2. Border, bound, limit.

3. Strip (of cloth, on the edge), selvage.

4. (Arch.) Fillet, annulet, listel.

List, v. n. Wish, choose, desire, prefer, elect, think fit, think best, think proper.

Listel, n. (Arch.) Fillet, annulet, list.

Listen, v. n. Hearken, hark, hear, give ear, lend an ear, incline an ear, prick up the ears, be all ear.

Listless, a. Inattentive, indifferent, heedless, careless, thoughtless.

Lists, n. pl. Arena, palæstra, race-course.

Literal, n. 1. As regards letters.

2. According to the exact meaning, not figurative.

3. Following the exact words, not free.

Literary, a. 1. Of literature or learning.

2. Learned, lettered, bookish, well-read, book-learned.

Literati, [L. pl.] n. Scholars, savans, the learned, learned men.

Literatim, ad. [L.] Letter for letter.

Literature, n. 1. Learning, erudition, letters.

2. The humanities, the Muses, belles lettres, polite literature.

3. Literary productions, literary works.

Litharge, n. Protoxide of lead (fused and semi-vitrified).

Lithe, a. Limber, flexible, flexile, pliable, pliant, supple.

Lithesome, a. Limber, flexible, flexile, pliable, pliant, supple.

Lithia, n. Oxide of lithium.

Lithograph, n. Lithographic engraving.

Litigate, v. a. Contest in law, defend in a lawsuit.

Litigate, v. n. Dispute in law, carry on a lawsuit.

Litigation, n. Lawsuit, suit at law, judicial contest.

Litigious, a. Contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome.

Litter, n. 1. Vehicle with a bed (borne by hand).

2. Bedding of straw, hay, &c.

3. Things negligently scattered.

4. Brood.

Litter, v. a. 1. Cover with straw, hay, &c., for bedding.

2. Cover with things negligently scattered.

3. Give birth to (said of quadrupeds), bring forth.

Little, a. 1. Small (in size or extent), minute, diminutive, tiny, not great, not large.

2. Small (in quantity, amount or duration), not much.

3. Inconsiderable, petty, slight, slender, feeble, moderate, scanty.

4. Mean, selfish, narrow, paltry, contemptible.

Little, ad. Slightly, in a small degree, in some degree.

Little Bear, n. [With The prefixed.] Lesser Bear, ursa minor.

Littoral, a. Of the shore.

Liturgy, n. Ritual, formulary of public worship.

Live, v. n. 1. Exist, breathe, have being, have life, be alive, keep soul and body together.

2. Remain, continue, endure, be permanent.

3. Dwell, abide, reside, have lodgings, have one's quarters, be quartered.

4. Feed, subsist, be nourished, be supported, obtain a livelihood.

5. Enjoy life, be happy.

Live coal, Burning coal.

Live, a. Living, alive, not dead.

Live in clover, Luxuriate, wanton, revel, live luxuriously.

Lively, a. 1. Active, agile, nimble, dapper, supple, brisk, alert, quick, stirring, spry, smart.

2. Animated, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, airy, gay, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, full of life.

3. Vivid, bright, brilliant.

4. Vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, glowing, sparkling, racy, piquant, impassioned.

Liver of sulphur, Sulphuret of potassium (fused).

Liver-leaf, n. Liverwort.

Liverwort, n. Liver-leaf.

Livery, n. 1. Dress (for distinction, as of servants).

2. (Law.) Delivery.

Live-stock, n. Stock, domestic animals (on a farm).

Livid, a. Discolored (as flesh by a bruise), black and blue, of a lead color.

Living, a. 1. Existing, breathing, live, not dead.

2. Active, vigorous, lively.

Living, n. 1. Livelihood, maintenance, support, subsistence, keeping, feed.

2. Benefice, ecclesiastical living.

3. Mode of life, course of life.

Lixivium, n. Lye.

Lo, interj. Look, see, behold.

Load, n. 1. Burden, weight.

2. Lading, cargo, freight.

3. Encumbrance, pressure, clog, incubus, drag weight, dead weight.