lion
noun
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
lionlike
-
a word derived from
lion.
Example Sentences
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And who wouldn’t respond to a mask that culminates in a fierce lionlike mane made from layers of yarn, startling in blinding blue, or one of white crochet surrounded by gravity-defying hot-pink yarn tresses?
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
Douglass’ strong features project relentless determination and lionlike pride.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2016
Douglass’s strong features project relentless determination and lionlike pride.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2016
Mr. Gutwirth rented a sound-level meter and measured the lionlike snores of Mr. Sheir as they came through the wall.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had recovered his color: ruddy, or even lionlike, she thought.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
