lap of the gods
         n 1: beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing
               more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now"

English Dictionary: live up to	by the DICT Development Group
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lifeboat n a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
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live body n the body of a living animal or person
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live up to v meet the requirements or expectations of [syn: satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to] Antonym(s): fall short of
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lobe of the lung n any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
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love bite n a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover Synonym(s): hickey, love bite
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love-potion n a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Synonym(s): philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre
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Lubavitch n a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study Synonym(s): Lubavitch, Lubavitch movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad
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Lubavitch movement n a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study Synonym(s): Lubavitch, Lubavitch movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad
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Lubavitcher n a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lay \Lay\, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. [?] of or from the people,       lay, from [?], [?], people. Cf. {Laic}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the             clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.          2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.[Obs.]          3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular             profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding             the nature of a disease.          {Lay baptism} (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.             --F. G. Lee.          {Lay brother} (R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of             monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders.          {Lay clerk} (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the             congregation, etc., in the church service. --Hook.          {Lay days} (Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking             in and discharging cargo. --McElrath.          {Lay elder}. See 2d {Elder}, 3, note.
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Lifeboat \Life"boat`\ (-b[omac]t`), n.       A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the       lives of shipwrecked people.
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{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]:
Lobe \Lobe\, n. [F. lobe, Gr. [?].]       Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat       rounded form; as:       (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.             --Gray.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of             certain birds, as the coot.       (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the             liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of {Brain}.       (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a             non-circular gear wheel.          {Lobe of the ear}, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the             human ear terminates below. See. Illust. of {Ear}.
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Lobefoot \Lobe"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A bird having lobate toes; esp., a phalarope.
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Lobe-footed \Lobe"-foot`ed\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Lobiped.
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Lobiped \Lo"bi*ped\, a. [Lobe + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having lobate toes, as a coot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phylactol91ma \[d8]Phy*lac`to*l[91]"ma\, d8Phylactol91mata    \[d8]Phy*lac`to*l[91]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to guard       + [?] the gullet.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are       arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is       covered by an epistome. Called also {Lophopoda}, and       {hippocrepians}.
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.
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.