Definitions for Lion

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Lion li·on

Spelling: [lahy-uh n]

IPA: /ˈlaɪ ən/

Lion is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 29 anagrams from letters in Lion (ilno).

Definitions for Lion

noun

1. 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.
2. any of various related large wildcats, as the cougar.
3. a man of great strength, courage, etc.
4. a person of great importance, influence, charm, etc., who is much admired as a celebrity:
5. the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain.
6. (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Leo.
7. (initial capital letter) a member of any one of the internationally affiliated service clubs (International Association of Lions Clubs) founded in 1917 and dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship, sound government, and community, national, and international welfare.
8. Numismatics. a silver, Anglo-Gallic denier, issued during the reign of Henry III, bearing the figure of a lion. a gold coin of Scotland, issued c1400–1589, bearing the figure of a lion. any of various other coins bearing the figure of a lion. hardhead2 .
9. British. an object of interest or note.

Idioms

1. beard the lion in its den, to confront or attack someone, especially a powerful or feared person, in that person's own familiar surroundings.
2. twist the lion's tail, to tax the patience of or provoke a person, group, nation, or government, especially that of Great Britain.

Origin of Lion

before 900; Middle English Old French, variant of leon Latin leōn- (stem of leō) Greek léōn; replacing Middle English, Old English lēo Latin, as above

Examples for Lion

I want to make a cushion of my lion's skin, for the weight to rest upon.

The lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.

Two Indonesian airlines, Garuda and lion Air, have seen Fernandes eat their lunch and are only now responding.

That one is the lion; and they hunt him with spears in the long grass.

Indeed, lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.

The airplane was owned by an Indonesian budget carrier, lion Air.

Well, boy, I'd say that the lion had been chawed up considerable—by dogs.

It is a fool's plan to teach a man to be a cur in peace, and think that he will be a lion in war.

But pretty soon there was plenty of sound, for the lion was catching up.

There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.