Lend, v. a.
- 1. Loan, accommodate with.
- 2. Give, grant, afford, furnish, bestow, confer, impart.
Lend a hand. Render assistance, put one’s shoulder to the wheel, hold out a helping hand, give one a lift, give one a turn, do one a favor, help a lame dog over a stile.
Length, n.
- 1. Extent, longitudinal dimensions.
- 2. Long duration, duration, continuance.
- 3. Detail, amplification, fulness.
Lengthen, v. a.
- 1. Elongate, extend (in space), stretch, draw out, produce, prolong.
- 2. Protract, continue, prolong, extend (in time), spin out.
Lengthen, v. n. Become longer, grow longer, increase in length.
Lengthways, Lengthwise, ad. Longitudinally.
Lengthy, a. Long, lengthened, prolonged, prolix, protracted.
Lenience, Leniency, n. Clemency, mildness, lenity, mercy, tenderness, gentleness, forbearance.
Lenient, a.
- 1. Softening, assuasive, soothing, mitigating, mitigative, lenitive.
- 2. Mild, gentle, clement, merciful, tender, forbearing, long-suffering.
Lenient, n. See Lenitive, n.
Lenitive, a. Soothing, assuasive, emollient, lenient, mitigative, balmy, sedative, demulcent.
Lenitive, n. Palliative, emollient, lenient, opiate, anodyne, soothing medicine.
Lenity, n. Mildness, clemency, gentleness, tenderness, mercy, kindness, forbearance, lenience, leniency.
Lens-shaped, a. Lentiform, lenticular.