labor of love labour of love | productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation |
sexual love lovemaking making love love love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
extramarital sex free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
agape love feast | a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship |
love match | a marriage for love's sake, not an arranged marriage |
cupboard love | a show of affection motivated by selfishness |
floor level storey story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale, what level is the office on? |
love knot lovers' knot lover's knot true lovers' knot true lover's knot | a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love |
love seat loveseat tete-a-tete vis-a-vis | small sofa that seats two people |
love-token | keepsake given as a token of love |
self-love narcism narcissism | an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself, self-love that shut out everyone else |
charity brotherly love | a kindly and lenient attitude toward people |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
courtly love | (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers |
love passion | any object of warm affection or devotion, the theater was her first love, he has a passion for cock fighting, |
news article news story newspaper article | an article reporting news |
lead lead story | a news story of major importance |
story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events, he writes stories for the magazines |
adventure story heroic tale | a story of an adventure |
mystery mystery story whodunit | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie |
detective story | a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
love story romance | a story dealing with love |
short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel |
history account chronicle story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
love letter billet doux | a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
fib story tale tarradiddle taradiddle | a trivial lie, he told a fib about eating his spinach, how can I stop my child from telling stories? |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
dirty joke dirty story blue joke blue story | an indelicate joke |
funny story good story funny remark funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
shaggy dog story | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness |
love song love-song | a song about love or expressing love for another person |
love lyric | the lyric of a love song |
narrative narration story tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events, presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program, his narrative was interesting, Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children |
sob story sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress, designed to arouse sympathy |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story | a story about fairies, told to amuse children |
love sexual love erotic love | a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction, their love left them indifferent to their surroundings, she was his first love |
amour propre conceit self-love vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
love | a strong positive emotion of regard and affection, his love for his work, children need a lot of love |
agape agape love | selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) |
filial love | the love of a child for a parent |
puppy love calf love crush infatuation | temporary love of an adolescent |
philter philtre love-potion love-philter love-philtre | a drink credited with magical power, can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it |
love feast | a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants |
Philadelphia City of Brotherly Love | the largest city in Pennsylvania, located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river, site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, site of the University of Pennsylvania |
bastard by-blow love child illegitimate child illegitimate whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
beloved dear dearest honey love | a beloved person, used as terms of endearment |
light-o'-love light-of-love | a woman inconstant in love |
love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena | European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers |