an·gry ( ²ng"gr¶) adj. an·gri·er an·gri·est 1. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged: an angry customer. 2. Indicative of or resulting from anger: an angry silence. 3. Having a menacing aspect; threatening: angry clouds on the horizon. 4. Inflamed and painful: an angry sore. [Middle English angri from anger anger; See anger ]

Synonyms: angry furious indignant irate ireful mad wrathful The central meaning shared by these adjectives is " feeling or showing anger ": an angry retort; a furious scowl; an indignant denial; irate protesters; ireful words; mad at a friend; wrathful displeasure.

in·spire ( ¹n-spºr") v. in·spired in·spir·ing in·spires v. tr. 1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence. 2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism. 3. a. To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus. b. To affect or touch: The falling leaves inspired her with sadness. 4. To draw forth; elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect. 5. To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations. 6. To draw in (air) by inhaling. 7. Archaic a. To breathe on. b. To breathe life into. v. intr. 1. To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example. 2. To inhale. [Middle English enspiren from Old French enspirer from Latin ºnspºr³rein- into; See in- 2 sp ºr³re to breathe] in·spir "er n.

ter·ror ( tµr"…r) n. 1. Intense, overpowering fear. See note at fear . 2. One that instills intense fear: a rabid dog that became the terror of the neighborhood. 3. The ability to instill intense fear: the terror of jackboots pounding down the street. 4. Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes. 5. Informal An annoying or intolerable pest: that little terror of a child. [Middle English terrour from Old French terreur from Latin terror from terr¶re to frighten]

fierce ( fîrs) adj. fierc·er fierc·est 1. Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious. See note at cruel . 2. Extremely severe or violent; terrible: " the fierce thunders roar me their music " Ezra Pound 3. Extremely intense or ardent: fierce loyalty. See note at intense . 4. Strenuously active or resolute: a fierce attempt to escape. 5. Informal Very difficult or unpleasant: a fierce exam. 6. Savage or threatening in appearance. [Middle English fiers from Old French from Latin ferus; See ghwer- in Indo-European Roots.] fierce "ly adv. fierce "ness n.

ghwer- . Important derivatives are: feral fierce ferocious treacle Wild beast. I. 1. Suffixed form *ghwer-o- . FERAL , FIERCE , from Latin ferus , wild. 2. Compound *ghwero- …k w -, " of wild aspect " ( *- …k w -, " -looking"; see ok w -). FEROCIOUS , from Latin fer ½x (stem fer ½c-), fierce. 3. Lengthened-grade form *ghw ¶r-. TREACLE ; CHALICOTHERE , DINOTHERE , THEROPOD , from Greek th ¶r, wild beast. [ Pokorny ª hø~r- 493. ]

La·os ( lous, l ³"¼s") 1. A country of southeast Asia. Mainly united as a kingdom by 1353, it became part of French Indochina in 1893 and finally gained its independence in 1953. It has long been the scene of bitter guerrilla warfare. Vientiane is the capital and the largest city. Population, 3,811,000.

Lao ( lou) n. pl. Lao or Laos ( louz) 1. A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand. 2. The Tai language of the Lao. adj. 1. Of or relating to the Lao or their language or culture.

Li·on ( lº"…n) n. 1. See Leo .

li·on ( lº"…n) n. 1. A large, carnivorous, feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a long heavy mane around the neck and shoulders. 2. Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion. 3. a. A very brave person. b. A person regarded as fierce or ferocious. c. An eminent person; a celebrity: a literary lion.

Idioms: lion's share 1. The greatest or best part. [Middle English from Old French from Latin le½ le½n-from Greek le½n of Semitic origin Hebrew l³bî´]

look ( l‹k) v. looked look·ing looks v. intr. 1. a. To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object: looking out the window; looked at the floor. b. To search: We looked all afternoon but could not find it. 2. a. To turn one's glance or gaze: looked to the right. b. To turn one's attention; attend: looked to his neglected guitar during vacation. c. To turn one's expectations: looked to us for a solution. 3. To seem or appear to be: look morose. See note at seem . 4. To face in a specified direction: The cottage looks on the river. v. tr. 1. To turn one's eyes on: looked him in the eye. 2. To convey by one's expression: looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me. 3. a. To have an appearance of conformity with: He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part. b. To appear to be: looked the fool in one version of the story. n. 1. a. The act or instance of looking: I took just one look and I was sure. b. A gaze or glance expressive of something: gave her a mournful look. 2. a. Appearance or aspect: a look of great age. b. looks Physical appearance, especially when pleasing. c. A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion: the preferred look for this fall.

Phrasal Verbs: look after 1. To take care of: looked after his younger brother. look for 1. To search for; seek: looking for my gloves. 2. To expect: Look for a change of weather in March. look on or look upon 1. To regard in a certain way: looked on them as incompetents. look out 1. To be watchful or careful; take care: If you don't look out, you may fall on the ice. We looked out for each other on the trip. look to 1. To expect: He looked to hear from her. 2. To seem about to; promise to: " an ‘ Action Program, ’ which . . . looked to reduce tariffs on over 1,800 items " Alan D. Romberg look up 1. To search for and find, as in a reference book. 2. To visit: look up an old friend. 3. To become better; improve: Things are at last looking up.

