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LIBEL - LION
LIBEL - nouns
• CALUMNIATION a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNY false and malicious representation of the words or actions of others calculated to injure their reputation; libellous detraction, slander ...1564
• CARTEL † a slanderous writing, a libel ...1590
• GARAGE ACTION a legal action for libel (usually against a newspaper) brought by the police on their own behalf; the damages awarded are often substantial enough to buy a new garage for the police officer's home ...1998 UK sl.
• LIE BILL an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
LIBELLOUS - adjectives
• FAMOUS † of utterances, etc.: libellous, slanderous ...1543
LIBERAL - adjectives
• BROAD having liberal mind or outlook
• DAINTY † liberal, open-hearted ...1825 Sc.
• IMPENDIOUS †* lavish, extravagant, over-liberal; spending more than is needed ...1623
• LARGE † liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
• LARGE-HANDED generous, liberal, open-handed ...a1628
• LARGE-MINDED having a liberal or generous mind ...1725
• LARGEOUS †* liberal, bountiful ...1583
• LARGIFICAL †* bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
• LARGIFLUENT †* liberal in giving, bounteous ...c1460
• MAGNIFICAL † liberal or bountiful, munifi ...1586
• MENSEFUL hospitable; generous, liberal ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFY abundant, generous, liberal, plentiful, well-supplied ...1871 Sc.
• ROOM-HANDED † liberal, generous ...c1200
LIBERALITY - nouns
• IMPENDIOUSNESS †* liberality, extravagant spending ...1727
• LARGE † liberality, bounty ...a1300
• LARGENESS † liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
• LARGESSE † liberality, bountifulness, munificence ...a1225
• THOLE a disposition, esp. a generous one; a free wish to give; liberality, generosity ...1865 Eng. dial.
LIBERALLY - adverbs
• LARGE † liberally, generously ...1477
• LARGELY liberally, generously, bountifully ...c1230 now arch.
LIBERATED - adjectives
• LARGE †* liberated, free ...1600
LIBERATION - nouns, person
• LIBBER an advocate of liberation ...1971 sl.
LIBERTINE - nouns, person
• BEARD-SPLITTER a whoremonger; a libertine ...L17 cant
• LOOCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOTCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
LIBERTY - adjectives
• EASY † at liberty, having opportunity or means to do something ...c1200
LIBERTY - nouns
• BAND free play, liberty, scope for action ...1859 Eng. dial.
• LARGESSE † freedom, liberty ...c1425
• LIBERTICIDE destruction of liberty ...1785
• LIBERTY HALL a place where one may do as one likes ...1773
• SCOPE abundance of room, range; liberty of conduct, licence ...1773 Sc.
LIBERTY - nouns, person
• LIBERTICIDE a person who destroys liberty
LIBERTY - verbs
• REIGN to be at liberty ...Bk1892 Aust. prison sl.
LIBIDINOUS - adjectives
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• CUPIDINOUS lustful, libidinous, amorous ...1859 nonce use
• RANK † lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENEREOUS † addicted to or desirous of sexual enjoyment; libidinous, lascivious, lustful ...1509
LIBIDINOUS - nouns, person
• RIDGER a libidinous man ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
LIBIDO - nouns
• NATURE the libido; male sexual potency ...16C
LIBRARIAN - nouns, person
• BIBLIOTHEC a librarian ...M17
• BIBLIOTHECAR a librarian ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIBLIOTHECARY a librarian ...E17
LIBRARY - adjectives
• BIBLIOTHEC belonging to a library or librarian ...M17
• BIBLIOTHECAL belonging to a library ...E19
• BIBLIOTHETIC relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library ...1901
• LIBRARIOUS * having to do with books, or to a library ...1656
LIBRARY - nouns
• BIBLIOTHECA a collection of books; a library; a bibliographer's catalogue ...E19
• BIBLIOTHECARY † a library ...L16
• BIBLIOTHECK a library ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIBLIOTHÈQUE a library ...M16
• BOOK-HOUSE † a library ...1675
• BOOKMOBILE a mobile library ...N. Amer.
LICE - adjectives
• ALIVE lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGGY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHATTY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOTY suffering an infestation of body lice or similar vermin ...1920s sl.
• CRUMBY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMMY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF 'EM lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCALY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMMY lice-ridden ...1910s NZ sl.
• SILVER-LACED lousy ...c1810 sl.
LICE - nouns
• ACTIVE CITIZEN a louse ...E19 Eng. sl.
• ARITHMETIC BUG a louse ...1910s US sl.
• ARKANSAS LIZARD a louse ...1933 Amer. dial. jocular
• BEASTS lice ...1790 Sc.
• BIDDY a louse; occasionally, a flea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUE JACKETS body lice ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BO a louse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOISERT a louse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a louse ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIE a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSOM CHUMS n. lice, vermin ... World War I Amer. sl.
• BUG a louse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a louse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CHATS lice ...L17 sl.
• CHATTS lice ...L17 sl.
• CHEMMY LIZARD a louse ...1958 Amer. dial.
• CHUM a louse ...19C Brit. sl.
• COLONIST a louse ...c1810 sl.
• COOTIE a flea or louse. esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• COOTIE CARNIVAL a search for fleas or lice ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COOTIE FRISK a search for lice in one's clothes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOTY a louse, esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• CRABS n. body lice, specifically those found in the pubic hair ...19C
• CREEPERS body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRUMB a louse; a bedbug ...1863 Amer. sl.
• DIAPER DRAGON a louse ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DICKEY a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DICKS body lice ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DICKY a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DICKY-BIRD a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• FAMILIARS lice ...19C sl.
• FAMILY crab lice ...1940s US sl.
• FANNY RAT a pubic louse ...1940s sl.
• FRIEND IN NEED a louse; generally in plural ...19C sl.
• GALLOPING DANDRUFF head or body lice ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• GALLOPING FRECKLES head or body lice ...1920s US sl.
• GRAYBACK a louse ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GRAYBOW a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREYBACK a body louse ...1840 US sl.
• LIGHT TROOPS lice ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIVE STOCK fleas, body lice, etc. ...1785 sl.
• MECHANIZED DANDRUFF lice or fleas ...1944 US military sl.
• MOBILE DANDRUFF lice or fleas ...1941 US military sl.
• NAB-NANNY a louse ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PANTS RABBIT a louse or other body vermin. a parasite ...1918 US sl., chiefly military usage
• PANTS RAT a louse or other body vermin. a parasite ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PARRY a louse ...1923 Sc.
• PIOJO a head or body louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POOR FOLKS' PLAGUE a head louse, a body louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RICE a louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SACK LICE lice in the pubic area ...1990 Amer. dial.
• SADDLEBACK a louse ...M19 sl.
• SANDY MACNAB a crab, a body louse; usually in plural ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SANDY MCNAB a crab, a body louse; usually in plural ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCALE a louse ...1960s US prison sl.
• SCALE-BACKED 'UN a louse; generally used in the plural ...1923 sl.
• SCRALLYBOB a louse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEAM RAT a louse; occasionally, a flea or bedbug ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SEAM-SQUIRREL a body louse ...1899 US sl., chiefly military usage
• SHIMMY LIZARD a louse ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT HOUND a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT HUNT a search for lice ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SHIRT RABBIT a louse ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT RAT a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT SQUIRREL a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• TENANT a louse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TOTO a body louse ...1918 military sl.
• TRAVELER a louse ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TRAVELLING DANDRUFF head or body lice ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• VISITOR a head louse, or body louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WALKING DANDRUFF lice ...20C US
LICE - nouns, person
• SHIRT EXPLORER one who searches for lice in their clothes ...Amer. World War I sl.
LICE - verbs
• CHAT to search for lice ...L17 sl.
• CRUMB UP to clean clothes thoroughly, esp. by boiling, so as to rid them of lice; to clean a place ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GUN FOR SEAM SQUIRRELS to extract lice from one's clothes ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT COOTIES to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT LIZARDS vb. to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• READ to search (esp. a shirt) for lice ...WWI army sl.
• READ SOMEONE'S SHIRT to check the seams of someone's shirt for lice ...1910s sl., orig. military
LICENCE, LICENSE - nouns
• JURK a seal, a license ...19C sl.
• TICKET † a writing in which something is certified or authorized; a certificate or voucher; a warrant, licence, permit ...1529
• TOLERANCE † the act of allowing; license, permission granted by an authority ...1539
• TOLERATION † the act of allowing; permission granted by authority, license ...1517-18
LICENSE PLATE - nouns
• MARKER a license plate ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PADS car license plates ...1930s US sl.
LICENTIOUS, LICENTIOUSNESS - adjectives
• ACOLASTIC † 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious ...1656
• CYPRIAN licentious, lewd; applied to prostitutes in 18-19th centuries ...1599
• GAY of loose or immoral life; sexually loose, dissipated, licentious ...1637
• LARGE † of speech, etc.: free, unrestrained; in bad sense, lax, licentious, improper, gross ...c1374
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• LIBERTINE free from moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious
• NAUNTY wanton, licentious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORGIAC involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1890
• ORGIASTIC marked by extravagance, licentiousness, or dissolute revelry ...1698
• ORGIASTICAL * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...a1871
• ORGIC * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ....1789
• PEACH-ORCHARD CRAZY very passionate, licentious ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• RAMP † to behave licentiously; to go about in a loose, immodest way; to act in a promiscuous manner; to work as a prostitute ...1530
• RANK † lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RIGGISH † wanton, licentious, whorish ...1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VELOCIOUS 'fast', licentious...1872 humorous rare
LICENTIOUS - nouns, person
• ACOLASTIC † a prodigal or licentious person ...1612
• CYPRIAN a licentious or profligate person; later, a lewd woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a courtesan ...1598
• FRANION † a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant, a paramour, a boon companion ...1571
• GOAT a licentious man; a lecher ...L16
• SMELL-SMOCK † a licentious man; one who runs after women; a great wencher; a lover of women; a whoremonger (in early use employed suggestively as a surname) ...1550
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
LICENTIOUS - verbs
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
LICENTIOUSNESS - nouns
• ORGIA convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...1570-6
• ORGIACS convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...a1859
• ORGION †* a convivial occasion involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1613
• WAGGISHNESS † wantonness, licentiousness ...1591
LICHEN - nouns
• MEESE moss; the lichen which grows upon apple-trees ...1777 Eng. dial.
LICK - verbs
• CATILLATE † to lick dishes ...1623
• LABBER to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LAMBITATE †* to lick or lap ...1623
LICKING - adjectives
• LAMBENT licking, that licks; licking with the tongue ...1706
• LAMBITIVE †* licking, that licks ...Bk1908
LICKING - nouns
• LAMBENCY the act of licking ...1834
• LAMBITION †* a licking or lapping with the tongue; also, a going over a thing with a soft touch ...1658
LICORICE - nouns
• CHEW-TOBACCO licorice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• COAL CANDY hard black licorice ...1997 US sl.
• LICKERISH licorice ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LICKWISH licorice ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LIQUISH licorice ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SHOELACE a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHOESTRING a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHOESTRING LICORICE a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAR CANDY a nickname for licorice candy ...c1960 Amer. dial.
