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   latchkey
         n 1: key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an
               outside door

English Dictionary: Litchi chinensis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latchkey child
n
  1. a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latchstring
n
  1. opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Litchi chinensis
n
  1. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
    Synonym(s): litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lithiasis
n
  1. the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
litigious
adj
  1. of or relating to litigation
  2. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
    Synonym(s): contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
litigiousness
n
  1. a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ludi Saeculares
n
  1. the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era
    Synonym(s): Ludi Saeculares, secular games
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein
n
  1. British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
    Synonym(s): Wittgenstein, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lady's cushion \La"dy's cush"ion\, (Bot.)
      An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift ({Armeria
      vulgaris}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Latchkey \Latch"key`\, n.
      A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp.
      a night latch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Latchstring \Latch"string`\, n.
      A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside.
      It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above
      it in the door.
  
      {To find the latchstring out}, to meet with hospitality; to
            be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the
            latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laticostate \Lat`i*cos"tate\, a. [L. latus broad + E. costate.]
      Broad-ribbed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte
      lath. See {Latten}, 1st {Lath}.]
      1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin
            strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a
            window; -- called also {latticework}.
  
                     The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and
                     cried through the lattice.                  --Judg. v. 28.
  
      2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used
            as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
  
      {Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or
            latticework trusses.
  
      {Lattice girder} (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists
            of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of
            latticework.
  
      {Lattice plant} (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar
            ({Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices
            between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble
            latticework. A second species is {O. Berneriana}. The
            genus is merged in {Aponogeton} by recent authors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From {Gird} to encircle.]
      1. One who, or that which, girds.
  
      2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam
            to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor
            beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member
            discharging the same office, technically called a compound
            girder. See Illusts. of {Frame}, and {Doubleframed floor},
            under {Double}.
  
      {Bowstring girder}, {Box girder}, etc. See under {Bowstring},
            {Box}, etc.
  
      {Girder bridge}. See under {Bridge}.
  
      {Lattice girder}, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars
            united by diagonal crossing bars.
  
      {Half-lattice girder}, a girder consisting of horizontal
            upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal
            bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to
            divide the space between the bars into a series of
            triangles. --Knight.
  
      {Sandwich girder}, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden
            beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped
            together by iron bolts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.)
      A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a
      single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi})
      which bears the litchi nut.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithagogue \Lith"a*gogue\, n. [Gr. li`qos stone + [?] leading.]
      (Med.)
      A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of
      expelling calculous matter with the urine. --Hooper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithic \Lith"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] of or belonging to stones, fr.
      li`qos stone: cf. F. lithique.]
      1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
  
      2. (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid
            concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the
            body; as, lithic diathesis.
  
      {LIthic acid} (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See {Uric acid},
            under {Uric}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uric \U"ric\, a. [Gr. [?] urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.]
      (Physiol. Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric
      acid.
  
      {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in
            the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of
            urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine
            of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of
            it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is
            likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or
            as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the
            so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid
            is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in
            the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always
            crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon,
            hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, {C5H4N4O3}, and by
            decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be
            made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll.
            It was formerly called also {lithic acid}, in allusion to
            its occurrence in stone, or calculus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithic \Lith"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] of or belonging to stones, fr.
      li`qos stone: cf. F. lithique.]
      1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
  
      2. (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid
            concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the
            body; as, lithic diathesis.
  
      {LIthic acid} (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See {Uric acid},
            under {Uric}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uric \U"ric\, a. [Gr. [?] urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.]
      (Physiol. Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric
      acid.
  
      {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in
            the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of
            urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine
            of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of
            it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is
            likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or
            as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the
            so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid
            is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in
            the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always
            crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon,
            hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, {C5H4N4O3}, and by
            decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be
            made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll.
            It was formerly called also {lithic acid}, in allusion to
            its occurrence in stone, or calculus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithocyst \Lith"o*cyst\ (l[icr]th"[osl]*s[icr]st), n. [Litho- +
      cyst.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths).
      They are found in many Medus[91], and other invertebrates,
      and are supposed to be auditory organs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Litigious \Li*ti"gious\, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium
      dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See
      {Litigation}.]
      1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of
            contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of
            litigation. [bd] A pettifogging attorney or a litigious
            client.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
                     Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still
                     Litigious men, who guarrels move.      --Donne.
  
      2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible;
            debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak.
  
                     No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,
                     Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. --Dryden.
  
      3. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
  
                     Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Litigiously \Li*ti"gious*ly\, adv.
      In a litigious manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Litigiousness \Li*ti"gious*ness\, n.
      The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or
      carry on lawsuits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lloyd's \Lloyd's\, n.
      1. An association of underwriters and others in London, for
            the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the
            insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of
            vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds
            connected with shipping.
  
      2. A part of the Royal Exchange, in London, appropriated to
            the use of underwriters and insurance brokers; -- called
            also {Lloyd's Rooms}.
  
      Note: The name is derived from Lloyd's Coffee House, in
               Lombard Street, where there were formerly rooms for the
               same purpose. The name Lloyd or Lloyd's has been taken
               by several associations, in different parts of Europe,
               established for purposes similar to those of the
               original association.
  
      {Lloyd's agents}, persons employed in various parts of the
            world, by the association called Lloyd's, to serve its
            interests.
  
      {Lloyd's list}, a publication of the latest news respecting
            shipping matters, with lists of vessels, etc., made under
            the direction of Lloyd's. --Brande & C.
  
      {Lloyd's register}, a register of vessels rated according to
            their quality, published yearly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lodge \Lodge\, n. [OE. loge, logge, F. loge, LL. laubia porch,
      gallery, fr. OHG. louba, G. laube, arbor, bower, fr. lab
      foliage. See {Leaf}, and cf. {Lobby}, {Loggia}.]
      1. A shelter in which one may rest; as:
            (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.
                  --Chaucer.
  
                           Their lodges and their tentis up they gan bigge
                           [to build].                                 --Robert of
                                                                              Brunne.
  
                           O for a lodge in some vast wilderness! --Cowper.
            (b) A small dwelling house, as for a gamekeeper or
                  gatekeeper of an estate. --Shak.
            (c) A den or cave.
            (d) The meeting room of an association; hence, the
                  regularly constituted body of members which meets
                  there; as, a masonic lodge.
            (c) The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.
  
      2. (Mining) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft,
            widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited
            for hoisting; -- called also {platt}. --Raymond.
  
      3. A collection of objects lodged together.
  
                     The Maldives, a famous lodge of islands. --De Foe.
  
      4. A family of North American Indians, or the persons who
            usually occupy an Indian lodge, -- as a unit of
            enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons; as, the
            tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of
            about a thousand individuals.
  
      {Lodge gate}, a park gate, or entrance gate, near the lodge.
            See {Lodge}, n., 1
            (b) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea cocoa \Sea" co"coa\ (Bot.)
      A magnificent palm ({Lodoicea Sechellarum}) found only in the
      Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It
      was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was
      known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lodge Grass, MT (town, FIPS 44275)
      Location: 45.31440 N, 107.36659 W
      Population (1990): 517 (176 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59050
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