| Librium |
trademark for a drug, chlordiazepoxide, used as a tranquilizer. |
| Libya |
a North African country between Egypt and Tunisia. |
| lice |
pl. of louse. |
| license |
formal permission from an authority; official permit. [5 definitions] |
| licensee |
one to whom a license is given or issued. |
| license plate |
a metal tag or plate displayed on a motor vehicle and bearing a registration number that qualifies the vehicle as legal to drive on public highways and roads. |
| licentiate |
a person who has been granted a license to practice a specified profession. [3 definitions] |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, esp. with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| lichee |
a variant of litchi. |
| lichen |
any of various organisms resulting from the symbiotic association of a photosynthetic alga with a fungus, giving rise to a usu. greenish or reddish undifferentiated mass with a scaly, crustlike, or branching form. [2 definitions] |
| licit |
allowed or permitted by law; lawful. |
| lick |
to pass the tongue over or along the surface of. [11 definitions] |
| lickety-split |
(informal) with great rapidity. |
| licking |
(informal) a thrashing or beating, esp. given as punishment. [2 definitions] |
| lick into shape |
to complete satisfactorily through hard work or discipline. |
| lick one's chops |
to anticipate or await with keen pleasure. |
| lickspittle |
a fawning flatterer; toady. |
| licorice |
a European plant of the legume family, having a strong, sweet odor and flavor similar to anise. [3 definitions] |
| lictor |
in ancient Rome, a minor official who carried the fasces and cleared the way for the chief magistrates whenever they made a public appearance. |
| lid |
a hinged or removable cover for a container such as a dish, jar, or trunk. [6 definitions] |
| lidless |
combined form of lid. |