Antonym: lioness. Similar words: billion, million, portfolio, supercilious, ameliorate, rebellious, punctilious, constitutional convention. Meaning: ['laɪən] 
n. 1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male 2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) 3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo 4. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22.
n. 1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male 2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) 3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo 4. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22. 1. Beard the lion in his den. 
2. Every dog is a lion at home.
3. It is not good to wake a sleeping lion.
4. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
5. A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.
6. A lion at home[Sentencedict.com], a mouse abroad.
7. The fox’s wiles will never enter the lion’s head.
8. It is not good to make a sleeping lion.
9. The lion is known by his claws [paws].
10. The lion’s skin is never cheap.
11. The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.
12. Truth is a lion.
13. Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp.
14. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
15. An army of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a stag.
16. The wounded lion bellowed out.
17. The lion stalked its prey through the long grass.
18. The lion gave a loud roar.
19. The lion is called the king of beasts.
20. The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
21. The lion let out a great roar.
22. The lion is the king of beasts.
23. The lion devoured the deer.
24. The zebra galloped away from the lion.
25. A cornered cat becomes as fierce as a lion.
26. The lion is beyond the trees.
27. Can you tell a tiger from a lion?
28. A good surgeon must have an eagle’s eye, a lion’s heart(sentencedict.com), and a lady’s hand.
29. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
30. Though thy enemy seem a mouse, yet watch him like a lion.
More similar words: billion, million, portfolio, supercilious, ameliorate, rebellious, punctilious, constitutional convention, ion, onion, union, notion, pioneer, region, motion, option, minion, nation, action, auction, pension, session, fashion, allusion, emotion, portion, tension, passion, edition, fiction.