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 Definitions of Liver  [ˈlɪv ər]  

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Definition of 'Liver' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) liver
a large, reddish brown, glandular organ in vertebrates, located in the upper abdominal cavity and functioning in the secretion of bile and in essential metabolic processes.

2.  liver
this organ of an animal, as a calf, chicken, or goose, used as food.

3.  liver
a diseased condition of the liver:
a touch of liver.

4.  liver
a reddish brown color.

5. (v.i.) liver
(of paint, ink, etc.) to undergo irreversible thickening.

6. (n.) liver
a person who lives in a manner specified:
an extravagant liver.

7.  liver
a dweller; inhabitant.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'Liver' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) liver
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes

2. (noun) liver
liver of an animal used as meat

3. (noun) liver
a person who has a special life style
"a high liver"

4. (adj) liver
someone who lives in a place
"a liver in cities"

5. (adj) liver-colored, liver
having a reddish-brown color


Definition of 'Liver' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) liver
the organ in your body that cleans your blood
liver disease

2.  liver
an animal's liver eaten as food
chicken liver salad


Definition of 'Liver' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Liver
one who, or that which, lives

2. (noun) Liver
a resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn

3. (noun) Liver
one whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver

4. (noun) Liver
a very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates

5. (noun) Liver
the glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool


Translation of 'Liver' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a large organ in the body which purifies the blood.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: lewer Arabic flag Arabic: كَبِد الإنْسان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: черен дроб
Brazilian flag Brazilian: fígado Czech flag Czech: játra German flag German: die Leber
Danish flag Danish: lever Greek flag Greek: ήπαρ Spanish flag Spanish: hígado
Estonian flag Estonian: maks Farsi flag Farsi: کبد Finnish flag Finnish: maksa
French flag French: foie Hebrew flag Hebrew: כָּבֵד Hindi flag Hindi: जिगर, यकृत, कलेजा
Croatian flag Croatian: jetra Hungarian flag Hungarian: máj Indonesian flag Indonesian: hati
Icelandic flag Icelandic: lifur Italian flag Italian: fegato Japanese flag Japanese: 肝臓
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kepenys Latvian flag Latvian: aknas
Malay flag Malay: hati Dutch flag Dutch: lever Norwegian flag Norwegian: lever
Polish flag Polish: wątroba Persian flag Persian: کبد Pashto flag Pashto: ينه،جګر،لړمون
Portuguese flag Portuguese: fígado Romanian flag Romanian: ficat Russian flag Russian: печень
Slovak flag Slovak: pečeň Slovenian flag Slovenian: jetra Serbian flag Serbian: džigerica
Swedish flag Swedish: lever Thai flag Thai: ตับ Turkish flag Turkish: karaciğer
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 肝臟 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: печінка Urdu flag Urdu: جگر، کبد
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: gan Chinese flag Chinese: 肝脏

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