Lion

What do we mean by lion?

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders. noun

A mountain lion. noun

A very brave person. noun

A person regarded as fierce or savage. noun

A noted person; a celebrity. noun

(lion's share) The greatest or best part. idiom

A quadruped of the genus Felis, F. leo, the largest of all carnivorous animals, distinguished by its tawny or yellow color, a full flowing mane in the male, a tufted tail, and the disappearance of the feline markings in both sexes before they arrive at maturity. noun

Figuratively, a lion-like person; a man possessing the courage, fierceness, etc., of a lion. noun

capitalized In astronomy, a constellation and sign of the zodiac. See Leo, 1. noun

In heraldry, a representation of a lion used as a bearing. noun

A gold coin current in Scotland from the time of Robert III. to the reign of James VI.: so called from the lion on the obverse of the coin. noun

A copper coin: same as hardhead, 2. noun

An object of interest and curiosity; especially, a celebrated or conspicuous person who is much sought by society or by the public in general: as, to visit the lions of the place; such a one is the lion of the day. noun

An imaginary danger, trumped up by cowardice or sloth. noun

Any humble friend or follower who acts as a sycophant or foil to another. noun

A silver and a gold coin of the Belgian provinces, struck in 1790. The value of the gold lion was about $6.50. noun

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo, formerly 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. noun

A sign and a constellation; Leo. noun

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

(by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.

A Chinese foo dog.

An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Words that are spelled similarly to lion:
lion.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word lion:
tamarin, passant, panthera, rampant, tamer, gules, wardrobe, unicorn, argent, azure, leopard, cub, paw, roar, heraldic, safari, sable, judah, witch, lions, sinister, venice, elephant, emblem, brewery, tiger, cannes, zoo, cubs, coat, pub, crest, leo, crowned, inn, symbol, eagle, mascot, courage, motto, shield, statues, beast, arms, pride, mouse, nathan, dragon, seal, circus, king, deer, bear, sword, disney, bull, wolf, statue, logo, perry, cat, animated, hunting, depicted, tail, hunt, armed, dog, gate.

Words that rhyme with lion:
scion, ion, orion, dandelion, zion, prion, mayan, lyon, ryan, hawaiian, ixion, dion, brian, himalayan, buy in, bryan, dian, hsien, tie in, chian, skien, lie in, ghanaian, hsian, tryon, hyun, uruguayan, obrien, rion, paraguayan, prian, guyon, brion, fly in, xtian, stian, wian, hydrogen ion, fionn, brien, pryan, ammonium ion, california dandelion, fly-in, cryan, obrian, wion, ryen, bryon, hydroxide ion, common dandelion, dwarf dandelion, fall dandelion, ryon, russian dandelion, obryan, die in, mion, ai in, aja in, alibi in, alkali in, altai in, alumni in, alveoli in, amplify in, apply in, awry in, aye in, bi in, bligh in, bly in, bonsai in, brachii in, brunei in, bryen, buckeye in, butterfly in, by in, bye in, cai in, calcify in, certify in, chai in, chennai in, chi in, chiengmai in, clarify in, classify in, codify in, comply in, cry in, cy in, dai in, decry in, defy in, deny in, diversify in, dry in, dubai in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe lion:
young, old, british, dead, great, winged, hungry, sea, ant, nemean, caged, male, fierce, big, red, golden, huge, literary, african, man, rampant, angry, real, maned, tame, white, mighty, wild, ferocious, tawny, sick, fine, female, grown, noble, couchant, famous, enormous, heraldic, bronze, headed, asiatic, demi, eating, yellow, furious, half, crowned, green, stuffed, magnificent, cowardly, royal, live, enraged, colossal, terrible, savage, recumbent, carved, ravening, proud, valiant, seated, coeur, biggest, brave, grim, famished, monstrous, largest, scottish, numidian.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective lion:
skin, hunting, incarnation, head, hunters, skins, form, tamer, hunter, tamers, hunt, heads, whiskers, larva, meat, hearted, men, mask, larvae, heart, rookeries, throne, cubs, hunts, taming, bulls, square, dogs, avatar, king, colony, jaw, bristles, rookery, pool, god, face, forceps, bull, tamarins, masks, island, anchor, cub, type, colonies, story, motif, court, monster, voice, flippers, avatara, pits, hide, tiger, street, bellow, death, narasimha, shooting, bases, capital, notice, killer, country, oil, soirees, clan, spring, promenade, incarnations, dreams, tailed, returns, hearts, worship, family, idea, poems, fight, cutlets, fashion, catching, whelp, teeth, gods, gut, horn, ramp, intestine, seat, sets, griffin, passage, appointment.

Consonant match to lion:
leon, leone, lyon, lorraine, liane, lowan, lauan, lohan, lie in, lie-in, lewin, lay on, lay in, leann, lorain, loraine, lianne, lowen, laraine, lewan, lee ann, lwin, louanne, la in, lai in, lai on, lait in, lao in, lau in, law in, laye in, le han, le on, lea in, lea on, leah in, lee han, lee hun, lee in, lee n, lee on, leeuwen, leh in, lei in, leigh in, leigh on, leoine, leu in, lew in, ley in, li en, li han, li in, li n, li on, lia in, lie on, lieu in, lieu un, lo in, loh in, loo in, loo on, lou in, lou on, lough in, low in, lowe in, loy in, lu han, lu in, lu on, luane, ly in, ly on, lyanne, lye in, lye on.

Words that sound like lion:
lion, lyon, lionne, lie in, leeann, lowen, layon, lowan, lewan, leeuwen, lyam, lauan, lawen, lying, leeanne, lewin, lay in, line, lions, liam, leon, lighten, liven, leone, lichen, liason, liken, lycan, lun, leann, lyons, lianne, laon, leiden, lyne, liane, lyman, lunn, lign, luan, lee ann, leyden, lymon, luann, leinen, lton, louanne, luanne, alion, lyden, luhn, litan, liman, lyken, louann, lay on, loyang, lawin, laiton, luam, hyun, wion, hyen, wian, hian, heian, hyon, wyan, lin, lynn, laying, len, lyn, lynne, linn, lowing, live in, laing, linh, linne, lysin, looing, lenn, fly in, llin, lawing, live-in, luing, line in, lehn, llyn, lehne, lisne, fly-in, ldin, alien, cheyenne, alian, blowen, cleon.