lion

  • 51lion — noun … OF LIONS ▪ pride LION + VERB ▪ growl, roar ▪ attack sb, maul sb ▪ catch sth …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 52-lion — dent de lion fourmi lion pied de lion …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 53lion — [13] The word for ‘lion’ in virtually all modern European languages goes back to Greek léōn, which was presumably borrowed from some non Indo European source. From it came Latin lēo, which Old English took over as lēo. The modern English form… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 54lion — n 1. cat, lioness, lionet; Heraldry. lioncel; Astron.Leo. 2. lionheart, stalwart, valiant, a man, brave man, man of courage or mettle, cavalier, chevalier; hero, champion, paladin, knight; conqueror, conquering hero, victor, master, man of the… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 55lion — liūtas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Panthera leo angl. lion vok. Löwe rus. лев pranc. lion; lion d’Afrique ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžiosios katės …

    Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • 56lion — [13] The word for ‘lion’ in virtually all modern European languages goes back to Greek léōn, which was presumably borrowed from some non Indo European source. From it came Latin lēo, which Old English took over as lēo. The modern English form… …

    Word origins

  • 57lion — Synonyms and related words: Achilles, David, Establishment, Gibraltar, Hector, Leo, Roland, Samson, Siberian tiger, VIP, a man, achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, bandeau, bar, bar… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 58lion — Lions were not extinct in Palestine until the 14th cent. CE, and hunting them was a popular sport for the aristocracy (2 Sam. 23:20) and an essential part of a shepherd s duty (1 Sam. 17:34–6; Amos 3:12). The lion answered his human enemies with… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 59lion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lioness, cat; hero, celebrity. See animal, repute. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Celebrity] Syn. favorite, wonder, prodigy; see celebrity 2 . 2. [A leonine carnivore] Syn. leo, Felis leo (Latin), king of… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 60lion — n.m. Homme énergique, courageux. Avoir bouffé du lion, être plein d énergie. Se défendre comme un lion, bien réussir grâce à son énergie …

    Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire