Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 60 compound words that contain lamb. The most common are listed below. Open lamb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- Lamb of GodJesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.
- vegetable lambA legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.
- Paschal LambThe lamb eaten at Passover.
- Lamb shiftA small difference between the energy levels 2S_½ and 2P_½ of the hydrogen atom, not predicted by the Dirac equation, whose detection in the Lamb–Retherford experiment of 1947 foreshadowed the development of quantum electrodynamics (in …
- sacrificial lambA lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
- Lamb CountyOne of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Littlefield.
- lamb-aleA feast at the time of lamb-shearing.
- lamb friesThe testicles of a lamb, peeled, rolled in cracker meal, fried, and served as food, a traditional dish in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
- mutton dressed as lambA middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.
- spring lambA milkfed lamb, usually three to five months old, born in late winter or early spring and sold for meat usually before 1 July (in the northern hemisphere).
- Lamb-godJesus; the Lamb of God.
- Persian lambA pelt that is obtained from a newborn karakul lamb.
- lamb pieA charming person; a sweetheart.
- skin the lambThe game of lansquenet.
- Scythian lambSynonym of vegetable lamb: A legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.
- lamb succoryThe plant Arnoseris minima.
- one may as well hang for a sheep as a lambIf one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.
- house lambA lamb raised for slaughter wholly inside a building.
- baa-lambA lamb or sheep.
- beaver lambSynonym of mouton (“processed sheepskin”).
- lamb downTo spend all one's money; to induce someone to spend all their money; to take all of someone's money when gambling.
- ewe lambA female lamb.
- mutton dressed up as lambAlternative form of mutton dressed as lamb: A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.
- Lamb shiftsplural of Lamb shift: A small difference between the energy levels 2S_½ and 2P_½ of the hydrogen atom, not predicted by the Dirac equation, whose detection in the Lamb–Retherford experiment of 1947 foreshadowed the development of quantum …
- spider lamb syndromeOvine hereditary chondrodysplasia: a disorder affecting the growth of cartilage and bone in sheep.
Compound words 60
- LambethA district in central London, England.
- lambskinThe skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
- lambieA lamb.
- lambchopA chop or rib of lamb.
- lambsquartersAlternative form of lamb's quarters: Chenopodium album, of the goosefoot family, sometimes used as a potherb
- lambyResembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
- lamblingA young or little lamb.
- lamberA ewe that gives birth to a lamb.
- lambsfootA claw-like blade with one straight edge and one edge which tapers to a point at the tip less abruptly than a sheepsfoot but not as gradually as a Wharncliffe.
- lamblessWithout a lamb.