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   large order
         n 1: a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a
               tall order but we did it" [syn: {tall order}, {large
               order}]

English Dictionary: Laricariidae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
large-hearted
adj
  1. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
    Synonym(s): charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
larger
adj
  1. large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger, larger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
larger-than-life
adj
  1. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
    Synonym(s): epic, heroic, larger-than-life
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Laricariidae
n
  1. armored catfish [syn: Laricariidae, {family Laricariidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Larix russica
n
  1. medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation
    Synonym(s): Siberian larch, Larix siberica, Larix russica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Larus argentatus
n
  1. large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: herring gull, Larus argentatus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Larus ridibundus
n
  1. small black-headed European gull [syn: laughing gull, blackcap, pewit, pewit gull, Larus ridibundus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loris gracilis
n
  1. slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn: slender loris, Loris gracilis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lower Carboniferous
n
  1. from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
    Synonym(s): Mississippian, Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lower Carboniferous period
n
  1. from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
    Synonym(s): Mississippian, Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lower court
n
  1. any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
    Synonym(s): inferior court, lower court
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lower criticism
n
  1. the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original text
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lurcher
n
  1. someone waiting in concealment [syn: lurker, skulker, lurcher]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lurker
n
  1. someone waiting in concealment [syn: lurker, skulker, lurcher]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Large-hearted \Large"-heart`ed\, a.
      Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble;
      liberal. -- {Large"-heart`ed*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Large-hearted \Large"-heart`ed\, a.
      Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble;
      liberal. -- {Large"-heart`ed*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Large \Large\, a. [Compar. {Larger}; superl. {Largest}.] [F.,
      fr. L. largus. Cf. {Largo}.]
      1. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk,
            capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of
            constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; --
            opposed to {small}; as, a large horse; a large house or
            room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large
            vineyard; a large army; a large city.
  
      Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not
               large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length,
               breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.
  
      2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
  
                     We hare yet large day.                        --Milton.
  
      3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
  
                     I might be very large upon the importance and
                     advantages of education.                     -- Felton.
  
      4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad
            sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said
            of the mind and heart.
  
      5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.]
  
                     Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. --Fairfax.
  
      6. Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.]
            [bd]Some large jests he will make.[b8] --Shak.
  
      7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      8. (Naut.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a
            favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam,
            or between the beam and the quarter.
  
      {At large}.
            (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large;
                  to be left at large.
            (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse
                  on a subject at large.
  
      {Common at large}. See under {Common}, n.
  
      {Electors at large}, {Representative at large}, electors, or
            a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the
            whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to
            represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.]
  
      {To give, go, run, [or] sail large} (Naut.), to have the wind
            crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way
            that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains
            its highest speed. See {Large}, a., 8.
  
      Syn: Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample;
               abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive;
               liberal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Detail \De*tail"\, n. (Arch. & Mach.)
      (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of the
            buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called
            {larger details}) a porch, a gable with its windows, a
            pavilion, or an attached tower.
      (b) A detail drawing.
  
      {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item;
            circumstantially; with particularity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Larch \Larch\, n. [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It. larice, Sp.
      larice, alerce, G. l[84]rche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr.
      ([?]).] (Bot.)
      A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in
      fascicles (see Illust. of {Fascicle}).
  
      Note: The European larch is {Larix Europ[91]a}. The American
               or black larch is {L. Americana}, the hackmatack or
               tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping,
               graceful appearance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\, n. [F. t[82]r[82]bentine, OF. also
      turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina,
      trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from
      terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. [?], [?]. See
      {Terebinth}.]
      A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of
      the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}),
      a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained
      from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine,
      larch, and fir.
  
      Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian
               turpentine is produced in small quantities by the
               turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}). Venice,
               Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix
               Europ[91]a}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a
               tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada
               balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see
               under {Balsam}). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties
               are derived from {Pinus Cembra} and {Pinus Mugho}.
               Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from
               the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris}). Strasburg
               turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata}).
  
      {Oil of turpentine} (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon,
            {C10H16}, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the
            distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making
            varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the
            terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also
            {terebenthene}, {terpene}, etc.
  
      {Turpentine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            small tortricid moths whose larv[91] eat the tender shoots
            of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or
            resin.
  
      {Turpentine tree} (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original
            source of turpentine. See {Turpentine}, above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Larker \Lark"er\, n. [See 3d {Lark}, for sense 1, and 1st
      {Lark}, for sense 2.]
      1. A catcher of larks.
  
      2. One who indulges in a lark or frolic. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
      {Larus} and allied genera.
  
      Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
               gull ({Larus argentatus}), the great black-backed gull
               ({L. murinus}) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and
               Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia}). The common
               European gull is {Larus canus}.
  
      {Gull teaser} (Zo[94]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
            certain species of terns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herring \Her"ring\, n. [OE. hering, AS. h[91]ring; akin to D.
      haring, G. h[84]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob.
      to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in
      large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of various species of fishes of the genus {Clupea}, and
      allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring ({C.
      harengus}) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast
      schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
      America, where they are salted and smoked in great
      quantities.
  
      {Herring gull} (Zo[94]l.), a large gull which feeds in part
            upon herrings; esp., {Larus argentatus} in America, and
            {L. cachinnans} in England. See {Gull}.
  
      {Herring hog} (Zo[94]l.), the common porpoise.
  
      {King of the herrings}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The chim[91]ra ({C. monstrosa}) which follows the schools
            of herring. See {Chim[91]ra}.
      (b) The opah.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [See {Lurch} to lurk.]
      1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to
            pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have
            been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and
            spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often
            used by poachers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st
      {Lurch}.]
      A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lurker \Lurk"er\, n.
      1. One who lurks.
  
      2. A small fishing boat. [Prov. Eng.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lower Grand Lagoon, FL (CDP, FIPS 41562)
      Location: 30.14385 N, 85.75079 W
      Population (1990): 3329 (5152 housing units)
      Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lowry Crossing, TX (city, FIPS 44308)
      Location: 33.16792 N, 96.54454 W
      Population (1990): 865 (311 housing units)
      Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   lurker n.   One of the `silent majority' in a electronic forum;
   one who posts occasionally or not at all but is known to read the
   group's postings regularly.   This term is not pejorative and indeed
   is casually used reflexively: "Oh, I'm just lurking."   Often used in
   `the lurkers', the hypothetical audience for the group's
   {flamage}-emitting regulars.   When a lurker speaks up for the first
   time, this is called `delurking'.
  
      The creator of the popular science-fiction TV series "Babylon 5"
   has ties to SF fandom and the hacker culture.   In that series, the
   use of the term `lurker' for a homeless or displaced person is a
   conscious reference to the jargon term.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   lurker
  
      {lurking}
  
  
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