Descriptions

L'Aquila, Noun

(n)

Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila_degli_Abruzzi: (the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy)

L-P, Noun

(n)

LP, L-P: (a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm)

L-dopa, Noun

(n)

L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa: (the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease)

LAN, Noun

(n)

local_area_network, LAN: (a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices)

LASIK, Noun

(n)

laser-assisted_in_situ_keratomileusis, LASIK: (a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea)

LA, Noun

(n)

la, lah: (the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization)

(n)

lanthanum, La, atomic_number_57: (a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth)

(n)

Louisiana, Pelican_State, LA: (a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)

LBJ, Noun

(n)

Johnson, Lyndon_Johnson, Lyndon_Baines_Johnson, LBJ, President_Johnson, President_Lyndon_Johnson: (36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973))

LCD, Noun

(n)

liquid_crystal_display, LCD: (a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.)

LDL, Noun

(n)

low-density_lipoprotein, LDL, beta-lipoprotein: (a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis)

LED, Noun

(n)

light-emitting_diode, LED: (diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used)

LEM, Noun

(n)

lunar_excursion_module, lunar_module, LEM: (a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back)

LET, Noun

(n)

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous: (a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India) "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

(n)

let, net_ball: (a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again)

LE, Noun

(n)

lupus_erythematosus, LE: (a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints))

LISP, Noun

(n)

lisp: (a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th')

(n)

LISP, list-processing_language: (a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists)

LP, Noun

(n)

LP, L-P: (a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm)

LSD, Noun

(n)

lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD: (a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)

LTTE, Noun

(n)

Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam, LTTE, Tamil_Tigers, Tigers, World_Tamil_Association, World_Tamil_Movement: (a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel) "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"

LXXVIII, Noun

(n)

seventy-eight, 78, LXXVIII: (the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight)

LXXX, Noun

(n)

eighty, 80, LXXX, fourscore: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight)

LXX, Noun

(n)

seventy, 70, LXX: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven)

LX, Noun

(n)

lux, lx: (a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle)

(n)

sixty, 60, LX: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six)

L, Noun

(n)

fifty, 50, L: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five)

(n)

L, l: (the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet)

(n)

lambert, L: (a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter)

(n)

liter, litre, l, cubic_decimeter, cubic_decimetre: (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))

LaSalle, Noun

(n)

LaSalle, Sieur_de_LaSalle, Rene-Robert_Cavelier: (French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687))

Labiatae, Noun

(n)

Labiatae, family_Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family_Lamiaceae, mint_family: (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)

Labor, Noun

(n)

British_Labour_Party, Labour_Party, Labour, Labor: (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries)

(n)

Department_of_Labor, Labor_Department, Labor, DoL: (the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913)

(n)

labor, labour, working_class, proletariat: (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages) "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

(n)

labor, labour, toil: (productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

(n)

labor_movement, trade_union_movement, labor: (an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement)

(n)

parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed: (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child) "she was in labor for six hours"

(n)

undertaking, project, task, labor: (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted) "he prepared for great undertakings"

Labour, Noun

(n)

British_Labour_Party, Labour_Party, Labour, Labor: (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries)

(n)

labor, labour, working_class, proletariat: (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages) "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

(n)

labor, labour, toil: (productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

(n)

parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed: (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child) "she was in labor for six hours"

Labrador, Noun

(n)

Labrador: (the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada)

Labyrinthodonta, Noun

(n)

Labyrinthodontia, superorder_Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder_Labyrinthodonta: (extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic)

Labyrinthodontia, Noun

(n)

Labyrinthodontia, superorder_Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder_Labyrinthodonta: (extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic)

Lacertilia, Noun

(n)

Sauria, suborder_Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder_Lacertilia: (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)

Lactaid, Noun

(n)

lactase, Lactaid: (any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose)

Lactobacillaceae, Noun

(n)

Lactobacillaceae, family_Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family_Lactobacteriaceae: (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)

Lactobacteriaceae, Noun

(n)

Lactobacillaceae, family_Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family_Lactobacteriaceae: (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)

Ladin, Noun

(n)

Ladin: (a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland)

Ladino, Noun

(n)

Judeo-Spanish, Ladino: (the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script)

(n)

mestizo, ladino: (a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry))

Lady, Noun

(n)

dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman: (a woman of refinement) "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

(n)

lady: (a polite name for any woman) "a nice lady at the library helped me"

(n)

Lady, noblewoman, peeress: (a woman of the peerage in Britain)

Ladyship, Noun

(n)

Ladyship: (a title used to address any peeress except a duchess) "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"

Lafayette, Noun

(n)

Lafayette, La_Fayette, Marie_Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier, Marquis_de_Lafayette: (French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834))

(n)

Lafayette: (a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians)

(n)

Lafayette: (a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River)

Laffite, Noun

(n)

Laffite, Lafitte, Jean_Laffite, Jean_Lafitte: (French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826))

Lafitte, Noun

(n)

Laffite, Lafitte, Jean_Laffite, Jean_Lafitte: (French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826))

Lakeland, Noun

(n)

Lake_District, Lakeland: (a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain)

Lakota, Noun

(n)

Teton, Lakota, Teton_Sioux, Teton_Dakota: (a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains)

Lakshmi, Noun

(n)

Lakshmi: (Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity)

Lama, Noun

(n)

lama: (a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism)

(n)

Lama, genus_Lama: (llamas)

Lamb, Noun

(n)

lamb: (young sheep)

(n)

Lamb, Charles_Lamb, Elia: (English essayist (1775-1834))

(n)

lamb: (a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters))

(n)

lamb, dear: (a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child))

(n)

lamb: (the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food)

Lambert, Noun

(n)

lambert, L: (a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter)

(n)

Lambert, Constant_Lambert, Leonard_Constant_Lambert: (English composer and conductor (1905-1951))

Lamellibranchia, Noun

(n)

Bivalvia, class_Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class_Lamellibranchia, class_Pelecypoda: (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)

Lamiaceae, Noun

(n)

Labiatae, family_Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family_Lamiaceae, mint_family: (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)

Lamisil, Noun

(n)

terbinafine, Lamisil: (an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease)

Lanai, Noun

(n)

Lanai, Lanai_Island: (an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area)

(n)

lanai: (a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)

Lancashire, Noun

(n)

Lancashire: (a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles)

Lancaster, Noun

(n)

Lancaster: (a city in northwestern England)

(n)

Lancaster, House_of_Lancaster, Lancastrian_line: (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)

Lanchou, Noun

(n)

Lanzhou, Lanchou, Lanchow: (the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River)

Lanchow, Noun

(n)

Lanzhou, Lanchou, Lanchow: (the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River)

Land, Noun

(n)

country, state, land: (the territory occupied by a nation) "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

(n)

domain, demesne, land: (territory over which rule or control is exercised) "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

(n)

estate, land, landed_estate, acres, demesne: (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use) "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

(n)

farming, land: (agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life) "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"

(n)

kingdom, land, realm: (a domain in which something is dominant) "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

(n)

land: (the land on which real estate is located) "he built the house on land leased from the city"

(n)

land, ground, soil: (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)) "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

(n)

land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma: (the solid part of the earth's surface) "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

(n)

Land, Din_Land, Edwin_Herbert_Land: (United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991))

(n)

nation, land, country: (the people who live in a nation or country) "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"

(n)

state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res_publica, body_politic: (a politically organized body of people under a single government) "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

Landau, Noun

(n)

Landau, Lev_Davidovich_Landau: (Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968))

(n)

landau: (a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately)

Landsmaal, Noun

(n)

Nynorsk, New_Norwegian, Landsmal, Landsmaal: (one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects)

Landsmal, Noun

(n)

Nynorsk, New_Norwegian, Landsmal, Landsmaal: (one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects)

Lange, Noun

(n)

Lange, Dorothea_Lange: (United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965))

Langobard, Noun

(n)

Lombard, Langobard: (a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century)

Lanoxin, Noun

(n)

digoxin, Lanoxin: (digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)

Lanzhou, Noun

(n)

Lanzhou, Lanchou, Lanchow: (the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River)

Lao-tse, Noun

(n)

Lao-tzu, Lao-tse, Lao-zi: (Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC))

Lao-tzu, Noun

(n)

Lao-tzu, Lao-tse, Lao-zi: (Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC))

Lao-zi, Noun

(n)

Lao-tzu, Lao-tse, Lao-zi: (Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC))

Lao, Adjective

(a)

Lao: (of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand)

Lao, Noun

(n)

Lao, Laotian: (a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais)

(n)

Lao: (the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos)

Laotian, Adjective

(a)

Laotian: (of or relating to Laos or its people) "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees"

Laotian, Noun

(n)

Lao, Laotian: (a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais)

Laplace, Noun

(n)

Laplace, Marquis_de_Laplace, Pierre_Simon_de_Laplace: (French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827))

Lapland, Noun

(n)

Lappland, Lapland: (a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)

Lapp, Noun

(n)

Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame: (a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer)

(n)

Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame: (the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula)

Lappic, Noun

(n)

Lappic, Lappish: (any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages)

Lappish, Noun

(n)

Lappic, Lappish: (any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages)

Lappland, Noun

(n)

Lappland, Lapland: (a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)

Lapplander, Noun

(n)

Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame: (a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer)

Lappula, Noun

(n)

Hackelia, genus_Hackelia, Lappula, genus_Lappula: (stickweed; beggar's lice)

Laputan, Adjective

(s)

airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy: (not practical or realizable; speculative) "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"

(a)

Laputan: (relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people)

Larium, Noun

(n)

mefloquine, mefloquine_hydrochloride, Larium, Mephaquine: (an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people)

Larodopa, Noun

(n)

L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa: (the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease)

Larotid, Noun

(n)

amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin: (an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Noun

(n)

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous: (a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India) "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Noun

(n)

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous: (a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India) "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

Lashkar-e-Toiba, Noun

(n)

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous: (a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India) "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

Lasix, Noun

(n)

furosemide, Lasix: (commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema)

Lassa, Noun

(n)

Lhasa, Lassa, capital_of_Tibet, Forbidden_City: (the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers)

Lasso, Noun

(n)

Lasso, Orlando_di_Lasso, Roland_de_Lassus: (Belgian composer (1532-1594))

(n)

lasso, lariat, riata, reata: (a long noosed rope used to catch animals)

Lates, Noun

(n)

Lates, genus_Lates: (a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water)

Latin, Adjective

(a)

Latin: (of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language) "Latin verb conjugations"

(a)

Latin: (relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages) "Latin America"

(a)

Latin: (of or relating to the ancient region of Latium) "Latin towns"

(a)

Romance, Latin: (relating to languages derived from Latin) "Romance languages"

Latin, Noun

(n)

Latin: (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)

(n)

Latin: (an inhabitant of ancient Latium)

(n)

Latin: (a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin)

Latinise, Verb

(v)

catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise: (cause to adopt Catholicism)

(v)

Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise: (write in the Latin alphabet) "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"

Latinize, Verb

(v)

catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise: (cause to adopt Catholicism)

(v)

Latinize: (translate into Latin)

(v)

Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise: (write in the Latin alphabet) "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"

Latino, Adjective

(a)

Hispanic, Latino: (related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture) "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"

Latino, Noun

(n)

Latin_American, Latino: (a native of Latin America)

(n)

Latino: (an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages)

Latium, Noun

(n)

Latium, Lazio: (an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea)

Latona, Noun

(n)

Leto, Latona: (wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology)

Latvia, Noun

(n)

Latvia, Republic_of_Latvia: (a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)

Latvian, Adjective

(a)

Latvian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language)

Latvian, Noun

(n)

Latvian: (a native or inhabitant of Latvia)

(n)

Latvian, Lettish: (the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)

Lauder, Noun

(n)

laudator, lauder, extoller: (someone who communicates high praise)

(n)

Lauder, Harry_Lauder, Sir_Harry_MacLennan_Lauder: (Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950))

Laundromat, Noun

(n)

launderette, Laundromat: (a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers)

Laurel, Noun

(n)

laurel: (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

(n)

Laurel, Stan_Laurel, Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel: (United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965))

(n)

laurel, laurel_wreath, bay_wreath: ((antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)

Laurens, Noun

(n)

Laurens, Henry_Laurens: (leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792))

Laurentius, Noun

(n)

Lawrence, Saint_Lawrence, _Lawrence, Laurentius: (Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258))

Lawrence, Noun

(n)

Lawrence, Saint_Lawrence, _Lawrence, Laurentius: (Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258))

(n)

Lawrence, _Lawrence, Thomas_Edward_Lawrence, Lawrence_of_Arabia: (Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935))

(n)

Lawrence, Sir_Thomas_Lawrence: (English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830))

(n)

Lawrence, Gertrude_Lawrence: (English actress (1898-1952))

(n)

Lawrence, _Lawrence, Ernest_Orlando_Lawrence: (United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958))

(n)

Lawrence, _Lawrence, David_Herbert_Lawrence: (English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930))

(n)

Lawrence: (a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856)

Laws, Noun

(n)

jurisprudence, law, legal_philosophy: (the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)

(n)

law, jurisprudence: (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

(n)

law: (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity) "there is a law against kidnapping"

(n)

law, natural_law: (a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society)

(n)

law, law_of_nature: (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature) "the laws of thermodynamics"

(n)

law, practice_of_law: (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system) "he studied law at Yale"

(n)

police, police_force, constabulary, law: (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"

(n)

Torah, Pentateuch, Laws: (the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit)

Lazio, Noun

(n)

Latium, Lazio: (an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea)

Ld., Noun

(n)

limited_company, , : (a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability)

Leadbelly, Noun

(n)

Ledbetter, Huddie_Leadbetter, Leadbelly: (United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949))

Lear, Noun

(n)

Lear, Edward_Lear: (British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888))

(n)

Lear, King_Lear: (the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters)

Leary, Noun

(n)

Leary, Tim_Leary, Timothy_Leary, Timothy_Francis_Leary: (United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996))

Lebanese, Adjective

(a)

Lebanese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people) "Lebanese mountains"

Lebanese, Noun

(n)

Lebanese: (a native or inhabitant of Lebanon)

Lebanon, Noun

(n)

Lebanon, Lebanese_Republic: (an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)

Ledbetter, Noun

(n)

Ledbetter, Huddie_Leadbetter, Leadbelly: (United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949))

Lee, Noun

(n)

Lee, Spike_Lee, Shelton_Jackson_Lee: (United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957))

(n)

Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick: (United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970))

(n)

Lee, Bruce_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam: (United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973))

(n)

Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee: (United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926))

(n)

Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee: (leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794))

(n)

Lee, Henry_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee: (soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818))

(n)

Lee, _Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee: (American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870))

(n)

lee, lee_side, leeward: (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)

Leeds, Noun

(n)

Leeds: (a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry)

Leeuwenhoek, Noun

(n)

Leuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Anton_van_Leuwenhoek, Anton_van_Leeuwenhoek: (Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723))

Leger, Noun

(n)

ledger, leger, account_book, book_of_account, book: (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded) "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

(n)

Leger, Fernand_Leger: (French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955))

Legionnaire, Noun

(n)

Legionnaire: (a member of the American Legion)

(n)

legionnaire, legionary: (a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion))

Lego, Noun

(n)

Lego, Lego_set: ((trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models)

Leguminosae, Noun

(n)

Leguminosae, family_Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family_Fabaceae, legume_family, pea_family: (a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)

Leibnitz, Noun

(n)

Leibniz, Leibnitz, Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz, Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibnitz: (German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716))

Leibnitzian, Adjective

(a)

Leibnizian, Leibnitzian: (of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy)

Leibniz, Noun

(n)

Leibniz, Leibnitz, Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz, Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibnitz: (German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716))

Leibnizian, Adjective

(a)

Leibnizian, Leibnitzian: (of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy)

Leicester, Noun

(n)

Leicester: (an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement)

(n)

Leicestershire, Leicester: (a largely agricultural county in central England)

Leicestershire, Noun

(n)

Leicestershire, Leicester: (a largely agricultural county in central England)

Leiden, Noun

(n)

Leiden, Leyden: (a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620)

Leigh, Noun

(n)

Leigh, Vivien_Leigh: (English film actress (1913-1967))

Leiopelma, Noun

(n)

Leiopelma, genus_Leiopelma, Liopelma, genus_Liopelma: (type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae)

Leiopelmatidae, Noun

(n)

Leiopelmatidae, family_Leiopelmatidae, Liopelmidae, family_Liopelmidae: (primitive New Zealand frogs)

Leipzig, Noun

(n)

Leipzig: (a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center)

Leishmania, Noun

(n)

Leishmania, genus_Leishmania: (flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis)

Lemnos, Noun

(n)

Lemnos, Limnos: (a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties)

Leningrad, Noun

(n)

_Petersburg, Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint_Petersburg: (a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia)

Leninism, Noun

(n)

Leninism, Marxism-Leninism: (the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries))

Lennon, Noun

(n)

Lennon, John_Lennon: (English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980))

Lens, Noun

(n)

lens, lense, lens_system: (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

(n)

Lens, genus_Lens: (genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils)

(n)

lens: ((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood) "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

(n)

lens, crystalline_lens, lens_of_the_eye: (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina)

(n)

lens, electron_lens: (electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons)

Lent, Noun

(n)

Lent, Lententide: (a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)

Lententide, Noun

(n)

