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Facetious., Sl. skivvies; underpants, pants, panties, bikinis, G-string, drawers, bloomers; brassiere, bra, see-through bra, strapless bra, training bra, tops; camisole, vest, undervest, undershirt, shirt; slip, petticoat, half-slip, hoopskirt, chemise, shift, shimmy; hosiery, hose, pantyhose, stockings, nylons; corset, girdle, corselette, garter belt, panty girdle, Brit, stays; nightwear, sleepwear, nightgown, bedgown, nightie, pajamas, Inf. P.J.s; kimono, dressing gown, wrapper, bathrobe, bedjacket.
lingo, n. Informal, argot, cant, jargon, parlance; slang, idiom, terminology, phraseology, vocabulary; patois, pidgin, pidgin English, trade language, lingua franca; vernacular, dialect, tongue, talk, speech, language, shoptalk; journalese, officialese, Washing-tonese, bureaucratese, newspeak, medicalese, legalese; thieves' Latin, pig Latin, peddler's French, St. Giles Greek; gobbledygook, patter, mumbo jumbo, gibberish, gibber.
linguist, n. 1. polyglot, bilinguist, bilingual, multilingual; interpreter, translator; one with an ear for languages, one with sprachgefllhl.
2. semanticist, semasiologicist, lexicologist, Archaic. glossologist, Brit, philologist, Brit, philologer, Rare. linguistician, etymologist, Obs. glottologist; phonetician, phonologist, grammarian, dialectologist, morphologist.
linguistic, adj. lingual, semantic, semasiological, lexicological, Brit, philological, etymological, Archaic. glossological, Obs. glottologic, dialectologic, phonologic; syntactic, grammatical,
linguistics, n. semantics, semasiology, lexicology; etymology, phonology, phonemics, phonetics, morphology, syntax, grammar; speechlore, paleography,
liniment, n. ointment, embrocation, balm, salve; lotion, wash, soothing liquid, abirritant, demulcent; cream, oil, balsam, unguent; anodyne, alleviative, alleviatory, palliative, lenitive, Med. emollient, Pharm. cerate.
lining, n. inlayer, inlay, interlining; wainscot, wainscoting, brattice, reinforcement; backing, doublure, doubling; Elect, bush, Chiefly Brit, bushing; insole; packing, padding, filling, stuffing, wadding,
link, n. 1. connection, connective, copula, coupler, coupling; bond, tie, knot, yoke; joint, joiner, articulation, commissure; pivot, hinge, elbow, knee, dovetail joint, rabbet, rabbet joint; concatenation, chain, linkage; clamp, clasp, clip, latch, buckle.
2. association, affiliation, relationship, relatedness, tie-in, hook-up, mutual interest, joint interest; attachment, dependence, mutual dependence.
-v. 3. chain, couple, concatenate; connect, join, unite, tie, bond, splice, fasten; conjoin, subjoin, affix, fix, annex, attach; bridge, bridge over, span; (of transportation) connect up, continue, run, go on.
4. relate, identify, ally, bracket, equate, parallel, draw a parallel; attribute, attribute to, assign, assign to, ascribe, ascribe to, impugn, impute to, charge to, credit or accredit with; saddle on or upon, father upon, blame for, fix on or upon, pin on, Inf. pinpoint, Sl. hang on.
5. link together league, confederate, unionize, band together, join forces or hands, team up, Inf hitch horses.
linsey-woolsey, n. jumble, scramble, hodgepodge, mishmash, mash, hash, mess, mingle-mangle, mix-up, muddle, tangle, gallimaufry,
lint, n. 1. down, thistledown, flue, floss, fluff,
fuzz; mote, wisp, dust; fuzzball, furball, dustball, Inf. bellybutton lint.
2. cotton, gauze, sponge.
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