lion

lion is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 6 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
2. noun. A sign and a constellation; Leo.
3. noun. An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
4. noun. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
5. noun. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

   Synonyms: leo

6. noun. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

   Synonyms: leo

7. noun. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

Synonyms

leo

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lion:

lino, loin, noil

Common word forms

lions, lionly, lionise, lionize

Words from these letters

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