LID - adjectives
• OPERCULAR furnished with a lid ...1884 rare
LID - nouns
• BRED the lid of a pot or pan ...Bk1911 Sc.
LIE (a falsehood) - see LIAR
LIE, LYING DOWN - adjectives
• BUNG UPWARDS lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
• DECUMBENT † lying down, reclining ...1656 rare or obs.
• JACENT † lying down or recumbent
• SCANGLED sprawling; lying about on the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VENTRICUMBENT lying on the belly; prostrate, prone ...1882
LIE, LYING DOWN - adverbs
• ALIE in a recumbent position, lying flat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• JACENT † lying; recumbent; fig. sluggish ...1611
LIE, LYING (DOWN) - nouns
• DECUBATION †* the act of lying down ...1664
• DECUMBENCE a lying down, reclining ...1646
• DECUMBENCY lying down, reclining ...1646
• DECUMBITURE † lying down, reclining ...1670
• HORIZONTAL EXERCISE a lying down or sleeping ...World War I navy sl.
LIE, LIE DOWN - verbs
• CAMP DOWN to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
• DARE † to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled; to crouch ...c1220
• FLOP to lie down ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GET HORIZONTAL to lie down alone or with someone else ...20C teen & high school sl.
• KIP to sit, to lie ...1900s sl.
• LAIR to lie, to repose on a bed ...1662
• LEAN † to recline, to lie down, to rest ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• MOEMOE to sleep, to lie down ...1938 Hawaii
• SNUDGE to lie quietly and snugly ...Eng. dial.
LIEUTENANT - nouns, person
• LOUIE a lieutenant ...c1939 Forces, from US
LIFE - adjectives
• LIFESOME † fraught with life ...1583
• LIFE-WEARY weary of life or of living ...1592
• MACROBIAN long-lived, having a long life ...1727
• MACROBIOTIC relating to the prolongation of life; tending to prolong life ...1797
• PARENT like life, true to nature ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIFE - adverbs
• ADAWE † out of life, out of existence ...c1250
LIFE - nouns
• ALL BEER AND SKITTLES an easy life ...19C Brit. sl.
• ALL DAY the end of one's life ...L19 sl.
• BIOSCOPE † a view or survey of life ...1812
• CAKES AND ALE merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570 sl.
• DAYLIGHTS life ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAYS time of one's life; span of existence ...1466
• DIVIDE, THE the boundary between life and death ...1872 Amer. dial.
• ELD age, period of life ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FORK life ...20C rhyming sl. (Fork and Knife)
• FORK AND KNIFE life ...20C rhyming sl.
• GREAT DIVIDE, THE the boundary between life and death ...1915 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1240
• HEART'S-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1723
• LAG LIFE-TIME the remainder of one's life ...1844 Sc.
• LATTER END the end of one's life ...1630
• NATURAL, THE † the real thing or person; the life ...1589
• OLD † age, duration of life or existence ...c1200
• PUFF life, existence ...c1880 tailors' usage
• QUICK life ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUICKNESS * life, vitality, vital principle ...a1225
• SITHE † one's pilgrimage on earth; life-time; the course of one's life ...c1175
• TIME life; lifetime; time on earth ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UPPINGS the closing hours of life ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VEGETABLE POWER † the principle of simple life and growth ...1601
• VERGE the end of life ...1750
• WANING † decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
LIFE - nouns, person
• DEAD-MAN WALKING someone whose life is under threat ...Irish sl.
• FLAT-EARTHER a person who does not accept or is out of teach with the realities of modern life ...colloq.
• MACROBIOTICS the science of prolonging life ...1862
• NATURAL one's life ...1894 Amer. sl.
• SIMPLE-LIFER one who leads the 'simple life' ...1913 colloq.
LIFE - verbs
• DO THE Q.T. to lead a quiet life ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A LIFE to enjoy a well-rounded life including work, family, friends and interests ...1985 US sl.
• HAVE SALT TO ONE'S KAIL to have the necessaries of life ...1823 Sc.
• KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE GROUND to keep oneself in life ...1627
• PACK THE GAME IN to desist, esp. abandon a way of life ...20C sl.
• QUICK † to give or restore life to ...c950
• SHAKE A FREE LEG to lead an irregular life, to live freely ...1856
• SHAKE A LOOSE LEG to lead an irregular life, to live freely ...1834
• WALK A MILE IN MY MOCCASINS to experience life ...L19 US sl.
LIFE - phrases
• BETTER A LATE THRIVE THAN NEVER DO WELL † applied to one who marries or otherwise prospers late in life ...1892 Eng. dial.
• I DON'T MAKE THE FRIES used to express the fact that one does not have any influence on the outcome of life ...1990s US teen sl.
• LONGEST DAY ONE HAS TO LIVE, THE always, for the rest of one's life ...1774 Amer. dial.
• REAR OF ONE'S DAYS, THE the end of one's life ...1884 N. Ireland
LIFE JACKET - nouns
• MAE WEST a kind of inflatable life jacket ...1940 Amer. sl., orig. military aviation usage
LIFELESS - adjectives
• ALL AMORT dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected ...L16 arch.
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DEAD AS A DODO absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless; defunct or out of date ...1904 sl.
• DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL completely or certainly dead; absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless ...c1350
• DEAD AS HAY lifeless; lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-ASS lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-BUTT lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1958 Amer. sl.
• DEAD CLEAR TO YOUR NAVEL lifeless ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEADER THAN HAY lifeless, lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-NOSED puny-faced with a lifeless expression ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTHLY † pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
• STONE-DEAD completely lifeless
LIFELESS - nouns
• DEAD FETTLE a lifeless condition ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIFELESS - nouns, person
• BLUNK a dull, lifeless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEADHEAD a dull and ineffectual person; a lifeless or boring person ...1907 sl.
• STODGER a dull or lifeless person ...Brit. colloq.
LIFELESS - verbs
• CADAVERATE † to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter ...1657
LIFELESSLY - adverbs
• DEAD-ASS lifelessly, listlessly ...1970s US sl.
LIKE-LIKE - adjectives
• VEEVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
• VIEVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
• VIVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
LIFESTYLE - nouns
• FAST LANE a lifestyle showing no regard for the future, the active, competitive and ruthless world fought over by those of ambition and intent ...1976 sl.
• FAST TRACK the lifestyle pursued by the ambitious and successful ...1960s sl., orig. US
LIFE-THREATENING - nouns
• DEATH TRIP any situation considered potentially fatal or extremely life-threatening ...1960s sl.
LIFETIME - nouns
• ALL ONE'S BORN DAYS a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ONE'S NATURAL LIFE a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAYS OF NATURE lifetime ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S BORN DAYS one's lifetime ...1742 colloq.
• ONE'S NATURAL LIFE a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LIFT - nouns
• HEAVE a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
LIFT (ride) - nouns
• VEP a lift, a free ride ...20C W. Indies sl.
LIFT - verbs
• ALLEVATE †* to raise up, to lift ...1613
• ARRECT † to raise, to lift up, to direct upwards ...a1529
• ELATE † to lift on high, to raise, to elevate ...1578
• HANCE † to raise, to lift, to elevate, to exalt ...1303
• HANG UP to raise up, to lift ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HAWSE UP to raise, to lift ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE to lift, to raise, to bear up ...971 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• HEAVE-HO to lift with force ...1964
• LEVE †* to lift up ...c1489
• ONHEAVE † to lift up, to raise ...971
• ONHEVE † to lift up, to raise ...971
• OXTER to lift or move a person by holding them under the armpits ...19C Irish
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• PAZE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• SUBDUCT * to draw up, to lift ...1837
• SUBLEVATE † to raise, to lift up, to elevate ...1597
• SUBRIGE † to raise up; to lift up by little and little ...1623
• TAIT to lift up, to raise; to get into a high position ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UP-HEESE to lift up ...1827 Sc.
• VERE † to raise up; to uplift ...a1300
LIFT - phrases
• NAME'S SIMPSON, NOT SAMSON, THE a reply when requested to do heavy work or lift something weighty ...Brit. sl.
LIFTED - adjectives
• ELATE †* lifted, raised ...a1730
LIFTING - nouns
• ELATION † lifting, elevation ...1578
• SUBLATION † a lifting up; elevation ...1653
• SUBLEVATION † the act of raising or lifting; elevation; also, a particular point of elevation or height ...1556
• TOLLATION †* the act of lifting ...1688
LIGAMENT - nouns
• LEADER a tendon, a ligament, a sinew ...1899 Amer. dial.
LIGHT (not heavy) - adjectives
• AERY-LIGHT light as air ...1667
• IMPONDEROUS having no appreciable weight; extremely light ...1851
• ISLE OF WIGHT light ...20C rhyming sl.
• LEGER † light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
• LIEGER † light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
• LIGHT AS A KECK very light ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT AS LAD'S-LOVE very light, puffy, inflated ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCALY thin, slender; light ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRAWY light, worthless, or flammable as straw ...L16
LIGHT (illumination) - adjectives
• BEAMY emitting beams of light, radiant ...1398
• FACULENT †* bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch ...1560
• GLIMMEROUS * lighted by fitful light ...1792
• HATE-LIGHT † that hates or shuns light ...1583
• LUCULENT * full of light, bright, clear, shining ...c1420
LIGHT - nouns
• BEAMLET a little beam or ray of light ...1840
• BEAMLING † a little beam or ray of light ...1598
• BLINTER a feeble light ...19C Sc.
• DAY AND NIGHT a light (illumination) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DIP a light ...1947 UK sl.
• FIRESHINE the light from a fire ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FLY MY KITE a light ...1857 rhyming sl.
• GLOAMING twilight, dusk, the fall of the evening; shade, dusky light ...c1000
• HODDY-DODDY a revolving light ...1777 Eng. dial.
• ILLUMINER † a source of light ...c1500
• LAMPING a sudden blaze of light ...1814
• LANDLORD HALO a notably dim light, as in the hallway of a slum apartment block, but also elsewhere ...1980s US sl.
• LEAM † light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEVIN any bright light or flame ...c1250 arch.
• LEVINING † lightning; also, the bright flashing of any light ...a1300
• LEVITATION † the act of becoming lighted; also, the quality of being comparatively light ...1686
• SCANCE a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
• SCARROW a faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall, etc. ...1789 Sc.
• SKARROW faint light, esp. reflected light ...1789 Sc.
• TAW a narrow streak of light ...1877 Sc.
• THROUGH-LIGHT a full moon; light all night ...1808 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BRIGHT a bright light appearing under the clouds in the horizon ...1824
LIGHT (not heavy) - nouns
• PEELING OF AN ONION, THE anything very light and easily blown away ...1815 Sc.
LIGHT - verbs
• BELIGHT † to light up, to illuminate ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLINT to shed a feeble or glimmering light ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOUSE THE GLIM to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENLIGHTEN † to fill with light ...1806 Sc.
