--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 21 description: The 644 words of the English dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/21/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / L # L — The English dictionary · page 21 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/20/) **21** [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/22/) … [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) **likeable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Likeable means easy to like; pleasant and friendly.[↗](../../likeable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our new neighbour is very likeable.[↗](../../likeable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hero of the book is brave and likeable.[↗](../../likeable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben is likeable because he is always kind.[↗](../../likeable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Even the villain is a bit likeable in this film.[↗](../../likeable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a likeable smile.[↗](../../likeable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He tried hard to be likeable at his new school.[↗](../../likeable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **likelihood** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How likely something is to happen; the chance or probability of it.[↗](../../likelihood/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A measure of how probable an event is, from impossible to certain.[↗](../../likelihood/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What is the likelihood of rolling a 6?[↗](../../likelihood/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The likelihood of rain tomorrow is high.[↗](../../likelihood/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In all likelihood, the bus will be late again.[↗](../../likelihood/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wearing a helmet reduces the likelihood of a head injury.[↗](../../likelihood/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the events on the likelihood scale from impossible to certain.[↗](../../likelihood/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The likelihood of getting heads on a coin is one half.[↗](../../likelihood/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was therefore with great surprise and annoyance that he now learned of the mysterious return of the hares and the likelihood of Jesper carrying out his task with success.[↗](../../likelihood/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **likely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Probably going to happen or be true.[↗](../../likely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "It's likely to rain."[↗](../../likely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Suitable or seeming right.[↗](../../likely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a likely place".[↗](../../likely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adverb, probably.[↗](../../likely/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "She will most likely win."[↗](../../likely/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is likely to snow tomorrow.[↗](../../likely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rolling a number less than 6 on a die is likely.[↗](../../likely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is likely to be late.[↗](../../likely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a likely place to find frogs.[↗](../../likely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She will most likely win the race.[↗](../../likely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Accidents are more likely when you rush.[↗](../../likely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Will you lend me your bike?" "[↗](../../likely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") Not likely!"[↗](../../likely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A tossed coin is equally likely to land on heads or tails.[↗](../../likely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "How am I likely to be cheerful?[↗](../../likely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The entire Greek account of Pythagoras and his philosophy is unreliable and most likely is a forgery.[↗](../../likely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../likely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Even if such an early date cannot be established, it appears likely that scholars will hereafter attribute the discovery of positional arithmetic to the Babylonians instead of the Hindoos."[↗](../../likely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../likely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **liken** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say that one thing is like another; to compare them.[↗](../../liken/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used with «to»: «liken A to B» means say A is similar to B.[↗](../../liken/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poet likens the sea to a hungry dog.[↗](../../liken/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists liken the heart to a pump.[↗](../../liken/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people liken the city to a giant ant nest.[↗](../../liken/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was often likened to his famous grandfather.[↗](../../liken/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher likened the brain to a busy library.[↗](../../liken/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The story likens growing up to climbing a mountain.[↗](../../liken/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I wouldn't liken a cat to a dog; they are so different.[↗](../../liken/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · To whom then will ye liken God?[↗](../../liken/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../liken/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · What shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem?[↗](../../liken/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.2.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../liken/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One.[↗](../../liken/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../liken/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **likeness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being alike or similar; how much one thing looks like another.[↗](../../likeness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A picture, drawing or statue that looks like a real person.[↗](../../likeness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Being like something, or a picture or image of someone.[↗](../../likeness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There is a strong likeness between the twins.[↗](../../likeness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting is a good likeness of the queen.[↗](../../likeness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I can see the family likeness in your smile.[↗](../../likeness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sculptor made a likeness of the famous runner.[↗](../../likeness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The police drew a likeness of the thief.[↗](../../likeness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is the drawing a good likeness?[↗](../../likeness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Not really\![↗](../../likeness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is not the same Pivi—but there is a kind of likeness.[↗](../../likeness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him; (Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven, (Torah DEU.4.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, (Torah DEU.4.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?[↗](../../likeness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.[↗](../../likeness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.1.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures.[↗](../../likeness/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.1.