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There are 147 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'li'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'li' include Aalii, Aaliis, Abacli. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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All Words Containing 'li'

Aalii Noun Aaliis Noun Abacli Noun (Plural) Abaculi Noun (plural) Baahling Noun Baalim Proper Noun Baalish Adjective Baalism Noun Baalisms Noun Baalist Noun Baalite Noun Baalitical Adjective Baalize Verb Babbling Noun Babblingly Adverb Babblings Noun Babblish Adjective Babblishly Adverb Babelic Adjective Babelike Adjective Babelish Adjective Babelism Noun Babelize Verb Cabalic Adjective Cabalism Noun Cabalisms Noun (Plural) Cabalist Noun Cabalistic Adjective Cabalistical Adjective Cabalistically Adverb Cabalists Noun (Plural) Caballine Adjective Cabbagelike Adjective Cabbalism Noun Cabbalist Noun Cabbalistic Adjective Cabbalistical Adjective Cabbalistically Adverb Cabbalize Verb (transitive; rare and literary) Cabbling Verb (Present Participle and Gerund) Cabeliau Noun Crystallizing Verb (Present Participle) Dabbling Verb (Present Participle) Dabblingly Adverb Dabblingness Noun Dabblings Noun Dacryolin Noun Dacryolite Noun Dacryolith Noun Dacryolithiasis Noun Dactyli Noun Discipline Noun, Verb Eaglelike Adjective Eagling Noun (Gerund) Eanling Noun Eanlings Noun (Plural) Earclip Noun Earlier Adjective / Adverb Earliest Adjective / Adverb Earlike Adjective Earliness Noun (Uncountable) Earlish Adjective (Informal) Fabliau Noun Fabliaux Noun Fabling Noun Fabulist Noun Fabulists Noun (plural) Fabulize Verb Facelift Noun Facelifts Noun (Plural) Facellite Noun Gabbling Verb (Present Participle) Gablelike Adjective Gabling Noun / Verb (Present Participle) Habiliment Noun Habilimental Adjective Habilimentary Adjective Habilimentation Noun Habilimented Adjective Habiliments Noun (plural) Habilitate Verb (Transitive) Habilitated Verb (Past Tense & Past Participle) / Adjective Habilitating Verb (Present Participle) / Gerund Habilitation Noun Habilitator Noun Hability Noun Habitability Noun Habituality Noun Habitualize Verb (Transitive) Iatraliptic Adjective Iatraliptics Noun Ibolium Noun Jaalin Noun Jabalina Noun Kabuli Noun Labeling Noun Labelling Noun Labialisation Noun Labialise Verb Labialised Adjective

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1. Which word should 'yachtsmanlike' NOT be confused with?

Sportsmanlike Seamanlike Gentlemanlike Unsportsmanlike

2. Which animal's sound is 'gabble' originally imitative of?

Dogs Cats Geese Horses

3. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'responsibility'?

Do responsibility Make responsibility Take responsibility Have a responsibility

4. What does the phrase 'listen up' mean?

To increase the volume To eavesdrop on someone A command to gain attention To listen to music loudly

5. What is the key difference between 'babelike' and 'babelic'?

Babelic is just the plural of babelike Babelike stresses the first syllable and is easier to decode; babelic stresses the middle and feels scholarly Babelike is the formal version of babelic They are pronounced identically

6. Which verb form must be used with the plural noun 'Baalisms'?

Is Was Are Has

7. Where does the stress fall in 'labialised'?

Second syllable First syllable Third syllable Fourth syllable

8. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

She tabernacling at the cabin. They were tabernacling in the meadow. We have tabernacling since May. He is tabernacling the mountain.

9. What is the standard comparative of 'rabbitlike'?

rabbitliker rabbitlikemore more rabbitlike rabbitlikest

10. Which of the following sentences uses 'caballine' correctly?

I rode my caballine to work. The dancer moved with caballine grace. The caballine troops charged. He is a caballine expert.

11. Which Latin word is the root of the labial- family?

Labium, meaning lip Labor, meaning work Lapis, meaning stone Liber, meaning free

12. Which Hebrew suffix is used in 'Baalim' to indicate plurality?

-oth -im -in -un

13. How is the 'j' in 'jabalina' properly pronounced?

Like the 'j' in 'jam' Like the 'h' in 'house' Like the 'y' in 'yellow' Like the 'g' in 'giraffe'

14. Which of the following is an antonym for the process of 'labelling'?

Tagging Obscuring Categorizing Marking

15. Which part of speech is 'babblings'?

Verb Adjective Countable plural noun Adverb

16. Who are the Jaalin?

A nomadic tribe in Saudi Arabia A riverine Arab tribe in Sudan A group of Nubian warriors A type of Sudanese food

17. Which phrase would appear on an old builder's invoice?

Gabling and gabbling Gabling and shingling Gabling most gablewise Three gablings

18. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Him eagling was lucky. His eagling was lucky. He eagling was lucky. His eagleing was lucky.

