Lire

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
  • n. The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
  • n. The cheek.
  • n. Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
  • n. The Manx shearwater (bird).
  • n. Plural form of lira.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete form of leer.
  • n. Flesh; brawn.
  • n. A cloth manufactured in England in the fifteenth century, and apparently a valuable and rich fabric.
    • Word Usage
    "It granted the pope royal honors and prerogatives and full liberty in the exercise of his religious functions; representatives of foreign powers at the Vatican received diplomatic rights and immunities; the pope received an annual income of 3.25 million lire from the Italian treasury and full enjoyment of the Vatican and other palaces with rights of extraterritoriality."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Almira    Altamira    Hera    Madeira    Mira    Palmira    era    lira    mbira    sera   
     
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