| lining1 |
a layer of tissue or other material covering the inside of something. [2 definitions] |
| link |
one of the separate closed pieces of a chain. [7 definitions] |
| linking verb |
in grammar, a verb that serves mainly to connect a subject and a predicate complement; copula. |
| linoleum |
a durable floor covering made by pressing linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin onto a canvas or burlap backing. |
| linseed oil |
a yellowish oil extracted from flaxseed, used in making oil paints, ink, linoleum, and the like. |
| lion |
a large carnivorous member of the cat family, native to Africa and parts of Asia, that has a short tan coat and, in the male, a heavy mane. [3 definitions] |
| lioness |
a female lion. |
| lip |
either of the fleshy upper or lower edges of the mouth that surround it, and are used in speech. [5 definitions] |
| lip-read |
to understand (what a person is saying) by looking at his or her lips. [2 definitions] |
| lipstick |
a cosmetic for coloring the lips, usu. in stick form in a tubular container. |
| liquid |
consisting of molecules that move easily, unlike those of a solid, but tend not to separate, as do those of a gas. [6 definitions] |
| liquor |
a distilled alcoholic beverage. [3 definitions] |
| lira |
the chief monetary unit of San Marino and Vatican City, equaling one hundred centesimi. [4 definitions] |
| Lisbon |
the capital of Portugal. |
| lisp |
a speech defect in which "s" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "thick" and "z" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "this". [3 definitions] |
| list1 |
a series of individual names or items placed one after another in a written form. [3 definitions] |
| list2 |
a leaning to one side, as of a boat or ship; tilt. [2 definitions] |
| listen |
to pay attention to (something) using one's ears (often fol. by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| listener |
one who listens. |
| lit1 |
a past tense and past participle of light1. |
| liter |
the basic unit of capacity of the metric system, equal to one cubic decimeter or 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quart. (abbr.: l) |