• ILLUME to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten ...1602
• ILLUMINE to light up; to shed light upon; to shine upon; to light up n token of rejoicing or honour ...1375
• ILLUSTRATE † to shed light upon; to light up ...1625
• ILLUSTRE † to light up; to brighten ...1490
• KILL IT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAMP to light as with a lamp ...1808
• LEAM † to shine, to gleam; to light up ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEVIN † to lighten, to emit flashes of light or lightning ...a1300
• LIGHT OUT to turn off a light ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ONLIGHT † to shed light upon; to lighten, to enlighten, to illuminate ...c888
• OPEN to turn on a light ...1972 Amer. dial.
• OUTEN to extinguish a fire; to turn off a light ...1878 Amer. dial.
• OUT THE LIGHT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULL THE JUICE to turn off an electric light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUINKLE †* of a light: to go out ...1513 Sc.
• RING THE GLIM to turn on light ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCARROW to emit a faint light; to gleam intermittently or indistinctly ...1825
• SHUT to turn off a light ...1966 Amer. dial.
• STRIKE THE LIGHT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LIGHT (kindle) - verbs
• ACCEND † to kindle, to set light to, to set on fire ...1432-50
• TEND to kindle, to light, to set fire to ...1851 Eng. dial.
• TIND † to set fire to; to ignite, to light, to kindle, as a fire, lamp, torch, flame, etc. ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LIGHT - interjections
• DIPS! lights out! ...1947 UK sl.
LIGHTED - adjectives
• INGLE-LIGHTED lighted by the fire ...1818 Sc.
LIGHTEN - verbs
• EATHE †* to lighten, to alleviate, to assuage ...c1250
• LAIT † to flash, to gleam, to lighten ...c1205
• LEVITATE † to make lighter or of less weight ...1686
LIGHTENED - adjectives
• LEVIGATE † lightened, made less arduous ...1531
LIGHTER - verbs
• BREAK DOWN to make lighter ...20C NZ sl.
LIGHT-FOOTED - adjectives
• LIGHTFOOT light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
LIGHT-FOOTED - nouns, person
• DIRLER a light-footed, active person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - adjectives
• ALL ABOUT light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARMY light-headed, foolish ...1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BARMY-BRAINED foolish, giddy, flighty; light-headed ...1824 Sc.
• BEE-HEADED harebrained, flighty, excitable; light-headed, unsettled ...1879
• BRATTLEBRAINED silly; light-headed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• COCK-BRAINED having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty ...1530
• FEATHER-BRAINED foolish, giddy, light-headed ...1820
• FEATHER-HEADED light-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• FEATHER-PATED foolish, giddy, light-headed, silly ...1820
• FLISKY fidgety; unsettled; light-headed; whimsical; frolicsome; flighty; lively: of a horse: restive, frisky ...1807 Sc.
• GAUFFIN light-headed, foolish, thoughtless, giddy ...1810 Sc.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY flighty, light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHT giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...1899 Sc.
• HELLICAT giddy, light-headed, flighty, half-witted ...1815 Sc.
• HEARTSOME full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• IDLE † of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• MAZZING giddy, light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTTER-HEADED light-headed, frivolous, changeful ...1662
• TURN-SICK † affected with vertigo, giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...c1440
• WESTY † dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - nouns, person
• BESSY an ill-mannered, romping, or bad-tempered woman or girl; a light-headed girl; an idiot ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BUBBLEHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DUMBHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1887
• FANTOME an empty, light-headed fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, light-headed person ...1831
• FEATHERTOP a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERWEIGHT a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERBRAIN a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLUTTER-PATE a flighty or light-headed person ...1894
• LIGHTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAPER-FIDDLER one who is energetic or lively in his movements; a light-headed, thoughtless fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - verbs
• BEWOTTLE to confuse or render light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• MAZE to turn giddy or light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADEDNESS - nouns
• BEES a state of confusion; muddle; light-headedness; fuddle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium ...a1536
LIGHT-HEARTED - adjectives
• GAY of persons, their attributes, and actions: full of joy and mirth; light-hearted, exuberantly cheerful, sportive, merry ...a1310
• JAUNTY light-hearted, cheerful ...1672
• VOGIE merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy ...c1715 Sc.
LIGHT-HEARTED - nouns, person
• ARCAN a lively, light-hearted fellow ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• CALEERY a silly, light-hearted person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• GIGLET a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
• GILPY a lively or saucy young girl; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a young, growing girl ...1785 Sc.
LIGHT-HEARTEDLY - adverbs
• RAKISHLY jauntily, cheerfully, light-heartedly ...1838
LIGHTHOUSE - nouns
• FANAL † a beacon, a lighthouse ...1471 obs. exc. arch.
• LANTERN † a lighthouse ...1601
• OBELISCOLYCHNY †* a lighthouse; a light-bearer ...1694
LIGHT-MINDED - adjectives
• TICKLE-HEADED † light-minded, easily influenced ...1583
LIGHTNESS - nouns
• LEGERITY † lightness; nimbleness ...1561
• LEIGERITY † lightness; nimbleness ...1561
LIGHTNING - adjectives
• CERAUNIC pertaining to or accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1748
• FULGUROUS full or charged with lightning; flashing like lightning ...1616
• FULMINEOUS † pertaining to thunder or lightning ...1727
• SULPHUROUS pert. to thunder and lightning ...1603 poetic
• SULPHURY pert. to thunder and lightning ...c1611
• THUNDER-SLAIN struck by lightning ...1724-32 Eng. dial.
LIGHTNING - nouns
• ASTRAPHOBIA a morbid fear of thunder and lightning ...1873
• BESHINING † illumination, lighting up ...1398
• BOLL a flash of lightning ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a storm with rain and thunder and lightning ...1956 Amer. dial.
• EVENING-LIGHTNING heat or summer lightning ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FIRE-FLAUGHT lightning, a flash of lightning; a storm of thunder and lightning ...c1375 orig. Sc.
• FIRE OF HEAVEN a thunderbolt; a flash of lightning ...1830
• JEFFY lightning ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• LAIT † lightning; occasionally, flash of fire ...c900
• LAITING † lightning ...c1340
• LEVIN lightning; a flash of lightning; also, any bright light or flame ...c1250 arch.
• LEVINING † lightning; also, the bright flashing of any light ...a1300
• SULPHUR † thunder and lightning, a discharge of gunpowder, etc. ...1607
• THUNDERGUSH a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1825 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERGUST a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1734 Amer. dial.
• ZOT suddenness of movement; a swift surprise strike, as of lightning ...c1965
LIGHTNING - verbs
• LEVIN † to lighten, to emit flashes of light or lightning ...a1300
• SIDERATE † (chiefly used in the passive) to be struck with lightning; fig., to be thunder-struck ...1623
• THUNDER-BOLT to strike with lightning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-SHOOT † to strike or destroy by a thunderbolt or lightning ...B1900
LIKE, LIKENESS (similar) - adjectives
• ALL-SAME like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MARROW similar, corresponding, like, equal ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SIMILABLE †* similar; having a marked resemblance or likeness; of a like nature or kind ...1493
• SIMILARY † similar; having a marked resemblance or likeness; of a like nature or kind ...1628
• SIMILITIVE * expressing likeness ...1678
• SIMILITUDINARY † of the nature of a similitude or simile; expressing comparison or likeness; symbolic ...1581
• SUI-SIMILAR like itself ...1902 nonce word
LIKE (enjoy) - adjectives
• DIGGABLE easy to like or enjoy ...Aust. sl.
LIKE (similar) - adjectives
• BESIBBING †* resembling; having a likeness to ...1602
LIKE (similar) - adverbs
• ANEWST resembling, like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIKE - prepositions
• ALLEE-SAMEE like ...1926 US sl.
• ALL-SAME like ...1926 US sl.
LIKE, LIKING (enjoy) - verbs
• AFFECT † to incline or like ...1606
• BE A LADDIE FOR to have a great liking for ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• BELIKE † to like, to be pleased with ...1557
• BELOVE † to be pleased with, to approve, to like ...c1205
• COTTON TO to take a liking to someone ...1840 sl.
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• FALL FOR † to like or enjoy ...1903 Amer. sl.
• FANCIFY † to have a fancy for; to like ...1656
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• FEEL FOR to want, to like ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GET OFF ON to like; to enjoy; to approve of ...1973 sl.
• GO A BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• HIT IT OFF to take a liking to someone ...1780 sl.
• LAP UP to receive with obviously liking or approval ...1890
• MIND 1. to care for, to like ...1895 Amer. dial.
2. to desire, to like, to be inclined ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A SHINDY to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINE TO to take a liking to someone ...1839 sl., orig. US
• TAKE ON WITH to like, to be attracted by ...Bk1905 Ireland
• TEMBLE ABOUT to care for; to like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THINK A MASTER SIGHT OF to like very much ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TURN ON to introduce someone to something that one likes ...1950s Amer. sl.
LIKE (resemble) - verbs
• BELIKE † to be like, to resemble ...1481
LIKE - phrases
• LIKE LIPS, LIKE LETTUCE † like has met its like ...a1540
LIKEABLE - adjectives
• DECENT kind, accommodating, likeable ...L18
• FAINFU' affectionate, kind, amiable, likeable ...1887 Sc.
LIKEABLE - nouns, person
• SALLY a likeable person ...1980s US college sl.
LIKED - adjectives
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
LIKED - nouns, person
• BELIKE a person who is the object of affection or liking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LIKED - verbs
• RATE to receive something because one is highly esteemed or well liked ...20C Amer. sl.
LIKELIHOOD - nouns
• DANGER a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
• ELECTION a chance, likelihood, prospect ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEANING an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom ...1839 Eng. dial.
• VERISIMILITUDE the appearance of being true or real; likeness or resemblance to truth, reality, or fact; probability, likelihood ...1603
• VERISIMILITY † probability, likelihood ...1646
LIKELY - adjectives
• BELIKE probable, likely ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FAIR likely, having a good chance ...Bk1900 Sc.
• TOPICAL † not demonstrative, but merely probable; likely ...1594
• VERISIMILAR having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1681
• VERISIMILARY † having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1653
• VERISIMILOUS † having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1635
LIKELY - adverbs
• BELIKE likely, in all likelihood, probably, maybe; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly ...a1533
• BELIKELY † likely, in all likelihood, probably; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly ...a1552 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EVENLY even; probably, likely ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MACKLY most likely ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ODDS ON very likely, in all likelihood ...20C sl.
• READILY probably, very likely, naturally ...1785 Sc.
LIKELY - verbs
• FARE to approach, to draw near; to show symptoms of; to seem likely to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIKEN - verbs
• CONSIMILATE †* to make like, to liken; to become like ...1731
• EVEN to compare, to put on a level by comparison; to liken to ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SIGNIFY † to compare, to liken to something ...1456
• SIMILARIZE * to compare, to liken ...1806
• SIMILIZE † to compare, to liken ...1620
• TEARN † to compare, to liken ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIKENESS - nouns
• BREATHING IMAGE a perfect likeness, spitting image ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CONSIMILITY † resemblance, mutual likeness, similarity ...1680 obs.
• DAPS † ways, modes of action; hence, likeness, image, in ways and appearance, resemblance ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DEAD RING an exact likeness ...1915 Aust. sl.
• DEAD RINGER an exact likeness ...1891 US sl.
