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lieu

noun

/luː/

Meaning

Instead of; in place of.

He gave money in lieu of flowers.

in lieu of

instead, replacement, substitute, alternative

original, same

in lieu of payment, in lieu of flowers, in lieu of leave

A complex problem or puzzle without an easy solution

A tool with a large, usually wooden head, used for hitting something without damaging it.

Chemical compounds produced by the brain that reduce pain and create feelings of happiness.

the part of a woman's dress that covers the body from the neck to the waist

a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a curved piece of wood

well-educated, literary, or scholarly people