Lent, Lententide: (a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)

Lentia, Noun

(n)

Linz, Lentia: (city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center)

Leo, Noun

(n)

Leo, Lion: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)

(n)

Leo: (a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo)

(n)

Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion: (the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22)

Leon, Noun

(n)

Leon: (a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)

(n)

Leon: (a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains)

(n)

Leon: (a city in central Mexico)

Leonard, Noun

(n)

Leonard, Elmore_Leonard, Elmore_John_Leonard, Dutch_Leonard: (United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925))

Leonardo, Noun

(n)

Leonardo, Leonardo_da_Vinci, da_Vinci: (Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519))

Leopoldville, Noun

(n)

Kinshasa, Leopoldville: (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville)

Lepechinia, Noun

(n)

Lepechinia, genus_Lepechinia, Sphacele, genus_Sphacele: (a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae)

Ler, Noun

(n)

Lir, Ler: (the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr)

Lesbian, Noun

(n)

lesbian, tribade, gay_woman: (a female homosexual)

(n)

Lesbian: (a resident of Lesbos)

Lesbos, Noun

(n)

Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene: (an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry)

Lescol, Noun

(n)

fluvastatin, Lescol: (least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime)

Lesotho, Noun

(n)

Lesotho, Kingdom_of_Lesotho, Basutoland: (a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)

Lesvos, Noun

(n)

Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene: (an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry)

Leto, Noun

(n)

Leto, Latona: (wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology)

Lettish, Noun

(n)

Latvian, Lettish: (the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)

Leukeran, Noun

(n)

chlorambucil, Leukeran: (an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer)

Leuwenhoek, Noun

(n)

Leuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Anton_van_Leuwenhoek, Anton_van_Leeuwenhoek: (Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723))

Levi's, Noun

(n)

Levi's, levis: (a popular brand of jeans)

Levi, Noun

(n)

Matthew, Saint_Matthew, _Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle, _Matthew_the_Apostle, Levi: ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel)

Levitical, Adjective

(a)

Levitical: (of or relating to the book of Leviticus in the Bible)

Levitra, Noun

(n)

vardenafil, Levitra: (virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men)

Lewis, Noun

(n)

Lewis, Jerry_Lee_Lewis: (United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935))

(n)

Lewis, Carl_Lewis, Frederick_Carleton_Lewis: (United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961))

(n)

Lewis, Meriwether_Lewis: (United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809))

(n)

Lewis, _Lewis, John_Llewelly_Lewis: (United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969))

(n)

Lewis, Sinclair_Lewis, Harry_Sinclair_Lewis: (United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951))

(n)

Lewis, _Lewis, Clive_Staples_Lewis: (English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963))

Lewiston, Noun

(n)

Lewiston: (a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland)

(n)

Lewiston: (a town in northwestern Idaho)

Lexington, Noun

(n)

Lexington: (town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought)

(n)

Lexington: (a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses)

(n)

Lexington, Concord, Lexington_and_Concord: (the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775))

Leyden, Noun

(n)

Leiden, Leyden: (a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620)

Lhasa, Noun

(n)

Lhasa, Lassa, capital_of_Tibet, Forbidden_City: (the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers)

(n)

Lhasa, Lhasa_apso: (a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs)

Li, Noun

(n) li: (Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers)

(n)

lithium, Li, atomic_number_3: (a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals)

Liakoura, Noun

(n)

Parnassus, Mount_Parnassus, Liakoura: ((Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry) "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus"

Libby, Noun

(n)

Libby, Willard_Frank_Libby: (United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980))

Liberia, Noun

(n)

Liberia, Republic_of_Liberia: (a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves)

Liberian, Adjective

(a)

Liberian: (of or relating to Liberia or its people) "Liberian ship owners"

Liberian, Noun

(n)

Liberian: (a native or inhabitant of Liberia)

Libra, Noun

(n)

Libra, Balance: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra)

(n)

Libra: (a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius)

(n)

Libra, Libra_the_Balance, Balance, Libra_the_Scales: (the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22)

Libritabs, Noun

(n)

chlordiazepoxide, Librium, Libritabs: (a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism)

Librium, Noun

(n)

chlordiazepoxide, Librium, Libritabs: (a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism)

Libya, Noun

(n)

Libya, Socialist_People's_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya: (a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum)

Libyan, Adjective

(a)

Libyan: (of or relating to Libya or its people) "the Libyan desert"; "Libyan terrorists"

Libyan, Noun

(n)

Libyan: (a native or inhabitant of Libya)

Lidocaine, Noun

(n)

Lidocaine, Xylocaine: (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)

Lie, Noun

(n)

lie, prevarication: (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)

(n)

Lie, Trygve_Lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie: (Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968))

(n)

lie: (position or manner in which something is situated)

Liechtenstein, Noun

(n)

Liechtenstein, Principality_of_Liechtenstein: (a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland)

Liege, Noun

(n)

liege, liege_lord: (a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service)

(n)

Liege, Luik: (city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium)

(n)

vassal, liege, liegeman, liege_subject, feudatory: (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)

Lietuva, Noun

(n)

Lithuania, Republic_of_Lithuania, Lietuva: (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)

Light, Noun

(n)

Inner_Light, Light, Light_Within, Christ_Within: (a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul)

(n)

light, visible_light, visible_radiation: ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation) "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

(n)

light, light_source: (any device serving as a source of illumination) "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

(n)

light: (a particular perspective or aspect of a situation) "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

(n)

light: (an illuminated area) "he stepped into the light"

(n)

light, illumination: (a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination) "follow God's light"

(n)

light, lightness: (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures) "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

(n)

light: (a person regarded very fondly) "the light of my life"

(n)

light, lighting: (having abundant light or illumination) "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"

(n)

light: (mental understanding as an enlightening experience) "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"

(n)

light: (public awareness) "it brought the scandal to light"

(n)

light: (a visual warning signal) "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"

(n)

lighter, light, igniter, ignitor: (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires) "do you have a light?"

(n)

luminosity, brightness, brightness_level, luminance, luminousness, light: (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light) "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

(n)

sparkle, twinkle, spark, light: (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance) "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

Liliopsida, Noun

(n)

Monocotyledones, class_Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class_Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class_Liliopsida: (comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae)

Lilliput, Noun

(n)

Lilliput: (a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people)

Lilliputian, Adjective

(s)

bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck: (very small) "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

(s)

fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) small and of little importance) "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

(a)

Lilliputian: (tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput) "the Lilliputian population"

Lilliputian, Noun

(n)

lilliputian: (a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian))

(n)

Lilliputian: (a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift)

Lilo, Noun

(n)

Lilo: (a type of inflatable air mattress)

Lima, Noun

(n)

Lima, capital_of_Peru: (capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century)

Limerick, Noun

(n)

Limerick: (port city in southwestern Ireland)

(n)

limerick: (a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba)

Limnos, Noun

(n)

Lemnos, Limnos: (a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties)

Lin, Noun

(n)

Lin, Maya_Lin: (United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959))

Lincocin, Noun

(n)

lincomycin, Lincocin: (antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections)

Lincoln, Noun

(n)

Lincoln, Abraham_Lincoln, President_Lincoln, President_Abraham_Lincoln: (16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865))

(n)

Lincoln, capital_of_Nebraska: (capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska)

(n)

Lincoln: (long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire)

Lincolnesque, Adjective

(a)

Lincolnesque, Lincolnian: (of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln)

Lincolnian, Adjective

(a)

Lincolnesque, Lincolnian: (of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln)

Lind, Noun

(n)

Lind, Jenny_Lind, Swedish_Nightingale: (Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887))

Lindesnes, Noun

(n)

Lindesnes, Naze: (a cape at the southern tip of Norway)

Lindsay, Noun

(n)

Lindsay, Howard_Lindsay: (United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931))

(n)

Lindsay, Vachel_Lindsay, Nicholas_Vachel_Lindsay: (United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931))

Linnaean, Adjective

(a)

Linnaean, Linnean: (of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed)

Linnean, Adjective

(a)

Linnaean, Linnean: (of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed)

Linux, Noun

(n)

Linux: (an open-source version of the UNIX operating system)

Linz, Noun

(n)

Linz, Lentia: (city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center)

Lion, Noun

(n)

Leo, Lion: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)

(n)

Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion: (the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22)

(n)

lion, king_of_beasts, Panthera_leo: (large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male)

(n)

lion, social_lion: (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))

Liopelma, Noun

(n)

Leiopelma, genus_Leiopelma, Liopelma, genus_Liopelma: (type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae)

Liopelmidae, Noun

(n)

Leiopelmatidae, family_Leiopelmatidae, Liopelmidae, family_Liopelmidae: (primitive New Zealand frogs)

Liparidae, Noun

(n)

Liparididae, family_Liparididae, Liparidae, family_Liparidae: (snailfishes)

Liparididae, Noun

(n)

Liparididae, family_Liparididae, Liparidae, family_Liparidae: (snailfishes)

Lipitor, Noun

(n)

atorvastatin, Lipitor: (an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given)

Lipizzan, Noun

(n)

Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner: (a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage) "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"

Lipo-Hepin, Noun

(n)

heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin: (a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery)

Lipo-Lutin, Noun

(n)

progesterone, Lipo-Lutin: (a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy)

Lippizan, Noun

(n)

Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner: (a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage) "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"

Lippizaner, Noun

(n)

Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner: (a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage) "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old"

Liquaemin, Noun

(n)

heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin: (a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery)

Lir, Noun

(n)

Lir, Ler: (the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr)

Lisboa, Noun

(n)

Lisbon, Lisboa, capital_of_Portugal: (capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic)

Lisbon, Noun

(n)

Lisbon, Lisboa, capital_of_Portugal: (capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic)

Lister, Noun

(n)

Lister, Joseph_Lister, Baron_Lister: (English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912))

(n)

lister: (assessor who makes out the tax lists)

(n)

lister, lister_plow, lister_plough, middlebreaker, middle_buster: (moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow)

Litany, Noun

(n)

litany: (any long and tedious address or recital) "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"

(n)

Litany: (a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation)

Lithane, Noun

(n)

lithium_carbonate, Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith: (a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder)

Lithonate, Noun

(n)

lithium_carbonate, Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith: (a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder)

Lithuania, Noun

(n)

Lithuania, Republic_of_Lithuania, Lietuva: (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)

Lithuanian, Adjective

(a)

Lithuanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language)

Lithuanian, Noun

(n)

Lithuanian: (a native or inhabitant of Lithuania)

(n)

Lithuanian: (the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)

Liturgy, Noun

(n)

Holy_Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament_of_the_Eucharist, Holy_Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic_liturgy, Lord's_Supper: (a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine)

(n)

liturgy: (a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship)

Liverpool, Noun

(n)

Liverpool: (a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports)

Liverpudlian, Adjective

(a)

Liverpudlian: (of or relating to Liverpool or its people) "Liverpudlian streets"; "Liverpudlian street urchins"

Liverpudlian, Noun

(n)

Liverpudlian, Scouser: (a native or resident of Liverpool)

Livingston, Noun

(n)

Livingston, _Livingston: (American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813))

Lloyd, Noun

(n)

Lloyd, Harold_Lloyd, Harold_Clayton_Lloyd: (United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971))

Loafer, Noun

(n)

idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum: (person who does no work) "a lazy bum"

(n)

Loafer: (a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel)

Locke, Noun

(n)

Locke, John_Locke: (English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704))

Locustidae, Noun

(n)

Acrididae, family_Acrididae, Locustidae, family_Locustidae: (short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts)

Lodge, Noun

(n)

club, social_club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order: (a formal association of people with similar interests) "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

(n)

hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge: (a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers)

(n)

Lodge, Sir_Oliver_Lodge, Sir_Oliver_Joseph_Lodge: (English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940))

(n)

lodge: (small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener)

(n)

lodge, hunting_lodge: (a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter)

(n)

lodge, indian_lodge: (any of various Native American dwellings)

Lodine, Noun

(n)

etodolac, Lodine: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine))

Loewi, Noun

(n)

Loewi, Otto_Loewi: (United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961))

Logan, Noun

(n)

Logan, Mount_Logan: (a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high))

Logos, Noun

(n)

logo, logotype: (a company emblem or device)

(n)

Son, Word, Logos: (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))

Loire, Noun

(n)

Loire, Loire_River: (the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean)

Loki, Noun

(n)

Loki: ((Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor)

Lolo-Burmese, Noun

(n)

Lolo-Burmese, Burmese-Yi: (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan)

Lolo, Noun

(n)

Lolo, Yi: (a Loloish language)

Lombard, Noun

(n)

Lombard, Langobard: (a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century)

Lombardia, Noun

(n)

Lombardy, Lombardia: (a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland)

Lombardy, Noun

(n)

Lombardy, Lombardia: (a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland)

London, Noun

(n)

London, Greater_London, British_capital, capital_of_the_United_Kingdom: (the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center)

(n)

London, Jack_London, John_Griffith_Chaney: (United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916))

Londoner, Noun

(n)

Londoner: (a native or resident of London)

Lonicera, Noun

(n)

Lonicera, genus_Lonicera: (woodbine)

Loniten, Noun

(n)

minoxidil, Loniten, Rogaine: (a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness)

Lopid, Noun

(n)

gemfibrozil, Lopid: (medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood)

Lopressor, Noun

(n)

metoprolol, Lopressor: (beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.))

Lord, Noun

(n)

Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God_Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah: (terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)

(n)

Lord, noble, nobleman: (a titled peer of the realm)

(n)

overlord, master, lord: (a person who has general authority over others)

Lordship, Noun

(n)

Lordship: (a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge) "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

(n)

lordship: (the authority of a lord)

Lorentz, Noun

(n)

Lorentz, Hendrik_Antoon_Lorentz: (Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928))

Lorfan, Noun

(n)

levallorphan, Lorfan: (drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects)

Lorraine, Noun

(n)

Lorraine, Lothringen: (an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits)

Lorre, Noun

(n)

Lorre, Peter_Lorre, Laszlo_Lowestein: (United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964))

Lot, Noun

(n)

batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent) "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

(n)

bunch, lot, caboodle: (any collection in its entirety) "she bought the whole caboodle"

(n)

draw, lot: (anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random) "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

(n)

fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion: (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

(n)

lot: (a parcel of land having fixed boundaries) "he bought a lot on the lake"

(n)

Lot: ((Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction)

(n)

set, circle, band, lot: (an unofficial association of people or groups) "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

Lothringen, Noun

(n)

Lorraine, Lothringen: (an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits)

Lotus, Noun

(n)

lotus, Indian_lotus, sacred_lotus, Nelumbo_nucifera: (native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers)

(n)

Lotus, genus_Lotus: (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)

(n)

lotus, white_lotus, Egyptian_water_lily, white_lily, Nymphaea_lotus: (white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians)

Louis, Noun

(n)

Louis, Joe_Louis, Joseph_Louis_Barrow: (United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981))

Louisiana, Noun

(n)

Louisiana, Pelican_State, LA: (a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)

Louisianan, Noun

(n)

Louisianan, Louisianian: (a native or resident of Louisiana)

Louisianian, Noun

(n)

Louisianan, Louisianian: (a native or resident of Louisiana)

Louisville, Noun

(n)

Louisville: (the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby)

Louvre, Noun

(n)

louver, louvre, fin: (one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain)

(n)

Louvre, Louvre_Museum: (an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris)

Low, Noun

(n)

first_gear, first, low_gear, low: (the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving)

(n)

low, depression: (an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation) "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

(n)

Low, David_Low, Sir_David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low: (British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963))

(n)

low: (a low level or position or degree) "the stock market fell to a new low"

Lowell, Noun

(n)

Lowell, Robert_Lowell, : (United States poet (1917-1977))

(n)

Lowell, Percival_Lowell: (United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916))

(n)

Lowell, Amy_Lowell: (United States poet (1874-1925))

(n)

Lowell, Abbott_Lawrence_Lowell: (United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943))

Lower-Normandy, Noun

(n)

Basse-Normandie, Lower-Normandy: (a division of Normandy)

Lowry, Noun

(n)

Lowry, _Lowry, Laurence_Stephen_Lowry: (English painter (1887-1976))

(n)

Lowry, Malcolm_Lowry, Clarence_Malcolm_Lowry: (English novelist (1909-1957))

Loxitane, Noun

(n)

loxapine, Loxitane: (a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia)

Loyang, Noun

(n)

Luoyang, Loyang: (a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties)

Loyola, Noun

(n)

Ignatius_of_Loyola, Saint_Ignatius_of_Loyola, _Ignatius_of_Loyola, Loyola: (Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556))

Lozal, Noun

(n)

indapamide, Lozal: (diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension)

Ltd., Noun

(n)

limited_company, , : (a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability)

Lu, Noun

(n)

lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic_number_71: (a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium)

Luba, Noun

(n)

Luba, Chiluba: (a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo)

(n)

Luba, Tshiluba: (a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo)

Lubavitch, Noun

(n)

Lubavitch: (a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century)

(n)

Lubavitch, Lubavitch_movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad: (a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study)

Lubbock, Noun

(n)

Lubbock: (a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo)

Lubumbashi, Noun

(n)

Lubumbashi, Elisabethville: (a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville)

Lucania, Noun

(n)

Basilicata, Lucania: (a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot'))

Lucas, Noun

(n)

