Index of English words, starting with "li"

(1) - Liqueur (n.) An aromatic alcoholic cordial.

(1) - Liquid (n.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.
(2) - Liquid (n.) A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform.
(3) - Liquid (a.) Clear; definite in terms or amount.
(4) - Liquid (a.) Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.
(5) - Liquid (a.) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.
(6) - Liquid (a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
(7) - Liquid (a.) Being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.
(8) - Liquid (a.) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

(1) - Liquidambar (n.) The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax.
(2) - Liquidambar (n.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. Liquidambar styraciflua is the North American sweet qum, and L. Orientalis is found in Asia Minor.

(1) - Liquidate (v. t.) To make liquid.
(2) - Liquidate (v. t.) To make clear and intelligible.
(3) - Liquidate (v. t.) To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.
(4) - Liquidate (v. t.) In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness).
(5) - Liquidate (v. t.) To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.