• DEAD SPIT an exact likeness; said of another person (often a relative) ...1901 UK sl.
• DEAD SPOTTED LING OF the absolute image of ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'dead ring of'
• EFFIGIATION the act of fashioning or of representing; a likeness, representation ...c1535
• EFFIGIES a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind; now superseded by 'effigy' ...1600 arch.
• EFFIGIUM †* a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind ...1564
• FAVOUR family likeness ...19C Eng. dial.
• IDOL † a counterpart, likeness, imitation ...1590
• MAKE an image, a likeness ...1890 Sc.
• MAP a portrait, a likeness ...1870 Sc.
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MENT resemblance; likeness to ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MIMIC likeness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NEBSHAFT † likeness, image ...1340
• SIMILE † likeness, resemblance; similarity ...1604
• SIMILIANCY †* similarity, likeness ...1622
• SIMILITUDE 1. a person or thing resembling or having the likeness of some other person or thing; a counterpart or equal ...c1386
2. the quality or state of being like; resemblance, similarity, likeness ...1387-8 now somewhat rare
• SIMILITUDENESS † the form, likeness, or image of some person or thing ...1547
• SIMULACRUM a mere image, a specious imitation or likeness of something ...1833
LIKENESS - verbs
• EFFIGIATE * to present a likeness of; to portray, to represent by a picture or sculpture ...1608
LIKEWISE - adverbs
• EFT † again, moreover, likewise ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOON † again, moreover, likewise ...950 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOONS † again, moreover, likewise ...c1400 obs. or arch.
LIKING - adjectives
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• HIGH ON fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• PARTIAL TO having a fondness or liking for something ...1696 UK
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
LIKING - nouns
• AFFECTATION † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
• BELOVING †* liking, pleasure ...1589
• CRUSH an infatuation, esp. a one-sided one; a strong liking for a person, esp. one of the opposite sex ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• EDGE † of persons: ardour, keenness in pursuit of an object; in weaker sense, inclination, liking ...1581
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FANTASY † inclination, liking, desire ...c1374
• FAVORANCE a liking, preference ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LIKANCE †* liking; pleasure ...c1460
• LOVESHIP fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
• MUTTON one's preference, one's liking; usually in plural ...L19 sl., orig. US
• NOTION a liking or fancy, esp. for a person of the opposite sex ...1864 Amer. dial.
• THEAT a liking or inclination for ...1886 Sc.
LILAC - nouns
• BLUE-PIPE † the lilac ...1597
• PIPE TREE the common lilac ...1930 Amer. dial.
LILY OF THE VALLEY - nouns
• BARNEY CLAPPER the lily of the valley ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LIRICONFANCY † the lily of the valley ...1567
• MAYBELL a lily of the valley ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MAY-LILY the lily of the valley ...1832 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• VALE-LILY the lily of the valley ...1822
• VALLEY-LILY the lily of the valley ...1597
• VALLEYS the leaves of the lily of the valley ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIMB - nouns
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCROG a long, crooked, scraggy limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
LIMBER - adjectives
• BAIN † flexible, lithe, supple, limber, pliant ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BENDY said of something that bends or yields easily; pliable, limber ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERY limber, flexible ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WAFFLE supple, flexible, pliant, limber ...1808 Sc.
LIMBERNESS - nouns
• WEFFILNESS limberness, pliability ...Bk1905 Sc.
LIMIT - nouns
• BERRIES, THE the limit, the last straw ...1960 Amer. sl.
• CANCELS † prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
• LAST DROP the last straw, the limit; the end of one's patience ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST DROP IN THE BUCKET the last straw, the limit; the end of one's patience ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE POT the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MARK † a boundary, frontier, limit ...701 obs. exc. arch.
• MEAR a boundary, a limit; a landmark ...1622 Eng. dial.
• PALE a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard ...c1400
• SIZE † a proper manner or method; a standard of action or conduct; a limit ...c1420
LIMIT - verbs
• ADMEASURE † to assign a measure or limit to a thing; to moderate, to limit, to control ...1340
• BOUNDER to limit, to set boundaries to ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...1910s sl.
• MAX to reach a limit ...1977 US sl.
• MAX OUT to reach a limit ...1977 US sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHECKS to come to one's limit ...1900s sl.
• STRAIN A POINT to exceed a limit ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCH A POINT to exceed a limit ...Bk1904 sl.
LIMITED - adjectives
• SCANTISH deficient; limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLY deficient, limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
LIMOUSINE - nouns
• LEMONZINE a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SELDOM SEEN a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
LIMP - adjectives
• DAFFLING flimsy of texture, limp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLAGGY drooping; limp
• LENNOW † flabby, flaccid, limp ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMPSY limp, flimsy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAD damp; soggy and limp with moisture ...1922 Sc.
• TANGLE long and limp; tall and loose-jointed ...c1817 Sc.
• TANGLY long and limp, or flaccid; feeble, flabby ...1812 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE inert, limp, feeble, weak, sluggish ...1847 Sc.
LIMP (lame) - adjectives
• HIRPLE lame, limp, tender-footed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIMP (lame) - nouns
• BILT a limp ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HAINCH a halt or limp in one's walk; lameness ...1887 Sc.
• HALT a halting or limping; a limp ...1599 arch.
• HAMP a halt or limp in walking ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HIRPLE a crawling or limping gait; a limp ...1793 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LIMP - nouns, person
• BILCHER one who limps ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALTER one who halts or limps, as a cripple ...c1440
• HOPPING-GILES one who limps; a lame person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MR. HOPKINS a lame or limping man ...L18 sl.
LIMP (lame) - verbs
• BILCH to limp, to halt ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILT to go lame; to walk with crutches ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CLAUDICATE †* to limp, to be lame, to halt ...1623
• CRIMPLE † to be incurved, or drawn together; hence, to stand or walk lame from this or similar cause; to hobble, to limp; to move with pain or stiffness ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GIMP to limp, to hobble ...1925 sl., orig. US
• HABBLE to move unsteadily, to hobble, to limp about ...1788 Sc.
• HAINCH to walk with a limp, to hobble ...1825 Sc.
• HALT to be lame, to walk lame, to limp ...c825 arch.
• HAMBLE to walk feebly or awkwardly; to walk lame; to limp; to stumble ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMP to halt in walking; to limp ...1858 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIMPLE † to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIRPLE to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUP † to limp ...1827 Sc.
• HAUT to limp; to hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• QUADDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUODDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE to make or become soft, limp, or flabby ...1784 Sc.
LIMPET - nouns
• PAP-SHELL the limpet ...1842
LIMPING - adjectives
• CLAUDICANT † lame, limping, halting ...1624
• HALF-GAITED limping, weak of gait ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HALT lame; crippled; limping ...c893 arch. & literary
• HAUCHLIN hobbling, limping, shambling ...Bk1902 Sc.
LIMPING - adverbs
• LIPPITTY-LOP limping ...1892 Eng. dial.
LIMPING - nouns
• HAUT the act of limping; a hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
LINE - nouns
• CROCODILE a line of people, esp. schoolchildren, walking two by two ...colloq.
• ONE AND NINE a line ...1980s rhyming sl.
• RAIL † a line or row ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANGE * a row, line, file or rank of persons or animals ...a1300
• RANK * a row or line of persons ...1571
LINE - verbs
• RANDOM to be in a straight line ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATCH to mark with lines or stripes ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICHEL to join hands; to make a line or string ...Bk1905 Sc.
LINEAGE - nouns
• BACK FAMILY a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK STOCK a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ETION † kindred, lineage; descent, genealogy ...1742 Sc.
• FATHERKIN † descent by the father's side ...c1440
• HAVAGE race, lineage, family stock, parentage ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MAKE race, family, lineage, species, kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
• PARAGE † lineage, descent, rank; esp. noble or high lineage ...a1300
• REEK stock, family, lineage; always used in a bad sense. as 'a bad reek' ...1865 Eng. dial.
LINED - adjectives
• LINDED lined ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINEDED lined ...1883 Amer. dial.
LINEMAN - nouns, person
• GROUNDHOG a telephone line repairer's assistant who remains on the ground; a lineman who does ground work only ...1919 Amer. sl.
• GRUNT among telephone-line and power-line repairers: a line repairer's assistant; also, a mechanic or an electrician's helper ...1926 Amer. sl.
LINEN - nouns
• LAKE † fine linen ...c1386
• MANCHESTER household linen ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• NAPERIE household or other linen ...1721 Sc.
• NAPERY household or other linen ...1721 Sc.
• SNOW wet linen ...E19 criminal sl.
• SNOWY linen ...L19 sl.
LINGER, LINGERING - adjectives
• CUNCTATORY * disposed to delay or linger; procrastinating ...1824
• LAG * belated, lingering behind, tardy, lagging ...1568
• TARRYSOME †* characterized by tarrying; slow, lingering; wearisome ...1513 Sc.
LINGER, LINGERER - nouns, person
• LAG a laggard, a loiterer, one who lingers or falls behind ...1866 Sc.
• LAGGARD one who lags behind; a lingerer, a loiterer ...1808
• LAGGY a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAG-LAST one who lags or lingers to the very last ...1830
• TARRIER one who tarries or delays; a lingerer, a procrastinator; one who stays or remains ...1382 arch.
LINGER - verbs
• DRANGLE to loiter behind others on a road; to dawdle, to linger ...1801 Sc.
• DRINGLE † to waste time in a lazy, lingering manner; to be slow, dilatory; to dawdle; to trickle sluggishly ...c1680 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DWINGLE to linger, loiter, tarry ...1805 Sc.
• GELE †* to delay, to retard; to tarry, to linger ...a900
• HANKER to loiter, to linger about; to dally, to tarry, to stop ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to loiter, to linger, to wait about ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER † to lag, to linger, to loiter ...c1620
• LENG † to linger, to tarry, to remain, to abide, to dwell ...a1300
• TAIGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TARROW to tarry, to delay, to linger, to hesitate, to show reluctance ...c1375 Sc.
• TEAGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
LINGERIE - nouns
• SCANTIES women's (brief) lingerie ...1920s sl., orig. US
LINGUISTIC - adjectives
• LINGUACIOUS †* linguistic (bad use) ...1814
LINGUISTICS - nouns
• TONGUE-WORK linguistics ...1598
LINIMENT - nouns
• OIL a lotion or liniment of any description; generally in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPODELDOC a soap liniment; hence, any medicine; alcohol ...1733
LINIMENT - verbs
• BATH to rub liniment or lotion upon the body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LINK - verbs
• DAISY CHAIN to connect; to link; to chain ...1990s Amer. sl.
LINT - nouns
• CADDIS shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint ...1708 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PISS FUZZ balls or rolls of dust and lint that gather under beds and other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial.
LION - adjectives
• LEONELL †* of or resembling that of a lion ...1625-6
• LEONINE resembling a lion; lion-like ...c1386
LION - nouns
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LAKE † a pit; a den of lions; also, occasionally, a grave ...c1320
• PUNK any young animal, esp. a baby lion ...Bk1942 Amer. circus sl.