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likeness/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;[↗](../../likeness/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917) · That was my idea, and there stands his likeness."[↗](../../likeness/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · The Twenty-fourth Path is the Imaginative Intelligence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes, which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies.[↗](../../likeness/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) **liketh** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «liketh» means «likes», a form of «like».[↗](../../liketh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good.[↗](../../liketh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best; thou shalt not wrong him.[↗](../../liketh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.23.16, JPS 1917) **likewise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Likewise means in the same way: «Watch me and do likewise.».[↗](../../likewise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Likewise means also or as well, when adding a similar point.[↗](../../likewise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) «Likewise» as a reply means «the same to you» or «I feel the same».[↗](../../likewise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Watch how I fold the paper, then do likewise.[↗](../../likewise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Nice to meet you.» — «Likewise.»[↗](../../likewise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Jen wore a hat, and her brother did likewise.[↗](../../likewise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom left early; likewise, Sue went home.[↗](../../likewise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The first sum is easy; likewise the second.[↗](../../likewise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats need water; likewise, dogs do.[↗](../../likewise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A man attempts to do likewise, but fails.[↗](../../likewise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And also unto thy bondwoman thou shalt do likewise.[↗](../../likewise/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep; seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it Me.[↗](../../likewise/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second set.[↗](../../likewise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn.[↗](../../likewise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.[↗](../../likewise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.7.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; (Writings 1CH.23.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../likewise/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **lilac** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lilac is a bush or small tree with large bunches of small, sweet-smelling purple, pink or white flowers in spring.[↗](../../lilac/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lilac is a pale purple colour.[↗](../../lilac/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lilac by the gate is in flower.[↗](../../lilac/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her bedroom walls are painted lilac.[↗](../../lilac/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scent of lilac drifted through the window.[↗](../../lilac/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a lilac dress to the wedding.[↗](../../lilac/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · White lilac grows in Gran's garden.[↗](../../lilac/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees buzzed around the lilac blossom.[↗](../../lilac/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There were damask Roses, and yellow Roses, lilac Crocuses, and gold, purple Violets and white.[↗](../../lilac/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lilo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) An inflatable mattress: a plastic bed filled with air, used for floating on water or for sleeping on when camping.[↗](../../lilo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lilo is also a girl's name, as in the film «Lilo & Stitch».[↗](../../lilo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We blew up the lilo with a foot pump.[↗](../../lilo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She floated on a lilo in the pool.[↗](../../lilo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take a lilo into the sea; the wind can blow you away.[↗](../../lilo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I slept on a lilo when we went camping.[↗](../../lilo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lilo got a hole and went flat.[↗](../../lilo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lilo and her alien friend Stitch live in Hawaii.[↗](../../lilo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tall plant grown from a bulb, with large trumpet-shaped flowers, often white, orange or pink.[↗](../../lily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A water lily: a plant with round floating leaves and flowers on ponds.[↗](../../lily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Lily is a common girl's first name; in word problems Lily is a person who has, buys or shares things.[↗](../../lily/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal, old) «Lily-white» means very white or, in a stiff or ironic way, completely innocent: «He is not lily-white in this matter.».[↗](../../lily/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (euphemism, old) Lilies are flowers for funerals, so «send lilies» can softly mean someone has died.[↗](../../lily/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual, Cockney rhyming slang, rare) «Lily» can stand for «lily-white» (= «light» or «bright»); a pupil may never hear it.[↗](../../lily/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The frog jumped from one lily pad to another.[↗](../../lily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum put white lilies in a vase.[↗](../../lily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lily pollen stains clothes orange.[↗](../../lily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water lilies float on the pond.[↗](../../lily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lilies are very poisonous to cats, so keep them away.[↗](../../lily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We cut open a lily to find its stamens and pistil.[↗](../../lily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lilies grow from bulbs planted in the ground.[↗](../../lily/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Lily has a dog called Max.[↗](../../lily/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Lily has 12 stickers and gives 4 to Sam.[↗](../../lily/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · going to Lily's after school, she's got 3 new games (casual)[↗](../../lily/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Lily, you muppet, you've dropped half of them\![↗](../../lily/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough, friendly)[↗](../../lily/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A pupil, hereinafter referred to as Lily, possesses 12 stickers and relinquishes 4; determine the quantity remaining.[↗](../../lily/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../lily/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The Queen gathered together the lilies.[↗](../../lily/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.[↗](../../lily/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lily/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.[↗](../../lily/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.2.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lily/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies.[↗](../../lily/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.2.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lily/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **limb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A limb is an arm or a leg.[↗](../../limb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A limb is a large branch of a tree.