lien

Meanings

Plural: lienes, liens

Noun

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
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
A tendon.
A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
The spleen.

Verb

Alternative form of lain.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“a bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).

Synonyms

milt, spleen

Scrabble Score: 4

lien is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lien is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lien is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

lien is a valid Words With Friends word