• CALUMNIATION a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNY false and malicious representation of the words or actions of others calculated to injure their reputation; libellous detraction, slander ...1564
• CARTEL † a slanderous writing, a libel ...1590
• GARAGE ACTION a legal action for libel (usually against a newspaper) brought by the police on their own behalf; the damages awarded are often substantial enough to buy a new garage for the police officer's home ...1998 UK sl.
• LIE BILL an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
LIBELLOUS - adjectives
• FAMOUS † of utterances, etc.: libellous, slanderous ...1543
LIBERAL - adjectives
• BROAD having liberal mind or outlook
• DAINTY † liberal, open-hearted ...1825 Sc.
• IMPENDIOUS †* lavish, extravagant, over-liberal; spending more than is needed ...1623
• LARGE † liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
• LARGE-HANDED generous, liberal, open-handed ...a1628
• LARGE-MINDED having a liberal or generous mind ...1725
• LARGEOUS †* liberal, bountiful ...1583
• LARGIFICAL †* bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
• LARGIFLUENT †* liberal in giving, bounteous ...c1460
• MAGNIFICAL † liberal or bountiful, munifi ...1586
• MENSEFUL hospitable; generous, liberal ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFY abundant, generous, liberal, plentiful, well-supplied ...1871 Sc.
• ROOM-HANDED † liberal, generous ...c1200
LIBERALITY - nouns
• IMPENDIOUSNESS †* liberality, extravagant spending ...1727
• LARGE † liberality, bounty ...a1300
• LARGENESS † liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
• LARGESSE † liberality, bountifulness, munificence ...a1225
• THOLE a disposition, esp. a generous one; a free wish to give; liberality, generosity ...1865 Eng. dial.
LIBERALLY - adverbs
• LARGE † liberally, generously ...1477
• LARGELY liberally, generously, bountifully ...c1230 now arch.
LIBERATED - adjectives
• LARGE †* liberated, free ...1600
LIBERATION - nouns, person
• LIBBER an advocate of liberation ...1971 sl.
LIBERTINE - nouns, person
• BEARD-SPLITTER a whoremonger; a libertine ...L17 cant
• LOOCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOTCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
LIBERTY - adjectives
• EASY † at liberty, having opportunity or means to do something ...c1200
LIBERTY - nouns
• BAND free play, liberty, scope for action ...1859 Eng. dial.
• LARGESSE † freedom, liberty ...c1425
• LIBERTICIDE destruction of liberty ...1785
• LIBERTY HALL a place where one may do as one likes ...1773
• SCOPE abundance of room, range; liberty of conduct, licence ...1773 Sc.
LIBERTY - nouns, person
• LIBERTICIDE a person who destroys liberty
LIBERTY - verbs
• REIGN to be at liberty ...Bk1892 Aust. prison sl.
LIBIDINOUS - adjectives
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• CUPIDINOUS lustful, libidinous, amorous ...1859 nonce use
• RANK † lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENEREOUS † addicted to or desirous of sexual enjoyment; libidinous, lascivious, lustful ...1509
LIBIDINOUS - nouns, person
• RIDGER a libidinous man ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
LIBIDO - nouns
• NATURE the libido; male sexual potency ...16C
LIBRARIAN - nouns, person
• BIBLIOTHEC a librarian ...M17
• BIBLIOTHECAR a librarian ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIBLIOTHECARY a librarian ...E17
LIBRARY - adjectives
• BIBLIOTHEC belonging to a library or librarian ...M17
• BIBLIOTHECAL belonging to a library ...E19
• BIBLIOTHETIC relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library ...1901
• LIBRARIOUS * having to do with books, or to a library ...1656
LIBRARY - nouns
• BIBLIOTHECA a collection of books; a library; a bibliographer's catalogue ...E19
• BIBLIOTHECARY † a library ...L16
• BIBLIOTHECK a library ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIBLIOTHÈQUE a library ...M16
• BOOK-HOUSE † a library ...1675
• BOOKMOBILE a mobile library ...N. Amer.
LICE - adjectives
• ALIVE lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGGY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHATTY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOTY suffering an infestation of body lice or similar vermin ...1920s sl.
• CRUMBY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMMY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF 'EM lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCALY lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMMY lice-ridden ...1910s NZ sl.
• SILVER-LACED lousy ...c1810 sl.
LICE - nouns
• ACTIVE CITIZEN a louse ...E19 Eng. sl.
• ARITHMETIC BUG a louse ...1910s US sl.
• ARKANSAS LIZARD a louse ...1933 Amer. dial. jocular
• BEASTS lice ...1790 Sc.
• BIDDY a louse; occasionally, a flea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUE JACKETS body lice ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BO a louse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOISERT a louse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a louse ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIE a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSOM CHUMS n. lice, vermin ... World War I Amer. sl.
• BUG a louse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a louse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CHATS lice ...L17 sl.
• CHATTS lice ...L17 sl.
• CHEMMY LIZARD a louse ...1958 Amer. dial.
• CHUM a louse ...19C Brit. sl.
• COLONIST a louse ...c1810 sl.
• COOTIE a flea or louse. esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• COOTIE CARNIVAL a search for fleas or lice ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COOTIE FRISK a search for lice in one's clothes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOTY a louse, esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• CRABS n. body lice, specifically those found in the pubic hair ...19C
• CREEPERS body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRUMB a louse; a bedbug ...1863 Amer. sl.
• DIAPER DRAGON a louse ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DICKEY a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DICKS body lice ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DICKY a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DICKY-BIRD a louse, esp. that found on the head ...1873 Eng. dial.
• FAMILIARS lice ...19C sl.
• FAMILY crab lice ...1940s US sl.
• FANNY RAT a pubic louse ...1940s sl.
• FRIEND IN NEED a louse; generally in plural ...19C sl.
• GALLOPING DANDRUFF head or body lice ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• GALLOPING FRECKLES head or body lice ...1920s US sl.
• GRAYBACK a louse ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GRAYBOW a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREYBACK a body louse ...1840 US sl.
• LIGHT TROOPS lice ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIVE STOCK fleas, body lice, etc. ...1785 sl.
• MECHANIZED DANDRUFF lice or fleas ...1944 US military sl.
• MOBILE DANDRUFF lice or fleas ...1941 US military sl.
• NAB-NANNY a louse ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PANTS RABBIT a louse or other body vermin. a parasite ...1918 US sl., chiefly military usage
• PANTS RAT a louse or other body vermin. a parasite ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PARRY a louse ...1923 Sc.
• PIOJO a head or body louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POOR FOLKS' PLAGUE a head louse, a body louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RICE a louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SACK LICE lice in the pubic area ...1990 Amer. dial.
• SADDLEBACK a louse ...M19 sl.
• SANDY MACNAB a crab, a body louse; usually in plural ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SANDY MCNAB a crab, a body louse; usually in plural ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCALE a louse ...1960s US prison sl.
• SCALE-BACKED 'UN a louse; generally used in the plural ...1923 sl.
• SCRALLYBOB a louse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEAM RAT a louse; occasionally, a flea or bedbug ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SEAM-SQUIRREL a body louse ...1899 US sl., chiefly military usage
• SHIMMY LIZARD a louse ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT HOUND a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT HUNT a search for lice ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SHIRT RABBIT a louse ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT RAT a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SHIRT SQUIRREL a louse ...1918 Amer. dial.
• TENANT a louse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TOTO a body louse ...1918 military sl.
• TRAVELER a louse ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TRAVELLING DANDRUFF head or body lice ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• VISITOR a head louse, or body louse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WALKING DANDRUFF lice ...20C US
LICE - nouns, person
• SHIRT EXPLORER one who searches for lice in their clothes ...Amer. World War I sl.
LICE - verbs
• CHAT to search for lice ...L17 sl.
• CRUMB UP to clean clothes thoroughly, esp. by boiling, so as to rid them of lice; to clean a place ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GUN FOR SEAM SQUIRRELS to extract lice from one's clothes ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT COOTIES to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT LIZARDS vb. to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• READ to search (esp. a shirt) for lice ...WWI army sl.
• READ SOMEONE'S SHIRT to check the seams of someone's shirt for lice ...1910s sl., orig. military
LICENCE, LICENSE - nouns
• JURK a seal, a license ...19C sl.
• TICKET † a writing in which something is certified or authorized; a certificate or voucher; a warrant, licence, permit ...1529
• TOLERANCE † the act of allowing; license, permission granted by an authority ...1539
• TOLERATION † the act of allowing; permission granted by authority, license ...1517-18
LICENSE PLATE - nouns
• MARKER a license plate ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PADS car license plates ...1930s US sl.
LICENTIOUS, LICENTIOUSNESS - adjectives
• ACOLASTIC † 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious ...1656
• CYPRIAN licentious, lewd; applied to prostitutes in 18-19th centuries ...1599
• GAY of loose or immoral life; sexually loose, dissipated, licentious ...1637
• LARGE † of speech, etc.: free, unrestrained; in bad sense, lax, licentious, improper, gross ...c1374
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• LIBERTINE free from moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious
• NAUNTY wanton, licentious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORGIAC involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1890
• ORGIASTIC marked by extravagance, licentiousness, or dissolute revelry ...1698
• ORGIASTICAL * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...a1871
• ORGIC * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ....1789
• PEACH-ORCHARD CRAZY very passionate, licentious ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• RAMP † to behave licentiously; to go about in a loose, immodest way; to act in a promiscuous manner; to work as a prostitute ...1530
• RANK † lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RIGGISH † wanton, licentious, whorish ...1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VELOCIOUS 'fast', licentious...1872 humorous rare
LICENTIOUS - nouns, person
• ACOLASTIC † a prodigal or licentious person ...1612
• CYPRIAN a licentious or profligate person; later, a lewd woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a courtesan ...1598
• FRANION † a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant, a paramour, a boon companion ...1571
• GOAT a licentious man; a lecher ...L16
• SMELL-SMOCK † a licentious man; one who runs after women; a great wencher; a lover of women; a whoremonger (in early use employed suggestively as a surname) ...1550
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
LICENTIOUS - verbs
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
LICENTIOUSNESS - nouns
• ORGIA convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...1570-6
• ORGIACS convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...a1859
• ORGION †* a convivial occasion involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1613
• WAGGISHNESS † wantonness, licentiousness ...1591
LICHEN - nouns
• MEESE moss; the lichen which grows upon apple-trees ...1777 Eng. dial.
LICK - verbs
• CATILLATE † to lick dishes ...1623
• LABBER to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LAMBITATE †* to lick or lap ...1623
LICKING - adjectives
• LAMBENT licking, that licks; licking with the tongue ...1706
• LAMBITIVE †* licking, that licks ...Bk1908
LICKING - nouns
• LAMBENCY the act of licking ...1834
• LAMBITION †* a licking or lapping with the tongue; also, a going over a thing with a soft touch ...1658
LICORICE - nouns
• CHEW-TOBACCO licorice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• COAL CANDY hard black licorice ...1997 US sl.
• LICKERISH licorice ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LICKWISH licorice ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LIQUISH licorice ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SHOELACE a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHOESTRING a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHOESTRING LICORICE a thin strand of licorice candy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAR CANDY a nickname for licorice candy ...c1960 Amer. dial.
