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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • liabilitiesnounC1Everything a business owes.
  • liability/laɪəˈbɪlɪti/nounC13 meaningsA debt or legal duty that you must meet.
  • liability insurancenounC1Cover against being sued for harm you cause.
  • liable/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsLegally responsible.
  • liaison/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/nounC12 meaningsCommunication kept up between groups.
  • libel/ˈlaɪbəl/
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Damaging somebody's reputation in writing.
  • libel casenounC1A lawsuit over damage done by something written.
  • liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsIn favour of individual freedom, tolerant of other ways of living, and for reform by gradual steps.
  • liberation/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1The freeing of a place or people from occupation or oppression.
  • liberty/ˈlɪbəti/nounB22 meaningsFreedom from control by others.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lick/lɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo move your tongue over the surface of something.
  • lido/ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/nounC1An open-air public swimming pool.
  • lie lowphraseC1To stay out of sight until danger passes.
  • liechtensteinnounC1Tiny Alpine principality squeezed between Switzerland and Austria.
  • lifelong/ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/adjectiveC1Lasting the whole of somebody's life.
  • light-bodiedadjectiveC1Delicate and thin in the mouth.
  • light-headedadjectiveC1Faint and unsteady, as if about to lose consciousness.
  • lightbulb momentnounC1The instant an answer appears.
  • lightweight/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/nounC1A boxer fighting at a limit of about sixty-one kilograms.
  • likelihood/ˈlaɪklihʊd/nounC1The chance that something will happen.
  • liken/ˈlaɪk(ə)n/verbC1To say that one thing is like another.
  • likeness/ˈlaɪknəs/nounB1+2 meaningsThe way one thing resembles another.
  • limber/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Supple and easily bent.
  • limbo/ˈlɪmbəʊ/nounC1A stuck in-between state where nothing moves forward.
  • lime/laɪm/nounA2+4 meaningsA small green citrus fruit with sharp sour juice.
  • limescalenounC1The hard white deposit hard water leaves behind.
  • linchpin/ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/nounC1The pin that holds a wheel on, or the vital element.
  • linden/ˈlɪn.dən/nounC1A broad-leaved tree with fragrant flowers.
  • line your pocketsphraseC1To make money dishonestly from your position.
  • line-up/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The particular players or performers picked to appear on the day.
  • lineage/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC12 meaningsThe line of descent from an ancestor.
  • linear/ˈlɪn.i.ə/adjectiveC1Arranged in a straight line or a single sequence.
  • lineup/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The set of people selected for a team, event or identification.
  • linger/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/verbC13 meaningsTo stay in a place longer than necessary, slow to leave.
  • lining/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsA layer of material fixed to the inside of a garment, bag or box.
  • linkage/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/nounC1A connection between two things.
  • lintel/ˈlɪn.təl/nounC1The beam bridging the top of a door or window.
  • liquefy/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/verbC1To turn something into a liquid.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
  • liquidity/lɪkˈwɪdəti/nounC1How easily assets can be turned into cash.
  • listed buildingnounC1A building protected by law because of its history.
  • listing/ˈlɪstɪŋ/nounC1An entry in a published list.
  • listless/ˈlɪstlɪs/adjectiveC1Without energy or interest in anything.
  • litany/ˈlɪtəni/nounC1A long repetitive recital of complaints or prayers.
  • literacy/ˈlɪtəɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to read and write.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • lithe/laɪð/adjectiveC1Slim, supple and moving easily.
  • litigant/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a court case.
  • litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The whole process of fighting a case in court.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/nounC1Paper that turns red in acid and blue in alkali.
  • live hand to mouthphraseC1To have only just enough to survive on.
  • liven/ˈlaɪvən/verbC1To make something more lively.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • loaded questionnounC1A question that smuggles in an assumption.
  • loaf/ləʊf/nounB12 meaningsA shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • loam/ləʊm/nounC1Rich crumbly soil, the best sort for growing.
  • loath/ləʊθ/adjectiveC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loath tophraseC1Very unwilling to do something.