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5-Letter Words That Start With: LI

There are 115 5-letter words, 1 5-letter phrase and 0 5-letter abbr's that start with LI.

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lippy5
12 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Having prominent lips.

• Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.

noun

• Lip gloss or lipstick; a stick of this product.

• An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.

linky5
12 nounn
adjective

• Of or pertaining to hyperlinks.

limby5
12 adjectiveadj
Valid word for Scrabble US
licks5
11 verbv
noun

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

verb

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue

liked5
10 verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

limey5
10 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a man of English descent

licht5
10 noun, adjectiven, adj
Valid word for Scrabble US
lichi5
10 nounn
noun

• Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

light5
9 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of comparatively little physical weight or density

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

• not great in degree or quantity or number

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

• characterized by or emitting light

• of little intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

noun

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

• any device serving as a source of illumination

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

• an illuminated area

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

• a person regarded very fondly

• having abundant light or illumination

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• public awareness

• a visual warning signal

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

adverb

• with few burdens

adjective satellite

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• demanding little effort; not burdensome

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• very thin and insubstantial

• marked by temperance in indulgence

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• having little importance

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

• silly or trivial

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

• having relatively few calories

• (of sleep) easily disturbed

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• introduce light into

• begin to smoke

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• alight from (a horse)

• start or maintain a fire in

lived5
9 verbv
adjective

• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

• exerting force or containing energy

• possessing life

adverb

• not recorded

adjective satellite

• highly reverberant

• charged with an explosive

• elastic; rebounds readily

• abounding with life and energy

• in current use or ready for use

• of current relevance

• charged or energized with electricity

• capable of erupting

verb

• be an inhabitant of or reside in

• lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

• continue to live and avoid dying

• support oneself

• have life, be alive

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• pursue a positive and satisfying existence

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