English words: lithopaedion to little people

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English words lithopaedion to little people

lithopaedion noun: Alternative form of lithopedion.
lithopanspermia noun: The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.
lithopanspermic adjective: Of or relating to lithopanspermia.
lithopedion noun: A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal...
lithopelagophil noun: Any fish that spawns eggs on gravel bottoms and has pelagic embryos.
lithophagine noun: Any mussel of the subfamily Lithophaginae
lithophagous adjective: Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion.
lithophagy noun: The practice of ingesting stones to aid in digestion, occurring in some birds (Aves) and crocodylians (Crocodylia).
lithophane noun: A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophany noun: The technique of producing lithophane.
lithophile noun: In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.
lithophilia noun: The love of stones.
lithophilic adjective: relating to lithophiles
lithophilous adjective: That lives in stony or rocky environments
lithophone noun: Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lithophotography noun: photolithography
lithophysa noun: A spherical or lenticular felsic volcanic rock with a spherulitic structure and interior cavity with concentric chambers.
lithophyse noun: Alternative spelling of lithophysa
lithophyte noun /ˈlɪθəfaɪt/: Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
lithophytic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to lithophytes.
lithophyton noun: Coral.
lithopone noun: A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
lithoprint noun, verb: A print made by lithography.
lithoprinter noun: One who makes lithoprints.
lithops noun: Any of the genus Lithops of succulent plants resembling stones.
lithornithid noun: Any extinct bird in the family Lithornithidae.
lithoscope noun: An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
lithosere noun: A sere originating on rock; a plant succession that begins life on a newly exposed rock surface, such as one left bare as a result of glacial retreat,...
lithosexual adjective: Alternative form of lithsexual
Lithosian noun: Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.
lithosiine noun: Any lichen moth of the tribe Lithosiini
lithosite noun: A monoclinic-sphenoidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
lithosol noun: orthent
lithosolic adjective: Relating to lithosols.
lithosome noun: A uniform mass of rock that has different lithology to that of the surrounding rock.
lithospermate noun: Any salt or ester of lithospermic acid.
lithospermic adjective: Related to or derived from lithospermum.
lithospermic acid noun: Any of a family of polycyclic phenolic carboxylic acids isolated from plants of the genus Lithospermum.
lithospermoside noun: The glycoside nitrile...
lithospermous adjective: Having hard, stony seeds.
lithospermum noun: Any plant of the genus Lithospermum.
lithosphere noun: The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates.
lithospheric adjective: Of or pertaining to the lithosphere
lithostathine noun: A protein that inhibits the formation of pancreatic stones
lithostatic adjective: Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic.
lithostatically adverb: In a lithostatic manner
lithostatin noun: Alternative form of lithostathine.
lithostratigrapher noun: One who studies lithostratigraphy.
lithostratigraphic adjective: Of or pertaining to lithostratigraphy.
lithostratigraphical adjective: Alternative form of lithostratigraphic.
lithostratigraphically adverb: In terms of lithostratigraphy.
lithostratigraphy noun: The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.
lithostrotian noun: Any titanosaur of the taxon Lithostrotia
lithostructural adjective: Relating to lithostructure.
lithotecnon noun: The true form of a lithopedion, in which the fetus itself is calcified.
lithotectonic adjective: lithic and tectonic
lithothamnioid noun: Any of the genus Lithothamnion of red algae.
lithotherapy noun: A form of homeopathy that uses small quantities of minerals
lithotint noun: A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink.
lithotome noun: An instrument used for cutting the bladder to remove a calculus; a cystotome.
lithotomic adjective: Relating to, or performed by, lithotomy.
lithotomical adjective: Relating to, or performed by, lithotomy.
lithotomist noun: One who performs a lithotomy.
lithotomize verb: To carry out a lithotomy.
lithotomy noun: A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones.
lithotripsic adjective: of, or related to lithotripsy
lithotripsical adjective: Synonym of lithotripsic.
lithotripsy noun /ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/: A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into...
lithotripter noun: A device used in lithotripsy
lithotriptic adjective, noun /ˌlɪθ.əˈtɹɪp.tɪk/: Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.
lithotriptist noun: a surgeon who specializes in performing lithotripsy
lithotriptor noun: Alternative spelling of lithotripter.
lithotrite noun: A lithotripter.
lithotritic adjective: lithotripsic (relating to lithotripsy).
lithotritise verb: Alternative form of lithotritize.
lithotritist noun: A lithotriptist.
lithotritize verb: To perform lithotrity.
