Liver Definition

lĭvər
noun
The largest glandular organ in vertebrate animals, located in the upper or anterior part of the abdomen: it secretes bile, has an important function in the storage and metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and helps detoxify many poisonous substances that may be ingested.
Webster's New World
A similar organ or tissue in invertebrate animals.
Webster's New World
The liver of cattle, fowl, etc., used as food.
Webster's New World
The reddish-brown color of liver.
Webster's New World
A dark reddish brown.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • vital part
  • glandular organ
  • innard
adjective
Made of or flavored with liver.
Liver pâté.
American Heritage
Of a dark reddish brown.
American Heritage

Comparative form of live: more live.

Seeing things on big screen somehow makes it seem liver.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • liver-colored

Other Word Forms of Liver

Noun

Singular:
liver
Plural:
livers

Origin of Liver

  • Old English lifer, from Proto-Germanic *librō. Cognate with Dutch lever, German Leber, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish lever (the last three from Old Norse lifr).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English lifer leip- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From live +"Ž -er.

    From Wiktionary

  • live (adjective) + -(e)r.

    From Wiktionary

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