[↗](../../limb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Out on a limb» means alone, with an idea others do not support.[↗](../../limb/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Humans have four limbs.[↗](../../limb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A starfish can grow back a lost limb.[↗](../../limb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't climb on that dead limb of the tree.[↗](../../limb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He has an artificial limb after an accident.[↗](../../limb/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm broke a limb off the oak tree.[↗](../../limb/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My limbs ached after swimming.[↗](../../limb/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She went out on a limb to help him.[↗](../../limb/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My broken limb should excite your pity.[↗](../../limb/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.[↗](../../limb/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.19.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../limb/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **lime** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small round green citrus fruit with sour juice.[↗](../../lime/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A bright yellow-green colour, also called lime green.[↗](../../lime/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A white powder made from limestone, used in building, farming and making cement.[↗](../../lime/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A lime tree (UK): a tall tree with heart-shaped leaves, also called a linden.[↗](../../lime/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Bird-lime is a sticky substance spread on twigs to catch birds.[↗](../../lime/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She squeezed a lime over the fish.[↗](../../lime/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Limes are smaller and sourer than lemons.[↗](../../lime/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new football boots are bright lime green.[↗](../../lime/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We breathed into limewater and it went cloudy.[↗](../../lime/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer spread lime on the field.[↗](../../lime/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A tall lime tree shades the village square.[↗](../../lime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pop star loves being in the limelight.[↗](../../lime/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 5 limes in each bag, and Mum bought 3 bags.[↗](../../lime/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A FOWLER, taking his bird-lime and his twigs, went out to catch birds.[↗](../../lime/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime; as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.[↗](../../lime/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lime/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.[↗](../../lime/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lime/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **limerick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A limerick is a short, funny poem of five lines, with lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyming together and lines 3 and 4 rhyming together (AABBA).[↗](../../limerick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (place) Limerick is a city and county in Ireland.[↗](../../limerick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There once was a cat from Peru, / who dreamed he was eating a shoe.[↗](../../limerick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") / He woke with a fright, / in the middle of the night, / and found that his dream had come true.[↗](../../limerick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Edward Lear wrote many limericks.[↗](../../limerick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A limerick has five lines.[↗](../../limerick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rhyme scheme of a limerick is AABBA.[↗](../../limerick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class wrote limericks about our pets.[↗](../../limerick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Limerick is a city in Ireland on the River Shannon.[↗](../../limerick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **limestone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Limestone is a soft, usually grey or white sedimentary rock made mostly from the shells and skeletons of tiny sea creatures.[↗](../../limestone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Limestone is a sedimentary rock.[↗](../../limestone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a fossil shell in the limestone.[↗](../../limestone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vinegar makes limestone fizz.[↗](../../limestone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain slowly dissolves limestone and makes caves.[↗](../../limestone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many old buildings are made of limestone.[↗](../../limestone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stalactites hang from the roof of limestone caves.[↗](../../limestone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chalk is a kind of limestone.[↗](../../limestone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Limestone is ground up to make cement.[↗](../../limestone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **limit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A limit is the greatest (or smallest) amount that is allowed or possible: a speed limit.[↗](../../limit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A limit is the edge or end of a place or area: the city limits.[↗](../../limit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To limit something is to keep it to a certain amount: limit screen time.[↗](../../limit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The speed limit here is 30.[↗](../../limit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a time limit of one hour for the test.[↗](../../limit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum limits my screen time.[↗](../../limit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitchen is off limits during cooking.[↗](../../limit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You must be 120 cm tall to go on this ride, that is the height limit.[↗](../../limit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I have reached my limit, I cannot eat any more.[↗](../../limit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Limit each answer to three sentences.[↗](../../limit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · With hard work, the sky is the limit.[↗](../../limit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The highest Crown is Kether, the First Sephira, the first emanation from the Ain Suph Aur, the Limit- less LightC (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../limit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · § 10 The ten digits and zero, their appearance is like light- ning; to their aim there is no limit.[↗](../../limit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../limit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This is in per- fect harmony with the Pythagorean formula that all numbers originated from two elements, the limited (the one, 1,) and the unlimited (the Zero, 0).[↗](../../limit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../limit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the law of the house: upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy.[↗](../../limit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.43.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../limit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/20/) **21** [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/22/) … [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ← previous: [page 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/20/) - next →: [page 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/22/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)