Lie, v. n. 1. Falsify, fib, tell a lie.
2. Recline, lie, couch, lie down, be prostrate, be recumbent.
3. Be placed, be laid.
4. Be, rest, remain.
5. Be situated, be located.
6. Consist.
7. (Law.) Be sustainable.
Lie at one's door, Be chargeable to.
Lie by, 1. Remain near.
2. Rest, intermit labor.
Lie in, Be confined, be in child-bed.
Lie in one's throat, Lie outrageously.
Lie on, Be incumbent on, belong to, lie with.
Lie over, 1. Be deferred, be postponed.
2. Remain unpaid (said of a note).
Lie to, (Naut.) Stop, check headway.
Lie under, Be subject to.
Lie upon, Lie on.
Lie with, 1. Lodge with, sleep with.
2. Belong to, be incumbent on, lie on.
Lief, ad. Willingly, gladly, freely.
Liege, a. Bound by feudal tenure (to service, as a vassal or to protection, as a lord).
Liege, n. Superior, sovereign, liege lord.
Lien, n. Legal claim.
Lieu, n. [Fr.] Place, room, stead.
Life, n. 1. Vitality, the vital spark, the breath of life, the breath of one's nostrils.
2. Time from birth to death.
3. Animated existence.
4. Mode or course of living.
5. Conduct, deportment, behavior.
6. Animation, vigor, spirit, vivacity, briskness, sprightliness, activity.
7. Biography, memoir.
8. Real person, living form.
9. Society, social manners, human affairs, course of things.
Lifeless, a. 1. Dead, defunct, extinct, inanimate.
2. Torpid, sluggish, inert, dull, tame, spiritless, passive.
Lift, v. a. Raise, elevate, lift up.
Lift, n. 1. Lifting, raising.
2. [Colloquial.] Aid, assistance, help.
3. Rise (as of a lock in canals), degree of elevation.
Lift-lock, n. Lock (of a canal).
Ligament, n. Band, ligature.
Ligature, n. Band, bandage, ligament, tie.
Light, n. 1. Medium of vision.
2. Diffusion of luminous rays.
3. Daybreak, sunrise, dawn, daylight.
4. Candle, lamp, taper, light-house, &c.
5. Instruction, knowledge, comprehension, insight.
7. Illustration, explanation, elucidation.
8. Window, pane of glass, &c.
9. Public notice.
10. Aspect, point of view.
Light, a. 1. Buoyant, of little weight, not heavy, not dense.
2. Easy to be borne, not burdensome.
3. Easy to be done, not difficult.
4. Porous, spongy, not clammy (said of bread).
5. Loose, sandy (said of soil).
6. Unincumbered, unburdened, free from impediments, not heavily laden.
7. Slight, trifling, small, inconsiderable, moderate.
8. Gossamery, flimsy, unsubstantial.