(n)drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects, Syn.Lorfan

levant

(n)a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding, Syn.Levant morocco

levant

(n)the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

levant

(v)run off without paying a debt

levant cotton

(n)Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons, Syn.Gossypium herbaceum

levanter

(n)an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area

levantine

(n)(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant

levantine

(adj)of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants

levator

(n)a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Levana

‖n. [ L., fr. levare to raise. ] (Rom. Myth.) A goddess who protected newborn infants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levant

v. i. [ Cf. Sp. levantar to raise, go from one place to another. ] To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [ Colloq. Eng. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levant

a. Eastern. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levant

n. [ It. levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See Lever. ] 1. The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A levanter (the wind so called). [ 1913 Webster ]

Levant

a. [ F., p. pr. of lever to raise. ] (Law) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levanter

n. [ From Levant, n. ] A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. W. H. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levanter

n. [ From Levant, v. ] One who levants, or decamps. [ Colloq. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Levantine

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Levant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ F. levantine, or It. levantina. ] A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levantine

a. [ F. levantin, or It. levantino. See Levant, n. ] Of or pertaining to the Levant. J. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levari facias

‖pos>n. [ Law L., cause to be levied. ] A writ of execution at common law. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

莱旺厄尔

[莱旺厄尔 / 萊旺厄爾, Lái wàng è ěr, ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄜˋ ㄦˇ]Levanger (city in Trøndelag, Norway)[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

関連(P);関聯

[かんれん, kanren](n, adj-no, vs, suf) relation; connection; relevance; (P)#166[Add to Longdo]

適切

[てきせつ, tekisetsu](adj-na, n) pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance; (P)#1507[Add to Longdo]

蔵(P);倉(P);庫

[くら, kura](n) warehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator; (P)#2054[Add to Longdo]

標高

[ひょうこう, hyoukou](n) elevation; height above sea level; (P)#2409[Add to Longdo]

向上

[こうじょう, koujou](n, vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress; (P)#2425[Add to Longdo]

上げる(P);挙げる(P);揚げる(P)

[あげる, ageru](v1, vt) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (揚げる only) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); (11) (See 声を上げる) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (18) (pol) to give; (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (20) to bear (a child); (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1, vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1, vi, vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v) (24) (uk) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (25) (See 作り上げる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (26) (hum) (See 申し上げる・2) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility; (P)#5990[Add to Longdo]

エレベーター(P);エレベータ

[erebe-ta-(P); erebe-ta](n) (1) elevator; lift; (2) (See 昇降舵) elevator (aviation); (P)#7657[Add to Longdo]

高まり

[たかまり, takamari](n) rise; swell; elevation; upsurge; (P)#12515[Add to Longdo]

高台

[たかだい, takadai](n, adj-no) elevation; high ground; (P)#18720[Add to Longdo]

エレベ

[erebe](n) (abbr) elevation[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: COMPDICT DictionaryCOMPDICT JP-EN Dictionary

散布度

[さんぷど, sanpudo]irrelevance, prevarication, spread[Add to Longdo]

散布量