Idioms: look a gift horse in the mouth Informal 1. To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense. look alive or look sharp Informal 1. To act or respond quickly: Look alive! We leave in five minutes. look down on or look down upon 1. To regard with contempt or condescension. look down (one's) nose at or look down (one's) nose on 1. To regard with contempt or condescension. look forward to 1. To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation. look up to 1. To admire: looked up to the older poet. [Middle English loken from Old English l½cian]

loom 1 ( l›m) v. intr. loomed loom·ing looms 1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image. See note at appear . 2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form: " Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930-1933 " Robert Conquest 3. To seem imminent; impend: Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed. n. 1. A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin]

loom 2 ( l›m) n. 1. An apparatus for making thread or yarn into cloth by weaving strands together at right angles. [Middle English lome from Old English gel½ma tool ge- collective pref.; See yclept -l ½ma tool as in andl½man tools]

loon 1 ( l›n) n. 1. Any of several fish-eating, diving birds of the genus Gavia of northern regions, having a short tail, webbed feet, and a laughlike cry. [Of Scandinavian origin]

loon 2 ( l›n) n. Informal 1. One who is crazy or deranged. [Middle English louen rogue]

loop 1 ( l›p) n. 1. a. A length of line, thread, ribbon, or other thin material that is curved or doubled over making an opening. b. The opening formed by such a doubled line. 2. Something having a shape, order, or path of motion that is circular or curved over on itself. 3. Electricity A closed circuit. 4. Computer Science A sequence of instructions that repeats either a specified number of times or until a particular condition prevails. 5. A type of loop-shaped intrauterine device. 6. A flight maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane with the lateral axis of the aircraft remaining horizontal. 7. Sports See league 1 . v. looped loop·ing loops v. tr. 1. To form into a loop. 2. To fasten, join, or encircle with loops or a loop. 3. To fly (an aircraft) in a loop. 4. To move in a loop or an arc. 5. Electricity To join (conductors) so as to complete a circuit. 6. To add or substitute (words) in a film by altering the sound track. v. intr. 1. To form a loop. 2. To move in a loop: " The couple looped constantly around the international social circuit " Walter Isaacson 3. To make a loop in an aircraft. [Middle English loupe probably from Middle Irish lúb ( perhaps influenced by Middle English lep basket) ]

loop 2 ( l›p) n. Archaic 1. A loophole through which small arms may be fired. [Middle English loupe]

Loop ( l›p) 1. The central business district of Chicago, Illinois. The Loop was originally named for a loop in the elevated railroad tracks.

Loos ( l›s), Anita . 1893?-1981 1. American writer who is best known for her novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925).

loo 1 ( l›) n. pl. loos Games 1. A card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool. [Short for obsolete lanterloo from French lanturlu a meaningless refrain, loo]

loo 2 ( l›) n. pl. loos Chiefly British 1. A toilet. [Origin unknown]

loot ( l›t) n. 1. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils. 2. Stolen goods. 3. Informal Goods illicitly obtained, as by bribery. 4. Informal Things of value, such as gifts, received on one occasion. 5. Slang Money. v. loot·ed loot·ing loots v. tr. 1. To pillage; spoil. 2. To take as spoils; steal. v. intr. 1. To engage in pillaging. [Hindi l¿Ú from Sanskrit loptram, lotram plunder; See reup- in Indo-European Roots.] loot "er n.

reup- . Important derivatives are: rip 1 bereave rover rob robe loot usurp rout 1 rupture abrupt bankrupt corrupt disrupt erupt interrupt Also reub- To snatch. I. Basic form *reub- . RIP 1 , from Flemish rippen , to rip, from Germanic *rupjan . II. O-grade form *roup- . 1. a. REAVE 1 , from Old English r ¶afian, to plunder; b. BEREAVE , from Old English ber ¶afian, to take away ( be- , bi- , intensive prefix; see ambhi ); c. ROVER 2 , from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German roven , to rob. a, b, and c all from Germanic *(bi-)raub ½n. 2. a. ROB , from Old French rober , to rob; b. RUBATO , from Italian rubare , to rob. Both a and b from a Romance borrowing from Germanic *raub ½n, to rob. 3. ROBE , from Old French robe , robe ( < " clothes taken as booty "), from Germanic *raub ½, booty. 4. Suffixed form *roup-tro- . LOOT , from Sanskrit loptram , booty. 5. RUBLE , from Old Russian rubiti , to chop, hew, from Slavic *rubje/a- . III. Zero-grade form *rup- . 1. USURP , from Latin ¿ s¿rp³re ( < * ¿su-rup-; ¿ sus, use, usage, from ¿ tº, to use), originally " to interrrupt the orderly acquisition of something by the act of using, " whence to take into use, usurp. 2. Nasalized form *ru-m-p- . ROUT 1 , RUPTURE ; ABRUPT , BANKRUPT , CORRUPT , DISRUPT , ERUPT , INTERRUPT , IRRUPT , RUPICOLOUS , from Latin rumpere , to break. [ Pokorny 2. reu- 868. ]

Ly·on ( l¶-½’", lyô ’) 1. See Lyons .

Ly·on ( lº"…n), Mary Mason . 1797-1849 1. American educator who founded (1837) Mount Holyoke College, the first American institution of higher learning for women.

Ly·ons or Ly·on ( l¶-½’", lyô ’) 1. A city of east-central France at the confluence of the Rhone and Saône rivers south of Mâcon. Founded in 43 B.C. as a Roman colony, it was the principal city of Gaul and an important religious center after the introduction of Christianity. Its silk industry dates to the 15th century. Population, 413,095.