Definition of listen

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Listen (v. i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

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Eavesdropping :: Eavesdropping (n.) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law..
Starch :: Starch (n.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc..
Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
Eavesdropper :: Eavesdropper (n.) One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener..
List :: List (v. t.) To listen or hearken to.
Listening :: Listening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liste.
Gleen :: Gleen (v. i.) To glisten; to gleam.
Auscultation :: Auscultation (n.) The act of listening or hearkening to.
Spangle :: Spangle (v. i.) To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter.
Glister :: Glister (v. i.) To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
Mercury :: Mercury (n.) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called quicksilver), and is used in barometers, thermometers, ect. Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and designated by his symbol, /..
Arrected :: Arrected (a.) Attentive, as a person listening..
Audition :: Audition (n.) The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
Audient :: Audient (a.) Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls..
Hearken :: Hearken (v. i.) To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply..
Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..
Hearing :: Hearing (n.) A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues..
Lest :: Lest (v. i.) To listen.
Interested :: Interested (v. t.) Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener..
Dictate :: Dictate (v. t.) A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel..
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