Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
lion .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lions.
Examples
-
Contradictories as _No centaurs play the lyre -- Some centaurs do play the lyre_; or _All unicorns fight with lions -- Some unicorns do not fight with lions_, are both meaningless, because in Zoology there are no centaurs nor unicorns; and, therefore, in this reference, the propositions are not really contradictory.
Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889
-
This surely is what we associate with the phrase "lions led by donkeys".
BBC News - Home 2011
-
I'll show you plenty, leastwise what we calls lions here.
Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco George Manville Fenn 1870
-
We saw none of that sort which we call lions; but there were some of those which the writer of Lord Anson's voyage describes under that name; at least they appeared to us to be of the same sort; and are, in my opinion, very improperly called lions, for
-
On a different note, that's not good to be seeing mountain lions in Iowa .....
-
Iowa has had mountain lions wandering around for at least a 9 years now -- likely "seed source" would be the black hills population.
-
Yes | No | Report from Mc. Squizzy wrote 1 year 3 weeks ago bull $#!! dangerous people?! yeah right, more like people protecting themselves from mountain lions and bears.
Brady Campaign Sues Over Park Gun Rule Dave Hurteau 2009
-
As for the mountain lions, I have have seen 2 in S. Ga.
Have any of yall seen black bears or mountain lions in the southeast? 2010
-
On a different note, that's not good to be seeing mountain lions in Iowa .....
-
Iowa has had mountain lions wandering around for at least a 9 years now -- likely "seed source" would be the black hills population.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.