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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items.

L   Dico Tools
The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet


L   Dico Tools
A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)


L   Dico Tools
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter


L   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five


L   Dico Tools
Being ten more than forty


L'Aquila   Dico Tools
The provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy


L'Enfant   Dico Tools
United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825)


L-dopa   Dico Tools
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease


L-P   Dico Tools
A long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm


L-plate   Dico Tools
A square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner


L-shaped   Dico Tools
Shaped in the form of the letter L


L._M._Montgomery   Dico Tools
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)


L._monocytogenes   Dico Tools
The type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis


L._Ron_Hubbard   Dico Tools
A United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)


L._S._Lowry   Dico Tools
English painter (1887-1976)


La   Dico Tools
The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization


LA   Dico Tools
A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


La   Dico Tools
A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth


La-di-da   Dico Tools
Affectedly genteel


Laager   Dico Tools
A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons


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Lab   Dico Tools
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research


Laban   Dico Tools
Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)


Labanotation   Dico Tools
A system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer''s body and the direction of the dancer''s movement and the tempo and the dynamics


Labdanum   Dico Tools
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative


Labdanum   Dico Tools
A dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses


Label   Dico Tools
Trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"


Label   Dico Tools
A brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"


Label   Dico Tools
An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object


Label   Dico Tools
A radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction


Label   Dico Tools
Distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions


Label   Dico Tools
Distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom


Label   Dico Tools
Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"


Label   Dico Tools
Assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled''"


Label   Dico Tools
Attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"


Labeled   Dico Tools
Bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage"


Labelled   Dico Tools
Bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage"


Labetalol   Dico Tools
Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)


Labetalol_hydrochloride   Dico Tools
Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)


Labial   Dico Tools
A consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips


Labial   Dico Tools
Relating to or near the female labium


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Labial   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"


Labialise   Dico Tools
Pronounce with rounded lips


Labialize   Dico Tools
Pronounce with rounded lips


Labial_artery   Dico Tools
A branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth


Labial_consonant   Dico Tools
A consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips


Labial_pipe   Dico Tools
Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip


Labial_stop   Dico Tools
A stop consonant that is produced with the lips


Labial_vein   Dico Tools
A vein draining the lips of the mouth


Labial_vein   Dico Tools
Veins draining the lips of the vulva


Labiatae   Dico Tools
The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary


Labiate   Dico Tools
Having lips or parts that resemble lips


Labia_majora   Dico Tools
The two outer folds of the vulva


Labia_minora   Dico Tools
The two inner folds of the vulva


Labile   Dico Tools
Open to change; liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"


Labile   Dico Tools
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown


Labium   Dico Tools
Any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva


Lablab   Dico Tools
1 species: hyacinth bean


Lablab_purpureus   Dico Tools
Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Do


LABLINK   Dico Tools
A defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness


Labor   Dico Tools
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"


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Labor   Dico Tools
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"


Labor   Dico Tools
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913


Labor   Dico Tools
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"


Labor   Dico Tools
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries


Labor   Dico Tools
An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)


Labor   Dico Tools
Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"


Labor   Dico Tools
Undergo the efforts of childbirth


Labor   Dico Tools
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"


Labor   Dico Tools
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"


Labor-intensive   Dico Tools
Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive"


Laboratory   Dico Tools
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research


Laboratory   Dico Tools
A region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to co


Laboratory_bench   Dico Tools
A workbench in a laboratory


Laboratory_coat   Dico Tools
A light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory


Labored   Dico Tools
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"


Labored   Dico Tools
Lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"


Laborer   Dico Tools
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor


Laboring   Dico Tools
Doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"


Laborious   Dico Tools
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a


Laboriously   Dico Tools
In a laborious manner; "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them"


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Laboriousness   Dico Tools
The quality of requiring extended effort


Laborsaving   Dico Tools
Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"


Labor_agreement   Dico Tools
Contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions


Labor_coach   Dico Tools
Assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes


Labor_contract   Dico Tools
Contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions


Labor_Day   Dico Tools
First Monday in September in U.S. and Canada


Labor_Department   Dico Tools
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913


Labor_force   Dico Tools
The source of trained people from which workers can be hired


Labor_leader   Dico Tools
A leader of a labor movement


Labor_market   Dico Tools
The market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers


Labor_movement   Dico Tools
An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)


Labor_of_love   Dico Tools
Productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation


Labor_organizer   Dico Tools
Someone who enlists workers to join a union


Labor_pain   Dico Tools
Pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor


Labor_pains   Dico Tools
A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth


Labor_Party   Dico Tools
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries


Labor_pool   Dico Tools
The source of trained people from which workers can be hired


Labor_resources   Dico Tools
Resources of available manpower


Labor_Secretary   Dico Tools
The position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913"


Labor_Secretary   Dico Tools
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson"


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Labor_union   Dico Tools
An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"


Labour   Dico Tools
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"


Labour   Dico Tools
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"


Labour   Dico Tools
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries


Labour   Dico Tools
Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"


Labour   Dico Tools
Undergo the efforts of childbirth


Labour   Dico Tools
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"


Labour   Dico Tools
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"


Labour-intensive   Dico Tools
Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive"


Laboured   Dico Tools
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"


Laboured   Dico Tools
Lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"


Labourer   Dico Tools
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor


Labouring   Dico Tools
Doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"


Labourite   Dico Tools
A member of the British Labour Party


Laboursaving   Dico Tools
Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"


Labour_of_love   Dico Tools
Productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation


Labour_pains   Dico Tools
A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth


Labour_Party   Dico Tools
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries


Labrador   Dico Tools
The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada


Labrador-Ungava_Peninsula   Dico Tools
A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador


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Labrador_Peninsula   Dico Tools
A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador


Labrador_retriever   Dico Tools
Breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat


Labrador_Sea   Dico Tools
An arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland


Labrador_tea   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


Labridae   Dico Tools
Wrasses


Labrocyte   Dico Tools
A large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation


Labrouste   Dico Tools
French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)


Laburnum   Dico Tools
Flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous


Laburnum_alpinum   Dico Tools
An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum


Laburnum_anagyroides   Dico Tools
An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations


Labyrinth   Dico Tools
Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost


Labyrinth   Dico Tools
A complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium


Labyrinthian   Dico Tools
Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"


Labyrinthine   Dico Tools
Highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by lab


Labyrinthine   Dico Tools
Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"


Labyrinthine   Dico Tools
Relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"


Labyrinthine_artery   Dico Tools
A branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth


Labyrinthine_sense   Dico Tools
A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head


Labyrinthine_vein   Dico Tools
Veins that drain the inner ear


Labyrinthitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting


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Labyrinthodont   Dico Tools
An amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia


Labyrinthodonta   Dico Tools
Extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic


Labyrinthodontia   Dico Tools
Extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic


Labyrinth_of_Minos   Dico Tools
A vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur


Lab_bench   Dico Tools
A workbench in a laboratory


Lab_coat   Dico Tools
A light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory


Lac   Dico Tools
Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax


Laccopetalum   Dico Tools
1 species: giant buttercup


Laccopetalum_giganteum   Dico Tools
Spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus


Lace   Dico Tools
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns


Lace   Dico Tools
A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)


Lace   Dico Tools
Add alcohol beverages


Lace   Dico Tools
Spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"


Lace   Dico Tools
Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"


Lace   Dico Tools
Do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"


Lace   Dico Tools
Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"


Lace-flower_vine   Dico Tools
Low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia


Lacebark   Dico Tools
Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


Laced   Dico Tools
Trimmed or decorated with lace


Laced   Dico Tools
Closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes"


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Laced   Dico Tools
Having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"


Laced   Dico Tools
Edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with purple-laced petals"


Lacelike   Dico Tools
Made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"


Lacepod   Dico Tools
Annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles


Lacer   Dico Tools
A workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)


Lacerate   Dico Tools
Cut or tear irregularly


Lacerate   Dico Tools
Deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"


Lacerate   Dico Tools
Having edges that are jagged from injury


Lacerate   Dico Tools
Irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"


Lacerated   Dico Tools
Having edges that are jagged from injury


Laceration   Dico Tools
The act of lacerating


Laceration   Dico Tools
A torn ragged wound


Lacerta   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lacertidae


Lacerta_agilis   Dico Tools
A common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia


Lacerta_viridis   Dico Tools
A common Eurasian lizard about a foot long


Lacertid   Dico Tools
Old World terrestrial lizard


Lacertidae   Dico Tools
Old World lizards


Lacertid_lizard   Dico Tools
Old World terrestrial lizard


Lacertilia   Dico Tools
True lizards; including chameleons and geckos


Lacertilian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lizards


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Lacewing   Dico Tools
Any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


Lacewing_fly   Dico Tools
Any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


Lacewood   Dico Tools
Variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree


Lacework   Dico Tools
Work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric


Lace_bug   Dico Tools
Small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines


Lace_fern   Dico Tools
Small tufted fern of northwestern America


Lace_into   Dico Tools
Hit violently, as in an attack


Lace_making   Dico Tools
Act or process or making tatting or handmade lace


Lace_up   Dico Tools
Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"


Lachaise   Dico Tools
United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935)


Lachesis   Dico Tools
The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma


Lachnolaimus   Dico Tools
A genus of Labridae


Lachnolaimus_maximus   Dico Tools
Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig''s snout


Lachrymal   Dico Tools
Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears


Lachrymal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to tears


Lachrymal_duct   Dico Tools
Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands


Lachrymal_gland   Dico Tools
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears


Lachrymal_secretion   Dico Tools
Saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball


Lachrymation   Dico Tools
Shedding tears


Lachrymator   Dico Tools
A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds


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Lachrymatory   Dico Tools
Relating to or prompting tears


Lachrymose   Dico Tools
Showing sorrow


Lacing   Dico Tools
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows


Lacing   Dico Tools
A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)


Lacing   Dico Tools
A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage


Laciniate   Dico Tools
Having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf"


Lack   Dico Tools
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"


Lack   Dico Tools
Be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"


Lackadaisical   Dico Tools
Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse


Lackadaisical   Dico Tools
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"


Lackadaisically   Dico Tools
In an idle and lackadaisical manner; "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically"


Lackey   Dico Tools
A male servant (especially a footman)


Lackey   Dico Tools
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage


Lacking(p)   Dico Tools
Inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"


Lacking(p)   Dico Tools
Not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"


Lackluster   Dico Tools
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"


Lackluster   Dico Tools
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"


Lacklustre   Dico Tools
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"


Lacklustre   Dico Tools
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"


Laconia   Dico Tools
An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta


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Laconian   Dico Tools
A resident of Laconia


Laconic   Dico Tools
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes''"; "short and terse and easy to understand"


Laconically   Dico Tools
In a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly


Laconicism   Dico Tools
Terseness of expression


Laconism   Dico Tools
Terseness of expression


Lacquer   Dico Tools
A hard glossy coating


Lacquer   Dico Tools
A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish


Lacquer   Dico Tools
Coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"


Lacquerware   Dico Tools
A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals


Lacquer_tree   Dico Tools
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained


Lacrimal   Dico Tools
Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears


Lacrimal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to tears


Lacrimal_apparatus   Dico Tools
The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye


Lacrimal_artery   Dico Tools
An artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead


Lacrimal_bone   Dico Tools
Small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts


Lacrimal_duct   Dico Tools
Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands


Lacrimal_gland   Dico Tools
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears


Lacrimal_sac   Dico Tools
Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands


Lacrimal_secretion   Dico Tools
Saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball


Lacrimal_vein   Dico Tools
Drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein


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Lacrimation   Dico Tools
Shedding tears


Lacrimator   Dico Tools
A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds


Lacrimatory   Dico Tools
Relating to or prompting tears


Lacrosse   Dico Tools
A game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents'' goal


Lacrosse_ball   Dico Tools
Ball used in playing lacrosse


Lacrosse_player   Dico Tools
An athlete who plays lacrosse


Lactaid   Dico Tools
Any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose


Lactalbumin   Dico Tools
Albumin occurring in milk


Lactarius   Dico Tools
Large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species


Lactarius_delicioso   Dico Tools
Edible mushroom


Lactase   Dico Tools
Any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose


Lactase_deficiency   Dico Tools
Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose


Lactate   Dico Tools
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"


Lactating   Dico Tools
Producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"


Lactation   Dico Tools
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast


Lactation   Dico Tools
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands


Lactation   Dico Tools
The period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"


Lacteal   Dico Tools
Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct


Lacteal   Dico Tools
Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"


Lactic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"


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Lactic_acid   Dico Tools
A clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits


Lactiferous_duct   Dico Tools
Ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple


Lactifuge   Dico Tools
Any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who not breast feeding)


Lactobacillaceae   Dico Tools
Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid


Lactobacillus   Dico Tools
Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk


Lactobacteriaceae   Dico Tools
Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid


Lactoflavin   Dico Tools
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss


Lactogen   Dico Tools
Any agent that enhances milk production


Lactogenic   Dico Tools
Inducing lactation


Lactogenic_hormone   Dico Tools
Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition


Lactophrys   Dico Tools
A genus of Ostraciidae


Lactophrys_quadricornis   Dico Tools
Trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes


Lactose   Dico Tools
A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow''s milk contains about 4.7% lactose"


Lactose_intolerance   Dico Tools
Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose


Lactosuria   Dico Tools
Presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation


Lactuca   Dico Tools
An herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce


Lactuca_sativa   Dico Tools
Annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown


Lactuca_sativa_asparagina   Dico Tools
Lettuce valued especially for its edible stems


Lactuca_sativa_capitata   Dico Tools
Distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball


Lactuca_sativa_crispa   Dico Tools
Distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head


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Lactuca_sativa_longifolia   Dico Tools
Lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves


Lactuca_scariola   Dico Tools
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States


Lactuca_serriola   Dico Tools
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States


Lacuna   Dico Tools
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome


Lacuna   Dico Tools
A blank gap or missing part


Lacustrine   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or living near lakes


Lacy   Dico Tools
Made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"


Lacy   Dico Tools
Having open interstices or resembling a web


Lac_dye   Dico Tools
Scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac


Lac_wax   Dico Tools
A hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol


Lad   Dico Tools
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


Lad   Dico Tools
A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss"


Lad's_love   Dico Tools
Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe


Ladanum   Dico Tools
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative


Ladder   Dico Tools
Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down


Ladder   Dico Tools
A row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"


Ladder   Dico Tools
Ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"


Ladder   Dico Tools
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"


Ladder-back   Dico Tools
A chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with connecting slats


Ladder-back   Dico Tools
A chair with a ladder-back


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Ladder-back_chair   Dico Tools
A chair with a ladder-back


Ladder-proof   Dico Tools
(of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders


Ladder_truck   Dico Tools
A fire engine carrying ladders


Laddie   Dico Tools
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


Lade   Dico Tools
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"


Lade   Dico Tools
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"


Laden   Dico Tools
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"


Laden   Dico Tools
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"


Laden   Dico Tools
Burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"


Laden   Dico Tools
Filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened'' is not current usage"


Ladened   Dico Tools
Filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened'' is not current usage"


Ladies'-eardrop   Dico Tools
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers


Ladies'-eardrops   Dico Tools
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers


Ladies'_man   Dico Tools
A man who takes advantage of women


Ladies'_room   Dico Tools
A woman''s restroom in a public (or semi-public) building


Ladies'_slipper   Dico Tools
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden


Ladies'_tobacco   Dico Tools
North American perennial propagated by means of runners


Ladies'_tresses   Dico Tools
An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers


Ladin   Dico Tools
A Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland


Lading   Dico Tools
Goods carried by a large vehicle


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Ladino   Dico Tools
The Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script


Ladino   Dico Tools
A person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)


Ladle   Dico Tools
A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids


Ladle   Dico Tools
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"


Ladle   Dico Tools
Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"


Ladoga   Dico Tools
A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland


Ladrone_Islands   Dico Tools
A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521


Lady   Dico Tools
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"


Lady   Dico Tools
A woman of the peerage in Britain


Lady   Dico Tools
A polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"


Lady's-eardrop   Dico Tools
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers


Lady's-eardrops   Dico Tools
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers


Lady's-finger   Dico Tools
Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Lady's_earrings   Dico Tools
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil


Lady's_laces   Dico Tools
Perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


Lady's_leek   Dico Tools
Widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers


Lady's_maid   Dico Tools
A maid who is a lady''s personal attendant


Lady's_slipper   Dico Tools
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden


Lady's_smock   Dico Tools
A bitter cress of Europe and America


Lady's_thistle   Dico Tools
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America


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Lady's_tobacco   Dico Tools
North American perennial propagated by means of runners


Lady's_tresses   Dico Tools
An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers


Lady-in-waiting   Dico Tools
A lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess


Lady-of-the-night   Dico Tools
West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers


Lady-slipper   Dico Tools
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden


Ladybeetle   Dico Tools
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


Ladybird   Dico Tools
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


Ladybird_beetle   Dico Tools
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


Ladybug   Dico Tools
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


Ladyfinger   Dico Tools
Small finger-shaped sponge cake


Ladyfish   Dico Tools
Game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller


Ladylike   Dico Tools
Befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"


Ladylikeness   Dico Tools
Behavior befitting a lady


Ladylove   Dico Tools
A beloved lady


Ladyship   Dico Tools
A title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"


Lady_beetle   Dico Tools
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


Lady_chapel   Dico Tools
A small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary


Lady_crab   Dico Tools
Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States


Lady_Day   Dico Tools
A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland


Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer   Dico Tools
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)


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Lady_Emma_Hamilton   Dico Tools
English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)


Lady_fern   Dico Tools
Most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage


Lady_friend   Dico Tools
A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"


Lady_Godiva   Dico Tools
According to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)


Lady_Jane_Grey   Dico Tools
Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)


Lady_killer   Dico Tools
A man who takes advantage of women


Lady_of_pleasure   Dico Tools
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Lady_of_the_house   Dico Tools
A wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income


Lady_palm   Dico Tools
Any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants


Lady_Peel   Dico Tools
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)


Lady_tulip   Dico Tools
Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base


Laelia   Dico Tools
Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors


Laertes   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus


Laetrile   Dico Tools
A substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence


Laevulose   Dico Tools
A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits


Lafayette   Dico Tools
A university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River


Lafayette   Dico Tools
A town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians


Lafayette   Dico Tools
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)


Laffer   Dico Tools
United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)


Laffer_curve   Dico Tools
A graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines


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Laffite   Dico Tools
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)


Lafitte   Dico Tools
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)


Lafora's_disease   Dico Tools
Epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin


Lag   Dico Tools
The act of slowing down or falling behind


Lag   Dico Tools
One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket


Lag   Dico Tools
The time between one event, process, or period and another


Lag   Dico Tools
Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"


Lag   Dico Tools
Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins


Lag   Dico Tools
Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.


Lag   Dico Tools
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"


Lagan   Dico Tools
Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered


Lagarostrobus   Dico Tools
Genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium


Lagarostrobus_colensoi   Dico Tools
Timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood


Lagarostrobus_franklinii   Dico Tools
Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium


Lagenaria   Dico Tools
Bottle gourds


Lagenaria_siceraria   Dico Tools
Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits


Lagend   Dico Tools
Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered


Lagenophera   Dico Tools
Small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis


Lager   Dico Tools
A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons


Lager   Dico Tools
A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September


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Lagerstroemia   Dico Tools
Shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers


Lagerstroemia_indica   Dico Tools
Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States


Lagerstroemia_speciosa   Dico Tools
Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers


Lager_beer   Dico Tools
A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September


Laggard   Dico Tools
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind


Laggard   Dico Tools
Wasting time


Laggard   Dico Tools
Inclined to waste time and lag behind


Lagger   Dico Tools
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind


Lagging   Dico Tools
Used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat


Lagidium   Dico Tools
A genus of Chinchillidae


Lagniappe   Dico Tools
A small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)


Lagodon   Dico Tools
A genus of Sparidae


Lagodon_rhomboides   Dico Tools
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States


Lagomorph   Dico Tools
Relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing


Lagomorpha   Dico Tools
Rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia


Lagoon   Dico Tools
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral


Lagophthalmos   Dico Tools
Abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely


Lagopus   Dico Tools
Ptarmigans


Lagopus_scoticus   Dico Tools
Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain


Lagorchestes   Dico Tools
Hare wallabies


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Lagos   Dico Tools
Chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria


Lagostomus   Dico Tools
Viscachas


Lagostomus_maximus   Dico Tools
Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas


Lagothrix   Dico Tools
Woolly monkeys


Laguna   Dico Tools
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral


Laguncularia   Dico Tools
A genus of Laguncularia


Laguncularia_racemosa   Dico Tools
Shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin


Lagune   Dico Tools
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral


Lag_b'Omer   Dico Tools
(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar


Lag_bolt   Dico Tools
A heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench


Lag_screw   Dico Tools
A heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench


Lah   Dico Tools
The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization


Lahar   Dico Tools
An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano


Lahore   Dico Tools
City in northeast Pakistan


Lahu   Dico Tools
A Loloish language


Laic   Dico Tools
Concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"


Laicise   Dico Tools
Reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"


Laicize   Dico Tools
Reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"


Laid   Dico Tools
Set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"


Laid-back   Dico Tools
Unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation"


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Laid-off   Dico Tools
Having lost your job


Laid_low(p)   Dico Tools
Put out of action (by illness)


Laid_paper   Dico Tools
Writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain


Laid_up(p)   Dico Tools
Ill and usually confined; "laid up with a bad cold"


Lair   Dico Tools
The habitation of wild animals


Laird   Dico Tools
A landowner


Laissez-faire(a)   Dico Tools
With minimally restricted freedom in commerce


Laissez-faire_economy   Dico Tools
An economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices


Laissez_faire   Dico Tools
The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs


Laissez_passer   Dico Tools
A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"


Laity   Dico Tools
Everyone except the clergy


Laius   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus


Lake   Dico Tools
A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land


Lake   Dico Tools
Any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments


Lake   Dico Tools
A purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal


Lakefront   Dico Tools
Land bordering a lake


Lakeland   Dico Tools
A popular tourist area in northwestern England including England''s largest lake and highest mountain


Lakeland_terrier   Dico Tools
Breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting


Lakeshore   Dico Tools
The shore of a lake


Lakeside   Dico Tools
The shore of a lake


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Lake_Aral   Dico Tools
A lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan


Lake_Balaton   Dico Tools
A large shallow lake in western Hungary


Lake_bed   Dico Tools
The bottom of a lake


Lake_bottom   Dico Tools
The bottom of a lake


Lake_Cayuga   Dico Tools
A lake in central New York


Lake_Chad   Dico Tools
A lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river


Lake_Champlain   Dico Tools
A lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812


Lake_Chelan   Dico Tools
A narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range


Lake_Clark_National_Park   Dico Tools
A national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites


Lake_District   Dico Tools
A popular tourist area in northwestern England including England''s largest lake and highest mountain


Lake_duck   Dico Tools
Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads


Lake_dwelling   Dico Tools
Dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages


Lake_Erie   Dico Tools
The 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal


Lake_Eyre   Dico Tools
A shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent


Lake_Geneva   Dico Tools
A lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone


Lake_herring   Dico Tools
Important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America


Lake_herring   Dico Tools
Cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward


Lake_Huron   Dico Tools
The 2nd largest of the Great Lakes


Lake_Ilmen   Dico Tools
A lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga


Lake_Kivu   Dico Tools
A lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda


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Lake_Ladoga   Dico Tools
A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland


Lake_Leman   Dico Tools
A lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone


Lake_Mead   Dico Tools
A large reservoir in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona that is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area


Lake_Michigan   Dico Tools
The 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders


Lake_Nasser   Dico Tools
Lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan


Lake_Okeechobee   Dico Tools
A lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades


Lake_Onega   Dico Tools
Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe


Lake_Ontario   Dico Tools
The smallest of the Great Lakes


Lake_poets   Dico Tools
English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it


Lake_Saint_Clair   Dico Tools
A lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie


Lake_salmon   Dico Tools
Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada


Lake_St._Clair   Dico Tools
A lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie


Lake_Superior   Dico Tools
The largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes


Lake_Tahoe   Dico Tools
A lake on the border between Nevada and California west of Carson City; a popular resort area


Lake_Tana   Dico Tools
A lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile


Lake_Tanganyika   Dico Tools
The longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo


Lake_Trasimenus   Dico Tools
A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius


Lake_trout   Dico Tools
Large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States


Lake_trout   Dico Tools
Flesh of large trout of northern lakes


Lake_Tsana   Dico Tools
A lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile


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Lake_Vanern   Dico Tools
A lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden


Lake_Victoria   Dico Tools
The largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River


Lake_whitefish   Dico Tools
Found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska


Lake_Winnipeg   Dico Tools
A lake in southern Canada in Manitoba


Lakh   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten


Lakshmi   Dico Tools
Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity


Lallans   Dico Tools
A dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland


Lallation   Dico Tools
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby


Lallation   Dico Tools
Defective articulation of the `l'' phoneme or the phoneme `r'' is pronounced as `l''


Lally   Dico Tools
Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete


Lallygag   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Lally_column   Dico Tools
Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete


Lalthyrus_tingitanus   Dico Tools
North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers


Lam   Dico Tools
A rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"


Lam   Dico Tools
Give a thrashing to; beat hard


Lam   Dico Tools
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"


Lama   Dico Tools
Llamas


Lama   Dico Tools
A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism


Lamaism   Dico Tools
A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism


Lamaist   Dico Tools
(Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism


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Lamarck   Dico Tools
French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)


Lamarckian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Lamarckism; "Lamarckian theories"


Lamarckism   Dico Tools
A theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring


Lamasery   Dico Tools
A monastery for lamas


Lamaze   Dico Tools
Relating to the Lamaze method of childbirth


Lamaze_method   Dico Tools
A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing


Lamaze_method_of_childbirth   Dico Tools
A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing


Lama_guanicoe   Dico Tools
Wild llama


Lama_pacos   Dico Tools
Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco


Lama_peruana   Dico Tools
Used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco


Lamb   Dico Tools
Young sheep


Lamb   Dico Tools
The flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food


Lamb   Dico Tools
A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)


Lamb   Dico Tools
A person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)


Lamb   Dico Tools
English essayist (1775-1834)


Lamb   Dico Tools
Give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"


Lamb's-quarter   Dico Tools
Leaves collected from the wild


Lamb's-quarters   Dico Tools
Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb


Lamb's_lettuce   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed


Lamb-chop   Dico Tools
Chop cut from a lamb


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Lambast   Dico Tools
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"


Lambast   Dico Tools
Beat with a cane


Lambaste   Dico Tools
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"


Lambaste   Dico Tools
Beat with a cane


Lambchop   Dico Tools
Chop cut from a lamb


Lambda   Dico Tools
The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull


Lambda   Dico Tools
The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet


Lambdacism   Dico Tools
Speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l''


Lambda_hyperon   Dico Tools
An electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1


Lambda_particle   Dico Tools
An electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1


Lambency   Dico Tools
An appearance of reflected light


Lambent   Dico Tools
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"


Lambert   Dico Tools
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)


Lambert   Dico Tools
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter


Lambert-Eaton_syndrome   Dico Tools
A disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions


Lambertia   Dico Tools
Small genus of Australian shrubs


Lambertia_formosa   Dico Tools
Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


Lambis   Dico Tools
Scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere


Lambkill   Dico Tools
North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


Lambkin   Dico Tools
A very young lamb


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Lamblike   Dico Tools
Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness


Lamboid_suture   Dico Tools
The suture between the occipital and parietal bones


Lambrequin   Dico Tools
Short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing


Lambrequin   Dico Tools
A scarf that covers a knight''s helmet


Lambskin   Dico Tools
Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on


Lambskin   Dico Tools
The skin of a lamb with the wool still on


Lamb_chop   Dico Tools
Chop cut from a lamb


Lamb_curry   Dico Tools
Curry made with lamb


Lamb_roast   Dico Tools
A cut of lamb suitable for roasting


Lamb_succory   Dico Tools
Small European herb with small yellow flowers


Lame   Dico Tools
A fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"


Lame   Dico Tools
Someone who doesn''t understand what is going on


Lame   Dico Tools
Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"


Lame   Dico Tools
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"


Lame   Dico Tools
(of horses) disabled in the feet or legs


Lame   Dico Tools
Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"


Lamedh   Dico Tools
The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet


Lamella   Dico Tools
Thin plate


Lamella   Dico Tools
A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones


Lamella   Dico Tools
Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus


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Lamellar_mixture   Dico Tools
A mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers


Lamellate_placentation   Dico Tools
With ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary


Lamellibranch   Dico Tools
Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together


Lamellibranch   Dico Tools
Bivalve


Lamellibranchia   Dico Tools
Oysters; clams; scallops; mussels


Lamellicornia   Dico Tools
Scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles


Lamellicorn_beetle   Dico Tools
Beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments


Lamely   Dico Tools
In a weak and unconvincing manner; "`I don''t know, Edward,'' she answered lamely"


Lameness   Dico Tools
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet


Lament   Dico Tools
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead


Lament   Dico Tools
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person


Lament   Dico Tools
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"


Lament   Dico Tools
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"


Lament   Dico Tools
Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"


Lamentable   Dico Tools
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"


Lamentable   Dico Tools
An archaic word for mournful; "tell thou the lamentable tale of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds"- Shakespeare


Lamentably   Dico Tools
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"


Lamentation   Dico Tools
The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief


Lamentation   Dico Tools
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"


Lamentations   Dico Tools
An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah


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Lamented   Dico Tools
Mourned or grieved for; "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson


Lamenter   Dico Tools
A person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)


Lamenting   Dico Tools
Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare


Lame_duck   Dico Tools
An elected official still in office but not slated to continue


Lamia   Dico Tools
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living


Lamiaceae   Dico Tools
The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary


Lamina   Dico Tools
A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)


Laminal   Dico Tools
Arranged in or consisting of laminae


Laminar   Dico Tools
Arranged in or consisting of laminae


Laminaria   Dico Tools
Type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps


Laminariaceae   Dico Tools
Large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters


Laminariales   Dico Tools
In some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas


Laminar_flow   Dico Tools
Nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)


Laminar_flow_clean_room   Dico Tools
A clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors


Laminate   Dico Tools
A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers


Laminate   Dico Tools
Split (wood) into thin sheets


Laminate   Dico Tools
Cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"


Laminate   Dico Tools
Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets


Laminate   Dico Tools
Create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material


Laminated_glass   Dico Tools
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering


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Lamination   Dico Tools
Bonding thin sheets together


Lamination   Dico Tools
A layered structure


Laminator   Dico Tools
A person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)


Lamina_arcus_vertebrae   Dico Tools
Lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends


Laminectomy   Dico Tools
Surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae


Laminitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse


Lamisil   Dico Tools
An oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease


Lamium   Dico Tools
Genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits


Lamium_album   Dico Tools
European dead nettle with white flowers


Lamium_amplexicaule   Dico Tools
Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers


Lamivudine   Dico Tools
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV


Lammas   Dico Tools
Commemorates Saint Peter''s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England


Lammastide   Dico Tools
The season of Lammas


Lammas_Day   Dico Tools
Commemorates Saint Peter''s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England


Lammergeier   Dico Tools
The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill


Lammergeyer   Dico Tools
The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill


Lamna   Dico Tools
A genus of Lamnidae


Lamna_nasus   Dico Tools
Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific


Lamnidae   Dico Tools
Oceanic sharks


Lamp   Dico Tools
An artificial source of visible illumination


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Lamp   Dico Tools
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs


Lampblack   Dico Tools
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink


Lamper_eel   Dico Tools
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue


Lamphouse   Dico Tools
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)


Lamplight   Dico Tools
Light from a lamp


Lamplighter   Dico Tools
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights


Lamplit   Dico Tools
Lighted by a lamp; "our lamplit mountain retreat"


Lampoon   Dico Tools
A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way


Lampoon   Dico Tools
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician''s proposal"


Lampooner   Dico Tools
Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect


Lampoon_artist   Dico Tools
A cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations


Lamppost   Dico Tools
A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)


Lamprey   Dico Tools
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue


Lamprey_eel   Dico Tools
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue


Lampridae   Dico Tools
Opahs


Lampris   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lampridae


Lampris_guttatus   Dico Tools
From Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico


Lampris_regius   Dico Tools
Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean


Lampropeltis   Dico Tools
King snakes and milk snakes


Lampropeltis_getulus   Dico Tools
Widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands


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Lampropeltis_triangulum   Dico Tools
Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes


Lampshade   Dico Tools
A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view


Lampshell   Dico Tools
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


Lampyridae   Dico Tools
Fireflies


Lamp_chimney   Dico Tools
A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp


Lamp_house   Dico Tools
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)


Lamp_housing   Dico Tools
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)


Lamp_oil   Dico Tools
A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters


Lamp_shade   Dico Tools
A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view


Lamp_shell   Dico Tools
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


Lam_into   Dico Tools
Hit violently, as in an attack


LAN   Dico Tools
A local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices


Lanai   Dico Tools
A veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room


Lanai   Dico Tools
An island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area


Lanai_Island   Dico Tools
An island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area


Lanate   Dico Tools
Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"


Lancashire   Dico Tools
A historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles


Lancaster   Dico Tools
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


Lancaster   Dico Tools
A city in northwestern England


Lancastrian   Dico Tools
A resident of Lancaster


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Lancastrian   Dico Tools
A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster


Lancastrian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents; "Lancastrian city center"


Lancastrian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters; "Lancastrian royalty"


Lancastrian_line   Dico Tools
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


Lance   Dico Tools
A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions


Lance   Dico Tools
A long pointed rod used as a weapon


Lance   Dico Tools
An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish


Lance   Dico Tools
Open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"


Lance   Dico Tools
Pierce with a lance, as in a knights'' fight


Lance   Dico Tools
Move quickly, as if by cutting one''s way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"


Lancelet   Dico Tools
Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates


Lancelike   Dico Tools
Of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex


Lancelot   Dico Tools
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur''s wife Guinevere


Lanceolate   Dico Tools
Of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex


Lanceolate_leaf   Dico Tools
Shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end


Lanceolate_spleenwort   Dico Tools
A spleenwort of western Europe


Lancer   Dico Tools
(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance


Lancers   Dico Tools
A quadrille for 8 or 16 couples


Lancet   Dico Tools
A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions


Lancet   Dico Tools
An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance


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Lancetfish   Dico Tools
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin


Lancet_arch   Dico Tools
An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance


Lancet_fish   Dico Tools
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin


Lancet_window   Dico Tools
A narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery


Lancewood   Dico Tools
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce


Lancewood   Dico Tools
Durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools


Lancewood_tree   Dico Tools
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce


Lancewood_tree   Dico Tools
Tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood


Lance_corporal   Dico Tools
An enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal


Lanchou   Dico Tools
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


Lanchow   Dico Tools
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


Lancinate   Dico Tools
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"


Lancinating   Dico Tools
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"


Land   Dico Tools
Working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there''s no work on the land any more"


Land   Dico Tools
The people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation''s mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"


Land   Dico Tools
A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation''s capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"


Land   Dico Tools
The territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"


Land   Dico Tools
Territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"


Land   Dico Tools
The solid part of the earth''s surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"


Land   Dico Tools
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"


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Land   Dico Tools
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)


Land   Dico Tools
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"


Land   Dico Tools
The land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"


Land   Dico Tools
A domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"


Land   Dico Tools
Bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"


Land   Dico Tools
Reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"


Land   Dico Tools
Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"


Land   Dico Tools
Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"


Land   Dico Tools
Arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"


Land   Dico Tools
Bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"


Land   Dico Tools
Deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent''s head"


Land(a)   Dico Tools
Operating or living or growing on land


Land(a)   Dico Tools
Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles"


Land-office_business   Dico Tools
Very large and profitable volume of commercial activity


Landau   Dico Tools
A four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately


Landau   Dico Tools
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)


Landed   Dico Tools
Owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property"


Landed_estate   Dico Tools
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"


Landed_gentry   Dico Tools
The gentry who own land (considered as a class)


Lander   Dico Tools
A space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet


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Lander   Dico Tools
A town in central Wyoming


Landfall   Dico Tools
The first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)


Landfall   Dico Tools
The seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)


Landfill   Dico Tools
A low area that has been filled in


Landgrave   Dico Tools
A count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany


Landholder   Dico Tools
A holder or proprietor of land


Landholding   Dico Tools
A holding in the form of land


Landholding   Dico Tools
Ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land


Landing   Dico Tools
The act of coming to land after a voyage


Landing   Dico Tools
The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"


Landing   Dico Tools
Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods


Landing   Dico Tools
An intermediate platform in a staircase


Landing_approach   Dico Tools
The approach to a landing field by an airplane


Landing_craft   Dico Tools
Naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment


Landing_deck   Dico Tools
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway


Landing_field   Dico Tools
A place where planes take off and land


Landing_flap   Dico Tools
A flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing


Landing_gear   Dico Tools
An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground


Landing_net   Dico Tools
A bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water


Landing_party   Dico Tools
A part of a ship''s company organized for special duties ashore


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Landing_place   Dico Tools
Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods


Landing_skids   Dico Tools
The landing gear of a helicopter


Landing_stage   Dico Tools
Platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded


Landing_strip   Dico Tools
An airfield without normal airport facilities


Landlady   Dico Tools
A landlord who is a woman


Landler   Dico Tools
A moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping


Landler   Dico Tools
Music in triple time for dancing the landler


Landless   Dico Tools
Owning no land; "the landless peasantry"


Landline   Dico Tools
A telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"


Landlocked   Dico Tools
Surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; "a landlocked country"


Landlocked_salmon   Dico Tools
Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada


Landlord   Dico Tools
A landowner who leases to others


Landlord's_lien   Dico Tools
Lien on a tenant''s property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant''s property


Landlubber   Dico Tools
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage


Landlubber   Dico Tools
A person who lives and works on land


Landlubberly   Dico Tools
Inexperienced in seamanship; "of all landlubbers the most lubberly"


Landman   Dico Tools
A person who lives and works on land


Landmark   Dico Tools
An anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken


Landmark   Dico Tools
A mark showing the boundary of a piece of land


Landmark   Dico Tools
An event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"


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Landmark   Dico Tools
The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"


Landmass   Dico Tools
A large continuous extent of land


Landowner   Dico Tools
A holder or proprietor of land


Landowska   Dico Tools
United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)


Landrover   Dico Tools
A car suitable for traveling over rough terrain


Landry's_paralysis   Dico Tools
A form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown


Landscape   Dico Tools
A genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery


Landscape   Dico Tools
Painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery


Landscape   Dico Tools
An extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"


Landscape   Dico Tools
An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view


Landscape   Dico Tools
Do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"


Landscape   Dico Tools
Embellish with plants; "Let''s landscape the yard"


Landscaped   Dico Tools
(of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture; "carefully landscaped gardens"


Landscaper   Dico Tools
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively


Landscape_architect   Dico Tools
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively


Landscape_architecture   Dico Tools
The branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment


Landscape_gardener   Dico Tools
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively


Landscape_gardening   Dico Tools
Working as a landscape gardner


Landscape_painting   Dico Tools
A genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery


Landscaping   Dico Tools
Working as a landscape gardner


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Landscaping   Dico Tools
A garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"


Landscapist   Dico Tools
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively


Landscapist   Dico Tools
Someone who paints landscapes


Landside   Dico Tools
Component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard


Landslide   Dico Tools
A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff


Landslide   Dico Tools
An overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"


Landslip   Dico Tools
A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff


Landsmal   Dico Tools
One of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects


Landsman   Dico Tools
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage


Landsman   Dico Tools
A person who lives and works on land


Landsteiner   Dico Tools
United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943)


Landward   Dico Tools
Toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"


Landwards   Dico Tools
Toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"


Land_agent   Dico Tools
A person who administers a landed estate


Land_agent   Dico Tools
A person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent"


Land_area   Dico Tools
An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"


Land_cress   Dico Tools
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida


Land_development   Dico Tools
Making an area of land more useful


Land_grant   Dico Tools
A grant of public land (as to a railway or college)


Land_line   Dico Tools
A telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"


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Land_mile   Dico Tools
A unit of length equal to 1760 yards


Land_mine   Dico Tools
An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over


Land_office   Dico Tools
A government office where business relating to public lands is transacted


Land_of_Enchantment   Dico Tools
A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border


Land_of_Lincoln   Dico Tools
A Midwest state in north-central United States


Land_of_Opportunity   Dico Tools
A state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


Land_rail   Dico Tools
Common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields


Land_reform   Dico Tools
A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)


Land_resources   Dico Tools
Natural resources in the form or arable land


Land_site   Dico Tools
The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"


Land_tax   Dico Tools
A capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property


Land_tenure   Dico Tools
The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands


Land_up   Dico Tools
Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"


Land_up   Dico Tools
Block with earth, as after a landslide


Lane   Dico Tools
A narrow way or road


Lane   Dico Tools
A well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic


Lane's_Prince_Albert   Dico Tools
Apple used primarily in cooking


Laney   Dico Tools
United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)


Langbeinite   Dico Tools
A mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer


Lange   Dico Tools
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)


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Langlauffer   Dico Tools
A cross-country skier


Langley   Dico Tools
United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)


Langley   Dico Tools
Unit of solar radiation


Langmuir   Dico Tools
United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)


Langobard   Dico Tools
A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century


Langouste   Dico Tools
Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters


Langouste   Dico Tools
Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California


Langoustine   Dico Tools
Caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster


Langsat   Dico Tools
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry


Langset   Dico Tools
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry


Langside   Dico Tools
(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants


Langston_Hughes   Dico Tools
United States writer (1902-1967)


Langsyne   Dico Tools
Past times remembered with nostalgia


Langsyne   Dico Tools
At a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish)


Langtry   Dico Tools
British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)


Language   Dico Tools
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"


Language   Dico Tools
The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn''t have the language to express his feelings"


Language   Dico Tools
A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it


Language   Dico Tools
A system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology"


Language   Dico Tools
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"


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Language   Dico Tools
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"


Language_area   Dico Tools
A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language


Language_barrier   Dico Tools
Barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages


Language_learning   Dico Tools
Learning to use a language


Language_lesson   Dico Tools
A period of instruction learning a language


Language_requirement   Dico Tools
A requirement that a student know certain languages


Language_school   Dico Tools
A school for teaching foreign languages


Language_system   Dico Tools
A system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language


Language_teaching   Dico Tools
Teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language


Language_unit   Dico Tools
One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed


Language_zone   Dico Tools
A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language


Languas_speciosa   Dico Tools
Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes


Languedoc-Roussillon   Dico Tools
A region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there


Langue_d'oc   Dico Tools
Medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France


Langue_d'oc_French   Dico Tools
Medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France


Langue_d'oil   Dico Tools
Medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France


Langue_d'oil_French   Dico Tools
Medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France


Languid   Dico Tools
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"


Languidly   Dico Tools
In a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put on their jackets"


Languish   Dico Tools
Become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"


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Languish   Dico Tools
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"


Languish   Dico Tools
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"


Languisher   Dico Tools
A person who languishes


Languor   Dico Tools
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy


Languor   Dico Tools
A feeling of lack of interest or energy


Languor   Dico Tools
A relaxed comfortable feeling


Languorous   Dico Tools
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"


Languorously   Dico Tools
In a languorous manner; "he was sprawling languourously on the sofa"


Langur   Dico Tools
Slender long-tailed monkey of Asia


Lang_syne   Dico Tools
Of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish


Laniard   Dico Tools
(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships


Laniard   Dico Tools
A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle


Laniard   Dico Tools
A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon


Laniary   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth


Laniidae   Dico Tools
Shrikes


Lanius   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes


Lanius_borealis   Dico Tools
Butcherbird of northern North American


Lanius_excubitor   Dico Tools
Common European butcherbird


Lanius_lucovicianus   Dico Tools
Common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands


Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides   Dico Tools
Of western North America; gray with white underparts


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Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans   Dico Tools
Of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley


Lank   Dico Tools
Long and lean


Lank   Dico Tools
Long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"


Lankiness   Dico Tools
A tall and thin physique


Lanky   Dico Tools
Ungracefully tall and thin


Lanky   Dico Tools
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"


Lanolin   Dico Tools
An emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)


Lanolin   Dico Tools
A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics


Lanoxin   Dico Tools
Digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully


Lansa   Dico Tools
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit


Lansat   Dico Tools
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit


Lanseh   Dico Tools
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit


Lanseh_tree   Dico Tools
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry


Lanset   Dico Tools
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit


Lansing   Dico Tools
Capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river


Lansium_domesticum   Dico Tools
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry


Lansoprazole   Dico Tools
Antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach


Lantana   Dico Tools
A flowering shrub


Lantern   Dico Tools
Light in a transparent protective case


Lantern-fly   Dico Tools
Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light


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Lantern-jawed   Dico Tools
Having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance


Lanternfish   Dico Tools
Small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night


Lantern_fly   Dico Tools
Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light


Lantern_jaw   Dico Tools
A long thin lower jaw


Lantern_pinion   Dico Tools
A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks


Lantern_slide   Dico Tools
A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector


Lantern_wheel   Dico Tools
A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks


Lanthanide   Dico Tools
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)


Lanthanide_series   Dico Tools
The rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum


Lanthanoid   Dico Tools
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)


Lanthanon   Dico Tools
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)


Lanthanotidae   Dico Tools
Stout-bodied lizards


Lanthanotus   Dico Tools
1 species


Lanthanotus_borneensis   Dico Tools
A stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo


Lanthanum   Dico Tools
A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth


Lanugo   Dico Tools
The fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation


Lanyard   Dico Tools
(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships


Lanyard   Dico Tools
A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle


Lanyard   Dico Tools
A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon


Lanzhou   Dico Tools
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


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Lao   Dico Tools
The Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos


Lao   Dico Tools
A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais


Lao   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand


Lao-tse   Dico Tools
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)


Lao-tzu   Dico Tools
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)


Lao-zi   Dico Tools
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)


Laocoon   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons kill


Laos   Dico Tools
A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949


Laotian   Dico Tools
A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais


Laotian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees"


Laotian_capital   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Laos


Laotian_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Laos


Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic   Dico Tools
A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949


Lap   Dico Tools
Touching with the tongue; "the dog''s laps were warm and wet"


