There once was a very rich man who wanted to take his wealth with him when he died. He prayed and prayed until the Lord gave in, but on one condition – he could only take one suitcase of his wealth.
The rich man began to worry, "What kind of currency should I take – the dollar, the pound, the euro, the yen?" He finally decided to turn everything into gold bullion.
The day came when God called him home. St. Peter told him that he couldn’t bring in his suitcase with him. The man explained that he had an agreement with God.
"That’s unusual," St. Peter said. "Mind if I take a look?"
The man opened his suitcase to reveal the shining gold bullion.
"Why in heaven would you bring pavement?" St. Peter exclaimed
n. - linen or cotton with a raised nap on one side, used for dressing wounds.
- fluff. [perhaps from french linette from lin flax]
LION
n. - (fem. Lioness) large tawny flesh-eating wild cat of africa and s. Asia.
- (the lion) zodiacal sign or constellation leo.
- brave or celebrated person. [latin leo]
LIRA
n. (pl. Lire pronunc. Same or) 1 chief monetary unit of italy.
- chief monetary unit of turkey. [latin libra pound]
LISP
—n. Speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this. —v. Speak or utter with a lisp. [old english]
LIST
price n. Price of something as shown in a published list.
- —n. - number of items, names, etc., written or printed together as a record or aid to memory.
- (in pl.) A palisades enclosing an area for a tournament. B scene of a contest. —v. - make a list of.
- enter in a list.
- (as listed adj.) A (of securities) approved for dealings on the stock exchange. B (of a building) of historical importance and officially protected. enter the lists issue or accept a challenge. [old english]
- —v. (of a ship etc.) Lean over to one side. —n. Process or instance of listing. [origin unknown]
LIVE
wire n. Spirited person.
- v. (-ving) 1 have life; be or remain alive.
- have one's home (lives up the road).
- (foll. By on) subsist or feed (lives on fruit).
- (foll. By on, off) depend for subsistence (lives off the state; lives on a pension).
- (foll. By on, by) sustain one's position (live on their reputation; lives by his wits).
- a spend or pass (lived a full life). B express in one's life (lives his faith).
- conduct oneself, arrange one's habits, etc., in a specified way (live quietly).
- (often foll. By on) (of a person or thing) survive; remain (memory lived on).
- enjoy life to the full (not really living). live and let live condone others' failings so as to be similarly tolerated. Live down cause (past guilt, a scandal, etc.) To be forgotten by blameless conduct thereafter. Live for regard as one's life's purpose (lives for her music). Live in (or out) reside on (or off) the premises of one's work. Live it up colloq. Live gaily and extravagantly. Live a lie keep up a pretence. Live together (esp. Of a couple not married to each other) share a home and have a sexual relationship. Live up to fulfil. Live with 1 share a home with.
- tolerate. [old english]
- —adj. - (attrib.) That is alive; living.
- (of a broadcast, performance, etc.) Heard or seen at the time of its performance or with an audience present.
- of current interest or importance (a live issue).
- glowing, burning (live coals).
- (of a match, bomb, etc.) Not yet kindled or exploded.
- (of a wire etc.) Charged with or carrying electricity. —adv. - in order to make a live broadcast (going live now to the house of commons).
- as a live performance etc. (show went out live). [from *alive]
LOAD
line n. = *plimsoll line.
- —n. - a what is carried or to be carried. B amount usu. Or actually carried (often in comb.: lorry-load of bricks).
- burden or commitment of work, responsibility, care, etc.
- colloq. A (in pl.; often foll. By of) plenty, a lot (loads of money, people). B (a load of) a quantity (a load of nonsense).
- amount of power carried by an electric circuit or supplied by a generating station. —v. - a put a load on or aboard. B place (a load) aboard a ship, on a vehicle, etc.
- (often foll. By up) (of a vehicle or person) take a load aboard.
- (often foll. By with) burden, strain (loaded with food).
- (also load up) (foll. By with) overburden, overwhelm (loaded us with work, with abuse).
- a put ammunition in (a gun), film in (a camera), a cassette in (a tape recorder), a program in (a computer), etc. B put (a film, cassette, etc.) Into a device.
- give a bias to. get a load of slang take note of. [old english, = way]
LOAF
n. (pl. Loaves) 1 unit of baked bread, usu. Of a standard size or shape.
- other food made in the shape of a loaf and cooked.
- slang head as the seat of common sense. [old english]
- v. (often foll. By about, around) spend time idly; hang about. [back-formation from *loafer]
LOAM
n. Rich soil of clay, sand, and humus. loamy adj. [old english]
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