All English words - page 1972

Meanings of Levitating:

verb

Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers.

Usage examples:

I swear to god he levitated over the bar

Meanings of Levite:

noun

A member of the hebrew tribe of levi, especially of that part of it which provided assistants to the priests in the worship in the jewish temple.

Usage examples:

The kohanim and levites served in the temple, and three times a year - during the holidays of passo…

Meanings of Levitical:

adjective

Relating to the levites or the tribe of levi.

Usage examples:

A levitical priest

Meanings of Levy:

verb

Impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

Usage examples:

A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes

noun

An act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.

Usage examples:

Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates

Meanings of Lewder:

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

Meanings of Lewdly:

adverb

In an obvious and offensive sexual way

Usage examples:

A woman alleged the boy had spoken lewdly to her., the men whistled lewdly at passing females.

Meanings of Lewisian:

adjective

Relating to or denoting the earlier stage of the proterozoic aeon in north-western scotland, from about 2,500 to 1,100 million years ago, when the oldest rocks in britain were deposited.

Usage examples:

The lewisian rocks are greatly folded and disturbed

noun

The earlier stage of the proterozoic aeon in north-western scotland or the system of rocks deposited during it.

Usage examples:

Fater years of work by several men much ofthe larger part of the lewisian is mapped as ‘undifferent…

Meanings of Lewisites:

noun

A dark oily liquid producing an irritant gas that causes blisters, developed for use in chemical warfare.

Usage examples:

This target list usually included sarin, soman, mustard, lewisite, cyclosarin, and fats, oils and w…

Meanings of Lexicographer:

noun

A person who compiles dictionaries.

Usage examples:

Contributors range from in-house lexicographers and editors to consultants whose specialist subject…

Meanings of Lexicographers:

noun

A person who compiles dictionaries.

Usage examples:

Contributors range from in-house lexicographers and editors to consultants whose specialist subject…

Meanings of Lexicography:

noun

The activity or occupation of compiling dictionaries.

Usage examples:

Webster's name had become famous before he embarked on his career in lexicography

Meanings of Lexicology:

noun

The study of the form, meaning, and behaviour of words.

Usage examples:

Living dialects were seen to furnish a huge treasury of living data on phonology, lexicology, and o…

Meanings of Lexicon:

noun

The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

Usage examples:

The size of the english lexicon

Meanings of Ley:

noun

A piece of land put down to grass, clover, etc., for a single season or a limited number of years, in contrast to permanent pasture.

Usage examples:

The farm is down to clover leys for grazing and silage plus oats, wheat and beans for feeding out o…

Meanings of Leys:

noun

A piece of land put down to grass, clover, etc., for a single season or a limited number of years, in contrast to permanent pasture.

Usage examples:

The farm is down to clover leys for grazing and silage plus oats, wheat and beans for feeding out o…

Meanings of Lez:

noun

Abbreviation for low emission zone: an area of a city that you must pay to enter if you are driving a vehicle that produces more than a low level of harmful emissions (= waste gases)

Usage examples:

How do you know whether you can enter the lez? check your vehicle's euro standard and fuel type eur…

Meanings of Lf:

abbreviation

Low frequency.

Meanings of Lh:

abbreviation

Luteinizing hormone.

noun

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation in females and the synthesis of androgen in males.

Meanings of Li:

noun

A chinese unit of distance, equal to about 0.5 km (0.3 mile).

Usage examples:

The local isles lie 500 li to the south

abbreviation

Light infantry.

The chemical element lithium.

Meanings of Liabilities:

noun

The state of being legally responsible for something.

Usage examples:

Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends

phrase

Debts

Usage examples:

The business has liabilities of 2 million euros., the company has huge pension liabilities., this f…

Meanings of Liability:

noun

The state of being legally responsible for something.

Usage examples:

Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends

Meanings of Liable:

adjective

Responsible by law; legally answerable.

Usage examples:

The credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract

Meanings of Liaising:

verb

Cooperate on a matter of mutual concern.

Usage examples:

She will liaise with teachers across the country

Meanings of Liaison-officer:

noun

A specially trained police officer who supports the family of someone who has been murdered or killed in a road accident, etc.

Usage examples:

His family are absolutely devastated by what has happened and they are being supported by specially…

Meanings of Liaisons:

noun

Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.

Usage examples:

The head porter works in close liaison with the reception office