Lap   Dico Tools
Movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"


Lap   Dico Tools
A flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"


Lap   Dico Tools
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"


Lap   Dico Tools
The upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"


Lap   Dico Tools
An area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"


Lap   Dico Tools
Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"


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Lap   Dico Tools
Take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast"


Lap   Dico Tools
Pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"


Lap   Dico Tools
Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"


Lap   Dico Tools
Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another


Lap-jointed   Dico Tools
Laid overlapping (not flush)


Lap-strake   Dico Tools
Laid overlapping (not flush)


Lap-straked   Dico Tools
Laid overlapping (not flush)


Lap-streak   Dico Tools
Laid overlapping (not flush)


Lap-streaked   Dico Tools
Laid overlapping (not flush)


Laparocele   Dico Tools
Hernia through the abdomen


Laparoscope   Dico Tools
A slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery


Laparoscopic_cholecystectomy   Dico Tools
Removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments


Laparoscopy   Dico Tools
Laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)


Laparotomy   Dico Tools
Surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs


Lapboard   Dico Tools
Writing board used on the lap as a table or desk


Lapdog   Dico Tools
A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap


Lapel   Dico Tools
Lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar


Lapful   Dico Tools
The quantity that can be held in the lap


Lapidarian   Dico Tools
Inscribed on stone; "a lapidarian record"


Lapidarist   Dico Tools
An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them


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Lapidary   Dico Tools
A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones


Lapidary   Dico Tools
An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them


Lapidary   Dico Tools
Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"


Lapidate   Dico Tools
Throw stones at


Lapidate   Dico Tools
Kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran"


Lapidation   Dico Tools
Pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)


Lapidator   Dico Tools
An attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)


Lapidify   Dico Tools
Change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"


Lapidist   Dico Tools
A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones


Lapin   Dico Tools
Castrated male rabbit


Lapin   Dico Tools
The fur of a rabbit


Lapis_lazuli   Dico Tools
An azure blue semiprecious stone


Laplace   Dico Tools
French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)


Lapland   Dico Tools
A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps


Laportea   Dico Tools
Mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle


Laportea_canadensis   Dico Tools
American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles


Lapp   Dico Tools
The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula


Lapp   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of Lappland


Lappet   Dico Tools
Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars


Lappet   Dico Tools
A small lap on a garment or headdress


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Lappet   Dico Tools
A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards


Lappet_caterpillar   Dico Tools
Larva of a lappet moth


Lappet_moth   Dico Tools
Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars


Lappic   Dico Tools
Any of the languages spoken by the Lapp people and generally assumed to be Uralic languages


Lapping   Dico Tools
Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)


Lappish   Dico Tools
Any of the languages spoken by the Lapp people and generally assumed to be Uralic languages


Lappland   Dico Tools
A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps


Lapplander   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of Lappland


Lappula   Dico Tools
Stickweed; beggar''s lice


Lapse   Dico Tools
A failure to maintain a higher state


Lapse   Dico Tools
A mistake resulting from inattention


Lapse   Dico Tools
A break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"


Lapse   Dico Tools
Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"


Lapse   Dico Tools
Drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standards


Lapse   Dico Tools
End, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"


Lapse   Dico Tools
Pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"


Lapse   Dico Tools
Pass by; "three years elapsed"


Lapse   Dico Tools
Let slip; "He lapsed his membership"


Lapsed   Dico Tools
No longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic"


Lapsing   Dico Tools
A failure to maintain a higher state


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Laptev_Sea   Dico Tools
Part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New SiberianIslands) that is icebound most of the year


Laptop   Dico Tools
A portable computer small enough to use in your lap


Laptop_computer   Dico Tools
A portable computer small enough to use in your lap


Laputa   Dico Tools
A land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected


Laputan   Dico Tools
Not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"


Laputan   Dico Tools
Relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people


Lapwing   Dico Tools
Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs


Lap_choly   Dico Tools
Removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments


Lap_covering   Dico Tools
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"


Lap_joint   Dico Tools
Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together


Lap_of_honour   Dico Tools
A lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory


Lap_of_luxury   Dico Tools
In conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"


Lap_of_the_gods   Dico Tools
Beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing more I can do; it''s in the lap of the gods now"


Lap_up   Dico Tools
Take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast"


Laramie   Dico Tools
A university town in southeast Wyoming


Larboard   Dico Tools
The left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose


Larboard   Dico Tools
Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft


Larcener   Dico Tools
A person who commits larceny


Larcenist   Dico Tools
A person who commits larceny


Larcenous   Dico Tools
Having a disposition to steal


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Larceny   Dico Tools
The act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"


Larch   Dico Tools
Any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves


Larch   Dico Tools
Wood of a larch tree


Larch_tree   Dico Tools
Any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves


Lard   Dico Tools
Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog


Lard   Dico Tools
Add details to


Lard   Dico Tools
Prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"


Larder   Dico Tools
A small storeroom for storing foods or wines


Larder   Dico Tools
A supply of food especially for a household


Lardizabala   Dico Tools
Evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries


Lardizabalaceae   Dico Tools
Thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit


Lardizabala_family   Dico Tools
Thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit


Lardner   Dico Tools
United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)


Lard_oil   Dico Tools
Oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant


Laredo   Dico Tools
A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande


Large   Dico Tools
A garment size for a large person


Large   Dico Tools
Having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"


Large   Dico Tools
Conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he''s very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"


Large   Dico Tools
Generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that''s very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"


Large   Dico Tools
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group o


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Large   Dico Tools
Large enough to be visible to the naked eye


Large   Dico Tools
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"


Large   Dico Tools
Fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"


Large   Dico Tools
In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"


Large   Dico Tools
With the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"


Large   Dico Tools
At a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)


Large(p)   Dico Tools
In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"


Large-cap   Dico Tools
Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more


Large-capitalisation   Dico Tools
Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more


Large-capitalization   Dico Tools
Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more


Large-flowered_calamint   Dico Tools
Aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran


Large-flowered_fiddleneck   Dico Tools
Annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species


Large-flowering_magnolia   Dico Tools
Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers


Large-hearted   Dico Tools
Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"


Large-leaved_aster   Dico Tools
Tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe


Large-leaved_cucumber_tree   Dico Tools
Large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base


Large-leaved_magnolia   Dico Tools
Large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base


Large-minded   Dico Tools
Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent''s opinions"


Large-scale   Dico Tools
Occurring widely (as to many people); "mass destruction"


Large-scale   Dico Tools
Unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"


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Large-scale   Dico Tools
Constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"


Large-toothed_aspen   Dico Tools
Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America


Largeleaf_holly   Dico Tools
A holly tree


Largely   Dico Tools
In large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"


Largely   Dico Tools
On a large scale; "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"


Largemouth   Dico Tools
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Largemouthed_bass   Dico Tools
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Largemouthed_black_bass   Dico Tools
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Largemouth_bass   Dico Tools
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Largemouth_bass   Dico Tools
Flesh of largemouth bass


Largemouth_black_bass   Dico Tools
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Largeness   Dico Tools
The property of having a relatively great size


Larger   Dico Tools
Large or big relative to something else


Larger-than-life   Dico Tools
Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"


Largess   Dico Tools
Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit


Largess   Dico Tools
A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously


Largesse   Dico Tools
Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit


Largesse   Dico Tools
A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously


Largest   Dico Tools
Greatest in size of those under consideration


Largest   Dico Tools
Maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate"


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Large_calorie   Dico Tools
A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food


Large_cap   Dico Tools
A corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"


Large_civet   Dico Tools
Common civet of India and southeast Asia


Large_crabgrass   Dico Tools
A European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States


Large_cranberry   Dico Tools
Trailing red-fruited plant


Large_indefinite_amount   Dico Tools
An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude


Large_indefinite_quantity   Dico Tools
An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude


Large_integer   Dico Tools
An integer equal to or greater than ten


Large_intestine   Dico Tools
Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces


Large_Magellanic_Cloud   Dico Tools
The larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere


Large_number   Dico Tools
A large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"


Large_order   Dico Tools
A formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"


Large_periwinkle   Dico Tools
Plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes


Large_person   Dico Tools
A person of greater than average size


Large_poodle   Dico Tools
The largest poodle


Large_tooth_aspen   Dico Tools
Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America


Large_white   Dico Tools
Old World form of cabbage butterfly


Large_white_petunia   Dico Tools
Annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers


Large_yellow_lady's_slipper   Dico Tools
Plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers


Larghetto   Dico Tools
(music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio


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Larghetto   Dico Tools
(of tempo) less slow and broad than largo


Larghissimo   Dico Tools
(of tempo) as slow and broad as possible


Largish   Dico Tools
Somewhat large


Largo   Dico Tools
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner


Largo   Dico Tools
Very slow in tempo and broad in manner


Largo   Dico Tools
Slowly and broadly


Lari   Dico Tools
Gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers


Lari   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Georgia


Lariat   Dico Tools
A long noosed rope used to catch animals


Laricariidae   Dico Tools
Armored catfish


Larid   Dico Tools
Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family


Laridae   Dico Tools
Gull family: gulls and terns


Larium   Dico Tools
An antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people


Larix   Dico Tools
Larches


Larix_decidua   Dico Tools
Tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales


Larix_laricina   Dico Tools
Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark


Larix_lyallii   Dico Tools
Medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis


Larix_occidentalis   Dico Tools
Tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree


Larix_russica   Dico Tools
Medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation


Larix_siberica   Dico Tools
Medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation


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Lark   Dico Tools
Any carefree episode


Lark   Dico Tools
Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing


Lark   Dico Tools
Small songbirds resembling larks


Lark   Dico Tools
North American yellow-breasted songbirds


Lark   Dico Tools
Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"


Larkspur   Dico Tools
Any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium


Lark_about   Dico Tools
Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"


Larn   Dico Tools
Acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"


Larodopa   Dico Tools
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease


Larotid   Dico Tools
An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections


Larousse   Dico Tools
French lexicographer (1817-1875)


Larrea   Dico Tools
Xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States


Larrea_tridentata   Dico Tools
Desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers


Larrup   Dico Tools
Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking


Lars_Onsager   Dico Tools
United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)


Larus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Laridae


Larus_argentatus   Dico Tools
Large gull of the northern hemisphere


Larus_canus   Dico Tools
The common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America


Larus_marinus   Dico Tools
White gull having a black back and wings


Larus_ridibundus   Dico Tools
Small black-headed European gull


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Larva   Dico Tools
The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose


Larvacea   Dico Tools
Small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order


Larvacean   Dico Tools
Any member of the class Larvacea


Larvacide   Dico Tools
An insecticide that kills the larvae of insects


Larval   Dico Tools
Immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage; "larval societies"; "larval crayfishes"; "the larval stage"


Larval   Dico Tools
Relating to or typical of a larva; "the larval eye"


Larvicide   Dico Tools
A chemical used to kill larval pests


Laryngeal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or situated in the larynx; "laryngeal infection"


Laryngeal_artery   Dico Tools
Either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx


Laryngeal_vein   Dico Tools
One of two veins draining the larynx


Laryngectomy   Dico Tools
Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)


Laryngismus   Dico Tools
Laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles


Laryngitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing


Laryngopharyngeal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the larynx and pharynx


Laryngopharyngitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the larynx and pharynx


Laryngopharynx   Dico Tools
The lower part of the pharynx


Laryngoscope   Dico Tools
A medical instrument for examining the larynx


Laryngospasm   Dico Tools
A closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs


Laryngostenosis   Dico Tools
Abnormal narrowing of the larynx


Laryngotracheobronchitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways


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Larynx   Dico Tools
A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech


Lasagna   Dico Tools
Very wide flat strips of pasta


Lasagna   Dico Tools
Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables


Lasagne   Dico Tools
Very wide flat strips of pasta


Lasagne   Dico Tools
Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables


LaSalle   Dico Tools
French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687)


Lascar   Dico Tools
A volcano in the Andes in Chile


Lascar   Dico Tools
An East Indian sailor


Lascaux   Dico Tools
A cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings


Lascivious   Dico Tools
Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"


Lasciviously   Dico Tools
In a lascivious manner


Lasciviousness   Dico Tools
Feeling morbid sexual desire


Laser   Dico Tools
An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light


Laser-guided_bomb   Dico Tools
A smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"


Laser_beam   Dico Tools
A beam of light generated by a laser


Laser_printer   Dico Tools
Electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically


Lash   Dico Tools
A quick blow with a whip


Lash   Dico Tools
Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip


Lash   Dico Tools
Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids


Lash   Dico Tools
Bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"


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Lash   Dico Tools
Strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"


Lash   Dico Tools
Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"


Lash   Dico Tools
Lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"


Lash-up   Dico Tools
Any improvised arrangement for temporary use


Lasher   Dico Tools
A driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip


Lashing   Dico Tools
Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment


Lashing   Dico Tools
Rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"


Lashing   Dico Tools
Violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"


Lashings   Dico Tools
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"


Lashkar-e-Jhangvi   Dico Tools
A Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba


Lashkar-e-Omar   Dico Tools
A terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda


Lashkar-e-Taiba   Dico Tools
The most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"


Lashkar-e-Tayyiba   Dico Tools
The most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"


Lashkar-e-Toiba   Dico Tools
The most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"


Lash_out   Dico Tools
Attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"


Lash_together   Dico Tools
Bind together with a cord or rope; "Lash together these barrels!"


Lasiocampa   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars


Lasiocampid   Dico Tools
Medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae


Lasiocampidae   Dico Tools
Tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths


Lasiocampid_moth   Dico Tools
Medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae


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Lasiurus   Dico Tools
A genus of Vespertilionidae


Lasiurus_borealis   Dico Tools
North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white


Lasix   Dico Tools
Commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema


Laskar_Jihad   Dico Tools
A paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam


Lass   Dico Tools
A girl or young woman who is unmarried


Lassa   Dico Tools
The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers


Lassa_fever   Dico Tools
An acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon


Lassa_virus   Dico Tools
The RNA virus that causes Lassa fever


Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park   Dico Tools
A national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs


Lassie   Dico Tools
A girl or young woman who is unmarried


Lassitude   Dico Tools
Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy


Lassitude   Dico Tools
A feeling of lack of interest or energy


Lassitude   Dico Tools
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)


Lasso   Dico Tools
A long noosed rope used to catch animals


Lasso   Dico Tools
Belgian composer (1532-1594)


Lasso   Dico Tools
Catch with a lasso; "rope cows"


Last   Dico Tools
A person''s dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"


Last   Dico Tools
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes


Last   Dico Tools
The concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"


Last   Dico Tools
A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels


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Last   Dico Tools
A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds


Last   Dico Tools
The last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"


Last   Dico Tools
The time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"


Last   Dico Tools
The temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"


Last   Dico Tools
Continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"


Last   Dico Tools
Persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"


Last   Dico Tools
Occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"


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Lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"


Last   Dico Tools
Not to be altered or undone; "the judge''s decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"


Last   Dico Tools
In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"


Last   Dico Tools
Occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"


Last   Dico Tools
Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game


Last   Dico Tools
Highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"


Last   Dico Tools
Most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"


Last   Dico Tools
Conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"


Last   Dico Tools
More recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"


Last   Dico Tools
The item at the end; "last, I''ll discuss family values"


Last(a)   Dico Tools
Immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"


Last-ditch   Dico Tools
Of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt"


Last-minute   Dico Tools
Just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute arrangements"


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Last-place   Dico Tools
Lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"


Lastex   Dico Tools
Yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads


Lasthenia   Dico Tools
Small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America


Lasthenia_chrysostoma   Dico Tools
Small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated


Lasting   Dico Tools
Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"


Lasting   Dico Tools
Lasting for an indefinitely long period of time


Lasting   Dico Tools
Continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"


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Retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"


Lasting   Dico Tools
Lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"


Lastingly   Dico Tools
In an enduring or permanent manner


Lastingness   Dico Tools
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"


Lastly   Dico Tools
The item at the end; "last, I''ll discuss family values"


Lastreopsis   Dico Tools
Tropical terrestrial shield ferns


Last_but_not_least   Dico Tools
In addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone"


Last_Day   Dico Tools
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives


Last_Frontier   Dico Tools
A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"


Last_gasp   Dico Tools
The point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"


Last_half   Dico Tools
The second of two halves of play


Last_hurrah   Dico Tools
A final performance or effort (especially before retirement)


Last_in_first_out   Dico Tools
Inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold


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Last_Judgement   Dico Tools
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives


Last_Judgment   Dico Tools
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives


Last_laugh   Dico Tools
Ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last''); "we had the last laugh after the votes were counted"


Last_mentioned   Dico Tools
The one most recently mentioned; "the last mentioned pianist"


Last_mile   Dico Tools
The last walk of a condemned person to the execution place


Last_minute   Dico Tools
The latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"


Last_name   Dico Tools
The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member''s given name)


Last_not_least   Dico Tools
In addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone"


Last_out   Dico Tools
A trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"


Last_quarter   Dico Tools
The last fourth of the moon''s period of revolution around the Earth


Last_resort   Dico Tools
French for `worst going''


Last_respects   Dico Tools
The act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"


Last_rites   Dico Tools
Rites performed in connection with a death or burial


Last_rites   Dico Tools
A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation


Last_straw   Dico Tools
The final irritation that stretches you patience byond the limit


Last_Supper   Dico Tools
The traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion


Last_word   Dico Tools
Elegance by virtue of being fashionable


Last_word   Dico Tools
An authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"


Last_word   Dico Tools
The final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"


Laszlo_Lowestein   Dico Tools
United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)


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Las_Cruces   Dico Tools
A town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande


Las_Vegas   Dico Tools
Largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess


Lat   Dico Tools
A broad flat muscle on either side of the back


Latanier   Dico Tools
Fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region


Latanier_palm   Dico Tools
Fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region


Latch   Dico Tools
Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove


Latch   Dico Tools
Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key


Latch   Dico Tools
Fasten with a latch; "latch the door"


Latched   Dico Tools
Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"


Latchkey   Dico Tools
Key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door


Latchkey_child   Dico Tools
A school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)


Latchstring   Dico Tools
Opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside


Latch_on   Dico Tools
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn''t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"


Latch_on   Dico Tools
Adopt; "take up new ideas"


Late   Dico Tools
Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"


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At or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"


Late   Dico Tools
Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"


Late   Dico Tools
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I''m late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"


Late   Dico Tools
Later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"


Late   Dico Tools
In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"


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Late   Dico Tools
To an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"


Late   Dico Tools
At an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"


Late(a)   Dico Tools
Having died recently; "her late husband"


Late(a)   Dico Tools
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"


Late(a)   Dico Tools
Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"


Late-night_hour   Dico Tools
The latter part of night


Latecomer   Dico Tools
Someone who arrives late


Lateen   Dico Tools
A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean


Lateen   Dico Tools
Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail


Lateen-rig   Dico Tools
The rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel


Lateen-rigged   Dico Tools
Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail


Lateen_sail   Dico Tools
A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean


Lately   Dico Tools
In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"


Latency   Dico Tools
The state of being not yet evident or active


Latency   Dico Tools
The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it


Latency   Dico Tools
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head


Latency_period   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities


Latency_phase   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities


Latency_stage   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities


Lateness   Dico Tools
Quality of coming late or later in time


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Latent   Dico Tools
Not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"


Latent   Dico Tools
Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"


Latent_content   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream


Latent_diabetes   Dico Tools
A mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures


Latent_heat   Dico Tools
Heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure


Latent_hostility   Dico Tools
Feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats'' first concern was to reduce international tensions"


Latent_period   Dico Tools
The time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms


Latent_period   Dico Tools
The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it


Latent_schizophrenia   Dico Tools
Schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia


Later   Dico Tools
Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"


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At some eventual time in the future; "By and by he''ll understand"; "I''ll see you later"


Later   Dico Tools
Comparative of the adverb `late''; "he stayed later than you did"


Later(a)   Dico Tools
Coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"


Later(a)   Dico Tools
At or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"


Lateral   Dico Tools
A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer


Lateral   Dico Tools
Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus"


Lateral   Dico Tools
Situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson


Lateralisation   Dico Tools
Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain


Laterality   Dico Tools
Superior development of one side of the body


Laterality   Dico Tools
The property of using one hand more than the other


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Laterality   Dico Tools
Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain


Lateralization   Dico Tools
Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain


Lateralize   Dico Tools
Move or displace to one side so as to make lateral


Laterally   Dico Tools
In a lateral direction or location; "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally"


Laterally   Dico Tools
To or by or from the side; "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"


Lateral_cerebral_sulcus   Dico Tools
The deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres


Lateral_condyle   Dico Tools
A condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur


Lateral_epicondyle   Dico Tools
Epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur


Lateral_epicondylitis   Dico Tools
Painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)


Lateral_geniculate_body   Dico Tools
A neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex


Lateral_humeral_epicondylitis   Dico Tools
Painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)


Lateral_line   Dico Tools
Sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water


Lateral_line_organ   Dico Tools
Sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water


Lateral_pass   Dico Tools
A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer


Lateral_rectus   Dico Tools
The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward


Lateral_rectus_muscle   Dico Tools
The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward


Lateral_thinking   Dico Tools
A heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on


Lateral_ventricle   Dico Tools
Either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro


Lateran   Dico Tools
The site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace


Lateran_Council   Dico Tools
Any of five councils of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace


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Lateran_Palace   Dico Tools
The residence of the Pope until the 14th century


Lateran_Treaty   Dico Tools
The agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state


Laterite   Dico Tools
A red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides


Later_on   Dico Tools
Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"


Latest   Dico Tools
Up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries"


Latest   Dico Tools
In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"


Latex   Dico Tools
A water-base paint having a latex binder


Latex   Dico Tools
A milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air


Latex_paint   Dico Tools
A water-base paint having a latex binder


Late_blight   Dico Tools
Blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans


Late_Greek   Dico Tools
The Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries


Late_Latin   Dico Tools
The form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries


Late_purple_aster   Dico Tools
A variety of aster


Lath   Dico Tools
A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework


Lathe   Dico Tools
Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool


Lathee   Dico Tools
Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India


Lather   Dico Tools
The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)


Lather   Dico Tools
The froth produced by soaps or detergents


Lather   Dico Tools
A workman who puts up laths


Lather   Dico Tools
Agitation resulting from active worry; "don''t get in a stew"; "he''s in a sweat about exams"


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Lather   Dico Tools
Rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning


Lather   Dico Tools
Form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"


Lather   Dico Tools
Cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower"


Lather   Dico Tools
Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"


Lathery   Dico Tools
Resembling lather or covered with lather


Lathi   Dico Tools
Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India


Lathyrus   Dico Tools
Genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea


Lathyrus_hirsutus   Dico Tools
Week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop


Lathyrus_japonicus   Dico Tools
Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder


Lathyrus_latifolius   Dico Tools
Perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America


Lathyrus_maritimus   Dico Tools
Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder


Lathyrus_niger   Dico Tools
Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying


Lathyrus_nissolia   Dico Tools
Annual European vetch with red flowers


Lathyrus_odoratus   Dico Tools
Climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers


Lathyrus_palustris   Dico Tools
Scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers


Lathyrus_pratensis   Dico Tools
Scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage


Lathyrus_sativus   Dico Tools
European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere


Lathyrus_splendens   Dico Tools
Shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental


Lathyrus_sylvestris   Dico Tools
European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure


Lathyrus_tuberosus   Dico Tools
European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey


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Lathyrus_vernus   Dico Tools
Bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers


Lath_and_plaster   Dico Tools
A building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster


Laticifer   Dico Tools
A plant duct containing latex


Latimeria   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth


Latimeria_chalumnae   Dico Tools
Fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa


Latimeridae   Dico Tools
Extinct except for the coelacanth


Latin   Dico Tools
Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome


Latin   Dico Tools
A person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin


Latin   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of ancient Latium


Latin   Dico Tools
Having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America; "very Latin in temperament"; "a Latin disdain"; "his hot Latin blood"


Latin   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations"


Latin   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns"


Latin   Dico Tools
Relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"


Latin   Dico Tools
Relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America"


Latin-American   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their people; "Latin-American countries"; "Latin-American music"


Latinate   Dico Tools
Derived from or imitative of Latin


Latinesce   Dico Tools
An artificial language based on Latin


Latinian_language   Dico Tools
The group of languages derived from Latin


Latinise   Dico Tools
Cause to adopt catholicism


Latinise   Dico Tools
Write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"


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Latinist   Dico Tools
A specialist in the Latin language


Latinize   Dico Tools
Cause to adopt catholicism


Latinize   Dico Tools
Translate into Latin


Latinize   Dico Tools
Write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"


Latino   Dico Tools
An artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages


Latino   Dico Tools
An American whose first language is Spanish


Latino   Dico Tools
Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"


Latino_sine_flexione   Dico Tools
Latino without inflectional morphology


Latin_alphabet   Dico Tools
The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe


Latin_America   Dico Tools
The parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken


Latin_American   Dico Tools
A resident of Latin America


Latin_cross   Dico Tools
A cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others


Latin_Quarter   Dico Tools
The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life


Latin_square   Dico Tools
A square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column


Latish   Dico Tools
Somewhat late


Latisimus_dorsi   Dico Tools
A broad flat muscle on either side of the back


Latitude   Dico Tools
Scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction


Latitude   Dico Tools
The angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself


Latitude   Dico Tools
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


Latitude   Dico Tools
Freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"


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Latitudinal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to latitudes north or south


Latitudinarian   Dico Tools
A person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)


Latitudinarian   Dico Tools
Unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


Latium   Dico Tools
An ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea


Latke   Dico Tools
Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour


Latona   Dico Tools
Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology


Latria   Dico Tools
Worship given to God alone


Latrine   Dico Tools
A public toilet in a military area


Latrobe   Dico Tools
United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820)


Latrodectus   Dico Tools
Venomous spiders


Latrodectus_mactans   Dico Tools
Venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen


Lats   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Latvia


Latte   Dico Tools
Strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk


Latten   Dico Tools
Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils


Latter   Dico Tools
The second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"


Latter(a)   Dico Tools
Referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case"


Latter-day   Dico Tools
Belonging to the present or recent times; "the latter-day problems of our society"


Latter-day_Saint   Dico Tools
A member of the Mormon Church


Latterly   Dico Tools
In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"


Lattice   Dico Tools
Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal


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Lattice   Dico Tools
Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted


Lattice   Dico Tools
An arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions


Latticed   Dico Tools
Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework


Latticelike   Dico Tools
Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework


Latticework   Dico Tools
Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal


Latvia   Dico Tools
A republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea


Latvian   Dico Tools
The official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European


Latvian   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Latvia


Latvian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language


Latvian_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Latvia


Laud   Dico Tools
Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one''s children"; "glorify one''s spouse''s cooking"


Laudable   Dico Tools
Worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"


Laudably   Dico Tools
In an admirable manner; "the children''s responses were admirably normal"


Laudanum   Dico Tools
Narcotic consisting of a tincture of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient


Laudator   Dico Tools
Someone who communicates high praise


Laudatory   Dico Tools
Full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"


Lauder   Dico Tools
Someone who communicates high praise


Lauder   Dico Tools
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)


Laudo   Dico Tools
A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)


Laugh   Dico Tools
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"


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Laugh   Dico Tools
A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"


Laugh   Dico Tools
The sound of laughing


Laugh   Dico Tools
Produce laughter


Laughable   Dico Tools
Arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughab


Laughable   Dico Tools
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that''s a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co


Laughably   Dico Tools
So as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"


Laugher   Dico Tools
An easy victory


Laugher   Dico Tools
A person who is laughing or who laughs easily


Laughing(a)   Dico Tools
Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children"


Laughingly   Dico Tools
With laughter; while laughing; "he told the story laughingly"


Laughingstock   Dico Tools
A victim of ridicule or pranks


Laughing_gas   Dico Tools
Inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery


Laughing_gull   Dico Tools
Small black-headed European gull


Laughing_hyena   Dico Tools
African hyena noted for its distinctive howl


Laughing_jackass   Dico Tools
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand


Laughing_jackass   Dico Tools
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry


Laughing_owl   Dico Tools
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand


Laughter   Dico Tools
The activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"


Laughter   Dico Tools
The sound of laughing


Laughton   Dico Tools
United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)


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Laugh_at   Dico Tools
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"


Laugh_away   Dico Tools
Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems"


Laugh_line   Dico Tools
The point of a joke or humorous story


Laugh_line   Dico Tools
A wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes


Laugh_loudly   Dico Tools
Laugh boisterously


Laugh_off   Dico Tools
Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems"


Laugh_softly   Dico Tools
Laugh quietly or with restraint


Laugh_track   Dico Tools
Prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show


Lauhala   Dico Tools
Polynesian screw pine


Launce   Dico Tools
Very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches


Launch   Dico Tools
The act of propelling with force


Launch   Dico Tools
A motorboat with an open deck or a half deck


Launch   Dico Tools
Begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"


Launch   Dico Tools
Smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"


Launch   Dico Tools
Propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"


Launch   Dico Tools
Get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"


Launch   Dico Tools
Launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"


Launch   Dico Tools
Set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"


Launcher   Dico Tools
A device that launches aircraft from a warship


Launcher   Dico Tools
Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket


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Launching   Dico Tools
The act of propelling with force


Launching   Dico Tools
The act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time


Launching   Dico Tools
The act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"


Launching_pad   Dico Tools
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched


Launching_site   Dico Tools
A place for launching pads


Launchpad   Dico Tools
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched


Launch_area   Dico Tools
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched


Launch_pad   Dico Tools
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched


Launder   Dico Tools
Convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones


Launder   Dico Tools
Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"


Launderette   Dico Tools
A self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers


Laundering   Dico Tools
Washing clothes and bed linens


Laundress   Dico Tools
A working woman who takes in washing


Laundromat   Dico Tools
A self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers


Laundry   Dico Tools
Workplace where clothes are washed and ironed


Laundry   Dico Tools
Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering


Laundryman   Dico Tools
Operates industrial washing machine


Laundrywoman   Dico Tools
A working woman who takes in washing


Laundry_basket   Dico Tools
A hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried


Laundry_cart   Dico Tools
Handcart for moving a load of laundry


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Laundry_detergent   Dico Tools
Any of various detergents designed for use in a washing machine for clothing


Laundry_truck   Dico Tools
Van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week"


Lauraceae   Dico Tools
A family of Lauraceae


Laurasia   Dico Tools
A hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia


Laureate   Dico Tools
Someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath


Laureate   Dico Tools
Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation''s pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub


Laurel   Dico Tools
United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)


Laurel   Dico Tools
Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family


Laurel-tree   Dico Tools
Small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood


Laureled   Dico Tools
Crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory


Laurelled   Dico Tools
Crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory


Laurels   Dico Tools
(antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory


Laurels   Dico Tools
A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"


Laurels   Dico Tools
The state of being honored


Laurelwood   Dico Tools
Tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood


Laurel_and_Hardy   Dico Tools
United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together


Laurel_cherry   Dico Tools
Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States


Laurel_cherry   Dico Tools
Frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil


Laurel_family   Dico Tools
A family of Lauraceae


Laurel_oak   Dico Tools
Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles


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Laurel_oak   Dico Tools
Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil


Laurel_sumac   Dico Tools
Small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus


Laurel_willow   Dico Tools
European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States


Laurel_wreath   Dico Tools
(antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory


Laurel_wreath   Dico Tools
An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event


Laurence_Olivier   Dico Tools
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)


Laurence_Stephen_Lowry   Dico Tools
English painter (1887-1976)


Laurence_Sterne   Dico Tools
English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)


Laurens   Dico Tools
Leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)


Laurentius   Dico Tools
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church''s treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)


Lauric_acid   Dico Tools
A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)


Lauritz_Lebrecht_Hommel_Melchior   Dico Tools
United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)


Lauritz_Melchior   Dico Tools
United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)


Laurus   Dico Tools
Small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves


Laurus_nobilis   Dico Tools
Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors


Lauryl_alcohol   Dico Tools
A colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals


Lausanne   Dico Tools
A city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center


Lautaro_Faction_of_the_United_Popular_Action_Movem   Dico Tools
A violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths


Lautaro_Popular_Rebel_Forces   Dico Tools
A violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths


Lautaro_Youth_Movement   Dico Tools
A violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths


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Lav   Dico Tools
A room equipped with toilet facilities


Lava   Dico Tools
Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface


Lavabo   Dico Tools
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin'' is a British expression)


Lavage   Dico Tools
Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water


Lavalava   Dico Tools
A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worm by Polynesians (especially Samoans)


Lavalier   Dico Tools
Jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck


Lavaliere   Dico Tools
Jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck


Lavalliere   Dico Tools
Jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck


Lavandula   Dico Tools
Lavender


Lavandula_angustifolia   Dico Tools
Aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets


Lavandula_latifolia   Dico Tools
Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil


Lavandula_officinalis   Dico Tools
Aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets


Lavandula_stoechas   Dico Tools
Shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers


Lavatera   Dico Tools
Widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers


Lavatera_arborea   Dico Tools
Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


Lavation   Dico Tools
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)


Lavatory   Dico Tools
A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it


Lavatory   Dico Tools
A room equipped with toilet facilities


Lavatory   Dico Tools
A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"


Lave   Dico Tools
Wash one''s face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"


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Lave   Dico Tools
Cleanse (one''s body) with soap and water


Lave   Dico Tools
Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"


Lavender   Dico Tools
Any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated


Lavender   Dico Tools
Of a pale purple color


Lavender_cotton   Dico Tools
Branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers


Laver   Dico Tools
Seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds


Laver   Dico Tools
Edible red seaweeds


Laver   Dico Tools
(Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions


Laver   Dico Tools
Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)


Lavish   Dico Tools
Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"


Lavish   Dico Tools
Very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity";


Lavish   Dico Tools
Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"


Lavishly   Dico Tools
In a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated"


Lavishly   Dico Tools
In a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap"


Lavishness   Dico Tools
Excessive spending


Lavishness   Dico Tools
The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive


Lavoisier   Dico Tools
French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)


Lavrenti_Pavlovich_Beria   Dico Tools
Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin''s death (1899-1953)


Law   Dico Tools
The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"


Law   Dico Tools
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society


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Law   Dico Tools
A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"


Law   Dico Tools
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do


Law   Dico Tools
Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"


Law   Dico Tools
The force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"


Law   Dico Tools
The collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


Law-abiding   Dico Tools
(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"


Law-abiding   Dico Tools
(of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly"


Law-breaking   Dico Tools
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"


Law-makers   Dico Tools
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws


Lawbreaker   Dico Tools
Someone who violates the law


Lawcourt   Dico Tools
Room in which justice is administered according to the laws


Lawful   Dico Tools
Conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"


Lawful   Dico Tools
Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"


Lawful   Dico Tools
Having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"


Lawful   Dico Tools
According to custom or rule or natural law


Lawfully   Dico Tools
By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"


Lawfully   Dico Tools
In a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"


Lawfully-begotten   Dico Tools
Born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights


Lawfulness   Dico Tools
The quality of conforming to law


Lawgiver   Dico Tools
A maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws


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Lawless   Dico Tools
Without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"


Lawless   Dico Tools
Disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"


Lawless   Dico Tools
Lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"


Lawlessly   Dico Tools
In an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"


Lawlessness   Dico Tools
Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law


Lawlessness   Dico Tools
A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)


Lawmaker   Dico Tools
A maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws


Lawmaking   Dico Tools
The act of making or enacting laws


Lawman   Dico Tools
An officer of the law


Lawn   Dico Tools
A field of cultivated and mowed grass


Lawn_bowling   Dico Tools
A bowling game played on a lawn with wooden balls that are rolled at a jack


Lawn_cart   Dico Tools
A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels


Lawn_chair   Dico Tools
Chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden


Lawn_furniture   Dico Tools
Furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden


Lawn_mower   Dico Tools
Garden tool for mowing grass on lawns


Lawn_party   Dico Tools
A party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors


Lawn_tennis   Dico Tools
A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court


Lawn_tool   Dico Tools
Used for working in gardens or yards


Lawrence   Dico Tools
A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856


Lawrence   Dico Tools
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)


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Lawrence   Dico Tools
United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)


Lawrence   Dico Tools
English actress (1898-1952)


Lawrence   Dico Tools
English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)


Lawrence   Dico Tools
Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)


Lawrence   Dico Tools
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church''s treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)


Lawrence_Durrell   Dico Tools
English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)


Lawrence_George_Durrell   Dico Tools
English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)


Lawrence_of_Arabia   Dico Tools
Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)


Lawrence_Peter_Berra   Dico Tools
United States baseball player (born 1925)


Lawrencium   Dico Tools
A radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium


Laws   Dico Tools
The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit


Lawson's_cedar   Dico Tools
Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet


Lawson's_cypress   Dico Tools
Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet


Lawsuit   Dico Tools
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"


Lawton   Dico Tools
A town in southwest Oklahoma


Lawyer   Dico Tools
A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice


Lawyer-client_relation   Dico Tools
The responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client


Lawyerbush   Dico Tools
Stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth


Lawyer_bush   Dico Tools
Stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth


Lawyer_cane   Dico Tools
Tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia


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Law_agent   Dico Tools
A solicitor in Scotland


Law_degree   Dico Tools
Degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school


Law_enforcement   Dico Tools
Insuring obedience to the laws


Law_enforcement_agency   Dico Tools
An agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws


Law_firm   Dico Tools
A firm of lawyers


Law_merchant   Dico Tools
The body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence


Law_offender   Dico Tools
Someone who violates the law


Law_officer   Dico Tools
An officer of the law


Law_of_action_and_reaction   Dico Tools
Action and reaction are equal and opposite


Law_of_Archimedes   Dico Tools
(hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid


Law_of_areas   Dico Tools
A law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler''s second law means that a planet''s orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"


Law_of_averages   Dico Tools
A law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance


Law_of_chemical_equilibrium   Dico Tools
(chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction


Law_of_closure   Dico Tools
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric


Law_of_common_fate   Dico Tools
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit


Law_of_conservation_of_energy   Dico Tools
The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes


Law_of_conservation_of_mass   Dico Tools
A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system


Law_of_conservation_of_matter   Dico Tools
A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system


Law_of_constant_proportion   Dico Tools
(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight


Law_of_continuation   Dico Tools
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction


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Law_of_definite_proportions   Dico Tools
(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight


Law_of_diminishing_returns   Dico Tools
A law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness


Law_of_effect   Dico Tools
(psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated


Law_of_equal_areas   Dico Tools
A law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler''s second law means that a planet''s orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"


Law_of_equivalent_proportions   Dico Tools
(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together


Law_of_gravitation   Dico Tools
(physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them


Law_of_independent_assortment   Dico Tools
Each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random


Law_of_large_numbers   Dico Tools
(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics


Law_of_mass_action   Dico Tools
(chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances


Law_of_Moses   Dico Tools
The laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)


Law_of_motion   Dico Tools
One of three basic laws of classical mechanics


Law_of_multiple_proportions   Dico Tools
(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation


Law_of_nations   Dico Tools
The body of laws governing relations between nations


Law_of_nature   Dico Tools
A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"


Law_of_parsimony   Dico Tools
The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred


Law_of_partial_pressures   Dico Tools
(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume a


Law_of_proximity   Dico Tools
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit


Law_of_reciprocal_proportions   Dico Tools
(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together


Law_of_segregation   Dico Tools
Members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair


Law_of_similarity   Dico Tools
A Getalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit


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Law_of_thermodynamics   Dico Tools
(physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system


Law_of_the_land   Dico Tools
A phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the Kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself


Law_of_volumes   Dico Tools
(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature


Law_practice   Dico Tools
The practice of law


Law_school   Dico Tools
A graduate school offering study leading to a law degree


Law_student   Dico Tools
A student in law school


Lax   Dico Tools
Emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"


Lax   Dico Tools
Lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"


Lax   Dico Tools
Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"


Lax   Dico Tools
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"


Lax   Dico Tools
Not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"


Lax   Dico Tools
Pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet'')


Laxation   Dico Tools
The act of making something less tight


Laxation   Dico Tools
The elimination of fecal waste through the anus


Laxative   Dico Tools
A mild cathartic


Laxative   Dico Tools
Stimulating evacuation of feces


Laxity   Dico Tools
The quality of being lax and neglectful


Laxly   Dico Tools
In a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"


Laxness   Dico Tools
The quality of being lax and neglectful


Lay   Dico Tools
A narrative poem of popular origin


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Lay   Dico Tools
A narrative song with a recurrent refrain


Lay   Dico Tools
Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"


Lay   Dico Tools
Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"


Lay   Dico Tools
Lay eggs; "This hen doesn''t lay"


Lay   Dico Tools
Prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"


Lay   Dico Tools
Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"


Lay   Dico Tools
Not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"


Lay   Dico Tools
Concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"


Lay-by   Dico Tools
Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by"


Lay-up   Dico Tools
A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)


Layabout   Dico Tools
Person who does no work; "a lazy bum"


Layby   Dico Tools
Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by"


Layer   Dico Tools
Thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells


Layer   Dico Tools
A hen that lays eggs


Layer   Dico Tools
Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"


Layer   Dico Tools
An abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"


Layer   Dico Tools
A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another


Layer   Dico Tools
Make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"


Layered   Dico Tools
With one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks"


Layer_cake   Dico Tools
Cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting


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Layette   Dico Tools
Kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby


Layia   Dico Tools
Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers


Layia_platyglossa   Dico Tools
California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white


Laying   Dico Tools
The production of eggs (especially in birds)


Laying_claim   Dico Tools
The act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company''s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the compan


Laying_on   Dico Tools
The act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"


Laying_on_of_hands   Dico Tools
Laying hands on a person''s head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination


Laying_on_of_hands   Dico Tools
The application of a faith healer''s hands to the patient''s body


Laying_waste   Dico Tools
Destruction achieved by wrecking something


Layman   Dico Tools
Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person


Layoff   Dico Tools
The act of laying off an employee or a work force


Layout   Dico Tools
The act of laying out (as by making plans for something)


Layout   Dico Tools
A plan or design of something that is laid out


Layover   Dico Tools
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"


Layperson   Dico Tools
Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person


Layup   Dico Tools
A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)


Lay_aside   Dico Tools
Feather one''s nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"


Lay_away   Dico Tools
Save up as for future use


Lay_claim   Dico Tools
Demand as being one''s due or property; assert one''s right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"


Lay_down   Dico Tools
Institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"


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Lay_eyes_on   Dico Tools
See with attention; "behold Christ!"


Lay_figure   Dico Tools
Dummy in the form of an artist''s jointed model of the human body


Lay_hands_on   Dico Tools
Manage with the hands


Lay_in   Dico Tools
Keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn''t eat"


Lay_into   Dico Tools
Hit violently, as in an attack


Lay_off   Dico Tools
Dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"


Lay_off   Dico Tools
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"


Lay_on_the_line   Dico Tools
Expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"


Lay_out   Dico Tools
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"


Lay_out   Dico Tools
Provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"


Lay_out   Dico Tools
Bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"


Lay_out   Dico Tools
Lay out in a line


Lay_over   Dico Tools
Place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"


Lay_over   Dico Tools
Interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"


Lay_reader   Dico Tools
A layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church


Lay_to_rest   Dico Tools
Place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"


Lay_up   Dico Tools
Disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"


Lay_waste_to   Dico Tools
Devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"


Lay_witness   Dico Tools
Any witness who does not testify as an expert witness


Lazar   Dico Tools
A person afflicted with leprosy


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Lazaret   Dico Tools
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)


Lazarette   Dico Tools
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)


Lazaretto   Dico Tools
A small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship


Lazaretto   Dico Tools
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)


Lazarus   Dico Tools
The diseased beggar in Jesus'' parable of the rich man and the beggar


Lazarus   Dico Tools
The person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death


Lazar_house   Dico Tools
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)


Laze   Dico Tools
Be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"


Lazily   Dico Tools
In an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people"


Lazily   Dico Tools
In a slow and lazy manner; "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air"


Laziness   Dico Tools
Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Laziness   Dico Tools
Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work


Lazio   Dico Tools
An ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea


Lazuli   Dico Tools
An azure blue semiprecious stone


Lazuline   Dico Tools
A light shade of blue


Lazy   Dico Tools
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"


Lazy   Dico Tools
Moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"


Lazybones   Dico Tools
A lazy person


Lazy_daisy_stitch   Dico Tools
Long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns


Lazy_Susan   Dico Tools
A revolving tray placed on a dining table


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Lazzaro_Spallanzani   Dico Tools
Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799)


La_Crosse   Dico Tools
A town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River


La_Fayette   Dico Tools
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)


La_Fontaine   Dico Tools
French writer who collected Aesop''s fables and published them (1621-1695)


La_Paz   Dico Tools
City in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia''s government; largest city in Bolivia


La_Plata   Dico Tools
An estuary between Argentina and Uruguay


La_Rochefoucauld   Dico Tools
French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680)


La_Spezia   Dico Tools
A port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort


La_Tour   Dico Tools
French painter of religious works (1593-1652)


Lb   Dico Tools
16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"


Lbf.   Dico Tools
A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec


LBJ   Dico Tools
36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)


LCD   Dico Tools
A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.


