lingrie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

liase - n. & v. an agreement by which the owner of a building or land allows another to...

ligerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

litle - a of a smaller or the smallest size etc. (little finger). b that is the smaller...

limphoma - n. (pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia....

lichen - n. 1 any plant organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus ...

ligament - n. 1 Anat. a a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue linking bones...

lineage - n. lineal descent; ancestry, pedigree. [ME f. OF linage, lignage f. Rmc f. L linea...

limeric - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

lingarie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

lingirie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

limrick - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

linerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

limph - n. 1 Physiol. a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, drained from the...

linial - adj. 1 in the direct line of descent or ancestry....

liana - n. (also liane) any of several climbing and twining plants of tropical forests....

lisure - n. 1 free time; time at one's own disposal. 2 enjoyment of free time. 3 (usu. foll....

liqueur - n. any of several strong sweet alcoholic spirits, variously flavoured, usu. drunk...

limgerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

liric - adj. & n. 1 (of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usu. briefly and in stanzas...

LIKE(1) - sang like as a nightingale). 3 sl. so to speak (did a quick getaway, like; as I...

lingere - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

little - a of a smaller or the smallest size etc. (little finger). b that is the smaller...

limerik - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

libra - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of scales....

lingual - adj. 1 of or formed by the tongue. 2 of speech or languages....

lingelie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

liguistics - n. the scientific study of languages and their structure. linguistician n. [F...

lightnig - n. & adj. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds...

librery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a collection of books etc. for use by the public or by members...

litrature - n. 1 written works, esp. those whose value lies in beauty of language or in

linterie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

li - abbr. 1 Light Infantry. 2 US Long Island. ...

lingeie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

libration - n. an apparent oscillation of a heavenly body,...

lingerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

lilo - n. (pl. -os) propr. a type of inflatable mattress. [f. lie low]...

lingustics - n. the scientific study of languages and their structure. linguistician n. [F...

liblary - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a collection of books etc. for use by the public or by members...

licking - n. colloq. 1 a thrashing. 2 a defeat. ...

litracy - n. the ability to read and write. [LITERATE + -ACY after illiteracy]...

litergy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a form of public worship. b a set of formularies for this. c public...

liter - US var. of LITRE. ...

liturgy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a form of public worship. b a set of formularies for this. c public...

lineal - adj. 1 in the direct line of descent or ancestry....

liqor - n. & v. 1 an alcoholic (esp. distilled) drink....

literture - n. 1 written works, esp. those whose value lies in beauty of language or in

lieutenant - n. 1 a deputy or substitute acting for a superior. 2 a an army officer next in rank...

limerck - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

lierature - n. 1 written works, esp. those whose value lies in beauty of language or in

ligting - n. 1 equipment in a room or street etc. for producing light. 2 the arrangement or...

literary - adj. 1 of, constituting, or occupied with books or...

lisp - n. & v. 1 a speech defect in which s is pronounced...

liquor - n. & v. 1 an alcoholic (esp. distilled) drink....

lily - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped...

liuse - n. & v. 1 a a woman's loose, usu. lightweight, upper garment, usu. buttoned and...

litmus - n. a dye obtained from lichens that is red under acid...

lift - v. & n. 1 tr. (often foll. by up, off, out, etc.) raise or remove to a higher...

liberaion - see LIBERATE]...

liqud - adj. & n. 1 having a consistency like that of water or oil ,...

lisense - -se on analogy of the verbs PRACTISE, PROPHESY, perh. after ADVISE, where the sound...

liden - cf. LIME(3)]...

liqur - n. & v. 1 an alcoholic (esp. distilled) drink....

liger - n. the offspring of a lion and a tigress (cf. TIGON). [portmanteau word f. LION...

lisen - v.intr. 1 a make an effort to hear something. b attentively hear a person speaking....

lighing - n. 1 equipment in a room or street etc. for producing light. 2 the arrangement or...

liniar - an earlier undeciphered form (Linear A) also exists. linear equation

ligt - orig. unkn.]...

liurgy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a form of public worship. b a set of formularies for this. c public...

lifeblood - n. 1 the blood, as being necessary to life. 2 the vital factor or influence. ...