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   label
         n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification;
               "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of
               architecture"
         2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;
            "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label
            is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {label},
            {recording label}]
         3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to
            trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
         4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an
            object
         v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students
               were labelled `learning disabled'"
         2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag},
            {label}, {mark}]
         3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
            [syn: {pronounce}, {label}, {judge}]
         4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a
            labeled atom
         5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive
            isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through
            chemical reactions

English Dictionary: lovely	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
labial adj of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops" relating to or near the female labium n a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips Synonym(s): labial consonant, labial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
labile adj (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lapel n lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lapful n the quantity that can be held in the lap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lappula n stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: Hackelia, {genus Hackelia}, Lappula, genus Lappula]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lawful adj conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" Antonym(s): unlawful according to custom or rule or natural law Synonym(s): lawful, rule-governed having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" Synonym(s): true(a), lawful, rightful(a) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" Synonym(s): lawful, legitimate, licit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lawfully adv in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" Synonym(s): legitimately, lawfully, licitly Antonym(s): illegally, illegitimately, illicitly, lawlessly by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" Synonym(s): legally, lawfully, de jure Antonym(s): unlawfully
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
level adj having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams" Synonym(s): flat, level, plane not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss Synonym(s): level, unwavering being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level" oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level" of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" Synonym(s): tied(p), even, level(p) n a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" Synonym(s): degree, grade, level a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" Synonym(s): grade, level, tier a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" Synonym(s): degree, level, stage, point height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level" indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid Synonym(s): level, spirit level a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" Synonym(s): horizontal surface, level an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" Synonym(s): level, layer, stratum a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" Synonym(s): floor, level, storey, story v aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody" tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" Synonym(s): level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down Antonym(s): erect, put up, raise, rear, set up make level or straight; "level the ground" Synonym(s): flush, level, even out, even direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" Synonym(s): charge, level, point talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you" become level or even; "The ground levelled off" Synonym(s): level, level off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liable adj at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" Synonym(s): apt(p), liable(p) subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges" (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" Synonym(s): liable(p), nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
libel n a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks v print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lively adj full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" Antonym(s): dull full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" Synonym(s): lively, racy quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" Synonym(s): alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" Synonym(s): bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history" full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" Synonym(s): full of life, lively, vital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobelia n any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobule n a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loophole n an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lovell n English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) Synonym(s): Lovell, Sir Bernard Lovell, Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lovely adj appealing to the emotions as well as the eye lovable especially in a childlike or naive way Synonym(s): adorable, endearing, lovely n a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model Synonym(s): cover girl, pin-up, lovely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
low blow n unscrupulous abuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowball v make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" Synonym(s): lowball, underestimate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Label \La"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Labeled}or {Labelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Labeling} or {Labelling}.] 1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package. 2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Label \La"bel\, n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. {Lap} of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.] 1. A tassel. [Obs.] --Huloet. Fuller. 2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. 3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. 4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. 5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. 6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. --Knight. 7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in medi[91]val architecture. It always has a [?]quare form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc. 8. In medi[91]val art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Labellum \[d8]La*bel"lum\, n.; pl. L. {Labella}, E. {Labellums}. [L., dim. of labrum lip.] 1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labial \La"bi*al\, n. 1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as {b}, {p}, {w}. 2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labial \La"bi*al\, a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See {Lip}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. 2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. 3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as [oomac] (f[oomac]d), [omac] ([omac]ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and [94], [81] in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 11, 178. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See {Labium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labially \La"bially\, adv. In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labile \La"bile\, a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.] Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lapel \La*pel"\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also {lappel} and {lapelle}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lapel \La*pel"\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also {lappel} and {lapelle}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lapful \Lap"ful\, n.; pl. {Lapfuls}. As much as the lap can contain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lapel \La*pel"\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also {lappel} and {lapelle}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Law-fall \Law"-fall`\, n. Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits. --M. Griffith (1660).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lawful \Law"ful\, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one's right of independent action; majority; -- generally the age of twenty-one years.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: In some of the States, and for some purposes, a woman attains lawful age at eighteen. --Abbott. Syn: Legal; constitutional; allowable; regular; rightful. Usage: {Lawful}, {Legal}. Lawful means conformable to the principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as it is administered in the courts; conformable to juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense. -- {Law"fully}, adv. -- {Law"fulness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan. l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage. Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina, supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs and veins that support the cellular texture. The petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each side of its base, which is called the stipule. The green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings, known as stomata. 2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril. Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves more or less modified and transformed. 3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle. {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges. {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a leafy branch. {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves together in clusters. {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis} and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}. {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the body of an animal. {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family {Psyllid[91]}. {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus {Phyllomedusa}. {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}. {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live hopper}. {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}. {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid. {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin. {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}). {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the leaves of orange trees. {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See {Tortrix}. {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has fallen. {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree. {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down. {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a leaf. {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree. {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge. {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy. {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.] They were both determined to turn over a new leaf. --Richardson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leapful \Leap"ful\, n. [See 1st {Leap}.] A basketful. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leful \Le"ful\ (l[emac]"f[usdot]l), a. See {Leveful}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lepal \Lep"al\ (l[ecr]p"[ait]l), n. [Gr. lepi`s a scale: cf. F. l[82]pale.] (Bot.) A sterile transformed stamen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.] 1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere. 2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this is the apparent level at the given point. 3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea. After draining of the level in Northamptonshire. --Sir M. Hale. Shot from the deadly level of a gun. --Shak. 4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation. Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level. --Addison. Somebody there of his own level. --Swift. Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance wills and prudence may persuade. --Prior. 5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level. When merit shall find its level. --F. W. Robertson. 6. (Mech. & Surv.) (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line. (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two points, by means of a level; as, to take a level. 7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine. {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below). {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is used instead of a tube. {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small spirit level. {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance between high and low water. {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to ascertain the profile of the ground. {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at right angles. {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular box with a glass cover. {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}. {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leveled} (-[ecr]ld) or {Levelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leveling} or {Levelling}.] 1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden. 2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower. And their proud structures level with the ground. --Sandys. He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden. 3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct. Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall, leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow. --Stow. 4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men. 5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children. For all his mind on honor fixed is, To which he levels all his purposes. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), a. 1. Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake. Ample spaces o'er the smooth And level pavement. --Milton. 2. Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level. 3. Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance; -- followed by with, sometimes by to. Young boys and girls Are level now with men; the odds is gone. --Shak. Everything lies level to our wish. --Shak. 4. Straightforward; direct; clear; open. A very plain and level account. --M. Arnold. 5. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.] [bd] A level consideration.[b8] --Shak. 6. (Phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection. --H. Sweet. {Level line} (Shipbuilding), the outline of a section which is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of the keel lengthwise. {Level surface} (Physics), an equipotential surface at right angles at every point to the lines of force.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\, v. i. 1. To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit. [Obs.] With such accommodation and besort As levels with her breeding. --Shak. 2. To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object. The foeman may with as great aim level at the edge of a penknife. --Shak. The glory of God and the good of his church . . . ought to be the mark whereat we also level. --Hooker. She leveled at our purposes. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Levelly \Lev"el*ly\, adv. In an even or level manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liable \Li"able\ (l[imac]"[adot]b'l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. 2. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident. Syn: Accountable; responsible; answerable; bound; subject; obnoxious; exposed. Usage: {Liable}, {Subject}. Liable refers to a future possible or probable happening which may not actually occur; as, horses are liable to slip; even the sagacious are liable to make mistakes. Subject refers to any actual state or condition belonging to the nature or circumstances of the person or thing spoken of, or to that which often befalls one. One whose father was subject to attacks of the gout is himself liable to have that disease. Men are constantly subject to the law, but liable to suffer by its infraction. Proudly secure, yet liable to fall. --Milton. All human things are subject to decay. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Libel \Li"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Libeled} (-b[ecr]ld) or {Libelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Libeling} or {Libelling}.] 1. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon. Some wicked wits have libeled all the fair. --Pope. 2. (Law) To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Libel \Li"bel\ (l[imac]"b[ecr]l), n. [L. libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to write upon, and hence, a book or treatise: cf. F. libelle.] 1. A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer. A libel of forsaking [divorcement]. --Wyclif (Matt. v. 31). 2. Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. 3. (Law) A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law. Note: The term, in a more extended sense, includes the publication of such writings, pictures, and the like, as are of a blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or obscene character. These also are indictable at common law. 4. (Law) The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication. 5. (Civil Law & Courts of Admiralty) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Libel \Li"bel\ (l[imac]"b[ecr]l), v. i. To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against. [Obs.] What's this but libeling against the senate? --Shak. [He] libels now 'gainst each great man. --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Libellee \Li`bel*lee"\, n. (Law) (a) The party against whom a libel has been filed; -- corresponding to defendant in a common law action. (b) The defendant in an action of libel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lifely \Life"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Lively}, a.] In a lifelike manner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lipyl \Lip"yl\ (l[icr]p"[icr]l), n. [Gr. li`pos fat + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical of glycerin. [Obs.] --Berzelius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lively \Live"ly\, adv. 1. In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously. --Hayward. 2. With strong resemblance of life. [Obs.] Thou counterfeitest most lively. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lively \Live"ly\, a. [Compar. {Livelier}; superl. {Liveliest}.] [For lifely. Cf. {Lifelike}.] 1. Endowed with or manifesting life; living. Chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves. --Holland. 2. Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth. But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste, With youthful steps ? Much livelier than erewhile He seems. --Milton. 3. Gay; airy; animated; spirited. From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope. 4. Representing life; lifelike. [Obs.] I spied the lively picture of my father. --Massinger. 5. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous. The colors of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies. --Sir I. Newton. His faith must be not only living, but lively too. --South. {Lively stones} (Script.), saints, as being quickened by the Spirit, and active in holiness. Syn: Brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert; sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong; energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay; jocund.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobelia \Lobe"lia\ (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. {Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. {L. cardinalis} is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobule \Lob"ule\, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.] A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loobily \Loo"bi*ly\, a. [From {Looby}.] Loobylike; awkward. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loobily \Loo"bi*ly\, adv. Awkwardly. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loophole \Loop"hole`\, n. 1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy. 2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lovely \Love"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lovelier}; superl. {Loveliest}.] [AS. luflic.] 1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. [bd]Lovely to look on.[b8] --Piers Plowman. Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. --Robert of Brunne. If I had such a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers. --Shak. 2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship. A most lovely gentlemanlike man. --Shak. 3. Loving; tender. [Obs.] [bd]A lovely kiss.[b8] --Shak. Many a lovely look on them he cast. --Chaucer. 4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody. Indeed these fields Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns. --Tennyson. Syn: Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting; lovable; amiable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lovely \Love"ly\, adv. In a manner to please, or to excite love. [Obs. or R.] --Tyndale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lowbell \Low"bell`\, v. t. To frighten, as with a lowbell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lowbell \Low"bell`\, n. [Low a flame + bell.] 1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net. The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep. --King. 2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep. A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck. --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side. {Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put the helm to the lee side.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Belle, FL (city, FIPS 37225) Location: 26.75717 N, 81.43804 W Population (1990): 2703 (1157 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) La Belle, MO (city, FIPS 39512) Location: 40.11643 N, 91.91385 W Population (1990): 655 (330 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63447 La Belle, PA Zip code(s): 15450
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Playa, PR (comunidad, FIPS 42068) Location: 18.28945 N, 67.18735 W Population (1990): 2165 (728 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Vale, MD (CDP, FIPS 46075) Location: 39.66340 N, 78.81861 W Population (1990): 4694 (1979 housing units) Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Valle, WI (village, FIPS 42825) Location: 43.58272 N, 90.13062 W Population (1990): 446 (180 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53941
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Villa, TX (city, FIPS 41788) Location: 26.29728 N, 97.92666 W Population (1990): 1388 (351 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Labelle, FL Zip code(s): 33935
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lapel, IN (town, FIPS 42228) Location: 40.06885 N, 85.84755 W Population (1990): 1742 (712 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46051
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lovell, ME Zip code(s): 04051 Lovell, WY (town, FIPS 47950) Location: 44.83683 N, 108.39151 W Population (1990): 2131 (975 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82431
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lovely, KY Zip code(s): 41231
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lovilia, IA (city, FIPS 46830) Location: 41.13544 N, 92.90794 W Population (1990): 551 (251 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50150
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lowville, NY (village, FIPS 43720) Location: 43.78578 N, 75.48973 W Population (1990): 3632 (1571 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LBL Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LIPL Linear IPL. A linearised (i.e. horizontal format) version of IPL-V. [Sammet 1969, p. 394]. [R. Dupchak, "LIPL - Linear Information Processing Language", Rand Memo RM-4320-PR, Feb 1965]. (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LPL List Programming Language. LISP-like language with ALGOL-like syntax, for IBM 360. "LPL - LISP Programming Language", F.W. Blair et al, RC 3062, IBM TJWRC, Sep 1970.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lvalue A reference to a location, an expression which can appear as the destination of an {assignment} operator indicating where a value should be stored. For example, a variable or an array element are lvalues but the constant 42 and the expression i+1 are not. A constant string may or may not be an lvalue (it usually is in {C}). (1995-04-28)