LID - adjectives
• OPERCULAR furnished with a lid ...1884 rare
LID - nouns
• BRED the lid of a pot or pan ...Bk1911 Sc.
LIE (a falsehood) - see LIAR
LIE, LYING DOWN - adjectives
• BUNG UPWARDS lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
• DECUMBENT † lying down, reclining ...1656 rare or obs.
• JACENT † lying down or recumbent
• SCANGLED sprawling; lying about on the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VENTRICUMBENT lying on the belly; prostrate, prone ...1882
LIE, LYING DOWN - adverbs
• ALIE in a recumbent position, lying flat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• JACENT † lying; recumbent; fig. sluggish ...1611
LIE, LYING (DOWN) - nouns
• DECUBATION †* the act of lying down ...1664
• DECUMBENCE a lying down, reclining ...1646
• DECUMBENCY lying down, reclining ...1646
• DECUMBITURE † lying down, reclining ...1670
• HORIZONTAL EXERCISE a lying down or sleeping ...World War I navy sl.
LIE, LIE DOWN - verbs
• CAMP DOWN to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
• DARE † to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled; to crouch ...c1220
• FLOP to lie down ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GET HORIZONTAL to lie down alone or with someone else ...20C teen & high school sl.
• KIP to sit, to lie ...1900s sl.
• LAIR to lie, to repose on a bed ...1662
• LEAN † to recline, to lie down, to rest ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• MOEMOE to sleep, to lie down ...1938 Hawaii
• SNUDGE to lie quietly and snugly ...Eng. dial.
LIEUTENANT - nouns, person
• LOUIE a lieutenant ...c1939 Forces, from US
LIFE - adjectives
• LIFESOME † fraught with life ...1583
• LIFE-WEARY weary of life or of living ...1592
• MACROBIAN long-lived, having a long life ...1727
• MACROBIOTIC relating to the prolongation of life; tending to prolong life ...1797
• PARENT like life, true to nature ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIFE - adverbs
• ADAWE † out of life, out of existence ...c1250
LIFE - nouns
• ALL BEER AND SKITTLES an easy life ...19C Brit. sl.
• ALL DAY the end of one's life ...L19 sl.
• BIOSCOPE † a view or survey of life ...1812
• CAKES AND ALE merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570 sl.
• DAYLIGHTS life ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAYS time of one's life; span of existence ...1466
• DIVIDE, THE the boundary between life and death ...1872 Amer. dial.
• ELD age, period of life ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FORK life ...20C rhyming sl. (Fork and Knife)
• FORK AND KNIFE life ...20C rhyming sl.
• GREAT DIVIDE, THE the boundary between life and death ...1915 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1240
• HEART'S-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1723
• LAG LIFE-TIME the remainder of one's life ...1844 Sc.
• LATTER END the end of one's life ...1630
• NATURAL, THE † the real thing or person; the life ...1589
• OLD † age, duration of life or existence ...c1200
• PUFF life, existence ...c1880 tailors' usage
• QUICK life ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUICKNESS * life, vitality, vital principle ...a1225
• SITHE † one's pilgrimage on earth; life-time; the course of one's life ...c1175
• TIME life; lifetime; time on earth ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UPPINGS the closing hours of life ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VEGETABLE POWER † the principle of simple life and growth ...1601
• VERGE the end of life ...1750
• WANING † decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
LIFE - nouns, person
• DEAD-MAN WALKING someone whose life is under threat ...Irish sl.
• FLAT-EARTHER a person who does not accept or is out of teach with the realities of modern life ...colloq.
• MACROBIOTICS the science of prolonging life ...1862
• NATURAL one's life ...1894 Amer. sl.
• SIMPLE-LIFER one who leads the 'simple life' ...1913 colloq.
LIFE - verbs
• DO THE Q.T. to lead a quiet life ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A LIFE to enjoy a well-rounded life including work, family, friends and interests ...1985 US sl.
• HAVE SALT TO ONE'S KAIL to have the necessaries of life ...1823 Sc.
• KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE GROUND to keep oneself in life ...1627
• PACK THE GAME IN to desist, esp. abandon a way of life ...20C sl.
• QUICK † to give or restore life to ...c950
• SHAKE A FREE LEG to lead an irregular life, to live freely ...1856
• SHAKE A LOOSE LEG to lead an irregular life, to live freely ...1834
• WALK A MILE IN MY MOCCASINS to experience life ...L19 US sl.
LIFE - phrases
• BETTER A LATE THRIVE THAN NEVER DO WELL † applied to one who marries or otherwise prospers late in life ...1892 Eng. dial.
• I DON'T MAKE THE FRIES used to express the fact that one does not have any influence on the outcome of life ...1990s US teen sl.
• LONGEST DAY ONE HAS TO LIVE, THE always, for the rest of one's life ...1774 Amer. dial.
• REAR OF ONE'S DAYS, THE the end of one's life ...1884 N. Ireland
LIFE JACKET - nouns
• MAE WEST a kind of inflatable life jacket ...1940 Amer. sl., orig. military aviation usage
LIFELESS - adjectives
• ALL AMORT dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected ...L16 arch.
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DEAD AS A DODO absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless; defunct or out of date ...1904 sl.
• DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL completely or certainly dead; absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless ...c1350
• DEAD AS HAY lifeless; lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-ASS lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-BUTT lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1958 Amer. sl.
• DEAD CLEAR TO YOUR NAVEL lifeless ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEADER THAN HAY lifeless, lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-NOSED puny-faced with a lifeless expression ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTHLY † pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
• STONE-DEAD completely lifeless
LIFELESS - nouns
• DEAD FETTLE a lifeless condition ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIFELESS - nouns, person
• BLUNK a dull, lifeless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEADHEAD a dull and ineffectual person; a lifeless or boring person ...1907 sl.
• STODGER a dull or lifeless person ...Brit. colloq.
LIFELESS - verbs
• CADAVERATE † to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter ...1657
LIFELESSLY - adverbs
• DEAD-ASS lifelessly, listlessly ...1970s US sl.
LIKE-LIKE - adjectives
• VEEVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
• VIEVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
• VIVE of pictures, images: life-like, closely resembling the original ...1808 Sc.
LIFESTYLE - nouns
• FAST LANE a lifestyle showing no regard for the future, the active, competitive and ruthless world fought over by those of ambition and intent ...1976 sl.
• FAST TRACK the lifestyle pursued by the ambitious and successful ...1960s sl., orig. US
LIFE-THREATENING - nouns
• DEATH TRIP any situation considered potentially fatal or extremely life-threatening ...1960s sl.
LIFETIME - nouns
• ALL ONE'S BORN DAYS a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ONE'S NATURAL LIFE a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAYS OF NATURE lifetime ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S BORN DAYS one's lifetime ...1742 colloq.
• ONE'S NATURAL LIFE a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LIFT - nouns
• HEAVE a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
LIFT (ride) - nouns
• VEP a lift, a free ride ...20C W. Indies sl.
LIFT - verbs
• ALLEVATE †* to raise up, to lift ...1613
• ARRECT † to raise, to lift up, to direct upwards ...a1529
• ELATE † to lift on high, to raise, to elevate ...1578
• HANCE † to raise, to lift, to elevate, to exalt ...1303
• HANG UP to raise up, to lift ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HAWSE UP to raise, to lift ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE to lift, to raise, to bear up ...971 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• HEAVE-HO to lift with force ...1964
• LEVE †* to lift up ...c1489
• ONHEAVE † to lift up, to raise ...971
• ONHEVE † to lift up, to raise ...971
• OXTER to lift or move a person by holding them under the armpits ...19C Irish
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• PAZE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• SUBDUCT * to draw up, to lift ...1837
• SUBLEVATE † to raise, to lift up, to elevate ...1597
• SUBRIGE † to raise up; to lift up by little and little ...1623
• TAIT to lift up, to raise; to get into a high position ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UP-HEESE to lift up ...1827 Sc.
• VERE † to raise up; to uplift ...a1300
LIFT - phrases
• NAME'S SIMPSON, NOT SAMSON, THE a reply when requested to do heavy work or lift something weighty ...Brit. sl.
LIFTED - adjectives
• ELATE †* lifted, raised ...a1730
LIFTING - nouns
• ELATION † lifting, elevation ...1578
• SUBLATION † a lifting up; elevation ...1653
• SUBLEVATION † the act of raising or lifting; elevation; also, a particular point of elevation or height ...1556
• TOLLATION †* the act of lifting ...1688
LIGAMENT - nouns
• LEADER a tendon, a ligament, a sinew ...1899 Amer. dial.
LIGHT (not heavy) - adjectives
• AERY-LIGHT light as air ...1667
• IMPONDEROUS having no appreciable weight; extremely light ...1851
• ISLE OF WIGHT light ...20C rhyming sl.
• LEGER † light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
• LIEGER † light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
• LIGHT AS A KECK very light ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT AS LAD'S-LOVE very light, puffy, inflated ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCALY thin, slender; light ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRAWY light, worthless, or flammable as straw ...L16
LIGHT (illumination) - adjectives
• BEAMY emitting beams of light, radiant ...1398
• FACULENT †* bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch ...1560
• GLIMMEROUS * lighted by fitful light ...1792
• HATE-LIGHT † that hates or shuns light ...1583
• LUCULENT * full of light, bright, clear, shining ...c1420
LIGHT - nouns
• BEAMLET a little beam or ray of light ...1840
• BEAMLING † a little beam or ray of light ...1598
• BLINTER a feeble light ...19C Sc.
• DAY AND NIGHT a light (illumination) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DIP a light ...1947 UK sl.
• FIRESHINE the light from a fire ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FLY MY KITE a light ...1857 rhyming sl.
• GLOAMING twilight, dusk, the fall of the evening; shade, dusky light ...c1000
• HODDY-DODDY a revolving light ...1777 Eng. dial.
• ILLUMINER † a source of light ...c1500
• LAMPING a sudden blaze of light ...1814
• LANDLORD HALO a notably dim light, as in the hallway of a slum apartment block, but also elsewhere ...1980s US sl.
• LEAM † light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEVIN any bright light or flame ...c1250 arch.
• LEVINING † lightning; also, the bright flashing of any light ...a1300
• LEVITATION † the act of becoming lighted; also, the quality of being comparatively light ...1686
• SCANCE a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
• SCARROW a faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall, etc. ...1789 Sc.
• SKARROW faint light, esp. reflected light ...1789 Sc.
• TAW a narrow streak of light ...1877 Sc.
• THROUGH-LIGHT a full moon; light all night ...1808 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BRIGHT a bright light appearing under the clouds in the horizon ...1824
LIGHT (not heavy) - nouns
• PEELING OF AN ONION, THE anything very light and easily blown away ...1815 Sc.
LIGHT - verbs
• BELIGHT † to light up, to illuminate ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLINT to shed a feeble or glimmering light ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOUSE THE GLIM to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENLIGHTEN † to fill with light ...1806 Sc.