Lcm   Dico Tools
The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"


Ld.   Dico Tools
A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


LDL   Dico Tools
A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis


LDL_cholesterol   Dico Tools
The cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad'' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions


LE   Dico Tools
A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)


Lea   Dico Tools
A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


Lea   Dico Tools
A unit of length of thread or yarn


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Leach   Dico Tools
The process of leaching


Leach   Dico Tools
Remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"


Leach   Dico Tools
Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"


Leach   Dico Tools
Cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate


Leaching   Dico Tools
The process of leaching


Leacock   Dico Tools
Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)


Lead   Dico Tools
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"


Lead   Dico Tools
A position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead''); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn''t follow our lead"


Lead   Dico Tools
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"


Lead   Dico Tools
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil


Lead   Dico Tools
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing


Lead   Dico Tools
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal


Lead   Dico Tools
The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine


Lead   Dico Tools
An advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"


Lead   Dico Tools
Evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"


Lead   Dico Tools
The introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"


Lead   Dico Tools
A news story of major importance


Lead   Dico Tools
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"


Lead   Dico Tools
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"


Lead   Dico Tools
An actor who plays a principal role


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Lead   Dico Tools
The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)


Lead   Dico Tools
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"


Lead   Dico Tools
Cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"


Lead   Dico Tools
Preside over; "John moderated the discussion"


Lead   Dico Tools
Lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"


Lead   Dico Tools
Move ahead (of others) in time or space


Lead   Dico Tools
Travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"


Lead   Dico Tools
Take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"


Lead   Dico Tools
Be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"


Lead   Dico Tools
Be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"


Lead   Dico Tools
Result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"


Lead   Dico Tools
Tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"


Lead   Dico Tools
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn''t go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts ex


Lead   Dico Tools
Lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"


Lead   Dico Tools
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"


Lead   Dico Tools
Be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"


Lead   Dico Tools
Pass or spend; "lead a good life"


Lead-acid_accumulator   Dico Tools
A battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts


Lead-acid_battery   Dico Tools
A battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts


Lead-free   Dico Tools
(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead; "lead-free gasoline"


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Lead-in   Dico Tools
Wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line


Lead-in   Dico Tools
The introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"


Leadbelly   Dico Tools
United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)


Leaded   Dico Tools
(of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; "leaded windowpanes"


Leaded   Dico Tools
Treated or mixed with lead; "leaded gasoline"; "leaded zinc"


Leaded   Dico Tools
Having thin strips of lead between the lines of type


Leaded_bronze   Dico Tools
Bronze to which 1-4% lead is added


Leaded_gasoline   Dico Tools
Gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning"


Leaden   Dico Tools
Darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick"


Leaden   Dico Tools
Lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"


Leaden   Dico Tools
(of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"


Leaden   Dico Tools
Made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"


Leader   Dico Tools
A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers


Leader   Dico Tools
A person who rules or guides or inspires others


Leaders   Dico Tools
The body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"


Leadership   Dico Tools
The activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"


Leadership   Dico Tools
The ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"


Leadership   Dico Tools
The body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"


Leadership   Dico Tools
The status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"


Leading   Dico Tools
The activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"


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Leading   Dico Tools
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing


Leading   Dico Tools
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"


Leading   Dico Tools
Purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question"


Leading   Dico Tools
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"


Leading(a)   Dico Tools
Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country''s leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"


Leading(p)   Dico Tools
Indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"


Leading_astray   Dico Tools
The act of enticing others into sinful ways


Leading_edge   Dico Tools
Forward edge of an airfoil


Leading_indicator   Dico Tools
One of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future


Leading_lady   Dico Tools
Actress who plays the leading female role


Leading_light   Dico Tools
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"


Leading_man   Dico Tools
Actor who plays the leading male role


Leading_off   Dico Tools
The act of enticing others into sinful ways


Leading_question   Dico Tools
A question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination


Leading_rein   Dico Tools
Rein to direct the horse''s head left or right


Leading_tone   Dico Tools
(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale


Leadless   Dico Tools
Not treated with lead; "unleaded gasoline"


Leadplant   Dico Tools
Shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore


Leadwort   Dico Tools
Plant with lead-blue flowers


Leadwort_family   Dico Tools
Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas


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Lead_acetate   Dico Tools
A poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes


Lead_arsenate   Dico Tools
A poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide


Lead_astray   Dico Tools
Cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"


Lead_astray   Dico Tools
Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"


Lead_astray   Dico Tools
Teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"


Lead_bank   Dico Tools
A bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests


Lead_by_the_nose   Dico Tools
Conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"


Lead_carbonate   Dico Tools
A poisonous lead-containing white pigment


Lead_chromate   Dico Tools
A poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint


Lead_colic   Dico Tools
Symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation


Lead_glass   Dico Tools
Glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index


Lead_line   Dico Tools
(nautical) plumb line for determining depth


Lead_off   Dico Tools
Set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"


Lead_off   Dico Tools
Teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"


Lead_on   Dico Tools
Entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken


Lead_on   Dico Tools
Be false to; be dishonest with


Lead_ore   Dico Tools
Ore containing lead


Lead_pencil   Dico Tools
Pencil that has graphite as the marking substance


Lead_plant   Dico Tools
Shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore


Lead_poisoning   Dico Tools
Toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system


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Lead_sheet   Dico Tools
A sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form


Lead_story   Dico Tools
A news story of major importance


Lead_tetraethyl   Dico Tools
A clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking


Lead_time   Dico Tools
The time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is a area where lead time can be reduced"


Lead_tree   Dico Tools
Low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods


Lead_up   Dico Tools
Prepare the way for; "Hitler''s attack on Poland led up to World War Two"


Leaf   Dico Tools
Hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)


Leaf   Dico Tools
A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)


Leaf   Dico Tools
The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants


Leaf   Dico Tools
Produce leaves, of plants


Leaf   Dico Tools
Turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"


Leaf   Dico Tools
Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"


Leaf-book   Dico Tools
An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)


Leaf-cutter   Dico Tools
Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest


Leaf-cutter_bee   Dico Tools
Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest


Leaf-cutting_bee   Dico Tools
Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest


Leaf-footed_bug   Dico Tools
Large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs


Leaf-foot_bug   Dico Tools
Large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs


Leaf-miner   Dico Tools
Any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae


Leaf-nosed_bat   Dico Tools
Bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae


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Leaf-nosed_snake   Dico Tools
Any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America


Leaf-roller   Dico Tools
Moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk


Leafage   Dico Tools
The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants


Leafed   Dico Tools
Having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination; "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover"


Leafhopper   Dico Tools
Small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants


Leafing   Dico Tools
(botany) the process of forming leaves


Leafless   Dico Tools
Having no leaves


Leaflet   Dico Tools
A thin triangular flap of a heart valve


Leaflet   Dico Tools
A small book usually having a paper cover


Leaflet   Dico Tools
Part of a compound leaf


Leaflike   Dico Tools
Resembling a leaf


Leafnose_bat   Dico Tools
Bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae


Leafstalk   Dico Tools
The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf


Leafy   Dico Tools
Having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"


Leafy_liverwort   Dico Tools
Mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic


Leafy_spurge   Dico Tools
Tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America


Leafy_vegetable   Dico Tools
Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables


Leaf_beet   Dico Tools
Long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves


Leaf_beet   Dico Tools
Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks


Leaf_beetle   Dico Tools
Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems


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Leaf_blade   Dico Tools
Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole


Leaf_blight   Dico Tools
Any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant


Leaf_bud   Dico Tools
A bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop


Leaf_bug   Dico Tools
Small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices


Leaf_cast   Dico Tools
A disease of conifers causing the needles to fall


Leaf_disease   Dico Tools
Any plant disease localized in the foliage


Leaf_fat   Dico Tools
Fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard


Leaf_form   Dico Tools
Any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume


Leaf_insect   Dico Tools
Tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies


Leaf_lard   Dico Tools
Fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard


Leaf_lettuce   Dico Tools
Lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head


Leaf_lettuce   Dico Tools
Distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head


Leaf_miner   Dico Tools
Any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae


Leaf_mold   Dico Tools
Soil composed mainly of decaying leaves


Leaf_mould   Dico Tools
Soil composed mainly of decaying leaves


Leaf_mustard   Dico Tools
Leaves eaten as cooked greens


Leaf_mustard   Dico Tools
Asiatic mustard used as a potherb


Leaf_roller   Dico Tools
Moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk


Leaf_scorch   Dico Tools
Plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage


Leaf_shape   Dico Tools
Any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume


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Leaf_soil   Dico Tools
Soil composed mainly of decaying leaves


Leaf_spring   Dico Tools
Long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together


League   Dico Tools
An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members


League   Dico Tools
An association of states or organizations or individuals for common action


League   Dico Tools
An obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)


League   Dico Tools
Unite to form a league


League_of_Iroquois   Dico Tools
A league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)


League_of_Nations   Dico Tools
An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed


League_together   Dico Tools
Attach oneself to a group


Leak   Dico Tools
Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information


Leak   Dico Tools
The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"


Leak   Dico Tools
An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"


Leak   Dico Tools
A euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak"


Leak   Dico Tools
Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi


Leak   Dico Tools
Have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"


Leak   Dico Tools
Enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement"


Leak   Dico Tools
Be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"


Leak   Dico Tools
Tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"


Leakage   Dico Tools
The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"


Leaker   Dico Tools
A surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"


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Leakey   Dico Tools
English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)


Leakey   Dico Tools
English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)


Leakey   Dico Tools
English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)


Leaking   Dico Tools
(of ships and boats) permitting leakage


Leakproof   Dico Tools
Having no leaks


Leaky   Dico Tools
Prone to communicate confidential information


Leaky   Dico Tools
Used informally; unable to retain urine


Leaky   Dico Tools
Permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"


Leaky   Dico Tools
Permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to be of much use"


Leaky   Dico Tools
(of ships and boats) permitting leakage


Leak_fungus   Dico Tools
Fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes


Leak_out   Dico Tools
Be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"


Leal   Dico Tools
Faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder


Lean   Dico Tools
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"


Lean   Dico Tools
Rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"


Lean   Dico Tools
Cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"


Lean   Dico Tools
To incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"


Lean   Dico Tools
Cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"


Lean   Dico Tools
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"


Lean   Dico Tools
Lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare


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Lean   Dico Tools
Not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"


Lean   Dico Tools
Lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"


Lean   Dico Tools
Low in mineral content; "a lean ore"


Lean   Dico Tools
Containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"


Lean-to   Dico Tools
Rough shelter whose roof has only one slope


Lean-to_tent   Dico Tools
Tent that is attached to the side of a building


Leander   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her


Leaner   Dico Tools
(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake


Leaning   Dico Tools
The act of deviating from a vertical position


Leaning   Dico Tools
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"


Leaning   Dico Tools
A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"


Leaning   Dico Tools
An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"


Leaning   Dico Tools
Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"


Leaning   Dico Tools
Resting against a support


Leaning_Tower   Dico Tools
A tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174


Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa   Dico Tools
A tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174


Leanness   Dico Tools
The property of having little body fat


Lean_against   Dico Tools
Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"


Lean_back   Dico Tools
Move the upper body backwards and down


Lean_on   Dico Tools
Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"


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Leap   Dico Tools
A light springing movement upwards or forwards


Leap   Dico Tools
The distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"


Leap   Dico Tools
An abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"


Leap   Dico Tools
A sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"


Leap   Dico Tools
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"


Leap   Dico Tools
Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"


Leap   Dico Tools
Cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"


Leaper   Dico Tools
An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)


Leapfrog   Dico Tools
A game in which one child bends down and another leaps over


Leapfrog   Dico Tools
Advancing as if in the game of leapfrog


Leapfrog   Dico Tools
Progress by large jumps instead of small increments


Leapfrog   Dico Tools
Jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"


Leaping   Dico Tools
A light springing movement upwards or forwards


Leap_day   Dico Tools
The name of the day that is added during a leap year


Leap_out   Dico Tools
Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"


Leap_out   Dico Tools
Be highly noticeable


Leap_second   Dico Tools
A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth''s rotation


Leap_year   Dico Tools
In the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400


Lear   Dico Tools
The hero of William Shakespeare''s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters


Lear   Dico Tools
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)


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Learn   Dico Tools
Acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"


Learn   Dico Tools
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"


Learn   Dico Tools
Be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"


Learn   Dico Tools
Commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"


Learn   Dico Tools
Impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"


Learn   Dico Tools
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"


Learned   Dico Tools
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"


Learned   Dico Tools
Acquired by learning; "learned skills"


Learned   Dico Tools
Established by conditioning or learning; "a conditioned response"


Learned   Dico Tools
Having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"


Learnedly   Dico Tools
With erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology"


Learnedness   Dico Tools
Profound scholarly knowledge


Learned_person   Dico Tools
Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field


Learned_profession   Dico Tools
One of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles


Learned_reaction   Dico Tools
A reaction that has been acquired by learning


Learned_response   Dico Tools
A reaction that has been acquired by learning


Learner   Dico Tools
Works for an expert to learn a trade


Learner   Dico Tools
Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs


Learner's_dictionary   Dico Tools
A dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language


Learner's_permit   Dico Tools
A document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile


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Learning   Dico Tools
The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"


Learning   Dico Tools
Profound scholarly knowledge


Learning_ability   Dico Tools
Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense"


Learning_disability   Dico Tools
A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills


Learning_disorder   Dico Tools
A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills


Leary   Dico Tools
United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)


Lease   Dico Tools
A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment


Lease   Dico Tools
Property that is leased or rented out or let


Lease   Dico Tools
The period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect


Lease   Dico Tools
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let''s rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"


Lease   Dico Tools
Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"


Lease   Dico Tools
Let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"


Lease   Dico Tools
Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services


Lease-lend   Dico Tools
The transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"


Leased   Dico Tools
Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"


Leasehold   Dico Tools
Land or property held under a lease


Leaseholder   Dico Tools
A tenant who holds a lease


Lease_giver   Dico Tools
Someone who grants a lease


Leash   Dico Tools
A figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he''s always gotten a long leash"


Leash   Dico Tools
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal


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Leash   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one


Leash   Dico Tools
Fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"


Least   Dico Tools
Having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern"


Least   Dico Tools
Minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount"


Least   Dico Tools
Used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"


Least(a)   Dico Tools
The superlative of `little'' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the''; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn''t care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"


Leastways   Dico Tools
If nothing else (`leastwise'' is informal and `leastways'' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"


Leastwise   Dico Tools
If nothing else (`leastwise'' is informal and `leastways'' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"


Least_bittern   Dico Tools
Small American bittern


Least_common_multiple   Dico Tools
The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"


Least_effort   Dico Tools
The least effortful way to do something


Least_of_all   Dico Tools
Especially not; "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with me"


Least_resistance   Dico Tools
The least effortful way to do something


Least_sandpiper   Dico Tools
Smallest American sandpiper


Least_shrew   Dico Tools
Small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States


Least_squares   Dico Tools
A method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve


Leather   Dico Tools
An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning


Leatherback   Dico Tools
Wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle


Leatherback_turtle   Dico Tools
Wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle


Leathered   Dico Tools
Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable


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Leatherette   Dico Tools
Fabric made to look like leather


Leatherfish   Dico Tools
Any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes


Leatherjack   Dico Tools
Any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales


Leatherjacket   Dico Tools
Tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies


Leatherjacket   Dico Tools
Any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales


Leatherjacket   Dico Tools
Any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes


Leatherleaf   Dico Tools
North temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers


Leatherleaf   Dico Tools
Stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib


Leatherleaf_fern   Dico Tools
Widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds


Leatherleaf_saxifrage   Dico Tools
Plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho


Leatherleaf_wood_fern   Dico Tools
North American fern with evergreen fronds


Leatherlike   Dico Tools
Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable


Leatherneck   Dico Tools
A member of the United States Marine Corps


Leatherwood   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers


Leatherwood   Dico Tools
Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage


Leatherwork   Dico Tools
Work made of leather


Leathery   Dico Tools
Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable


Leathery_grape_fern   Dico Tools
European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds


Leathery_polypody   Dico Tools
Stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib


Leathery_turtle   Dico Tools
Wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle


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Leather_carp   Dico Tools
Scaleless domestic carp


Leather_fern   Dico Tools
Widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds


Leather_fern   Dico Tools
Stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides


Leather_flower   Dico Tools
Woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals


Leather_flower   Dico Tools
Scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals


Leather_soap   Dico Tools
A mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather


Leather_strip   Dico Tools
Implement consisting of a strip of leather


Leave   Dico Tools
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"


Leave   Dico Tools
Permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"


Leave   Dico Tools
The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day''s leave to visit his mother"


Leave   Dico Tools
Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"


Leave   Dico Tools
Be survived by after one''s death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"


Leave   Dico Tools
Leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"


Leave   Dico Tools
Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"


Leave   Dico Tools
Go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn''t leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"


Leave   Dico Tools
Move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"


Leave   Dico Tools
Leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"


Leave   Dico Tools
Tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"


Leave   Dico Tools
Put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse''s care"


Leave   Dico Tools
Remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"


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Leave   Dico Tools
Result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"


Leave   Dico Tools
Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides


Leave   Dico Tools
Act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president''s remarks left us speechless"


Leave   Dico Tools
Have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"


Leave-taking   Dico Tools
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"


Leaved   Dico Tools
Having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination; "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover"


Leaven   Dico Tools
An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"


Leaven   Dico Tools
A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid


Leaven   Dico Tools
Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"


Leavened   Dico Tools
Made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads"


Leavening   Dico Tools
An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"


Leavening   Dico Tools
A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid


Leaver   Dico Tools
Someone who leaves


Leave_alone   Dico Tools
Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"


Leave_behind   Dico Tools
Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"


Leave_behind   Dico Tools
Be survived by after one''s death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"


Leave_behind   Dico Tools
Depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"


Leave_no_stone_unturned   Dico Tools
Search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President''s murderer"


Leave_off   Dico Tools
Stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"


Leave_off   Dico Tools
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"


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Leave_off   Dico Tools
Come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"


Leave_office   Dico Tools
Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"


Leave_of_absence   Dico Tools
The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day''s leave to visit his mother"


Leave_out   Dico Tools
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"


Leave_out   Dico Tools
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"


Leaving   Dico Tools
Act of departing


Lebanese   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Lebanon


Lebanese   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people; "Lebanese mountains"


Lebanese_Hizballah   Dico Tools
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon


Lebanese_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Lebanon


Lebanese_pound   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters


Lebanese_Republic   Dico Tools
An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean


Lebanon   Dico Tools
An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean


Lebensraum   Dico Tools
Space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding


Lebistes   Dico Tools
Guppies


Lebistes_reticulatus   Dico Tools
Small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums


Leboyer_method   Dico Tools
A method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant''s head is not pulled and immediate mother-child bonding is encouraged


Leboyer_method_of_childbirth   Dico Tools
A method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant''s head is not pulled and immediate mother-child bonding is encouraged


Lecanopteris   Dico Tools
Any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants


Lecanora   Dico Tools
Any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food


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Lecanoraceae   Dico Tools
A fungus family of the division Lichenes


Leccinum   Dico Tools
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae


Leccinum_fibrillosum   Dico Tools
An edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base


Lech   Dico Tools
Man with strong sexual desires


Lechanorales   Dico Tools
Category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia


Lechartelierite   Dico Tools
A mineral form of vitreous or glassy silica; formed by the melting of quartz sand (as by lightning or a meteorite)


Lechatelierite   Dico Tools
Colorless glass made of almost pure silica


Lecher   Dico Tools
Man with strong sexual desires


Lecherous   Dico Tools
Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing"


Lecherousness   Dico Tools
A strong sexual desire


Lechery   Dico Tools
Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity


Lechwe   Dico Tools
Tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species


Lech_after   Dico Tools
Have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary"


Lech_Walesa   Dico Tools
Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943)


Lecithin   Dico Tools
A yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier


Leclanche_cell   Dico Tools
Voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts


Lectern   Dico Tools
Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer


Lectin   Dico Tools
Any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus


Lector   Dico Tools
A public lecturer at certain universities


Lector   Dico Tools
Someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church


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Lecture   Dico Tools
Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)


Lecture   Dico Tools
A lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father''s idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"


Lecture   Dico Tools
A speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"


Lecture   Dico Tools
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"


Lecture   Dico Tools
Deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"


Lecturer   Dico Tools
A public lecturer at certain universities


Lecturer   Dico Tools
Someone who lectures professionally


Lectureship   Dico Tools
The post of lecturer


Lecture_demonstration   Dico Tools
Presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about


Lecture_room   Dico Tools
Classroom where lectures are given


Lecturing   Dico Tools
Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)


Lecythidaceae   Dico Tools
Large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins


LED   Dico Tools
Diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used


Leda   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda


Ledbetter   Dico Tools
United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)


Ledercillin_VK   Dico Tools
A form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK)


Lederhosen   Dico Tools
Leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria


Ledge   Dico Tools
A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water


Ledgeman   Dico Tools
A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone


Ledger   Dico Tools
An accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"


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Ledger   Dico Tools
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"


Ledger_board   Dico Tools
Top rail of a fence or balustrade


Ledger_entry   Dico Tools
A written record of a commercial transaction


Ledger_line   Dico Tools
A short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff


Ledger_paper   Dico Tools
A durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers


Ledum   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions


Ledum_groenlandicum   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


Ledum_palustre   Dico Tools
Bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


Lee   Dico Tools
The side of something that is sheltered from the wind


Lee   Dico Tools
American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)


Lee   Dico Tools
Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)


Lee   Dico Tools
Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794)


Lee   Dico Tools
United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)


Lee   Dico Tools
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)


Lee   Dico Tools
United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)


Lee   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)


Lee's_Birthday   Dico Tools
Celebrated in southern United States


Lee(a)   Dico Tools
Towards the side away from the wind


Leech   Dico Tools
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end


Leech   Dico Tools
A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage


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Leech   Dico Tools
Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"


Leechee   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Leechlike   Dico Tools
Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existenc


Leech_onto   Dico Tools
Admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"


Leeds   Dico Tools
A city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry


Leek   Dico Tools
Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves


Leek   Dico Tools
Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum


Leer   Dico Tools
A suggestive or sneering look or grin


Leer   Dico Tools
A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls


Leer   Dico Tools
Look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"


Leering   Dico Tools
Showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell


Leering   Dico Tools
(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"


Leery   Dico Tools
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide


Lees   Dico Tools
The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage


Leeuwenhoek   Dico Tools
Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)


Leeward   Dico Tools
The side of something that is sheltered from the wind


Leeward   Dico Tools
The direction in which the wind is blowing


Leeward   Dico Tools
On the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"


Leeward   Dico Tools
Toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"


Leeward_Islands   Dico Tools
A group of islands in the eastern West Indies


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Leeward_side   Dico Tools
The side sheltered from the wind


Leeward_tide   Dico Tools
A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"


Leeway   Dico Tools
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits


Leeway   Dico Tools
(of a ship or plane) sideways drift


Lee_Buck_Trevino   Dico Tools
United States golfer (born in 1939)


Lee_De_Forest   Dico Tools
United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)


Lee_Harvey_Oswald   Dico Tools
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)


Lee_Krasner   Dico Tools
United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984)


Lee_side   Dico Tools
The side of something that is sheltered from the wind


Lee_tide   Dico Tools
A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"


Lee_Trevino   Dico Tools
United States golfer (born in 1939)


Lee_Yuen_Kam   Dico Tools
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)


Leflunomide   Dico Tools
An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium


Left   Dico Tools
A turn to the left; "take a left at the corner"


Left   Dico Tools
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s left


Left   Dico Tools
The hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"


Left   Dico Tools
Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare


Left   Dico Tools
Location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"


Left   Dico Tools
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left


Left   Dico Tools
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"


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Left   Dico Tools
Toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"


Left(a)   Dico Tools
Intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"


Left(p)   Dico Tools
Not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"


Left-hand(a)   Dico Tools
Intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"


Left-hand(a)   Dico Tools
Located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive"


Left-handed   Dico Tools
Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse


Left-handed   Dico Tools
Ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"


Left-handed   Dico Tools
Rotating to the left


Left-handed   Dico Tools
(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior


Left-handed   Dico Tools
(of marriages) illicit or informal; "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"


Left-handed   Dico Tools
Using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"


Left-handedness   Dico Tools
Preference for using the left hand


Left-handed_pitcher   Dico Tools
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand


Left-hander   Dico Tools
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand


Left-hander   Dico Tools
A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw"


Left-luggage_office   Dico Tools
A room where baggage or parcels are checked


Left-of-center   Dico Tools
Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left


Left-slanting   Dico Tools
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right


Left-wing   Dico Tools
Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left


Left-winger   Dico Tools
A person who belongs to the political left


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Lefteyed_flounder   Dico Tools
Flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head


Lefteye_flounder   Dico Tools
Flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head


Lefthander   Dico Tools
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand


Leftish   Dico Tools
Tending toward the political left


Leftism   Dico Tools
The ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left


Leftist   Dico Tools
A person who belongs to the political left


Leftist   Dico Tools
Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left


Leftmost   Dico Tools
Farthest to the left; "the leftmost non-zero digit"


Leftover   Dico Tools
A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists


Leftover   Dico Tools
Uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday''s reheated soup"


Leftover   Dico Tools
Not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"


Leftovers   Dico Tools
Food remaining from a previous meal; "he had leftovers for dinner last night"


Lefty   Dico Tools
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand


Lefty   Dico Tools
A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw"


Left_atrioventricular_valve   Dico Tools
Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle


Left_atrium   Dico Tools
The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins


Left_atrium_of_the_heart   Dico Tools
The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins


Left_Bank   Dico Tools
The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life


Left_brain   Dico Tools
The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body


Left_coronary_artery   Dico Tools
Arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart


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Left_field   Dico Tools
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)


Left_field   Dico Tools
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s left


Left_fielder   Dico Tools
The person who plays left field


Left_gastric_artery   Dico Tools
A branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus


Left_gastric_vein   Dico Tools
Arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein


Left_hand   Dico Tools
The hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"


Left_hander   Dico Tools
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand


Left_hemisphere   Dico Tools
The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body


Left_over(p)   Dico Tools
Not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"


Left_stage   Dico Tools
The part of the stage on the actor''s left as the actor faces the audience


Left_ventricle   Dico Tools
The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta


Left_wing   Dico Tools
Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare


Leg   Dico Tools
A section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"


Leg   Dico Tools
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack


Leg   Dico Tools
Cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the leg


Leg   Dico Tools
One of the supports for a piece of furniture


Leg   Dico Tools
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg


Leg   Dico Tools
A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle


Leg   Dico Tools
A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion


Leg   Dico Tools
The limb of an animal used for food


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Leg   Dico Tools
A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"


Leg-pull   Dico Tools
As a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true


Leg-pulling   Dico Tools
As a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true


Legacy   Dico Tools
(law) a gift of personal property by will


Legal   Dico Tools
Allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"


Legal   Dico Tools
Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules


Legal   Dico Tools
Having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"


Legal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"


Legal   Dico Tools
Relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"


Legalese   Dico Tools
A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law


Legalisation   Dico Tools
The act of making lawful


Legalise   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legalism   Dico Tools
Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit


Legality   Dico Tools
Lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute


Legalization   Dico Tools
The act of making lawful


Legalize   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legally   Dico Tools
In a legal manner; "he acted legally"


Legally   Dico Tools
By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"


Legal_action   Dico Tools
A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong


Legal_age   Dico Tools
The age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs


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Legal_assistant   Dico Tools
A person with specialized training who assists lawyers


Legal_brief   Dico Tools
A document stating the facts and points of law of a client''s case


Legal_code   Dico Tools
A code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"


Legal_community   Dico Tools
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"


Legal_document   Dico Tools
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right


Legal_duty   Dico Tools
Acts which the law requires be done or forborne


Legal_expert   Dico Tools
A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations


Legal_fee   Dico Tools
A fee paid for legal service


Legal_fraud   Dico Tools
Comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence


Legal_guardian   Dico Tools
A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another''s benefit


Legal_holiday   Dico Tools
Authorized by law and limiting work or official business


Legal_injury   Dico Tools
A legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right


Legal_instrument   Dico Tools
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right


Legal_jointure   Dico Tools
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower


Legal_opinion   Dico Tools
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"


Legal_ouster   Dico Tools
The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law


Legal_philosophy   Dico Tools
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do


Legal_power   Dico Tools
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"


Legal_principle   Dico Tools
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence


Legal_proceeding   Dico Tools
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked


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Legal_profession   Dico Tools
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"


Legal_relation   Dico Tools
A professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)


Legal_representation   Dico Tools
Personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation"


Legal_representative   Dico Tools
A personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)


Legal_residence   Dico Tools
(law) the residence where where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and and only one domicile at a time; "what''s his legal residence?"


Legal_right   Dico Tools
A right based in law


Legal_separation   Dico Tools
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)


Legal_separation   Dico Tools
A judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart


Legal_status   Dico Tools
A status defined by law


Legal_system   Dico Tools
A system for interpreting and enforcing the laws


Legal_tender   Dico Tools
Something used as an official medium of payment


Legal_transfer   Dico Tools
The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another


Legate   Dico Tools
A member of a legation


Legatee   Dico Tools
Someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed


Legateship   Dico Tools
The post or office of legate


Legation   Dico Tools
The post or office of legate


Legation   Dico Tools
A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister


Legato   Dico Tools
Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"


Legato   Dico Tools
Connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"


Legend   Dico Tools
Brief description accompanying an illustration


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Legend   Dico Tools
A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events


Legendary   Dico Tools
So celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"


Legendary   Dico Tools
Celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"


Legendary_creature   Dico Tools
Unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual


Leger   Dico Tools
French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)


Leger   Dico Tools
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"


Legerdemain   Dico Tools
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers


Legerity   Dico Tools
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


Leger_line   Dico Tools
A short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff


Legged   Dico Tools
Having legs of a specified kind or number; "four-legged animals"; "a peg-legged man"


Legging   Dico Tools
A garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)


Leggy   Dico Tools
Having long legs


Leggy   Dico Tools
(of plants) having tall spindly stems


Leghorn   Dico Tools
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown


Legibility   Dico Tools
Distinctness that makes perception easy


Legibility   Dico Tools
Writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read


Legible   Dico Tools
(of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting"


Legibly   Dico Tools
In a legible manner; "you must write legibly"


Legin   Dico Tools
A garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)


Legion   Dico Tools
A vast multitude


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Legion   Dico Tools
Archaic terms for army


Legion   Dico Tools
A large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"


Legion   Dico Tools
Association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"


Legionary   Dico Tools
A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)


Legionary_ant   Dico Tools
Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects


Legionella   Dico Tools
The motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in centralheating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnairs'' disease


Legionella_pneumophilia   Dico Tools
The motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in centralheating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnairs'' disease


Legionnaire   Dico Tools
A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)


Legionnaire   Dico Tools
A member of the American Legion


Legionnaires'_disease   Dico Tools
Acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a


Legislate   Dico Tools
Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people''s spend their free time"


Legislating   Dico Tools
The act of making or enacting laws


Legislation   Dico Tools
The act of making or enacting laws


Legislation   Dico Tools
Law enacted by a legislative body


Legislative   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal"


Legislative   Dico Tools
Relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council"


Legislatively   Dico Tools
By legislation; "legislatively determined"


Legislative_act   Dico Tools
An act passed by a legislative body


Legislative_assembly   Dico Tools
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws


Legislative_branch   Dico Tools
The branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating


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Legislative_council   Dico Tools
A unicameral legislature


Legislator   Dico Tools
Someone who makes or enacts laws


Legislatorship   Dico Tools
The office of legislator


Legislature   Dico Tools
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws


Legitimacy   Dico Tools
Undisputed credibility


Legitimacy   Dico Tools
Lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law


Legitimate   Dico Tools
Make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"


Legitimate   Dico Tools
Show or affirm to be just and legitimate


Legitimate   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legitimate   Dico Tools
Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"


Legitimate   Dico Tools
Of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful


Legitimate   Dico Tools
In accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"


Legitimate   Dico Tools
In accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"


Legitimately   Dico Tools
In a lawfully recognized manner; "let''s get married so our child can be born legitimately"


Legitimately   Dico Tools
In a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"


Legitimation   Dico Tools
The act of making lawful


Legitimation   Dico Tools
The act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents'' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"


Legitimatise   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legitimatize   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legitimise   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


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Legitimize   Dico Tools
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


Legless   Dico Tools
Not having legs; "a legless man in a wheelchair"


Legless_lizard   Dico Tools
Degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards


Leglike   Dico Tools
Resembling or functioning like a leg; "leglike appendages"


Lego   Dico Tools
(trademark) a child''s plastic construction set for making mechanical models


Lego_set   Dico Tools
(trademark) a child''s plastic construction set for making mechanical models


Legs   Dico Tools
Staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"


Legume   Dico Tools
The seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)


Legume   Dico Tools
An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae


Legume   Dico Tools
The fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves


Legume_family   Dico Tools
A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae


Leguminious   Dico Tools
Of or resembling the legumes; "leguminious plants"


Leguminosae   Dico Tools
A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae


Leguminous   Dico Tools
Relating to or consisting of legumes


Leguminous_plant   Dico Tools
An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae


Leg_bone   Dico Tools
A bone of the leg


Leg_covering   Dico Tools
A garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)


Leg_curl   Dico Tools
An exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg


Leg_curling   Dico Tools
An exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg


Leg_exercise   Dico Tools
Exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles


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Leg_extensor   Dico Tools
An exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg


Leg_it   Dico Tools
Walk; "let''s hoof it to the disco"


Leg_of_lamb   Dico Tools
Lamb leg suitable for roasting


Lehar   Dico Tools
Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948)


Lehigh_River   Dico Tools
A rive in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River


Lei   Dico Tools
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes


Leibnitz   Dico Tools
German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)


Leibnitzian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy


Leibniz   Dico Tools
German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)


Leibnizian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy


Leicester   Dico Tools
An industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement


Leicester   Dico Tools
A largely agricultural county in central England


Leicestershire   Dico Tools
A largely agricultural county in central England


Leichtlin's_camas   Dico Tools
Camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains


Leiden   Dico Tools
A city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620


Leiden_jar   Dico Tools
An electrostatic capacitor of historical interest


Leigh   Dico Tools
English film actress (1913-1967)


Leigh_Hunt   Dico Tools
British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)


Leiomyoma   Dico Tools
Benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)


Leiomyosarcoma   Dico Tools
Sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate


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Leiopelma   Dico Tools
Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae


Leiopelmatidae   Dico Tools
Primitive New Zealand frogs


Leiophyllum   Dico Tools
1 species: sand myrtle


Leiophyllum_buxifolium   Dico Tools
Low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage


Leipoa   Dico Tools
Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds


Leipoa_ocellata   Dico Tools
Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds


Leipzig   Dico Tools
A city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center


Leishmania   Dico Tools
Flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis


Leishmaniasis   Dico Tools
Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies


Leishmaniasis_americana   Dico Tools
A form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa


Leishmaniosis   Dico Tools
Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies


Leister   Dico Tools
A spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)


Leisure   Dico Tools
Freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"


Leisure   Dico Tools
Time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"


Leisured   Dico Tools
Free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven


Leisureliness   Dico Tools
Slowness by virtue of being leisurely


Leisurely   Dico Tools
Not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"


Leisurely   Dico Tools
In an unhurried way or at one''s convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely"


Leisure_time   Dico Tools
Time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"


Leisure_wear   Dico Tools
Informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing


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Leitmotif   Dico Tools
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner''s operas)


Leitmotiv   Dico Tools
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner''s operas)


Leitneria   Dico Tools
1 species: corkwood


Leitneriaceae   Dico Tools
Coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order


Leitneria_floridana   Dico Tools
Very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood


Lek   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Albania


Lekvar   Dico Tools
A sweet filling made of prunes or apricots


Leland_Stanford   Dico Tools
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)


LEM   Dico Tools
A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back


Lemaireocereus   Dico Tools
Tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit


Lemaireocereus_chichipe   Dico Tools
Tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit


Lemaitre   Dico Tools
Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966)


Lemanderin   Dico Tools
Hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel


Lemma   Dico Tools
The head of an annotation or gloss


Lemma   Dico Tools
A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition


Lemma   Dico Tools
The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae


Lemming   Dico Tools
Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution


Lemmon   Dico Tools
United States film actor (born in 1925)


Lemmus   Dico Tools
Lemmings


Lemmus_lemmus   Dico Tools
Notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown


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Lemmus_trimucronatus   Dico Tools
Of northwestern Canada and Alaska


Lemna   Dico Tools
Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root


Lemnaceae   Dico Tools
Family of small free-floating thalloid plants


Lemna_minor   Dico Tools
Of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia


Lemna_trisulca   Dico Tools
Cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America


Lemniscus   Dico Tools
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus


Lemnos   Dico Tools
A Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties


Lemon   Dico Tools
An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory


Lemon   Dico Tools
A strong yellow color


Lemon   Dico Tools
A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons


Lemon   Dico Tools
Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh


Lemon   Dico Tools
A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit


Lemon-scented_gum   Dico Tools
Similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves


Lemon-wood   Dico Tools
South African evergreen having hard tough wood


Lemon-wood_tree   Dico Tools
South African evergreen having hard tough wood


Lemonade   Dico Tools
Sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice


Lemonade_mix   Dico Tools
A mix commercial mix for making lemonade


Lemonlike   Dico Tools
Tasting sour like a lemon


Lemonwood   Dico Tools
South African evergreen having hard tough wood


Lemonwood   Dico Tools
Hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods


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Lemonwood_tree   Dico Tools
Source of a tough elastic wood


Lemonwood_tree   Dico Tools
South African evergreen having hard tough wood


Lemony   Dico Tools
Tasting sour like a lemon


Lemon_balm   Dico Tools
Lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches


Lemon_balm   Dico Tools
Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America


Lemon_butter   Dico Tools
Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley


Lemon_cheese   Dico Tools
A conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar


Lemon_curd   Dico Tools
A conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar


Lemon_drop   Dico Tools
A hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon


Lemon_extract   Dico Tools
A flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons


Lemon_geranium   Dico Tools
A common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage


Lemon_grove   Dico Tools
A grove of lemon trees


Lemon_juice   Dico Tools
Usually fresh-squeezed juice of lemons


Lemon_lily   Dico Tools
A day lily with yellow flowers


Lemon_meringue_pie   Dico Tools
Pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue


Lemon_mint   Dico Tools
Mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange


Lemon_mint   Dico Tools
An annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico


Lemon_oil   Dico Tools
Fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel


Lemon_peel   Dico Tools
The rind of a lemon


Lemon_rind   Dico Tools
The rind of a lemon


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Lemon_shark   Dico Tools
Common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
Important American food fish in the winter


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
European flatfish highly valued as food


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
Small European sole


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
Popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
Highly valued almost pure white flesh


Lemon_sole   Dico Tools
Flesh of American flounder; important in the winter


Lemon_sumac   Dico Tools
Sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits


Lemon_tree   Dico Tools
A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit


Lemon_yellow   Dico Tools
A strong yellow color


Lemon_zest   Dico Tools
Tiny bits of lemon peel


Lempira   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos


Lemur   Dico Tools
Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails


Lemuridae   Dico Tools
Typical lemurs; of Madagascar


Lemuroidea   Dico Tools
Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii


Lemur_catta   Dico Tools
Small lemur having its tail barred with black


Lena   Dico Tools
A Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea


Lenard   Dico Tools
German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947)


Lena_River   Dico Tools
A Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea


Lend   Dico Tools
Give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"


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Lend   Dico Tools
Bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"


Lend   Dico Tools
Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"


Lend-lease   Dico Tools
The transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"


Lendable   Dico Tools
Available for lending; "lendable resources"


Lender   Dico Tools
Someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters


Lending   Dico Tools
Disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned


Lending_institution   Dico Tools
A financial institution that makes loans


Lending_library   Dico Tools
Library that provides books for use outside the building


Lendl   Dico Tools
United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 190)


Lend_oneself   Dico Tools
Be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"


Length   Dico Tools
A section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"


Length   Dico Tools
Continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"


Length   Dico Tools
The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"


Length   Dico Tools
Size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"


Length   Dico Tools
The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"


Lengthen   Dico Tools
Become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"


Lengthen   Dico Tools
Make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"


Lengthened   Dico Tools
Drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso''s elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"


Lengthening   Dico Tools
The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"


Lengthily   Dico Tools
In a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem"


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Lengthiness   Dico Tools
The consequence of being lengthened in duration


Lengthiness   Dico Tools
Amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"


Lengthways   Dico Tools
Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"


Lengthways   Dico Tools
In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"


Lengthwise   Dico Tools
Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"


Lengthwise   Dico Tools
In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"


Lengthy   Dico Tools
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"


Length_of_service   Dico Tools
Duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"


Lenience   Dico Tools
Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers


Lenience   Dico Tools
A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"


Lenience   Dico Tools
Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant


Leniency   Dico Tools
Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers


Leniency   Dico Tools
A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"


Leniency   Dico Tools
Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant


Lenient   Dico Tools
Characterized by tolerance and mercy


Lenient   Dico Tools
Not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"


Lenient   Dico Tools
Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"


Leniently   Dico Tools
In a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"


Lenify   Dico Tools
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"


Lenin   Dico Tools
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)


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Leningrad   Dico Tools
A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia


Leninism   Dico Tools
The political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdevelo


Lenitive   Dico Tools
Remedy that eases pain and discomfort


Lenitive   Dico Tools
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


Lenity   Dico Tools
Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant


Lennoaceae   Dico Tools
Family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico


Lennon   Dico Tools
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)


Lennox_Robinson   Dico Tools
Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)


Lens   Dico Tools
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images


Lens   Dico Tools
Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons


Lens   Dico Tools
Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina


Lens   Dico Tools
(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"


Lens   Dico Tools
Genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils


Lense   Dico Tools
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images


Lensman   Dico Tools
Someone who takes photographs professionally


Lens_cap   Dico Tools
Cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use


Lens_capsule   Dico Tools
A tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens


Lens_cover   Dico Tools
Cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use


Lens_culinaris   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder


Lens_implant   Dico Tools
A clear plastic lens implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation


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Lens_maker   Dico Tools
A worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision


Lens_system   Dico Tools
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images


Lent   Dico Tools
A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday


Lenten   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or suitable for Lent; "lenten food"


Lententide   Dico Tools
A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday


Lenten_rose   Dico Tools
Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green


Lente_Iletin   Dico Tools
Trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus


Lente_Insulin   Dico Tools
Trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus


Lentia   Dico Tools
City in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center


Lentibulariaceae   Dico Tools
Carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea


Lentic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)


Lenticel   Dico Tools
One of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue


Lenticular   Dico Tools
Convex on both sides; lentil-shaped


Lenticular_nucleus   Dico Tools
A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum


Lentiform   Dico Tools
Convex on both sides; lentil-shaped


Lentiform_nucleus   Dico Tools
A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum


Lentiginose   Dico Tools
Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles


Lentiginous   Dico Tools
Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles


Lentigo   Dico Tools
A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin


Lentil   Dico Tools
Round flat seed of the lentil plant


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Lentil   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder


Lentil   Dico Tools
The fruit or seed of a lentil plant


Lentil_plant   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder


Lentil_soup   Dico Tools
Made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery


Lentinus   Dico Tools
A genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae


Lentinus_edodes   Dico Tools
Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe


Lentinus_lepideus   Dico Tools
A fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice


Lentissimo   Dico Tools
(of tempo) very slow


Lento   Dico Tools
(of tempo) slow


Lento   Dico Tools
In music; "Play this lento, please"


Lent_lily   Dico Tools
Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers


Leo   Dico Tools
The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Leo   Dico Tools
A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo


Leo   Dico Tools
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo


Leon   Dico Tools
A city in central Mexico


Leon   Dico Tools
A city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains


Leon   Dico Tools
A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain


Leonard   Dico Tools
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)


Leonardesque   Dico Tools
In the manner of Leonardo da Vinci


Leonardo   Dico Tools
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)


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Leonardo_da_Vinci   Dico Tools
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)


Leonard_Bernstein   Dico Tools
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)


Leonard_Bloomfield   Dico Tools
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)


Leonard_Constant_Lambert   Dico Tools
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)


Leonard_Marx   Dico Tools
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)


Leonberg   Dico Tools
A large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland


Leoncita   Dico Tools
Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


Leone   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents


Leonhard_Euler   Dico Tools
Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)


Leonidas   Dico Tools
King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)


Leonide_Fedorovitch_Massine   Dico Tools
French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)


Leonid_Brezhnev   Dico Tools
Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)


Leonid_Fyodorovich_Myasin   Dico Tools
French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)


Leonid_Ilyich_Brezhnev   Dico Tools
Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)


Leonine   Dico Tools
Of or characteristic of or resembling a lion


Leonotis   Dico Tools
Small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa


Leonotis_leonurus   Dico Tools
Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco


Leonotis_nepetaefolia   Dico Tools
Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States


Leonotis_nepetifolia   Dico Tools
Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States


Leontief   Dico Tools
United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)


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Leontocebus   Dico Tools
Tamarins


Leontocebus_oedipus   Dico Tools
South American tamarin with a tufted head


Leontocebus_rosalia   Dico Tools
Golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane


Leontodon   Dico Tools
Hawkbit


Leontodon_autumnalis   Dico Tools
Fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States


Leontopodium   Dico Tools
Edelweiss


Leontopodium_alpinum   Dico Tools
Alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts


Leontyne_Price   Dico Tools
United States operatic soprano (born 1927)


Leonurus   Dico Tools
Genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls


Leonurus_cardiaca   Dico Tools
Bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers


Leon_Battista_Alberti   Dico Tools
Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)


Leon_Trotsky   Dico Tools
Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)


Leopard   Dico Tools
Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots


Leopard   Dico Tools
The pelt of a leopard


Leopard's-bane   Dico Tools
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads


Leopardbane   Dico Tools
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads


Leopardess   Dico Tools
Female leopard


Leopard_cat   Dico Tools
Small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia


Leopard_frog   Dico Tools
Common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots


Leopard_lily   Dico Tools
Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry


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Leopard_lily   Dico Tools
Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals


Leopard_lily   Dico Tools
Lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers


Leopard_lizard   Dico Tools
Any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico


Leopard_plant   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage


Leopoldville   Dico Tools
The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville


Leopold_Antoni_Stanislaw_Stokowski   Dico Tools
United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)


Leopold_Kronecker   Dico Tools
German mathematician (1823-1891)


Leopold_Stokowski   Dico Tools
United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)


Leotard   Dico Tools
A tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance


Leotards   Dico Tools
Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls


Leotia_lubrica   Dico Tools
A discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color


Leo_Delibes   Dico Tools
French composer of operas (1836-1891)


Leo_Esaki   Dico Tools
Physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)


Leo_I   Dico Tools
The pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)


Leo_III   Dico Tools
The pope who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)


Leo_Szilard   Dico Tools
United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964)


Leo_the_Great   Dico Tools
The pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)


Leo_the_Lion   Dico Tools
The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Leo_Tolstoy   Dico Tools
Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)


Leo_X   Dico Tools
The pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)


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Lepadidae   Dico Tools
Goose barnacles


Lepanto   Dico Tools
Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope


Lepas   Dico Tools
Type genus of the family Lepadidae


Lepas_fascicularis   Dico Tools
Stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers


Lepechinia   Dico Tools
A dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae


Lepechinia_calycina   Dico Tools
California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers


Leper   Dico Tools
A pariah who is avoided by others


Leper   Dico Tools
A person afflicted with leprosy


Leper_lily   Dico Tools
Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental


Lepidium   Dico Tools
Cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress


Lepidium_alpina   Dico Tools
Small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium


Lepidium_sativum   Dico Tools
Annual herb used as salad green and garnish


Lepidobotryaceae   Dico Tools
Family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa


Lepidobotrys   Dico Tools
African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds


Lepidochelys   Dico Tools
Ridleys


Lepidochelys_kempii   Dico Tools
Gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America


Lepidochelys_olivacea   Dico Tools
Olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans


Lepidocrocite   Dico Tools
A red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite


Lepidocybium   Dico Tools
A genus of Gempylidae


Lepidocybium_flavobrunneum   Dico Tools
Large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes


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Lepidodendraceae   Dico Tools
Fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk


Lepidodendrales   Dico Tools
Fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous


Lepidolite   Dico Tools
A mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium


Lepidomelane   Dico Tools
A mica that is a biotite containing iron


Lepidophobia   Dico Tools
A morbid fear of snakes


Lepidoptera   Dico Tools
Moths and butterflies


Lepidopteran   Dico Tools
Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


Lepidopterist   Dico Tools
An entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths


Lepidopteron   Dico Tools
Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


Lepidopterous_insect   Dico Tools
Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


Lepidosauria   Dico Tools
Diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras


Lepidote   Dico Tools
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


Lepidothamnus   Dico Tools
Small usually shrubby conifers


Lepidothamnus_fonkii   Dico Tools
About the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile


Lepidothamnus_laxifolius   Dico Tools
Low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand


Lepiota   Dico Tools
Any fungus of the genus Lepiota


Lepiotaceae   Dico Tools
A family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk


Lepiota_americana   Dico Tools
An agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base


Lepiota_cepaestipes   Dico Tools
A white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base


Lepiota_clypeolaria   Dico Tools
An agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap


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Lepiota_morgani   Dico Tools
An agaric regarded as poisonous


Lepiota_naucina   Dico Tools
An agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red


Lepiota_procera   Dico Tools
Edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn


Lepiota_rhacodes   Dico Tools
An agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk


Lepiota_rubrotincta   Dico Tools
An agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk


Lepisma   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish


Lepismatidae   Dico Tools
Firebrats


Lepisma_saccharina   Dico Tools
Silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing


Lepisosteidae   Dico Tools
Comprises the genus Lepisosteus


Lepisosteus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars


Lepisosteus_osseus   Dico Tools
Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth


Lepista_irina   Dico Tools
An edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks


Lepomis   Dico Tools
Bream


Lepomis_gibbosus   Dico Tools
Small brilliantly colored North American sunfish


Lepomis_macrochirus   Dico Tools
Important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States


Lepomis_punctatus   Dico Tools
Inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish


Leporid   Dico Tools
Rabbits and hares


Leporidae   Dico Tools
Hares and rabbits


Leporide   Dico Tools
Red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare


Leporid_mammal   Dico Tools
Rabbits and hares


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Leppy   Dico Tools
Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle


Leprechaun   Dico Tools
A mischievous elf in Irish folklore


Lepromatous_leprosy   Dico Tools
A very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body


Leprose   Dico Tools
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


Leprosy   Dico Tools
Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae


Leprosy_bacillus   Dico Tools
Cause of leprosy


Leprous   Dico Tools
Relating to or resembling or having leprosy


Leptarrhena   Dico Tools
1 species: leatherleaf saxifrage


Leptarrhena_pyrolifolia   Dico Tools
Plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho


Leptinotarsa   Dico Tools
Colorado potato beetles


Leptinotarsa_decemlineata   Dico Tools
Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide


Leptocephalus   Dico Tools
Slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes


Leptodactylid   Dico Tools
Toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal


Leptodactylidae   Dico Tools
New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae


Leptodactylid_frog   Dico Tools
Toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal


Leptodactylus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae


Leptodactylus_pentadactylus   Dico Tools
Large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog


Leptoglossus   Dico Tools
Leaf-footed bugs


Leptomeninges   Dico Tools
The two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


Leptomeningitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the leptomeninges


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Lepton   Dico Tools
An elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0


Lepton   Dico Tools
100 lepta equal 1 drachma


Leptopteris   Dico Tools
Including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea


Leptopteris_superba   Dico Tools
New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea


Leptoptilus   Dico Tools
Adjutant birds and marabous


Leptoptilus_crumeniferus   Dico Tools
Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments


Leptoptilus_dubius   Dico Tools
Large Indian stork with a military gait


Leptorhine   Dico Tools
Having a long narrow nose


Leptorrhine   Dico Tools
Having a long narrow nose


Leptorrhinian   Dico Tools
Having a long narrow nose


Leptorrhinic   Dico Tools
Having a long narrow nose


Leptospira   Dico Tools
Important pathogens causing Weil''s disease or canicola fever


Leptospirosis   Dico Tools
An infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever


Leptosporangiate   Dico Tools
(of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; "leptosporangiate ferns"


Leptosporangium   Dico Tools
A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns


Leptotene   Dico Tools
The first stage of the prophase of meiosis


Leptotyphlopidae   Dico Tools
Blind snakes


Leptotyphlops   Dico Tools
Blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas


Leptotyphlops_humilis   Dico Tools
Burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States


Lepus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Leporidae: hares


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Lepus   Dico Tools
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba


Lepus_americanus   Dico Tools
Large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


Lepus_arcticus   Dico Tools
A large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter


Lepus_californicus   Dico Tools
The common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail


Lepus_europaeus   Dico Tools
Large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter


Lepus_townsendi   Dico Tools
Largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white


Ler   Dico Tools
The sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr


Leresis   Dico Tools
Rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged)


Lermontov   Dico Tools
Russian writer (1814-1841)


Lerner   Dico Tools
United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)


LeRoi_Jones   Dico Tools
United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)


Lerot   Dico Tools
Dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa


Leroy_Robert_Paige   Dico Tools
United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)


Lesbian   Dico Tools
A resident of Lesbos


Lesbian   Dico Tools
A female homosexual


Lesbian   Dico Tools
Of female homosexuality


Lesbianism   Dico Tools
Female homosexuality


Lesbos   Dico Tools
An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry


Lescol   Dico Tools
Least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime


Lese_majesty   Dico Tools
A crime that undermines the offender''s government


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Lesion   Dico Tools
Any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part


Lesion   Dico Tools
Any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision


Leslie_Howard   Dico Tools
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)


Leslie_Howard_Stainer   Dico Tools
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)


Leslie_Richard_Groves   Dico Tools
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)


Leslie_Townes_Hope   Dico Tools
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)


Lesotho   Dico Tools
A landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966


Lesotho_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Lesotho


Lespedeza   Dico Tools
Shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States


Lespedeza_bicolor   Dico Tools
Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed


Lespedeza_cuneata   Dico Tools
Perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land


Lespedeza_sericea   Dico Tools
Perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land


Lespedeza_stipulacea   Dico Tools
Annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions


Lespedeza_striata   Dico Tools
An annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States


Lesquerella   Dico Tools
Genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods


Less   Dico Tools
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"


Less   Dico Tools
(usually preceded by `no'') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"


Less   Dico Tools
(usually preceded by `no'') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"


Less   Dico Tools
Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"


Less   Dico Tools
Comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"


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Less(a)   Dico Tools
(comparative of `little'' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"


Less-traveled   Dico Tools
Not visited by many travelers; "the tourist''s desire to visit less-traveled countries"


Lessee   Dico Tools
A tenant who holds a lease


Lessen   Dico Tools
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"


Lessen   Dico Tools
Wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"


Lessen   Dico Tools
Make smaller; "He decreased his staff"


Lessened   Dico Tools
Impaired by diminution


Lessened   Dico Tools
Decreased in severity; made less harsh


Lessening   Dico Tools
A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"


Lesseps   Dico Tools
French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)


Lesser   Dico Tools
Smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"


Lesser   Dico Tools
Of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"


Lesser_anteater   Dico Tools
Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America


Lesser_Antilles   Dico Tools
A group of islands in the southeastern West Indies


Lesser_ape   Dico Tools
Gibbons and siamangs


Lesser_bullrush   Dico Tools
Reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


Lesser_burdock   Dico Tools
A plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa


Lesser_butterfly_orchid   Dico Tools
South European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria


Lesser_calamint   Dico Tools
Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States


Lesser_celandine   Dico Tools
Perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles


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Lesser_centaury   Dico Tools
Common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes


Lesser_duckweed   Dico Tools
Of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia


Lesser_galangal   Dico Tools
Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring


Lesser_hemlock   Dico Tools
European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten


Lesser_knapweed   Dico Tools
A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized


Lesser_kudu   Dico Tools
A smaller variety of kudu


Lesser_omentum   Dico Tools
A part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels


Lesser_panda   Dico Tools
Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


Lesser_peritoneal_cavity   Dico Tools
An isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach


Lesser_prairie_chicken   Dico Tools
A smaller prairie chicken of western Texas


Lesser_rhomboid_muscle   Dico Tools
Rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward


Lesser_rorqual   Dico Tools
Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific


Lesser_scaup   Dico Tools
Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads


Lesser_scaup_duck   Dico Tools
Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads


Lesser_spearwort   Dico Tools
Semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand


Lesser_Sunda_Islands   Dico Tools
A chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia east of Java; includes Bali and Timor


Lesser_twayblade   Dico Tools
Orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland


Lesser_whitethroat   Dico Tools
Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller


Lesser_wintergreen   Dico Tools
The common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America


Lesser_yellowlegs   Dico Tools
A variety of yellowlegs


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Lesser_yellow_trefoil   Dico Tools
Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock


Lessing   Dico Tools
English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)


Lessing   Dico Tools
German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)


Lesson   Dico Tools
A task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"


Lesson   Dico Tools
A unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"


Lesson   Dico Tools
The significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"


Lesson   Dico Tools
Punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"


Lessor   Dico Tools
Someone who grants a lease


Less_than   Dico Tools
Comparing quantity or quality; "she was less than half her weight after the crash diet"


Lest   Dico Tools
For fear that; "she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her"


Lest   Dico Tools
That (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.); "he worried lest he should be late"


Lester_Willis_Young   Dico Tools
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)


Lesvos   Dico Tools
An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry


Let   Dico Tools
A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver''s court; the ball must be served again


LET   Dico Tools
The most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"


Let   Dico Tools
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"


Let   Dico Tools
Leave unchanged; "let it be"


Let   Dico Tools
Actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"


Let   Dico Tools
Consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won''t let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"


Let   Dico Tools
Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"


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Let   Dico Tools
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won''t allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"


Letch   Dico Tools
Man with strong sexual desires


Letdown   Dico Tools
A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"


Lethal   Dico Tools
Of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"


Lethality   Dico Tools
The quality of being deadly


Lethal_agent   Dico Tools
An agent capable of causing death


Lethal_dose   Dico Tools
The size dose that will cause death


Lethal_gene   Dico Tools
Any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life


Lethargic   Dico Tools
Deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"


Lethargically   Dico Tools
Without energy; in a lethargic manner; "he hung around the house lethargically"


Lethargic_encephalitis   Dico Tools
An encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness


Lethargy   Dico Tools
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy


Lethargy   Dico Tools
Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy


Lethargy   Dico Tools
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)


Lethe   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive


Leto   Dico Tools
Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology


Letter   Dico Tools
A written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"


Letter   Dico Tools
An award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"


Letter   Dico Tools
The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"


Letter   Dico Tools
A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"


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Letter   Dico Tools
Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire


Letter   Dico Tools
Mark letters on or mark with letters


Letter   Dico Tools
Set down or print with letters


Letter   Dico Tools
Win an athletic letter


Letter-perfect   Dico Tools
Correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part"


Lettercard   Dico Tools
A postcard that folds so the message is inside


Lettered   Dico Tools
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"


Lettered   Dico Tools
Able to read and write well


Letterer   Dico Tools
A painter of letters


Letterhead   Dico Tools
A sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top


Lettering   Dico Tools
Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something


Letterman   Dico Tools
An athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport


Letterpress   Dico Tools
Printing from a plate with raised characters


Letters   Dico Tools
The literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"


Letters   Dico Tools
Scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"


Letterset_printing   Dico Tools
Image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller


Letters_of_administration   Dico Tools
Legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named


Letters_of_marque   Dico Tools
A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation


Letters_patent   Dico Tools
An official document granting a right or privilege


Letters_testamentary   Dico Tools
A legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities


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Letter_bomb   Dico Tools
A thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened


Letter_bomb   Dico Tools
Send an explosive to; "The Unabomber letterbombed a number of individuals and institutions"


Letter_bond   Dico Tools
A bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public


Letter_box   Dico Tools
A private box for delivery of mail


Letter_box   Dico Tools
Public box for deposit of mail


Letter_box   Dico Tools
A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for


Letter_carrier   Dico Tools
A man who delivers the mail


Letter_case   Dico Tools
Case for carrying letters


Letter_of_credit   Dico Tools
A document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer''s draft; substitutes the bank''s credit for the customer''s credit


Letter_of_intent   Dico Tools
Any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action


Letter_of_Jeremiah   Dico Tools
An Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry


Letter_of_mark_and_reprisal   Dico Tools
A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation


Letter_of_marque   Dico Tools
A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation


Letter_of_the_alphabet   Dico Tools
The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"


Letter_opener   Dico Tools
Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books


Letter_paper   Dico Tools
Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes


Letter_paper   Dico Tools
Writing paper for use in writing correspondence


Letter_security   Dico Tools
A stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market


Letter_stock   Dico Tools
Stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public


Letter_telegram   Dico Tools
A cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day


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Letter_writer   Dico Tools
Someone who communicates by means of letters


Letting   Dico Tools
Property that is leased or rented out or let


Letting_down   Dico Tools
The act of causing something to move to a lower level


Lettish   Dico Tools
The official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European


Lettre_de_cachet   Dico Tools
A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal


Lettuce   Dico Tools
Leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa


Lettuce   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca


Lettuce   Dico Tools
Informal terms for money


Letup   Dico Tools
A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"


Let_alone   Dico Tools
Much less; "she can''t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"


Let_down   Dico Tools
Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"


Let_down   Dico Tools
Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"


Let_drive   Dico Tools
Fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"


Let_fly   Dico Tools
Fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"


Let_go   Dico Tools
Release, as from one''s grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won''t fall"


Let_go   Dico Tools
Be relaxed; "Don''t be so worried all the time--just let go!"


Let_go_of   Dico Tools
Release, as from one''s grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won''t fall"


Let_in   Dico Tools
Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"


Let_in   Dico Tools
Allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"


Let_it_go   Dico Tools
Not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go"


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Let_loose   Dico Tools
Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"


Let_loose   Dico Tools
Turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"


Let_off   Dico Tools
Grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"


Let_on   Dico Tools
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring


Let_out   Dico Tools
Make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"


Let_out   Dico Tools
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring


Let_out   Dico Tools
Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"


Let_out   Dico Tools
Bring out of a specific state


Let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag   Dico Tools
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"


Let_up   Dico Tools
Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"


Let_up   Dico Tools
Become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"


Leu   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Romania


Leu   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Moldova


Leucadendron   Dico Tools
Large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts


Leucadendron_argenteum   Dico Tools
Small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage


Leucaemia   Dico Tools
Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer


Leucaena   Dico Tools
Small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia


Leucaena_glauca   Dico Tools
Low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods


Leucaena_leucocephala   Dico Tools
Low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods


Leucanthemum   Dico Tools
Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum


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Leucanthemum_lacustre   Dico Tools
Perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy


Leucanthemum_maximum   Dico Tools
Similar to oxeye daisy


Leucanthemum_superbum   Dico Tools
Hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum


Leucanthemum_vulgare   Dico Tools
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum


Leucine   Dico Tools
A white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins


Leuciscus   Dico Tools
A genus of fish including: dace, chub


Leuciscus_cephalus   Dico Tools
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body


Leuciscus_leuciscus   Dico Tools
Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body


Leucocyte   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


Leucocytosis   Dico Tools
An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)


Leucocytozoan   Dico Tools
Parasitic in birds


Leucocytozoon   Dico Tools
Parasitic in birds


Leucogenes   Dico Tools
New Zealand edelweiss


Leucogenes_leontopodium   Dico Tools
Perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand


Leucoma   Dico Tools
Eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea


Leucopenia   Dico Tools
An abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count


Leucorrhea   Dico Tools
Discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection


Leucothoe   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia


Leucothoe_editorum   Dico Tools
Fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


Leucothoe_fontanesiana   Dico Tools
Fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


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Leucothoe_racemosa   Dico Tools
Bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers


Leucotomy   Dico Tools
Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes


Leuctra   Dico Tools
Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta''s military supremacy in Greece


Leukaemia   Dico Tools
Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer


Leukemia   Dico Tools
Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer


Leukeran   Dico Tools
An alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer


Leukocyte   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


Leukocytosis   Dico Tools
An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)


Leukoderma   Dico Tools
A congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin


Leukoencephalitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of the white matter of the brain


Leukoma   Dico Tools
Eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea


Leukopenia   Dico Tools
An abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count


Leukorrhea   Dico Tools
Discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection


Leukotomy   Dico Tools
Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes


Leuwenhoek   Dico Tools
Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)


Lev   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Bulgaria


Levallorphan   Dico Tools
Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects


Levant   Dico Tools
The former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel


Levant   Dico Tools
A heavy morocco often used in bookbinding


Levant   Dico Tools
Run off without paying a debt


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Levanter   Dico Tools
An easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area


Levantine   Dico Tools
(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant


Levantine   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"


Levant_cotton   Dico Tools
Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons


Levant_garlic   Dico Tools
Coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized


Levant_morocco   Dico Tools
A heavy morocco often used in bookbinding


Levee   Dico Tools
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea


Level   Dico Tools
Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"


Level   Dico Tools
A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"


Level   Dico Tools
Indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid


Level   Dico Tools
A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"


Level   Dico Tools
Height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"


Level   Dico Tools
An abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"


Level   Dico Tools
A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"


Level   Dico Tools
A relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"


Level   Dico Tools
Become level or even; "The ground levelled off"


Level   Dico Tools
Talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"


Level   Dico Tools
Direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"


Level   Dico Tools
Aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"


Level   Dico Tools
Make level or straight; "level the ground"


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Level   Dico Tools
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"


Level   Dico Tools
Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"


Level   Dico Tools
Oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"


Level   Dico Tools
Being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"


Level   Dico Tools
Not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss


Level(p)   Dico Tools
Of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"


Leveler   Dico Tools
A radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities


Levelheaded   Dico Tools
Exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advi


Leveling   Dico Tools
The act of making equal or uniform


Leveling   Dico Tools
Complete destruction of a building


Leveling   Dico Tools
Changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface


Leveller   Dico Tools
A radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities


Level_best   Dico Tools
The greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"


Level_crossing   Dico Tools
Intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass


Level_off   Dico Tools
Become level or even; "The ground levelled off"


Lever   Dico Tools
A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum


Lever   Dico Tools
A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock


Lever   Dico Tools
A simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum


Lever   Dico Tools
To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"


Leverage   Dico Tools
Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)


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Leverage   Dico Tools
Strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"


Leverage   Dico Tools
The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever


Leverage   Dico Tools
Provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"


Leverage   Dico Tools
Supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"


Leveraged_buyout   Dico Tools
A buyout using borrowed money; the target company''s assets are usually security for the loan; "a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids"


Leveraging   Dico Tools
Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)


Leveret   Dico Tools
A young hare especially one in its first year


Lever_hang   Dico Tools
A hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position


Lever_lock   Dico Tools
A lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move


Lever_scale   Dico Tools
A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length


Lever_tumbler   Dico Tools
A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock


Levi   Dico Tools
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel


Levi's   Dico Tools
A popular brand of jeans


Levi-Strauss   Dico Tools
French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908)


Leviathan   Dico Tools
Monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament


Leviathan   Dico Tools
The largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"


Levirate   Dico Tools
The biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother''s line


Levis   Dico Tools
A popular brand of jeans


Levisticum   Dico Tools
Genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers


Levisticum_officinale   Dico Tools
Herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds


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Levitate   Dico Tools
Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"


Levitate   Dico Tools
Cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"


Levitation   Dico Tools
The act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means


Levitation   Dico Tools
Movement upward in virtue of lightness


Levitation   Dico Tools
The phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means


Levite   Dico Tools
A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the Temple priests)


Levitical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the book of Leviticus in the Bible


Leviticus   Dico Tools
The third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents


Levity   Dico Tools
Lightness of manner


Levity   Dico Tools
Feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness


Levodopa   Dico Tools
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease


Levorotary   Dico Tools
Rotating to the left


Levorotation   Dico Tools
Rotation to the left


Levorotatory   Dico Tools
Rotating to the left


Levulose   Dico Tools
A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits


Levy   Dico Tools
The act of drafting into military service


Levy   Dico Tools
A charge imposed and collected


Levy   Dico Tools
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"


Levy   Dico Tools
Impose and collect; "levy a fine"


Levy_en_masse   Dico Tools
The act of drafting into military service


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Lev_Davidovich_Bronstein   Dico Tools
Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)


Lev_Davidovich_Landau   Dico Tools
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)


Lev_Ivanov   Dico Tools
Russian choreographer (1834-1905)


Lewd   Dico Tools
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"


Lewd   Dico Tools
Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"


Lewdly   Dico Tools
In a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely"


Lewdness   Dico Tools
The trait of behaving in an obscene manner


Lewis   Dico Tools
English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)


Lewis   Dico Tools
United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)


Lewis   Dico Tools
United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)


Lewis   Dico Tools
United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)


Lewis   Dico Tools
United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)


Lewis   Dico Tools
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)


Lewisia   Dico Tools
Genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers


Lewisia_cotyledon   Dico Tools
Evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California


Lewisia_rediviva   Dico Tools
Showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower


Lewiston   Dico Tools
A town in northwestern Idaho


Lewiston   Dico Tools
A town in southwestern Maine north of Portland


Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition   Dico Tools
An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806


Lewis_Carroll   Dico Tools
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children''s stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)


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Lewis_Henry_Morgan   Dico Tools
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)


Lexeme   Dico Tools
A minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go'' and `went'' and `gone'' and `going'' are all members of the English lexeme `go''


Lexical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to words; "lexical decision task"


Lexical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to dictionaries


Lexicalisation   Dico Tools
The process of making a word to express a concept


Lexicalise   Dico Tools
Make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit'' is not lexicalized in English"


Lexicalised   Dico Tools
Expressed by a word


Lexicalization   Dico Tools
The process of making a word to express a concept


Lexicalize   Dico Tools
Make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit'' is not lexicalized in English"


Lexicalized   Dico Tools
Expressed by a word


Lexicalized_concept   Dico Tools
A concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)


Lexically   Dico Tools
By means of words; "lexically represented"


Lexical_ambiguity   Dico Tools
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings


Lexical_database   Dico Tools
A database of information about words


Lexical_disambiguation   Dico Tools
Disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word


Lexical_entry   Dico Tools
The entry in a dictionary of information about a word


Lexical_meaning   Dico Tools
The meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express


Lexicographer   Dico Tools
A compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language


Lexicographic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lexicography


Lexicographical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lexicography


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Lexicography   Dico Tools
The act of writing dictionaries


Lexicologist   Dico Tools
A compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language


Lexicology   Dico Tools
The branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language


Lexicon   Dico Tools
A language user''s knowledge of words


Lexicon   Dico Tools
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them


Lexicostatistic   Dico Tools
Pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages; "lexicostatistic techiques"


Lexicostatistics   Dico Tools
A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language


Lexington   Dico Tools
The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)


Lexington   Dico Tools
A city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses


Lexington   Dico Tools
Town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought


Lexington_and_Concord   Dico Tools
The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)


Lexis   Dico Tools
All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function


Ley   Dico Tools
A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


Leycesteria   Dico Tools
Small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China


Leycesteria_formosa   Dico Tools
Shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers


Leyden   Dico Tools
A city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620


Leyden_jar   Dico Tools
An electrostatic capacitor of historical interest


Leydig's_cell   Dico Tools
A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone


Leydig_cell   Dico Tools
A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone


Leymus   Dico Tools
Genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus


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Leymus_arenaria   Dico Tools
A dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


Leymus_condensatus   Dico Tools
Stout perennial grass of western North America


Leyte   Dico Tools
A battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese


Leyte_invasion   Dico Tools
A battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese


Leyte_Island   Dico Tools
A battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese


Le_Carre   Dico Tools
English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)


Le_Chatelier   Dico Tools
French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier''s principle (1850-1936)


Le_Chatelier's_law   Dico Tools
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change


Le_Chatelier's_principle   Dico Tools
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change


Le_Chatelier-Braun_principle   Dico Tools
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change


Le_Chatelier_principle   Dico Tools
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change


Le_Corbusier   Dico Tools
French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965)


Le_Douanier_Rousseau   Dico Tools
French primitive painter (1844-1910)


Le_Duc_Tho   Dico Tools
Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)


Le_Gallienne   Dico Tools
United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)


Le_Havre   Dico Tools
A port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine


Le_Notre   Dico Tools
French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700)


LF   Dico Tools
30 to 300 kilohertz


LGB   Dico Tools
A smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"


LGV   Dico Tools
Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin


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LH   Dico Tools
A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals


Lhasa   Dico Tools
A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs


Lhasa   Dico Tools
The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers


Lhasa_apso   Dico Tools
A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs


Lhotse   Dico Tools
A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)


Li   Dico Tools
Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers


Li   Dico Tools
A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals


Li   Dico Tools
Being one more than fifty


Liabilities   Dico Tools
Anything that is owed to someone else


Liability   Dico Tools
The quality of being something that holds you back


Liability   Dico Tools
An obligation to pay money to another party


Liability   Dico Tools
The state of being legally obliged and responsible


Liability_insurance   Dico Tools
Insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property


Liable   Dico Tools
Held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"


Liable(p)   Dico Tools
At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"


Liable(p)   Dico Tools
(often followed by `to'') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"


Liable(p)   Dico Tools
Subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges"


Liaise   Dico Tools
Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"


Liaison   Dico Tools
A channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"


Liaison   Dico Tools
A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship


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Liakoura   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus"


Liam_O'Flaherty   Dico Tools
Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984)


Liana   Dico Tools
A woody climbing usually tropical plant


Liao   Dico Tools
The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125


Liao_dynasty   Dico Tools
The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125


Liar   Dico Tools
A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly


Liatris   Dico Tools
Genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots


Liatris_punctata   Dico Tools
Herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico


Liatris_pycnostachya   Dico Tools
Perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers


Libation   Dico Tools
The act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony


Libation   Dico Tools
A serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity


Libation   Dico Tools
(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage


Libber   Dico Tools
A supporter of feminism


Libby   Dico Tools
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)


Libel   Dico Tools
The written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks


Libel   Dico Tools
A tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person


Libel   Dico Tools
Print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"


Libeler   Dico Tools
One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel


Libellous   Dico Tools
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign


Libelous   Dico Tools
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign


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Liberal   Dico Tools
A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties


Liberal   Dico Tools
A person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets


Liberal   Dico Tools
Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent''s opinions"


Liberal   Dico Tools
Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition


Liberal   Dico Tools
Not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"


Liberal   Dico Tools
Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and


Liberal   Dico Tools
Having political or social views favoring reform and progress


Liberalisation   Dico Tools
The act of making less strict


Liberalise   Dico Tools
Make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules


Liberalise   Dico Tools
Become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"


Liberalism   Dico Tools
An economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard


Liberalism   Dico Tools
A political orientation that favors progress and reform


Liberalistic   Dico Tools
Having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority


Liberality   Dico Tools
The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament


Liberality   Dico Tools
An inclination to favor progress and individual freedom


Liberalization   Dico Tools
The act of making less strict


Liberalize   Dico Tools
Make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules


Liberalize   Dico Tools
Become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"


Liberally   Dico Tools
In a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities"


Liberally   Dico Tools
Freely in a nonliteral manner; "he embellished his stories liberally"


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Liberalness   Dico Tools
The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament


Liberalness   Dico Tools
An inclination to favor progress and individual freedom


Liberal_arts   Dico Tools
Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"


Liberal_Party   Dico Tools
A major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people


Liberate   Dico Tools
Grant freedom to; free from confinement


Liberate   Dico Tools
Grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"


Liberate   Dico Tools
Give equal rights to; of women and minorities


Liberated   Dico Tools
(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination


Liberated   Dico Tools
Free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"


Liberated   Dico Tools
Freed from bondage


Liberation   Dico Tools
The act of liberating someone or something


Liberation   Dico Tools
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)


Liberation   Dico Tools
The attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women''s liberation"


Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam   Dico Tools
A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tact


Liberator   Dico Tools
Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage


Liberia   Dico Tools
A republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves


Liberian   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Liberia


Liberian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Liberia or its people; "Liberian ship owners"


Liberian_capital   Dico Tools
The capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia


Liberian_coffee   Dico Tools
Small tree of West Africa


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Liberian_dollar   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Liberia


Libertarian   Dico Tools
Someone who believes the doctrine of free will


Libertarianism   Dico Tools
An ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech


Libertine   Dico Tools
A dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained


Libertine   Dico Tools
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"


Liberty   Dico Tools
An act of undue intimacy


Liberty   Dico Tools
Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence


Liberty   Dico Tools
Freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"


Liberty   Dico Tools
Personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression


Liberty   Dico Tools
Leave granted to a sailor or naval officer


Liberty_Bell   Dico Tools
The bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence


Liberty_cap   Dico Tools
Close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800


Liberty_chit   Dico Tools
A permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"


Liberty_Island   Dico Tools
An island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe''s Island to Liberty Island in 1956"


Liberty_Party   Dico Tools
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848


Liberty_ship   Dico Tools
A slow cargo ship built during World War II


Libidinal   Dico Tools
Belonging to the libido; "libidinal impulses"; "libidinal gratification"


Libidinal_energy   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido


Libidinous   Dico Tools
Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"


Libido   Dico Tools
(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire


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Libocedrus   Dico Tools
Cypresses that resemble cedars


Libocedrus_bidwillii   Dico Tools
Evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka


Libocedrus_decurrens   Dico Tools
Tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark


Libocedrus_plumosa   Dico Tools
New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress


Libra   Dico Tools
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Libra   Dico Tools
A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius


Libra   Dico Tools
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra


Librarian   Dico Tools
A professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services


Librarianship   Dico Tools
The position of librarian


Library   Dico Tools
A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study


Library   Dico Tools
A room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"


Library   Dico Tools
A building that houses a collection of books and other materials


Library   Dico Tools
(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use


Library   Dico Tools
A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing


Library_card   Dico Tools
A card certifying the bearer''s right to use the library


Library_catalog   Dico Tools
An enumeration of all the resources of a library


Library_catalogue   Dico Tools
An enumeration of all the resources of a library


Library_fine   Dico Tools
Fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned


Library_paste   Dico Tools
An adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard


Library_program   Dico Tools
A program in a program library


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Library_routine   Dico Tools
A debugged routine that is maintained in a program library


Library_science   Dico Tools
The study of the principles and practices of library administration


Librate   Dico Tools
Vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children''s swing librated"


Librate   Dico Tools
Determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"


Libration   Dico Tools
(astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite; "the libration of the moon"


Libra_the_Balance   Dico Tools
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Libra_the_Scales   Dico Tools
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Librettist   Dico Tools
Author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta


Libretto   Dico Tools
The words of an opera or musical play


Libreville   Dico Tools
The capital of Gabon


Libritabs   Dico Tools
A tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism


Librium   Dico Tools
A tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism


Libya   Dico Tools
A military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; involved in state-sponsored terrorism


Libyan   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Libya


Libyan   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Libya or its people; "the Libyan desert"; "Libyan terrorists"


Libyan_Desert   Dico Tools
The northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan


Libyan_dinar   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Libya


Libyan_dirham   Dico Tools
100 dirhams equal 1 dinar


Libyan_Fighting_Group   Dico Tools
A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group   Dico Tools
A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


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Libyan_Islamic_Group   Dico Tools
A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi


Libyan_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Libya


Licence   Dico Tools
A legal document giving official permission to do something


Licence   Dico Tools
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)


Licence   Dico Tools
Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke


Licence   Dico Tools
Authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"


Licenced   Dico Tools
Given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"


Licencee   Dico Tools
Someone to whom a license is granted


License   Dico Tools
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization


License   Dico Tools
A legal document giving official permission to do something


License   Dico Tools
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)


License   Dico Tools
Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke


License   Dico Tools
Authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"


Licensed   Dico Tools
Given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"


Licensed_practical_nurse   Dico Tools
A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick


Licensee   Dico Tools
Someone to whom a license is granted


Licenser   Dico Tools
A official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)


License_fee   Dico Tools
A fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)


License_number   Dico Tools
The number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it


License_plate   Dico Tools
A plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car''s registration number


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License_tax   Dico Tools
A fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)


Licensing_agreement   Dico Tools
Contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark


Licensing_fee   Dico Tools
A fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)


Licentiate   Dico Tools
Holds a license (degree) from a (European) university


Licentious   Dico Tools
Lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"


Licentiously   Dico Tools
In a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"


Licentiousness   Dico Tools
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure


Licentiousness   Dico Tools
The quality of being lewd and lascivious


Lichanura   Dico Tools
Boas of western North America


Lichanura_trivirgata   Dico Tools
Boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States


Lichee   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Lichee   Dico Tools
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium


Lichen   Dico Tools
Any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.


Lichen   Dico Tools
Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks


Lichenales   Dico Tools
Category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes


Lichenes   Dico Tools
Comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi


Lichen_planus   Dico Tools
An eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs


Lichen_ruber_planus   Dico Tools
An eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs


Lichgate   Dico Tools
A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals


Lichi   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


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Lichtenoid_eczema   Dico Tools
Eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines


Lichtenstein   Dico Tools
United States painter who is a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)


Licit   Dico Tools
Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"


Licit   Dico Tools
Sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife''s licit love"


Licitly   Dico Tools
In a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"


Licitness   Dico Tools
The quality of strictly conforming to law


Lick   Dico Tools
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"


Lick   Dico Tools
Touching with the tongue; "the dog''s laps were warm and wet"


Lick   Dico Tools
A salt deposit that animals regularly lick


Lick   Dico Tools
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He


Lick   Dico Tools
Take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast"


Lick   Dico Tools
Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"


Lick   Dico Tools
Pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"


Licked   Dico Tools
Having been got the better of; "I''m pretty beat up but I don''t feel licked yet"


Lickety_cut   Dico Tools
Without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split"


Lickety_split   Dico Tools
Without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split"


Licking   Dico Tools
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows


Licking   Dico Tools
An unsuccessful ending


Licorice   Dico Tools
A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant


Licorice   Dico Tools
Deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots


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Licorice_fern   Dico Tools
Fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor


Licorice_root   Dico Tools
Root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines


Licorice_stick   Dico Tools
The ordinary clarinet with a middle range


Lid   Dico Tools
Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim


Lid   Dico Tools
A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container


Lid   Dico Tools
Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"


Lidar   Dico Tools
A measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft


Lidded   Dico Tools
Having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; "milk is left in a large lidded mug"; "heavy-lidded eyes"


Lidded   Dico Tools
Having a lid; "milk in a heavy lidded mug"


Lidless   Dico Tools
Without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson


Lidless   Dico Tools
Not having or covered with a lid or lids; "a lidless container"


Lidless   Dico Tools
Having no lid; "a lidless container"


Lido   Dico Tools
A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports


Lidocaine   Dico Tools
A local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes


Lido_deck   Dico Tools
An open deck including a swimming pool


Lie   Dico Tools
A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth


Lie   Dico Tools
Position or manner in which something is situated


Lie   Dico Tools
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)


Lie   Dico Tools
Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don''t lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"


Lie   Dico Tools
Be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"


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Lie   Dico Tools
Assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"


Lie   Dico Tools
Originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"


Lie   Dico Tools
Be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position


Lie   Dico Tools
Have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"


Lie   Dico Tools
Be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"


Lie-abed   Dico Tools
A person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour


Lie-in   Dico Tools
A long stay in bed in the morning


Liebfraumilch   Dico Tools
A sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)


Liebig_condenser   Dico Tools
A condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water


Liechtenstein   Dico Tools
A small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland


Liechtensteiner   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein


Liechtensteiner   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Liechtenstein or its inhabitants; "Liechtensteiner castles"


Lied   Dico Tools
A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano


Liederkranz   Dico Tools
A soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor


Lieder_singer   Dico Tools
A singer of lieder


Lief   Dico Tools
In a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"


Lief(p)   Dico Tools
(`lief'' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help"


Liege   Dico Tools
City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium


Liege   Dico Tools
A person holding a fief


Liege   Dico Tools
Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one''s liege lord"; "a liege subject"


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Liegeman   Dico Tools
A person holding a fief


Liege_subject   Dico Tools
A person holding a fief


Lien   Dico Tools
A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses


Lien   Dico Tools
The right to take another''s property if an obligation is not discharged


Lienal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the spleen


Lienal_artery   Dico Tools
An artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen


Liepaja   Dico Tools
A city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea


Lietuva   Dico Tools
A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea


Lieu   Dico Tools
The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"


Lieutenancy   Dico Tools
The position of a lieutenant


Lieutenant   Dico Tools
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent


Lieutenant   Dico Tools
An officer in a police force


Lieutenant   Dico Tools
A commissioned military officer


Lieutenant   Dico Tools
An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade


Lieutenant_colonel   Dico Tools
A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel


Lieutenant_commander   Dico Tools
A commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander


Lieutenant_general   Dico Tools
A general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general


Lieutenant_governor   Dico Tools
An elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States


Lieutenant_JG   Dico Tools
An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign


Lieutenant_junior_grade   Dico Tools
An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign


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Lie_about   Dico Tools
Hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around"


Lie_around   Dico Tools
Hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around"


Lie_awake   Dico Tools
Lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long"


Lie_detector   Dico Tools
A polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying


Lie_dormant   Dico Tools
Be inactive, as if asleep; "His work lay dormant for many years"


Lie_down   Dico Tools
Assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"


Lie_in   Dico Tools
Be in confinement for childbirth


Lie_in   Dico Tools
Originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"


Lie_in_wait   Dico Tools
Wait in hiding to attack


Lie_low   Dico Tools
To try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we''ll have to lay low for a while"


Lie_low   Dico Tools
Keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous


Lie_with   Dico Tools
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"


Life   Dico Tools
Living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"


Life   Dico Tools
Animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"


Life   Dico Tools
The experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"


Life   Dico Tools
An account of the series of events making up a person''s life


Life   Dico Tools
A motive for living; "pottery was his life"


Life   Dico Tools
A living person; "his heroism saved a life"


Life   Dico Tools
The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"


Life   Dico Tools
The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"


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Life   Dico Tools
The condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there''s life there''s hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"


Life   Dico Tools
A characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"


Life   Dico Tools
The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"


Life   Dico Tools
The period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"


Life   Dico Tools
The period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"


Life   Dico Tools
A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"


Life-and-death   Dico Tools
Vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle"


Life-giving   Dico Tools
Giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun"


Life-of-man   Dico Tools
Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico


Life-or-death   Dico Tools
Vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle"


Life-size   Dico Tools
Being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"


Life-sized   Dico Tools
Being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"


Life-style   Dico Tools
A manner of living that reflects the person''s values and attitudes


Life-support   Dico Tools
Of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life


Life-support_system   Dico Tools
Medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support"


Life-support_system   Dico Tools
Equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"


Life-sustaining   Dico Tools
Performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"


Life-threatening   Dico Tools
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"


Lifeblood   Dico Tools
An essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"


Lifeblood   Dico Tools
The blood considered as the seat of vitality


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Lifeboat   Dico Tools
A strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship


Lifeguard   Dico Tools
An attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents


Lifeless   Dico Tools
Deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body"


Lifeless   Dico Tools
Not having the capacity to support life; "a lifeless planet"


Lifeless   Dico Tools
Lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived"


Lifeless   Dico Tools
Destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings; "after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly"


Lifelessly   Dico Tools
As if dead


Lifelessly   Dico Tools
In a lifeless manner; "the girl lay in her arms lifelessly"


Lifelessly   Dico Tools
Without animation or vitality; "lifelessly he performed the song"


Lifelessness   Dico Tools
Not having life


Lifelike   Dico Tools
Unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"


Lifelike   Dico Tools
Evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"


Lifeline   Dico Tools
Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning


Lifeline   Dico Tools
Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver


Lifeline   Dico Tools
Support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"


Lifeline   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live


Lifelong   Dico Tools
Continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"


Lifer   Dico Tools
A prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment


Lifesaver   Dico Tools
A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material


Lifesaver   Dico Tools
An attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents


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Lifesaving   Dico Tools
Saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"


Lifesize   Dico Tools
Being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"


Lifespan   Dico Tools
The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"


Lifestyle   Dico Tools
A manner of living that reflects the person''s values and attitudes


Lifetime   Dico Tools
The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"


Lifework   Dico Tools
The principal work of your career


Life_assurance   Dico Tools
Insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance"


Life_belt   Dico Tools
A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material


Life_belt   Dico Tools
Belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt


Life_buoy   Dico Tools
A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material


Life_class   Dico Tools
An art class using a live human model


Life_cycle   Dico Tools
A series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage


Life_cycle   Dico Tools
The course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced


Life_estate   Dico Tools
(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it


Life_eternal   Dico Tools
Life without beginning or end


Life_expectancy   Dico Tools
An expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities


Life_force   Dico Tools
(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms


Life_form   Dico Tools
The characteristic bodily form of a mature organism


Life_history   Dico Tools
The general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"


Life_history   Dico Tools
An account of the series of events making up a person''s life


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Life_imprisonment   Dico Tools
A sentence of imprisonment until death


Life_insurance   Dico Tools
Insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance"


Life_jacket   Dico Tools
Life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design


Life_line   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live


Life_mask   Dico Tools
A cast taken from the face of a living person


Life_office   Dico Tools
Life assurance office


Life_peer   Dico Tools
A British peer whose title lapses at death


Life_preserver   Dico Tools
Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning


Life_principle   Dico Tools
A hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed


Life_raft   Dico Tools
A raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency


Life_ring   Dico Tools
A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material


Life_Saver   Dico Tools
A candy shaped like a small lifesaver


Life_science   Dico Tools
Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms


Life_scientist   Dico Tools
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms


Life_sentence   Dico Tools
A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"


Life_story   Dico Tools
An account of the series of events making up a person''s life


Life_style   Dico Tools
A manner of living that reflects the person''s values and attitudes


Life_support   Dico Tools
Medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support"


Life_support   Dico Tools
Equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"


Life_tenant   Dico Tools
A tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) lives


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Life_vest   Dico Tools
Life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design


LIFO   Dico Tools
Inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold


Lift   Dico Tools
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"


Lift   Dico Tools
A ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"


Lift   Dico Tools
Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)


Lift   Dico Tools
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"


Lift   Dico Tools
The act of giving temporary assistance


Lift   Dico Tools
Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building


Lift   Dico Tools
One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot


Lift   Dico Tools
A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg


Lift   Dico Tools
A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill


Lift   Dico Tools
A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground


Lift   Dico Tools
The event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"


Lift   Dico Tools
The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity


Lift   Dico Tools
Perform cosmetic surgery on someone''s face


Lift   Dico Tools
Remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"


Lift   Dico Tools
Take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"


Lift   Dico Tools
Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"


Lift   Dico Tools
Remove (hair) by scalping


Lift   Dico Tools
Put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"


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Lift   Dico Tools
Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"


Lift   Dico Tools
Raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"


Lift   Dico Tools
Invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"


Lift   Dico Tools
Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs


Lift   Dico Tools
Annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"


Lift   Dico Tools
Make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"


Lift   Dico Tools
Take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"


Lift   Dico Tools
Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"


Lift   Dico Tools
Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"


Lift   Dico Tools
Take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"


Lift   Dico Tools
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"


Lift   Dico Tools
Move upwards; "lift one''s eyes"


Lift   Dico Tools
Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"


Lift   Dico Tools
Make off with belongings of others


Lift   Dico Tools
Take illegally; "rustle cattle"


Lift   Dico Tools
Take without referencing from someone else''s writing or speech; of intellectual property


Lift   Dico Tools
Pay off (a mortgage)


Lift   Dico Tools
Rise up; "The building rose before them"


Lifted   Dico Tools
Held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"


Lifter   Dico Tools
A thief who steals goods that are in a store


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Lifter   Dico Tools
An athlete who lifts barbells


Lifting_device   Dico Tools
A device for lifting heavy loads


Liftman   Dico Tools
A man employed to operate and elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman"


Liftoff   Dico Tools
The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad


Lift_bridge   Dico Tools
A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it


Lift_off   Dico Tools
Depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"


Lift_out   Dico Tools
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"


Lift_pump   Dico Tools
Pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up


Lift_up   Dico Tools
Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"


Lift_up   Dico Tools
Take and lift upward


Ligament   Dico Tools
Any connection or unifying bond


Ligament   Dico Tools
A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs


Ligamentum_teres_uteri   Dico Tools
Ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora


Ligan   Dico Tools
Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered


Ligand   Dico Tools
An atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom


Ligate   Dico Tools
Bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"


Ligate   Dico Tools
Bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated"


Ligate   Dico Tools
Join letters in a ligature when writing


Ligation   Dico Tools
(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)


Ligature   Dico Tools
The act of tying or binding things together


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Ligature   Dico Tools
Something used to tie or bind


Ligature   Dico Tools
Thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)


Ligature   Dico Tools
A metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone


Ligature   Dico Tools
Character consisting of two or more letters combined into one


Ligature   Dico Tools
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur


Liger   Dico Tools
Offspring of a male lion and a female tiger


Light   Dico Tools
Any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"


Light   Dico Tools
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"


Light   Dico Tools
The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"


Light   Dico Tools
Brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"


Light   Dico Tools
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"


Light   Dico Tools
Public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"


Light   Dico Tools
Mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"


Light   Dico Tools
A particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"


Light   Dico Tools
A visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"


Light   Dico Tools
An illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"


Light   Dico Tools
A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul


Light   Dico Tools
A person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"


Light   Dico Tools
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"


Light   Dico Tools
Having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"


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Light   Dico Tools
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God''s light"


Light   Dico Tools
Make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"


Light   Dico Tools
Begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"


Light   Dico Tools
Get off (a horse)


Light   Dico Tools
To come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"


Light   Dico Tools
Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"


Light   Dico Tools
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"


