lion
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,206 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,970 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male also: king of beasts, Panthera leo
- a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) also: social lion
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo also: Leo
- the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 also: Leo, Leo the Lion
lion in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There is very little of the lion about Master Taunton.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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And all this time Sam was sitting in the Red Lion, waiting for them.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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One was bound in white with the picture of an African lion hunt on the front cover.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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With these words he loosened the lion from his beard and bade the beast guard the youth carefully.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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He carried a small black rod, the ensign of his office, surmounted with the lion of England in silver.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1