19. Why did the word 'cabal' become associated with political plotting in 17th-century England?

It was the name of a famous thief. The initials of a notorious king's committee spelled C-A-B-A-L. It was a Latin word for treason. A famous play used the word.

20. In the 1960s, pachouli became strongly associated with...

Wall Street bankers Airline pilots Librarians The hippie counterculture

21. How is the word 'cabalic' correctly pronounced?

CAB-ul-ik kuh-BAL-ik sa-BAL-ik cay-BAY-lik

22. Where would a reader most likely meet 'cabbalistically'?

In books from the 1600s to the 1800s In sports commentary In weather forecasts In social media captions

23. What does the adverb 'wabblingly' describe?

A smooth, fast motion An unsteady, side-to-side motion A downward fall A loud, booming sound

24. Which word should NOT be confused with 'habitability'?

Fitness for habitation Inhabitability Habitableness Habituation

25. How many syllables are in 'Baalite'?

One Two Three Four

26. What part of speech is 'iatraliptic' typically used as?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

27. What is the singular form of 'abacli'?

Abaculus Abacus Tessera Abaclum

28. Which suffix is added to 'cabalist' to form the archaic adjective 'cabalistical'?

-ic -al -ical -ing

29. Which sentence is clinically standard?

The patient was diagnosed with dacryolithiasis. The doctor dacryolithiasised the patient. She has a dacryolithiasis in her eye. Dacryolithiases are painful.

30. Which word family does 'sabbathlike' belong to?

Sleepless, restless Childlike, dreamlike Weekly, hourly Holy, sacred

31. The Old English suffix in oarlike means...

having the form of small full of without

32. Which suffix is used in the word 'baahling'?

-ing -ling -ed -er

33. Where is the primary stress in the pronunciation of 'cabalistical'?

First syllable (CA) Second syllable (BAL) Third syllable (IS) Fourth syllable (TI)

34. Which phrase means 'the oldest one discovered so far'?

Earliest known Latest known Most earliest Known earliest

35. Labialization differs from labialism because it names...

a swallowing pattern a legitimate secondary articulation with lip rounding a hearing test a type of stuttering

36. What part of speech is the word 'habituality'?

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb

37. Which verb agrees with 'the pachalics'?

Were Was Is Has

38. In which context is it most appropriate to use the spelling 'wabblier' instead of 'wobblier'?

Modern academic research papers Formal business emails Historical fiction or regional dialogue Scientific lab reports

39. How is the plural ending pronounced?

A separate syllable 'iz' A silent letter One KS click, as in republics A long Z hum

40. Which sentence uses 'babelish' correctly?

The interpreter babelished the speech. The overlapping announcements turned the terminal babelish. We downloaded a babelish app for lessons. Her babelisher notes confused everyone.

41. A clinician using a mirror during therapy is most likely addressing...

syntax labialism vocabulary voice pitch

42. How many syllables does 'baahling' have?

One Two Three Four

43. What is a key difference between 'rabbitlike' and 'bunnylike'?

Bunnylike sounds cuter and more childish Rabbitlike is not a real word Bunnylike refers only to speed They are exact opposites

44. How many syllables does the word 'cabalistical' have?

Three Four Five Six

45. Which sentence uses 'fabliaux' grammatically correct?

The fabliaux was funny. I read a fabliaux. The fabliaux were written in verse. He is a fabliaux.

46. What religion do the Jaalin predominantly practice?

Sunni Islam Christianity Animism Judaism

47. In old texts, 'habilitating a gentleman for court' meant what?

Training him in fencing Dressing him appropriately Buying him a title Teaching him etiquette

48. Which modern English word is directly descended from 'ualis'?

Palace Valley Ulysses Ulna

49. Which sentence uses 'crystallizing' correctly?

I crystallizing my plan now. My plan is crystallizing in my mind. She had crystallizing to do. The crystallizing is mine.

50. What is an antonym for nabalism?

Folly Boorishness Wisdom Stubbornness