lend : Idioms & Phrases
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jack-a-lent
Jack"-a-lent noun
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A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.
Webster 1913
lease-lend
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noun the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause
lease-lend.
- lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous
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lend oneself
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verb be applicable to; as to an analysis
apply.
- This theory lends itself well to our new data
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lend-lease
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noun the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause
lease-lend.
- lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous
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lending institution
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noun a financial institution that makes loans
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lending library
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noun library that provides books for use outside the building
circulating library.
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lent lily
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noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
white lily; Madonna lily; Lilium candidum; Annunciation lily.
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Lent lily
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(Bot.) ,the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
Webster 1913
To lend an ear ∨ one's ears
- to give attention.
Webster 1913
To lend a hand
- to give assistance.
- to give assistance; to help. Colloq.
