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1: a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol [syn: {shellac wax}]

1: 1 species: giant buttercup [syn: {genus Laccopetalum}]

1: spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus [syn: {giant buttercup}]

1: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) [syn: {lacing}] 2: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrica...

1: small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines

1: small tufted fern of northwestern America [syn: {Cheilanthes gracillima}]

1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]

1: act or process or making tatting or handmade lace [syn: {tatting}]

1: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: {lace}]

1: low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia [syn: {Alsobia dianthiflora}, {Episcia dianthiflora}]

1: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {ribbonwood}, {houhere}, {Hoheria populnea}]

1: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: {tied}] [ant: {unlaced}] 2: edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with purple-laced petals" 3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced co...

1: made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" [syn: {lacy}]

1: annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles [syn: {fringepod}]

1: a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)

1: irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves" 2: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerated}, {mangled}, {torn}] v 1: cut or tear irregularly 2: deeply hurt the feelin...

1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerate}, {mangled}, {torn}]

1: a torn ragged wound 2: the act of lacerating

1: type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {genus Lacerta}]

1: a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia [syn: {sand lizard}]

1: a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long [syn: {green lizard}]

1: Old World terrestrial lizard [syn: {lacertid lizard}]

1: Old World terrestrial lizard [syn: {lacertid}]

1: Old World lizards [syn: {family Lacertidae}]

1: true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {suborder Lacertilia}]

1: of or relating to lizards [syn: {saurian}]

1: any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids [syn: {lacewing fly}]

1: any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids [syn: {lacewing}]

1: variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree [syn: {sycamore}]

1: work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric

1: United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: {Gaston Lachaise}]

1: the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma

1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Lachnolaimus}]

1: large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: {hogfish}, {hog snapper}]

1: of or relating to tears [syn: {lacrimal}] 2: relating to or located near the organ that produces tears [syn: {lacrimal}]

1: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {tear duct}]

1: any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn: {lacrimal gland}, {tear gland}]

1: saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball [syn: {lacrimal secretion}]

1: shedding tears [syn: {lacrimation}, {tearing}, {watering}]

1: a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas}, {teargas}, {lacrimator}]

1: relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lacrimatory}]

1: showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {tearful}, {weeping}]

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1: a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage 2: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) [syn: {lace}] 3: the act o...

1: having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf" [syn: {fringed}]

1: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the sh...

1: lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {dreamy}, {languid}, {languorous}] 2: idle or indolent es...

1: in an idle and lackadaisical manner; "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically"

1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {flunky}, {flunkey}] 2: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {toady}, {crawler}]

1: not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {missing}, {nonexistent}, {wanting(a)}] 2: inadequate in amount or degree; "a...

1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lacklustre}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}] 2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lus...

1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lackluster}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}] 2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lus...

1: an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

1: a resident of Laconia

1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {crisp}, {curt...

1: in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly [syn: {dryly}]

1: terseness of expression [syn: {laconism}]

1: terseness of expression [syn: {laconicism}]

1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish 2: a hard glossy coating v : coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"