Lucas, George_Lucas: (United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944))

Lucifer, Noun

(n)

match, lucifer, friction_match: (lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction) "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"

(n)

morning_star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer: (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)

(n)

Satan, Old_Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the_Tempter, Prince_of_Darkness: ((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)

Lucite, Noun

(n)

Lucite, Perspex: (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin)

Lucy, Noun

(n)

Lucy: (incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974)

Luda, Noun

(n)

Luda, Luta: (an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun)

Luftwaffe, Noun

(n)

Luftwaffe, German_Luftwaffe: (the German airforce)

Lug, Noun

(n)

Lug, Lugh: (ancient Celtic god)

(n)

lug: (a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something)

(n)

lugsail, lug: (a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast)

(n)

lugworm, lug, lobworm: (marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)

Luger, Noun

(n)

Luger: (a German semiautomatic pistol)

(n)

luger, slider: (someone who races the luge)

Lugh, Noun

(n)

Lug, Lugh: (ancient Celtic god)

Luik, Noun

(n)

Liege, Luik: (city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium)

Luke, Noun

(n)

Luke, Saint_Luke, _Luke: ((New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel)

(n)

Luke, Gospel_of_Luke, Gospel_According_to_Luke: (one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life)

Lulli, Noun

(n)

Lully, Jean_Baptiste_Lully, Lulli, Giambattista_Lulli: (French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687))

Lully, Noun

(n)

Lully, Raymond_Lully, Ramon_Lully: (Spanish philosopher (1235-1315))

(n)

Lully, Jean_Baptiste_Lully, Lulli, Giambattista_Lulli: (French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687))

Luluabourg, Noun

(n)

Kananga, Luluabourg: (a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg)

Luminal, Noun

(n)

sodium_thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple_heart: (a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)

Lund, Noun

(n)

Lund: (a city in southern Sweden)

Luoyang, Noun

(n)

Luoyang, Loyang: (a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties)

Lupus, Noun

(n)

lupus: (any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease)

(n)

Lupus: (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus)

Lusatian, Noun

(n)

Sorbian, Lusatian: (a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany)

Lusitanian, Adjective

(a)

Lusitanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language)

(a)

Portuguese, Lusitanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language) "Portuguese wines"

Luta, Noun

(n)

Luda, Luta: (an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun)

Luther, Noun

(n)

Luther, Martin_Luther: (German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546))

Lutheran, Adjective

(a)

Lutheran: (of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings) "the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone"

(a)

Lutheran: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther) "Lutheran doctrines"

Lutheran, Noun

(n)

Lutheran: (follower of Lutheranism)

Luvian, Noun

(n)

Luwian, Luvian: (an Anatolian language)

Luwian, Noun

(n)

Luwian, Luvian: (an Anatolian language)

Luxembourg-Ville, Noun

(n)

Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg_City, capital_of_Luxembourg: (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg, Noun

(n)

Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg_City, capital_of_Luxembourg: (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)

(n)

Luxembourg, Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg, Luxemburg: (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)

Luxembourger, Noun

(n)

Luxemburger, Luxembourger: (a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg)

Luxemburg, Noun

(n)

Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg_City, capital_of_Luxembourg: (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)

(n)

Luxembourg, Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg, Luxemburg: (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)

Luxemburger, Adjective

(a)

Luxemburger: (of or relating to the capital city of Luxemburg) "Luxemburger streets"

(a)

Luxemburger: (of or relating to or characteristic of the grand duchy of Luxemburg or its people)

Luxemburger, Noun

(n)

Luxemburger, Luxembourger: (a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg)

Luxor, Noun

(n)

Luxor, El-Aksur: (a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes)

Lyallpur, Noun

(n)

Faisalabad, Lyallpur: (city in northeast Pakistan)

Lycopersicon, Noun

(n)

Lycopersicon, genus_Lycopersicon, Lycopersicum, genus_Lycopersicum: (tomatoes)

Lycopersicum, Noun

(n)

Lycopersicon, genus_Lycopersicon, Lycopersicum, genus_Lycopersicum: (tomatoes)

Lycopodiate, Noun

(n)

Lycopsida, class_Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class_Lycopodiate: (club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta)

Lycopsida, Noun

(n)

Lycopsida, class_Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class_Lycopodiate: (club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta)

Lyginopteridales, Noun

(n)

Cycadofilicales, order_Cycadofilicales, Lyginopteridales, order_Lyginopteridales: (fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns)

Lyon, Noun

(n)

Lyon, Lyons: (a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon)

Lyonnais, Noun

(n)

Lyonnais: (a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes)

Lyons, Noun

(n)

Lyon, Lyons: (a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon)

(n) Lyons, Second_Council_of_Lyons: (the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church)

(n) Lyons, First_Council_of_Lyons: (the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land)

Lysichiton, Noun

(n)

Lysichiton, genus_Lysichiton, Lysichitum, genus_Lysichitum: (skunk cabbage)

Lysichitum, Noun

(n)

Lysichiton, genus_Lysichiton, Lysichitum, genus_Lysichitum: (skunk cabbage)

Lytton, Noun

(n)

Lytton, First_Baron_Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, Edward_George_Earle_Bulwer-Lytton: (English writer of historical romances (1803-1873))

l, Adjective

(s)

fifty, 50, l: (being ten more than forty)

la-di-da, Adjective

(s)

grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da: (affectedly genteel)

laager, Noun

(n)

laager, lager: (a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons)

lab, Noun

(n)

lab, laboratory, research_lab, research_laboratory, science_lab, science_laboratory: (a workplace for the conduct of scientific research)

labdanum, Noun

(n)

labdanum, gum_labdanum: (a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses)

(n)

labdanum, ladanum: (a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative)

label, Noun

(n)

label: (a brief description given for purposes of identification) "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"

(n)

label, recording_label: (trade name of a company that produces musical recordings) "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"

(n)

label: (a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction)

(n)

label: (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)

label, Verb

(v)

label: (assign a label to; designate with a label) "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

(v)

label: (distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom)

(v)

label: (distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions)

(v)

pronounce, label, judge: (pronounce judgment on) "They labeled him unfit to work here"

(v)

tag, label, mark: (attach a tag or label to) "label these bottles"

labeled, Adjective

(a)

labeled, labelled, tagged: (bearing or marked with a label or tag) "properly labeled luggage"

labelled, Adjective

(a)

labeled, labelled, tagged: (bearing or marked with a label or tag) "properly labeled luggage"

labetalol, Noun

(n)

labetalol, labetalol_hydrochloride, Trandate, Normodyne: (antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure))

labialise, Verb

(v)

round, labialize, labialise: (pronounce with rounded lips)

labialize, Verb

(v)

round, labialize, labialise: (pronounce with rounded lips)

labiate, Adjective

(s)

labiate, liplike: (having lips or parts that resemble lips)

labor-intensive, Adjective

(s)

labor-intensive, labour-intensive: (requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital) "cottage industries are labor intensive"

labor, Verb

(v)

labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil: (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

(v)

labor, labour: (undergo the efforts of childbirth)

(v)

tug, labor, labour, push, drive: (strive and make an effort to reach a goal) "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

laboratory, Noun

(n)

lab, laboratory, research_lab, research_laboratory, science_lab, science_laboratory: (a workplace for the conduct of scientific research)

(n)

testing_ground, laboratory: (a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation) "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"

labored, Adjective

(s)

heavy, labored, laboured: (requiring or showing effort) "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

(s)

labored, laboured, strained: (lacking natural ease) "a labored style of debating"

laborer, Noun

(n)

laborer, manual_laborer, labourer, jack: (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)

laboring, Adjective

(s)

drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling: (doing arduous or unpleasant work) "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"

laborious, Adjective

(s)

arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome: (characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort) "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

laboriousness, Noun

(n)

laboriousness, operoseness, toilsomeness: (the quality of requiring extended effort)

laborsaving, Adjective

(s)

laborsaving, laboursaving: (designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor) "laborsaving devices like washing machines"

labour-intensive, Adjective

(s)

labor-intensive, labour-intensive: (requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital) "cottage industries are labor intensive"

labour, Verb

(v)

labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil: (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

(v)

labor, labour: (undergo the efforts of childbirth)

(v)

tug, labor, labour, push, drive: (strive and make an effort to reach a goal) "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

laboured, Adjective

(s)

heavy, labored, laboured: (requiring or showing effort) "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

(s)

labored, laboured, strained: (lacking natural ease) "a labored style of debating"

labourer, Noun

(n)

laborer, manual_laborer, labourer, jack: (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)

labouring, Adjective

(s)

drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling: (doing arduous or unpleasant work) "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"

laboursaving, Adjective

(s)

laborsaving, laboursaving: (designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor) "laborsaving devices like washing machines"

labrocyte, Noun

(n)

mast_cell, mastocyte, labrocyte: (a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation)

labyrinth, Noun

(n)

inner_ear, internal_ear, labyrinth: (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)

(n)

maze, labyrinth: (complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost)

labyrinthian, Adjective

(s)

labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy: (resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity) "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"

labyrinthine, Adjective

(a)

labyrinthine: (relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear) "labyrinthine deafness"

(s)

labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy: (resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity) "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"

lace, Noun

(n)

lace, lacing: (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

(n)

lace: (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)

lace, Verb

(v)

braid, lace, plait: (make by braiding or interlacing) "lace a tablecloth"

(v)

intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace: (spin,wind, or twist together) "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

(v)

lace: (do lacework) "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

(v)

lace, lace_up: (draw through eyes or holes) "lace the shoelaces"

(v)

spike, lace, fortify: (add alcohol to (beverages)) "the punch is spiked!"

lacebark, Noun

(n)

lacebark, ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria_populnea: (small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage)

laced, Adjective

(a)

laced, tied: (closed with a lace) "snugly laced shoes"

(s)

laced: (edged or streaked with color) "white blossoms with purple-laced petals"

lacelike, Adjective

(s)

lacy, lacelike: (made of or resembling lace) "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

lacepod, Noun

(n)

fringepod, lacepod: (annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles)

lacerate, Adjective

(s)

lacerate, lacerated: (irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn) "lacerate leaves"

(s)

lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn: (having edges that are jagged from injury)

lacerate, Verb

(v)

lacerate: (cut or tear irregularly)

(v)

lacerate: (deeply hurt the feelings of; distress) "his lacerating remarks"

lacerated, Adjective

(s)

lacerate, lacerated: (irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn) "lacerate leaves"

(s)

lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn: (having edges that are jagged from injury)

laceration, Noun

(n)

laceration: (a torn ragged wound)

(n)

laceration: (the act of lacerating)

lacertilian, Adjective

(a)

saurian, lacertilian: (of or relating to lizards)

lacewood, Noun

(n)

sycamore, lacewood: (variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree)

lachrymal, Adjective

(a)

lacrimal, lachrymal: (of or relating to tears)

(a)

lacrimal, lachrymal: (relating to or located near the organ that produces tears)

lachrymation, Noun

(n)

lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering: (shedding tears)

lachrymator, Noun

(n)

tear_gas, teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator: (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)

lachrymatory, Adjective

(a)

lacrimatory, lachrymatory: (relating to or prompting tears)

lachrymose, Adjective

(s)

dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping: (showing sorrow)

lacing, Noun

(n)

beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking: (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)

(n)

lace, lacing: (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

(n)

lacing: (a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage)

laciniate, Adjective

(s)

fringed, laciniate: (having edges irregularly and finely slashed) "a laciniate leaf"

lack, Noun

(n)

lack, deficiency, want: (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable) "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

lack, Verb

(v)

miss, lack: (be without) "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

lackadaisical, Adjective

(s)

dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous: (lacking spirit or liveliness) "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

(s)

lackadaisical: (idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way) "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse"

lackey, Noun

(n)

lackey, flunky, flunkey: (a male servant (especially a footman))

(n)

sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser: (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)

lacking, Adjective

(s)

deficient, lacking, wanting: (inadequate in amount or degree) "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

(s)

lacking, absent, missing, wanting: (nonexistent) "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

lackluster, Adjective

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking brilliance or vitality) "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking luster or shine) "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

lacklustre, Adjective

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking brilliance or vitality) "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking luster or shine) "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

laconic, Adjective

(s)

crisp, curt, laconic, terse: (brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'") "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

laconicism, Noun

(n)

laconism, laconicism: (terseness of expression)

laconism, Noun

(n)

laconism, laconicism: (terseness of expression)

lacquer, Noun

(n)

lacquer: (a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish)

(n)

lacquer: (a hard glossy coating)

lacquer, Verb

(v)

lacquer: (coat with lacquer) "A lacquered box from China"

lacrimal, Adjective

(a)

lacrimal, lachrymal: (of or relating to tears)

(a)

lacrimal, lachrymal: (relating to or located near the organ that produces tears)

lacrimation, Noun

(n)

lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering: (shedding tears)

lacrimator, Noun

(n)

tear_gas, teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator: (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)

lacrimatory, Adjective

(a)

lacrimatory, lachrymatory: (relating to or prompting tears)

lacrosse, Noun

(n)

lacrosse: (a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal)

lactase, Noun

(n)

lactase, Lactaid: (any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose)

lactate, Noun

(n)

lactate: (a salt or ester of lactic acid)

lactate, Verb

(v)

breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give_suck: (give suck to) "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

lactating, Adjective

(a)

wet, lactating: (producing or secreting milk) "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"

lactation, Noun

(n)

lactation: (the period following birth during which milk is secreted) "lactation normally continues until weaning"

(n)

lactation: (the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands)

(n)

suckling, lactation: (feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast)

lactic, Adjective

(a)

lactic: (of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)) "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"

lactobacillus, Noun

(n)

lactobacillus: (a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk))

lactoflavin, Noun

(n)

vitamin_B2, vitamin_G, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, hepatoflavin: (a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss)

lactose, Noun

(n)

lactose, milk_sugar: (a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk) "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose"

lacuna, Noun

(n)

coffer, caisson, lacuna: (an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome)

(n)

lacuna, blank: (a blank gap or missing part)

lacy, Adjective

(s)

lacy, lacelike: (made of or resembling lace) "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

(s)

lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby: (having open interstices or resembling a web)

lad, Noun

(n)

chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke: (a boy or man) "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"

(n)

cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny_boy: (a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy))

ladanum, Noun

(n)

labdanum, ladanum: (a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative)

ladder-proof, Adjective

(s)

runproof, ladder-proof, run-resistant: ((of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders)

ladder, Noun

(n)

ladder: (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)

(n)

ladder: (ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress) "he climbed the career ladder"

(n)

run, ladder, ravel: (a row of unravelled stitches) "she got a run in her stocking"

ladder, Verb

(v)

ladder, run: (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging) "Her nylons were running"

laddie, Noun

(n)

cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny_boy: (a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy))

lade, Verb

(v)

ladle, lade, laden: (remove with or as if with a ladle) "ladle the water out of the bowl"

(v)

load, lade, laden, load_up: (fill or place a load on) "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

laden, Adjective

(s)

laden, loaded, ladened: (filled with a great quantity) "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage"

(s)

laden, oppressed: (burdened psychologically or mentally) "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"

laden, Verb

(v)

ladle, lade, laden: (remove with or as if with a ladle) "ladle the water out of the bowl"

(v)

load, lade, laden, load_up: (fill or place a load on) "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

ladened, Adjective

(s)

laden, loaded, ladened: (filled with a great quantity) "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage"

ladies'-eardrop, Noun

(n)

lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia_coccinea: (erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers)

ladies'-eardrops, Noun

(n)

lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia_coccinea: (erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers)

lading, Noun

(n)

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)

ladle, Noun

(n)

ladle: (a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another)

ladle, Verb

(v)

ladle: (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle) "ladle soup into the bowl"

(v)

ladle, lade, laden: (remove with or as if with a ladle) "ladle the water out of the bowl"

lady's-eardrop, Noun

(n)

lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia_coccinea: (erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers)

lady's-eardrops, Noun

(n)

lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia_coccinea: (erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers)

lady's-finger, Noun

(n)

okra, gumbo, okra_plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus_esculentus, Hibiscus_esculentus: (tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus)

ladybeetle, Noun

(n)

ladybug, ladybeetle, lady_beetle, ladybird, ladybird_beetle: (small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)

ladybird, Noun

(n)

ladybug, ladybeetle, lady_beetle, ladybird, ladybird_beetle: (small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)

ladybug, Noun

(n)

ladybug, ladybeetle, lady_beetle, ladybird, ladybird_beetle: (small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)

ladyfish, Noun

(n)

ladyfish, tenpounder, Elops_saurus: (game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller)

ladylove, Noun

(n)

ladylove, dulcinea: (a woman who is a man's sweetheart)

laevulose, Noun

(n)

fructose, fruit_sugar, levulose, laevulose: (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits)

lag, Noun

(n)

interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag: (the time between one event, process, or period and another) "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

(n)

slowdown, lag, retardation: (the act of slowing down or falling behind)

(n)

stave, lag: (one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket)

lag, Verb

(v)

imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away, remand: (lock up or confine, in or as in a jail) "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

(v)

lag, dawdle, fall_back, fall_behind: (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)

(v)

lag: (throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins)

(v)

lag: (cover with lagging to prevent heat loss) "lag pipes"

lagan, Noun

(n)

lagan, lagend, ligan: (goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered)

lagend, Noun

(n)

lagan, lagend, ligan: (goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered)

lager, Noun

(n)

laager, lager: (a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons)

