8-Letter Words Starting With LI
Here's the list of all the 294 8-Letter Words Starting With LI in the English Language.
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| lighting | 1. having abundant light or illumination 2. apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film More Definitions → |
| lingerie | 1. women's underwear and nightclothes More Definitions → |
| licensed | 1. given official approval to act More Definitions → |
| lifetime | 1. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) More Definitions → |
| literary | 1. of or relating to or characteristic of literature 2. knowledgeable about literature More Definitions → |
| literacy | 1. the ability to read and write More Definitions → |
| limiting | 1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase 2. restricting the scope or freedom of action More Definitions → |
| likewise | 1. in like or similar manner 2. in addition More Definitions → |
| licensee | 1. someone to whom a license is granted More Definitions → |
| listener | 1. someone who listens attentively More Definitions → |
| lifelong | 1. continuing through life More Definitions → |
| limerick | 1. a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba More Definitions → |
| lipstick | 1. form by tracing with lipstick 2. apply lipstick to More Definitions → |
| literate | 1. a person who can read and write 2. knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields More Definitions → |
| lifeline | 1. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live 2. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) More Definitions → |
| lifespan | 1. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) More Definitions → |
| linearly | 1. in a linear manner More Definitions → |
| likeness | 1. similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things 2. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing More Definitions → |
| ligament | 1. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs 2. any connection or unifying bond More Definitions → |
| licorice | 1. deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots 2. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant More Definitions → |
| liberate | 1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities 2. grant freedom to; free from confinement More Definitions → |
| linguist | 1. a specialist in linguistics 2. a person who speaks more than one language More Definitions → |
| littered | 1. filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish More Definitions → |
| lifeless | 1. deprived of life; no longer living 2. destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings More Definitions → |
| lifeboat | 1. a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship More Definitions → |
| ligation | 1. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) More Definitions → |
| lifelike | 1. evoking lifelike images within the mind 2. free from artificiality More Definitions → |
| listeria | 1. any species of the genus Listeria More Definitions → |
| libretto | 1. the words of an opera or musical play More Definitions → |
| licenced | 1. given official approval to act More Definitions → |
| linoleum | 1. a floor covering More Definitions → |
| littoral | 1. of or relating to a coastal or shore region 2. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean More Definitions → |
| likeable | 1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings 2. easy to like; agreeable More Definitions → |
| libelous | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
| ligature | 1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one More Definitions → |
| litigant | 1. (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation More Definitions → |
| litigate | 1. engage in legal proceedings 2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against More Definitions → |
| literati | 1. the literary intelligentsia More Definitions → |
| listless | 1. lacking zest or vivacity 2. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm More Definitions → |
| linesman | 1. official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) 2. a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines More Definitions → |
| liveness | 1. the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life More Definitions → |
| linguine | 1. pasta in long slender flat strips More Definitions → |
| liposome | 1. an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector More Definitions → |