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   law of effect
         n 1: (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by
               their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends
               to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad
               consequences is not repeated

English Dictionary: leave office by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leafy vegetable
n
  1. any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
    Synonym(s): greens, green, leafy vegetable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leave office
v
  1. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
    Synonym(s): leave office, quit, step down, resign
    Antonym(s): take office
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life office
n
  1. life assurance office
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life vest
n
  1. life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
    Synonym(s): life jacket, life vest, cork jacket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lobipes
n
  1. a genus of Phalaropidae
    Synonym(s): Lobipes, genus Lobipes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lobipes lobatus
n
  1. breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
    Synonym(s): northern phalarope, Lobipes lobatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
love feast
n
  1. a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants
  2. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
    Synonym(s): agape, love feast
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Labefaction \Lab`e*fac"tion\, n. [See {Labefy}.]
      The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being
      weakened; decay; ruin.
  
               There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as
               may be injurious to morality.                  --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burdock \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)
      A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small
      burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or
      wool of animals.
  
      Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state
            that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of
            the whole body. --Dunglison.
  
      {Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under
            microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.
  
      {Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the
            living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.
           
  
      {Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}.
  
      {Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}.
  
      {Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying
            load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a
            bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.
  
      {Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}),
            growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and
            highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the {Q.
            chrysolepis} and some other species are also called live
            oaks.
  
      {Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which
            a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels
            around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.
  
      {Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any
            purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}.
  
      {Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept
            on a farm. whole body.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.
      lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be
      lustful. See {Lief}.]
      1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
            delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or
            devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
            of brothers and sisters.
  
                     Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest
                     sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
            affection for, one of the opposite sex.
  
                     He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of
                     cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.
  
      3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
            to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
  
                     Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,
                     Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.
  
      4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
            desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often
            with of and an object.
  
                     Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.
  
                     Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.
  
                     The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
                                                                              --Fenton.
  
      5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
  
                     Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.
  
      6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
            address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.
  
      7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
  
                     Such was his form as painters, when they show Their
                     utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.
  
                     Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.
  
      9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).
  
      10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
            counting score at tennis, etc.
  
                     He won the match by three sets to love. --The
                                                                              Field.
  
      Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
               most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
               love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
               love-taught, etc.
  
      {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard
            for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
            without expectation of reward.
  
      {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
            of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See
            {Free love}.
  
      {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.
  
      {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
            the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.
  
      {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.
  
      {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,
            short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
            {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from
            Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
            celebrated for the affection which they show for their
            mates.
  
      {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between
            lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.
  
      {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.
  
      {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.
  
      {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
            adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
            --Chaucer.
  
      {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.
  
      {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.
  
      {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
            religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,
            in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.
  
      {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.
  
      {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
            person or party does not score a point.
  
      {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
            {Eragrostis}.
  
      {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)
            (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})
                  having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
                  bracts.
            (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has
                  similar bracts.
  
      {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
  
                     A little western flower, Before milk-white, now
                     purple with love's wound; And maidens call it
                     love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.
  
      {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
            --Shak.
  
      {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
            being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
            affection. --Milman.
  
      {Love lass}, a sweetheart.
  
      {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth
            ({Amarantus melancholicus}).
  
      {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.
  
      {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
            or venereal desire.
  
      {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope
  
      {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
            stage.
  
      {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.
            [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come
            back again.[b8] --Holinshed.
  
      {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.
  
      {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If
            you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without
            stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.
  
      Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
               delight.
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