(n)

lager, lager_beer: (a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September)

laggard, Adjective

(s)

dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey: (wasting time)

laggard, Noun

(n)

dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke: (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

lagger, Noun

(n)

dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke: (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

lagging, Noun

(n)

lagging: (used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat)

lagoon, Noun

(n)

lagoon, laguna, lagune: (a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral)

laguna, Noun

(n)

lagoon, laguna, lagune: (a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral)

lagune, Noun

(n)

lagoon, laguna, lagune: (a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral)

lah, Noun

(n)

la, lah: (the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization)

laic, Adjective

(s)

laic, lay, secular: (characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy) "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

laicise, Verb

(v)

laicize, laicise: (reduce to lay status) "laicize the parochial schools"

laicize, Verb

(v)

laicize, laicise: (reduce to lay status) "laicize the parochial schools"

laid-back, Adjective

(s)

laid-back, mellow: (unhurried and relaxed) "a mellow conversation"

laid-off, Adjective

(s)

discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped: (having lost your job)

laid, Adjective

(s)

laid, set: (set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people") "stones laid in a pattern"

lair, Noun

(n)

lair, den: (the habitation of wild animals)

laissez-faire, Adjective

(s)

individualistic, laissez-faire: (with minimally restricted freedom in commerce)

laity, Noun

(n)

laity, temporalty: (in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy)

lake, Noun

(n)

lake: (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)

(n)

lake: (a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal)

(n)

lake: (any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments)

lakefront, Noun

(n)

lakefront: (land bordering a lake)

lakeshore, Noun

(n)

lakeside, lakeshore: (the shore of a lake)

lakeside, Noun

(n)

lakeside, lakeshore: (the shore of a lake)

lallation, Noun

(n)

babble, babbling, lallation: (gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)

(n)

lallation: (defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l')

lallygag, Verb

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

lam, Noun

(n)

getaway, lam: (a rapid escape (as by criminals)) "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

lam, Verb

(v)

scat, run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop, break_away: (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run) "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

(v)

thrash, thresh, lam, flail: (give a thrashing to; beat hard)

lamb's-quarter, Noun

(n)

lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild_spinach: (leaves collected from the wild)

lamb's-quarters, Noun

(n)

lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild_spinach: (leaves collected from the wild)

(n)

lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild_spinach, Chenopodium_album: (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)

lamb-chop, Noun

(n)

lamb_chop, lamb-chop, lambchop: (chop cut from a lamb)

lamb, Verb

(v)

lamb: (give birth to a lamb) "the ewe lambed"

lambast, Verb

(v)

call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress_down, call_down, scold, chide, berate, bawl_out, remonstrate, chew_out, chew_up, have_words, lambaste, lambast: (censure severely or angrily) "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

(v)

cane, flog, lambaste, lambast: (beat with a cane)

lambaste, Verb

(v)

call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress_down, call_down, scold, chide, berate, bawl_out, remonstrate, chew_out, chew_up, have_words, lambaste, lambast: (censure severely or angrily) "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

(v)

cane, flog, lambaste, lambast: (beat with a cane)

lambchop, Noun

(n)

lamb_chop, lamb-chop, lambchop: (chop cut from a lamb)

lambda, Noun

(n)

lambda: (the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet)

(n)

lambda: (the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull)

lambency, Noun

(n)

gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency: (an appearance of reflected light)

lambent, Adjective

(s)

aglow, lambent, lucent, luminous: (softly bright or radiant) "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

lambskin, Noun

(n)

lambskin: (the skin of a lamb with the wool still on)

(n)

parchment, sheepskin, lambskin: (skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on)

lame, Adjective

(s)

crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game: (disabled in the feet or legs) "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

(s)

feeble, lame: (pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness) "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

lame, Noun

(n)

lame: (a fabric interwoven with threads of metal) "she wore a gold lame dress"

(n)

square, lame: (someone who doesn't understand what is going on)

lame, Verb

(v)

cripple, lame: (deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg) "The accident has crippled her for life"

lamella, Noun

(n)

gill, lamella: (any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus)

(n)

lamella: (a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones)

(n)

lamella: (thin plate)

lamellibranch, Adjective

(s)

lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous: (bivalve)

lamellibranch, Noun

(n)

bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch: (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)

lameness, Noun

(n)

lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication: (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)

(n)

lameness: (an imperfection or defectiveness) "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots"

lament, Noun

(n)

dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody: (a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)

(n)

elegy, lament: (a mournful poem; a lament for the dead)

(n)

lament, lamentation, plaint, wail: (a cry of sorrow and grief) "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

lament, Verb

(v)

deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan: (regret strongly) "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

(v)

lament, keen: (express grief verbally) "we lamented the death of the child"

lamentable, Adjective

(s)

deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry: (bad; unfortunate) "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

lamentation, Noun

(n)

lament, lamentation, plaint, wail: (a cry of sorrow and grief) "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

(n)

lamentation, mourning: (the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief)

lamented, Adjective

(a)

lamented: (mourned or grieved for) "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson"

lamenter, Noun

(n)

mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter: (a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died))

lamenting, Adjective

(s)

lamenting, wailing, wailful: (vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression) "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare"

lamia, Noun

(n)

vampire, lamia: ((folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living)

lamina, Noun

(n)

lamina: (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminal, Adjective

(s)

laminar, laminal: (arranged in or consisting of laminae)

laminar, Adjective

(s)

laminar, laminal: (arranged in or consisting of laminae)

laminate, Noun

(n)

laminate: (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

laminate, Verb

(v)

laminate: (create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material)

(v)

laminate: (press or beat (metals) into thin sheets)

(v)

laminate: (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material) "laminate the table"

(v)

laminate: (split (wood) into thin sheets)

lamination, Noun

(n)

lamination: (a layered structure)

(n)

lamination: (bonding thin sheets together)

laminitis, Noun

(n)

laminitis, founder: (inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse)

lammergeier, Noun

(n)

bearded_vulture, lammergeier, lammergeyer, Gypaetus_barbatus: (the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill)

lammergeyer, Noun

(n)

bearded_vulture, lammergeier, lammergeyer, Gypaetus_barbatus: (the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill)

lamp, Noun

(n)

lamp: (an artificial source of visible illumination)

(n)

lamp: (a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs)

lampblack, Noun

(n)

carbon_black, lampblack, soot, smut, crock: (a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink)

lampoon, Noun

(n)

parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on: (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

lampoon, Verb

(v)

satirize, satirise, lampoon: (ridicule with satire) "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

lampooner, Noun

(n)

parodist, lampooner: (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)

lampshell, Noun

(n)

brachiopod, lamp_shell, lampshell: (marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide)

lanate, Adjective

(s)

lanate, woolly: (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments) "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"

lance, Noun

(n)

lancet, lance: (a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions)

(n)

spear, lance, shaft: (a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon)

(n)

spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance: (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)

lance, Verb

(v)

lance: (move quickly, as if by cutting one's way) "Planes lanced towards the shore"

(v)

lance: (pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight)

(v)

lance: (open by piercing with a lancet) "lance a boil"

lancelet, Noun

(n)

lancelet, amphioxus: (small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates)

lancelike, Adjective

(s)

lanceolate, lancelike: ((of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex)

lanceolate, Adjective

(s)

lanceolate, lancelike: ((of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex)

lancet, Noun

(n)

lancet, lance: (a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions)

(n)

lancet_arch, lancet: (an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance)

lancetfish, Noun

(n)

lancetfish, lancet_fish, wolffish: (large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail)

lancinate, Adjective

(s)

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (painful as if caused by a sharp instrument) "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

lancinating, Adjective

(s)

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (painful as if caused by a sharp instrument) "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

land, Verb

(v)

bring, land: (bring into a different state) "this may land you in jail"

(v)

down, shoot_down, land: (shoot at and force to come down) "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

(v)

land, set_down: (reach or come to rest) "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"

(v)

land, put_down, bring_down: (cause to come to the ground) "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

(v)

land: (bring ashore) "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"

(v)

land: (deliver (a blow)) "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"

(v)

land, set_ashore, shore: (arrive on shore) "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"

landed, Adjective

(a)

landed: (owning or consisting of land or real estate) "the landed gentry"; "landed property"

landfill, Noun

(n)

landfill: (a low area that has been filled in)

landholder, Noun

(n)

landowner, landholder, property_owner: (a holder or proprietor of land)

landing, Noun

(n)

landing: (an intermediate platform in a staircase)

(n)

landing, landing_place: (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)

(n)

landing: (the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)) "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"

(n)

landing: (the act of coming to land after a voyage)

landless, Adjective

(a)

landless: (owning no land) "the landless peasantry"

landline, Noun

(n)

land_line, landline: (a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits) "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"

landlocked, Adjective

(s)

landlocked: (surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land) "a landlocked country"

landlord, Noun

(n)

landlord: (a landowner who leases to others)

landlubber, Noun

(n)

landlubber, landsman, landman: (a person who lives and works on land)

(n)

landlubber, lubber, landsman: (an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)

landlubberly, Adjective

(s)

lubberly, landlubberly: (inexperienced in seamanship) "of all landlubbers the most lubberly"

landman, Noun

(n)

landlubber, landsman, landman: (a person who lives and works on land)

landmark, Noun

(n)

landmark: (the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape) "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

(n)

landmark, turning_point, watershed: (an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend) "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

(n)

landmark: (a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land)

(n)

landmark: (an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken)

landowner, Noun

(n)

landowner, landholder, property_owner: (a holder or proprietor of land)

landrover, Noun

(n)

jeep, landrover: (a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain)

landscape, Noun

(n)

landscape: (an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view)

(n)

landscape: (painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery)

(n)

landscape, landscape_painting: (a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery)

(n)

landscape: (an extensive mental viewpoint) "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity"

landscape, Verb

(v)

landscape: (embellish with plants) "Let's landscape the yard"

(v)

landscape: (do landscape gardening) "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"

landscaped, Adjective

(s)

landscaped: ((of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture) "carefully landscaped gardens"

landscaper, Noun

(n)

landscape_architect, landscape_gardener, landscaper, landscapist: (someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively)

landscaping, Noun

(n)

landscaping, landscape_gardening: (working as a landscape gardener)

(n)

landscaping: (a garden laid out for esthetic effect) "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"

landscapist, Noun

(n)

landscape_architect, landscape_gardener, landscaper, landscapist: (someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively)

(n)

landscapist: (someone who paints landscapes)

landslide, Noun

(n)

landslide: (an overwhelming electoral victory) "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"

(n)

landslide, landslip: (a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff)

landslip, Noun

(n)

landslide, landslip: (a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff)

landsman, Noun

(n)

landlubber, landsman, landman: (a person who lives and works on land)

(n)

landlubber, lubber, landsman: (an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)

lane, Noun

(n)

lane: (a narrow way or road)

(n)

lane: (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

langouste, Noun

(n)

spiny_lobster, langouste, rock_lobster, crayfish: (warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California)

(n)

spiny_lobster, langouste, rock_lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea_crawfish: (large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters)

langoustine, Noun

(n)

Norwegian_lobster, langoustine, scampo: (caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster)

langsat, Noun

(n)

lanseh_tree, langsat, langset, Lansium_domesticum: (East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry)

langset, Noun

(n)

lanseh_tree, langsat, langset, Lansium_domesticum: (East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry)

language, Noun

(n)

language, linguistic_communication: (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols) "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

(n)

language, speech: (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication) "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

(n)

linguistic_process, language: (the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication) "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

(n)

lyric, words, language: (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number) "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

(n)

speech, speech_communication, spoken_communication, spoken_language, language, voice_communication, oral_communication: ((language) communication by word of mouth) "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

(n)

terminology, nomenclature, language: (a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline) "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

languid, Adjective

(s)

dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous: (lacking spirit or liveliness) "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

languish, Verb

(v)

ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish: (have a desire for something or someone who is not present) "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"

(v)

languish, fade: (become feeble) "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

(v)

pine_away, waste, languish: (lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief) "After her husband died, she just pined away"

languor, Noun

(n)

languor, dreaminess: (a relaxed comfortable feeling)

(n)

languor, lassitude, listlessness: (a feeling of lack of interest or energy)

(n)

languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness: (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy) "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"

languorous, Adjective

(s)

dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous: (lacking spirit or liveliness) "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

laniard, Noun

(n)

lanyard, laniard: (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)

(n)

lanyard, laniard: (a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle)

(n)

lanyard, laniard: ((nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships)

laniary, Adjective

(a)

canine, laniary: (of or relating to a pointed conical tooth)

lank, Adjective

(s)

lank: (long and thin and often limp) "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"

(s)

lank, spindly: (long and lean)

lanky, Adjective

(s)

gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy: (tall and thin and having long slender limbs) "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

(s)

gangling, gangly, lanky: (tall and thin)

lansa, Noun

(n)

lanseh, lansa, lansat, lanset: (East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit)

lansat, Noun

(n)

lanseh, lansa, lansat, lanset: (East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit)

lanseh, Noun

(n)

lanseh, lansa, lansat, lanset: (East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit)

lanset, Noun

(n)

lanseh, lansa, lansat, lanset: (East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit)

lansoprazole, Noun

(n)

lansoprazole, Prevacid: (antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach)

lantern, Noun

(n)

lantern: (light in a transparent protective case)

lanthanide, Noun

(n)

rare_earth, rare-earth_element, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanon: (any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71))

lanthanoid, Noun

(n)

rare_earth, rare-earth_element, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanon: (any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71))

lanthanon, Noun

(n)

rare_earth, rare-earth_element, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanon: (any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71))

lanthanum, Noun

(n)

lanthanum, La, atomic_number_57: (a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth)

lanyard, Noun

(n)

lanyard, laniard: (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)

(n)

lanyard, laniard: (a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle)

(n)

lanyard, laniard: ((nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships)

lap-strake, Adjective

(a)

clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked: (having overlapping hull planks)

lap-straked, Adjective

(a)

clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked: (having overlapping hull planks)

lap-streak, Adjective

(a)

clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked: (having overlapping hull planks)

lap-streaked, Adjective

(a)

clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked: (having overlapping hull planks)

lap, Noun

(n)

lap: (the upper side of the thighs of a seated person) "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"

(n)

lap: (an area of control or responsibility) "the job fell right in my lap"

(n)

lap, lap_covering: (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs) "his lap was covered with food stains"

(n)

lap, overlap: (a flap that lies over another part) "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

(n)

lap, circle, circuit: (movement once around a course) "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

(n)

lick, lap: (touching with the tongue) "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

lap, Verb

(v)

lap: (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)

(v)

lap, swish, swosh, swoosh: (move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound) "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"

(v)

lap, lap_up, lick: (take up with the tongue) "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

(v)

lave, lap, wash: (wash or flow against) "the waves laved the shore"

(v)

lick, lap: (pass the tongue over) "the dog licked her hand"

laparoscopy, Noun

(n)

laparoscopy: (laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes))

lapel, Noun

(n)

lapel: (lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar)

lapidarist, Noun

(n)

lapidary, lapidarist: (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

lapidary, Adjective

(a)

lapidary: (of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them) "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron"; "lapidary art"

lapidary, Noun

(n)

lapidary, lapidarist: (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

(n)

lapidary, lapidist: (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

lapidate, Verb

(v)

lapidate: (throw stones at) "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"

(v)

stone, lapidate: (kill by throwing stones at) "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"

lapidation, Noun

(n)

stoning, lapidation: (the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death))

lapidator, Noun

(n)

stoner, lapidator: (an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill))

lapidify, Verb

(v)

lapidify, petrify: (change into stone) "the wood petrified with time"

lapidist, Noun

(n)

lapidary, lapidist: (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

lapin, Noun

(n)

lapin, rabbit: (the fur of a rabbit)

(n)

lapin: (castrated male rabbit)

lappet, Noun

(n)

lappet: (a small lap on a garment or headdress)

(n)

lappet, lappet_moth: (medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars)

(n)

wattle, lappet: (a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards)

lapping, Noun

(n)

imbrication, overlapping, lapping: (covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles))

lapse, Noun

(n)

backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting: (a failure to maintain a higher state)

(n)

lapse: (a break or intermission in the occurrence of something) "a lapse of three weeks between letters"

(n)

oversight, lapse: (a mistake resulting from inattention)

lapse, Verb

(v)

elapse, lapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along: (pass by) "three years elapsed"

(v)

lapse: (end, at least for a long time) "The correspondence lapsed"

(v)

lapse, backslide: (drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards)

(v)

lapse: (let slip) "He lapsed his membership"

(v)

relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall_back: (go back to bad behavior) "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

(v)

sink, pass, lapse: (pass into a specified state or condition) "He sank into nirvana"

lapsed, Adjective

(s)

lapsed, nonchurchgoing: (no longer active or practicing) "a lapsed Catholic"

lapsing, Noun

(n)

backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting: (a failure to maintain a higher state)

laptop, Noun

(n)

laptop, laptop_computer: (a portable computer small enough to use in your lap)

lapwing, Noun

(n)

lapwing, green_plover, peewit, pewit: (large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs)

larboard, Adjective

(s)

port, larboard: (located on the left side of a ship or aircraft)

larboard, Noun

(n)

larboard, port: (the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose)

larcener, Noun

(n)

larcenist, larcener: (a person who commits larceny)

larcenist, Noun

(n)

larcenist, larcener: (a person who commits larceny)

larcenous, Noun

(n)

thievishness, larcenous: (having a disposition to steal)

larceny, Noun

(n)

larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing: (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully) "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

lard, Noun

(n)

lard: (soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog)

lard, Verb

(v)

embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow_up, dramatize, dramatise: (add details to)

