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noun · 2 syllables · /ˈlɪv.ɚ/

LIVER

What does "LIVER" mean?

A large organ in the abdomen that filters blood, processes nutrients, and secretes bile.

Meanings

  1. The body's large glandular organ that detoxifies blood, stores energy, and makes bile. The doctor warned that years of heavy drinking had scarred his liver.
  2. The liver of certain animals eaten as food. She fried the chicken liver with onions for a quick supper.
  3. A person who lives in a specified way (one who lives). He was a clean liver who never touched a cigarette. formal

Did you know?

  • The liver is the only human internal organ that can fully regrow itself - remove up to three quarters of it and the remaining quarter can rebuild the whole organ.

Word origin

From Old English 'lifer', the organ name, of Germanic origin (compare German 'Leber'); the 'one who lives' sense is a separate agent noun from the verb 'live' plus '-er'.

Remember it

LIVE-r: the organ you can't LIVE without, with an R for 'regenerate.'

A little poem

Quiet dark filter-
it takes back its ruined half
and grows whole again.

haiku

Wordplay

  • I told a joke about the liver, but it didn't process well.

What it teaches

What quietly cleans up after you rarely gets the thanks it earns.

Quick facts

What does LIVER mean?

A large organ in the abdomen that filters blood, processes nutrients, and secretes bile.

Is LIVER a valid word?

Yes — LIVER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is LIVER?

LIVER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does LIVER come from?

From Old English 'lifer', the organ name, of Germanic origin (compare German 'Leber'); the 'one who lives' sense is a separate agent noun from the verb 'live' plus '-er'.

What can LIVER teach us?

What quietly cleans up after you rarely gets the thanks it earns.

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