Light   Dico Tools
Characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"


Light   Dico Tools
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"


Light   Dico Tools
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"


Light   Dico Tools
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"


Light   Dico Tools
(of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"


Light   Dico Tools
Demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise"


Light   Dico Tools
Having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"


Light   Dico Tools
Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"


Light   Dico Tools
Of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"


Light   Dico Tools
Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck"


Light   Dico Tools
Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"


Light   Dico Tools
Not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"


Light   Dico Tools
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water"


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Light   Dico Tools
Of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"


Light   Dico Tools
Moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"


Light   Dico Tools
Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"


Light   Dico Tools
Having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries"


Light   Dico Tools
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"


Light   Dico Tools
Silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"


Light   Dico Tools
Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"


Light   Dico Tools
Having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter"


Light   Dico Tools
Used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"


Light   Dico Tools
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"


Light   Dico Tools
Very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses"


Light   Dico Tools
Weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"


Light   Dico Tools
With few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"


Light(a)   Dico Tools
Marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"


Light-armed   Dico Tools
Armed with light equipment and weapons; "a light-armed brigade"


Light-armed   Dico Tools
Armed with light weapons


Light-blue   Dico Tools
Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"


Light-colored   Dico Tools
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"


Light-duty   Dico Tools
Not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent"


Light-emitting_diode   Dico Tools
Diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used


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Light-fingered   Dico Tools
Having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of t


Light-footed   Dico Tools
(of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-footed girl"


Light-green   Dico Tools
Similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"


Light-haired   Dico Tools
Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"


Light-handed   Dico Tools
Having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker


Light-handedly   Dico Tools
In a light-handed manner


Light-headed   Dico Tools
Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"


Light-headed   Dico Tools
Weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"


Light-headedly   Dico Tools
In a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily"


Light-heartedly   Dico Tools
In a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life"


Light-minded   Dico Tools
Showing inappropriate levity


Light-mindedness   Dico Tools
Inappropriate levity


Light-o'-love   Dico Tools
A woman inconstant in love


Light-of-love   Dico Tools
A woman inconstant in love


Light-sensitive   Dico Tools
Sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive"


Light-skinned   Dico Tools
Having little skin pigmentation


Light-tight   Dico Tools
Not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers"


Lightbulb   Dico Tools
Electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated


Lighted   Dico Tools
Provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"


Lighted   Dico Tools
Set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"


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Lighten   Dico Tools
Become lighter; "The room lightened up"


Lighten   Dico Tools
Become brighter; "The sky brightened"


Lighten   Dico Tools
Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"


Lighten   Dico Tools
Make more cheerful


Lighten   Dico Tools
Make more cheerful


Lightening   Dico Tools
Changing to a lighter color


Lightening   Dico Tools
Descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped


Lighten_up   Dico Tools
Become lighter; "The room lightened up"


Lighten_up   Dico Tools
Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"


Lighter   Dico Tools
A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)


Lighter   Dico Tools
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"


Lighter   Dico Tools
A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire


Lighter   Dico Tools
Transport in a flatbottom boat


Lighter-than-air   Dico Tools
Relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces


Lighter-than-air_craft   Dico Tools
Aircraft supported by its own buoyancy


Lighterage   Dico Tools
The transportation of goods on a lighter


Lighterage   Dico Tools
The fee charged for carrying goods in lighters


Lighterman   Dico Tools
Someone who operates a barge


Lightheaded   Dico Tools
Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"


Lightheaded   Dico Tools
Weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"


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Lightheadedness   Dico Tools
A frivolous lack of prudence


Lightheadedness   Dico Tools
A reeling sensation; feeling about to fall


Lighthearted   Dico Tools
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"


Lightheartedness   Dico Tools
The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you


Lighthorse_Harry_Lee   Dico Tools
Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)


Lighthouse   Dico Tools
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships


Lighthouse_keeper   Dico Tools
The keeper of a lighthouse


Lighting   Dico Tools
The act of setting on fire or catching fire


Lighting   Dico Tools
The craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"


Lighting   Dico Tools
Apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film


Lighting   Dico Tools
Having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"


Lighting-up(a)   Dico Tools
Turning lights on; "it''s lighting-up time"


Lighting_circuit   Dico Tools
Wiring that provides power to electric lights


Lighting_fixture   Dico Tools
A fixture providing artificial light


Lighting_industry   Dico Tools
An industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting


Lightless   Dico Tools
Without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets"


Lightless   Dico Tools
Giving no light; "lightless stars `visible'' only to radio antennae"


Lightlessness   Dico Tools
Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"


Lightly   Dico Tools
With indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"


Lightly   Dico Tools
Indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"


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Lightly   Dico Tools
To a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"


Lightly   Dico Tools
With little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"


Lightly   Dico Tools
With few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"


Lightly   Dico Tools
In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"


Lightly   Dico Tools
Without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"


Lightly-armed   Dico Tools
Armed with light weapons


Lightly_armored   Dico Tools
Equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection from light-arms fire


Lightly_armoured   Dico Tools
Equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection from light-arms fire


Lightness   Dico Tools
The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"


Lightness   Dico Tools
Having a light color


Lightness   Dico Tools
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


Lightness   Dico Tools
The property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"


Lightning   Dico Tools
The flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more


Lightning   Dico Tools
Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light


Lightning_arrester   Dico Tools
Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current


Lightning_bug   Dico Tools
Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs


Lightning_conductor   Dico Tools
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning


Lightning_Hurler   Dico Tools
An epithet for Jupiter


Lightning_rod   Dico Tools
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning


Lightning_rod   Dico Tools
Someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another


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Lightproof   Dico Tools
Not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers"


Lights-out   Dico Tools
(military) signal to turn the lights out


Lights-out   Dico Tools
A prescribed bedtime


Lightship   Dico Tools
A ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable


Lightsome   Dico Tools
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"


Lightsome   Dico Tools
Moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"


Lightsomely   Dico Tools
In a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life"


Lightsomely   Dico Tools
Moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase"


Lightsomeness   Dico Tools
The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous


Lightsomeness   Dico Tools
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


Lightsomeness   Dico Tools
The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you


Lightweight   Dico Tools
A professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds


Lightweight   Dico Tools
A wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds


Lightweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds


Lightweight   Dico Tools
Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous


Lightweight   Dico Tools
Having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"


Lightweight   Dico Tools
Having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"


Lightwood   Dico Tools
Tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber


Light_adaptation   Dico Tools
The process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative


Light_air   Dico Tools
Wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale


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Light_ballast   Dico Tools
An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps


Light_beam   Dico Tools
A column of light (as from a beacon)


Light_beer   Dico Tools
Lager with reduced alcohol content


Light_bread   Dico Tools
Bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour


Light_breeze   Dico Tools
Wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale


Light_brown   Dico Tools
A brown that light but unsaturated


Light_bulb   Dico Tools
Electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated


Light_circuit   Dico Tools
Wiring that provides power to electric lights


Light_colonel   Dico Tools
A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel


Light_company   Dico Tools
A public utility that provides electricity


Light_cream   Dico Tools
Cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream''"


Light_diet   Dico Tools
Diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods


Light_filter   Dico Tools
A transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it


Light_flyweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds


Light_heavyweight   Dico Tools
A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds


Light_heavyweight   Dico Tools
A wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds


Light_heavyweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds


Light_hour   Dico Tools
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers


Light_intensity   Dico Tools
Luminous intensity measured in candelas


Light_machine_gun   Dico Tools
A submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter


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Light_meter   Dico Tools
Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light


Light_microscope   Dico Tools
Microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object


Light_middleweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds


Light_minute   Dico Tools
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers


Light_opera   Dico Tools
A short amusing opera


Light_pen   Dico Tools
(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated


Light_reaction   Dico Tools
The first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP


Light_reflex   Dico Tools
Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller


Light_second   Dico Tools
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers


Light_show   Dico Tools
A display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns


Light_source   Dico Tools
Any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"


Light_speed   Dico Tools
The speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second


Light_time   Dico Tools
Distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"


Light_touch   Dico Tools
Momentary contact


Light_unit   Dico Tools
A measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation


Light_up   Dico Tools
Make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"


Light_up   Dico Tools
Begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"


Light_up   Dico Tools
Start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"


Light_up   Dico Tools
Ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"


Light_up   Dico Tools
Become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"


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Light_upon   Dico Tools
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"


Light_welterweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds


Light_whipping_cream   Dico Tools
Cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped


Light_Within   Dico Tools
A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul


Light_year   Dico Tools
The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers


Ligne   Dico Tools
A linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons


Ligneous   Dico Tools
Consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"


Ligneous_plant   Dico Tools
A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems


Lignified   Dico Tools
Made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls


Lignin   Dico Tools
A complex polymer; the chief non-carbohydrate constituent of wood; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants


Lignite   Dico Tools
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal


Lignosae   Dico Tools
A category in some early taxonomies


Lignum   Dico Tools
Woody tissue


Lignum_vitae   Dico Tools
Small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin


Lignum_vitae   Dico Tools
Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum


Ligularia   Dico Tools
Genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants


Ligule   Dico Tools
(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap


Liguria   Dico Tools
Region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea


Ligurian_Sea   Dico Tools
An arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica


Ligustrum   Dico Tools
Genus of Old World shrubs: privet


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Ligustrum_amurense   Dico Tools
Eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage


Ligustrum_ibolium   Dico Tools
Fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium


Ligustrum_japonicum   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet


Ligustrum_lucidum   Dico Tools
Erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet


Ligustrum_obtusifolium   Dico Tools
Small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage


Ligustrum_ovalifolium   Dico Tools
Semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet


Ligustrum_vulgare   Dico Tools
Deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges


Lii   Dico Tools
Being two more than fifty


Liii   Dico Tools
Being three more than fifty


Likable   Dico Tools
Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man"


Likable   Dico Tools
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"


Like   Dico Tools
Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President''s speech last night?"


Like   Dico Tools
Be fond of; "I like my nephews"


Like   Dico Tools
Find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"


Like   Dico Tools
Prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"


Like   Dico Tools
Want to have; "I''d like a beer now!"


Like   Dico Tools
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 d


Like   Dico Tools
Having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste"


Like   Dico Tools
Equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"


Like   Dico Tools
Conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"


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Like-minded   Dico Tools
Of the same turn of mind


Likeable   Dico Tools
Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man"


Likeable   Dico Tools
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"


Liked   Dico Tools
Found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form; "a well-liked teacher"


Likelihood   Dico Tools
The probability of a specified outcome


Likeliness   Dico Tools
The probability of a specified outcome


Likely   Dico Tools
Within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story"


Likely   Dico Tools
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


Likely   Dico Tools
Likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"


Likely   Dico Tools
Expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"


Likely   Dico Tools
With considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"


Liken   Dico Tools
Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"


Likeness   Dico Tools
Picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing


Likeness   Dico Tools
Similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"


Likening   Dico Tools
The act of comparing similarities


Likewise   Dico Tools
In addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"


Likewise   Dico Tools
Equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"


Likewise   Dico Tools
In like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson


Like_an_amateur   Dico Tools
In an amateurish manner; "he performed the piece amateurishly"


Like_an_expert   Dico Tools
In an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly"


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Like_a_shot   Dico Tools
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"


Like_blue_murder   Dico Tools
At top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder"


Like_clockwork   Dico Tools
With regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"


Like_crazy   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Like_hell   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Like_hell   Dico Tools
Used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated; "says he''ll help me? Like hell he will!"


Like_kings   Dico Tools
In a royal manner; "they were royally treated"


Like_mad   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Like_royalty   Dico Tools
In a royal manner; "they were royally treated"


Like_sin   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Like_the_devil   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Like_thunder   Dico Tools
With great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"


Liking   Dico Tools
A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I''ve always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"


Likuta   Dico Tools
100 likuta equal 1 zaire


Lilac   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers


Lilac   Dico Tools
Of a pale purple color


Lilangeni   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents


Liliaceae   Dico Tools
Includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Sm


Liliaceous   Dico Tools
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae


Liliaceous_plant   Dico Tools
Plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber


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Liliales   Dico Tools
An order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae


Lilian_Alicia_Marks   Dico Tools
English ballet dancer (born in 1910)


Lilies_of_the_valley   Dico Tools
Low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries


Liliidae   Dico Tools
One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae


Liliid_monocot_family   Dico Tools
Family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils


Liliid_monocot_genus   Dico Tools
Genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils


Liliopsid   Dico Tools
A monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside


Liliopsida   Dico Tools
Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae


Liliopsid_family   Dico Tools
Family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed


Liliopsid_genus   Dico Tools
Genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed


Lilith   Dico Tools
In ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children


Lilium   Dico Tools
Type genus of Liliaceae


Lilium_auratum   Dico Tools
Golden-rayed lily of Japan


Lilium_canadense   Dico Tools
Common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown


Lilium_candidum   Dico Tools
Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers


Lilium_catesbaei   Dico Tools
Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals


Lilium_columbianum   Dico Tools
Lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers


Lilium_lancifolium   Dico Tools
East Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals


Lilium_longiflorum   Dico Tools
Tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring


Lilium_maritinum   Dico Tools
Orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States


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Lilium_martagon   Dico Tools
Lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia


Lilium_michiganense   Dico Tools
Lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots


Lilium_pardalinum   Dico Tools
Lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers


Lilium_philadelphicum   Dico Tools
Lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers


Lilium_superbum   Dico Tools
Lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers


Liliuokalani   Dico Tools
Queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917)


Lille   Dico Tools
An industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders


Lillian_Gish   Dico Tools
United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)


Lillian_Hellman   Dico Tools
United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)


Lillian_Russell   Dico Tools
United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)


Lillie   Dico Tools
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)


Lillie_Langtry   Dico Tools
British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)


Lilliput   Dico Tools
A land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people


Lilliputian   Dico Tools
A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift


Lilliputian   Dico Tools
A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)


Lilliputian   Dico Tools
(informal terms) 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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig


Lilliputian   Dico Tools
Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"


Lilliputian   Dico Tools
Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population"


Lilo   Dico Tools
A type of inflatable air mattress


Lilongwe   Dico Tools
The capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi


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Lilt   Dico Tools
A jaunty rhythm in music


Lilt   Dico Tools
Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way


Lilting   Dico Tools
Characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"


Lily   Dico Tools
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers


Lily-livered   Dico Tools
Easily frightened


Lily-of-the-valley_tree   Dico Tools
Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


Lily-white   Dico Tools
A pure white color


Lily-white   Dico Tools
Restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"


Lilyturf   Dico Tools
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover


Lily_family   Dico Tools
Includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Sm


Lily_of_the_Incas   Dico Tools
An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers


Lily_of_the_Nile   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers


Lily_of_the_valley   Dico Tools
Low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries


Lily_pad   Dico Tools
Floating leaves of a water lily


Lily_turf   Dico Tools
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover


Lima   Dico Tools
Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century


Limacidae   Dico Tools
Slugs


Limacine   Dico Tools
Of or resembling a slug


Limacoid   Dico Tools
Of or resembling a slug


Liman   Dico Tools
A long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river


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Limanda   Dico Tools
A genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored


Limanda_ferruginea   Dico Tools
American flounder having a yellowish tail


Limax   Dico Tools
A genus of Limacidae


Lima_bean   Dico Tools
Broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw


Lima_bean   Dico Tools
Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


Lima_bean   Dico Tools
Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


Lima_bean_plant   Dico Tools
Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


Limb   Dico Tools
Any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"


Limb   Dico Tools
The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"


Limb   Dico Tools
Either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"


Limb   Dico Tools
One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper


Limb   Dico Tools
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet


Limb   Dico Tools
Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree


Limb-girdle_muscular_dystrophy   Dico Tools
An autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary com


Limbed   Dico Tools
Having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination); "strong-limbed"


Limber   Dico Tools
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson


Limber   Dico Tools
Cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"


Limber   Dico Tools
Attach the limber; "limber a cannon"


Limber   Dico Tools
(used of persons'' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely


Limber   Dico Tools
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"


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Limbers   Dico Tools
A channel or gutter on either side of a ship''s keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well


Limber_pine   Dico Tools
Western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-gray furrowed bark


Limber_up   Dico Tools
Make one''s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity


Limber_up   Dico Tools
Attach the limber; "limber a cannon"


Limbic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or forming a limbus


Limbic_brain   Dico Tools
A system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior


Limbic_system   Dico Tools
A system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior


Limbless   Dico Tools
Having no limbs; "a snake is a limbless reptile"


Limbo   Dico Tools
(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)


Limbo   Dico Tools
An imaginary place for lost or neglected things


Limbo   Dico Tools
The state of being disregarded or forgotten


Limburger   Dico Tools
A soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor


Limbus   Dico Tools
A border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure


Lime   Dico Tools
The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees


Lime   Dico Tools
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


Lime   Dico Tools
Any of various related trees bearing limes


Lime   Dico Tools
A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds


Lime   Dico Tools
A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide


Lime   Dico Tools
A caustic substance produced by heating limestone


Lime   Dico Tools
Cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"


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Lime   Dico Tools
Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds


Limeade   Dico Tools
Sweetened beverage of lime juice and water


Limeira   Dico Tools
A city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)


Limekiln   Dico Tools
A kiln used to reduce naturally occuring forms of calcium carbonate to lime


Limelight   Dico Tools
A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting


Limelight   Dico Tools
A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"


Limen   Dico Tools
The smallest detectable sensation


Limenitis   Dico Tools
Mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars


Limenitis_archippus   Dico Tools
Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller


Limenitis_arthemis   Dico Tools
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


Limenitis_astyanax   Dico Tools
Similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces


Limenitis_camilla   Dico Tools
Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings


Limerick   Dico Tools
A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba


Limerick   Dico Tools
Port city in southwestern Ireland


Limestone   Dico Tools
A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals


Limestone_fern   Dico Tools
Yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere


Limestone_salamander   Dico Tools
Similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses


Limewater   Dico Tools
Solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid


Limey   Dico Tools
A man of English descent


Lime_disease_spirochete   Dico Tools
Cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes


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Lime_hydrate   Dico Tools
A caustic substance produced by heating limestone


Lime_juice   Dico Tools
Usually fresh-squeezed juice of limes


Lime_tree   Dico Tools
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


Lime_tree   Dico Tools
Any of various related trees bearing limes


Limicolae   Dico Tools
Term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii


Limicoline_bird   Dico Tools
Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries


Limit   Dico Tools
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"


Limit   Dico Tools
The boundary of a specific area


Limit   Dico Tools
As far as something can go


Limit   Dico Tools
The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"


Limit   Dico Tools
The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity


Limit   Dico Tools
Final or latest limiting point


Limit   Dico Tools
Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"


Limit   Dico Tools
Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"


Limit   Dico Tools
Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"


Limitation   Dico Tools
An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)


Limitation   Dico Tools
The quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"


Limitation   Dico Tools
A principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"


Limitation   Dico Tools
The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"


Limitation   Dico Tools
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"


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Limited   Dico Tools
Including only a part


Limited   Dico Tools
Not unlimited; "a limited list of choices"


Limited   Dico Tools
Having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"


Limited   Dico Tools
Small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"


Limited   Dico Tools
Not excessive


Limited   Dico Tools
Mediocre


Limited   Dico Tools
Subject to limits or subjected to limits


Limited_audit   Dico Tools
An audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)


Limited_company   Dico Tools
A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


Limited_edition   Dico Tools
An edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies


Limited_liability   Dico Tools
The liability of a firm''s owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm


Limited_review   Dico Tools
(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data


Limited_war   Dico Tools
A war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy


Limiter   Dico Tools
(electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"


Limiting   Dico Tools
The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase


Limiting   Dico Tools
Restricting the scope or freedom of action


Limiting   Dico Tools
Strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him'' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"


Limitless   Dico Tools
Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"


Limitless   Dico Tools
Having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"


Limitless   Dico Tools
Without limits in extent or size or quantity; "immeasurable vastness of our solar system"


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Limitlessness   Dico Tools
The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit


Limit_point   Dico Tools
The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity


Limn   Dico Tools
Make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"


Limn   Dico Tools
Trace the shape of


Limner   Dico Tools
A painter or drawer of portraits


Limning   Dico Tools
A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects


Limnobium   Dico Tools
American frogbit


Limnocryptes   Dico Tools
Snipe


Limnocryptes_minima   Dico Tools
A small short-billed Old World snipe


Limnodium_spongia   Dico Tools
American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches


Limnodromus   Dico Tools
Dowitchers


Limnodromus_griseus   Dico Tools
A dowitcher with a gray back


Limnodromus_scolopaceus   Dico Tools
A dowitcher with a red breast


Limnological   Dico Tools
Of or relating to limnology


Limnologically   Dico Tools
With regard to or concerning limnology


Limnologist   Dico Tools
A specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes


Limnology   Dico Tools
The scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties


Limnos   Dico Tools
A Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties


Limo   Dico Tools
Large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur


Limonene   Dico Tools
A liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils


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Limonite   Dico Tools
A widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite


Limonium   Dico Tools
Sea lavender


Limosa   Dico Tools
Godwits


Limosa_haemastica   Dico Tools
New World godwit


Limousin   Dico Tools
A region of central France west of the Auvergne mountains


Limousine   Dico Tools
Large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur


Limp   Dico Tools
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg


Limp   Dico Tools
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"


Limp   Dico Tools
Proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"


Limp   Dico Tools
Not firm; "wilted lettuce"


Limp   Dico Tools
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"


Limpa   Dico Tools
A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar


Limper   Dico Tools
Someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait


Limpet   Dico Tools
Any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas


Limpet   Dico Tools
Mollusk with a low conical shell


Limpid   Dico Tools
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"


Limpid   Dico Tools
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal"


Limpid   Dico Tools
Clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"


Limpidity   Dico Tools
Passing light without diffusion or distortion


Limpidity   Dico Tools
Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression


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Limpidly   Dico Tools
In a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book"


Limping   Dico Tools
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet


Limpkin   Dico Tools
Wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call


Limply   Dico Tools
Without rigidity; "the body was hanging limply from the tree"


Limpness   Dico Tools
A flabby softness


Limpopo   Dico Tools
An African river; flows into the Indian Ocean


Limulidae   Dico Tools
Horseshoe crabs


Limulus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the family Limulidae


Limulus_polyphemus   Dico Tools
Large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse


Lin   Dico Tools
United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)


Linac   Dico Tools
Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path


Linaceae   Dico Tools
A widely distributed family of plants


Linage   Dico Tools
A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted


Linage   Dico Tools
The number of lines in a piece of printed material


Linalool   Dico Tools
A colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils


Linanthus   Dico Tools
A genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States


Linanthus_dianthiflorus   Dico Tools
Low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers


Linanthus_dichotomus   Dico Tools
Small California annual with white flowers


Linaria   Dico Tools
Genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon


Linaria_canadensis   Dico Tools
North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers


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Linaria_vulgaris   Dico Tools
Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America


Linchpin   Dico Tools
Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on


Linchpin   Dico Tools
A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"


Lincocin   Dico Tools
Antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections


Lincoln   Dico Tools
Long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire


Lincoln   Dico Tools
Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska


Lincoln   Dico Tools
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)


Lincoln's_Birthday   Dico Tools
The day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered


Lincolnesque   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln


Lincolnian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln


Lincolnshire   Dico Tools
An agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea


Lincoln_Memorial   Dico Tools
Memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln


Lincoln_Steffens   Dico Tools
United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936)


Lincomycin   Dico Tools
Antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections


Lind   Dico Tools
Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)


Lindane   Dico Tools
A white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide


Lindbergh   Dico Tools
United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)


Linden   Dico Tools
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


Linden   Dico Tools
Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork


Linden_family   Dico Tools
Chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia


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Linden_tree   Dico Tools
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


Lindera   Dico Tools
Aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America


Lindera_benzoin   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries


Lindesnes   Dico Tools
A cape at the southern tip of Norway


Lindheimera   Dico Tools
1 species: Texas star


Lindheimera_texana   Dico Tools
Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads


Lindsay   Dico Tools
United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)


Lindsay   Dico Tools
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)


Lindy   Dico Tools
An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)


Lindy_hop   Dico Tools
An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)


Line   Dico Tools
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"


Line   Dico Tools
Acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"


Line   Dico Tools
A conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power


Line   Dico Tools
Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"


Line   Dico Tools
The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed


Line   Dico Tools
A commercial organization serving as a common carrier


Line   Dico Tools
A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"


Line   Dico Tools
A pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"


Line   Dico Tools
Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it


Line   Dico Tools
A telephone connection


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Line   Dico Tools
A conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"


Line   Dico Tools
The methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can''t follow your line of reasoning"


Line   Dico Tools
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"


Line   Dico Tools
A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"


Line   Dico Tools
A mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"


Line   Dico Tools
Text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"


Line   Dico Tools
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"


Line   Dico Tools
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"


Line   Dico Tools
A connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"


Line   Dico Tools
A formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"


Line   Dico Tools
A formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"


Line   Dico Tools
A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent


Line   Dico Tools
In games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area


Line   Dico Tools
A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy''s line"


Line   Dico Tools
A single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum


Line   Dico Tools
The maximum credit that a customer is allowed


Line   Dico Tools
Space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising


Line   Dico Tools
A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point


Line   Dico Tools
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"


Line   Dico Tools
Reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"


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Line   Dico Tools
Fill plentifully; "line one''s pockets"


Line   Dico Tools
Cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"


Line   Dico Tools
Mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"


Line   Dico Tools
Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"


Line   Dico Tools
Be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"


Line-at-a-time_printer   Dico Tools
Printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time


Line-drive_double   Dico Tools
A double resulting from a line drive


Line-drive_single   Dico Tools
A single resulting from a line drive


Line-drive_triple   Dico Tools
A triple resulting from a line drive


Line-shooter   Dico Tools
A very boastful and talkative person


Line-shooting   Dico Tools
An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"


Lineage   Dico Tools
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


Lineage   Dico Tools
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"


Lineage   Dico Tools
A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted


Lineage   Dico Tools
The number of lines in a piece of printed material


Lineage   Dico Tools
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors


Lineal   Dico Tools
Arranged in a line


Lineal   Dico Tools
In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"


Lineally   Dico Tools
By an unbroken line of descent; "she is related lineally to the Royal Family"


Lineament   Dico Tools
The characteristic parts of a person''s face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"


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Lineament   Dico Tools
A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"


Linear   Dico Tools
Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"


Linear   Dico Tools
Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot"


Linear   Dico Tools
Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree


Linear   Dico Tools
Measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot"


Linear   Dico Tools
Of a leaf shape; long and narrow


Linearise   Dico Tools
Make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"


Linearity   Dico Tools
The property of having one dimension


Linearize   Dico Tools
Make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"


Linearly   Dico Tools
In a linear fashion; "it grew linearly"


Linearly   Dico Tools
In a linear manner; "linearly polarized radiation"


Linear_A   Dico Tools
An undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.


Linear_accelerator   Dico Tools
Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path


Linear_algebra   Dico Tools
The part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation


Linear_B   Dico Tools
A syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.


Linear_equation   Dico Tools
A polynomial equation of the first degree


Linear_leaf   Dico Tools
A long slender leaf


Linear_measure   Dico Tools
A measure of length


Linear_operator   Dico Tools
An operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are function)


Linear_perspective   Dico Tools
The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer


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Linear_programming   Dico Tools
A mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints


Linear_regression   Dico Tools
The relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b


Linear_unit   Dico Tools
A unit of measurement of length


Lineation   Dico Tools
The act of marking or outlining with lines


Lineation   Dico Tools
The line that appears to bound an object


Linebacker   Dico Tools
The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage


Linebacker   Dico Tools
A defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen


Linebacker_blitzing   Dico Tools
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line


Linecut   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved


Linecut   Dico Tools
A print obtained from a line drawing


Lined   Dico Tools
Bordered by a line of things; "tree lined streets"


Lined   Dico Tools
Having a lining or liner or a liner; often used in combination; "a lined skirt"; "a silk-lined jacket"


Lined   Dico Tools
(used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams; "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face"


Lined_snake   Dico Tools
Secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States


Linelike   Dico Tools
Resembling a line


Lineman   Dico Tools
The position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage


Lineman   Dico Tools
A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines


Lineman   Dico Tools
One of the players on the line of scrimmage


Lineman   Dico Tools
The surveyor who marks positions with a range pole


Linemen   Dico Tools
The football players who line up on the line of scrimmage


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Linen   Dico Tools
White goods or clothing made with linen cloth


Linen   Dico Tools
A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant


Linen   Dico Tools
A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish


Linendraper   Dico Tools
A retail dealer in yard goods


Linen_paper   Dico Tools
A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish


Liner   Dico Tools
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"


Liner   Dico Tools
A large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)


Liner   Dico Tools
A piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment


Liner_train   Dico Tools
A long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods


Linesman   Dico Tools
A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines


Linesman   Dico Tools
Official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds)


Lineup   Dico Tools
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"


Lineup   Dico Tools
A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification


Line_backer   Dico Tools
The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage


Line_backer   Dico Tools
A defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen


Line_block   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved


Line_coach   Dico Tools
An assistant football coach in charge of the linemen


Line_double   Dico Tools
A double resulting from a line drive


Line_drawing   Dico Tools
A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects


Line_drive   Dico Tools
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"


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Line_duty   Dico Tools
Activity contributing directly to the output of an organization


Line_engraving   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved


Line_engraving   Dico Tools
A print obtained from a line drawing


Line_feed   Dico Tools
The operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line


Line_function   Dico Tools
Activity contributing directly to the output of an organization


Line_item   Dico Tools
An item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets"


Line_judge   Dico Tools
Football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game


Line_management   Dico Tools
Administration of the line functions of an organization; administration of activities contributing directly to the organization''s output


Line_officer   Dico Tools
A commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)


Line_of_battle   Dico Tools
A line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack


Line_of_business   Dico Tools
A particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"


Line_of_business   Dico Tools
A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"


Line_of_Control   Dico Tools
A 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan


Line_of_credit   Dico Tools
The maximum credit that a customer is allowed


Line_of_defence   Dico Tools
Defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack


Line_of_defence   Dico Tools
Any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"


Line_of_defense   Dico Tools
Defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack


Line_of_defense   Dico Tools
Any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"


Line_of_descent   Dico Tools
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"


Line_of_descent   Dico Tools
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors


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Line_of_destiny   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be


Line_of_duty   Dico Tools
All that is normally required in some area of responsibility


Line_of_fate   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be


Line_of_fire   Dico Tools
The path of a missile discharged from a firearm


Line_of_flight   Dico Tools
The path along which a freely moving object travels through the air


Line_of_force   Dico Tools
An imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point


Line_of_gab   Dico Tools
Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)


Line_of_heart   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature


Line_of_inquiry   Dico Tools
An ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument


Line_of_latitude   Dico Tools
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


Line_of_least_resistance   Dico Tools
The easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance"


Line_of_life   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live


Line_of_longitude   Dico Tools
An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"


Line_of_march   Dico Tools
The arrangement of people in a line for marching


Line_of_march   Dico Tools
The route along which a column advances


Line_of_merchandise   Dico Tools
A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"


Line_of_poetry   Dico Tools
A single line of words in a poem


Line_of_products   Dico Tools
A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"


Line_of_questioning   Dico Tools
An ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument


Line_of_reasoning   Dico Tools
The methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can''t follow your line of reasoning"


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Line_of_Saturn   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be


Line_of_scrimmage   Dico Tools
Line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"


Line_of_sight   Dico Tools
An imaginary straight line along which an observer looks


Line_of_succession   Dico Tools
The order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position


Line_of_thought   Dico Tools
A particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group


Line_of_verse   Dico Tools
A single line of words in a poem


Line_of_vision   Dico Tools
An imaginary straight line along which an observer looks


Line_of_work   Dico Tools
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"


Line_one's_pockets   Dico Tools
Make a lot of money


Line_organisation   Dico Tools
The organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization''s output


Line_organization   Dico Tools
The organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization''s output


Line_personnel   Dico Tools
Personnel having direct job performance responsibilities


Line_printer   Dico Tools
Printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time


Line_roulette   Dico Tools
A line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure


Line_score   Dico Tools
A summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)


Line_single   Dico Tools
A single resulting from a line drive


Line_spectrum   Dico Tools
A spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level


Line_squall   Dico Tools
A squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line


Line_storm   Dico Tools
A violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox


Line_triple   Dico Tools
A triple resulting from a line drive


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Line_up   Dico Tools
Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"


Line_up   Dico Tools
Arrange in ranks; "dress troops"


Line_up   Dico Tools
Form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"


Line_up   Dico Tools
Get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"


Line_up   Dico Tools
Form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"


Line_worker   Dico Tools
An employee who works on an assembly line


Ling   Dico Tools
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


Ling   Dico Tools
American hakes


Ling   Dico Tools
Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried


Ling   Dico Tools
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


Ling   Dico Tools
Water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs


Ling-pao   Dico Tools
A member of the Taoist Trinity


Lingam   Dico Tools
The Hindu phallic symbol of Siva


Lingberry   Dico Tools
Low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


Lingcod   Dico Tools
Food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings


Lingcod   Dico Tools
The lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States


Lingenberry   Dico Tools
Low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


Linger   Dico Tools
Leave slowly and hesitantly


Linger   Dico Tools
Take one''s time; proceed slowly


Linger   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


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Linger   Dico Tools
Move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"


Linger   Dico Tools
Remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"


Lingerer   Dico Tools
Someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place


Lingerie   Dico Tools
Women''s underwear and nightclothes


Lingering   Dico Tools
The act of tarrying


Lingering(a)   Dico Tools
Continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"


Lingeringly   Dico Tools
In a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti


Linger_over   Dico Tools
Delay


Lingo   Dico Tools
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don''t speak our lingo"


Lingonberry   Dico Tools
Tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller


Lingonberry   Dico Tools
Low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


Lingua   Dico Tools
A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity


Lingual   Dico Tools
Pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"


Lingual   Dico Tools
Consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"


Lingually   Dico Tools
With respect to language; "linguistically impaired children"; "a lingually diverse population"


Lingualumina   Dico Tools
An artificial language


Lingual_artery   Dico Tools
An artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue


Lingual_vein   Dico Tools
A vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein


Lingua_franca   Dico Tools
A common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"


Linguica   Dico Tools
A highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions


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Linguine   Dico Tools
Pasta in long slender flat strips


Linguini   Dico Tools
Pasta in long slender flat strips


Linguist   Dico Tools
A person who speaks more than one language


Linguist   Dico Tools
A specialist in linguistics


Linguistic   Dico Tools
Consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"


Linguistic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"


Linguistically   Dico Tools
With respect to language; "linguistically impaired children"; "a lingually diverse population"


Linguistically   Dico Tools
With respect to the science of linguistics; "linguistically interesting data"


Linguistics   Dico Tools
The humanistic study of language and literature


Linguistics   Dico Tools
The scientific study of language


Linguistics_department   Dico Tools
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics


Linguistic_atlas   Dico Tools
An atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features


Linguistic_communication   Dico Tools
A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it


Linguistic_context   Dico Tools
Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation


Linguistic_geography   Dico Tools
The study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features


Linguistic_process   Dico Tools
The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn''t have the language to express his feelings"


Linguistic_process   Dico Tools
A process involved in human language


Linguistic_profiling   Dico Tools
Using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker''s race or religion or social class


Linguistic_relation   Dico Tools
A relation between linguistic forms or constituents


Linguistic_rule   Dico Tools
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice


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Linguistic_scientist   Dico Tools
A specialist in linguistics


Linguistic_string   Dico Tools
A linear sequence of words as spoken or written


Linguistic_unit   Dico Tools
One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed


Lingulate   Dico Tools
Shaped like a tongue


Lingvo_Kosmopolita   Dico Tools
An artificial language


Ling_ko   Dico Tools
Water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs


Liniment   Dico Tools
A medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain


Linin   Dico Tools
An obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


Lining   Dico Tools
The act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)


Lining   Dico Tools
Providing something with a surface of a different material


Lining   Dico Tools
A piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment


Lining   Dico Tools
A protective covering that protects an inside surface


Link   Dico Tools
A fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"


Link   Dico Tools
An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data


Link   Dico Tools
A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network


Link   Dico Tools
A channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"


Link   Dico Tools
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list


Link   Dico Tools
A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain


Link   Dico Tools
The means of connection between things linked in series


Link   Dico Tools
A connecting shape


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Link   Dico Tools
The state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"


Link   Dico Tools
Make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"


Link   Dico Tools
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"


Link   Dico Tools
Link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"


Link   Dico Tools
Be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"


Link-attached_station   Dico Tools
A terminal connected to a computer by a data link


Link-attached_terminal   Dico Tools
A terminal connected to a computer by a data link


Linkage   Dico Tools
The act of linking things together


Linkage   Dico Tools
A mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion


Linkage   Dico Tools
(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)


Linkage   Dico Tools
An associative relation


Linkage_editor   Dico Tools
An editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules


Linkage_group   Dico Tools
Any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"


Linkboy   Dico Tools
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets


Linked   Dico Tools
Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks


Linked_genes   Dico Tools
Any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"


Linking_verb   Dico Tools
An equating verb (such as `be'' or `become'') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence


Linkman   Dico Tools
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets


Links   Dico Tools
Course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf


Linksman   Dico Tools
Someone who plays the game of golf


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Linkup   Dico Tools
A fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"


Link_trainer   Dico Tools
An early form of flight simulator


Link_up   Dico Tools
Make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"


Link_up   Dico Tools
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"


Link_up   Dico Tools
Be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"


Linnaea   Dico Tools
1 species: twinflower


Linnaean   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed


Linnaea_borealis   Dico Tools
Creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs


Linnaea_borealis_americana   Dico Tools
Similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia


Linnaeus   Dico Tools
Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)


Linnean   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed


Linnet   Dico Tools
Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead


Linnet   Dico Tools
Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico


Lino   Dico Tools
A floor covering


Linocut   Dico Tools
A design carved in relief into a block of linoleum


Linocut   Dico Tools
A print made from a linocut


Linoleic_acid   Dico Tools
A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap


Linolenic_acid   Dico Tools
A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid


Linoleum   Dico Tools
A floor covering


Linoleum_cutter   Dico Tools
A knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum


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Linoleum_knife   Dico Tools
A knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum


Linolic_acid   Dico Tools
A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap


Linosyris_vulgaris   Dico Tools
Early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod


Linotype   Dico Tools
A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal


Linotype_machine   Dico Tools
A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal


Linseed   Dico Tools
The seed of flax used as a source of oil


Linseed_oil   Dico Tools
A drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints


Linsey-woolsey   Dico Tools
A rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof


Linstock   Dico Tools
A stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons


Lint   Dico Tools
Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds


Lint   Dico Tools
Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers


Lintel   Dico Tools
Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window


Lintwhite   Dico Tools
Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead


Linum   Dico Tools
A herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves


Linuron   Dico Tools
A herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables


Linus_Carl_Pauling   Dico Tools
United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)


Linus_Pauling   Dico Tools
United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)


Linux   Dico Tools
An open-source version of the UNIX operating system


Linz   Dico Tools
City in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center


Liomys   Dico Tools
Pocket mice


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Liomys_irroratus   Dico Tools
Large pocket mouse of Mexico


Lion   Dico Tools
Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male


Lion   Dico Tools
The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Lion   Dico Tools
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo


Lion   Dico Tools
A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)


Lion's-ear   Dico Tools
Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States


Lion's_beard   Dico Tools
Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia


Lion's_foot   Dico Tools
Common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion''s foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes


Lion-hunter   Dico Tools
Someone who hunts lions


Lion-hunter   Dico Tools
Someone who tries to attract social lions as guests


Lion-jaw_forceps   Dico Tools
A type of forceps


Lionel_Barrymore   Dico Tools
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)


Lionel_Hampton   Dico Tools
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913)


Lionel_Trilling   Dico Tools
United States literary critic (1905-1975)


Lioness   Dico Tools
A female lion


Lionet   Dico Tools
A small or young lion


Lionfish   Dico Tools
Brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins


Lionhearted   Dico Tools
Extraordinarily courageous


Lionise   Dico Tools
Assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"


Lionize   Dico Tools
Assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"


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Lions_Club   Dico Tools
Club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare


Lion_cub   Dico Tools
A young lion


Lion_marmoset   Dico Tools
Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


Lion_monkey   Dico Tools
Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


Liopelma   Dico Tools
Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae


Liopelma_hamiltoni   Dico Tools
Primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet


Liopelmidae   Dico Tools
Primitive New Zealand frogs


Liothyronine   Dico Tools
Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer


Lip   Dico Tools
The top edge of a vessel


Lip   Dico Tools
Fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth


Lip   Dico Tools
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass"


Lip-gloss   Dico Tools
Makeup that makes the lips shiny


Lip-read   Dico Tools
Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people


Lip-sync   Dico Tools
Move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)


Lip-synch   Dico Tools
Move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)


Lipaemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Liparidae   Dico Tools
Snailfishes


Liparididae   Dico Tools
Snailfishes


Liparis   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes


Liparis   Dico Tools
An orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes


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Liparis_liparis   Dico Tools
Small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish


Liparis_loeselii   Dico Tools
Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers


Lipase   Dico Tools
An enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream


Lipchitz   Dico Tools
United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)


Lipectomy   Dico Tools
Plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue


Lipemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Lipfern   Dico Tools
Any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions


Lipid   Dico Tools
An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)


Lipid-lowering_medication   Dico Tools
A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase


Lipid-lowering_medicine   Dico Tools
A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase


Lipidaemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Lipide   Dico Tools
An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)


Lipidemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Lipidosis   Dico Tools
A disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body


Lipid_granulomatosis   Dico Tools
Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism


Lipitor   Dico Tools
An oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given


Lipizzan   Dico Tools
A compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"


Lipless   Dico Tools
Without a lip or lips


Liplike   Dico Tools
Having lips or parts that resemble lips


Lipmann   Dico Tools
United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986)


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Lipo-Hepin   Dico Tools
A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombos


Lipo-Lutin   Dico Tools
A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy


Lipochondrodystrophy   Dico Tools
Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation


Lipogram   Dico Tools
A text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet


Lipoid   Dico Tools
An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)


Lipoidaemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Lipoidemia   Dico Tools
Presence of excess lipids in the blood


Lipoid_granulomatosis   Dico Tools
Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism


Lipoma   Dico Tools
A tumor consisting of fatty tissue


Lipomatosis   Dico Tools
Pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body


Lipophilic   Dico Tools
Having an affinity for lipids


Lipoprotein   Dico Tools
A conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood


Liposarcoma   Dico Tools
Sarcoma of fat cells


Liposcelis   Dico Tools
A genus of Psocidae


Liposcelis_divinatorius   Dico Tools
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


Liposomal_delivery_vector   Dico Tools
A transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest


Liposome   Dico Tools
An artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector


Lipotropic   Dico Tools
Having an affinity for lipids


Lipotyphla   Dico Tools
Moles; hedgehogs; true shrews


Lipped   Dico Tools
Having a lip or lips; "a lipped bowl"; "a virgin purest lipped"- John Keats


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Lippi   Dico Tools
Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469)


Lippi   Dico Tools
Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)


Lippizan   Dico Tools
A compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"


Lippizaner   Dico Tools
A compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"


Lippmann   Dico Tools
French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921)


Lippmann   Dico Tools
United States journalist (1889-1974)


Lipread   Dico Tools
Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people


Lipreading   Dico Tools
Perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips


Lipscomb   Dico Tools
United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)


Lipstick   Dico Tools
Makeup that is used to color the lips


Lipstick   Dico Tools
Apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"


Lipstick   Dico Tools
Form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"


Lipstick_plant   Dico Tools
Epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers


Lip_balm   Dico Tools
A balm applied to the lips


Lip_fern   Dico Tools
Any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions


Lip_off   Dico Tools
Speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"


Lip_reader   Dico Tools
Someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker''s lips


Lip_rouge   Dico Tools
Makeup that is used to color the lips


Lip_service   Dico Tools
An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction


Lip_sync   Dico Tools
Combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker''s lips with the sound of his speech


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Lip_synch   Dico Tools
Combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker''s lips with the sound of his speech


Lip_synchronisation   Dico Tools
Combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker''s lips with the sound of his speech


Lip_synchronization   Dico Tools
Combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker''s lips with the sound of his speech


Liquaemin   Dico Tools
A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombos


Liquefaction   Dico Tools
The conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid


Liquefiable   Dico Tools
Capable of being liquefied


Liquefied   Dico Tools
Reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock"


Liquefied   Dico Tools
Reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas"


Liquefied_petroleum_gas   Dico Tools
Hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure


Liquefy   Dico Tools
Become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"


Liquefy   Dico Tools
Make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"


Liquefy   Dico Tools
Become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"


Liquescent   Dico Tools
Becoming liquid


Liqueur   Dico Tools
Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal


Liqueur_glass   Dico Tools
A small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)


Liquid   Dico Tools
A frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l'' and `r'')


Liquid   Dico Tools
The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility


Liquid   Dico Tools
A substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume


Liquid   Dico Tools
A substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure


Liquid   Dico Tools
Clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"


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Liquid   Dico Tools
In cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"


Liquid   Dico Tools
Filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"


Liquidambar   Dico Tools
Any tree of the genus Liquidambar


Liquidambar   Dico Tools
Aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree


Liquidambar_styraciflua   Dico Tools
A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap


Liquidate   Dico Tools
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"


Liquidate   Dico Tools
Settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"


Liquidate   Dico Tools
Convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"


Liquidate   Dico Tools
Eliminate by paying off (debts)


Liquidation   Dico Tools
The murder of a competitor


Liquidation   Dico Tools
Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities


Liquidation   Dico Tools
The act of exterminating


Liquidator   Dico Tools
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties


Liquidator   Dico Tools
A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


Liquidise   Dico Tools
Make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"


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Liquidiser   Dico Tools
An electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods


Liquidity   Dico Tools
Being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability


Liquidity   Dico Tools
The property of flowing easily


Liquidity   Dico Tools
The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility


Liquidity_crisis   Dico Tools
A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high


Liquidize   Dico Tools
Make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"


Liquidize   Dico Tools
Get rid of all one''s merchandise


Liquidizer   Dico Tools
An electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods


Liquidness   Dico Tools
The property of flowing easily


Liquidness   Dico Tools
The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility


Liquid_air   Dico Tools
Air in a liquid state


Liquid_assets   Dico Tools
Assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)


Liquid_bleach   Dico Tools
A solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry


Liquid_body_substance   Dico Tools
The liquid parts of the body


Liquid_crystal   Dico Tools
A liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids


Liquid_crystal_display   Dico Tools
A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.


