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Laconian
n 1: a resident of Laconia

English Dictionary: loosening	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leccinum n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: Leccinum, genus Leccinum]
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Leccinum fibrillosum n an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base
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Leguminosae n a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Synonym(s): Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leguminous adj relating to or consisting of legumes
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leguminous plant n an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae Synonym(s): legume, leguminous plant
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Leishmania n flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis [syn: Leishmania, genus Leishmania]
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leishmaniasis n sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies Synonym(s): leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leishmaniasis americana n a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa Synonym(s): mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leishmaniosis n sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies Synonym(s): leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lessening n a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" Synonym(s): decrease, lessening, drop-off Antonym(s): increase
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liegeman n a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord Synonym(s): vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory
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ligament n a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs any connection or unifying bond
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ligamentum teres uteri n ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora Synonym(s): round ligament of the uterus, ligamentum teres uteri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lignin n a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
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lignum n woody tissue
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lignum vitae n hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum Synonym(s): lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin Synonym(s): lignum vitae, Guaiacum officinale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
like-minded adj of the same turn of mind
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likening n the act of comparing similarities
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Liquaemin n a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery Synonym(s): heparin, Lipo- Hepin, Liquaemin
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lissomeness n the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple Synonym(s): lissomeness, litheness, suppleness
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lockman n a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn: lockmaster, lockman, lockkeeper]
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logomania n pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking Synonym(s): logorrhea, logomania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loose woman n a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loosening n an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" Synonym(s): relaxation, loosening, slackening the act of making something less tight Synonym(s): loosening, laxation Antonym(s): tightening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Louisianan n a native or resident of Louisiana [syn: Louisianan, Louisianian]
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Louisianian n a native or resident of Louisiana [syn: Louisianan, Louisianian]
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Luscinia megarhynchos n European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song Synonym(s): nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
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lysine intolerance n a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lysinemia n an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laceman \Lace"man\, n.; pl. {Lacemen}. A man who deals in lace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laceman \Lace"man\, n.; pl. {Lacemen}. A man who deals in lace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laconian \Laco"nian\, a. Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece; Spartan. -- n. An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagenian \Lage"nian\, a. [See {Lagena}.] (Zo[94]l.) Like, or pertaining to, {Lagena}, a genus of Foraminifera having a straight, chambered shell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lawsonia \Lawso"nia\, n. (Bot.) An Asiatic and North African shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called {Egyptian privet}, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica mignonette}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alcanna \[d8]Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe[?]a, fr. Ar. al-hinn[be]. See {Henna}, and cf. {Alkanet}.] (Bot.) An oriental shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}) from which henna is obtained.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Henna \Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[be] alcanna ({Lawsonia inermis [or] alba}). Cf. {Alcanna}, {Alkanet}, {Orchanet}.] 1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus {Lawsonia} ({L. alba}). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coffee \Cof"fee\ (?; 115), n. [Turk. qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf. {Caf[82]}.] 1. The [bd]beans[b8] or [bd]berries[b8] (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus {Coffea}, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America. 2. The coffee tree. Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as, {Coffea Arabica}, {C. occidentalis}, and {C. Liberica}. The white, fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing two pyrenes, commercially called [bd]beans[b8] or [bd]berries[b8]. 3. The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry. They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . . This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and helpeth digestion. --Bacon. Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in Oxford and London. {Coffee bug} (Zo[94]l.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium coff[91]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree. {Coffee rat} (Zo[94]l.) See {Musang}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bark louse \Bark" louse`\ (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the family {Coccid[91]}, which infests the bark of trees and vines. Note: The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is {Pulvinaria innumerabilis}; that of the pear is {Lecanium pyri}. See {Orange scale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lecanomancy \Lecan"oman`cy\, n. [Gr. [?] bowl or basin + -mancy.] divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legement \Lege"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legement \Lege"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Legumen \[d8]Legu"men\ (l[esl]g[umac]"m[ecr]n), n.; pl. L. {Legumina} (-m[icr]*n[adot]), E. {Legumens} (-m[ecr]nz). [L.] Same as {Legume}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legumin \Le*gu"min\ (-m[icr]n), n. [Cf. F. l[82]gumine.] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain-bearing plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Legumen \[d8]Legu"men\ (l[esl]g[umac]"m[ecr]n), n.; pl. L. {Legumina} (-m[icr]*n[adot]), E. {Legumens} (-m[ecr]nz). [L.] Same as {Legume}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leguminous \Legu"minous\ (-m[icr]*n[ucr]s), a. [Cf. F. l[82]gumineux.] 1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. 2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants ({Leguminos[91]}), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lessen \Less"en\ (l[ecr]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.] To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury. Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesson \Les"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessoned} (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessoning}.] To teach; to instruct. --Shak. To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is {Leucania unipuncta}. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly ({Sciara}), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton worm}, under {Cotton}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leucomaine \Leuco"maine\ (l[usl]k[omac]"m[adot][icr]n [or] -[emac]n), n. [Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine.] (Physiol. Chem.) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a {ptomaine} or cadaveric poison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lichenin \Li"chenin\ (l[imac]"k[ecr]n[icr]n), n. (Chem.) A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liegeman \Liege"man\ (-m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Liegemen} (-m[eit]n). Same as {Liege}, n., 2. --Chaucer. Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liegeman \Liege"man\ (-m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Liegemen} (-m[eit]n). Same as {Liege}, n., 2. --Chaucer. Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligament \Lig"ament\ (l[icr]g"[adot]m[eit]nt), n. [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind: cf. F. ligament. Cf. {Lien}, n., {Ligature}.] 1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. --Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. --Washington. 2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligamental \Lig`amen"tal\ (-m[ecr]n"t[ait]l), Ligamentous \Lig`amen"tous\ (-t[ucr]s), a. [Cf. F. ligamenteux.] Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligamental \Lig`amen"tal\ (-m[ecr]n"t[ait]l), Ligamentous \Lig`amen"tous\ (-t[ucr]s), a. [Cf. F. ligamenteux.] Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligement \Lige"ment\ (l[icr]j"m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligement \Lige"ment\ (l[icr]j"m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lignin \Lig"nin\ (l[icr]g"n[icr]n), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignine.] (Bot.) A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents. Note: Recent authors have distinguished four forms of this substance, naming them lignose, lignin, lignone, and lignireose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lignone \Lig"none`\ (l[icr]g"n[omac]n`), n. (Bot.) See {Lignin}.
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Like-minded \Like"-mind`ed\ (-m[imac]nd`[ecr]d), a. Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind. --Tillotson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liken \Lik"en\ (l[imac]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Likened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Likening}.] [OE. liknen. See {Like}, a.] 1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage. Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. --Matt. vii. 24. 2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] --Brougham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[icr]s"s[ucr]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. --Tennyson. 2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.
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Lockman \Lock"man\, n. A public executioner. [Scot.]
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Logman \Log"man\, n.; pl. {Logmen}. A man who carries logs. --Shak.
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Logman \Log"man\, n.; pl. {Logmen}. A man who carries logs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loosen \Loos"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. --Bacon. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. --Dryden. 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[82]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. [?] a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; [?] honey + [?] apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. {Marmalade tree} (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree ({Lucuma mammosa}) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor.
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