lithotritor noun: Alternative form of lithotripter.
lithotrity noun: lithotripsy
lithotroph noun: An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) by means of electron transfer.
lithotrophic adjective: Relating to lithotrophs or to lithotrophy
lithotrophically adverb: In a lithotrophic manner
lithotrophy noun: The condition of being lithotrophic
lithotryptor noun: Alternative spelling of lithotripter.
lithotype noun, verb: An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.
lithotypic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by lithotypy.
lithotypy noun: The process of making lithotypes.
lithouse noun: Alternative form of lit-house.
lithoxyl noun: Petrified wood.
lithoxyle noun: Alternative form of lithoxyl.
lithozonation noun: Arrangement or distribution into lithozones.
lithozone noun: A lithostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic lithostratigraphy.
lithp noun /lɪθp/: Pronunciation spelling of lisp, representing lisped English.
lithromantic adjective: Experiencing romantic attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.
lithrosexual adjective, noun: Alternative form of lithosexual.
lithsexual adjective: Experiencing sexual attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.
lithsman noun / ˈlithsmən/: A warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).
Lithuania proper noun /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/: A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania. Capital: Vilnius.
Lithuanian adjective, noun /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Lithuania.
Lithuanian Hound noun: A large, powerful scenthound originating in Lithuania.
Lithuanianization noun: The act or process of Lithuanianizing.
Lithuanianize verb: To make or become Lithuanian.
Lithuanianness noun: The quality of being Lithuanian.
Lithuanic adjective: Lithuanian.
Lithuanization noun: The act of assimilating a non-Lithuanian culture into a Lithuanian one; the process of making something Lithuanian.
Lithuanize verb: to make Lithuanian.
lithuresis noun: The passage of small calculi in the urine.
lithuria noun: The presence of excess uric acid or its salts in the urine.
lithy adjective /ˈlaɪði/: Easy to bend; pliable.
litidionite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Litig. noun: Abbreviation of litigation.
litigable adjective: Able or likely to be successfully litigated
litigant adjective, noun /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/: A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
litigant in person noun: A litigant without an attorney.
litigate verb /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/: To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
litigation noun /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/: The conduct of a lawsuit.
litigation friend noun: Synonym of next friend.
litigational adjective: Relating to litigation.
litigationer noun: A litigator who conducts an excessive number of lawsuits.
litigationist noun: A person who engages in litigation, especially of a vexatious kind.
litigatious adjective: litigious
litigative adjective: Relating to litigation.
litigator noun: A person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court.
litigatory adjective: Relating to, or inclined towards litigation
litiginous adjective: litigious
litigiosity noun: litigiousness
litigious adjective /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/: Of or relating to litigation.
litigiously adverb: combatively
litigiousness noun: Property of being litigious, of tending to resort to legal means such as lawsuits.
litigon noun: An animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.
litiopid noun: Any sea snail in the family Litiopidae.
litiscontestation noun: The situation where both parties in a case have stated their pleas and agreed to abide by the judge's decision.
Litke proper noun: A surname.
litmag noun: a literature magazine
Litman proper noun: A surname.
litmus noun /ˈlɪtməs/: A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
litmus milk noun: A milk-based medium used to distinguish between different bacteria species, based on which substances within the medium are metabolized by the bacteria.
litmus paper noun: paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used...
litmus test noun: A simple, binary test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper.
litness verb /ˈlɪtnəs/: To witness by passing out religious literature, as part of the Children of God group.
litogen noun: Any drug or similar substance, administered during pregnancy, that though probably harmless can lead to lawsuits
litoptern noun /lɪˈtɒptəːn/: An extinct hoofed mammal of the order †Litopterna, from the Cenozoic period.
litoral adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of littoral.
Litorid noun: A member of a subtype of the Mediterranid race, similar to the Dinarid and Armenid.
litorin noun: A nonapeptide with composition L-pyroglutamyl-L-glutaminyl-L-tryptophyl-L-alanyl-L-valyl-glycyl-L-histidyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-methioninamide.
litostomatid noun: Any ciliate of the class Litostomatea
litote noun: An instance of litotes.
litotes noun /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/: A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.
litotic adjective: Of or relating to litotes.
litotical adjective /laɪˈtɒtɪkəl/: Of or pertaining to litotes.
litotically adverb: In a litotical manner.
litoxetine noun: An antidepressant drug.
litra noun: A silver coin in ancient Sicily, worth one fifth of a drachm.
litracen noun: A tricyclic antidepressant drug, never marketed.
litrage noun: Alternative form of litreage.
litrameter noun: An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air pressure.
litre noun /ˈliːtə/: The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
litreage noun: An amount measured in litres.
litrebike noun: A motorcycle with an engine displacement of 1000cc or greater.
litreol noun: An allergenic compound similar to urushiol found on the litre tree.
litro adverb /ˈlɪt.ɹəʊ/: Abbreviation of literally.
litRPG noun: A genre of fantasy fiction, which is set in a world resembling that of a role-playing game (RPG), complete with levelling up, points statistics and game...
litster noun: A dyer.
Litt proper noun: A surname.
Litt.D. noun: Abbreviation of Doctor of Letters.
littel adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun: Alternative form of little, small.
Littell proper noun /ˈlɪt.l̩/: A surname.
litter adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɪt.ɚ/: Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
litter bin noun: A rubbish bin.
litter box noun: A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.
litter bug noun: Alternative form of litterbug.
litter frog noun: Any of a group of frogs in the family Megophryidae, notable for their camouflage abilities.
litteræ humaniores noun: Alternative form of literae humaniores.
litter moth noun: Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.
litter picking noun: The picking up of rubbish carelessly dropped by people, often organised by a group.
litter tray noun: An open receptacle lined with a layer of absorbent material for use as a toilet by a cat or similar animal when indoors.
Litteral proper noun: A surname.
litterateur noun /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜː/: A person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer.
litterbag noun: A bag for the collection of litterfall.
litterbasket noun: A wastebasket.
litterbin noun: Alternative form of litter bin.
litterbox noun: Alternative spelling of litter box.
litterbug noun /ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/: A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
littered adjective, verb: Covered in litter
litterer noun: One who litters.
litterfall noun: Plant material that falls to the ground, such as leaves from trees.
littering noun, verb: The dropping of litter.
litterless adjective: Without litter; not having or creating waste.
litterlessness noun: Absence of litter (refuse).
littermate noun: An animal born in the same litter.
littersize noun: The number of newborn animals in a litter
littery adjective: Covered or encumbered with litter.
litti noun: A wholewheat flour doughball stuffed with a spicy mixture.
littl'un noun: Contraction of little + un; littlun.
little adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun /ˈlɪ.tl̩/: Small, not large, limited, particularly
Little Argentina noun: An expatriate neighbourhood community composed of those of Argentinian extraction.
little auk noun: A dovekie, a bird of the species Alle alle.
little barley noun: Hordeum pusillum, a North American grass.
little bit noun: A small amount
little bittern noun: A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.
little black ant noun: An ant species, Monomorium minimum, native to North America characterized by their small size and for being black and scavengers.
little black book noun: An address book, especially one in which the details of one's lovers are recorded.
little black cormorant noun: A common species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, of Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand.
little black dress noun: A simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
little black serotine noun: Any of species Neoeptesicus andinus (syn. Eptesicus andinus) of serotine vesper bats.
little blue heron noun: Egretta caerulea, a small dark heron with a two-toned bill.
little blue man noun: A member of the Maritime Militia of the People's Republic of China, primarily composed of fishing and motorboats, who aid in the pursuit of its maritime...
little blue penguin noun: Synonym of little penguin (Eudyptula minor).
little blue pill noun: Synonym of blue pill (“pill of sildenafil (Viagra)”).
little bluestem noun: A grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, native to North America, and others of the genus Schizachyrium.
little bluestem grass noun: Any of the species Schizachyrium scoparium of grasses, native to most of North America.
Little Bo Peep dress noun: A kind of dress traditionally worn by young girls.
little boy noun: A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
little boy's room noun: Alternative form of little boys' room: a men's room, a public lavatory intended for men.
little boys room noun: Synonym of men's room: a public lavatory intended for use by men.
little bronze cuckoo noun: A species of cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus, of Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
little brother noun: A younger brother.
little brown bat noun: Any member of the species Myotis lucifugus of mouse-eared bats, native to North America.
little brown dove noun: Synonym of laughing dove.
little brown job noun: One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard to tell apart.
little brown jug noun: A low-growing plant native to the eastern US with inconspicuous green or brown flowers shaped like tiny jugs, Hexastylis arifolia.