Liquid_detergent   Dico Tools
A detergent in liquid form


Liquid_diet   Dico Tools
A diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery


Liquid_ecstasy   Dico Tools
Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate


Liquid_measure   Dico Tools
A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)


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Liquid_metal_reactor   Dico Tools
A nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant


Liquid_nitrogen   Dico Tools
Nitrogen in a liquid state


Liquid_oxygen   Dico Tools
A bluish transparent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants


Liquid_Pred   Dico Tools
A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant


Liquid_soap   Dico Tools
Soap in liquid form


Liquid_unit   Dico Tools
A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)


Liquifiable   Dico Tools
Capable of being liquefied


Liquified   Dico Tools
Changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"


Liquified   Dico Tools
Reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock"


Liquified   Dico Tools
Reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas"


Liquify   Dico Tools
Become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"


Liquify   Dico Tools
Make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"


Liquor   Dico Tools
The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked


Liquor   Dico Tools
Distilled rather than fermented


Liquor   Dico Tools
A liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste liquors"


Liquorice   Dico Tools
A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant


Liquorice   Dico Tools
Deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots


Liquor_licence   Dico Tools
A license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages


Liquor_license   Dico Tools
A license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages


Liquor_store   Dico Tools
A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere


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Lir   Dico Tools
The sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr


Lira   Dico Tools
Formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi


Lira   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Turkey


Lira   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents


Liriodendron   Dico Tools
Tulip trees


Liriodendron_tulipifera   Dico Tools
Tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work


Liriope   Dico Tools
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf


Liriope_muscari   Dico Tools
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover


Lisboa   Dico Tools
Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic


Lisbon   Dico Tools
Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic


Lise_Meitner   Dico Tools
Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968)


Lisinopril   Dico Tools
An ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks


Lisle   Dico Tools
A strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)


Lisle   Dico Tools
A fabric woven with lisle thread


LISP   Dico Tools
A flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists


Lisp   Dico Tools
A speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th


Lisp   Dico Tools
Speak with a lisp


Lisper   Dico Tools
A speaker who lisps


Lispingly   Dico Tools
With a lisp; "she spoke lispingly"


LISP_compiler   Dico Tools
A compiler for programs written in LISP


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LISP_program   Dico Tools
A program written in LISP


Lissom   Dico Tools
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease


Lissome   Dico Tools
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease


Lissomeness   Dico Tools
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple


List   Dico Tools
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"


List   Dico Tools
A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)


List   Dico Tools
Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"


List   Dico Tools
Enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"


List   Dico Tools
Tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"


List   Dico Tools
Cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"


List   Dico Tools
Include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"


List-processing_language   Dico Tools
A flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists


Listed   Dico Tools
On a list


Listed   Dico Tools
Officially entered in a roll or list; "an enrolled student"


Listed_security   Dico Tools
A security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US


Listen   Dico Tools
Hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"


Listen   Dico Tools
Listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"


Listen   Dico Tools
Pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"


Listener   Dico Tools
Someone who listens attentively


Listening   Dico Tools
The act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"


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Listening   Dico Tools
Attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts"


Listening_watch   Dico Tools
A watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch


Listen_in   Dico Tools
Listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation


Listen_in   Dico Tools
Listen without the speaker''s knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife''s conversations"


Lister   Dico Tools
Moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow


Lister   Dico Tools
Assessor who makes out the tax lists


Lister   Dico Tools
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)


Listera   Dico Tools
Genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe


Listera_convallarioides   Dico Tools
Small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America


Listera_cordata   Dico Tools
Orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland


Listera_ovata   Dico Tools
Orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia


Listeria   Dico Tools
Any species of the genus Listeria


Listeria_meningitis   Dico Tools
An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological s


Listeria_monocytogenes   Dico Tools
The type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis


Listeriosis   Dico Tools
An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological s


Lister_plough   Dico Tools
Moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow


Lister_plow   Dico Tools
Moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow


Listing   Dico Tools
The act of making a list of items


Listing   Dico Tools
A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)


Listless   Dico Tools
Lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"


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Listless   Dico Tools
Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"


Listlessly   Dico Tools
In a listless manner; "they shook hands rather listlessly"


Listlessness   Dico Tools
Inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy


Listlessness   Dico Tools
A feeling of lack of interest or energy


Liston   Dico Tools
United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)


List_price   Dico Tools
The selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list; often subject to discounts; "I got it at 30% off the list price"


List_processing   Dico Tools
Processing data that is given in the form of chained lists


List_system   Dico Tools
Based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote


Lisu   Dico Tools
A Loloish language


Liszt   Dico Tools
Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)


Lis_pendens   Dico Tools
A pending lawsuit


Lit   Dico Tools
The humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"


Lit   Dico Tools
Provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"


Lit   Dico Tools
Set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"


Litany   Dico Tools
A prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation


Litany   Dico Tools
Any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"


Litas   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Lithuania


Litchee   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Litchi   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Litchi   Dico Tools
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium


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Litchi_chinensis   Dico Tools
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium


Litchi_nut   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Litchi_tree   Dico Tools
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium


Lite   Dico Tools
Having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"


Liter   Dico Tools
A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)


Literacy   Dico Tools
The ability to read and write


Literal   Dico Tools
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind


Literal   Dico Tools
Without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal translation of the scene before him"


Literal   Dico Tools
(of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation"


Literal   Dico Tools
Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"


Literal   Dico Tools
Of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it''s the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple"


Literal   Dico Tools
Lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style"


Literal   Dico Tools
Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"


Literalise   Dico Tools
Make literal; "literalize metaphors"


Literalism   Dico Tools
The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature


Literalism   Dico Tools
A disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense


Literalize   Dico Tools
Make literal; "literalize metaphors"


Literally   Dico Tools
(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war"


Literally   Dico Tools
In a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"


Literalness   Dico Tools
Adhereing to the concrete construal of something


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Literal_error   Dico Tools
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind


Literal_interpretation   Dico Tools
An interpretation based on the exact wording


Literary   Dico Tools
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"


Literary   Dico Tools
Knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style"


Literary   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism"


Literary_agent   Dico Tools
An agent who represents an author is dealings with publishers


Literary_argument   Dico Tools
A summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"


Literary_composition   Dico Tools
Imaginative or creative writing


Literary_critic   Dico Tools
A critic of literature


Literary_criticism   Dico Tools
The informed analysis and evaluation of literature


Literary_criticism   Dico Tools
A written evaluation of a work of literature


Literary_genre   Dico Tools
A style of expressing yourself in writing


Literary_hack   Dico Tools
A mediocre and disdained writer


Literary_pirate   Dico Tools
Someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own


Literary_review   Dico Tools
A review devoted to literary criticism


Literary_study   Dico Tools
The humanistic study of literature


Literary_work   Dico Tools
Imaginative or creative writing


Literate   Dico Tools
A person who can read and write


Literate   Dico Tools
Able to read and write


Literate   Dico Tools
Able to read and write


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Literate_person   Dico Tools
A person who can read and write


Literati   Dico Tools
The literary intelligentsia


Literatim   Dico Tools
Letter for letter; "the message was transcribed literatim"


Literature   Dico Tools
The profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"


Literature   Dico Tools
The humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"


Literature   Dico Tools
Creative writing of recognized artistic value


Literature   Dico Tools
Published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"


Lithane   Dico Tools
A white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder


Lithe   Dico Tools
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease


Litheness   Dico Tools
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple


Lithesome   Dico Tools
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease


Lithiasis   Dico Tools
The formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ


Lithia_water   Dico Tools
Mineral water containing lithium salts


Lithic   Dico Tools
Relating to or composed of stone; "lithic sandstone"


Lithic   Dico Tools
Of or containing lithium


Lithium   Dico Tools
A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals


Lithium_carbonate   Dico Tools
A white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder


Lithocarpus   Dico Tools
Tanbark oaks


Lithocarpus_densiflorus   Dico Tools
Evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark


Lithocarpus_glaber   Dico Tools
Small evergreen tree of China and Japan


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Lithocarpus_glabra   Dico Tools
Small evergreen tree of China and Japan


Lithodidae   Dico Tools
Deep-sea crabs of cold waters


Lithoglyptics   Dico Tools
The art of engraving on precious stones


Lithograph   Dico Tools
Duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern


Lithograph   Dico Tools
A print produced by lithography


Lithograph   Dico Tools
Make by lithography


Lithographer   Dico Tools
A printmaker who uses lithography


Lithographic   Dico Tools
Of or produced by or involved in lithography; "lithographic reproduction"


Lithography   Dico Tools
The act of making a lithographic print


Lithography   Dico Tools
A method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface


Lithograph_machine   Dico Tools
Duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern


Lithomancer   Dico Tools
One who practices lithomancy


Lithomancy   Dico Tools
Divination by means of stones or stone talismans


Lithomantic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lithomancy


Lithonate   Dico Tools
A white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder


Lithophragma   Dico Tools
Small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America


Lithophragma_affine   Dico Tools
California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima


Lithophragma_affinis   Dico Tools
California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima


Lithophragma_parviflorum   Dico Tools
Plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta


Lithophyte   Dico Tools
Plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere


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Lithophytic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lithophytes


Lithophytic_plant   Dico Tools
Plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere


Lithops   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones


Lithospermum   Dico Tools
Annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia


Lithospermum_canescens   Dico Tools
Perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment


Lithospermum_caroliniense   Dico Tools
Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment


Lithospermum_officinale   Dico Tools
European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands


Lithosphere   Dico Tools
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle


Lithotomy   Dico Tools
Surgical removal of a stone (calculus)


Lithotomy_position   Dico Tools
A position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination


Lithuania   Dico Tools
A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea


Lithuanian   Dico Tools
The official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo European


Lithuanian   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Lithuania


Lithuanian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language


Lithuanian_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Lithuania


Lithuresis   Dico Tools
Passing small stones with the urine


Litigant   Dico Tools
(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"


Litigate   Dico Tools
Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"


Litigate   Dico Tools
Engage in legal proceedings


Litigation   Dico Tools
A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights


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Litigator   Dico Tools
(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"


Litigious   Dico Tools
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"


Litigious   Dico Tools
Of or relating to litigation


Litmus   Dico Tools
A coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator


Litmus_paper   Dico Tools
Unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator


Litmus_test   Dico Tools
A test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"


Litmus_test   Dico Tools
A coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator


Litocranius   Dico Tools
Antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks


Litocranius_walleri   Dico Tools
Slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns


Litoral   Dico Tools
The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


Litotes   Dico Tools
Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset'' when you mean `I was very upset'' is an example of litotes"


Litre   Dico Tools
A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)


Litter   Dico Tools
Material used to provide a bed for animals


Litter   Dico Tools
Conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers


Litter   Dico Tools
The offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal


Litter   Dico Tools
Rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)


Litter   Dico Tools
Give birth to a litter of animals


Litter   Dico Tools
Make a place messy by strewing garbage around


Litter   Dico Tools
Strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground"


Litter-basket   Dico Tools
Bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish


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Litter-bearer   Dico Tools
One who helps carry a stretcher


Litterateur   Dico Tools
A writer of literary works


Litterbin   Dico Tools
Bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish


Litterbug   Dico Tools
A person who litters public places with refuse


Littered   Dico Tools
Filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish; "the storm left the driveway littered with sticks and debris"; "his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair"


Litterer   Dico Tools
A person who litters public places with refuse


Litter_basket   Dico Tools
Bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish


Litter_lout   Dico Tools
A person who litters public places with refuse


Little   Dico Tools
A small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"


Little   Dico Tools
Small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I''m tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks


Little   Dico Tools
(informal terms) 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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig


Little   Dico Tools
Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"


Little   Dico Tools
Of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away"


Little   Dico Tools
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"


Little   Dico Tools
Lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters"


Little   Dico Tools
Not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"


Little   Dico Tools
Not much; "he talked little about his family"


Little(a)   Dico Tools
Younger brother or sister; "little brother"


Little(a)   Dico Tools
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a'') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a littl


Little-head_snakeweed   Dico Tools
Similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers


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Little-leaf_fig   Dico Tools
Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood


Little-league_team   Dico Tools
A team that plays in a little league


Littleneck   Dico Tools
A young quahog suitable to be eaten raw


Littleneck   Dico Tools
A quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw


Littleneck_clam   Dico Tools
A young quahog suitable to be eaten raw


Littleneck_clam   Dico Tools
A quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw


Littleness   Dico Tools
The property of having a relatively small size


Littler   Dico Tools
Small or little relative to something else


Littlest   Dico Tools
Having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern"


Little_auk   Dico Tools
Small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions


Little_barley   Dico Tools
Annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America


Little_Bear   Dico Tools
A constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star


Little_Bighorn   Dico Tools
A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were suppo


Little_Bighorn   Dico Tools
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer''s Last Stand


Little_Bighorn_River   Dico Tools
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer''s Last Stand


Little_black_ant   Dico Tools
Tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food


Little_blue_heron   Dico Tools
Small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere


Little_brother   Dico Tools
A younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday"


Little_brown_bat   Dico Tools
The small common North American bat; widely distributed


Little_brown_myotis   Dico Tools
The small common North American bat; widely distributed


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Little_by_little   Dico Tools
By a short distance; "they moved it by inches"


Little_by_little   Dico Tools
A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"


Little_chief_hare   Dico Tools
North American pika


Little_clubmoss   Dico Tools
Of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir


Little_club_moss   Dico Tools
Any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella


Little_dictionary   Dico Tools
A dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket


Little_Dipper   Dico Tools
A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper''s handle is Polaris


Little_Dog   Dico Tools
A constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon


Little_ebony_spleenwort   Dico Tools
Fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil


Little_egret   Dico Tools
Old World egret


Little_finger   Dico Tools
The finger farthest from the thumb


Little_girl   Dico Tools
A youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"


Little_golden_zinnia   Dico Tools
Subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas


Little_grebe   Dico Tools
Small European grebe


Little_hand   Dico Tools
The shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours


Little_Horn   Dico Tools
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer''s Last Stand


Little_Joe   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one


Little_John   Dico Tools
Legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength


Little_league   Dico Tools
A commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age


Little_leaguer   Dico Tools
A player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team


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Little_Lord_Fauntleroy   Dico Tools
An excessively polite and well-dressed boy


Little_Missouri   Dico Tools
A river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota


Little_Missouri_River   Dico Tools
A river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota


Little_Mo_Connolly   Dico Tools
United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)


Little_Office   Dico Tools
A Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office


Little_owl   Dico Tools
Small European owl


Little_Phoebe   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one


Little_potato   Dico Tools
Rhizoctinia disease of potatoes


Little_Red_Ricing_Hood   Dico Tools
A girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother


Little_Rhody   Dico Tools
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state


Little_Rock   Dico Tools
The state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River


Little_Sioux_River   Dico Tools
A river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa


Little_sister   Dico Tools
A younger sister


Little_skate   Dico Tools
Most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches


Little_slam   Dico Tools
Winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge


Little_Sparrow   Dico Tools
French cabaret singer (1915-1963)


Little_spotted_skunk   Dico Tools
Small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico


Little_terror   Dico Tools
A very troublesome child


Little_theater   Dico Tools
A small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups


Little_theatre   Dico Tools
A small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups


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Little_toe   Dico Tools
The fifth smallest outermost toe


Little_Wabash   Dico Tools
A river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River


Little_Wabash_River   Dico Tools
A river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River


Littoral   Dico Tools
The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


Littoral   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a coastal or shore region


Littoral_zone   Dico Tools
The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


Littorina   Dico Tools
Type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles


Littorinidae   Dico Tools
Periwinkles


Littre   Dico Tools
French lexicographer (1801-1881)


Liturgical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or in accord with liturgy


Liturgics   Dico Tools
The study of liturgies


Liturgiology   Dico Tools
The study of liturgies


Liturgist   Dico Tools
An authority on liturgies


Liturgy   Dico Tools
A rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship


Liturgy   Dico Tools
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine


Lit_crit   Dico Tools
The informed analysis and evaluation of literature


Liv   Dico Tools
Being four more than fifty


Livable   Dico Tools
Fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions"


Live   Dico Tools
Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two d


Live   Dico Tools
Have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"


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Live   Dico Tools
Lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"


Live   Dico Tools
Pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"


Live   Dico Tools
Support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"


Live   Dico Tools
Continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"


Live   Dico Tools
Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"


Live   Dico Tools
Having life; "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve"; "famous living painters"; "living tissue";


Live   Dico Tools
Showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"


Live   Dico Tools
Charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"


Live   Dico Tools
Of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"


Live   Dico Tools
In current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"


Live   Dico Tools
Abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"


Live   Dico Tools
Rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"


Live   Dico Tools
Actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"


Live   Dico Tools
Charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"


Live   Dico Tools
Not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"


Live(a)   Dico Tools
Capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"


Live(a)   Dico Tools
Highly reverberant; "a live concert hall"


Live-and-die   Dico Tools
Prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled


Live-bearer   Dico Tools
Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control


Live-forever   Dico Tools
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers


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Liveable   Dico Tools
Fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions"


Liveborn   Dico Tools
(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn; "a liveborn baby"


Liveborn_infant   Dico Tools
Infant who shows signs of life after birth


Livedo   Dico Tools
Skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin


Livelihood   Dico Tools
The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"


Liveliness   Dico Tools
General activity and motion


Liveliness   Dico Tools
Animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"


Livelong   Dico Tools
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers


Livelong   Dico Tools
(of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"


Lively   Dico Tools
Characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"


Lively   Dico Tools
Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"


Lively   Dico Tools
Filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"


Lively   Dico Tools
Full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"


Lively   Dico Tools
Rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"


Lively   Dico Tools
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"


Lively   Dico Tools
Full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style"


Liven   Dico Tools
Make lively; "let''s liven up this room a bit"


Liveness   Dico Tools
Having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life"


Liven_up   Dico Tools
Make lively; "let''s liven up this room a bit"


Liver   Dico Tools
Large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; sy


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Liver   Dico Tools
Liver of an animal used as meat


Liver   Dico Tools
Someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"


Liver   Dico Tools
A person who has a special life style; "a high liver"


Liver-spotted_dalmatian   Dico Tools
A brown-spotted dalmatian


Liveried   Dico Tools
Wearing livery; "liveried footmen stood on the palace steps"


Liverish   Dico Tools
Irritable as if suffering from indigestion


Liverish   Dico Tools
Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress


Liverleaf   Dico Tools
Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions


Livermore   Dico Tools
United States suffragist (1820-1905)


Liverpool   Dico Tools
A large city in northwestern England; its port is the country''s major outlet for industrial exports


Liverpudlian   Dico Tools
A resident of Liverpool


Liverpudlian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Liverpool or its people; "Liverpudlian streets"; "Liverpudlian street urchins"


Liverwort   Dico Tools
Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses


Liverwurst   Dico Tools
Sausage containing ground liver


Livery   Dico Tools
The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay


Livery   Dico Tools
The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another


Livery   Dico Tools
Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs


Livery   Dico Tools
Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress


Liveryman   Dico Tools
A worker in a livery stable


Livery_company   Dico Tools
One of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds


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Livery_driver   Dico Tools
Someone who drives a taxi for a living


Livery_stable   Dico Tools
Stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire


Liver_cancer   Dico Tools
Malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort


Liver_chestnut   Dico Tools
A solid dark brown horse


Liver_disease   Dico Tools
A disease affecting the liver


Liver_fluke   Dico Tools
Flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans


Liver_pudding   Dico Tools
Sausage containing ground liver


Liver_rot   Dico Tools
A disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products


Liver_sausage   Dico Tools
Sausage containing ground liver


Liver_spot   Dico Tools
A type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin


Livestock   Dico Tools
Not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit


Live_axle   Dico Tools
The axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power


Live_birth   Dico Tools
The birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)


Live_body   Dico Tools
A living body of an animal or person


Live_down   Dico Tools
Live so as to annul some previous behavior; "You can never live this down!"


Live_in   Dico Tools
Live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her"


Live_it_up   Dico Tools
Enjoy oneself; "it''s your birthday, so let''s live it up!"


Live_load   Dico Tools
A variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic


Live_oak   Dico Tools
Any of several American evergreen oaks


Live_on   Dico Tools
Continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"


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Live_out   Dico Tools
Work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home"


Live_out   Dico Tools
Live out one''s life; live to the end


Live_over   Dico Tools
Experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the horrors of war"


Live_steam   Dico Tools
Steam coming from a boiler at full pressure


Live_up_to   Dico Tools
Fulfil the requirements or expectations of


Live_wire   Dico Tools
An alert and energetic person


Live_with   Dico Tools
Tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband''s little idiosyncracies"


Livid   Dico Tools
Furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"


Livid   Dico Tools
(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe


Livid   Dico Tools
Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid''s blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror


Livid   Dico Tools
Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises"


Lividity   Dico Tools
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


Lividity   Dico Tools
A state of fury so great the face becomes discolored


Lividly   Dico Tools
In a livid manner


Lividness   Dico Tools
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


Living   Dico Tools
The experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"


Living   Dico Tools
People who are still living; "save your pity for the living"


Living   Dico Tools
The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"


Living   Dico Tools
The condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there''s life there''s hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"


Living   Dico Tools
(informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"


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Living   Dico Tools
Still in active use; "a living language"


Living   Dico Tools
Still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"


Living   Dico Tools
True to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"


Living   Dico Tools
Pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"


Living   Dico Tools
Dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals"


Living(a)   Dico Tools
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone";


Living-room   Dico Tools
A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax


Livingroom_set   Dico Tools
A suite of furniture for the livingroom


Livingroom_suite   Dico Tools
A suite of furniture for the livingroom


Livingston   Dico Tools
Leaser of the American Revolution who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)


Livingstone   Dico Tools
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)


Livingstone_daisy   Dico Tools
Low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals


Living_accommodations   Dico Tools
Housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed


Living_arrangement   Dico Tools
An arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to co-exist


Living_death   Dico Tools
A state of constant misery


Living_granite   Dico Tools
Highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa


Living_quarters   Dico Tools
Housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"


Living_rock   Dico Tools
Highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa


Living_rock   Dico Tools
Usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States


Living_room   Dico Tools
A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax


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Living_space   Dico Tools
Space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding


Living_stone   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones


Living_substance   Dico Tools
The living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)


Living_thing   Dico Tools
A living (or once living) entity


Living_together   Dico Tools
Living together (as spouses)


Living_trust   Dico Tools
A trust created and operating during the grantor''s lifetime


Living_wage   Dico Tools
A wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably


Living_will   Dico Tools
A document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"


Livistona   Dico Tools
Fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia


Livistona_australis   Dico Tools
Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


Livonia   Dico Tools
A region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia


Livonian   Dico Tools
The Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia


Livonian   Dico Tools
A member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia


Livonian-speaking   Dico Tools
Able to communicate in Livonian


Livy   Dico Tools
Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)


Liza   Dico Tools
Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region


Lizard   Dico Tools
Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail


Lizard   Dico Tools
A man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him


Lizard's-tail   Dico Tools
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers


Lizard's-tail_family   Dico Tools
Family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia


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Lizardfish   Dico Tools
Tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide


Lizard_orchid   Dico Tools
An orchid of the genus Himantoglossum


Li_Po   Dico Tools
Chinese lyric poet (700-762)


Ljubljana   Dico Tools
The capital of Slovenia


Llama   Dico Tools
Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump


Llano   Dico Tools
An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)


Llano_Estacado   Dico Tools
A large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains


LLB   Dico Tools
A three-year law degree


LLD   Dico Tools
An honorary law degree


Llew_Llaw_Gyffes   Dico Tools
Son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod


LLM   Dico Tools
An advanced law degree


Lloyd   Dico Tools
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)


Lloyd_Webber   Dico Tools
English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)


LLud   Dico Tools
A Celtic warrior god


Llullaillaco   Dico Tools
A mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)


Llyr   Dico Tools
Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir


Lm   Dico Tools
A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions


Lo/Ovral   Dico Tools
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel


Loach   Dico Tools
Slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes


Load   Dico Tools
Goods carried by a large vehicle


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Load   Dico Tools
Weight to be borne or conveyed


Load   Dico Tools
Electrical device to which electrical power is delivered


Load   Dico Tools
The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents


Load   Dico Tools
An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind"


Load   Dico Tools
A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks


Load   Dico Tools
The power output of a generator or power plant


Load   Dico Tools
An amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"


Load   Dico Tools
A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"


Load   Dico Tools
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"


Load   Dico Tools
Provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"


Load   Dico Tools
Put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"


Load-bearing(a)   Dico Tools
Capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"


Load-shedding   Dico Tools
Cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply


Loaded   Dico Tools
(of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; "a loaded question"


Loaded   Dico Tools
Very drunk


Loaded   Dico Tools
Filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened'' is not current usage"


Loaded   Dico Tools
(of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun"


Loaded   Dico Tools
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"


Loaded_down   Dico Tools
Bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages"


Loaded_down(p)   Dico Tools
Heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"


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Loader   Dico Tools
An attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game


Loader   Dico Tools
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port


Loading   Dico Tools
The labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours"


Loading   Dico Tools
Goods carried by a large vehicle


Loading   Dico Tools
Weight to be borne or conveyed


Loading   Dico Tools
A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"


Loading   Dico Tools
The ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift


Loading(a)   Dico Tools
Designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance"


Loading_area   Dico Tools
A stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded


Loading_dock   Dico Tools
A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded


Loading_zone   Dico Tools
A stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded


Loads   Dico Tools
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"


Loadstar   Dico Tools
Something that serves as a model or guide


Loadstar   Dico Tools
Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy


Loadstone   Dico Tools
A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically


Load_down   Dico Tools
Load with a pack


Load_factor   Dico Tools
(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)


Load_line   Dico Tools
Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


Load_up   Dico Tools
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"


Loaf   Dico Tools
A shaped mass of baked bread


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Loaf   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Loaf   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Loafer   Dico Tools
A low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel


Loafer   Dico Tools
Person who does no work; "a lazy bum"


Loafing   Dico Tools
Having no employment


Loaf_of_bread   Dico Tools
A shaped mass of baked bread


Loaf_sugar   Dico Tools
A large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar


Loam   Dico Tools
A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials


Loamless   Dico Tools
Having no loam; "a stony loamless yard"


Loamy   Dico Tools
Consisting of or having the character of loam; "richy loamy soil"


Loan   Dico Tools
A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz'' is a German word borrowed into modern English


Loan   Dico Tools
The temporary provision of money (usually at interest)


Loan   Dico Tools
Give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"


Loan-blend   Dico Tools
A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual'' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)


Loanblend   Dico Tools
A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual'' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)


Loaner   Dico Tools
A car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair


Loaner   Dico Tools
Someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters


Loaning   Dico Tools
Disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned


Loanword   Dico Tools
A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz'' is a German word borrowed into modern English


Loan_application   Dico Tools
An application to borrow money


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Loan_approval   Dico Tools
Formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)


Loan_collection   Dico Tools
A number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition


Loan_office   Dico Tools
An office where loans are negotiated and repaid


Loan_office   Dico Tools
A shop where loans are made with personal property as security


Loan_participation   Dico Tools
A loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone


Loan_shark   Dico Tools
Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest


Loan_translation   Dico Tools
An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language


Loasa   Dico Tools
Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers


Loasaceae   Dico Tools
Family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia


Loasa_family   Dico Tools
Family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia


Loath   Dico Tools
Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"


Loath(p)   Dico Tools
(usually followed by `to'') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"


Loathe   Dico Tools
Find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"


Loather   Dico Tools
One who hates or loathes


Loathing   Dico Tools
Hate coupled with disgust


Loathly   Dico Tools
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"


Loathsome   Dico Tools
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"


Loathsome   Dico Tools
Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"


Loathsomeness   Dico Tools
The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions


Lob   Dico Tools
The act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc


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Lob   Dico Tools
An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc


Lob   Dico Tools
Propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"


Lobachevsky   Dico Tools
Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856)


Lobar   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or affecting a lobe; "lobar pneumonia"


Lobar_pneumonia   Dico Tools
Pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection


Lobata   Dico Tools
Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes


Lobate   Dico Tools
Having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other


Lobate   Dico Tools
Having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue"


Lobated   Dico Tools
Having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue"


Lobate_foot   Dico Tools
A foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sides


Lobby   Dico Tools
A large entrance or reception room or area


Lobby   Dico Tools
A group of people who try actively to influence legislation


Lobby   Dico Tools
Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors


Lobbying_expense   Dico Tools
Expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"


Lobbyist   Dico Tools
Someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor


Lobe   Dico Tools
A rounded projection that is part of a larger structure


Lobe   Dico Tools
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"


Lobe   Dico Tools
The enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern


Lobe   Dico Tools
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided


Lobe-finned_fish   Dico Tools
Any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form


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Lobectomy   Dico Tools
Surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)


Lobed   Dico Tools
Having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other


Lobed_leaf   Dico Tools
A leaf having deeply indented margins


Lobed_spleenwort   Dico Tools
A spleenwort of eastern and southern United States


Lobefin   Dico Tools
Any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form


Lobelia   Dico Tools
Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia


Lobeliaceae   Dico Tools
Not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


Lobeliaceous   Dico Tools
Belonging to the family Lobeliaceae


Lobelia_cardinalis   Dico Tools
North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers


Lobelia_dortmanna   Dico Tools
Erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water


Lobelia_family   Dico Tools
Not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


Lobelia_inflata   Dico Tools
North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic


Lobelia_siphilitica   Dico Tools
Tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers


Lobe_of_the_lung   Dico Tools
Any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung


Lobipes   Dico Tools
A genus of Phalaropidae


Lobipes_lobatus   Dico Tools
Breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea


Loblolly   Dico Tools
Thick gruel


Loblolly_pine   Dico Tools
Tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head


Lobotes   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lobotidae


Lobotes_pacificus   Dico Tools
Tripletail found in the Pacific


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Lobotes_surinamensis   Dico Tools
Tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America


Lobotidae   Dico Tools
Tripletails


Lobotomy   Dico Tools
Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes


Lobscouse   Dico Tools
A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors


Lobscuse   Dico Tools
A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors


Lobster   Dico Tools
Any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae


Lobster   Dico Tools
Flesh of a lobster


Lobster-backed   Dico Tools
Used of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War because of their red coats


Lobsterback   Dico Tools
British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)


Lobsterman   Dico Tools
A person whose occupation is catching lobsters


Lobster_a_la_Newburg   Dico Tools
Lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice


Lobster_butter   Dico Tools
Butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells


Lobster_Newburg   Dico Tools
Lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice


Lobster_plant   Dico Tools
Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers


Lobster_pot   Dico Tools
Trap for catching lobsters


Lobster_stew   Dico Tools
Diced lobster meat in milk or cream


Lobster_tail   Dico Tools
Lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters


Lobster_tart   Dico Tools
A pastry shell filled with cooked lobster


Lobster_thermidor   Dico Tools
Diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned


Lobular   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or resembling a lobule


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Lobularia   Dico Tools
Sweet alyssum


Lobularia_maritima   Dico Tools
Perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens


Lobularity   Dico Tools
The property of having lobules


Lobule   Dico Tools
A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe


Lobworm   Dico Tools
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait


Local   Dico Tools
Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"


Local   Dico Tools
Anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body


Local   Dico Tools
Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"


Local   Dico Tools
Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"


Local   Dico Tools
Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"


Locale   Dico Tools
The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)


Localisation   Dico Tools
A determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"


Localisation   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localisation_of_function   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localisation_principle   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localise   Dico Tools
Locate; "The film is set in Africa"


Localise   Dico Tools
Restrict something to a particular area


Localise   Dico Tools
Concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"


Localise   Dico Tools
Identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"


Localised   Dico Tools
Made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority"


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Localised   Dico Tools
Confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"


Localism   Dico Tools
A partiality for some particular place


Localism   Dico Tools
A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality


Locality   Dico Tools
A surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"


Localization   Dico Tools
A determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"


Localization   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localization_of_function   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localization_principle   Dico Tools
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body


Localize   Dico Tools
Locate; "The film is set in Africa"


Localize   Dico Tools
Restrict something to a particular area


Localize   Dico Tools
Concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"


Localize   Dico Tools
Identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"


Localized   Dico Tools
Made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority"


Localized   Dico Tools
Confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"


Locally   Dico Tools
By a particular locality; "it was locally decided"


Locally   Dico Tools
To a restricted area of the body; "apply this medicine topically"


Local_anaesthesia   Dico Tools
Loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)


Local_anaesthetic   Dico Tools
Anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body


Local_anesthesia   Dico Tools
Loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)


Local_anesthetic   Dico Tools
Anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body


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Local_area_network   Dico Tools
A local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices


Local_authority   Dico Tools
An administrative unit of local government


Local_call   Dico Tools
A telephone call made within a local calling area


Local_department   Dico Tools
A permanent department created to perform the work of a local government


Local_government   Dico Tools
The government of a local area


Local_option   Dico Tools
Freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction


Local_oscillator   Dico Tools
An oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones


Local_post_office   Dico Tools
A local branch of the United States Post Office


Local_road   Dico Tools
A street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it


Local_street   Dico Tools
A street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it


Local_time   Dico Tools
The official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom


Locate   Dico Tools
Take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"


Locate   Dico Tools
Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"


Locate   Dico Tools
Assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"


Locate   Dico Tools
Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"


Located   Dico Tools
Situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"


Locater   Dico Tools
A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims


Locating   Dico Tools
A determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"


Locating   Dico Tools
The act of putting something in a certain place or location


Location   Dico Tools
A point or extent in space


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Location   Dico Tools
A determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"


Location   Dico Tools
The act of putting something in a certain place or location


Locative   Dico Tools
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb


Locative_role   Dico Tools
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb


Locator   Dico Tools
A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims


Loch   Dico Tools
Scottish word for a lake


Loch   Dico Tools
A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)


Lochaber_ax   Dico Tools
A battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders


Lochia   Dico Tools
Substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth


Loch_Achray   Dico Tools
A lake in central Scotland


Loch_Linnhe   Dico Tools
An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland


Loch_Ness   Dico Tools
A lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain


Loch_Ness_monster   Dico Tools
Large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland


Lock   Dico Tools
Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent''s body is twisted or pressured


Lock   Dico Tools
A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed


Lock   Dico Tools
A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key


Lock   Dico Tools
Enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it


Lock   Dico Tools
A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun


Lock   Dico Tools
A strand or cluster of hair


Lock   Dico Tools
Become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient''s knees tended to lock in this exercise"


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Lock   Dico Tools
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"


Lock   Dico Tools
Fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"


Lock   Dico Tools
Keep engaged; "engaged the gears"


Lock   Dico Tools
Become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"


Lock   Dico Tools
Hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"


Lock   Dico Tools
Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels


Lock   Dico Tools
Hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"


Lock   Dico Tools
Pass by means through a lock in a waterway


Lock-gate   Dico Tools
A gate that can be locked


Lock-up_option   Dico Tools
An option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover


Lockage   Dico Tools
Passage through a lock in a canal or waterway


Lockage   Dico Tools
A system of locks in a canal or waterway


Lockage   Dico Tools
A fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway


Lockbox   Dico Tools
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables


Lockdown   Dico Tools
The act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)


Locke   Dico Tools
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)


Locked   Dico Tools
Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"


Locker   Dico Tools
A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock


Locker   Dico Tools
A trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)


Locker   Dico Tools
A fastener that locks or closes


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Locker-room   Dico Tools
Relating to or appropriate for a locker room; "locker-room humor"


Locker_room   Dico Tools
A room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions


Locket   Dico Tools
A small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace


Locking   Dico Tools
The act of locking something up to protect it


Locking_pliers   Dico Tools
Pliers that can be locked in place


Lockjaw   Dico Tools
An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages


Lockkeeper   Dico Tools
A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)


Lockman   Dico Tools
A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)


Lockmaster   Dico Tools
A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)


Locknut   Dico Tools
Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening


Lockout   Dico Tools
A management action resisting employee''s demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms


Lockring   Dico Tools
Washer that prevents a nut from loosening


Locksmith   Dico Tools
Someone who makes or repairs locks


Lockstep   Dico Tools
A manner of marching in file in which each person''s leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner''s ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"


Lockstep   Dico Tools
A standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union''s support had been in lockstep for years"


Lockstitch   Dico Tools
Machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread


Lockup   Dico Tools
The act of locking something up to protect it


Lockup   Dico Tools
Jail in a local police station


Lock_away   Dico Tools
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"


Lock_chamber   Dico Tools
Enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it


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Lock_in   Dico Tools
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"


Lock_in   Dico Tools
Close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"


Lock_out   Dico Tools
Prevent employees from working during a strike


Lock_ring   Dico Tools
Washer that prevents a nut from loosening


Lock_up   Dico Tools
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"


Lock_up   Dico Tools
Secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"


Lock_washer   Dico Tools
Washer that prevents a nut from loosening


Loco   Dico Tools
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"


Locoism   Dico Tools
A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis


Locomote   Dico Tools
Change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before ni


Locomotion   Dico Tools
Self-propelled movement


Locomotion   Dico Tools
The power or ability to move


Locomotive   Dico Tools
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks


Locomotive   Dico Tools
Of or relating to locomotion


Locomotive_engine   Dico Tools
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks


Locomotive_engineer   Dico Tools
The operator of a railway locomotive


Locomotor   Dico Tools
Of or relating to locomotion


Locomotor_ataxia   Dico Tools
Syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence


Locoweed   Dico Tools
Street names for marijuana


Locoweed   Dico Tools
Any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock


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Loco_disease   Dico Tools
A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis


Locule   Dico Tools
A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal


Loculus   Dico Tools
A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal


Locum   Dico Tools
Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession


Locum_tenens   Dico Tools
Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession


Locus   Dico Tools
The set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"


Locus   Dico Tools
The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome


Locus   Dico Tools
The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)


Locust   Dico Tools
Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae


Locust   Dico Tools
Any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae


Locust   Dico Tools
Hardwood from any of various locust trees


Locusta   Dico Tools
A genus of Acrididae


Locusta_migratoria   Dico Tools
Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation


Locustidae   Dico Tools
Short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts


Locust_bean   Dico Tools
Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute


Locust_pod   Dico Tools
Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute


Locust_tree   Dico Tools
Any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae


Locus_classicus   Dico Tools
An authoritative and often-quoted passage


Locus_niger   Dico Tools
A layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson''s disease and with Huntington''s disease


Locus_of_infection   Dico Tools
The specific site in the body where an infection originates


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Locution   Dico Tools
A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"


Loddon_pondweed   Dico Tools
Pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe


Lode   Dico Tools
A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks


Lodestar   Dico Tools
Something that serves as a model or guide


Lodestar   Dico Tools
Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy


Lodestone   Dico Tools
A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically


Lodge   Dico Tools
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers


Lodge   Dico Tools
Any of various native American dwellings


Lodge   Dico Tools
A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter


Lodge   Dico Tools
Small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener


Lodge   Dico Tools
A formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"


Lodge   Dico Tools
English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)


Lodge   Dico Tools
File a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"


Lodge   Dico Tools
Fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"


Lodge   Dico Tools
Provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"


Lodge   Dico Tools
Be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"


Lodgement   Dico Tools
The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"


Lodgement   Dico Tools
Bringing a charge or accusation against someone


Lodgepole   Dico Tools
Shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares


Lodgepole_pine   Dico Tools
Shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares


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Lodger   Dico Tools
A tenant in someone''s house


Lodge_in   Dico Tools
Live (in a certain place)


Lodging   Dico Tools
The act of lodging


Lodging   Dico Tools
Housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed


Lodging   Dico Tools
The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"


Lodgings   Dico Tools
Temporary living quarters


Lodging_house   Dico Tools
A house where rooms are rented


Lodgment   Dico Tools
The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"


Lodgment   Dico Tools
Bringing a charge or accusation against someone


Lodine   Dico Tools
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine)


Lodz   Dico Tools
A large city of central Poland


Loeb   Dico Tools
United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)


Loess   Dico Tools
A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind


Loestrin   Dico Tools
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone


Loewe   Dico Tools
United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)


Loewi   Dico Tools
United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)


Lofortyx   Dico Tools
California quail


Lofortyx_californicus   Dico Tools
Plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon


Lofoten   Dico Tools
A string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea


Loft   Dico Tools
Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage


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Loft   Dico Tools
A raised shelter in which pigeons are kept


Loft   Dico Tools
Floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space


Loft   Dico Tools
Lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel''s hull


Loft   Dico Tools
Kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"


Loft   Dico Tools
Propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"


Loft   Dico Tools
Store in a loft


Loftily   Dico Tools
In a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily"


Loftiness   Dico Tools
Impressiveness in scale or proportion


Loftiness   Dico Tools
The condition of being high or lofty


Lofty   Dico Tools
Of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs"


Lofty   Dico Tools
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"


Lofty   Dico Tools
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"


Loft_bombing   Dico Tools
A bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb


Log   Dico Tools
Measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship''s speed through the water


Log   Dico Tools
A written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)


Log   Dico Tools
A written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"


Log   Dico Tools
The exponent required to produce a given number


Log   Dico Tools
A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches


Log   Dico Tools
Large log at the back of a hearth fire


Log   Dico Tools
Enter into a log, as on ships and planes


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Log   Dico Tools
Cut lumber, as in woods and forests


Log-in   Dico Tools
Enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?"


Logagraphia   Dico Tools
A loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion


Logan   Dico Tools
A mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)


Loganberry   Dico Tools
Large red variety of the dewberry


Loganberry   Dico Tools
Red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California


Logania   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers


Loganiaceae   Dico Tools
A dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales


Logarithm   Dico Tools
The exponent required to produce a given number


Logarithmic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or using logarithms; "logarithmic function"


Logarithmically   Dico Tools
In a logarithmic manner; "data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2"


Logarithmic_scale   Dico Tools
Scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers


Logbook   Dico Tools
A book in which the log is written


Loge   Dico Tools
Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"


Loge   Dico Tools
Balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine


Logger   Dico Tools
A lumberman who cuts trees into logs after the trees have been felled


Loggerhead   Dico Tools
Very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas


Loggerhead   Dico Tools
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence


Loggerheaded   Dico Tools
Used informally


Loggerhead_shrike   Dico Tools
Common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands


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Loggerhead_turtle   Dico Tools
Very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas


Loggia   Dico Tools
A roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level


Logginess   Dico Tools
A dull and listless state resulting from weariness


Logging   Dico Tools
The work of cutting down trees for timber


Logic   Dico Tools
Reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"


Logic   Dico Tools
A system of reasoning


Logic   Dico Tools
The principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"


Logic   Dico Tools
The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference


Logical   Dico Tools
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"


Logical   Dico Tools
Capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"


Logical   Dico Tools
Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"


Logical   Dico Tools
Based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"


Logical   Dico Tools
In accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"


Logicality   Dico Tools
Correct and valid reasoning


Logically   Dico Tools
In a logical manner; "he acted logically under the circumstances"


Logically   Dico Tools
According to logical reasoning; "logically, you should now do the same to him"


Logicalness   Dico Tools
Correct and valid reasoning


Logical_argument   Dico Tools
The methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can''t follow your line of reasoning"


Logical_diagram   Dico Tools
A graphical representation of a program using formal logic


Logical_fallacy   Dico Tools
A fallacy in logical argumentation


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Logical_implication   Dico Tools
A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q''; if p is true then q cannot be false


Logical_operation   Dico Tools
An operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic


Logical_positivism   Dico Tools
The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)


Logical_positivist   Dico Tools
Someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless


Logical_proof   Dico Tools
Proof of a logical theorem


Logical_quantifier   Dico Tools
(logic) a word (such as `some'' or `all'' or `no'') that binds the variables in a logical proposition


Logical_relation   Dico Tools
A relation between propositions


Logical_system   Dico Tools
A system of reasoning


Logical_thinking   Dico Tools
Thinking that is coherent and logical


Logical_topology   Dico Tools
The way the network works; "a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus"


Logician   Dico Tools
A person skilled at symbolic logic


Logicism   Dico Tools
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic


Logic_bomb   Dico Tools
A delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitously 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


Logic_diagram   Dico Tools
A graphical representation of a program using formal logic


Logic_element   Dico Tools
An electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation


Logic_gate   Dico Tools
A computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs


Logic_operation   Dico Tools
An operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic


Logic_programing   Dico Tools
A computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing


Logic_programming   Dico Tools
Creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically


Logic_programming   Dico Tools
A computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing


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Loginess   Dico Tools
A dull and listless state resulting from weariness


Logion   Dico Tools
A saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels


Logistic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements"


Logistical   Dico Tools
Of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements"


Logistician   Dico Tools
A person skilled at symbolic logic


Logistics   Dico Tools
Handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed


Logistic_assessment   Dico Tools
A judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation


Logistic_assistance   Dico Tools
Assistance between and within military commands


Logistic_support   Dico Tools
Assistance between and within military commands


Logjam   Dico Tools
An immovable mass of logs blocking a river


Logjam   Dico Tools
Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"


Logo   Dico Tools
A company emblem or device


Logogram   Dico Tools
A single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven'' in English and `nanatsu'' in Japanese"


Logogrammatic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to logograms or logographs


Logogrammatically   Dico Tools
By means of logograms; "Chinese is written logogrammatically"


Logograph   Dico Tools
A single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven'' in English and `nanatsu'' in Japanese"


Logographic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to logograms or logographs


Logomach   Dico Tools
Someone given to disputes over words


Logomachist   Dico Tools
Someone given to disputes over words


Logomania   Dico Tools
Pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking


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Logorrhea   Dico Tools
Pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking


Logos   Dico Tools
The divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)


Logotype   Dico Tools
A company emblem or device


Logroll   Dico Tools
Work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes


Logrolling   Dico Tools
Rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)


Logrolling   Dico Tools
Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects


Logwood   Dico Tools
Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye


Logwood   Dico Tools
Very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye


Logwood_tree   Dico Tools
Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye


Logy   Dico Tools
Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)


Log_cabin   Dico Tools
A cabin built with logs


Log_in   Dico Tools
Enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?"


