Words starting with lion
4 letter words starting with lion
- lion — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lion cub — baby lion
- lion food — (humour) (IBM) Middle management or HQ staff, or, by extension, administrative drones in general. The term derives from an old joke: Two lions escape from the zoo and split up to increase their chances. When they finally meet after two months, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says, "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me with guns and nets, it was terrible. Since then I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, *I* hid near an IBM office and ate a manager every day. Nobody even noticed!"
5 letter words starting with lion
- lions — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lions book — (publication) "Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6", by John Lions. The two parts of this book contained the entire source listing of the Unix Version 6 kernel, and a commentary on the source discussing the algorithms. These were circulated internally at the University of New South Wales beginning 1976-77, and were, for years after, the *only* detailed kernel documentation available to anyone outside Bell Labs. Because Western Electric wished to maintain trade secret status on the kernel, the Lions book was never formally published and was only supposed to be distributed to affiliates of source licensees (it is still possible to get a Bell Labs reprint of the book by sending a copy of a V6 source licence to the right person at Bellcore, but *real* insiders have the UNSW edition). In spite of this, it soon spread by samizdat to a good many of the early Unix hackers. In 1996 it was reprinted as a "classic":
- lions club — any of the local clubs that form the International Association of Lions Clubs, formed in the US in 1917 to foster local and international good relations and service to the community
6 letter words starting with lion
- lionel — a male given name, form of Leon.
- lionet — a young or small lion.
- lionly — like or similar to a lion
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
7 letter words starting with lion
- lioncel — a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- lioness — a female lion.
- lionise — to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
- lionism — a lion-like appearance of the skin on the face, caused by leprosy
- lionize — to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
8 letter words starting with lion
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lionized — Simple past tense and past participle of lionize.
- lionizer — Someone who lionizes.
9 letter words starting with lion
10 letter words starting with lion
- lion-tamer — a person who trains lions, esp for entertainment in a circus
11 letter words starting with lion
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lionisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of lionization.
- lionization — to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
12 letter words starting with lion
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
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