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. -- Brande & C. Ligulae
Ligulae (n. pl. ) of Ligula.
Ligulas (n. pl. ) of Ligula.
Ligula (n.) (Bot.) See Ligule.
Ligula (n.) (Zool.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and Hymenoptera.]
Ligula (n.) (Zool.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium. Ligulate
Ligulate (a.) Alt. of Ligulated.
Ligulated (a.) (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
Ligulated (a.) Composed of ligules.
Ligulate flower, A species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular.
Ligule (n.) (Bot.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
Ligule (n.) (Bot.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.
Ligule (n.) (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
Ligule (n.) (Botany) Any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap.
Liguliflorous (a.) (Bot.) 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.
The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. -- Ex. xxviii. 19.
Ligure, () (Heb. leshem) occurs only in Ex. 28:19 and 39:12, as the name of a stone in the third row on the high priest's breastplate. Some have supposed that this stone was the same as the jacinth (q.v.), others that it was the opal. There is now no mineral bearing this name. The "ligurite" is so named from Liguria in Italy, where it was found.
Ligustrin (n.) (Chem.) 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. -- Thackeray.
Syn: appealing, likable.
Likable (a.) Disposed to please.
Syn: amiable, agreeable, good-humored, good-humoured, likable.
Likable (a.) (Of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic].
Likable (a.) Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" [syn: likable, likeable].
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.
'T is as like you As cherry is to cherry. -- Shak.
Like master, like man. -- Old Prov.
He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. -- Ps. cxlvii. 16.
Note: To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually omitted.
Like (a.) Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.
More clergymen were impoverished by the late war than ever in the like space before. -- Sprat.
Like (a.) Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely.
Usage: [Likely is more used now.] -- Shak.
But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices. -- South.
Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to conform themselves to strict rules. -- Clarendon.
Like (a.) Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk.
Had like (followed by the infinitive), had nearly; came little short of.
Had like to have been my utter overthrow. -- Sir W. Raleigh
Ramona had like to have said the literal truth, . . . but recollected herself in time. -- Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
Like figures (Geom.), similar figures.
Note: Like is used as a suffix, converting nouns into adjectives expressing resemblance to the noun; as, manlike, like a man; childlike, like a child; godlike, like a god, etc. Such compounds are readily formed whenever convenient, and several, as crescentlike, serpentlike, hairlike, etc., are used in this book, although, in some cases, not entered in the vocabulary. Such combinations as bell-like, ball-like, etc., are hyphened.
Like (n.) That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again. -- Shak.
Like (n.) A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.
Like (n.) (Golf) The stroke which equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the like.
Like (adv.) In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.
He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. -- Job xii. 25.
Note: Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as a preposition.
Like (adv.) In a like or similar manner. -- Shak.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. -- Ps. ciii. 13.
Like (adv.) Likely; probably. "Like enough it will." -- Shak.
Liked (imp. & p. p.) of Like.
Liking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Like.
Like (v. t.) To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.]
Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there. -- R. of Gloucester.
I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Like (v. t.) To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Like (v. t.) To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
Like me to the peasant boys of France. -- Shak.
Like (v. i.) To be pleased; to choose.
He may either go or stay, as he best likes. -- Locke.
Like (v. i.) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition). [Obs.]
You like well, and bear your years very well. -- Shak.
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. [Colloq.]
He probably got his death, as he liked to have done two years ago, by viewing the troops for the expedition from the wall of Kensington Garden. -- Walpole.
To like of, to be pleased with. [Obs.] -- Massinger.
Like (a.) Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: like, similar] [ant: different, dissimilar, unlike].
Like (a.) Equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number" [syn: like, same] [ant: unlike].
Like (a.) Having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike(p), similar, like] [ant: dissimilar, unalike].
Like (a.) Conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: comparable, corresponding, like].
Like (n.) A similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here" [syn: like, the like, the likes of].
Like (n.) A kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" [syn: like, ilk].
Like (v.) Prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like].
Like (v.) Find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" [ant: dislike].
Like (v.) Be fond of; "I like my nephews."
Like (v.) Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
Like (v.) Want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"
Likeable (a.) See Likable.
Likeable (a.) (Of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic].
Likeable (a.) Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" [syn: likable, likeable].
Likehood (n.) Likelihood. [Obs.] -- South.
Likelihood (n.) Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.]
What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ? -- Shak.
Likelihood (n.) Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.]
There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Likelihood (n.) Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. -- Tennyson.
Likelihood (n.) Statistical probability; probability of being true or of occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being abducted by aliens is close to zero.
Likelihood (n.) The probability of a specified outcome [syn: likelihood, likeliness] [ant: unlikelihood, unlikeliness].
Likeliness (n.) Likelihood; probability.
Likeliness (n.) Suitableness; agreeableness. [Obs.]
Likeliness (n.) The probability of a specified outcome [syn: likelihood, likeliness] [ant: unlikelihood, unlikeliness].
Likely (adv.) In all probability; probably.
While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. -- Glanvill.
Likely (a.) Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. -- Johnson.
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. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Likely (a.) Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. -- Shak. -- Milton.
Likely (a.) Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
Likely (a.) Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically; as, a likely story. [informal]
Likely (adv.) With considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike].
Likely (a.) Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job" [ant: unlikely].
Likely (a.) Likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: probable, likely] [ant: improbable, unlikely].
Likely (a.) Expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients" [syn: likely, potential].
Likely (a.) Within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse."
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. [Prov. Eng.] -- Wordsworth.
Lilt (v. i.) To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]
Lilt (v. t.) To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. -- Tennyson.
Lilt (n.) Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. -- F. Harrison.
Lilt (n.) A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. -- J. C. Shairp.
Lilt (n.) A jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing].
Lilt (v.) Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way.
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.