Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z licitation auction licitly In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law. licitness The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness. Licius Synonym of Liezi. lick To stroke with the tongue. lickability The degree in which something is lickable. lickable Capable of, or suitable for, being licked. lickably In a lickable manner. lickdish A gourmand; a glutton. licked Having been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue. lickedy Fast, nimble, spry. licker Someone or something that licks. lickerish Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. lickerishly In a lickerish manner. lickerishness Quality of being lickerish. lickerous lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful. lickerousness Fondness for good fare; keen appetite or gluttonous desire. lickery Marked by licking, often involving copious amounts of saliva; sloppy; (by extension) salacious lickety At full speed, fast. Lickey A village in Lickey and Blackwell parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9975). Lickfold A small village in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9225). licking The act by which something is licked. lickometer A device that detects and records contact between a caged animal and the spout of its water bottle lickometered Equipped with a lickometer Lickorish A surname. lickpenny Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive. lickport An opening (typically in a cage) through which a test animal may lick water or other drink lickpot The forefinger. licksome Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat lickspit Synonym of lickspittle. lickspittle A fawning toady; a base sycophant. Lickteig A surname. licky Prone to licking. licochalcone Any of a group of chalconoids, present in the roots of Glycyrrhiza, that show antimalarial properties licofelone The analgesic and antiinflammatory drug [6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-5-yl]acetic acid Licola A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Licon A surname. Licona A surname. Licopid An immunomodulatory drug used in some Eurasian and Slavic countries for the treatment of immunodeficiency and other inflammatory conditions. licorice A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. licoricey Resembling or characteristic of licorice. licorne A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. licostinel A neuroprotective drug. lictor An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals. lictorial Of or pertaining to a lictor. lictorian Synonym of lictorial. licuado A Latin American handmade blended beverage similar to a smoothie, made with milk, fruit, and usually ice. licuala A palm tree native to Australia, Vanuatu, and Malaysia, with large, pleated, fan-like, almost circular leaves Licuma A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Licup A barangay of Samal, Davao del Norte, Philippines. licuraside The chalcone apioside (E)-1-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxyphenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one Licurici A village and commune of Gorj County, Romania. lid The top or cover of a container. Lida A female given name. lidamidine An antidiarrheal drug. lidamycin An enediyne antitumor antibiotic lidanserin A drug which acts as a combined 5-HT2A and α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, developed as an antihypertensive agent but never marketed. lidar The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere. Lidcombe A suburb of Sydney in Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Liddaton A scattered hamlet in Brentor parish, West Devon district, Devon, England, consisting of West Liddaton, Liddaton Green and East Liddaton (OS grid ref SX4682). lidded Having a cover like a lid. Liddel A habitational surname. Liddell A surname. lidden A noise or din. lidder A worker on an assembly line responsible for putting on lids. lidderon One who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling. Liddesdale The valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire. Liddiard A surname. Liddick A surname. liddicoatite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. lidding The materials used to cover and close a container. liddle A habitational surname. Liddy A pet form of the female given name Lydia. Lide March (third month of the Gregorian calendar) Lidepla short version of Lingwa de Planeta lidflower Any of various flowering plants of the genus Myrcia. lidful Enough to fill the lid of a container. Lidgett A surname. Lidia A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Lydia. Lidice A municipality and village in Kladno district, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. Lidington A surname. lidless Without a lid. lidlessness Absence of a lid. Lidlidda A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. lidlike Resembling or characteristic of a lid. Lidlington A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9939). lidlock A specialized speculum used to hold eyelids open, for example during LASEK eye surgery. lido Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities. lidocaine A crystalline compound, C₁₄H₂₂N₂O, that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent. lidoderm A transdermal patch of lidocaine, used to help reduce pain or itching. lidofenin A diagnostic reagent. lidoflazine A piperazine calcium channel blocker. lidol The opioid analgesic drug pethidine. Lidong A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines. lidorestat An aldose reductase inhibitor. Lidsdale A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Lidster A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Lidzbark A town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. lie To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. Lieb A surname. liebauite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, oxygen, and silicon. Liebel A surname from German. Liebelt A surname from German. liebenbergite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow green mineral containing magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and silicon. liebenerite A form of muscovite with chemical formula KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂. lieberal Pejorative for liberal, as considered particularly prone to lying. Liebercrat A Democrat whose politics resemble those of Joseph Lieberman; in recent use, often specifically a Democrat who acts like a Republican Lieberkuhnian Of or relating to Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn (1711-1756), German physician. Lieberman A surname. Liebert A surname. Liebestod An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide. liebfraumilch A semi-sweet German white wine. Liebig A surname from German. liebigite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. Liebl A surname. Liebler A surname from German. Liebling darling, beloved Liebman A surname from German. Liebmann A surname from German. Liebour The Labour Party (with an implication that its leadership are liars). Liebowitz A surname. Liechtenstein Of or relating to Liechtenstein. Liechtensteiner A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent. Liechtensteinian Of or relating to Liechtenstein. Liechty A surname. lied An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. lieder A surname from German. Liederkranz An American cow's-milk cheese with an edible crust. liedertafel A male choir. liedlike Resembling or characteristic of a lied (type of German song). Liedtke A surname. lief Beloved, dear, agreeable. Liefeld A surname Liefeldian Of, related to, or characteristic of the comics artist Rob Liefeld. liefer Preferentially, rather liefling One held as lief or dear; a darling. liefly willingly; gladly liefsome Agreeable; pleasing; delightful. Lieg A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. liege A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. liegedom The status of being a liege. liegeful Synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege. liegeless Without a lord or master. liegely In a liege manner; with sovereign independence. liegeman A male vassal (subject of a sovereign or lord). liegewoman A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord). Lieksa A town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland. Liem A surname. LieMAX A digital cinema auditorium that is branded as IMAX but is significantly smaller than the traditional IMAX film format. liement An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.