| line of scrimmage |
an imaginary line on a football field, parallel to the goal line, where the ball rests and at which the two teams line up at the start of each play. |
| line one's pockets |
to gain profit, esp. by deceitful dealing. |
| liner1 |
a commercial ship or airplane, esp. one carrying passengers on a regular route. [3 definitions] |
| liner2 |
a protective inner or outer lining or cover, often removable. [2 definitions] |
| linesman |
in sports such as tennis and football, an official who assists the referee, as by observing particular violations. [2 definitions] |
| lineup |
an arrangement of people or things in a line or row, as for identification or inspection. [4 definitions] |
| line up |
to form a line, one person after the other. [4 definitions] |
| -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. |