| -ling |
one connected with. [3 definitions] |
| ling1 |
any of various edible marine fishes that resemble the cod. |
| ling2 |
heather. |
| Lingala |
a Bantu language used as a common language in Zaïre. |
| linger |
to remain, or to be slow to leave. [5 definitions] |
| lingerie |
women's intimate clothing, such as underwear or nightwear. |
| lingo |
language that is specialized or hard for outsiders to understand, such as a foreign language or the terms of a particular trade, study, or profession. |
| lingua franca |
a hybrid language made up of elements of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, spoken in certain Mediterranean port areas. [2 definitions] |
| lingual |
of, concerning, or resembling the tongue. [4 definitions] |
| linguine |
pasta in long, thin, flat strips. |
| linguist |
a specialist in the scientific study of language. [2 definitions] |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or to linguistics, the study of language. |
| linguistic atlas |
a collection of maps recording the geographical distribution of linguistic forms and usages. |
| linguistics |
(used with a sing. verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| liniment |
a liquid medication rubbed on the skin to relieve aches or bruises. |
| lining1 |
a layer of tissue or other material covering the inside of something. [2 definitions] |
| lining2 |
the act or process of making lines. [3 definitions] |
| link |
one of the separate closed pieces of a chain. [7 definitions] |
| linkage |
the act of linking or fact of being linked. [2 definitions] |
| linking verb |
in grammar, a verb that serves mainly to connect a subject and a predicate complement; copula. |
| links |
a golf course. |