(v)

lard: (prepare or cook with lard) "lard meat"

larder, Noun

(n)

larder: (a supply of food especially for a household)

(n)

pantry, larder, buttery: (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)

large-cap, Adjective

(a)

large-capitalization, large-capitalisation, large-cap: (of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more)

large-capitalisation, Adjective

(a)

large-capitalization, large-capitalisation, large-cap: (of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more)

large-capitalization, Adjective

(a)

large-capitalization, large-capitalisation, large-cap: (of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more)

large-grained, Adjective

(s)

coarse-grained, large-grained: (not having a fine texture) "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"

large-hearted, Adjective

(s)

charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted: (showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity) "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

large-leafed, Adjective

(s)

large-leaved, large-leafed: (having relatively large leaves)

large-leaved, Adjective

(s)

large-leaved, large-leafed: (having relatively large leaves)

large-minded, Adjective

(s)

broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant: (showing or characterized by broad-mindedness) "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

large, Adjective

(s)

big, large, prominent: (conspicuous in position or importance) "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

(s)

big, large, magnanimous: (generous and understanding and tolerant) "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

(s)

big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"

(s)

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid: (ostentatiously lofty in style) "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

(a)

large, big: (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent) "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

(s)

large: (fairly large or important in effect; influential) "played a large role in the negotiations"

(s)

large: (having broad power and range and scope) "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

large, Noun

(n)

large: (a garment size for a large person)

largeness, Noun

(n)

breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness: (the capacity to understand a broad range of topics) "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"

(n)

largeness, extensiveness: (large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness) "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it"

(n)

largeness, bigness: (the property of having a relatively great size)

(n)

pretentiousness, pretension, largeness: (the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth))

larger-than-life, Adjective

(s)

epic, heroic, larger-than-life: (very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)) "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"

larger, Adjective

(s)

big, large, prominent: (conspicuous in position or importance) "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

(s)

big, large, magnanimous: (generous and understanding and tolerant) "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

(s)

big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"

(s)

bigger, larger: (large or big relative to something else)

(s)

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid: (ostentatiously lofty in style) "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

(a)

large, big: (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent) "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

(s)

large: (fairly large or important in effect; influential) "played a large role in the negotiations"

(s)

large: (having broad power and range and scope) "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

largess, Noun

(n)

largess, largesse: (a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously)

(n)

munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness: (liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit)

largesse, Noun

(n)

largess, largesse: (a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously)

(n)

munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness: (liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit)

largest, Adjective

(s)

big, large, prominent: (conspicuous in position or importance) "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

(s)

big, large, magnanimous: (generous and understanding and tolerant) "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

(s)

big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"

(s)

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid: (ostentatiously lofty in style) "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

(a)

large, big: (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent) "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

(s)

large: (fairly large or important in effect; influential) "played a large role in the negotiations"

(s)

large: (having broad power and range and scope) "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

largish, Adjective

(s)

biggish, largish: (somewhat large)

lariat, Noun

(n)

lasso, lariat, riata, reata: (a long noosed rope used to catch animals)

lark, Noun

(n)

escapade, lark: (any carefree episode)

(n)

lark: (any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing)

(n)

meadowlark, lark: (North American songbirds having a yellow breast)

(n)

pipit, titlark, lark: (a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage)

lark, Verb

(v)

frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run_around, lark_about: (play boisterously) "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

larkspur, Noun

(n)

larkspur: (any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium)

larn, Verb

(v)

learn, larn, acquire: (gain knowledge or skills) "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

larrup, Verb

(v)

spank, paddle, larrup: (give a spanking to; subject to a spanking)

larva, Noun

(n)

larva: (the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose)

larval, Adjective

(a)

larval: (relating to or typical of a larva) "the larval eye"

(s)

larval: (immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage) "larval societies"; "larval crayfishes"; "the larval stage"

laryngeal, Adjective

(a)

laryngeal: (of or relating to or situated in the larynx) "laryngeal infection"

lasagna, Noun

(n)

lasagna, lasagne: (baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables)

(n)

lasagna, lasagne: (very wide flat strips of pasta)

lasagne, Noun

(n)

lasagna, lasagne: (baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables)

(n)

lasagna, lasagne: (very wide flat strips of pasta)

lascivious, Adjective

(s)

lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful: (driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires) "libidinous orgies"

lasciviousness, Noun

(n)

prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity: (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)

laser, Noun

(n)

laser, optical_maser: (an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light)

lash-like, Adjective

(a)

flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like: (having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum))

lash-up, Noun

(n)

lash-up, contrivance: (any improvised arrangement for temporary use)

lash, Noun

(n)

eyelash, lash, cilium: (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)

(n)

lash, thong: (leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip)

(n)

whip, lash, whiplash: (a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object) "the whip raised a red welt"

lash, Verb

(v)

flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce: (beat severely with a whip or rod) "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

(v)

lash: (lash or flick about sharply) "The lion lashed its tail"

(v)

lash: (bind with a rope, chain, or cord) "lash the horse"

(v)

whip, lash: (strike as if by whipping) "The curtain whipped her face"

lashing, Adjective

(s)

lashing: (violently urging on by whipping or flogging) "looked at the lashing riders"

lashing, Noun

(n)

lashing: (rope that is used for fastening something to something else) "the boats were held together by lashings"

(n)

whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation: (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

lashings, Noun

(n)

lashing: (rope that is used for fastening something to something else) "the boats were held together by lashings"

(n)

tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"

(n)

whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation: (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

lass, Noun

(n)

lass, lassie, young_girl, jeune_fille: (a girl or young woman who is unmarried)

lassie, Noun

(n)

lass, lassie, young_girl, jeune_fille: (a girl or young woman who is unmarried)

lassitude, Noun

(n)

inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness: (weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy)

(n)

languor, lassitude, listlessness: (a feeling of lack of interest or energy)

(n)

lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness: (a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness))

lasso, Verb

(v)

lasso, rope: (catch with a lasso) "rope cows"

last-place, Adjective

(s)

last, last-place, lowest: (lowest in rank or importance) "last prize"; "in last place"

last, Adjective

(s)

concluding, final, last, terminal: (occurring at or forming an end or termination) "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

(s)

final, last, net: (conclusive in a process or progression) "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

(s)

final, last: (not to be altered or undone) "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

(a)

last: (coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining) "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

(s)

last: (immediately past) "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

(s)

last: (most unlikely or unsuitable) "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

(s)

last: (occurring at the time of death) "his last words"; "the last rites"

(s)

last, utmost: (highest in extent or degree) "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

(s)

last, last-place, lowest: (lowest in rank or importance) "last prize"; "in last place"

last, Noun

(n)

death, last: (the time at which life ends; continuing until dead) "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

(n)

end, last, final_stage: (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence) "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

(n)

last: (the last or lowest in an ordering or series) "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

(n)

last: (a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do) "he breathed his last"

(n)

last: (a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds)

(n)

last: (a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels)

(n)

last, shoemaker's_last, cobbler's_last: (holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes)

(n)

stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close: (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

last, Verb

(v)

last, endure: (persist for a specified period of time) "The bad weather lasted for three days"

(v)

survive, last, live, live_on, go, endure, hold_up, hold_out: (continue to live through hardship or adversity) "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

lastest, Adjective

(s)

concluding, final, last, terminal: (occurring at or forming an end or termination) "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

(s)

final, last, net: (conclusive in a process or progression) "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

(s)

final, last: (not to be altered or undone) "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

(a)

last: (coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining) "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

(s)

last: (immediately past) "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

(s)

last: (most unlikely or unsuitable) "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

(s)

last: (occurring at the time of death) "his last words"; "the last rites"

(s)

last, utmost: (highest in extent or degree) "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

(s)

last, last-place, lowest: (lowest in rank or importance) "last prize"; "in last place"

lasting, Adjective

(s)

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived: (existing for a long time) "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

(s)

lasting: (lasting a long time without change) "a lasting relationship"

(a)

permanent, lasting: (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place) "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"

(a)

persistent, lasting: (retained; not shed) "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"

lastingness, Noun

(n)

lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength: (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) "they advertised the durability of their products"

lat, Noun

(n)

latissimus_dorsi, lat: (a broad flat muscle on either side of the back)

latch, Noun

(n)

latch, door_latch: (spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key)

(n)

latch: (catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove)

latch, Verb

(v)

latch: (fasten with a latch) "latch the door"

late-blooming, Adjective

(s)

autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)

late-flowering, Adjective

(s)

autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)

late-spring-blooming, Adjective

(s)

spring-flowering, early-flowering, spring-blooming, early-blooming, late-spring-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the spring)

late, Adjective

(s)

belated, late, tardy: (after the expected or usual time; delayed) "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

(s)

former, late, previous: ((used especially of persons) of the immediate past) "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

(a)

late: (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time) "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

(a)

late: (of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages) "Late Greek"

(a)

late, later: (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development) "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

(s)

late, recent: (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time) "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

(s)

late: (having died recently) "her late husband"

lateen-rigged, Adjective

(s)

lateen, lateen-rigged: (rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail)

lateen, Adjective

(s)

lateen, lateen-rigged: (rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail)

lateen, Noun

(n)

lateen, lateen_sail: (a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean)

latency, Noun

(n)

latency: (the state of being not yet evident or active)

(n)

reaction_time, response_time, latency, latent_period: (the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it)

(n)

rotational_latency, latency: ((computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head)

lateness, Noun

(n)

lateness: (quality of coming late or later in time)

latent, Adjective

(s)

latent: (potentially existing but not presently evident or realized) "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

(s)

latent: ((pathology) not presently active) "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"

later, Adjective

(s)

belated, late, tardy: (after the expected or usual time; delayed) "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

(s)

former, late, previous: ((used especially of persons) of the immediate past) "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

(a)

late: (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time) "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

(a)

late: (of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages) "Late Greek"

(a)

late, later: (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development) "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

(s)

late, recent: (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time) "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

(s)

late: (having died recently) "her late husband"

(s)

later, ulterior, posterior: (coming at a subsequent time or stage) "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

lateral, Adjective

(s)

lateral, sidelong: (situated at or extending to the side) "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson"

(s)

lateral: (lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body) "lateral lemniscus"

lateral, Noun

(n)

lateral_pass, lateral: (a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer)

lateralisation, Noun

(n)

lateralization, lateralisation, laterality: (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)

laterality, Noun

(n)

handedness, laterality: (the property of using one hand more than the other)

(n)

laterality, dominance: (superior development of one side of the body)

(n)

lateralization, lateralisation, laterality: (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)

lateralization, Noun

(n)

lateralization, lateralisation, laterality: (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)

latest, Adjective

(s)

belated, late, tardy: (after the expected or usual time; delayed) "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

(s)

former, late, previous: ((used especially of persons) of the immediate past) "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

(a)

late: (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time) "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

(a)

late: (of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages) "Late Greek"

(a)

late, later: (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development) "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

(s)

late, recent: (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time) "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

(s)

late: (having died recently) "her late husband"

(s)

latest, a_la_mode, in_style, in_vogue, modish: (in the current fashion or style)

(s)

up-to-the-minute, latest: (up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date) "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries"

latest, Noun

(n)

latest: (the most recent news or development) "have you heard the latest?"

latex, Noun

(n)

latex: (a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air)

(n)

latex_paint, latex, rubber-base_paint: (a water-base paint that has a latex binder)

lathe, Noun

(n)

lathe: (machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)

lathee, Noun

(n)

lathi, lathee: (club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India)

lather, Noun

(n)

fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither: (agitation resulting from active worry) "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

(n)

lather: (a workman who puts up laths)

(n)

lather: (the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse))

(n)

soapsuds, suds, lather: (the froth produced by soaps or detergents)

lather, Verb

(v)

flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce: (beat severely with a whip or rod) "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

(v)

lather: (form a lather) "The shaving cream lathered"

(v)

lather: (exude sweat or lather) "this unfit horse lathers easily"

(v)

soap, lather: (rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning)

lathery, Adjective

(a)

lathery, sudsy: (resembling lather or covered with lather)

lathi, Noun

(n)

lathi, lathee: (club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India)

latitude, Noun

(n)

latitude: (the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself)

(n)

latitude: (freedom from normal restraints in conduct) "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"

(n)

latitude, line_of_latitude, parallel_of_latitude, parallel: (an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)

(n)

latitude: (scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction)

latitudinarian, Adjective

(s)

free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical: (unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion))

latitudinarian, Noun

(n)

latitudinarian: (a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct))

latria, Noun

(n)

adoration, latria: (the worship given to God alone)

latte, Noun

(n)

caffe_latte, latte: (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk)

latter, Adjective

(a)

latter: (referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)) "in the latter case"

latter, Noun

(n)

latter: (the second of two or the second mentioned of two) "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"

lattice, Noun

(n)

lattice: (an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions)

(n)

lattice, latticework, fretwork: (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)

(n)

wicket, lattice, grille: (small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted)

latticed, Adjective

(s)

fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelike: (having a pattern of fretwork or latticework)

latticelike, Adjective

(s)

fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelike: (having a pattern of fretwork or latticework)

latticework, Noun

(n)

lattice, latticework, fretwork: (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)

laud, Verb

(v)

laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim: (praise, glorify, or honor) "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

laudability, Noun

(n)

praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness: (the quality of being worthy of praise)

laudable, Adjective

(s)

applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy: (worthy of high praise) "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

laudableness, Noun

(n)

praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness: (the quality of being worthy of praise)

laudator, Noun

(n)

laudator, lauder, extoller: (someone who communicates high praise)

laudatory, Adjective

(s)

laudatory, praiseful, praising: (full of or giving praise) "a laudatory remark"

laugh, Noun

(n)

joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape: (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter) "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

(n)

laugh, laughter: (the sound of laughing)

(n)

laugh: (a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing) "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"

laugh, Verb

(v)

laugh, express_joy, express_mirth: (produce laughter)

laughable, Adjective

(s)

absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous: (incongruous; inviting ridicule) "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

(s)

amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible: (arousing or provoking laughter) "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

laugher, Noun

(n)

laugher: (a person who is laughing or who laughs easily)

(n)

runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway: (an easy victory)

laughing, Adjective

(s)

laughing, riant: (showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness) "laughing children"

laughingstock, Noun

(n)

butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge: (a victim of ridicule or pranks)

laughter, Noun

(n)

laugh, laughter: (the sound of laughing)

(n)

laughter: (the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn) "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

launch, Noun

(n)

launch: (a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck)

(n)

launching, launch: (the act of propelling with force)

launch, Verb

(v)

establish, set_up, found, launch: (set up or found) "She set up a literacy program"

(v)

launch: (propel with force) "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

(v)

launch: (launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage) "launch a ship"

(v)

launch, set_in_motion: (get going; give impetus to) "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

(v)

launch: (smoothen the surface of) "launch plaster"

(v)

plunge, launch: (begin with vigor) "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"

launcher, Noun

(n)

catapult, launcher: (a device that launches aircraft from a warship)

(n)

launcher, rocket_launcher: (armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket)

launching, Noun

(n)

introduction, debut, first_appearance, launching, unveiling, entry: (the act of beginning something new) "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"

(n)

launching: (the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time)

(n)

launching, launch: (the act of propelling with force)

launchpad, Noun

(n)

launching_pad, launchpad, launch_pad, launch_area, pad: (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)

launder, Verb

(v)

launder: (convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones)

(v)

wash, launder: (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water) "Wash the towels, please!"

launderette, Noun

(n)

launderette, Laundromat: (a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers)

laundering, Noun

(n)

laundering: (washing clothes and bed linens)

laundress, Noun

(n)

washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress: (a working woman who takes in washing)

laundry, Noun

(n)

laundry, wash, washing, washables: (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)

(n)

laundry: (workplace where clothes are washed and ironed)

laundryman, Noun

(n)

washerman, laundryman: (operates industrial washing machine)

laundrywoman, Noun

(n)

washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress: (a working woman who takes in washing)

laureate, Adjective

(s)

laureate: (worthy of the greatest honor or distinction) "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub"

laureate, Noun

(n)

laureate: (someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath)

laureled, Adjective

(a)

laureled, laurelled, crowned: (crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory)

laurelled, Adjective

(a)

laureled, laurelled, crowned: (crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory)

laurels, Noun

(n)

award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels: (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction) "an award for bravery"

(n)

honor, honour, laurels: (the state of being honored)

(n)

laurel: (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

(n)

Laurel, Stan_Laurel, Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel: (United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965))

(n)

laurel, laurel_wreath, bay_wreath: ((antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)

lav, Noun

(n)

toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom: (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

lava, Noun

(n)

lava: (rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface)

lavabo, Noun

(n)

washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand_basin: (a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression))

lavalier, Noun

(n)

lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere: (jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck)

lavaliere, Noun

(n)

lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere: (jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck)

lavalliere, Noun

(n)

lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere: (jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck)

lavation, Noun

(n)

wash, washing, lavation: (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))

lavatory, Noun

(n)

flush_toilet, lavatory: (a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it)