• ILLUME to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten ...1602
• ILLUMINE to light up; to shed light upon; to shine upon; to light up n token of rejoicing or honour ...1375
• ILLUSTRATE † to shed light upon; to light up ...1625
• ILLUSTRE † to light up; to brighten ...1490
• KILL IT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAMP to light as with a lamp ...1808
• LEAM † to shine, to gleam; to light up ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEVIN † to lighten, to emit flashes of light or lightning ...a1300
• LIGHT OUT to turn off a light ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ONLIGHT † to shed light upon; to lighten, to enlighten, to illuminate ...c888
• OPEN to turn on a light ...1972 Amer. dial.
• OUTEN to extinguish a fire; to turn off a light ...1878 Amer. dial.
• OUT THE LIGHT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULL THE JUICE to turn off an electric light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUINKLE †* of a light: to go out ...1513 Sc.
• RING THE GLIM to turn on light ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCARROW to emit a faint light; to gleam intermittently or indistinctly ...1825
• SHUT to turn off a light ...1966 Amer. dial.
• STRIKE THE LIGHT to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LIGHT (kindle) - verbs
• ACCEND † to kindle, to set light to, to set on fire ...1432-50
• TEND to kindle, to light, to set fire to ...1851 Eng. dial.
• TIND † to set fire to; to ignite, to light, to kindle, as a fire, lamp, torch, flame, etc. ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LIGHT - interjections
• DIPS! lights out! ...1947 UK sl.
LIGHTED - adjectives
• INGLE-LIGHTED lighted by the fire ...1818 Sc.
LIGHTEN - verbs
• EATHE †* to lighten, to alleviate, to assuage ...c1250
• LAIT † to flash, to gleam, to lighten ...c1205
• LEVITATE † to make lighter or of less weight ...1686
LIGHTENED - adjectives
• LEVIGATE † lightened, made less arduous ...1531
LIGHTER - verbs
• BREAK DOWN to make lighter ...20C NZ sl.
LIGHT-FOOTED - adjectives
• LIGHTFOOT light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
LIGHT-FOOTED - nouns, person
• DIRLER a light-footed, active person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - adjectives
• ALL ABOUT light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARMY light-headed, foolish ...1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BARMY-BRAINED foolish, giddy, flighty; light-headed ...1824 Sc.
• BEE-HEADED harebrained, flighty, excitable; light-headed, unsettled ...1879
• BRATTLEBRAINED silly; light-headed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• COCK-BRAINED having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty ...1530
• FEATHER-BRAINED foolish, giddy, light-headed ...1820
• FEATHER-HEADED light-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• FEATHER-PATED foolish, giddy, light-headed, silly ...1820
• FLISKY fidgety; unsettled; light-headed; whimsical; frolicsome; flighty; lively: of a horse: restive, frisky ...1807 Sc.
• GAUFFIN light-headed, foolish, thoughtless, giddy ...1810 Sc.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY flighty, light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHT giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...1899 Sc.
• HELLICAT giddy, light-headed, flighty, half-witted ...1815 Sc.
• HEARTSOME full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• IDLE † of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• MAZZING giddy, light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTTER-HEADED light-headed, frivolous, changeful ...1662
• TURN-SICK † affected with vertigo, giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...c1440
• WESTY † dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - nouns, person
• BESSY an ill-mannered, romping, or bad-tempered woman or girl; a light-headed girl; an idiot ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BUBBLEHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DUMBHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1887
• FANTOME an empty, light-headed fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, light-headed person ...1831
• FEATHERTOP a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERWEIGHT a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERBRAIN a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLUTTER-PATE a flighty or light-headed person ...1894
• LIGHTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAPER-FIDDLER one who is energetic or lively in his movements; a light-headed, thoughtless fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADED - verbs
• BEWOTTLE to confuse or render light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• MAZE to turn giddy or light-headed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIGHT-HEADEDNESS - nouns
• BEES a state of confusion; muddle; light-headedness; fuddle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium ...a1536
LIGHT-HEARTED - adjectives
• GAY of persons, their attributes, and actions: full of joy and mirth; light-hearted, exuberantly cheerful, sportive, merry ...a1310
• JAUNTY light-hearted, cheerful ...1672
• VOGIE merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy ...c1715 Sc.
LIGHT-HEARTED - nouns, person
• ARCAN a lively, light-hearted fellow ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• CALEERY a silly, light-hearted person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• GIGLET a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
• GILPY a lively or saucy young girl; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a young, growing girl ...1785 Sc.
LIGHT-HEARTEDLY - adverbs
• RAKISHLY jauntily, cheerfully, light-heartedly ...1838
LIGHTHOUSE - nouns
• FANAL † a beacon, a lighthouse ...1471 obs. exc. arch.
• LANTERN † a lighthouse ...1601
• OBELISCOLYCHNY †* a lighthouse; a light-bearer ...1694
LIGHT-MINDED - adjectives
• TICKLE-HEADED † light-minded, easily influenced ...1583
LIGHTNESS - nouns
• LEGERITY † lightness; nimbleness ...1561
• LEIGERITY † lightness; nimbleness ...1561
LIGHTNING - adjectives
• CERAUNIC pertaining to or accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1748
• FULGUROUS full or charged with lightning; flashing like lightning ...1616
• FULMINEOUS † pertaining to thunder or lightning ...1727
• SULPHUROUS pert. to thunder and lightning ...1603 poetic
• SULPHURY pert. to thunder and lightning ...c1611
• THUNDER-SLAIN struck by lightning ...1724-32 Eng. dial.
LIGHTNING - nouns
• ASTRAPHOBIA a morbid fear of thunder and lightning ...1873
• BESHINING † illumination, lighting up ...1398
• BOLL a flash of lightning ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a storm with rain and thunder and lightning ...1956 Amer. dial.
• EVENING-LIGHTNING heat or summer lightning ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FIRE-FLAUGHT lightning, a flash of lightning; a storm of thunder and lightning ...c1375 orig. Sc.
• FIRE OF HEAVEN a thunderbolt; a flash of lightning ...1830
• JEFFY lightning ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• LAIT † lightning; occasionally, flash of fire ...c900
• LAITING † lightning ...c1340
• LEVIN lightning; a flash of lightning; also, any bright light or flame ...c1250 arch.
• LEVINING † lightning; also, the bright flashing of any light ...a1300
• SULPHUR † thunder and lightning, a discharge of gunpowder, etc. ...1607
• THUNDERGUSH a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1825 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERGUST a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1734 Amer. dial.
• ZOT suddenness of movement; a swift surprise strike, as of lightning ...c1965
LIGHTNING - verbs
• LEVIN † to lighten, to emit flashes of light or lightning ...a1300
• SIDERATE † (chiefly used in the passive) to be struck with lightning; fig., to be thunder-struck ...1623
• THUNDER-BOLT to strike with lightning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-SHOOT † to strike or destroy by a thunderbolt or lightning ...B1900
LIKE, LIKENESS (similar) - adjectives
• ALL-SAME like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MARROW similar, corresponding, like, equal ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SIMILABLE †* similar; having a marked resemblance or likeness; of a like nature or kind ...1493
• SIMILARY † similar; having a marked resemblance or likeness; of a like nature or kind ...1628
• SIMILITIVE * expressing likeness ...1678
• SIMILITUDINARY † of the nature of a similitude or simile; expressing comparison or likeness; symbolic ...1581
• SUI-SIMILAR like itself ...1902 nonce word
LIKE (enjoy) - adjectives
• DIGGABLE easy to like or enjoy ...Aust. sl.
LIKE (similar) - adjectives
• BESIBBING †* resembling; having a likeness to ...1602
LIKE (similar) - adverbs
• ANEWST resembling, like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIKE - prepositions
• ALLEE-SAMEE like ...1926 US sl.
• ALL-SAME like ...1926 US sl.
LIKE, LIKING (enjoy) - verbs
• AFFECT † to incline or like ...1606
• BE A LADDIE FOR to have a great liking for ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• BELIKE † to like, to be pleased with ...1557
• BELOVE † to be pleased with, to approve, to like ...c1205
• COTTON TO to take a liking to someone ...1840 sl.
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• FALL FOR † to like or enjoy ...1903 Amer. sl.
• FANCIFY † to have a fancy for; to like ...1656
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• FEEL FOR to want, to like ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GET OFF ON to like; to enjoy; to approve of ...1973 sl.
• GO A BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• HIT IT OFF to take a liking to someone ...1780 sl.
• LAP UP to receive with obviously liking or approval ...1890
• MIND 1. to care for, to like ...1895 Amer. dial.
2. to desire, to like, to be inclined ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A SHINDY to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINE TO to take a liking to someone ...1839 sl., orig. US
• TAKE ON WITH to like, to be attracted by ...Bk1905 Ireland
• TEMBLE ABOUT to care for; to like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THINK A MASTER SIGHT OF to like very much ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TURN ON to introduce someone to something that one likes ...1950s Amer. sl.
LIKE (resemble) - verbs
• BELIKE † to be like, to resemble ...1481
LIKE - phrases
• LIKE LIPS, LIKE LETTUCE † like has met its like ...a1540
LIKEABLE - adjectives
• DECENT kind, accommodating, likeable ...L18
• FAINFU' affectionate, kind, amiable, likeable ...1887 Sc.
LIKEABLE - nouns, person
• SALLY a likeable person ...1980s US college sl.
LIKED - adjectives
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
LIKED - nouns, person
• BELIKE a person who is the object of affection or liking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LIKED - verbs
• RATE to receive something because one is highly esteemed or well liked ...20C Amer. sl.
LIKELIHOOD - nouns
• DANGER a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
• ELECTION a chance, likelihood, prospect ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEANING an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom ...1839 Eng. dial.
• VERISIMILITUDE the appearance of being true or real; likeness or resemblance to truth, reality, or fact; probability, likelihood ...1603
• VERISIMILITY † probability, likelihood ...1646
LIKELY - adjectives
• BELIKE probable, likely ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FAIR likely, having a good chance ...Bk1900 Sc.
• TOPICAL † not demonstrative, but merely probable; likely ...1594
• VERISIMILAR having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1681
• VERISIMILARY † having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1653
• VERISIMILOUS † having the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; appearing true or real; probable, likely ...1635
LIKELY - adverbs
• BELIKE likely, in all likelihood, probably, maybe; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly ...a1533
• BELIKELY † likely, in all likelihood, probably; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly ...a1552 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EVENLY even; probably, likely ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MACKLY most likely ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ODDS ON very likely, in all likelihood ...20C sl.
• READILY probably, very likely, naturally ...1785 Sc.
LIKELY - verbs
• FARE to approach, to draw near; to show symptoms of; to seem likely to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
LIKEN - verbs
• CONSIMILATE †* to make like, to liken; to become like ...1731
• EVEN to compare, to put on a level by comparison; to liken to ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SIGNIFY † to compare, to liken to something ...1456
• SIMILARIZE * to compare, to liken ...1806
• SIMILIZE † to compare, to liken ...1620
• TEARN † to compare, to liken ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIKENESS - nouns
• BREATHING IMAGE a perfect likeness, spitting image ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CONSIMILITY † resemblance, mutual likeness, similarity ...1680 obs.
• DAPS † ways, modes of action; hence, likeness, image, in ways and appearance, resemblance ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DEAD RING an exact likeness ...1915 Aust. sl.
