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one of the round parts in a chain

link 2 aw Ц / ligk / verb ( links , link - ing , linked )

to join one person or thing to another

The computers are linked together in a network.

li • on / ' laian/ noun [ count ]

a large animal of the cat family that lives in parts of Africa and Asia. Lions have yellow fur, and the males have a lot of hair around their head and neck (called a mane ). Word building A female lion is called a lioness , and a young lion is called a cub . When a lion makes a loud noise, it roars .

lion

mane

I i p Ф/ hp / noun [ cou nt ]

one of the two soft red parts above and below your mouth to kiss someone on the lips

-*Look at the picture at mouth .

lip • stick / ' lipstik / noun [ count, noncount ]

a substance that is used for giving color to your lips

She put on some lipstick.

liq . uid ©/ 'likwsd / noun [ count, noncount] ( physics ) anything that is not a solid or a gas. Water, oil, and milk are liquids .

liq • uid adjective

liquid soap

liq • uor / ' likar / noun [ count, noncount ]

strong alcoholic drinks

a liquor store (= where you can buy drinks like beer and wine )

list l © / list/ noun [ count ]

a lot of names or other things that you write or say, one after another

a shopping list (= of things that you need to buy )

list 2© / list/ verb (lists , list ing , list ed )

to write or say things in a list

Please list the items in alphabetical order.

lis .ten Ф/ 'lisn/ verb ( lis - tens , lis - ten - ing , lis - tened )

to hear something when you are trying to hear it I was listening to the radio. Listen! I want to tell you something. Which word? Hear or listen? When you hear something, sounds come to your ears: I heard the door close.

When you listen to something, you are trying to hear it: I listen to the radio every morning. listen up

( informal )

words that you use when you want a group of people to give you their attention

Okay, listen up everyone! I have an important announcement to make.

lis • ten • er / ' lisn^ar / noun [ count ]

a person who listens He's a good listener .

lit

form o/4ight 3

li .terО / ' litar / noun [ count ] ( abbreviation l ) a measure of liquid three liters of water

lit • er • al / ' litaral / adjective

(used about the meaning of a word or phrase) original or basic

The literal meaning of "petrified" is "turned to stone." —Look at figurative .

lit • er • al • ly / ' litarali / adverb

You can't translate these expressions literally.

lit • er • ar • y / ' litareri / adjective

( english language arts ) connected with literature a literary journal

lit • er • ate / ' litarat / adjective ( english language arts ) able to read and write —ANTONYM illiterate

lit • er • a • cy / ' litarasi / noun [ noncount ] literacy programs

—ANTONYM illiteracy

lit .er .a .ture ©/ iitorotjor / noun [noncount]

( english language arts ) books, plays, and poetry He is studying 19th-century English literature.

lith • i • um / ' ЬШэш/ noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Li )

( chemistry ) a soft, very light, sliver-white metal that is used in batteries (= things that give electricity )

lit • ter 1 / ' liter / noun

[ noncount ] pieces of paper and other garbage that people leave in a public place

The park was full of litter after the concert.

[ count ] all the baby animals that are born to the same mother at the same time

Our dog had a litter of six puppies.

lit • ter 2 / ' liter / verb ( lit ters , lit . ter . ing , lit . tered )