, a. [L. lutulentus, from lutum, mud.] Muddy; turbid; thick. |
33637
|
luxate |
LUX'ATE, v.t. [L. luxo, laxo, laxus.]To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to ... |
33638
|
luxated |
LUX'ATED, pp. Put out of joint; dislocated. |
33639
|
luxating |
LUX'ATING, ppr. Removing or forcing out of its place, as a joint; dislocating. |
33640
|
luxation |
LUXA'TION, n.1. That act of moving or forcing a joint from its proper place or articulation; or ... |
33641
|
luxe |
LUXE, n. Luxury. [Not used.] |
33642
|
luxuriance |
LUXU'RIANCE, |
33643
|
luxuriancy |
LUXU'RIANCY, n. [L. luxurians, luxurio, to grow rank, or to wanton.]1. Rank growth; strong, ... |
33644
|
luxuriant |
LUXU'RIANT, a.1. Exuberant in growth; abundant; as a luxuriant growth of grass.2. Exuberant in ... |
33645
|
luxuriantly |
LUXU'RIANTLY, adv. With exuberant growth. |
33646
|
luxuriate |
LUXU'RIATE, v.i. To grow exuberantly, or to grow to superfluous abundance. |
33647
|
luxuriation |
LUXURIA'TION, n. The process of growing exuberantly, or beyond the natural growth. |
33648
|
luxurious |
LUXU'RIOUS, a. [L. luxuriosus, from luxo, to loosen; luxor, to riot.]1. Voluptuous; indulging ... |
33649
|
luxuriously |
LUXU'RIOUSLY, adv. In abundance of rich diet, dress or equipage; deliciously; voluptuously. |
33650
|
luxurist |
LUX'URIST, n. One given to luxury. |
33651
|
luxury |
LUX'URY, n. [L. luxuria, from luxo, to loosen.]1. A free or extravagant indulgence in the ... |
33652
|
lvelihood |
L'VELIHOOD, n. [lively and hood, or lifelode, from lead. Means of living; support of life; ... |
33653
|
ly |
LY, a termination of adjectives, is a contraction of Sax.lie, G.lich, D.lyk, Dan.lige, Sw.lik, ... |
33654
|
lyam |
LY'AM, n. A leash for holding a hound. |
33655
|
lycanthropy |
LYCAN'THROPY, n. [Gr. a wolf, and man.] A kind of erratic melancholy. |
33656
|
lycostom |
LYCOS'TOM, n. A Baltic fish resembling a herring. |
33657
|
lydian |
LYD'IAN, a. [from Lydia.]Noting a kind of soft slow music anciently in vogue.Lydian stone, flinty ... |
33658
|
lye |
LYE, n. [L. lix, whence lixivium; Ant.L. lixa, whence Lugdunum, Leyden, Lyons, that is ... |
33659
|
lying |
LY'ING, ppr. of lie. Being prostrate. [See Lie.]LY'ING, ppr. of lie. Telling falsehood.Lying in, ... |
33660
|
lymnite |
LYM'NITE, n. A kind of freshwater snail, found fossil. |
33661
|
lymph |
LYMPH, n. [L. lympha.] Water, or a colorless fluid in animal bodies,separated from the blood and ... |
33662
|
lymphate |
LYMPH'ATE |
33663
|
lymphated |
LYMPH'ATED, a. Frightened into madness; raving. |
33664
|
lymphatic |
LYMPHAT'IC, a. Pertaining to lymph.1. Enthusiastic. [Not used.]LYMPHAT'IC, n. A vessel of animal ... |
33665
|
lympheduct |
LYMPH'EDUCT, n. [L. lympha, lymph, and ductus, a duct.]A vessel of animal bodies which conveys the ... |
33666
|
lymphography |
LYMPHOG'RAPHY, n. [L. lympha, lymph; Gr. to describe.]A description of the lymphatic vessels, their ... |
33667
|
lynx |
LYNX, n. [L. lynx.] A quadruped of the genus Felis, resembling the common cat, but his ears are ... |
33668
|
lyrate |
LY'RATE |
33669
|
lyrated |
LY'RATED, a. [from lyre.] In botany, divided transversely into several jags, the lower ones ... |
33670
|
lyre |
LYRE, n. [L. lyra.] A stringed instrument of music, a kind of harp much used by the ancients. |
33671
|
lyric |
LYR'IC |
33672
|
lyrical |
LYR'ICAL, a. [L. lyricus.] Pertaining to a lyre or harp. Lyric poetry is such as is sung to the ... |
33673
|
lyricism |
LYR'ICISM, n. A lyric composition. |
33674
|
lyrist |
LY'RIST, n. A musician who plays on the harp or lyre. |
33675
|
lys |
LYS, n. A chinese measure of length, equal to 533 yards. |
33676
|
lyterian |
LYTE'RIAN, a. [Gr. to loosen.] In medical science, terminating a disease; indicating the solution ... |
33677
|
lythrode |
LYTH'RODE, n. A mineral found in Norway; its color, an aurora-red, passing into brownish red or ... |
