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English Word Dictionary

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liquefy

verb · become liquid or fluid when heated

Example: the frozen fat liquefied

liquid

adjective · clear and bright

Example: the liquid air of a spring morning

liquidize

verb · make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating

Example: liquefy the silver

lispingly

adverb · with a lisp

Example: she spoke lispingly

lissome

adjective · moving and bending with ease

listen

verb · hear with intention

Example: Listen to the sound of this cello

listlessly

adverb · in a listless manner

Example: they shook hands rather listlessly

lite

adjective · having relatively few calories

Example: diet cola

literalise

verb · make literal

Example: literalize metaphors

literalize

verb · make literal

Example: literalize metaphors

literally

adverb · (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

Example: our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War

literatim

adverb · letter for letter

Example: the message was transcribed literatim

literature

noun · the profession or art of a writer

Example: her place in literature is secure

lithophytic plant

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

lithospermum

noun · annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia

litigate

verb · institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Example: He was warned that the district attorney would process him

litigation

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

little

adjective · small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

Example: a nice little job

little hand

noun · the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours

live in

verb · live in the house where one works

Example: our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her

live it up

verb · enjoy oneself

Example: it's your birthday, so let's live it up!

live together

verb · share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

live up to

verb · meet the requirements or expectations of

liven up

verb · make lively

Example: let's liven up this room a bit

liver

adjective · having a reddish-brown color

liverish

adjective · irritable as if suffering from indigestion

living trust

noun · a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime

loaded

adjective · (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence

Example: a loaded question

loathe

verb · find repugnant

Example: I loathe that man

loathly

adjective · highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Example: a disgusting smell

loathsome

adjective · highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Example: a disgusting smell

local street

noun · a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it

localise

verb · locate

Example: The film is set in Africa

locally

adverb · by a particular locality

Example: it was locally decided

lock in

verb · place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Example: The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend

locomote

verb · change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Example: How fast does your new car go?

locum

noun · someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

lodge in

verb · live (in a certain place)

Example: She resides in Princeton

loftily

adverb · in a lofty manner

Example: she bore herself loftily

log up

verb · record a distance travelled; on planes and cars

log-in

verb · enter a computer

Example: Have you logged in lately?

logarithmically

adverb · in a logarithmic manner

Example: data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2

logic bomb

noun · a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects

Example: a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb

logically

adverb · in a logical manner

Example: he acted logically under the circumstances

logogrammatically

adverb · by means of logograms

Example: Chinese is written logogrammatically

logographic

adjective · of or relating to logograms or logographs

loiter

verb · be about

Example: The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square

lolium temulentum

noun · weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

loll around

verb · be lazy or idle

Example: Her son is just bumming around all day

lollygag

verb · be about

Example: The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square

lonesome

adjective · marked by dejection from being alone

Example: felt sad and lonely

long

adjective · having or being more than normal or necessary:

Example: long on brains