American English pronunciation

How to pronounce lien

IPA transcription: ['lin]

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Noun

  • a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

  • the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

Usage examples

  • The alien gurgled and thrashed its tentacles.
  • While Baker worked on the aliens, Spielberg was having second thoughts about "Night Skies".
  • In prior versions SquirrelMail was the default client.
  • Surrounded by the deadly aliens, the situation looks hopeless.
  • Lee co-wrote the lyrics for "Alien" together with Powell.
  • Among their most prominent clients were the Vanderbilts.
  • Some of our biggest clients are affected.
  • A tug-of-war emerges among a faction of good and evil aliens.
  • The southwest of the county is drained by the Galien River and its tributaries.
  • The company's first major client was the Erie Railway.