| little |
small in size. [11 definitions] |
| Little Bear |
the constellation Ursa Minor. |
| little by little |
in small amounts; gradually. |
| Little Dipper |
the constellation Ursa Minor. |
| Little League |
in the United States, a baseball league for players at or under the age of twelve. |
| Little Rock |
the capital of Arkansas. |
| little slam |
in bridge, the winning of twelve of the thirteen tricks of a deal. (Cf. grand slam.) |
| little theater |
a small theater, producing experimental and usu. amateur drama. [2 definitions] |
| littoral |
of or relating to a shore, as of a lake, sea, or ocean. [2 definitions] |
| liturgical |
of, relating to, or constituting formal public worship or liturgy. [2 definitions] |
| liturgy |
a form of worship for a public church service, usu. including prayers, scripture, songs, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| livable |
suitable or acceptable for living in or with; habitable; comfortable. [2 definitions] |
| live1 |
to have life; exist in an active state. [9 definitions] |
| live2 |
being alive; possessing life. [6 definitions] |
| -lived |
having a life of (such) a kind or length. |
| live high on (or off) the hog |
(informal) to live in a wealthy or extravagant style or manner. |
| livelihood |
means of subsistence. |
| live load |
any variable weight added to the intrinsic weight of a structure, such as people in a building or moving traffic on a bridge. (Cf. dead load.) |
| livelong |
whole; entire; complete. |
| lively |
full of life or vitality. [6 definitions] |
| liven |
to make more lively or energetic; rouse; inspirit (often fol. by up). [2 definitions] |