Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 33
Lignous (a.) Ligneous.
Lignose (n.) See Lignin.
Lignose (n.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
Lignum rhodium () The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera.
Lignum-vitae (n.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
Ligroin (n.) A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170¡ Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.
Ligsam (n.) Same as Ligan.
Ligulae (n. pl. ) of Ligula.
Ligulas (n. pl. ) of Ligula.
Ligula (n.) See Ligule.
Ligula (n.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.
Ligula (n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
Ligulate (a.) Alt. of Ligulated
Ligulated (a.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
Ligulated (a.) Composed of ligules.
Ligule (n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
Ligule (n.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.
Ligule (n.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
Liguliflorous (a.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc.
Ligure (n.) A kind of precious stone.
Ligustrin (n.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron.
Likable (a.) Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a likable person.
Like (a.) Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character.
Like (a.) Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.
Like (a.) Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely.
Like (a.) Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk.
Like (n.) That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
Like (n.) A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.
Like (a.) In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.
Like (adv.) In a like or similar manner.
Like (adv.) Likely; probably.
Liked (imp. & p. p.) of Like.
Liking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Like.
Like (a.) To suit; to please; to be agreeable to.
Like (a.) To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
Like (a.) To liken; to compare.
Like (v. i.) To be pleased; to choose.
Like (v. i.) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a.
Likeable (a.) See Likable.
Likehood (n.) Likelihood.
Likelihood (n.) Appearance; show; sign; expression.
Likelihood (n.) Likeness; resemblance.
Likelihood (n.) Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
Likeliness (n.) Likelihood; probability.
Likeliness (n.) Suitableness; agreeableness.
Likely (a.) Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
Likely (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
Likely (a.) Similar; like; alike.
Likely (a.) Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
Likely (a.) Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
Likely (adv.) In all probability; probably.
Like-minded (a.) Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind.
Likened (imp. & p. p.) of Liken.
Likening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liken.
Liken (a.) To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
Liken (a.) To make or cause to be like.
Likeness (n.) The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.
Likeness (n.) Appearance or form; guise.
Likeness (n.) That which closely resembles; a portrait.
Likeness (n.) A comparison; parable; proverb.
Likerous (n.) Alt. of Likerousness.
Likerousness (n.) See Lickerish, Lickerishness.
Likewise (n.) In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also.
Liking (p. a.) Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look.
Liking (n.) The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below.
Liking (n.) The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for.
Liking (n.) Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition.
Lilac (n.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name.
Lilac (n.) A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac.
Lilacin (n.) See Syringin.
Liliaceae (n.) a large family of monocotyledonous plants (order Liliales) characterized by a regular perianth of separate segments, superior ovary, loculicidal capsular fruit, and usually bulbous stem base.
Liliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples.
Liliaceous (a.) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
Lilial (a.) Having a general resemblance to lilies or to liliaceous plants.
Liliales (n. pl.) An order of monocotyledonous plants with complete, perfect, and typically trimerous flowers, a compound ovary, and seeds with an oily or fleshy endosperm see amaryllidaceae, iridaceae, liliaceae.
Lilied (a.) Covered with, or having many, lilies.
Lill (v. i.) To loll.
Lilliput (n.) 小人國（英國作家Jonathan Swift所著小說 <格列佛遊記> (1726年）中的假想國，其居民身高僅6英寸左右) A land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people.
Lilliputian (n.) 小人國的人；侏儒 One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput" or "Gulliver's Travels".
Lilliputian (n.) Hence: A person or thing of very small size.
Lilliputian (a.) 小人國的；小的 Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
Lilliputian (a.) Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant; dwarfed.
Lilliputian (a.) Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population".
Lilliputian (a.) Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck].
Lilliputian (a.) (Informal) Small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial].
Lilliputian (n.) A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian).
Lilliputian (n.) A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift.
Lilly-pilly (n.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained.
Lilt (v. i.) To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
Lilt (v. i.) To sing cheerfully.
Lilt (v. t.) To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
Lilt (n.) Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
Lilt (n.) A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
Lilies (n. pl. ) of Lily.
Lilium (n.) (capitalized) A large genus (the type of the family Liliaceae) of herbaceous plants having scaly bulbs, whorled or scattered leaves, showy flowers with a perianth of six segments, versatile anthers, a 3-lobed stigma, and a capsular fruit see lily.
Lilium (n.) (pl. -s) Any plant of the genus Lilium.
Lily (n.) (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary.
Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and Lilium longiflorum are the common white lilies of gardens; Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable; Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
Lily (n.) (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc.
Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. -- Sir T. Browne.
Lily (n.) (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See Royal spade, below.
African lily (Bot.), The blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), A plant of the genus Zephyranthes ({Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. -- Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), The Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), A European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), A plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), A fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), A plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, A kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), A low perennial herb ({Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, The large floating leaf of the water lily. [U. S.] -- Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, Lilium superbum.
Water lily (Bot.), The Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
Lily (n.) [ C ] Any of various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stem.
Lily-handed (a.) Having white, delicate hands.
Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Lilywort (n.) (Bot.) Any plant of the Lily family or order. -- Lindley.
Lim (n.) A limb. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Lima (n.) The capital city of Peru, in South America.
Lima bean. (Bot.) (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean ({Phaseolus lunatus), which has very large flattish seeds.
Lima bean. (Bot.) (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.
Lima wood (Bot.), The beautiful dark wood of the South American tree C[ae]salpinia echinata.
Limaceous (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs.
Limacina (n.) (Zool.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales.
Limacon (n.) (Geom.) A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is r = a cos [theta] + b.
Limaille (n.) Filings of metal. [Obs.] "An ounce . . . of silver lymaille." -- Chaucer.
Liman (n.) The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.