Ant-lion (n.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius. |
Aphis lion () The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvae of the ladybugs (Coccinella). |
Black-hearted (a.) Having a wicked, malignant disposition |
Broken-hearted (a.) Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. |
Chicken-hearted (a.) Timid |
Cold-hearted (a.) Wanting passion or feeling |
Dead-hearted (a.) Having a dull, faint heart |
Dog-hearted (a.) Inhuman |
Earthen-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted |
False-hearted (a.) Hollow or unsound at the core |
Flint-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted. |
Free-hearted (a.) Open |
Full-hearted (a.) Full of courage or confidence. |
Gentle-hearted (a.) Having a kind or gentle disposition. |
Great-hearted (a.) High-spirited |
Great-hearted (a.) Generous |
Half-hearted (a.) Wanting in heart or spirit |
Half-hearted (a.) Lacking zeal or courage |
Hard-hearted (a.) Unsympathetic |
Hare-hearted (a.) Timorous |
Hearted (a.) Having a heart |
Hearted (a.) Shaped like a heart |
Hearted (a.) Seated or laid up in the heart. |
Hen-hearted (a.) Cowardly |
High-hearted (a.) Full of courage or nobleness |
Hollow-hearted (a.) Insincere |
Iron-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted |
Kind-hearted (a.) Having kindness of nature |
Large-hearted (a.) Having a large or generous heart or disposition |
Light-hearted (a.) Free from grief or anxiety |
Lion (n.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown |
Lion (n.) A sign and a constellation |
Lion (n.) An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded |
Lion-heart (n.) A very brave person. |
Lion-hearted (a.) Very brave |
Lion's ear () A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia. |
Lion's foot () A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. |
Lion's foot () The edelweiss. |
Lion's leaf () A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap. |
Lion's tail () A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus) |
Lion's tooth () See Leontodon. |
Open-hearted (a.) Candid |
Pigeon-hearted (a.) Timid |
Plain-hearted (a.) Frank |
Public-hearted (a.) Public-spirited. |
Right-hearted (a.) Having a right heart or disposition. |
Sea lion () Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast |
Shallow-hearted (a.) Incapable of deep feeling. |
Simple-hearted (a.) Sincere |
Single-hearted (a.) Having an honest heart |
lion cub | a young lion |
sea lion | any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat |
South American sea lion Otaria Byronia | of the southern coast of South America |
California sea lion Zalophus californianus Zalophus californicus | often trained as a show animal |
Australian sea lion Zalophus lobatus | a variety of sea lion found in Australia |
Steller sea lion Steller's sea lion Eumetopias jubatus | largest sea lion, of the northern Pacific |
cougar puma catamount mountain lion painter panther Felis concolor | large American feline resembling a lion |
lion king of beasts Panthera leo | large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male |
ant lion antlion antlion fly | winged insect resembling a dragonfly, the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants |
doodlebug ant lion antlion | the larva of any of several insects |
aphid lion aphis lion | carnivorous larva of lacewing flies |
tamarin lion monkey lion marmoset leoncita | small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail |
lion-jaw forceps | a type of forceps |
Leo Leo the Lion Lion | the fifth sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about July to August |
Nemean lion | (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his labors |
Leo Lion | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo |
lion social lion | a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) |
lion-hunter | someone who hunts lions |
lion-hunter | someone who tries to attract social lions as guests |
Richard I Richard Coeur de Lion Richard the Lionheart Richard the Lion-Hearted | son of Henry II and King of England from to , a leader of the Third Crusade, on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in (-) |
American pasqueflower Eastern pasque flower wild crocus lion's beard prairie anemone blue tulip American pulsatilla Pulsatilla patens Anemone ludoviciana | short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers, North America and Siberia |
lion's foot gall of the earth Nabalus serpentarius Prenanthes serpentaria | common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape, sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes |
lion's-ear Leonotis nepetaefolia Leonotis nepetifolia | pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers, naturalized in United States |
faint fainthearted timid faint-hearted | lacking conviction or boldness or courage, faint heart ne'er won fair lady |
blithe blithesome lighthearted lightsome light-hearted | carefree and happy and lighthearted, was loved for her blithe spirit, a merry blithesome nature, her lighthearted nature, trilling songs with a lightsome heart |
halfhearted half-hearted tepid lukewarm | feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm, a halfhearted effort, gave only lukewarm support to the candidate |
charitable benevolent kindly sympathetic good-hearted openhearted large-hearted | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity, was charitable in his opinions of others, kindly criticism, a kindly act, sympathetic words, a large-hearted mentor |
kindhearted kind-hearted | having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition, a generous and kindhearted teacher |