| lissome |
bending easily; supple; lithe. [2 definitions] |
| list1 |
a series of individual names or items placed one after another in a written form. [3 definitions] |
| list2 |
a leaning to one side, as of a boat or ship; tilt. [2 definitions] |
| listen |
to make an effort to hear. [3 definitions] |
| listenable |
combined form of listen. |
| listener |
one who listens. |
| listen in |
to hear a communication not necessarily intended for one's hearing; overhear. |
| listening post |
in the military, an advanced, concealed position established near enemy lines in order to listen to and detect the movements of the enemy. [2 definitions] |
| lister1 |
a plow with a double moldboard that prepares the ground for planting. |
| lister2 |
one who compiles lists. |
| listing |
an entry, as in a list or directory. [3 definitions] |
| listless |
feeling or showing no energy or no interest in doing anything; lethargic. |
| list price |
the price of merchandise as listed in a catalog, price list, or advertisement. |
| lists |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) an enclosed arena in which a tournament is held. [3 definitions] |
| lit1 |
a past tense and past participle of light1. |
| lit2 |
a past tense and past participle of light3. |
| lit. |
abbreviation of "literature," writings such as dramas, poems, novels, essays, and stories, esp. those that have lasting artistic value. |
| litany |
a formal prayer that alternates between lines spoken by a leader and a response repeated by a congregation. [2 definitions] |
| litchi |
an oval fruit that has a hard, thin shell, a single seed, and mildly sweet jellylike flesh; litchi nut. [2 definitions] |
| -lite |
stone, mineral, or fossil. |
| liter |
the basic unit of capacity of the metric system, equal to one cubic decimeter or 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quart. (abbr.: l) |