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lioness a female lion.
lip either of the upper or lower edges of flesh that circle the mouth and are used in speech. [3 definitions]
lip-read to understand by looking at a speaker's lips instead of by hearing the words.
lipstick a cosmetic for coloring the lips. It usually comes in stick form inside a tube.
liquid in a form that flows easily and is neither a solid nor a gas. [2 definitions]
liquor a type of strong alcoholic drink.
lira the main unit of money of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City.
Lisbon the capital city of Portugal.
lisp a speech problem in which "s" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "thick" and "z" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "this." [2 definitions]
list1 a series of names, numbers, or things placed one after another in a written form. [2 definitions]
list2 a leaning to one side, as of a boat or ship; tilt. [2 definitions]
listen to try to hear. [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 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quarts. (abbreviated: l)
literacy the state of being able to read or write.
literally word for word. [2 definitions]
literary having to do with literature or those who write or read literature. [2 definitions]
literate able to read and write. [2 definitions]
literature writings that have lasting value. Literature includes stories, poems, plays, and essays. [2 definitions]
Lithuania a country of eastern Europe bordered by the Baltic Sea, Poland, Belarus, and Latvia. The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.