• DEAD RINGER an exact likeness ...1891 US sl.
• DEAD SPIT an exact likeness; said of another person (often a relative) ...1901 UK sl.
• DEAD SPOTTED LING OF the absolute image of ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'dead ring of'
• EFFIGIATION the act of fashioning or of representing; a likeness, representation ...c1535
• EFFIGIES a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind; now superseded by 'effigy' ...1600 arch.
• EFFIGIUM †* a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind ...1564
• FAVOUR family likeness ...19C Eng. dial.
• IDOL † a counterpart, likeness, imitation ...1590
• MAKE an image, a likeness ...1890 Sc.
• MAP a portrait, a likeness ...1870 Sc.
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MENT resemblance; likeness to ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MIMIC likeness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NEBSHAFT † likeness, image ...1340
• SIMILE † likeness, resemblance; similarity ...1604
• SIMILIANCY †* similarity, likeness ...1622
• SIMILITUDE 1. a person or thing resembling or having the likeness of some other person or thing; a counterpart or equal ...c1386
2. the quality or state of being like; resemblance, similarity, likeness ...1387-8 now somewhat rare
• SIMILITUDENESS † the form, likeness, or image of some person or thing ...1547
• SIMULACRUM a mere image, a specious imitation or likeness of something ...1833
LIKENESS - verbs
• EFFIGIATE * to present a likeness of; to portray, to represent by a picture or sculpture ...1608
LIKEWISE - adverbs
• EFT † again, moreover, likewise ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOON † again, moreover, likewise ...950 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOONS † again, moreover, likewise ...c1400 obs. or arch.
LIKING - adjectives
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• HIGH ON fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• PARTIAL TO having a fondness or liking for something ...1696 UK
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
LIKING - nouns
• AFFECTATION † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
• BELOVING †* liking, pleasure ...1589
• CRUSH an infatuation, esp. a one-sided one; a strong liking for a person, esp. one of the opposite sex ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• EDGE † of persons: ardour, keenness in pursuit of an object; in weaker sense, inclination, liking ...1581
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FANTASY † inclination, liking, desire ...c1374
• FAVORANCE a liking, preference ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LIKANCE †* liking; pleasure ...c1460
• LOVESHIP fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
• MUTTON one's preference, one's liking; usually in plural ...L19 sl., orig. US
• NOTION a liking or fancy, esp. for a person of the opposite sex ...1864 Amer. dial.
• THEAT a liking or inclination for ...1886 Sc.
LILAC - nouns
• BLUE-PIPE † the lilac ...1597
• PIPE TREE the common lilac ...1930 Amer. dial.
LILY OF THE VALLEY - nouns
• BARNEY CLAPPER the lily of the valley ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LIRICONFANCY † the lily of the valley ...1567
• MAYBELL a lily of the valley ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MAY-LILY the lily of the valley ...1832 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• VALE-LILY the lily of the valley ...1822
• VALLEY-LILY the lily of the valley ...1597
• VALLEYS the leaves of the lily of the valley ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LIMB - nouns
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCROG a long, crooked, scraggy limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
LIMBER - adjectives
• BAIN † flexible, lithe, supple, limber, pliant ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BENDY said of something that bends or yields easily; pliable, limber ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERY limber, flexible ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WAFFLE supple, flexible, pliant, limber ...1808 Sc.
LIMBERNESS - nouns
• WEFFILNESS limberness, pliability ...Bk1905 Sc.
LIMIT - nouns
• BERRIES, THE the limit, the last straw ...1960 Amer. sl.
• CANCELS † prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
• LAST DROP the last straw, the limit; the end of one's patience ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST DROP IN THE BUCKET the last straw, the limit; the end of one's patience ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE POT the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MARK † a boundary, frontier, limit ...701 obs. exc. arch.
• MEAR a boundary, a limit; a landmark ...1622 Eng. dial.
• PALE a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard ...c1400
• SIZE † a proper manner or method; a standard of action or conduct; a limit ...c1420
LIMIT - verbs
• ADMEASURE † to assign a measure or limit to a thing; to moderate, to limit, to control ...1340
• BOUNDER to limit, to set boundaries to ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...1910s sl.
• MAX to reach a limit ...1977 US sl.
• MAX OUT to reach a limit ...1977 US sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHECKS to come to one's limit ...1900s sl.
• STRAIN A POINT to exceed a limit ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCH A POINT to exceed a limit ...Bk1904 sl.
LIMITED - adjectives
• SCANTISH deficient; limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLY deficient, limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
LIMOUSINE - nouns
• LEMONZINE a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SELDOM SEEN a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
LIMP - adjectives
• DAFFLING flimsy of texture, limp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLAGGY drooping; limp
• LENNOW † flabby, flaccid, limp ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMPSY limp, flimsy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAD damp; soggy and limp with moisture ...1922 Sc.
• TANGLE long and limp; tall and loose-jointed ...c1817 Sc.
• TANGLY long and limp, or flaccid; feeble, flabby ...1812 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE inert, limp, feeble, weak, sluggish ...1847 Sc.
LIMP (lame) - adjectives
• HIRPLE lame, limp, tender-footed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LIMP (lame) - nouns
• BILT a limp ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HAINCH a halt or limp in one's walk; lameness ...1887 Sc.
• HALT a halting or limping; a limp ...1599 arch.
• HAMP a halt or limp in walking ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HIRPLE a crawling or limping gait; a limp ...1793 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LIMP - nouns, person
• BILCHER one who limps ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALTER one who halts or limps, as a cripple ...c1440
• HOPPING-GILES one who limps; a lame person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MR. HOPKINS a lame or limping man ...L18 sl.
LIMP (lame) - verbs
• BILCH to limp, to halt ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILT to go lame; to walk with crutches ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CLAUDICATE †* to limp, to be lame, to halt ...1623
• CRIMPLE † to be incurved, or drawn together; hence, to stand or walk lame from this or similar cause; to hobble, to limp; to move with pain or stiffness ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GIMP to limp, to hobble ...1925 sl., orig. US
• HABBLE to move unsteadily, to hobble, to limp about ...1788 Sc.
• HAINCH to walk with a limp, to hobble ...1825 Sc.
• HALT to be lame, to walk lame, to limp ...c825 arch.
• HAMBLE to walk feebly or awkwardly; to walk lame; to limp; to stumble ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMP to halt in walking; to limp ...1858 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIMPLE † to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIRPLE to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUP † to limp ...1827 Sc.
• HAUT to limp; to hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• QUADDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUODDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE to make or become soft, limp, or flabby ...1784 Sc.
LIMPET - nouns
• PAP-SHELL the limpet ...1842
LIMPING - adjectives
• CLAUDICANT † lame, limping, halting ...1624
• HALF-GAITED limping, weak of gait ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HALT lame; crippled; limping ...c893 arch. & literary
• HAUCHLIN hobbling, limping, shambling ...Bk1902 Sc.
LIMPING - adverbs
• LIPPITTY-LOP limping ...1892 Eng. dial.
LIMPING - nouns
• HAUT the act of limping; a hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
LINE - nouns
• CROCODILE a line of people, esp. schoolchildren, walking two by two ...colloq.
• ONE AND NINE a line ...1980s rhyming sl.
• RAIL † a line or row ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANGE * a row, line, file or rank of persons or animals ...a1300
• RANK * a row or line of persons ...1571
LINE - verbs
• RANDOM to be in a straight line ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATCH to mark with lines or stripes ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICHEL to join hands; to make a line or string ...Bk1905 Sc.
LINEAGE - nouns
• BACK FAMILY a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK STOCK a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ETION † kindred, lineage; descent, genealogy ...1742 Sc.
• FATHERKIN † descent by the father's side ...c1440
• HAVAGE race, lineage, family stock, parentage ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MAKE race, family, lineage, species, kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
• PARAGE † lineage, descent, rank; esp. noble or high lineage ...a1300
• REEK stock, family, lineage; always used in a bad sense. as 'a bad reek' ...1865 Eng. dial.
LINED - adjectives
• LINDED lined ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINEDED lined ...1883 Amer. dial.
LINEMAN - nouns, person
• GROUNDHOG a telephone line repairer's assistant who remains on the ground; a lineman who does ground work only ...1919 Amer. sl.
• GRUNT among telephone-line and power-line repairers: a line repairer's assistant; also, a mechanic or an electrician's helper ...1926 Amer. sl.
LINEN - nouns
• LAKE † fine linen ...c1386
• MANCHESTER household linen ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• NAPERIE household or other linen ...1721 Sc.
• NAPERY household or other linen ...1721 Sc.
• SNOW wet linen ...E19 criminal sl.
• SNOWY linen ...L19 sl.
LINGER, LINGERING - adjectives
• CUNCTATORY * disposed to delay or linger; procrastinating ...1824
• LAG * belated, lingering behind, tardy, lagging ...1568
• TARRYSOME †* characterized by tarrying; slow, lingering; wearisome ...1513 Sc.
LINGER, LINGERER - nouns, person
• LAG a laggard, a loiterer, one who lingers or falls behind ...1866 Sc.
• LAGGARD one who lags behind; a lingerer, a loiterer ...1808
• LAGGY a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAG-LAST one who lags or lingers to the very last ...1830
• TARRIER one who tarries or delays; a lingerer, a procrastinator; one who stays or remains ...1382 arch.
LINGER - verbs
• DRANGLE to loiter behind others on a road; to dawdle, to linger ...1801 Sc.
• DRINGLE † to waste time in a lazy, lingering manner; to be slow, dilatory; to dawdle; to trickle sluggishly ...c1680 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DWINGLE to linger, loiter, tarry ...1805 Sc.
• GELE †* to delay, to retard; to tarry, to linger ...a900
• HANKER to loiter, to linger about; to dally, to tarry, to stop ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to loiter, to linger, to wait about ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER † to lag, to linger, to loiter ...c1620
• LENG † to linger, to tarry, to remain, to abide, to dwell ...a1300
• TAIGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TARROW to tarry, to delay, to linger, to hesitate, to show reluctance ...c1375 Sc.
• TEAGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
LINGERIE - nouns
• SCANTIES women's (brief) lingerie ...1920s sl., orig. US
LINGUISTIC - adjectives
• LINGUACIOUS †* linguistic (bad use) ...1814
LINGUISTICS - nouns
• TONGUE-WORK linguistics ...1598
LINIMENT - nouns
• OIL a lotion or liniment of any description; generally in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPODELDOC a soap liniment; hence, any medicine; alcohol ...1733
LINIMENT - verbs
• BATH to rub liniment or lotion upon the body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LINK - verbs
• DAISY CHAIN to connect; to link; to chain ...1990s Amer. sl.
LINT - nouns
• CADDIS shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint ...1708 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PISS FUZZ balls or rolls of dust and lint that gather under beds and other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial.
LION - adjectives
• LEONELL †* of or resembling that of a lion ...1625-6
• LEONINE resembling a lion; lion-like ...c1386
LION - nouns
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LAKE † a pit; a den of lions; also, occasionally, a grave ...c1320
• PUNK any young animal, esp. a baby lion ...Bk1942 Amer. circus sl.