Log_line   Dico Tools
A knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it


Log_off   Dico Tools
Exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home"


Log_on   Dico Tools
Enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?"


Log_out   Dico Tools
Exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home"


Log_up   Dico Tools
Record a distance travelled; on planes and cars


Log_Z's   Dico Tools
Be asleep


Lohan   Dico Tools
A Buddhist who has attained nirvana


Loin   Dico Tools
Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds


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Loin   Dico Tools
A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump


Loincloth   Dico Tools
A garment that provides covering for the loins


Loins   Dico Tools
The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs


Loins   Dico Tools
The region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen


Loin_of_lamb   Dico Tools
Meat from a loin of lamb


Loir   Dico Tools
Large European dormouse


Loire   Dico Tools
A French river; flows into the North Atlantic


Loire_River   Dico Tools
A French river; flows into the North Atlantic


Loire_Vally   Dico Tools
The valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated


Loiseleuria   Dico Tools
1 species: alpine azalea


Loiseleuria_procumbens   Dico Tools
Creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers


Loiter   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Loiterer   Dico Tools
Someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place


Loki   Dico Tools
(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor


Lola_Montez   Dico Tools
Irish dancer (1818-1861)


Loligo   Dico Tools
Somewhat flattened cylindrical squid


Lolita   Dico Tools
A sexually precocious young girl


Lolium   Dico Tools
Darnel; ryegrass


Lolium_multiflorum   Dico Tools
European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure


Lolium_perenne   Dico Tools
European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass


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Lolium_temulentum   Dico Tools
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


Loll   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Loll   Dico Tools
Hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"


Lolling   Dico Tools
Lying in a relaxed manner


Lollipop   Dico Tools
Hard candy on a stick


Lollipop   Dico Tools
Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"


Lollipop_lady   Dico Tools
A woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school


Lollipop_woman   Dico Tools
A woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school


Lollop   Dico Tools
Walk clumsily and with a bounce


Lolly   Dico Tools
Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"


Lolly   Dico Tools
Informal terms for money


Lollygag   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Loll_around   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Lolo   Dico Tools
A Loloish language


Lolo-Burmese   Dico Tools
The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan


Loloish   Dico Tools
Languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas


Lomariopsidaceae   Dico Tools
Small family of usually scandent ferns


Lomatia   Dico Tools
Any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers


Lombard   Dico Tools
A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century


Lombardia   Dico Tools
A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland


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Lombardy   Dico Tools
A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland


Lombardy_poplar   Dico Tools
Distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches


Lombard_Street   Dico Tools
A street in central London containing many of the major London banks


Lome   Dico Tools
Capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea


Loment   Dico Tools
Pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments


Lomogramma   Dico Tools
Large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia


Lomotil   Dico Tools
Trade name of an antidiarrheal


Lomustine   Dico Tools
An antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin''s disease


Lonas   Dico Tools
1 species: yellow ageratum


Lonas_annua   Dico Tools
Shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers


Lonas_inodora   Dico Tools
Shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers


Lonchocarpus   Dico Tools
Genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers


London   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center


London   Dico Tools
United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)


Londoner   Dico Tools
A resident of London


London_plane   Dico Tools
Very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree


Lone(a)   Dico Tools
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"


Lone(a)   Dico Tools
Characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition"


Lone(a)   Dico Tools
Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"


Lone-Star_State   Dico Tools
The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico


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Loneliness   Dico Tools
A disposition toward being alone


Loneliness   Dico Tools
Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned


Loneliness   Dico Tools
The state of being alone in solitary isolation


Lonely   Dico Tools
Marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"


Lonely(a)   Dico Tools
Separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"


Lonely(a)   Dico Tools
Enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"


Lonely(a)   Dico Tools
Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"


Loner   Dico Tools
A person who avoids the company or assistance of others


Lonesome   Dico Tools
Marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"


Lonesome(a)   Dico Tools
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"


Lonesomeness   Dico Tools
A disposition toward being alone


Lone_hand   Dico Tools
A person who avoids the company or assistance of others


Lone_wolf   Dico Tools
A person who avoids the company or assistance of others


Long   Dico Tools
A comparatively long time; "this won''t take long"; "they haven''t been gone long"


Long   Dico Tools
Desire strongly or persistently


Long   Dico Tools
Having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"


Long   Dico Tools
Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"


Long   Dico Tools
Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour


Long   Dico Tools
Of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate'', `beat'', `bite'', `boat'', `boot'')


Long   Dico Tools
Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"


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Long   Dico Tools
Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"


Long   Dico Tools
(of memory) having greater than average range; "a long memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory"


Long   Dico Tools
Involving substantial risk; "long odds"


Long   Dico Tools
Used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration


Long   Dico Tools
Of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"


Long   Dico Tools
For an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bed


Long   Dico Tools
For an extended distance


Long-acting   Dico Tools
Active over a long period of time


Long-ago   Dico Tools
Belonging to time long gone; "those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor"


Long-beard   Dico Tools
A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)


Long-billed_marsh_wren   Dico Tools
American wren that inhabits tall reed beds


Long-clawed_prawn   Dico Tools
Large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers


Long-dated   Dico Tools
Of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption


Long-distance   Dico Tools
A telephone call made outside the local calling area


Long-distance   Dico Tools
Covering long distances; "a long-distance runner"; "long-distance telephone"


Long-distance_call   Dico Tools
A telephone call made outside the local calling area


Long-distance_runner   Dico Tools
Someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)


Long-eared_bat   Dico Tools
Any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears


Long-eared_owl   Dico Tools
Slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts


Long-faced   Dico Tools
Having a face longer than the usual


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Long-faced   Dico Tools
Reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"


Long-familiar   Dico Tools
Frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"


Long-fin_tunny   Dico Tools
Large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters


Long-haired   Dico Tools
With long hair; "long-haired hippies"


Long-handled   Dico Tools
Having a long handle


Long-handled_spade   Dico Tools
A spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches


Long-headed   Dico Tools
Having a dolichocephalic head


Long-head_coneflower   Dico Tools
Plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico


Long-horned_beetle   Dico Tools
Long-bodied beetle having very long antennae


Long-horned_grasshopper   Dico Tools
Grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male


Long-lasting   Dico Tools
Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"


Long-legged   Dico Tools
Having long legs


Long-legs   Dico Tools
Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons


Long-life   Dico Tools
(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual; "long-life milk"


Long-lived   Dico Tools
Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"


Long-neck_clam   Dico Tools
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe


Long-neck_clam   Dico Tools
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell


Long-play   Dico Tools
(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records


Long-playing   Dico Tools
(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records


Long-range   Dico Tools
Suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"


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Long-range   Dico Tools
Involving an extended span of time; "long-range goals"


Long-run   Dico Tools
Relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"


Long-shanked   Dico Tools
Having long legs


Long-snouted   Dico Tools
Having a snout that is longer than average


Long-spurred_violet   Dico Tools
Violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur


Long-staple   Dico Tools
Having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton"


Long-sufferance   Dico Tools
Patient endurance of pain or unhappiness


Long-suffering   Dico Tools
Patient endurance of pain or unhappiness


Long-suffering   Dico Tools
Patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"


Long-tailed_porcupine   Dico Tools
Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail


Long-tailed_weasel   Dico Tools
The common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail


Long-term   Dico Tools
Relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"


Long-term_memory   Dico Tools
Your general store of remembered information


Long-wearing   Dico Tools
Serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"


Long-winded   Dico Tools
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"


Long-windedly   Dico Tools
In a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"


Long-windedness   Dico Tools
Boring verboseness


Long-wool   Dico Tools
(of sheep) having relatively long wool


Long-wooled   Dico Tools
(of sheep) having relatively long wool


Longan   Dico Tools
Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium


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Longanberry   Dico Tools
Asian fruit similar to litchi


Longanberry   Dico Tools
Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium


Longanimity   Dico Tools
Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence


Longanimous   Dico Tools
Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"


Longar_palm   Dico Tools
Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


Longbeard   Dico Tools
A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)


Longboat   Dico Tools
The largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel


Longbow   Dico Tools
A powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England


Longbowman   Dico Tools
A medieval English archer who used a longbow


Longcase_clock   Dico Tools
A pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case


Longed-for   Dico Tools
Greatly desired


Longer   Dico Tools
A person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"


Longer   Dico Tools
Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle"


Longer   Dico Tools
For more time; "can I stay bit longer?"


Longest   Dico Tools
Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle"


Longest   Dico Tools
For the most time; "she stayed longest"


Longevity   Dico Tools
The property of being long-lived


Longevity   Dico Tools
Duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"


Longfellow   Dico Tools
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)


Longfin_mako   Dico Tools
Similar to shortfin mako but darker blue


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Longhand   Dico Tools
Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper


Longhand   Dico Tools
Having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"


Longheaded_thimbleweed   Dico Tools
Thimbleweed of northern North America


Longhorn   Dico Tools
Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States


Longicorn   Dico Tools
Long-bodied beetle having very long antennae


Longicorn_beetle   Dico Tools
Long-bodied beetle having very long antennae


Longing   Dico Tools
Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need


Longingly   Dico Tools
In a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit''"


Longish   Dico Tools
Somewhat long


Longitude   Dico Tools
An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"


Longitudinal   Dico Tools
Over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"


Longitudinal   Dico Tools
Running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"


Longitudinal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"


Longitudinally   Dico Tools
With respect to longitude; "longitudinally measured"


Longitudinally   Dico Tools
In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"


Longitudinally   Dico Tools
Across time; "We studied the development of the children longitudinally"


Longleaf_pine   Dico Tools
Large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree


Longlegs   Dico Tools
Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons


Longness   Dico Tools
Duration as an extension


Longness   Dico Tools
Spatial extent


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Longroot   Dico Tools
Deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States


Longshoreman   Dico Tools
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port


Longshot   Dico Tools
A photograph taken from a distance


Longsighted   Dico Tools
Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"


Longsighted   Dico Tools
Capable of seeing to a great distance


Longsightedness   Dico Tools
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects


Longstanding   Dico Tools
Having existed for a long time; "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"


Longtail_weasel   Dico Tools
The common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail


Longtime(a)   Dico Tools
Of long duration; "a longtime friend"


Longueur   Dico Tools
A period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)


Longways   Dico Tools
Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other


Longways   Dico Tools
In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"


Longways_dance   Dico Tools
Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other


Longwise   Dico Tools
In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"


Longwool   Dico Tools
A domestic long-wool sheep


Longyi   Dico Tools
A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma


Long_ago   Dico Tools
Of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish


Long_Beach   Dico Tools
A city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921


Long_beech_fern   Dico Tools
Beech fern of North America and Eurasia


Long_bone   Dico Tools
In vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical marrow-containing bone of a limb


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Long_division   Dico Tools
The operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail


Long_dozen   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one


Long_fly   Dico Tools
A gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse


Long_haul   Dico Tools
A journey over a long distance; "it''s a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"


Long_haul   Dico Tools
A period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul"


Long_horse   Dico Tools
A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting


Long_hundred   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve


Long_hundredweight   Dico Tools
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds


Long_iron   Dico Tools
An iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots


Long_Island   Dico Tools
An island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end


Long_Island_Sound   Dico Tools
A sound between Long Island and Connecticut


Long_johns   Dico Tools
Warm underwear with long legs


Long_jump   Dico Tools
The act of jumping as far as possible from a running start


Long_jump   Dico Tools
A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start


Long_measure   Dico Tools
A measure of length


Long_moss   Dico Tools
Dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


Long_pants   Dico Tools
Trousers reaching to the foot


Long_pepper   Dico Tools
Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red


Long_pepper   Dico Tools
Slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas


Long_pillow   Dico Tools
A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows


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Long_plane   Dico Tools
A long carpenter''s plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together


Long_run   Dico Tools
A period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul"


Long_saphenous_vein   Dico Tools
The longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein


Long_shot   Dico Tools
A venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards


Long_shot   Dico Tools
A contestant that is unlikely to win


Long_since   Dico Tools
Of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish


Long_sleeve   Dico Tools
A sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist


Long_suit   Dico Tools
An asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"


Long_suit   Dico Tools
In a hand, the suit having the most cards


Long_time   Dico Tools
A prolonged period of time; "we''ve known each other for ages"; "I haven''t been there for years and years"


Long_tom   Dico Tools
A long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy


Long_ton   Dico Tools
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds


Long_trousers   Dico Tools
Trousers reaching to the foot


Long_underwear   Dico Tools
An undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece


Long_wave   Dico Tools
A radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kiloHertz)


Long_whist   Dico Tools
A card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six


Lonicera   Dico Tools
Woodbine


Lonicera_albiflora   Dico Tools
Bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States


Lonicera_canadensis   Dico Tools
Erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers


Lonicera_caprifolium   Dico Tools
Deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls


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Lonicera_dioica   Dico Tools
Twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America


Lonicera_flava   Dico Tools
Climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States


Lonicera_hirsuta   Dico Tools
Twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America


Lonicera_involucrata   Dico Tools
Shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America


Lonicera_japonica   Dico Tools
An Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas


Lonicera_japonica_halliana   Dico Tools
A variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States


Lonicera_morrowii   Dico Tools
A gray deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan


Lonicera_periclymenum   Dico Tools
European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers


Lonicera_sempervirens   Dico Tools
Evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers


Lonicera_tatarica   Dico Tools
A honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia


Lonicera_xylosteum   Dico Tools
Cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit


Loniten   Dico Tools
A vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness


Lontar   Dico Tools
Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


Loo   Dico Tools
A toilet in England


Loofa   Dico Tools
The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


Loofah   Dico Tools
The bathroom loofah


Loofah   Dico Tools
The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


Look   Dico Tools
The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"


Look   Dico Tools
Physical appearance; "I don''t like the looks of this place"


Look   Dico Tools
The expression on a person''s face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"


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Look   Dico Tools
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"


Look   Dico Tools
Have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"


Look   Dico Tools
Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"


Look   Dico Tools
Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"


Look   Dico Tools
Convey by one''s expression; "She looked her devotion to me"


Look   Dico Tools
Perceive with attention; direct one''s gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"


Look   Dico Tools
Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"


Look   Dico Tools
Search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"


Look   Dico Tools
Take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"


Look   Dico Tools
Accord in appearance with; "You don''t look your age!"


Look   Dico Tools
Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"


Look-alike   Dico Tools
Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich''s double"; "she''s the very image of her mother"


Look-alike   Dico Tools
Resembling closely; "they have look-alike cars"


Look-over   Dico Tools
A swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over"


Lookdown   Dico Tools
Similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead


Lookdown_fish   Dico Tools
Similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead


Looked-for(a)   Dico Tools
Rightfully expected; "his looked-for advancement";


Looker   Dico Tools
A very attractive or seductive looking woman


Looker   Dico Tools
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"


Looker-on   Dico Tools
Someone who looks on


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Looking   Dico Tools
The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"


Looking   Dico Tools
The act of searching visually


Looking   Dico Tools
Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in b


Looking-glass_plant   Dico Tools
Small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath


Looking_at   Dico Tools
The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"


Looking_for   Dico Tools
The act of searching visually


Looking_glass   Dico Tools
A mirror; usually a ladies'' dressing mirror


Looking_glass_tree   Dico Tools
Large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath


Lookout   Dico Tools
The act of looking out


Lookout   Dico Tools
A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings


Lookout   Dico Tools
An elevated post affording a wide view


Lookout   Dico Tools
A person employed to watch for something to happen


Lookout_man   Dico Tools
A person employed to watch for something to happen


Lookout_station   Dico Tools
A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings


Lookup   Dico Tools
An operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"


Look_across   Dico Tools
Be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"


Look_after   Dico Tools
Keep under careful scrutiny; "Keep an eye on this prisoner!"


Look_around   Dico Tools
Look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can find the missing document"


Look_at   Dico Tools
Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"


Look_at   Dico Tools
Look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"


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Look_away   Dico Tools
Avert one''s gaze; "She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle"


Look_back   Dico Tools
Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride"


Look_back   Dico Tools
Look towards one''s back; "don''t look back while you walk"


Look_backward   Dico Tools
Look towards one''s back; "don''t look back while you walk"


Look_for   Dico Tools
Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"


Look_for   Dico Tools
Be excited or anxious about


Look_forward   Dico Tools
Expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"


Look_into   Dico Tools
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"


Look_into   Dico Tools
Investigate scientifically; "Let''s investigate the syntax of Chinese"


Look_like   Dico Tools
Bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"


Look_on   Dico Tools
Look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"


Look_on   Dico Tools
Observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed"


Look_out   Dico Tools
To protect someone''s interests; "A man''s gotta look out for his family"


Look_out   Dico Tools
Be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one''s guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"


Look_out_on   Dico Tools
Be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"


Look_out_over   Dico Tools
Be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"


Look_sharp   Dico Tools
Act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!"


Look_to   Dico Tools
Turn one''s interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"


Look_to   Dico Tools
Be excited or anxious about


Look_up   Dico Tools
Seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"


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Look_upon   Dico Tools
Look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"


Look_up_to   Dico Tools
Feel admiration for


Loom   Dico Tools
A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile


Loom   Dico Tools
Appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"


Loom   Dico Tools
Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"


Loom   Dico Tools
Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"


Loon   Dico Tools
Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes


Loon   Dico Tools
A worthless lazy fellow


Loon   Dico Tools
A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought


Looney   Dico Tools
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous


Loony   Dico Tools
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous


Loony   Dico Tools
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"


Loony_bin   Dico Tools
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum


Loony_toons   Dico Tools
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide


Loop   Dico Tools
A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane


Loop   Dico Tools
A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates


Loop   Dico Tools
Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines


Loop   Dico Tools
An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop


Loop   Dico Tools
The topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop


Loop   Dico Tools
A computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied


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Loop   Dico Tools
The basic pattern of the human fingerprint


Loop   Dico Tools
An inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he''s no longer in the loop"


Loop   Dico Tools
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"


Loop   Dico Tools
Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)


Loop   Dico Tools
Fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"


Loop   Dico Tools
Wind around something in coils or loops


Loop   Dico Tools
Make a loop in; "loop a rope"


Loop   Dico Tools
Fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"


Loop   Dico Tools
Move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"


Loop-line   Dico Tools
A railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on


Loop-the-loop   Dico Tools
A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane


Looped   Dico Tools
Like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint


Looper   Dico Tools
Small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae


Loophole   Dico Tools
A small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons


Loophole   Dico Tools
An ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation


Looping   Dico Tools
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration"


Loopy   Dico Tools
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"


Loop_gain   Dico Tools
(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation"


Loop_knot   Dico Tools
Any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope


Loop_topology   Dico Tools
The topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop


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Loos   Dico Tools
Austrian architect (1870-1933)


Loose   Dico Tools
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"


Loose   Dico Tools
Make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"


Loose   Dico Tools
Turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"


Loose   Dico Tools
Grant freedom to; free from confinement


Loose   Dico Tools
Not affixed; "the stamp came loose"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"


Loose   Dico Tools
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"


Loose   Dico Tools
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"


Loose   Dico Tools
Emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"


Loose   Dico Tools
Having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"


Loose   Dico Tools
Freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"


Loose   Dico Tools
Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"


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Loose   Dico Tools
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"


Loose   Dico Tools
Not tense or taut; "the old man''s skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"


Loose   Dico Tools
Without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"


Loose-fitting   Dico Tools
Not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"


Loose-jointed   Dico Tools
Loosely articulated or constructed; "a loose-jointed paragraph"


Loose-jowled   Dico Tools
Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw


Loose-leaf_lettuce   Dico Tools
Lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head


Looseleaf   Dico Tools
Being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged; "loose-leaf paper"; "a looseleaf notebook"


Loosely   Dico Tools
Knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"


Loosely   Dico Tools
In a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"


Loosely   Dico Tools
Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"


Loosely   Dico Tools
In a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"


Loosely_knit   Dico Tools
Having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Make less dense; "loosen the soil"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"


Loosen   Dico Tools
Make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"


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Loosened   Dico Tools
Straightened out


Looseness   Dico Tools
Movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"


Looseness_of_the_bowels   Dico Tools
Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor


Loosening   Dico Tools
The act of making something less tight


Loosening   Dico Tools
An occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"


Loosen_up   Dico Tools
Cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"


Loosen_up   Dico Tools
Become less tense, rest, or take one''s ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let''s all relax after a hard day''s work"


Loosen_up   Dico Tools
Make one''s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity


Loosen_up   Dico Tools
Cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"


Loosen_up   Dico Tools
Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"


Loosestrife   Dico Tools
Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia


Loosestrife   Dico Tools
Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum


Loosestrife_family   Dico Tools
Herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers


Loose_cannon   Dico Tools
A person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous


Loose_end   Dico Tools
Work that is left incomplete


Loose_off   Dico Tools
Fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"


Loose_sentence   Dico Tools
A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows


Loose_smut   Dico Tools
A smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores


Loose_smut   Dico Tools
Disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores


Loose_trousers   Dico Tools
Protective trousers


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Loose_woman   Dico Tools
A woman adulterer


Loot   Dico Tools
Goods or money obtained illegally


Loot   Dico Tools
Informal terms for money


Loot   Dico Tools
Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"


Loot   Dico Tools
Take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"


Looted   Dico Tools
Wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"


Looter   Dico Tools
Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)


Looting   Dico Tools
Plundering during riots or in wartime


Lop   Dico Tools
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"


Lop   Dico Tools
Cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"


Lop-eared   Dico Tools
Having bent or drooping ears; "a lop-eared hound"


Lope   Dico Tools
A smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop


Lope   Dico Tools
A slow pace of running


Lope   Dico Tools
Run easily


Lope_de_Vega   Dico Tools
Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)


Lope_Felix_de_Vega_Carpio   Dico Tools
Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)


Lophiidae   Dico Tools
Large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers


Lophius   Dico Tools
Type genus of family Lophiidae


Lophius_Americanus   Dico Tools
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


Lophodytes   Dico Tools
A genus of Merginae


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Lophodytes_cucullatus   Dico Tools
Small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male''s head


Lopholatilus   Dico Tools
Large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters


Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps   Dico Tools
Yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters


Lophophora   Dico Tools
Two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal


Lophophora_williamsii   Dico Tools
A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons


Lophophorus   Dico Tools
Monals


Lophosoria   Dico Tools
1 species: tree fern of Central and South America


Lophosoriaceae   Dico Tools
Very small family of tree ferns


Lopid   Dico Tools
Medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood


Lopped   Dico Tools
(of plants or trees) having the top or outer parts cut off; "lopped-off branches"


Lopped_off   Dico Tools
(of plants or trees) having the top or outer parts cut off; "lopped-off branches"


Lopper   Dico Tools
A long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees


Lopressor   Dico Tools
Beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)


Lopsided   Dico Tools
Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"


Lopsided   Dico Tools
Out of proportion in shape


Lopsidedly   Dico Tools
In a crooked lopsided manner; "he smiled lopsidedly"


Lopsidedness   Dico Tools
An oblique or slanting asymmetry


Lop_off   Dico Tools
Remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"


Loquacious   Dico Tools
Full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"


Loquaciously   Dico Tools
In a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,'' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things''"


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Loquaciousness   Dico Tools
The quality of being wordy and talkative


Loquacity   Dico Tools
The quality of being wordy and talkative


Loquat   Dico Tools
Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies


Loquat   Dico Tools
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan


Loquat_tree   Dico Tools
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan


Lorado_Taft   Dico Tools
United States sculptor (1860-1936)


Loranthaceae   Dico Tools
In some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria


Loranthus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species


Loranthus_europaeus   Dico Tools
Shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks


Lorazepam   Dico Tools
Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia


Lorca   Dico Tools
Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco''s soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)


Lorchel   Dico Tools
A large fungus of the family Helvellaceae


Lord   Dico Tools
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God


Lord   Dico Tools
A titled peer of the realm


Lord   Dico Tools
A person who has general authority over others


Lord   Dico Tools
Make a lord of someone


Lord's_Day   Dico Tools
First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians


Lord's_Prayer   Dico Tools
The prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)


Lord's_Resistance_Army   Dico Tools
A quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army


Lord's_Supper   Dico Tools
The traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion


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Lord's_Supper   Dico Tools
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine


Lord's_table   Dico Tools
The table in Christian churches where communion is given


Lordless   Dico Tools
Having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men"


Lordliness   Dico Tools
Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


Lordliness   Dico Tools
Formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"


Lordly   Dico Tools
Of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"


Lordly   Dico Tools
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa


Lordolatry   Dico Tools
Worship of a lord because of his rank or title


Lordosis   Dico Tools
An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column


Lordotic   Dico Tools
Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)


Lords-and-ladies   Dico Tools
Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum


Lordship   Dico Tools
The authority of a lord


Lordship   Dico Tools
A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"


Lords_spiritual   Dico Tools
The first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain


Lords_temporal   Dico Tools
The second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron


Lord_Britten_of_Aldeburgh   Dico Tools
Major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)


Lord_Chancellor   Dico Tools
The highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords


Lord_George_Gordon_Byron   Dico Tools
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)


Lord_High_Chancellor   Dico Tools
The highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords


Lord_it_over   Dico Tools
Act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"


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Lord_Macaulay   Dico Tools
English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)


Lord_Nelson   Dico Tools
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)


Lord_of_Misrule   Dico Tools
A person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration


Lord_Privy_Seal   Dico Tools
The senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties


Lord_Rayleigh   Dico Tools
English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)


Lore   Dico Tools
Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"


Lorelei   Dico Tools
A siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction


Loren   Dico Tools
Italian film actress (born in 1934)


Lorentz   Dico Tools
Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928)


Lorentz_force   Dico Tools
The force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field; "the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets"


Lorenz   Dico Tools
Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)


Lorenzo_de_Medici   Dico Tools
Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)


Lorenzo_dressing   Dico Tools
Vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress


Lorenzo_the_Magnificent   Dico Tools
Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)


Lorenz_Hart   Dico Tools
United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)


Lorenz_Milton_Hart   Dico Tools
United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)


Lorenz_Oken   Dico Tools
German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria'' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)


Lorenz_Okenfuss   Dico Tools
German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria'' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)


Loretta_Young   Dico Tools
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)


Lorfan   Dico Tools
Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects


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Lorgnette   Dico Tools
Eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle


Lorica   Dico Tools
A hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g.


Loricata   Dico Tools
Former name for the order Crocodylia


Loriinae   Dico Tools
Lories


Lorikeet   Dico Tools
Any of various small lories


Lorisidae   Dico Tools
Slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless


Loris_gracilis   Dico Tools
Slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka


Lorn   Dico Tools
Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"


Lorraine   Dico Tools
An eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits


Lorraine_cross   Dico Tools
A cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper


Lorre   Dico Tools
United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)


Lorry   Dico Tools
A large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides


Lorry   Dico Tools
A large low horse-drawn wagon without sides


Lory   Dico Tools
Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits


Lose   Dico Tools
Be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"


Lose   Dico Tools
Fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"


Lose   Dico Tools
Retreat


Lose   Dico Tools
Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"


Lose   Dico Tools
Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"


Lose   Dico Tools
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"


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Lose   Dico Tools
Allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"


Lose   Dico Tools
Miss from one''s possessions; lose sight of; "I''ve lost my glasses again!"


Lose   Dico Tools
Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"


Lose   Dico Tools
Fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"


Lose   Dico Tools
Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"


Loser   Dico Tools
A gambler who loses a bet


Loser   Dico Tools
A contestant who loses the contest


Loser   Dico Tools
A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently


Lose_it   Dico Tools
Lose control of one''s emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"


Lose_one's_temper   Dico Tools
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"


Lose_weight   Dico Tools
Take off weight


Losings   Dico Tools
Something lost (especially money lost at gambling)


Losing_streak   Dico Tools
A streak of losses


Loss   Dico Tools
The act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"


Loss   Dico Tools
The disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"


Loss   Dico Tools
The experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"


Loss   Dico Tools
Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"


Loss   Dico Tools
Military personnel lost by death or capture


Loss   Dico Tools
The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"


Loss   Dico Tools
Something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"


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Loss   Dico Tools
Gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"


Losses   Dico Tools
Something lost (especially money lost at gambling)


Lossless   Dico Tools
Characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy


Lossy   Dico Tools
Characterized by or causing dissipation of energy


Loss_leader   Dico Tools
A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers


Loss_of_consciousness   Dico Tools
The occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond


Loss_ratio   Dico Tools
The ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received


Lost   Dico Tools
People who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"


Lost   Dico Tools
Not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din"


Lost   Dico Tools
Unable to function; without help


Lost   Dico Tools
No longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"


Lost   Dico Tools
Spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"


Lost   Dico Tools
Not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"


Lost   Dico Tools
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"


Lost   Dico Tools
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"


Lost   Dico Tools
No longer known; irretrievable; "a forgotten art"; "a lost art"; "lost civilizations"


Lost   Dico Tools
Incapable of being recovered or regained; "his lost honor"


Lost(p)   Dico Tools
Deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"


Lost-and-found   Dico Tools
Repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them


Lost_cause   Dico Tools
A defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable


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Lost_Tribes   Dico Tools
The ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)


Los_Alamos   Dico Tools
A town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced


Los_Angeles   Dico Tools
A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States


Lot   Dico Tools
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"


Lot   Dico Tools
Any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"


Lot   Dico Tools
An unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"


Lot   Dico Tools
A parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"


Lot   Dico Tools
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction


Lot   Dico Tools
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"


Lot   Dico Tools
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"


Lot   Dico Tools
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"


Lot   Dico Tools
Divide into lots, as of land, for example


Lot's_wife   Dico Tools
(Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot''s wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt


Lota   Dico Tools
Burbot


Lota   Dico Tools
A globular water bottle used in Asia


Lotario_di_Segni   Dico Tools
Pope who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216)


Lota_lota   Dico Tools
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


Loth   Dico Tools
Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"


Loth(p)   Dico Tools
(usually followed by `to'') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"


Lothario   Dico Tools
A successful womanizer (after a fictional seducer)


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Lothian_Region   Dico Tools
A district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh


Lothringen   Dico Tools
An eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits


Loti   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in Lesotho


Lotic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or living in actively moving water


Lotion   Dico Tools
Any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin


Lotion   Dico Tools
Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"


Lots   Dico Tools
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"


Lotte   Dico Tools
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


Lottery   Dico Tools
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots


Lottery   Dico Tools
Something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"


Lottery_winner   Dico Tools
The winner of a lottery


Lotto   Dico Tools
A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards


Lotus   Dico Tools
White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians


Lotus   Dico Tools
Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers


Lotus   Dico Tools
Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs


Lotus-eater   Dico Tools
Someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"


Lotusland   Dico Tools
An idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence


Lotus_americanus   Dico Tools
North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers


Lotus_berthelotii   Dico Tools
Low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States


Lotus_corniculatus   Dico Tools
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America


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Lotus_land   Dico Tools
An idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence


Lotus_position   Dico Tools
A sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga


Lotus_tetragonolobus   Dico Tools
Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


Lotus_tree   Dico Tools
Shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region


Louche   Dico Tools
Of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"


Loud   Dico Tools
Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"


Loud   Dico Tools
Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"


Loud   Dico Tools
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"


Loud   Dico Tools
With relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"


Loud-hailer   Dico Tools
A portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier


Loud-mouthed   Dico Tools
Given to loud offensive talk


Loud-voiced   Dico Tools
Having an unusually loud voice


Louden   Dico Tools
Cause to become loud


Louden   Dico Tools
Become louder; "The room loudened considerably"


Loudly   Dico Tools
With relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"


Loudly   Dico Tools
Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly


Loudly   Dico Tools
In manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service"


Loudmouth   Dico Tools
A person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly


Loudness   Dico Tools
Tasteless showiness


Loudness   Dico Tools
The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"


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Loudspeaker   Dico Tools
Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance


Loudspeaker_system   Dico Tools
Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance


Loud_noise   Dico Tools
A sudden very loud noise


Loud_pedal   Dico Tools
A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating


Loufah_sponge   Dico Tools
The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


Lough   Dico Tools
Irish word for a lake


Lough   Dico Tools
A long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland


Louis   Dico Tools
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981)


Louis-Hector_Berlioz   Dico Tools
French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869)


Louisa_May_Alcott   Dico Tools
United States novelist noted for children''s books (1832-1888)


Louise_Nevelson   Dico Tools
United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988)


Louisiana   Dico Tools
A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


Louisianan   Dico Tools
A resident of Louisiana


Louisiana_Purchase   Dico Tools
Territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada


Louisianian   Dico Tools
A resident of Louisiana


Louisville   Dico Tools
The largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby


Louis_Agassiz   Dico Tools
United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)


Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville   Dico Tools
French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)


Louis_Aragon   Dico Tools
French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)


Louis_Armstrong   Dico Tools
United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)


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Louis_Auchincloss   Dico Tools
United States writer (born in 1917)


Louis_B._Mayer   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957)


Louis_Bleriot   Dico Tools
French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)


Louis_Braille   Dico Tools
French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152)


Louis_Burt_Mayer   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957)


Louis_Charles_Alfred_de_Musset   Dico Tools
French poet and writer (1810-1857)


Louis_Comfort_Tiffany   Dico Tools
United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)


Louis_d'or   Dico Tools
A former French gold coin


Louis_d'Outremer   Dico Tools
King of France (921-954)


Louis_Eugene_Felix_Neel   Dico Tools
French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904)


Louis_Henri_Sullivan   Dico Tools
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function'' (1856-1924)


Louis_Henry_Sullivan   Dico Tools
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function'' (1856-1924)


Louis_I   Dico Tools
Third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)


Louis_II   Dico Tools
King of France and Germany (846-879)


Louis_III   Dico Tools
Son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany (863-882)


Louis_Isadore_Kahn   Dico Tools
United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)


Louis_IV   Dico Tools
King of France (921-954)


Louis_IX   Dico Tools
King of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)


Louis_Jacques_Mande_Daguerre   Dico Tools
French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)


Louis_Joliet   Dico Tools
French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)


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Louis_Jolliet   Dico Tools
French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)


Louis_Leakey   Dico Tools
English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)


Louis_le_Begue   Dico Tools
King of France and Germany (846-879)


Louis_le_Faineant   Dico Tools
The last Carolingian king of France (967-987)


Louis_le_Hutin   Dico Tools
King of France (1289-1316)


Louis_Pasteur   Dico Tools
French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)


Louis_Seymour_Bazett_Leakey   Dico Tools
English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)


Louis_Stanton_Auchincloss   Dico Tools
United States writer (born in 1917)


Louis_Sullivan   Dico Tools
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function'' (1856-1924)


Louis_the_Bruiser   Dico Tools
King of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)


Louis_the_Far   Dico Tools
King of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)


Louis_the_German   Dico Tools
King of France and Germany (846-879)


Louis_the_Great   Dico Tools
King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)


Louis_the_Pious   Dico Tools
Third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)


Louis_the_Quarreller   Dico Tools
King of France (1289-1316)


Louis_the_Stammerer   Dico Tools
King of France and Germany (846-879)


Louis_the_Wideawake   Dico Tools
King of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)


Louis_Untermeyer   Dico Tools
United States writer (1885-1977)


Louis_V   Dico Tools
The last Carolingian king of France (967-987)


Louis_VI   Dico Tools
King of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)


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Louis_Victor_de_Broglie   Dico Tools
French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)


Louis_VII   Dico Tools
King of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)


Louis_VIII   Dico Tools
King of France who increased the power of the crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226)


Louis_X   Dico Tools
King of France (1289-1316)


Louis_XI   Dico Tools
King of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)


Louis_XII   Dico Tools
King of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)


Louis_XIII   Dico Tools
King of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)


Louis_XIV   Dico Tools
King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)


Louis_XV   Dico Tools
Grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years'' War (1710-1774)


Louis_XVI   Dico Tools
King of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)


Lounge   Dico Tools
A public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait


Lounge   Dico Tools
An upholstered seat for more than one person


Lounge   Dico Tools
Sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"


Lounge   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Lounger   Dico Tools
An article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear


Lounger   Dico Tools
An armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it


Lounger   Dico Tools
Someone who wastes time


Lounge_about   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Lounge_around   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Lounge_car   Dico Tools
Railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs


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Lounge_chair   Dico Tools
A comfortable upholstered armchair


Lounge_lizard   Dico Tools
A man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him


Lounge_suit   Dico Tools
A business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers


Lounging   Dico Tools
Lying in a relaxed manner


Lounging_jacket   Dico Tools
A man''s soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home


Lounging_pajamas   Dico Tools
Pajamas worn while lounging


Lounging_pyjamas   Dico Tools
Pajamas worn while lounging


Lounging_robe   Dico Tools
A robe worn before dressing or while lounging


Loupe   Dico Tools
Small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists


Lour   Dico Tools
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one''s forehead, as if to signal disapproval


Lour   Dico Tools
Make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"


Lour   Dico Tools
Set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"


Louse   Dico Tools
Wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals


Louse   Dico Tools
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds


Louse   Dico Tools
Any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants


Louse   Dico Tools
A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


Louse_fly   Dico Tools
Blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals


Louse_up   Dico Tools
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"


Lousiness   Dico Tools
Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching


Lousy   Dico Tools
Infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"


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Lousy   Dico Tools
Very bad; "a lousy play"; "it''s a stinking world"


Lousy   Dico Tools
Vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"


Lout   Dico Tools
An awkward stupid person


Loutish   Dico Tools
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"


Louvar   Dico Tools
Large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton


Louver   Dico Tools
One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain


Louvered   Dico Tools
Supplied with louvers for ventilation; "a louvered door"


Louvered_window   Dico Tools
A window with glass louvers


Louvre   Dico Tools
One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain


Louvre   Dico Tools
An art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris


Louvre_Museum   Dico Tools
An art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris


Lou_Gehrig   Dico Tools
Baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)


Lou_Gehrig's_disease   Dico Tools
Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs


Lovable   Dico Tools
Having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"


Lovage   Dico Tools
Stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers


Lovage   Dico Tools
Herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds


Lovastatin   Dico Tools
An oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate


Love   Dico Tools
Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn''t had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"


Love   Dico Tools
Any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting";


Love   Dico Tools
A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"


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Love   Dico Tools
A strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"


Love   Dico Tools
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment


Love   Dico Tools
A score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"


Love   Dico Tools
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"


Love   Dico Tools
Have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"


Love   Dico Tools
Be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"


Love   Dico Tools
Get pleasure from; "I love cooking"


Love-in-a-mist   Dico Tools
European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers


Love-in-a-mist   Dico Tools
Chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers


Love-in-a-mist   Dico Tools
Tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed


Love-in-idleness   Dico Tools
A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived


Love-in-winter   Dico Tools
Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb


Love-lies-bleeding   Dico Tools
Young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal


Love-philter   Dico Tools
A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it


Love-philtre   Dico Tools
A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it


Love-potion   Dico Tools
A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it


Love-song   Dico Tools
A song about love or expressing love for another person


Love-token   Dico Tools
Keepsake given as a token of love


Loveable   Dico Tools
Having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"


Lovebird   Dico Tools
Small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates


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Lovebird   Dico Tools
Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors


Loved   Dico Tools
Held dear; "his loved companion of many years"


Loved_one   Dico Tools
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment


Lovelace   Dico Tools
English poet (1618-1857)


Loveless   Dico Tools
Receiving no love; "a loveless childhood"


Loveless   Dico Tools
Without love; "a loveless marriage"


Loveliness   Dico Tools
The quality of being good looking and attractive


Lovell   Dico Tools
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)


Lovelorn   Dico Tools
Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love


Lovely   Dico Tools
A very pretty girl who works as a photographer''s model


Lovely   Dico Tools
Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye


Lovely   Dico Tools
Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way


Lovemaking   Dico Tools
Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn''t had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"


Lover   Dico Tools
A person who loves or is loved


Lover   Dico Tools
A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage


Lover   Dico Tools
An ardent follower and admirer


Lover's_knot   Dico Tools
A stylized knot used as an emblem of love


Loverlike   Dico Tools
Like or in the manner of a lover


Loverly   Dico Tools
Like or in the manner of a lover


Lovesick   Dico Tools
Languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"


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Lovesickness   Dico Tools
A pining for a loved one


Lovesome   Dico Tools
Having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"


Love_affair   Dico Tools
A relationship between two lovers


Love_apple   Dico Tools
Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties


Love_bite   Dico Tools
A temporary red mark on a person''s skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover


Love_child   Dico Tools
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents


Love_feast   Dico Tools
A religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship


Love_feast   Dico Tools
A social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants


Love_grass   Dico Tools
Any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion


Love_handle   Dico Tools
Excess fat around the waistline


Love_knot   Dico Tools
A stylized knot used as an emblem of love


Love_letter   Dico Tools
A personal letter to a loved one expressing affection


Love_life   Dico Tools
Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn''t had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"


Love_line   Dico Tools
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature


Love_lyric   Dico Tools
The lyric of a love song


Love_match   Dico Tools
A marriage for love''s sake; not an arranged marriage


Love_seat   Dico Tools
Small sofa that seats two people


Love_song   Dico Tools
A song about love or expressing love for another person


Love_story   Dico Tools
A story dealing with love


Love_tree   Dico Tools
Small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers


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Love_vine   Dico Tools
Leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax


Loving   Dico Tools
Feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"


Loving-kindness   Dico Tools
Tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection


Lovingly   Dico Tools
With fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly"


Lovingness   Dico Tools
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love


Lovingness   Dico Tools
A loving feeling


Loving_cup   Dico Tools
A large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"


Loving_cup   Dico Tools
A large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet


Lovoa   Dico Tools
Genus of African timber trees


Lovoa_klaineana   Dico Tools
Tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany


Low   Dico Tools
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving


Low   Dico Tools
A low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"


Low   Dico Tools
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)


Low   Dico Tools
An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"


Low   Dico Tools
Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines


Low   Dico Tools
Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"


Low   Dico Tools
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"


Low   Dico Tools
Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"


Low   Dico Tools
Literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"


Low   Dico Tools
Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"


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Low   Dico Tools
Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency


Low   Dico Tools
Very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"


Low   Dico Tools
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"


Low   Dico Tools
Unrefined in character; "low comedy"


Low   Dico Tools
No longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"


Low   Dico Tools
Low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"


Low   Dico Tools
In a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"


Low-backed   Dico Tools
Having a low back


Low-beam(a)   Dico Tools
Used of headlights; "following with low-beam headlights"


Low-birth-weight_baby   Dico Tools
An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"


Low-birth-weight_infant   Dico Tools
An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"


Low-budget   Dico Tools
Made on or suited to a limited budget; "a low-budget movie"; "a low-budget menu"


Low-bush_blueberry   Dico Tools
Low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries


Low-cal   Dico Tools
Having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"


Low-calorie_diet   Dico Tools
A diet that is low on calories


Low-carbon_steel   Dico Tools
Steel with less than 0.15% carbon


Low-ceilinged   Dico Tools
Having a lower than normal ceiling


Low-class   Dico Tools
Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society


Low-cost   Dico Tools
That you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"


Low-cut   Dico Tools
Having a low-cut back; "a backless dress"


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Low-cut   Dico Tools
(of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline"


Low-density(a)   Dico Tools
Having low concentration; "low-density urban areas"


Low-density(p)   Dico Tools
Having low relative density or specific gravity


Low-density_lipoprotein   Dico Tools
A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis


Low-down   Dico Tools
Slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"


Low-down   Dico Tools
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues


Low-down   Dico Tools
Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"


Low-fat_diet   Dico Tools
A diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing high-carbohydrate foods; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions


Low-fat_milk   Dico Tools
Milk from which some of the cream has been removed


Low-grade   Dico Tools
Of inferior quality


Low-key   Dico Tools
Restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"


Low-keyed   Dico Tools
Restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"


Low-level   Dico Tools
Lower in rank or importance


Low-level   Dico Tools
Occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level strafing run"


Low-level   Dico Tools
Not intense; "low-level radiation"


Low-level   Dico Tools
At a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"


Low-level_formatting   Dico Tools
(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position


Low-level_radioactive_waste   Dico Tools
(medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)


Low-lying   Dico Tools
Having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; "low-lying clouds"


Low-lying   Dico Tools
Lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert"


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Low-necked   Dico Tools
(of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline"


Low-pitched   Dico Tools
Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency


Low-pitched   Dico Tools
Set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof"


Low-powered   Dico Tools
Having little power to do work; "a low-powered engine"


Low-pressure   Dico Tools
Not forceful; "a low-pressure salesman"; "a low-pressure campaign"


Low-priced   Dico Tools
That you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"


Low-resolution   Dico Tools
Of computer output devices; producing images that are not sharply defined


Low-rise   Dico Tools
Used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings"


Low-salt_diet   Dico Tools
A diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders


Low-set   Dico Tools
Lower than average; "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal"


Low-set   Dico Tools
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty


Low-sodium_diet   Dico Tools
A diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders


Low-spirited   Dico Tools
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"


Low-spiritedness   Dico Tools
A feeling of lowness of spirits


Low-sudsing   Dico Tools
Used of e.g. detergents


Low-tech   Dico Tools
Not involving high technology


Low-tension   Dico Tools
Subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage


Low-toned   Dico Tools
Very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"


Low-voltage   Dico Tools
Subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage


Low-warp-loom   Dico Tools
A handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry


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Low-water_mark   Dico Tools
A line marking the lowest level reached


Low-water_mark   Dico Tools
An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything


Lowan   Dico Tools
Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds


Lowball   Dico Tools
Make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"


Lowborn   Dico Tools
Of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"


Lowbred   Dico Tools
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace


Lowbrow   Dico Tools
A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits


Lowbrow   Dico Tools
Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes"


Lowbrowed   Dico Tools
Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes"


Lowbush_cranberry   Dico Tools
Tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller


Lowbush_penstemon   Dico Tools
Low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems


Lowell   Dico Tools
United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943)


Lowell   Dico Tools
United States poet (1874-1925)


Lowell   Dico Tools
United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916)


Lowell   Dico Tools
United States poet (1917-1977)


Lowell_Jackson_Thomas   Dico Tools
A radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)


Lowell_Thomas   Dico Tools
A radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)


Lower   Dico Tools
The lower of two berths


Lower   Dico Tools
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one''s forehead, as if to signal disapproval


Lower   Dico Tools
Make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"


