As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife"s voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there"s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Heck," said Herman, "It"s not just one car. It"s hundreds of them!"
and a promise n. Colloq. Hasty performance of a task, esp. Washing oneself.
- —v. - pass the tongue over.
- bring into a specified condition by licking (licked it all up; licked it clean).
- (of a flame etc.) Play lightly over.
- colloq. Defeat.
- colloq. Thrash. —n. - act of licking with the tongue.
- colloq. Fast pace (at a lick).
- smart blow. lick a person's boots be servile. Lick into shape make presentable or efficient. Lick one's lips (or chops) look forward with relish. Lick one's wounds be in retirement regaining strength etc. After defeat. [old english]
LIDO
n. (pl. -s) public open-air swimming-pool or bathing-beach. [lido, name of a beach near venice]
LIED
n. (pl. Lieder) german song, esp. Of the romantic period. [german]
LIEN
n. Law right to hold another's property until a debt on it is paid. [latin ligo bind]
LIEU
n. in lieu 1 instead.
- (foll. By of) in the place of. [latin locus place]
LIFE
assurance n. = *life insurance.
- cycle n. Series of changes in the life of an organism, including reproduction.
- guards n.pl. Regiment of the royal household cavalry.
- insurance n. Insurance for a sum to be paid after a set period or on the death of the insured person if earlier.
- n. (pl. Lives) 1 capacity for growth, functional activity, and continual change until death.
- living things and their activity (insect life; is there life on mars?).
- a period during which life lasts, or the period from birth to the present time or from the present time to death (have done it all my life; will regret it all my life). B duration of a thing's existence or ability to function.
- a person's state of existence as a living individual (sacrificed their lives). B living person (many lives were lost).
- a individual's actions or fortunes; manner of existence (start a new life). B particular aspect of this (private life).
- business and pleasures of the world (in paris you really see life).
- energy, liveliness (full of life).
- biography.
- colloq. = *life sentence. for dear (or one's) life as if or in order to escape death. For life for the rest of one's life. Not on your life colloq. Most certainly not. [old english]
- peer n. Peer whose title lapses on death.
- sciences n.pl. Biology and related subjects.
- sentence n. Sentence of imprisonment for an indefinite period.
LIFT
—v. - (often foll. By up, off, out, etc.) Raise or remove to a higher position.
- go up; be raised; yield to an upward force.
- give an upward direction to (the eyes or face).
- elevate to a higher plane of thought or feeling.
- (of fog etc.) Rise, disperse.
- remove (a barrier or restriction).
- transport (supplies, troops, etc.) By air.
- colloq. A steal. B plagiarize (a passage of writing etc.).
- dig up (esp. Potatoes etc.). —n. - lifting or being lifted.
- ride in another person's vehicle (gave them a lift).
LIKE
comb. Form forming adjectives from nouns, meaning ‘similar to, characteristic of’ (doglike; shell-like; tortoise-like).
- —adj. (more like, most like) 1 a having some or all of the qualities of another, each other, or an original. B resembling in some way, such as (good writers like dickens).
- characteristic of (not like them to be late).
- in a suitable state or mood for (felt like working; felt like a cup of tea). —prep. In the manner of; to the same degree as (drink like a fish; acted like an idiot). —adv. - slang so to speak (did a quick getaway, like).
- colloq. Likely, probably (as like as not). —conj. Colloq. - as (cannot do it like you do).
- as if (ate like they were starving). —n. - counterpart; equal; similar person or thing.
- (prec. By the) thing or things of the same kind (will never do the like again). and the like and similar things. Like anything colloq. Very much, vigorously. The likes of colloq. A person such as. More like it colloq. Nearer what is required. What is he (or it etc.) Like? What sort of person is he (or thing is it etc.)? [old english]
- —v. (-king) 1 find agreeable or enjoyable.
- a choose to have; prefer (like my tea weak). B wish for or be inclined to (would like a nap; should like to come). —n. (in pl.) Things one likes or prefers. [old english]
- —v. (-king) 1 find agreeable or enjoyable.
- a choose to have; prefer (like my tea weak). B wish for or be inclined to (would like a nap; should like to come). —n. (in pl.) Things one likes or prefers. [old english]
LILO
n. (also li-lo propr.) (pl. -s) type of inflatable mattress. [from lie low]
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