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101lick someone into shape — lick/knock/whip/ someone/something/into shape phrase to improve the condition or performance of someone or something I’m going to whip this department into shape. Thesaurus: to make something better …
102lick|e|ty-split — «LIHK uh tee SPLIHT», adverb, adjective. Informal. at full speed; headlong; rapid; rapidly: »… the lickety split growth of trailer parks across the land (Wall Street Journal) …
103lick|ing — «LIHK ihng», noun. Informal. 1. a beating; thrashing: »The bigger boy gave Billy quite a licking. 2. a setback; reverse: »Business took a bad licking during the recession …
104lick|spit|tle — «LIHK SPIHT uhl», noun. a contemptible flatterer; parasite; toady: »…a parcel of sneaks, a set of lickspittles (Thackeray) …
105lick|spit — «LIHK SPIHT», noun. = lickspittle. (Cf. ↑lickspittle) …
106Lick-Wilmerding High School — Infobox School name = Lick Wilmerding High School motto = A private school with a public purpose type = Private established = 1895 location = 755 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, California campus type = Urban head of school = Albert M. Adams, Ed.D… …
107Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope. * * * ▪ observatory, California,… …
108Lick Observatory — Observatoire Lick Observatoire Lick Caractéristiques Organisation Université de Californie …
109Lick Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Lick Observatory caption = The main observatory building and the North (small) Dome, home of the Nickel Reflector organization = University of California|code=662 location = San Jose, California, USA coords =… …
110Lick granuloma — A lick granuloma, also known as acral lick dermatitis, is a skin disorder in dogs resulting from an urge to lick the lower portion of the leg. The lesion from the incessant licking is a thickened, firm, oval plaque.CausesThe cause of a lick… …