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Lower   Dico Tools
Set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"


Lower   Dico Tools
Cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"


Lower   Dico Tools
Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"


Lower   Dico Tools
Of the underworld; "nether regions"


Lower   Dico Tools
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"


Lower   Dico Tools
(usually preceded by `no'') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"


Lower   Dico Tools
The bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"


Lower-case_letter   Dico Tools
The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor''s type case


Lower-class   Dico Tools
Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society


Lower-middle-class   Dico Tools
Occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society


Lower-Normandy   Dico Tools
A division of Normandy


Lower-ranking   Dico Tools
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"


Lowercase   Dico Tools
Relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor''s type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"


Lowerclassman   Dico Tools
An undergraduate who is not yet a senior


Lowered   Dico Tools
Below the surround or below the normal position; "with lowered eyes"


Lowering   Dico Tools
The act of causing something to move to a lower level


Lowering   Dico Tools
The act of causing to become less


Lowering   Dico Tools
Darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"


Loweringly   Dico Tools
In a menacing or scowling way; "he looked up loweringly"


Lowermost   Dico Tools
Farthest down; "bottommost shelf"


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Lower_berth   Dico Tools
The lower of two berths


Lower_bound   Dico Tools
(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set


Lower_California   Dico Tools
A mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico


Lower_cannon   Dico Tools
Cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm


Lower_Carboniferous   Dico Tools
From 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects


Lower_Carboniferous_period   Dico Tools
From 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects


Lower_case   Dico Tools
The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor''s type case


Lower_class   Dico Tools
The social class lowest in the social hierarchy


Lower_court   Dico Tools
Any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court


Lower_criticism   Dico Tools
The study of existing manuscripts of Scriptures to determine the original text


Lower_deck   Dico Tools
The deck below the main deck


Lower_Egypt   Dico Tools
One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta


Lower_jaw   Dico Tools
The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth


Lower_jawbone   Dico Tools
The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth


Lower_limit   Dico Tools
The limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something


Lower_limit   Dico Tools
The smallest possible quantity


Lower_mantle   Dico Tools
The deeper part of the mantle


Lower_oneself   Dico Tools
Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won''t stoop to reading other people''s mail"


Lower_Paleolithic   Dico Tools
The oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago


Lower_Peninsula   Dico Tools
The part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron


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Lower_rank   Dico Tools
The state of being inferior


Lower_respiratory_infection   Dico Tools
Infection of the lower respiratory tract


Lower_respiratory_tract   Dico Tools
The bronchi and lungs


Lower_respiratory_tract_smear   Dico Tools
Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs


Lower_Saxony   Dico Tools
A state in northwestern Germany


Lower_status   Dico Tools
The state of being inferior


Lowest   Dico Tools
Lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"


Lowest   Dico Tools
At the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price"


Lowest   Dico Tools
Minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount"


Lowest   Dico Tools
In the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"


Lowest_common_multiple   Dico Tools
The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"


Lowland   Dico Tools
Low level country


Lowland   Dico Tools
Of relatively low or level country


Lowlander   Dico Tools
A native of the Lowlands of Scotland


Lowlands   Dico Tools
The southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous


Lowlands_of_Scotland   Dico Tools
The southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous


Lowland_burrowing_treefrog   Dico Tools
Terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest


Lowland_fir   Dico Tools
Lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves


Lowland_white_fir   Dico Tools
Lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves


Lowlife   Dico Tools
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''"


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Lowly   Dico Tools
Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"


Lowly   Dico Tools
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"


Lowly   Dico Tools
Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)


Lowly   Dico Tools
Low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"


Lowness   Dico Tools
The condition of being low; lacking height


Lowry   Dico Tools
English novelist (1909-1957)


Lowry   Dico Tools
English painter (1887-1976)


Lowset   Dico Tools
Lower than average; "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal"


Low_Archipelago   Dico Tools
A group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia


Low_beam   Dico Tools
The beam of a car''s headlights that provides illumination for a short distance


Low_blow   Dico Tools
Unscrupulous abuse


Low_blueberry   Dico Tools
Low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries


Low_brass   Dico Tools
Brass with 30% (or less) zinc


Low_comedy   Dico Tools
A comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque


Low_Countries   Dico Tools
The lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands


Low_density   Dico Tools
A rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"


Low_explosive   Dico Tools
An explosive with a low rate of combustion


Low_frequency   Dico Tools
A pitch that is perceived as below other pitches


Low_frequency   Dico Tools
30 to 300 kilohertz


Low_gallberry_holly   Dico Tools
An evergreen shrub


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Low_gear   Dico Tools
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving


Low_German   Dico Tools
A German dialect spoken in northern Germany


Low_Latin   Dico Tools
Any dialect of Latin other than the classical


Low_level_flight   Dico Tools
Flight at very low altitudes


Low_Mass   Dico Tools
A Mass recited without music


Low_pitch   Dico Tools
A pitch that is perceived as below other pitches


Low_pressure   Dico Tools
An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"


Low_quality   Dico Tools
An inferior quality


Low_relief   Dico Tools
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut


Low_spirits   Dico Tools
A state of mild depression


Low_status   Dico Tools
A position of inferior status


Low_St_Andrew's_cross   Dico Tools
Low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico


Low_Sunday   Dico Tools
The Sunday following Easter


Low_temperature   Dico Tools
The absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"


Low_tide   Dico Tools
The lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide


Low_water   Dico Tools
The lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide


Lox   Dico Tools
Brine-cured salmon


LOX   Dico Tools
A bluish transparent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants


Loxapine   Dico Tools
A tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia


Loxia   Dico Tools
Crossbill


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Loxia_curvirostra   Dico Tools
Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed


Loxitane   Dico Tools
A tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia


Loxodonta   Dico Tools
A genus of Elephantidae


Loxodonta_africana   Dico Tools
African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks


Loxodrome   Dico Tools
A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction


Loxoma   Dico Tools
1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand


Loxomataceae   Dico Tools
Very small family of New Zealand ferns


Loxostege   Dico Tools
Garden webworms


Loxostege_similalis   Dico Tools
Moth whose larvae are garden webworms


Loxostege_similalis   Dico Tools
A variety of webworm


Loyal   Dico Tools
Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"


Loyal   Dico Tools
Steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"


Loyal   Dico Tools
Inspired by love for your country


Loyalist   Dico Tools
A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)


Loyalist_Volunteer_Force   Dico Tools
A terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace


Loyally   Dico Tools
With loyalty; in a loyal manner; "government will not be efficient unless the people as a whole accept leadership loyally and enthusiastically"


Loyalty   Dico Tools
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"


Loyalty   Dico Tools
The quality of being loyal


Loyalty   Dico Tools
Feelings of allegiance


Loyang   Dico Tools
A city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties


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Loya_Jirga   Dico Tools
A grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Grand Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"


Loyola   Dico Tools
Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)


Lozal   Dico Tools
Diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension


Lozenge   Dico Tools
A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet


Lozenge   Dico Tools
A small aromatic or medicated candy


Lozier   Dico Tools
United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888)


LP   Dico Tools
A long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm


LPN   Dico Tools
A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick


LSD   Dico Tools
A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid


Ltd.   Dico Tools
A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


LTM   Dico Tools
Your general store of remembered information


LTTE   Dico Tools
A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tact


Lu   Dico Tools
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium


Luanda   Dico Tools
Port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola


Luba   Dico Tools
A Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo


Luba   Dico Tools
A member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo


Lubavitch   Dico Tools
A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


Lubavitch   Dico Tools
A town in Lithuania that was the center of the Chaba movement for a brief period during the 19th century


Lubavitcher   Dico Tools
A member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism


Lubavitch_movement   Dico Tools
A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


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Lubber   Dico Tools
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage


Lubber   Dico Tools
An awkward stupid person


Lubber's_hole   Dico Tools
Hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds


Lubber's_line   Dico Tools
A fixed line on a ship''s compass indicating its heading


Lubber's_mark   Dico Tools
A fixed line on a ship''s compass indicating its heading


Lubber's_point   Dico Tools
A fixed line on a ship''s compass indicating its heading


Lubberly   Dico Tools
Inexperienced in seamanship; "of all landlubbers the most lubberly"


Lubberly   Dico Tools
Clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"


Lubber_line   Dico Tools
A fixed line on a ship''s compass indicating its heading


Lubbock   Dico Tools
A city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo


Lube   Dico Tools
Apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"


Lubeck   Dico Tools
A city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League


Lubitsch   Dico Tools
German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)


Lublin   Dico Tools
An industrial city of eastern Poland


Lubricant   Dico Tools
A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery


Lubricate   Dico Tools
Make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"


Lubricate   Dico Tools
Apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"


Lubricate   Dico Tools
Have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"


Lubricated   Dico Tools
Smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction


Lubricating_oil   Dico Tools
A thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)


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Lubricating_substance   Dico Tools
A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery


Lubricating_system   Dico Tools
Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings


Lubrication   Dico Tools
An application of a lubricant to something


Lubrication   Dico Tools
The condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant


Lubricator   Dico Tools
A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery


Lubricious   Dico Tools
Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"


Lubricious   Dico Tools
Having a smooth or slippery quality; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"


Lubumbashi   Dico Tools
A city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville


Lucania   Dico Tools
A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot'')


Lucanidae   Dico Tools
Stag beetles


Lucas   Dico Tools
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)


Luce   Dico Tools
United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)


Luce   Dico Tools
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)


Lucent   Dico Tools
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"


Lucerne   Dico Tools
Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop


Luchino_Visconti   Dico Tools
Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)


Luciano_Pavarotti   Dico Tools
Italian tenor (born in 1935)


Lucid   Dico Tools
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"


Lucid   Dico Tools
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal"


Lucid   Dico Tools
Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"


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Lucid   Dico Tools
Having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"


Lucidity   Dico Tools
Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression


Lucidity   Dico Tools
A lucid state of mind; not confused


Lucidly   Dico Tools
In a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book"


Lucifer   Dico Tools
Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"


Lucifer   Dico Tools
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell


Luciferin   Dico Tools
Pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation


Lucifugal   Dico Tools
Light-avoiding


Lucifugous   Dico Tools
Light-avoiding


Lucilia   Dico Tools
Greenbottle flies


Lucille_Ball   Dico Tools
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)


Lucite   Dico Tools
A transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin


Lucius_Annaeus_Seneca   Dico Tools
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)


Lucius_Clay   Dico Tools
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)


Lucius_Cornelius_Sulla_Felix   Dico Tools
Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC)


Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus   Dico Tools
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)


Lucius_DuBignon_Clay   Dico Tools
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)


Lucius_Licinius_Luculus   Dico Tools
Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)


Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus   Dico Tools
Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)


Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus   Dico Tools
According to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)


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Luck   Dico Tools
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"


Luck   Dico Tools
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"


Luck   Dico Tools
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"


Luckily   Dico Tools
By good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good"


Luckless   Dico Tools
Having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"


Lucknow   Dico Tools
The British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)


Lucknow   Dico Tools
A city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were beseiged by Indian insurgents


Lucky   Dico Tools
Tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"


Lucky   Dico Tools
Blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess"


Lucky   Dico Tools
Having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"


Lucky_dip   Dico Tools
A selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"


Lucky_dip   Dico Tools
A game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random


Lucky_Lindy   Dico Tools
United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)


Luck_into   Dico Tools
Take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"


Luck_it   Dico Tools
Act by relying on one''s luck


Luck_out   Dico Tools
Succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"


Luck_through   Dico Tools
Act by relying on one''s luck


Lucrative   Dico Tools
Producing a good profit; "a remunerative business"


Lucre   Dico Tools
The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)


Lucre   Dico Tools
Informal terms for money


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Lucretia_Coffin_Mott   Dico Tools
United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)


Lucretius   Dico Tools
Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)


Lucrezia_Borgia   Dico Tools
Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)


Lucubrate   Dico Tools
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"


Lucubration   Dico Tools
Laborious cogitation


Lucubration   Dico Tools
A solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation


Luculent   Dico Tools
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"


Lucullan   Dico Tools
Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"


Luculus   Dico Tools
Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)


Lucy   Dico Tools
Incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974


Lucy_Craft_Laney   Dico Tools
United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)


Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds   Dico Tools
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide


Lucy_Maud_Montgomery   Dico Tools
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)


Lucy_Stone   Dico Tools
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)


Luda   Dico Tools
An industrial conurbation in northeastern China


Luddite   Dico Tools
One of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment


Luddite   Dico Tools
Any opponent of technological progress


Ludian   Dico Tools
A Baltic-Finnic language


Ludicrous   Dico Tools
Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"


Ludicrous   Dico Tools
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that''s a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co


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Ludicrously   Dico Tools
So as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"


Ludi_Saeculares   Dico Tools
The centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian Era


Ludo   Dico Tools
A simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice


Ludwig_Boltzmann   Dico Tools
Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)


Ludwig_Josef_Johan_Wittgenstein   Dico Tools
British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)


Ludwig_Mies_Van_Der_Rohe   Dico Tools
United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)


Ludwig_van_Beethoven   Dico Tools
German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)


Ludwig_Wittgenstein   Dico Tools
British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)


Lufengpithecus   Dico Tools
A genus of Hominidae


Luff   Dico Tools
Sailing close to the wind


Luff   Dico Tools
Flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"


Luff   Dico Tools
Sail close to the wind


Luffa   Dico Tools
Any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit''s dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


Luffa   Dico Tools
The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


Luffa_acutangula   Dico Tools
Loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics


Luffa_cylindrica   Dico Tools
The bathroom loofah


Lufkin   Dico Tools
A town in eastern Texas


Luftwaffe   Dico Tools
The German airforce


Lug   Dico Tools
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait


Lug   Dico Tools
A projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something


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Lug   Dico Tools
A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast


Lug   Dico Tools
Ancient Celtic god


Lug   Dico Tools
Carry with difficulty; "You''ll have to lug this suitcase"


Lug   Dico Tools
Obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"


LuGanda   Dico Tools
The Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda


Luge   Dico Tools
A racing sled for one or two people


Luge   Dico Tools
Move along on a luge or toboggan


Luger   Dico Tools
A German semiautomatic pistol


Luger   Dico Tools
Someone who races the luge


Luggage   Dico Tools
A case used to carry belongings when traveling


Luggage_carousel   Dico Tools
Carries luggage to air travelers


Luggage_carrier   Dico Tools
Carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage


Luggage_carrousel   Dico Tools
Carries luggage to air travelers


Luggage_compartment   Dico Tools
Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"


Luggage_rack   Dico Tools
Carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car


Luggage_van   Dico Tools
A railway car where passengers'' bags are carried


Lugger   Dico Tools
Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails


Lugh   Dico Tools
Ancient Celtic god


Luging   Dico Tools
Riding a light one-man toboggan


Lugosi   Dico Tools
United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)


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Lugsail   Dico Tools
A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast


Lugubrious   Dico Tools
Excessively mournful


Lugubriously   Dico Tools
In a sorrowful lugubrious manner; "his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion"


Lugubriousness   Dico Tools
Excessive sadness and mournfulness


Lugworm   Dico Tools
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait


Lug_wrench   Dico Tools
A wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated


Luigi_Barnaba_Gregorio_Chiaramonti   Dico Tools
Pope who concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France (1740-1823)


Luigi_Cherubini   Dico Tools
Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)


Luigi_Galvani   Dico Tools
Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs'' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)


Luigi_Pirandello   Dico Tools
Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936)


Luik   Dico Tools
City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium


Luis_Bunuel   Dico Tools
Spanish film director (1900-1983)


Luis_de_Gongora_y_Argote   Dico Tools
A Spanish poet (1561-1627)


Lukasiewicz_notation   Dico Tools
A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands


Luke   Dico Tools
One of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus''s birth and early life


Luke   Dico Tools
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel


Lukewarm   Dico Tools
Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"


Lukewarm   Dico Tools
Moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"


Lukewarmly   Dico Tools
In an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner; "he was lukewarmly received by his relatives"


Lukewarmness   Dico Tools
Lack of passion, force or animation


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Lukewarmness   Dico Tools
A warmness resembling the temperature of the skin


Lule_Burgas   Dico Tools
The principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks


Lull   Dico Tools
A period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"


Lull   Dico Tools
A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"


Lull   Dico Tools
Become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"


Lull   Dico Tools
Calm by deception; "Don''t let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"


Lull   Dico Tools
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"


Lullaby   Dico Tools
A quiet song that lulls a child to sleep


Lullaby   Dico Tools
A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep


Lulli   Dico Tools
French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)


Lulling   Dico Tools
Causing to become tranquil


Lully   Dico Tools
French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)


Lully   Dico Tools
Spanish philosopher (1235-1315)


Lulu   Dico Tools
A very attractive or seductive looking woman


Luluabourg   Dico Tools
A city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg


Lumbago   Dico Tools
Backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc


Lumbar   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"


Lumbar_artery   Dico Tools
One of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall


Lumbar_nerve   Dico Tools
Any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord


Lumbar_pain   Dico Tools
Backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc


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Lumbar_plexus   Dico Tools
A plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves


Lumbar_plexus   Dico Tools
A lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels


Lumbar_puncture   Dico Tools
Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes


Lumbar_vein   Dico Tools
Veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses


Lumbar_vertebra   Dico Tools
One of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae


Lumber   Dico Tools
An implement used in baseball by the batter


Lumber   Dico Tools
The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material


Lumber   Dico Tools
Cut lumber, as in woods and forests


Lumber   Dico Tools
Move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"


Lumbering   Dico Tools
The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber


Lumbering   Dico Tools
Slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"


Lumberjack   Dico Tools
A short warm outer jacket


Lumberjack   Dico Tools
A person who fells trees


Lumberman   Dico Tools
A person who fells trees


Lumbermill   Dico Tools
A mill for dressing logs and lumber


Lumberyard   Dico Tools
A workplace where lumber is stocked for sale


Lumber_jacket   Dico Tools
A short warm outer jacket


Lumber_room   Dico Tools
A storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)


Lumbosacral   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips


Lumbosacral_plexus   Dico Tools
A nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area


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Lumbus   Dico Tools
Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds


Lumen   Dico Tools
A cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"


Lumen   Dico Tools
A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions


Luminal   Dico Tools
A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative


Luminance   Dico Tools
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"


Luminance_unit   Dico Tools
A measure of luminance


Luminary   Dico Tools
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"


Luminesce   Dico Tools
Be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence


Luminescence   Dico Tools
Light from nonthermal sources


Luminescence   Dico Tools
Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures


Luminescent   Dico Tools
Emitting light not caused by heat


Luminism   Dico Tools
An artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River School; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective


Luminosity   Dico Tools
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"


Luminous   Dico Tools
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"


Luminousness   Dico Tools
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"


Luminous_energy   Dico Tools
The energy associated with visible light


Luminous_flux   Dico Tools
The rate of flow of light energy


Luminous_flux_unit   Dico Tools
A measure of luminous flux per unit area


Luminous_intensity_unit   Dico Tools
A measure of luminous intensity


Lumma   Dico Tools
100 lumma equal 1 dram


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Lummox   Dico Tools
An awkward stupid person


Lump   Dico Tools
A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"


Lump   Dico Tools
A large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"


Lump   Dico Tools
An awkward stupid person


Lump   Dico Tools
Abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement


Lump   Dico Tools
Group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side


Lump   Dico Tools
Put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"


Lumpectomy   Dico Tools
Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer


Lumpen   Dico Tools
Mentally sluggish


Lumpenus   Dico Tools
A genus of Stichaeidae


Lumpenus_lumpretaeformis   Dico Tools
Found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters


Lumper   Dico Tools
A taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics


Lumper   Dico Tools
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port


Lumpfish   Dico Tools
Clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar


Lumpish   Dico Tools
Mentally sluggish


Lumpsucker   Dico Tools
Any of several very small lumpfishes


Lumpy   Dico Tools
Having lumps; not smooth and even in texture; "lumpy gravy"


Lumpy   Dico Tools
Like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough"


Lumpy_jaw   Dico Tools
The commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions


Lump_sugar   Dico Tools
Refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings


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Lump_sum   Dico Tools
A complete payment consisting of a single sum of money


Luna   Dico Tools
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene


Lunacy   Dico Tools
Foolish or senseless behavior


Lunacy   Dico Tools
Obsolete terms for legal insanity


Lunar   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or associated with the moon; "lunar surface"; "lunar module"


Lunaria   Dico Tools
Small genus of European herbs: honesty


Lunaria_annua   Dico Tools
Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration


Lunar_calendar   Dico Tools
A calendar based on lunar cycles


Lunar_caustic   Dico Tools
Silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic


Lunar_crater   Dico Tools
A crater on the Earth''s moon


Lunar_day   Dico Tools
The period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)


Lunar_eclipse   Dico Tools
The earth interrupts light shining on the moon


Lunar_excursion_module   Dico Tools
A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back


Lunar_latitude   Dico Tools
An imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator


Lunar_module   Dico Tools
A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back


Lunar_month   Dico Tools
The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)


Lunar_time_period   Dico Tools
There are usually two high and two low tides each day


Lunar_year   Dico Tools
A period of 12 lunar months


Lunate   Dico Tools
Resembling the new moon in shape


Lunate_bone   Dico Tools
One of the eight small wrist bones


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Lunatic   Dico Tools
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person


Lunatic   Dico Tools
An insane person


Lunatic   Dico Tools
Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon


Lunatic_fringe   Dico Tools
A political unit with extreme and fanatical views


Lunation   Dico Tools
The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)


Luna_moth   Dico Tools
Large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing


Lunch   Dico Tools
A midday meal


Lunch   Dico Tools
Take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"


Lunch   Dico Tools
Provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"


Luncheon   Dico Tools
A midday meal


Luncheon_meat   Dico Tools
Any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold


Luncheon_meeting   Dico Tools
A meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating


Luncheon_voucher   Dico Tools
Coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal


Luncher   Dico Tools
Someone who is eating lunch


Lunching   Dico Tools
The act of eating lunch


Lunchroom   Dico Tools
A restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased


Lunchtime   Dico Tools
The customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime"


Lunch_meat   Dico Tools
Any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold


Lunch_meeting   Dico Tools
A meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating


Lunch_period   Dico Tools
The customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime"


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Lund   Dico Tools
A city in southeastern Sweden


Lunda   Dico Tools
Puffins


Lunda_cirrhata   Dico Tools
Northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye


Lunette   Dico Tools
Oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault


Lunette   Dico Tools
Temporary fortification like a detached bastion


Lung   Dico Tools
Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood


Lung-power   Dico Tools
The ability to speak loudly


Lunge   Dico Tools
The act of moving forward suddenly


Lunge   Dico Tools
Make a thrusting forward movement


Lungen   Dico Tools
Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium


Lunger   Dico Tools
A person with pulmonary tuberculosis


Lunger   Dico Tools
Someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)


Lungfish   Dico Tools
Air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought


Lungi   Dico Tools
A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma


Lungless_salamander   Dico Tools
Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water


Lungyi   Dico Tools
A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma


Lung_cancer   Dico Tools
Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer


Lunisolar   Dico Tools
Relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations


Lunisolar_calendar   Dico Tools
A calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles


Lunitidal_interval   Dico Tools
Interval between the moon''s transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian


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Lunkhead   Dico Tools
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence


Lunt   Dico Tools
United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)


Lunula   Dico Tools
A crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age


Lunula   Dico Tools
The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail


Lunule   Dico Tools
The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail


Luo   Dico Tools
A Nilotic language


Luoyang   Dico Tools
A city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties


Lupin   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers


Lupine   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers


Lupine   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of wolves


Lupinus   Dico Tools
Herbs or shrubs: lupin


Lupinus_albus   Dico Tools
White-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


Lupinus_arboreus   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia


Lupinus_luteus   Dico Tools
Yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage


Lupinus_perennis   Dico Tools
Stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


Lupinus_subcarnosus   Dico Tools
Low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


Lupinus_texensis   Dico Tools
Closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)


Lupus   Dico Tools
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus


Lupus   Dico Tools
Any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease


Lupus_erythematosus   Dico Tools
A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)


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Lupus_vulgaris   Dico Tools
Tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars


Lurch   Dico Tools
An unsteady uneven gait


Lurch   Dico Tools
The act of moving forward suddenly


Lurch   Dico Tools
Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"


Lurch   Dico Tools
A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)


Lurch   Dico Tools
Defeat by a lurch


Lurch   Dico Tools
Move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"


Lurch   Dico Tools
Walk as if unable to control one''s movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"


Lurch   Dico Tools
Move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"


Lurch   Dico Tools
Loiter about, with no apparent aim


Lurcher   Dico Tools
Someone waiting in concealment


Lurching   Dico Tools
Walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait"


Lure   Dico Tools
Something used to lure victims into danger


Lure   Dico Tools
Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward


Lure   Dico Tools
Anything that serves as an enticement


Lure   Dico Tools
Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"


Lurid   Dico Tools
Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"


Lurid   Dico Tools
Ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"


Lurid   Dico Tools
Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"


Lurid   Dico Tools
Horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"


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Luridly   Dico Tools
In a lurid manner; "it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge"


Luridness   Dico Tools
The quality of being ghastly


Luridness   Dico Tools
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


Luridness   Dico Tools
The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"


Lurk   Dico Tools
Wait in hiding to attack


Lurk   Dico Tools
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"


Lurk   Dico Tools
Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner


Lurker   Dico Tools
Someone waiting in concealment


Lurking   Dico Tools
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"


Lurking   Dico Tools
Concealed and unsuspected; "lurking dangers"; "search for lurking ambiguities"


Lurking_place   Dico Tools
A place suitable for lurking


Lusaka   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Zambia


Lusatian   Dico Tools
A Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany


Luschka's_tonsil   Dico Tools
A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"


Luscinia   Dico Tools
Nightingales


Luscinia_luscinia   Dico Tools
Large nightingale of eastern Europe


Luscinia_megarhynchos   Dico Tools
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song


Luscious   Dico Tools
Having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"


Luscious   Dico Tools
Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste


Lusciously   Dico Tools
So as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches"


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Lusciousness   Dico Tools
Extreme appetizingness


Lush   Dico Tools
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually


Lush   Dico Tools
Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"


Lush   Dico Tools
Full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves"


Lush   Dico Tools
Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"


Lushness   Dico Tools
The property of being lush and abundant


Lushun   Dico Tools
A major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda


Lusitania   Dico Tools
Ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain


Lusitanian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language


Lusitanian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines"


Lust   Dico Tools
Self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Lust   Dico Tools
A strong sexual desire


Lust   Dico Tools
Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for


Luster   Dico Tools
A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain


Luster   Dico Tools
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light


Luster   Dico Tools
A quality that outshines the usual


Lusterless   Dico Tools
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"


Lusterless   Dico Tools
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"


Lusterlessness   Dico Tools
The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


Lusterware   Dico Tools
Pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze


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Lustful   Dico Tools
Vigorously passionate


Lustful   Dico Tools
Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"


Lustful   Dico Tools
Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"


Lustfully   Dico Tools
In a lustful manner; "he looked at the young woman lustfully"


Lustfulness   Dico Tools
A strong sexual desire


Lustily   Dico Tools
In a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily"


Lustiness   Dico Tools
The property of strong in constitution


Lustrate   Dico Tools
Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials


Lustre   Dico Tools
A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain


Lustre   Dico Tools
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light


Lustre   Dico Tools
A quality that outshines the usual


Lustreless   Dico Tools
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"


Lustreless   Dico Tools
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"


Lustrelessness   Dico Tools
The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


Lustrous   Dico Tools
Reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse''s glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"


Lustrous   Dico Tools
Brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"


Lustrous   Dico Tools
Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"


Lustrum   Dico Tools
A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census


Lustrum   Dico Tools
A period of five years


Lusty   Dico Tools
Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"


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Lusty   Dico Tools
Vigorously passionate


Lust_after   Dico Tools
Have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary"


Lust_for_learning   Dico Tools
Curiosity that motivates investigation and study


Lusus_naturae   Dico Tools
A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed


Luta   Dico Tools
An industrial conurbation in northeastern China


Lutanist   Dico Tools
A musician who plays the lute


Lute   Dico Tools
Chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard


Lute   Dico Tools
A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid


Luteal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the corpus luteum


Luteal_phase   Dico Tools
The second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins


Lutecium   Dico Tools
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium


Lutefisk   Dico Tools
Dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency


Lutein   Dico Tools
Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks


Luteinizing_hormone   Dico Tools
A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals


Lutenist   Dico Tools
A musician who plays the lute


Luteotropin   Dico Tools
Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition


Lutetium   Dico Tools
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium


Lutfisk   Dico Tools
Dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency


Luther   Dico Tools
German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546)


Lutheran   Dico Tools
Follower of Lutheranism


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Lutheran   Dico Tools
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther; "Lutheran doctrines"


Lutheran   Dico Tools
Of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings; "the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone"


Lutheranism   Dico Tools
Teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone


Lutheran_Church   Dico Tools
The Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther


Luther_Burbank   Dico Tools
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)


Luthier   Dico Tools
A craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)


Luting   Dico Tools
A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid


Lutist   Dico Tools
A musician who plays the lute


Lutjanidae   Dico Tools
Snappers


Lutjanus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers


Lutjanus_analis   Dico Tools
Similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'';


Lutjanus_apodus   Dico Tools
Food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters


Lutjanus_blackfordi   Dico Tools
An esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico


Lutjanus_griseus   Dico Tools
Found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida


Lutra   Dico Tools
In some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae


Lutra_canadensis   Dico Tools
Sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America


Lutra_lutra   Dico Tools
Otter found in Europe and Asia


Lutrinae   Dico Tools
Subdivision not used in some classifications: otters


Lutyens   Dico Tools
English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944)


Lutzen   Dico Tools
A battle in the Thirty Years'' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed


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Luvaridae   Dico Tools
Louvars


Luvarus   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Luvaridae


Luvarus_imperialis   Dico Tools
Large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton


Luvian   Dico Tools
An Anatolian language


Luwian   Dico Tools
An Anatolian language


Lux   Dico Tools
A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle


Luxate   Dico Tools
Move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"


Luxation   Dico Tools
Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ


Luxe   Dico Tools
Elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium"


Luxembourg   Dico Tools
A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center


Luxembourg   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Luxembourg


Luxembourg-Ville   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Luxembourg


Luxembourger   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Luxembourg


Luxembourgian   Dico Tools
Relating to or characteristic of Luxembourg; "Luxembourgian food"


Luxembourg_City   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Luxembourg


Luxembourg_franc   Dico Tools
Formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg


Luxemburg   Dico Tools
A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center


Luxemburg   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Luxembourg


Luxemburger   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Luxembourg


Luxemburger   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of the grand duchy of Luxemburg or its people


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Luxemburger   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the capital city of Luxemburg; "Luxemburger streets"


Luxor   Dico Tools
A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and about Thebes


Luxuria   Dico Tools
Self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Luxuriance   Dico Tools
The property of being lush and abundant


Luxuriant   Dico Tools
Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"


Luxuriant   Dico Tools
Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"


Luxuriantly   Dico Tools
In an elegantly luxuriant way; "this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry"


Luxuriantly   Dico Tools
In an abundant and luxuriant manner; "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls"


Luxuriate   Dico Tools
Thrive profusely or flourish extensively


Luxuriate   Dico Tools
Enjoy to excess


Luxuriate   Dico Tools
Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously


Luxurious   Dico Tools
Furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishnes


Luxurious   Dico Tools
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"


Luxuriously   Dico Tools
In a rich manner; "he lives high"


Luxuriously   Dico Tools
In an indulgently luxurious manner; "she sprawled out luxuriously on the sofa"


Luxuriousness   Dico Tools
Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living


Luxury   Dico Tools
Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity


Luxury   Dico Tools
The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive


Luxury   Dico Tools
Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living


Luxury(a)   Dico Tools
Elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium"


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Luxury_liner   Dico Tools
A liner equipped for sumptuous living


Luyia   Dico Tools
A Bantu language


Luzon   Dico Tools
The main island of the Philippines


Lv   Dico Tools
Being five more than fifty


Lvi   Dico Tools
Being six more than fifty


Lvii   Dico Tools
Being seven more than fifty


Lviii   Dico Tools
Being eight more than fifty


Lw   Dico Tools
A radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium


Lwei   Dico Tools
100 lwei equal 1 kwanza


Lx   Dico Tools
A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle


LX   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and six


Lx   Dico Tools
Being ten more than fifty


Lxi   Dico Tools
Being one more than sixty


Lxii   Dico Tools
Being two more than sixty


Lxiii   Dico Tools
Being three more than sixty


Lxiv   Dico Tools
Being four more than sixty


Lxv   Dico Tools
Being five more than sixty


Lxvi   Dico Tools
Being six more than sixty


Lxvii   Dico Tools
Being seven more than sixty


Lxviii   Dico Tools
Being eight more than sixty


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LXX   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven


Lxx   Dico Tools
Being ten more than sixty


Lxxi   Dico Tools
Being one more than seventy


Lxxii   Dico Tools
Being two more than seventy


Lxxiii   Dico Tools
Being three more than seventy


Lxxiv   Dico Tools
Being four more than seventy


Lxxv   Dico Tools
Being five more than seventy


Lxxvi   Dico Tools
Being six more than seventy


Lxxvii   Dico Tools
Being seven more than seventy


Lxxviii   Dico Tools
Being eight more than seventy


LXXX   Dico Tools
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight


Lxxx   Dico Tools
Being ten more than seventy


Lxxxi   Dico Tools
Being one more than eighty


Lxxxii   Dico Tools
Being two more than eighty


Lxxxiii   Dico Tools
Being three more than eighty


Lxxxiv   Dico Tools
Being four more than eighty


Lxxxv   Dico Tools
Being five more than eighty


Lxxxvi   Dico Tools
Being six more than eighty


Lxxxvii   Dico Tools
Being seven more than eighty


Lxxxviii   Dico Tools
Being eight more than eighty


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Lyallpur   Dico Tools
City in northeast Pakistan


Lycaena   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper


Lycaena_hypophlaeas   Dico Tools
Common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America


Lycaenid   Dico Tools
Any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


Lycaenidae   Dico Tools
Family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs


Lycaenid_butterfly   Dico Tools
Any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


Lycaeon   Dico Tools
African hunting dog


Lycanthrope   Dico Tools
A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf


Lycanthropy   Dico Tools
(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf


Lycaon_pictus   Dico Tools
A powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area


Lycee   Dico Tools
A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


Lyceum   Dico Tools
A public hall for lectures and concerts


Lyceum   Dico Tools
A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


Lychee   Dico Tools
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried


Lychgate   Dico Tools
A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals


Lychins_chalcedonica   Dico Tools
Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads


Lychins_floscuculi   Dico Tools
Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals


Lychnis   Dico Tools
Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone


Lychnis_alba   Dico Tools
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis


Lychnis_coronaria   Dico Tools
An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers


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Lychnis_dioica   Dico Tools
Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis


Lychnis_flos-cuculi   Dico Tools
Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals


Lycia   Dico Tools
An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor


Lycian   Dico Tools
An Anatolian language


Lycium   Dico Tools
Deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions


Lycium_barbarum   Dico Tools
Deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China


Lycium_carolinianum   Dico Tools
Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries


Lycium_halimifolium   Dico Tools
Deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China


Lycopene   Dico Tools
Carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer


Lycoperdaceae   Dico Tools
A fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs


Lycoperdales   Dico Tools
Small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars


Lycoperdon   Dico Tools
Genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium


Lycopersicon   Dico Tools
Tomatoes


Lycopersicon_esculentum   Dico Tools
Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties


Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme   Dico Tools
Plant bearing small red to yellow fruit


Lycopersicum   Dico Tools
Tomatoes


Lycophyta   Dico Tools
Used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses


Lycopod   Dico Tools
Primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles


Lycopodiaceae   Dico Tools
A family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales


Lycopodiales   Dico Tools
Lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae


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Lycopodiate   Dico Tools
Club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta


Lycopodineae   Dico Tools
Alternative designation for the class Lycopsida


Lycopodium   Dico Tools
Type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations


Lycopodium_alopecuroides   Dico Tools
Ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States


Lycopodium_alpinum   Dico Tools
A variety of clubmoss


Lycopodium_clavitum   Dico Tools
A variety of clubmoss


Lycopodium_complanatum   Dico Tools
A variety of clubmoss


Lycopodium_lucidulum   Dico Tools
A variety of clubmoss


Lycopodium_obscurum   Dico Tools
A variety of clubmoss


Lycopodium_selago   Dico Tools
Of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir


Lycopsida   Dico Tools
Club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta


Lycopus   Dico Tools
Small genus of herbs of the mint family


Lycopus_americanus   Dico Tools
Aromatic perennial herb of United States


Lycopus_europaeus   Dico Tools
Hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers


Lycopus_virginicus   Dico Tools
A mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States


Lycosa   Dico Tools
Type genus of the family Lycosidae


Lycosa_tarentula   Dico Tools
Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)


Lycosidae   Dico Tools
Wolf spiders


Lydia   Dico Tools
An ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC


Lydian   Dico Tools
An Anatolian language


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Lydia_Kamekeha_Paki_Liliuokalani   Dico Tools
Queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917)


Lye   Dico Tools
A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide


Lye_hominy   Dico Tools
Hominy prepared by bleaching in lye


Lygaeid   Dico Tools
A true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees


Lygaeidae   Dico Tools
Lygaeid bugs


Lygaeid_bug   Dico Tools
A true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees


Lyginopteridales   Dico Tools
Fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns


Lyginopteris   Dico Tools
Genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous


Lygodium   Dico Tools
Chiefly tropical climbing ferns


Lygodium_microphyllum   Dico Tools
Tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida


Lygodium_palmatum   Dico Tools
Delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds


Lygus   Dico Tools
Plant-sucking bugs


Lygus_bug   Dico Tools
Vector of viral plant diseases


Lygus_lineolaris   Dico Tools
Widespread plant and fruit pest


Lying   Dico Tools
The deliberate act of deviating from the truth


Lying(a)   Dico Tools
Given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child"


Lying-in   Dico Tools
Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"


Lying_in_wait   Dico Tools
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise


Lying_in_wait   Dico Tools
Waiting in concealment; in ambush; "an army lying in wait in the forest"


Lying_under_oath   Dico Tools
Criminal offense of making false statements under oath


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Lyly   Dico Tools
English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)


Lymantria   Dico Tools
Type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer'')


Lymantria_dispar   Dico Tools
European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees


Lymantriid   Dico Tools
Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees


Lymantriidae   Dico Tools
Tussock moths


Lyman_Frank_Brown   Dico Tools
United States writer of children''s books (1856-1919)


Lyme_arthritis   Dico Tools
An acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick


Lyme_disease   Dico Tools
An acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick


Lyme_grass   Dico Tools
A grass of the genus Elymus


Lymph   Dico Tools
A thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels


Lymphadenitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of lymph nodes


Lymphadenoma   Dico Tools
An abnormally enlarged lymph node


Lymphadenopathy   Dico Tools
Chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)


Lymphangiectasia   Dico Tools
Dilatation of a lymph vessel


Lymphangiectasis   Dico Tools
Dilatation of a lymph vessel


Lymphangiogram   Dico Tools
An angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance


Lymphangiography   Dico Tools
Roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram


Lymphangioma   Dico Tools
Benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels


Lymphangitis   Dico Tools
Inflammation of a lymph vessel


Lymphatic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or produced by lymph


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Lymphatic_system   Dico Tools
The interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body


Lymphatic_tissue   Dico Tools
Tissue making up the lymphatic system


Lymphatic_vessel   Dico Tools
A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation


Lymphedema   Dico Tools
Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues


Lymphoblast   Dico Tools
An immature lymphocyte


Lymphoblastic_leukemia   Dico Tools
A form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts


Lymphocyte   Dico Tools
An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection


Lymphocytic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lymphocytes; "lymphocytic leukemia"


Lymphocytic_choriomeningitis   Dico Tools
A form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse


Lymphocytic_leukemia   Dico Tools
Leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood


Lymphocytopenia   Dico Tools
An abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood


Lymphocytosis   Dico Tools
An abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood


Lymphogranuloma_venereum   Dico Tools
Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin


Lymphography   Dico Tools
Roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram


Lymphoid   Dico Tools
Resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues


Lymphoid_tissue   Dico Tools
Tissue making up the lymphatic system


Lymphokine   Dico Tools
A cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that play a role in cell-mediated immunity


Lymphoma   Dico Tools
A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer


Lymphopathia_venereum   Dico Tools
Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin


Lymphopenia   Dico Tools
An abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood


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Lymphopoiesis   Dico Tools
The formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen


Lymphuria   Dico Tools
The presence of lymph in the urine


Lymph_cell   Dico Tools
An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection


Lymph_gland   Dico Tools
The source of lymph and lymphocytes


Lymph_node   Dico Tools
The source of lymph and lymphocytes


Lymph_vessel   Dico Tools
A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation


Lympphocytic_choriomeningitis_virus   Dico Tools
The RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings


Lynch   Dico Tools
Kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"


Lynchburg   Dico Tools
A city in central Virginia


Lynching   Dico Tools
Putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law


Lynchpin   Dico Tools
Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on


Lynchpin   Dico Tools
A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"


Lynch_law   Dico Tools
The practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law


Lynch_mob   Dico Tools
A mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority


Lyndon_Baines_Johnson   Dico Tools
36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)


Lyndon_Johnson   Dico Tools
36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)


Lynn_Fontanne   Dico Tools
United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)


Lynx   Dico Tools
Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur


Lynx-eyed   Dico Tools
Having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat"


Lynx_canadensis   Dico Tools
Of northern North America


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Lynx_caracal   Dico Tools
Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia


Lynx_lynx   Dico Tools
Of northern Eurasia


Lynx_pardina   Dico Tools
Of southern Europe


Lynx_rufus   Dico Tools
Small lynx of North America


Lyon   Dico Tools
A city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon


Lyonia   Dico Tools
Evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya


Lyonia_ligustrina   Dico Tools
Deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


Lyonia_lucida   Dico Tools
Showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


Lyonia_mariana   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock


Lyonnais   Dico Tools
A former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes


Lyonnaise   Dico Tools
Cooked with onions


Lyonnaise_sauce   Dico Tools
Brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar


Lyons   Dico Tools
A city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon


Lyophilisation   Dico Tools
A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes


Lyophilise   Dico Tools
To dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum


Lyophilised   Dico Tools
Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum


Lyophilization   Dico Tools
A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes


Lyophilize   Dico Tools
To dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum


Lyophilized   Dico Tools
Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum


Lypressin   Dico Tools
An antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus


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Lyra   Dico Tools
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega


Lyrate   Dico Tools
Of a leaf shape; having curvature suggestive of a lyre


Lyrate_leaf   Dico Tools
Having curvature suggestive of a lyre


Lyre   Dico Tools
A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment


Lyre-flower   Dico Tools
Garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers


Lyrebird   Dico Tools
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape


Lyreflower   Dico Tools
Garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers


Lyre_snake   Dico Tools
Mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America


Lyric   Dico Tools
A short poem of songlike quality


Lyric   Dico Tools
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"


Lyric   Dico Tools
Write lyrics for (a song)


Lyric   Dico Tools
Expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer''s lyrical performance"


Lyric   Dico Tools
Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano"


Lyric   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"


Lyric   Dico Tools
Relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"


Lyrical   Dico Tools
Expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer''s lyrical performance"


Lyrical   Dico Tools
Suitable for or suggestive of singing


Lyricality   Dico Tools
The property of being suitable for singing


Lyrically   Dico Tools
In a lyrical manner; "she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically"


Lyricism   Dico Tools
Unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm


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Lyricism   Dico Tools
The property of being suitable for singing


Lyricist   Dico Tools
A person who writes the words for songs


Lyric_poem   Dico Tools
A short poem of songlike quality


Lyrurus   Dico Tools
Black grouse


Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi   Dico Tools
A black grouse of western Asia


Lyrurus_tetrix   Dico Tools
Large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail


Lysander   Dico Tools
Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)


Lysenko   Dico Tools
Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck''s theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)


Lysergic_acid   Dico Tools
A crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids


Lysergic_acid_diethylamide   Dico Tools
A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid


Lysichiton   Dico Tools
Skunk cabbage


Lysichiton_americanum   Dico Tools
Clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe


Lysichitum   Dico Tools
Skunk cabbage


Lysiloma   Dico Tools
Small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods


Lysiloma_bahamensis   Dico Tools
A tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods


Lysiloma_latisiliqua   Dico Tools
A tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods


Lysiloma_sabicu   Dico Tools
West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value


Lysimachia   Dico Tools
Loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive


Lysimachia_ciliatum   Dico Tools
Of North America


Lysimachia_clethroides_Duby   Dico Tools
A variety of the loosestrife herb


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Lysimachia_nemorum   Dico Tools
Trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers


Lysimachia_nummularia   Dico Tools
A loosestrife vine


Lysimachia_quadrifolia   Dico Tools
Common North American yellow-flowered plant


Lysimachia_terrestris   Dico Tools
North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places


Lysimachia_vulgaris   Dico Tools
Frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia


Lysimachus   Dico Tools
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)


Lysin   Dico Tools
Any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis


Lysine   Dico Tools
An essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein


Lysinemia   Dico Tools
An inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation


Lysine_intolerance   Dico Tools
A disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine


Lysippus   Dico Tools
Greek sculptor (4th century BC)


Lysis   Dico Tools
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria


Lysis   Dico Tools
Recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside


Lysogenic   Dico Tools
Capable of producing or undergoing lysis


Lysogenic   Dico Tools
Of or relating to lysogeny


Lysogenicity   Dico Tools
The condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"


Lysogenisation   Dico Tools
The process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome


Lysogenization   Dico Tools
The process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome


Lysogenize   Dico Tools
Become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)


Lysogeny   Dico Tools
The condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"


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Lysol   Dico Tools
A clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant


Lysosome   Dico Tools
An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)


Lysozyme   Dico Tools
An enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria


Lyssa   Dico Tools
An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain


Lyssavirus   Dico Tools
A neurotropic nonarbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies


Lythraceae   Dico Tools
Herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers


Lythrum   Dico Tools
Loosestrife


Lythrum_hyssopifolia   Dico Tools
Annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas


Lythrum_salicaria   Dico Tools
Marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States


Lytton   Dico Tools
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)


Lytton_Strachey   Dico Tools
English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932)



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