liaison
- n a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- n a channel for communication between groups
he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
liakoura
- n (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
liao
- n the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
liao dynasty
- n the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
liaodong bandao
- n a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay
liaodong peninsula
- n a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay
liatris
- n genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots
liatris punctata
- n herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
liatris pycnostachya
- n perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
libation
- n (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
- n a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
- n the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony