| lip service |
insincere expression of good will, devotion, respect, or loyalty. |
| lipstick |
a cosmetic for coloring the lips, usu. in stick form in a tubular container. |
| lip-sync |
to move the lips in synchronization with (recorded sound). [2 definitions] |
| liquefacient |
causing to become liquid. [2 definitions] |
| liquefaction |
the act of becoming or causing to become liquid. [2 definitions] |
| liquefy |
to reduce to or become liquid. |
| liquescent |
turning into a liquid; melting. |
| liqueur |
a strong alcoholic beverage with a sweet or aromatic flavoring; cordial. |
| liquid |
consisting of molecules that move easily, unlike those of a solid, but tend not to separate, as do those of a gas. [6 definitions] |
| liquid air |
air in the liquid state, condensed from the gas by cooling, and used mainly as a refrigerant. |
| liquidambar |
any of various Asian or North American trees of the witch hazel family, such as the sweet gum, having star-shaped leaves and bearing spiny fruit. [2 definitions] |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). [5 definitions] |
| liquid crystal display |
see "LCD." |
| liquidity |
the state or quality of being liquid. [3 definitions] |
| liquidize |
to transform into a liquid. |
| liquid measure |
a system or unit for measuring liquid capacity. |
| liquid oxygen |
a clear liquid obtained by compressing and cooling oxygen, used mostly as an oxidizer in certain rocket fuels. |
| liquor |
a distilled alcoholic beverage. [3 definitions] |
| lira |
the chief monetary unit of San Marino and Vatican City, equaling one hundred centesimi. [4 definitions] |
| Lisbon |
the capital of Portugal. |
| lisente |
the smaller monetary unit of Lesotho. (Cf. loti.) |