Little Buenos Aires noun: An expatriate neighbourhood community composed of those of Argentine extraction.
little bunting noun: Emberiza pusilla, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
little bush moa noun: An extinct species of moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis.
little bustard noun: Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia
little by little adverb: A small amount at a time.
little casino noun: Alternative form of little cassino.
little cassino noun: The two of spades in the game of cassino.
little corella noun: A white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
little did one know adverb: Used to show a relevant fact that is unknown to a person, or that the result or sequence of events differs greatly from what one had expected with the...
little dodo noun: The tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris.
little dog syndrome noun: Synonym of small dog syndrome.
little-ease noun: The pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.
little egret noun: A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.
Little Egypt noun: A female belly dancer.
little emperor noun: In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of...
little emperor syndrome noun: The situation in China where, because of the one-child policy, children of modern upper-class and wealthier Chinese families receive excessive attention...
little-endian adjective: Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a higher address than the least significant byte; that is, "little end" first.
Little Englander noun: A bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person.
Little Englanderism noun: The attitudes of Little Englanders.
Little Englandish adjective: Characteristic of Little Englanders.
Little Englandism noun: The attitudes of Little Englanders.
little finger noun: The outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb.
little finger nail noun: Alternative form of little fingernail.
little fingernail noun: The nail of the little finger.
little folk noun: Small magical humanoid creatures, such as elves, leprechauns, and fairies.
little friarbird noun: A species of friarbird, Philemon citreogularis, of Australia and New Guinea.
little friend noun: A natural number which when added to another number equals 5.
Little Gem noun: A small variety of cos lettuce.
little girl noun: A female child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
little girl's room noun: A little girl's room, particularly her bedroom.
little-girlish adjective: Like or characteristic of a little girl.
little girls room noun: Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.
little go noun /ˈlɪtəlɡəʊ/: A private lottery, especially when illegal.
little grebe noun: A small freshwater bird of Europe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
little green bee-eater noun: Synonym of green bee-eater.
little green man noun /ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹin ˈmæn/: A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.
little gull noun: A small migratory gull, Larus minutus, from Northern Europe and Asia.
little guy noun: Synonym of little man.
little hand noun: Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
little hat noun: Synonym of small hat
little head noun: The glans of the penis.
little heron noun: Butorides atricapilla, a small heron of the Old World tropics.
little hour noun: One of the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, nones, and usually compline, the services of which are shorter and considered less important than the...
little house noun: An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
little Ivy noun: A small liberal arts college that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.
little joker noun: The two of clubs, having a special purpose in the game of spades.
little known adjective: Not known about by many people.
little lady noun: The wife or fiancée.
little language noun: Synonym of minilanguage.
little league adjective, noun: Petty, amateur, not worth taking seriously.
Little League home run noun: A plate appearance where the batter is able to reach home due to major fielding errors, on a scale not usually seen at that level of play.
Little Leaguer noun: A player in the Little League.
little Lindbergh Law noun: Any of a number of state-specific U.S. laws resembling the Federal Kidnapping Act but dealing with acts of kidnapping that do not cross state lines.
little lorikeet noun: A small parrot, Glossopsitta pusilla, mainly green with a red face, and native to Australia.
little lunch noun: school recess
little mad adjective: Slightly irritated or annoyed.
little man noun: An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful.
little man in the boat noun: The clitoris.
Little Master noun: Any of a group of German printmakers who produced finely detailed miniature prints in the first half of the 16th century.
Little-Master cup noun: A kind of Attic black-figure cup, produced in the sixth century BC, bearing fine small-format decoration.
little mester noun: A self-employed craftsman, typically from Sheffield, England, who rented space in a factory or worked from a small personal workshop.
little millet noun: Millet of species Panicum sumatrense, cultivated for food in central India.
little-mindedness noun: The state of being little-minded
little minivet noun: The bird Pericrocotus lansbergei.
Little Mixer noun: A member of the British girl group Little Mix.
little monster noun: A fan of American singer Lady Gaga.
little nail noun: Synonym of little fingernail.
little name noun: A pet name one is called when one is little or young.
little office noun: A short service of psalms, hymns, collects, etc.
little ol' adjective: Alternative spelling of little old.
little old adjective: Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).
little old me pronoun: Me.
little ole adjective: Alternative spelling of little old.
little one noun: A young child.
little owl noun /ˈlɪtəl ˌaʊl/: A species of small European owl, Athene noctua.
Little-Parks effect noun: A phenomenon whereby passing a fluctuating magnetic field through a superconductor can slightly suppress its superconductivity.
little peach noun: A disease of peaches caused by Phytoplasma spp., in which the fruit is much dwarfed and the leaves grow small and thin.
little penguin noun: The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.
little people noun: plural of little person

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.