(n)

toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom: (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

(n)

washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory: (a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face) "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"

lave, Verb

(v)

lave, lap, wash: (wash or flow against) "the waves laved the shore"

(v)

wash, lave: (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)

(v)

wash_up, lave: (wash one's face and hands) "She freshened up in the bathroom"

lavender-pink, Adjective

(s)

lilac-pink, lavender-pink, violet-pink: (of pink tinged with lavender)

lavender, Adjective

(s)

lavender, lilac, lilac-colored: (of a pale purple color)

lavender, Noun

(n)

lavender: (any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated)

(n)

lavender: (a pale purple color)

lavish, Adjective

(s)

lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting: (very generous) "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

(s)

lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy: (characterized by extravagance and profusion) "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

lavish, Verb

(v)

lavish, shower: (expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns) "He was showered with praise"

lavishness, Noun

(n)

extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high_life: (excessive spending)

(n)

lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity, sumptuousness: (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)

law-abiding, Adjective

(s)

law-abiding, observant: ((of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs) "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"

law-breaking, Noun

(n)

crime, offense, criminal_offense, criminal_offence, offence, law-breaking: ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act) "a long record of crimes"

law-makers, Noun

(n)

legislature, legislative_assembly, legislative_body, general_assembly, law-makers: (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

law, Noun

(n)

jurisprudence, law, legal_philosophy: (the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)

(n)

law, jurisprudence: (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

(n)

law: (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity) "there is a law against kidnapping"

(n)

law, natural_law: (a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society)

(n)

law, law_of_nature: (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature) "the laws of thermodynamics"

(n)

law, practice_of_law: (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system) "he studied law at Yale"

(n)

police, police_force, constabulary, law: (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"

lawbreaker, Noun

(n)

violator, lawbreaker, law_offender: (someone who violates the law)

lawcourt, Noun

(n)

court, lawcourt, court_of_law, court_of_justice: (a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws)

lawful, Adjective

(a)

lawful: (conformable to or allowed by law) "lawful methods of dissent"

(s)

lawful, rule-governed: (according to custom or rule or natural law)

(s)

lawful, legitimate, licit: (authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law) "a legitimate government"

(s)

true, lawful, rightful: (having a legally established claim) "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

lawfulness, Noun

(n)

lawfulness: (the quality of conforming to law)

lawgiver, Noun

(n)

lawgiver, lawmaker: (a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws)

lawless, Adjective

(s)

anarchic, anarchical, lawless: (without law or control) "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"

(s)

lawless, outlaw: (disobedient to or defiant of law) "lawless bands roaming the plains"

(s)

wide-open, lawless: (lax in enforcing laws) "a wide-open town"

lawlessness, Noun

(n)

anarchy, lawlessness: (a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government))

(n)

lawlessness, outlawry: (illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law)

lawmaker, Noun

(n)

lawgiver, lawmaker: (a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws)

lawmaking, Noun

(n)

legislation, legislating, lawmaking: (the act of making or enacting laws)

lawman, Noun

(n)

lawman, law_officer, peace_officer: (an officer of the law)

lawn, Noun

(n)

lawn: (a field of cultivated and mowed grass)

lawsuit, Noun

(n)

lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa: (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy) "the family brought suit against the landlord"

lawyer, Noun

(n)

lawyer, attorney: (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

lax, Adjective

(a)

lax: (pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet'))

(a)

lax: (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience) "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

(s)

lax, slack: (lacking in rigor or strictness) "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

(s)

lax, loose: (emptying easily or excessively) "loose bowels"

laxation, Noun

(n)

defecation, laxation, shitting: (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)

(n)

loosening, laxation: (the act of making something less tight)

laxative, Adjective

(a)

laxative: (stimulating evacuation of feces)

laxative, Noun

(n)

laxative: (a mild cathartic)

laxity, Noun

(n)

laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness: (the quality of being lax and neglectful)

(n)

laxness, laxity: (the condition of being physiologically lax) "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"

laxness, Noun

(n)

laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness: (the quality of being lax and neglectful)

(n)

laxness, laxity: (the condition of being physiologically lax) "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"

lay-by, Noun

(n)

pull-off, rest_area, rest_stop, layby, lay-by: (designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily)

lay-up, Noun

(n)

lay-up, layup: (a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard))

lay, Adjective

(s)

laic, lay, secular: (characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy) "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

(s)

lay: (not of or from a profession) "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"

lay, Noun

(n)

ballad, lay: (a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)

(n)

ballad, lay: (a narrative poem of popular origin)

lay, Verb

(v)

dwell, consist, lie, lie_in: (originate (in)) "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

(v)

lay, put_down, repose: (put in a horizontal position) "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

(v)

lay: (prepare or position for action or operation) "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"

(v)

lay: (lay eggs) "This hen doesn't lay"

(v)

lay: (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment) "lay a responsibility on someone"

(v)

lie: (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

(v)

lie: (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position) "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"

(v)

lie: (be and remain in a particular state or condition) "lie dormant"

(v)

lie: (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive) "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

(v)

lie, rest: (have a place in relation to something else) "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

(v)

lie_down, lie: (assume a reclining position) "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

(v)

put, set, place, pose, position, lay: (put into a certain place or abstract location) "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

layabout, Noun

(n)

idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum: (person who does no work) "a lazy bum"

layby, Noun

(n)

pull-off, rest_area, rest_stop, layby, lay-by: (designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily)

layer, Noun

(n)

layer, bed: (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance) "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

(n)

layer: (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)

(n)

layer: (a hen that lays eggs)

(n)

layer: (thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells)

(n)

level, layer, stratum: (an abstract place usually conceived as having depth) "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

layer, Verb

(v)

layer: (make or form a layer) "layer the different colored sands"

layered, Adjective

(s)

layered, superimposed: (with one layer on top of another) "superimposed rocks"

layette, Noun

(n)

layette: (kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby)

laying, Noun

(n)

laying, egg_laying: (the production of eggs (especially in birds))

layman, Noun

(n)

layman, layperson, secular: (someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person)

layoff, Noun

(n)

layoff: (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)

layout, Noun

(n)

layout: (a plan or design of something that is laid out)

(n)

layout: (the act of laying out (as by making plans for something))

layover, Noun

(n)

stop, stopover, layover: (a brief stay in the course of a journey) "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

layperson, Noun

(n)

layman, layperson, secular: (someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person)

layup, Noun

(n)

lay-up, layup: (a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard))

lazar, Noun

(n)

leper, lazar: (a person afflicted with leprosy)

lazaret, Noun

(n)

lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar_house, pesthouse: (hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy))

lazarette, Noun

(n)

lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar_house, pesthouse: (hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy))

lazaretto, Noun

(n)

glory_hole, lazaretto: (a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship)

(n)

lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar_house, pesthouse: (hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy))

laze, Verb

(v)

idle, laze, slug, stagnate: (be idle; exist in a changeless situation) "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

laziness, Noun

(n)

indolence, laziness: (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)

(n)

laziness: (relaxed and easy activity) "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"

(n)

sloth, laziness, acedia: (apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins))

lazuli, Noun

(n)

lapis_lazuli, lazuli: (an azure blue semiprecious stone)

lazuline, Noun

(n)

azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue: (a light shade of blue)

lazy, Adjective

(s)

faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy: (disinclined to work or exertion) "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

(s)

lazy: (moving slowly and gently) "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"

lb, Noun

(n)

pound, lb: (16 ounces avoirdupois) "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

lbf., Noun

(n)

pound, : (a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec)

lea, Noun

(n)

lea: (a unit of length of thread or yarn)

(n)

pasture, pastureland, grazing_land, lea, ley: (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)

leach, Noun

(n)

leach, leaching: (the process of leaching)

leach, Verb

(v)

leach: (cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate)

(v)

leach, percolate: (permeate or penetrate gradually) "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

(v)

leach, strip: (remove substances from by a percolating liquid) "leach the soil"

leaching, Noun

(n)

leach, leaching: (the process of leaching)

lead-colored, Adjective

(s)

lead-colored, lead-coloured: (having the color of lead)

lead-coloured, Adjective

(s)

lead-colored, lead-coloured: (having the color of lead)

lead-free, Adjective

(s)

lead-free, nonleaded: ((of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead) "lead-free gasoline"

lead-in, Noun

(n)

lead-in: (wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line)

(n)

lead, lead-in, lede: (the introductory section of a story) "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

lead, Noun

(n)

jumper_cable, jumper_lead, lead, booster_cable: (a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire) "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

(n)

lead: (an advantage held by a competitor in a race) "he took the lead at the last turn"

(n)

lead, Pb, atomic_number_82: (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey) "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

(n)

lead, track, trail: (evidence pointing to a possible solution) "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

(n)

lead: (a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')) "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"

(n)

lead: (the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile))

(n)

lead, lead-in, lede: (the introductory section of a story) "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

(n)

lead: ((sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning)

(n)

lead: ((baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base) "he took a long lead off first"

(n)

lead, lead_story: (a news story of major importance)

(n)

lead, leading: (thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing)

(n)

lead, pencil_lead: (mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil)

(n)

lead: (the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge) "the lead was in the dummy"

(n)

leash, tether, lead: (restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal)

(n)

spark_advance, lead: (the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine)

(n)

star, principal, lead: (an actor who plays a principal role)

(n)

tip, lead, steer, confidential_information, wind, hint: (an indication of potential opportunity) "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

lead, Verb

(v)

conduct, lead, direct: (lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years") "conduct an orchestra"

(v)

contribute, lead, conduce: (be conducive to) "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

(v)

go, lead: (lead, extend, or afford access) "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

(v)

head, lead: (be in charge of) "Who is heading this project?"

(v)

lead, take, direct, conduct, guide: (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

(v)

lead: (tend to or result in) "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

(v)

lead, head: (travel in front of; go in advance of others) "The procession was headed by John"

(v)

lead: (cause to undertake a certain action) "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

(v)

lead, top: (be ahead of others; be the first) "she topped her class every year"

(v)

leave, result, lead: (have as a result or residue) "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

(v)

moderate, chair, lead: (preside over) "John moderated the discussion"

(v)

precede, lead: (move ahead (of others) in time or space)

(v)

run, go, pass, lead, extend: (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point) "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

(v)

run, lead: (cause something to pass or lead somewhere) "Run the wire behind the cabinet"

leaded, Adjective

(a)

leaded: (treated or mixed with lead) "leaded gasoline"; "leaded zinc"

(s)

leaded: ((of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead) "leaded windowpanes"

(s)

leaded: (having thin strips of lead between the lines of type)

leaden, Adjective

(s)

dull, leaden: (darkened with overcast) "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"

(s)

heavy, leaden: (lacking lightness or liveliness) "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"

(a)

leaden: (made of lead) "a leaden weight"

(s)

leaden, weighted: (made heavy or weighted down with weariness) "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"

(s)

leaden, plodding: ((of movement) slow and laborious) "leaden steps"

leader, Noun

(n)

drawing_card, loss_leader, leader: (a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers)

(n)

leader: (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

leaders, Noun

(n)

drawing_card, loss_leader, leader: (a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers)

(n)

leader: (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

(n)

leadership, leaders: (the body of people who lead a group) "the national leadership adopted his plan"

leadership, Noun

(n)

leadership, leading: (the activity of leading) "his leadership inspired the team"

(n)

leadership, leaders: (the body of people who lead a group) "the national leadership adopted his plan"

(n)

leadership: (the status of a leader) "they challenged his leadership of the union"

(n)

leadership: (the ability to lead) "he believed that leadership can be taught"

leading, Adjective

(s)

ahead, in_the_lead, leading: (having the leading position or higher score in a contest) "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

(a)

leading: (going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way) "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

(s)

leading, prima, star, starring, stellar: (indicating the most important performer or role) "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"

(s)

leading, preeminent: (greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement) "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

leading, Noun

(n)

lead, leading: (thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing)

(n)

leadership, leading: (the activity of leading) "his leadership inspired the team"

leadless, Adjective

(a)

unleaded, leadless: (not treated with lead) "unleaded gasoline"

leaf-book, Noun

(n)

codex, leaf-book: (an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll))

leaf-like, Adjective

(s)

leaflike, leaf-like: (resembling a leaf)

leaf, Noun

(n)

leaf, leafage, foliage: (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

(n)

leaf, folio: (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))

(n)

leaf: (hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door))

leaf, Verb

(v)

flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff: (look through a book or other written material) "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

(v)

leaf: (turn over pages) "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

(v)

leaf: (produce leaves, of plants)

leafage, Noun

(n)

leaf, leafage, foliage: (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

leafed, Adjective

(s)

leafed, leaved: (having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination) "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover"

leafing, Noun

(n)

foliation, leafing: ((botany) the process of forming leaves)

leafless, Adjective

(a)

leafless: (having no leaves)

leaflet, Noun

(n)

booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet: (a small book usually having a paper cover)

(n)

cusp, leaflet: (a thin triangular flap of a heart valve)

(n)

leaflet: (part of a compound leaf)

leaflike, Adjective

(s)

leaflike, leaf-like: (resembling a leaf)

leafstalk, Noun

(n)

petiole, leafstalk: (the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf)

leafy, Adjective

(a)

leafy: (having or covered with leaves) "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"

league, Noun

(n)

league, conference: (an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members)

(n)

league: (an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action)

(n)

league: (an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles))

league, Verb

(v)

league: (unite to form a league)

leak, Noun

(n)

escape, leak, leakage, outflow: (the discharge of a fluid from some container) "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

(n)

leak: (an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape) "one of the tires developed a leak"

(n)

leak: (soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi)

(n)

leak, wetting, making_water, passing_water: (a euphemism for urination) "he had to take a leak"

(n)

leak, news_leak: (unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information)

leak, Verb

(v)

leak: (tell anonymously) "The news were leaked to the paper"

(v)

leak, leak_out: (be leaked) "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"

(v)

leak: (enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure) "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement"

(v)

leak: (have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out) "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

leakage, Noun

(n)

escape, leak, leakage, outflow: (the discharge of a fluid from some container) "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

leaky, Adjective

(s)

blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing, tattling: (prone to communicate confidential information)

(a)

leaky: (permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases) "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"

(s)

leaky: (used informally; unable to retain urine)

lean, Adjective

(a)

lean: (lacking in mineral content or combustible material) "lean ore"; "lean fuel"

(s)

lean, skimpy: (containing little excess) "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

(s)

lean: (not profitable or prosperous) "a lean year"

(a)

thin, lean: (lacking excess flesh) "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare"

lean, Noun

(n)

tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning: (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical) "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

lean, Verb

(v)

lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle: (to incline or bend from a vertical position) "She leaned over the banister"

(v)

lean: (cause to lean or incline) "He leaned his rifle against the wall"

(v)

lean: (rely on for support) "We can lean on this man"

(v)

list, lean: (cause to lean to the side) "Erosion listed the old tree"

(v)

tend, be_given, lean, incline, run: (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined) "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

leaner, Adjective

(a)

lean: (lacking in mineral content or combustible material) "lean ore"; "lean fuel"

(s)

lean, skimpy: (containing little excess) "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

(s)

lean: (not profitable or prosperous) "a lean year"

(a)

thin, lean: (lacking excess flesh) "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare"

leaner, Noun

(n)

leaner: ((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)

leanest, Adjective

(a)

lean: (lacking in mineral content or combustible material) "lean ore"; "lean fuel"

(s)

lean, skimpy: (containing little excess) "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

(s)

lean: (not profitable or prosperous) "a lean year"

(a)

thin, lean: (lacking excess flesh) "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare"

leaning, Adjective

(s)

atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped: (departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal) "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"

leaning, Noun

(n)

leaning, propensity, tendency: (an inclination to do something) "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

(n)

leaning: (the act of deviating from a vertical position)

(n)

proclivity, propensity, leaning: (a natural inclination) "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

(n)

tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning: (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical) "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

leanness, Noun

(n)

leanness, thinness, spareness: (the property of having little body fat)

(n)

meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity: (the quality of being meager) "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot"

leap, Noun

(n)

jump, leap: (a sudden and decisive increase) "a jump in attendance"

(n)

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce: (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)

(n)

leap, jump, saltation: (an abrupt transition) "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

(n)

leap: (the distance leaped (or to be leaped)) "a leap of 10 feet"

leap, Verb

(v)

jump, leap, bound, spring: (move forward by leaps and bounds) "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

(v)

jump, leap, jump_off: (jump down from an elevated point) "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

(v)

jump, leap: (cause to jump or leap) "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

(v)

leap, jump: (pass abruptly from one state or topic to another) "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

leaper, Noun

(n)

bounder, leaper: (someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition))

leaping, Noun

(n)

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce: (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)

learn, Verb

(v)

determine, check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch, learn: (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort) "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

(v)

learn, larn, acquire: (gain knowledge or skills) "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

(v)

learn, hear, get_word, get_wind, pick_up, find_out, get_a_line, discover, see: (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally) "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

(v)

learn, study, read, take: (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"

(v)

memorize, memorise, con, learn: (commit to memory; learn by heart) "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

(v)

teach, learn, instruct: (impart skills or knowledge to) "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

learned, Adjective

(a)

conditioned, learned: (established by conditioning or learning) "a conditioned response"

(s)

erudite, learned: (having or showing profound knowledge) "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"

(s)

knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

learnedness, Noun

(n)

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism: (profound scholarly knowledge)

learner, Noun

(n)

apprentice, learner, prentice: (works for an expert to learn a trade)

(n)

learner, scholar, assimilator: (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)

learning, Noun

(n)

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism: (profound scholarly knowledge)

(n)

learning, acquisition: (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge) "the child's acquisition of language"

lease-lend, Noun

(n)

lend-lease, lease-lend: (the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause) "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"

lease, Noun

(n)

lease, rental, letting: (property that is leased or rented out or let)

(n)

lease: (a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)

(n)

lease, term_of_a_contract: (the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect)

lease, Verb

(v)

lease, let, rent: (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract) "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

(v)

lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take: (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

(v)

rent, lease: (let for money) "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

(v)

rent, hire, charter, lease: (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)

leased, Adjective

(a)

chartered, hired, leased: (hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers) "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"

leaseholder, Noun

(n)

leaseholder, lessee: (a tenant who holds a lease)

leash, Noun

(n)

collar, leash: (a figurative restraint) "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"

(n)

leash, tether, lead: (restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal)

(n)

three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace: (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)

leash, Verb

(v)

rope, leash: (fasten with a rope) "rope the bag securely"

least, Adjective

(a)

least: (the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree) "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"

least, Noun

(n)

least: (something that is of no importance) "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"

leather-leafed, Adjective

(s)

leather-leaved, leather-leafed: (having leathery leaves)

leather-leaved, Adjective

(s)

leather-leaved, leather-leafed: (having leathery leaves)

leather, Noun

(n)

leather: (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)

leather, Verb

(v)

leather: (whip with a leather strap)

leathered, Adjective

(s)

coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike, leathery: (resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable)

leatherette, Noun

(n)

leatherette, imitation_leather: (fabric made to look like leather)

leatherfish, Noun

(n)

leatherjacket, leatherfish: (any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes)

leatherjack, Noun

(n)

leatherjacket, leatherjack: (any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales)

leatherjacket, Noun

(n)

leatherjacket, leatherfish: (any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes)

(n)

leatherjacket, leatherjack: (any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales)

(n)

leatherjacket: (tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies)

leatherlike, Adjective

(s)

coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike, leathery: (resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable)

leatherneck, Noun

(n)

Marine, devil_dog, leatherneck, shipboard_soldier: (a member of the United States Marine Corps)

leatherwood, Noun

(n)

cyrilla, leatherwood, white_titi, Cyrilla_racemiflora: (shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage)

(n)

leatherwood, moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca_palustris: (deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers)

leathery, Adjective

(s)

coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike, leathery: (resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable)

leave-taking, Noun

(n)

farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting: (the act of departing politely) "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

leave, Noun

(n)

farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting: (the act of departing politely) "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

(n)

leave, leave_of_absence: (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty) "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

(n)

leave: (permission to do something) "she was granted leave to speak"

leave, Verb

(v)

bequeath, will, leave: (leave or give by will after one's death) "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

(v)

entrust, leave: (put into the care or protection of someone) "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

(v)

exit, go_out, get_out, leave: (move out of or depart from) "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

(v)

forget, leave: (leave behind unintentionally) "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

(v)

impart, leave, give, pass_on: (transmit (knowledge or skills)) "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

(v)

leave, go_forth, go_away: (go away from a place) "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

(v)

leave: (go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness) "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"

(v)

leave: (act or be so as to become in a specified state) "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

(v)

leave, leave_alone, leave_behind: (leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking) "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

(v)

leave, allow_for, allow, provide: (make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain) "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

(v)

leave, result, lead: (have as a result or residue) "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

(v)

leave, depart, pull_up_stakes: (remove oneself from an association with or participation in) "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

(v)

leave: (have left or have as a remainder) "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

(v)

leave, leave_behind: (be survived by after one's death) "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

leaved, Adjective

(s)

leafed, leaved: (having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination) "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover"

leaven, Noun

(n)

leaven, leavening: (a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid)

(n)

leaven, leavening: (an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something) "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"

leaven, Verb

(v)

raise, leaven, prove: (cause to puff up with a leaven) "unleavened bread"

leavened, Adjective

(a)

leavened: (made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form) "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads"

leavening, Noun

(n)

leaven, leavening: (a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid)

(n)

leaven, leavening: (an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something) "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"

leaver, Noun

(n)

departer, leaver, goer: (someone who leaves)

leaving, Noun

(n)

departure, going, going_away, leaving: (the act of departing)

lech, Noun

(n)

satyr, lecher, lech, letch: (man with strong sexual desires)

lechatelierite, Noun

(n)

quartz_glass, quartz, vitreous_silica, lechatelierite, crystal: (colorless glass made of almost pure silica)

lecher, Noun

(n)

satyr, lecher, lech, letch: (man with strong sexual desires)

lecherousness, Noun

(n)

lecherousness, lust, lustfulness: (a strong sexual desire)

lector, Noun

(n)

lector, reader: (someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church)

(n)

lector, lecturer, reader: (a public lecturer at certain universities)

lecture, Noun

(n)

lecture, public_lecture, talk: (a speech that is open to the public) "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

(n)

lecture, speech, talking_to: (a lengthy rebuke) "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

(n)

lecture, lecturing: (teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class))

lecture, Verb

(v)

call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress_down, call_down, scold, chide, berate, bawl_out, remonstrate, chew_out, chew_up, have_words, lambaste, lambast: (censure severely or angrily) "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

(v)

lecture, talk: (deliver a lecture or talk) "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

lecturer, Noun

(n)

lector, lecturer, reader: (a public lecturer at certain universities)

(n)

lecturer: (someone who lectures professionally)

lectureship, Noun

(n)

lectureship: (the post of lecturer)

lecturing, Noun

(n)

lecture, lecturing: (teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class))

lede, Noun

(n)

lead, lead-in, lede: (the introductory section of a story) "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

ledge, Noun

(n)

ledge, shelf: (a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water)

ledgeman, Noun

(n)

breaker, ledgeman: (a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone)

ledger, Noun

(n)

daybook, ledger: (an accounting journal as a physical object) "he bought a new daybook"

(n)

ledger, leger, account_book, book_of_account, book: (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded) "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

lee, Adjective

(s)

downwind, lee: (towards the side away from the wind)

leech, Noun

(n)

leech, bloodsucker, hirudinean: (carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)

(n)

leech, parasite, sponge, sponger: (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)

leech, Verb

(v)

bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise: (draw blood) "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

leechee, Noun

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

leechlike, Adjective

(s)

parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking: (of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another) "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"

leek, Noun

(n)

leek, scallion, Allium_porrum: (plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum)

(n)

leek: (related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves)

leer, Noun

(n)

leer: (a suggestive or sneering look or grin)

(n)

sneer, leer: (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls)

leer, Verb

(v)

leer: (look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression) "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

leery, Adjective

(s)

leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary: (openly distrustful and unwilling to confide)

leeward, Adjective

(a)

leeward: (on the side away from the wind) "on the leeward side of the island"

leeward, Noun

(n)

lee, lee_side, leeward: (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)

(n)

leeward: (the direction in which the wind is blowing)

leeway, Noun

(n)

allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance: (a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits)

(n)

leeway: ((of a ship or plane) sideways drift)

leflunomide, Noun

(n)

leflunomide, Arava: (an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium)

left-hand, Adjective

(s)

left-hand: (located on or directed toward the left) "a car with left-hand drive"

(s)

left, left-hand: (intended for the left hand) "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

left-handed, Adjective

(s)

bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed: (lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands) "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse"

(a)

left-handed: (using or intended for the left hand) "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"

(s)

left-handed: ((of marriages) illicit or informal) "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"

(s)

left-handed: (ironically ambiguous) "a left-handed compliment"

(s)

levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed: (rotating to the left)

(s)

morganatic, left-handed: ((of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior)

left-handedness, Noun

(n)

left-handedness: (the status of being born of a morganatic marriage)

(n)

left-handedness, sinistrality: (preference for using the left hand)

left-hander, Noun

(n)

left-handed_pitcher, left-hander, left_hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw: (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)

(n)

left-hander, lefty, southpaw: (a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right) "their pitcher was a southpaw"

left-of-center, Adjective

(s)

leftist, left-of-center, left-wing: (believing in or supporting tenets of the political left)

left-slanting, Adjective

(s)

backhand, left-slanting: ((of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward)

left-wing, Adjective

(s)

leftist, left-of-center, left-wing: (believing in or supporting tenets of the political left)

left-winger, Noun

(n)

collectivist, leftist, left-winger: (a person who belongs to the political left)

left, Adjective

(a)

left: (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north) "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

(a)

left: (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)

(s)

left, left-hand: (intended for the left hand) "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

(s)

leftover, left_over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended: (not used up) "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

left, Noun

(n)

left: (location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east) "she stood on the left"

(n)

left, left_wing: (those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare)

(n)

left, left_hand: (the hand that is on the left side of the body) "jab with your left"

(n)

left: (a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east) "take a left at the corner"

(n)

left_field, leftfield, left: (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left) "the batter flied out to left"

leftfield, Noun

(n)

left_field, leftfield, left: (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left) "the batter flied out to left"

(n)

left_field, leftfield: (the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate))

lefthander, Noun

(n)

left-handed_pitcher, left-hander, left_hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw: (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)

leftist, Adjective

(s)

leftist, left-of-center, left-wing: (believing in or supporting tenets of the political left)

leftist, Noun

(n)

collectivist, leftist, left-winger: (a person who belongs to the political left)

leftover, Adjective

(s)

leftover, left_over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended: (not used up) "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

leftover, Noun

(n)

leftover, remnant: (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)

lefty, Noun

(n)

left-handed_pitcher, left-hander, left_hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw: (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)

(n)

left-hander, lefty, southpaw: (a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right) "their pitcher was a southpaw"

leg-pull, Noun

(n)

leg-pull, leg-pulling: (as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true)

leg-pulling, Noun

(n)

leg-pull, leg-pulling: (as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true)

leg, Noun

(n)

branch, leg, ramification: (a part of a forked or branching shape) "he broke off one of the branches"

(n)

leg: (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

(n)

leg: (a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion)

(n)

leg: (one of the supports for a piece of furniture)

(n)

leg: (the limb of an animal used for food)

(n)

leg: (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)

(n)

leg: ((nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack)

(n)

peg, wooden_leg, leg, pegleg: (a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)

(n)

stage, leg: (a section or portion of a journey or course) "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"

legacy, Noun

(n)

bequest, legacy: ((law) a gift of personal property by will)

legal, Adjective

(a)

legal: (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)

(a)

legal: (of or relating to jurisprudence) "legal loophole"

(a)

legal: (relating to or characteristic of the profession of law) "the legal profession"

(s)

legal, sound, effectual: (having legal efficacy or force) "a sound title to the property"

(s)

legal: (allowed by official rules) "a legal pass receiver"

legalisation, Noun

(n)

legalization, legalisation, legitimation: (the act of making lawful)

legalise, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legality, Noun

(n)

legality: (lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute)

legalization, Noun

(n)

legalization, legalisation, legitimation: (the act of making lawful)

legalize, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legateship, Noun

(n)

legation, legateship: (the post or office of legate)

legation, Noun

(n)

legation, legateship: (the post or office of legate)

(n)

legation, foreign_mission: (a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister)

legato, Adjective

(a)

legato, smooth: ((music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected) "a legato passage"

legend, Noun

(n)

caption, legend: (brief description accompanying an illustration)

(n)

legend, fable: (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)

legendary, Adjective

(s)

fabled, legendary: (celebrated in fable or legend) "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"

(s)

legendary: (so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend) "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"

legerdemain, Noun

(n)

magic_trick, conjuring_trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception: (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)

legerity, Noun

(n)

agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble)

legged, Adjective

(a)

legged: (having legs of a specified kind or number) "four-legged animals"; "a peg-legged man"

legging, Noun

(n)

legging, leging, leg_covering: (a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))

leggy, Adjective

(s)

leggy, tall-growing: ((of plants) having tall spindly stems)

(s)

leggy, long-legged, long-shanked: (having long legs)

leghorn, Noun

(n)

boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama_hat, sailor, skimmer, straw_hat: (a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown)

legibility, Noun

(n)

discernability, legibility: (distinctness that makes perception easy)

(n)

legibility, readability: (a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read)

legible, Adjective

(a)

legible: ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered) "legible handwriting"

leging, Noun

(n)

legging, leging, leg_covering: (a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))

legion, Adjective

(s)

numerous, legion: (amounting to a large indefinite number) "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

legion, Noun

(n)

horde, host, legion: (a vast multitude)

(n)

host, legion: (archaic terms for army)

(n)

legion: (association of ex-servicemen) "the American Legion"

(n)

legion: (a large military unit) "the French Foreign Legion"

legionary, Noun

(n)

legionnaire, legionary: (a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion))

legionella, Noun

(n)

Legionella_pneumophilia, legionella: (the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease)

legislate, Verb

(v)

legislate, pass: (make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation) "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

legislating, Noun

(n)

legislation, legislating, lawmaking: (the act of making or enacting laws)

legislation, Noun

(n)

legislation, statute_law: (law enacted by a legislative body)

(n)

legislation, legislating, lawmaking: (the act of making or enacting laws)

legislative, Adjective

(a)

legislative: (relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature) "legislative council"

(a)

legislative: (of or relating to or created by legislation) "legislative proposal"

legislator, Noun

(n)

legislator: (someone who makes or enacts laws)

legislature, Noun

(n)

legislature, legislative_assembly, legislative_body, general_assembly, law-makers: (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

legitimacy, Noun

(n)

authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy: (undisputed credibility)

(n)

legitimacy: (lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law)

legitimate, Adjective

(s)

lawful, legitimate, licit: (authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law) "a legitimate government"

(a)

legitimate: (of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful)

(s)

legitimate, logical: (based on known statements or events or conditions) "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

(s)

legitimate: (in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles) "legitimate advertising practices"

legitimate, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

(v)

legitimate: (show or affirm to be just and legitimate)

(v)

legitimate: (make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)) "They legitimized their natural child"

legitimation, Noun

(n)

legalization, legalisation, legitimation: (the act of making lawful)

(n)

legitimation: (the act of rendering a person legitimate) "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"

legitimatise, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legitimatize, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legitimise, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legitimize, Verb

(v)

legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise: (make legal) "Marijuana should be legalized"

legless, Adjective

(a)

legless: (not having legs) "a legless man in a wheelchair"

legume, Noun

(n)

legume, leguminous_plant: (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

(n)

legume: (the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case)

(n)

legume: (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))

lei, Noun

(n)

leu: (the basic unit of money in Moldova)

(n)

leu: (the basic unit of money in Romania)

(n)

wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei: (flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)

leipoa, Noun

(n)

mallee_fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa_ocellata: (Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds)

leishmaniasis, Noun

(n)

leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala_azar: (sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies)

leishmaniosis, Noun

(n)

leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala_azar: (sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies)

leisure, Noun

(n)

leisure, leisure_time: (time available for ease and relaxation) "his job left him little leisure"

(n)

leisure: (freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity) "he lacked the leisure for golf"

leisurely, Adjective

(s)

easy, easygoing, leisurely: (not hurried or forced) "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

leitmotif, Noun

(n)

leitmotiv, leitmotif: (a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas))

leitmotiv, Noun

(n)

leitmotiv, leitmotif: (a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas))

lemanderin, Noun

(n)

rangpur, rangpur_lime, lemanderin, Citrus_limonia: (hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel)

lemma, Noun

(n)

lemma: (a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition)

(n)

lemma, flowering_glume: (the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae)

(n)

lemma: (the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry)

lemming, Noun

(n)

lemming: (any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution)

lemniscus, Noun

(n)

lemniscus, fillet: (a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus)

lemon-wood, Noun

(n)

lemonwood, lemon-wood, lemonwood_tree, lemon-wood_tree, Psychotria_capensis: (South African evergreen having hard tough wood)

lemon, Noun

(n)

gamboge, lemon, lemon_yellow, maize: (a strong yellow color)

(n)

lemon: (yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh)

(n)

lemon, lemon_tree, Citrus_limon: (a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit)

(n)

lemon: (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)

(n)

lemon, stinker: (an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory)

lemonlike, Adjective

(s)

lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart: (tasting sour like a lemon)

lemonwood, Noun

(n)

lemonwood: (hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods)

(n)

lemonwood, lemon-wood, lemonwood_tree, lemon-wood_tree, Psychotria_capensis: (South African evergreen having hard tough wood)

lemony, Adjective

(s)

lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart: (tasting sour like a lemon)

lend-lease, Noun

(n)

lend-lease, lease-lend: (the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause) "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"

lend, Verb

(v)

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring: (bestow a quality on) "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

(v)

lend, loan: (give temporarily; let have for a limited time) "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

(v)

lend: (have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to) "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"

lender, Noun

(n)

lender, loaner: (someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters)

lending, Noun

(n)

lending, loaning: (disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned)

length, Noun

(n)

distance, length: (size of the gap between two places) "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

(n)

duration, length: (continuance in time) "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

(n)

length: (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place) "the length of the table was 5 feet"

(n)

length: (the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end) "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

(n)

length: (a section of something that is long and narrow) "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"

lengthen, Verb

(v)

lengthen: (make longer) "Lengthen this skirt, please"

(v)

lengthen: (become long or longer) "In Spring, the days lengthen"

lengthened, Adjective

(s)

elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged: (drawn out or made longer spatially) "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

lengthening, Noun

(n)

prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening: (the act of prolonging something) "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

lengthiest, Adjective

(s)

drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted: (relatively long in duration; tediously protracted) "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

lengthiness, Noun

(n)

extension, lengthiness, prolongation: (amount or degree or range to which something extends) "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"

(n)

lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction: (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)

lengthways, Adjective

(a)

lengthwise, lengthways: (running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing) "the lengthwise dimension"

lengthwise, Adjective

(a)

lengthwise, lengthways: (running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing) "the lengthwise dimension"

lengthy, Adjective

(s)

drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted: (relatively long in duration; tediously protracted) "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

lenience, Noun

(n)

indulgence, lenience, leniency: (a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone) "too much indulgence spoils a child"

(n)

lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity: (mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant)

(n)

lenience, leniency: (lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers)

leniency, Noun

(n)

indulgence, lenience, leniency: (a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone) "too much indulgence spoils a child"

(n)

lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity: (mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant)

(n)

lenience, leniency: (lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers)

lenient, Adjective

(s)

indulgent, lenient, soft: (tolerant or lenient) "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

(s)

lenient: (not strict) "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"

(s)

lenient: (characterized by tolerance and mercy)

lenify, Verb

(v)

pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

lenitive, Adjective

(s)

alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative: (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)

lenitive, Noun

(n)

lenitive: (remedy that eases pain and discomfort)

lenity, Noun

(n)

lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity: (mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant)

lense, Noun

(n)

lens, lense, lens_system: (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

lensman, Noun

(n)

photographer, lensman: (someone who takes photographs professionally)

lentic, Adjective

(a)

lentic: (of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds))

lenticular, Adjective

(s)

biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform: (convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil)

lentiform, Adjective

(s)

biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform: (convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil)

lentiginose, Adjective

(s)

freckled, lentiginous, lentiginose: (relating to or covered with or resembling freckles)

lentiginous, Adjective

(s)

freckled, lentiginous, lentiginose: (relating to or covered with or resembling freckles)

lentigo, Noun

(n)

freckle, lentigo: (a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin)

lentil, Noun

(n)

lentil: (round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food)

(n)

lentil: (the fruit or seed of a lentil plant)

(n)

lentil, lentil_plant, Lens_culinaris: (widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder)

lentisk, Noun

(n)

mastic, mastic_tree, lentisk, Pistacia_lentiscus: (an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin)

leoncita, Noun

(n)

tamarin, lion_monkey, lion_marmoset, leoncita: (small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail)

leone, Noun

(n)

leone: (the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents)

leopard's-bane, Noun

(n)

leopard's-bane, leopardbane: (any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads)

leopard, Noun

(n)

leopard: (the pelt of a leopard)

(n)

leopard, Panthera_pardus: (large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots)

leopardbane, Noun

(n)

leopard's-bane, leopardbane: (any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads)

leotard, Noun

(n)

leotard, unitard, body_suit, cat_suit: (a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance)

leotards, Noun

(n)

leotard, unitard, body_suit, cat_suit: (a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance)

(n)

tights, leotards: (skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls)

leper, Noun

(n)

leper, lazar: (a person afflicted with leprosy)

(n)

leper: (a pariah who is avoided by others)

lepidopteran, Noun

(n)

lepidopterous_insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran: (insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales)

lepidopterist, Noun

(n)

lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, butterfly_collector: (an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths)

lepidopterologist, Noun

(n)

lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, butterfly_collector: (an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths)

lepidopterology, Noun

(n)

lepidopterology, lepidoptery: (the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera)

lepidopteron, Noun

(n)

lepidopterous_insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran: (insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales)

lepidoptery, Noun

(n)

lepidopterology, lepidoptery: (the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera)

lepidote, Adjective

(s)

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy: (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)

leppy, Noun

(n)

dogie, dogy, leppy: (motherless calf in a range herd of cattle)

leprechaun, Noun

(n)

leprechaun: (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)

leprose, Adjective

(s)

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy: (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)

leprosy, Noun

(n)

leprosy, Hansen's_disease: (chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae)

leptorhine, Adjective

(a)

leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic: (having a long narrow nose)

leptorrhine, Adjective

(a)

leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic: (having a long narrow nose)

leptorrhinian, Adjective

(a)

leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic: (having a long narrow nose)

leptorrhinic, Adjective

(a)

leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic: (having a long narrow nose)

leptospira, Noun

(n)

leptospira: (important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever)

leptosporangiate, Adjective

(a)

leptosporangiate: ((of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell) "leptosporangiate ferns"

lesbian, Adjective

(s)

lesbian, sapphic: (of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman)

lesbianism, Noun

(n)

lesbianism, sapphism: (female homosexuality)

lesion, Noun

(n)

lesion: (any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part)

(n)

wound, lesion: (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))

less, Adjective

(a)

less: ((comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree) "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

(s)

less: ((usually preceded by `no') lower in quality) "no less than perfect"

(s)

less: ((nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer) "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

lessee, Noun

(n)

leaseholder, lessee: (a tenant who holds a lease)

lessen, Verb

(v)

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall: (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

(v)

decrease, lessen, minify: (make smaller) "He decreased his staff"

(v)

subside, lessen: (wear off or die down) "The pain subsided"

lessened, Adjective

(s)

diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened: (impaired by diminution)

(s)

lessened: (decreased in severity; made less harsh)

lessening, Noun

(n)

decrease, lessening, drop-off: (a change downward) "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

lesser, Adjective

(a)

less: ((comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree) "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

(s)

less: ((usually preceded by `no') lower in quality) "no less than perfect"

(s)

less: ((nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer) "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

(a)

lesser: (of less size or importance) "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

(s)

lesser: (smaller in size or amount or value) "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"

lesson, Noun

(n)

example, deterrent_example, lesson, object_lesson: (punishment intended as a warning to others) "they decided to make an example of him"

(n)

lesson: (a unit of instruction) "he took driving lessons"

(n)

lesson: (a task assigned for individual study) "he did the lesson for today"

(n)

moral, lesson: (the significance of a story or event) "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

lessor, Noun

(n)

lessor, lease_giver: (someone who grants a lease)

let, Verb

(v)

get, let, have: (cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition) "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

(v)

lease, let, rent: (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract) "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

(v)

let, allow, permit: (make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen) "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

(v)

let: (actively cause something to happen) "I let it be known that I was not interested"

(v)

let: (leave unchanged) "let it be"

(v)

permit, allow, let, countenance: (consent to, give permission) "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

letch, Noun

(n)

satyr, lecher, lech, letch: (man with strong sexual desires)

letdown, Noun

(n)

disappointment, letdown: (a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized) "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

lethal, Adjective

(s)

deadly, lethal: (of an instrument of certain death) "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"

lethality, Noun

(n)

deadliness, lethality: (the quality of being deadly)

lethargic, Adjective

(a)

lethargic, unenrgetic: (deficient in alertness or activity) "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

lethargy, Noun

(n)

inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness: (weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy)

(n)

languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness: (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy) "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"

(n)

lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness: (a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness))

letter-perfect, Adjective

(s)

letter-perfect, word-perfect: (correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words) "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part"

letter, Noun

(n)

letter, missive: (a written message addressed to a person or organization) "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

(n)

letter, letter_of_the_alphabet, alphabetic_character: (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech) "his grandmother taught him his letters"

(n)

letter: (owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire)

(n)

letter: (a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)) "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"

(n)

letter, varsity_letter: (an award earned by participation in a school sport) "he won letters in three sports"

letter, Verb

(v)

letter: (win an athletic letter)

(v)

letter: (set down or print with letters)

(v)

letter: (mark letters on or mark with letters)

lettered, Adjective

(s)

knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

letterhead, Noun

(n)

letterhead: (a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top)

lettering, Noun

(n)

inscription, lettering: (letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something)

letterman, Noun

(n)

letterman: (an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport)

letting, Noun

(n)

lease, rental, letting: (property that is leased or rented out or let)

lettuce, Noun

(n)

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)

(n)

lettuce: (any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)

(n)

lettuce: (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)

letup, Noun

(n)

letup, lull: (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished) "there was never a letup in the noise"

leu, Noun

(n)

leu: (the basic unit of money in Moldova)

(n)

leu: (the basic unit of money in Romania)

leucaemia, Noun

(n)

leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer_of_the_blood: (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

leucocyte, Noun

(n)

leukocyte, leucocyte, white_blood_cell, white_cell, white_blood_corpuscle, white_corpuscle, WBC: (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)

leucocytosis, Noun

(n)

leukocytosis, leucocytosis: (an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia))

leucocytozoan, Noun

(n)

leucocytozoan, leucocytozoon: (parasitic in birds)

leucocytozoon, Noun

(n)

leucocytozoan, leucocytozoon: (parasitic in birds)

leucoma, Noun

(n)

leukoma, leucoma: (eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea)

leucopenia, Noun

(n)

leukopenia, leucopenia: (an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count)

leucorrhea, Noun

(n)

leukorrhea, leucorrhea: (discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection)

leucotomy, Noun

(n)

lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal_lobotomy, prefrontal_leukotomy, prefrontal_leucotomy, frontal_lobotomy: (surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes)

leukaemia, Noun

(n)

leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer_of_the_blood: (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

leukemia, Noun

(n)

leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer_of_the_blood: (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

leukocyte, Noun

(n)

leukocyte, leucocyte, white_blood_cell, white_cell, white_blood_corpuscle, white_corpuscle, WBC: (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)

leukocytosis, Noun

(n)

leukocytosis, leucocytosis: (an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia))

leukoma, Noun

(n)

leukoma, leucoma: (eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea)

leukopenia, Noun

(n)

leukopenia, leucopenia: (an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count)

leukorrhea, Noun

(n)

leukorrhea, leucorrhea: (discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection)

leukotomy, Noun

(n)

lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal_lobotomy, prefrontal_leukotomy, prefrontal_leucotomy, frontal_lobotomy: (surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes)

levallorphan, Noun

(n)

levallorphan, Lorfan: (drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects)

levee, Noun

(n)

levee: (a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court))

(n)

levee: (a pier that provides a landing place on a river)

(n)

levee: (an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing)

level-headed, Adjective

(s)

healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound: (exercising or showing good judgment) "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

level, Adjective

(s)

flat, level, plane: (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another) "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"

(s)

level, unwavering: (not showing abrupt variations) "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss"

(s)

level: (being on a precise horizontal plane) "a billiard table must be level"

(s)

level: (oriented at right angles to the plumb) "the picture is level"

(s)

tied, even, level: (of the score in a contest) "the score is tied"

level, Noun

(n)

degree, grade, level: (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality) "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"

(n)

degree, level, stage, point: (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process) "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

(n)

floor, level, storey, story: (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale) "what level is the office on?"

(n)

grade, level, tier: (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group) "lumber of the highest grade"

(n)

horizontal_surface, level: (a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line) "park the car on the level"

(n)

level: (height above ground) "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"

(n)

level, spirit_level: (indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid)

(n)

level, layer, stratum: (an abstract place usually conceived as having depth) "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

level, Verb

(v)

charge, level, point: (direct into a position for use) "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

(v)

flush, level, even_out, even: (make level or straight) "level the ground"

(v)

level: (aim at) "level criticism or charges at somebody"

(v)

level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear_down, take_down, pull_down: (tear down so as to make flat with the ground) "The building was levelled"

(v)

level: (talk frankly with; lay it on the line) "I have to level with you"

(v)

level, level_off: (become level or even) "The ground levelled off"

leveler, Noun

(n)

leveler, leveller: (a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions)

levelheaded, Adjective

(s)

healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound: (exercising or showing good judgment) "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

leveling, Noun

(n)

equalization, equalisation, leveling: (the act of making equal or uniform)

(n)

grading, leveling: (changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface)

(n)

razing, leveling, tearing_down, demolishing: (complete destruction of a building)

leveller, Noun

(n)

leveler, leveller: (a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions)

lever, Noun

(n)

lever: (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

(n)

lever: (a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum)

(n)

lever, lever_tumbler: (a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock)

lever, Verb

(v)

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy: (to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open) "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

leverage, Noun

(n)

leverage, purchase: (the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)

(n)

leverage: (strategic advantage; power to act effectively) "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"

(n)

leverage, leveraging: (investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses))

leverage, Verb

(v)

leverage: (supplement with leverage) "leverage the money that is already available"

(v)

leverage: (provide with leverage) "We need to leverage this company"

leveraging, Noun

(n)

leverage, leveraging: (investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses))

levis, Noun

(n)

Levi's, levis: (a popular brand of jeans)

(n)

Matthew, Saint_Matthew, _Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle, _Matthew_the_Apostle, Levi: ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel)

levitate, Verb

(v)

levitate: (cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity) "The magician levitated the woman"

(v)

levitate, hover: (be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity) "The guru claimed that he could levitate"

levitation, Noun

(n)

levitation: (the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means)

(n)

levitation: (movement upward in virtue of lightness)

(n)

levitation: (the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means)

levity, Noun

(n)

levity: (feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness)

(n)

levity: (a manner lacking seriousness)

levodopa, Noun

(n)

L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa: (the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease)

levorotary, Adjective

(s)

levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed: (rotating to the left)

levorotation, Noun

(n)

levorotation, counterclockwise_rotation: (rotation to the left)

levorotatory, Adjective

(s)

levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed: (rotating to the left)

levulose, Noun

(n)

fructose, fruit_sugar, levulose, laevulose: (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits)

levy, Noun

(n)

levy: (a charge imposed and collected)

(n)

levy, levy_en_masse: (the act of drafting into military service)

levy, Verb

(v)

levy, impose: (impose and collect) "levy a fine"

(v)

recruit, levy, raise: (cause to assemble or enlist in the military) "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

lewd, Adjective

(s)

lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful: (driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires) "libidinous orgies"

(s)

lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious: (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness) "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

lewdness, Noun

(n)

obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity: (the trait of behaving in an obscene manner)

lexical, Adjective

(a)

lexical: (of or relating to words) "lexical decision task"

(a)

lexical: (of or relating to dictionaries)

lexicalisation, Noun

(n)

lexicalization, lexicalisation: (the process of making a word to express a concept)

lexicalise, Verb

(v)

lexicalize, lexicalise: (make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language) "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English"

lexicalised, Adjective

(a)

lexicalized, lexicalised: (expressed by a word)

lexicalization, Noun

(n)

lexicalization, lexicalisation: (the process of making a word to express a concept)

lexicalize, Verb

(v)

lexicalize, lexicalise: (make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language) "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English"

lexicalized, Adjective

(a)

lexicalized, lexicalised: (expressed by a word)

lexicographer, Noun

(n)

lexicographer, lexicologist: (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)

lexicographic, Adjective

(a)

lexicographic, lexicographical: (of or relating to lexicography)

lexicographical, Adjective

(a)

lexicographic, lexicographical: (of or relating to lexicography)

lexicologist, Noun

(n)

lexicographer, lexicologist: (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)

lexicon, Noun

(n)

dictionary, lexicon: (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)

(n)

vocabulary, lexicon, mental_lexicon: (a language user's knowledge of words)

ley, Noun

(n)

pasture, pastureland, grazing_land, lea, ley: (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)

liability, Noun

(n)

indebtedness, liability, financial_obligation: (an obligation to pay money to another party)

(n)

liability: (the state of being legally obliged and responsible)

(n)

liability: (the quality of being something that holds you back)

liable, Adjective

(s)

apt, liable: (at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant) "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"

(s)

liable: (subject to legal action) "liable to criminal charges"

(s)

liable, nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant: ((often followed by `to') likely to be affected with) "liable to diabetes"

(s)

liable: (held legally responsible) "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"

liaise, Verb

(v)

intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate: (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences) "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

liaison, Noun

(n)

affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour: (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)

(n)

liaison, link, contact, inter-group_communication: (a channel for communication between groups) "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

liar, Noun

(n)

liar, prevaricator: (a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly)

libation, Noun

(n)

libation: ((facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage)

(n)

libation: (a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity)

(n)

libation: (the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony)

libber, Noun

(n)

feminist, women's_rightist, women's_liberationist, libber: (a supporter of feminism)

libel, Noun

(n)

libel: (a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person)

(n)

libel: (the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks)

libel, Verb

(v)

libel: (print slanderous statements against) "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

libeler, Noun

(n)

defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducer: (one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel)

libellous, Adjective

(s)

calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous: ((used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign)

libelous, Adjective

(s)

calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous: ((used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign)

liberal, Adjective

(s)

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded: (given or giving freely) "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

(s)

broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant: (showing or characterized by broad-mindedness) "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

(s)

free, loose, liberal: (not literal) "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

(a)

liberal: (tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition)

(s)

liberal: (having political or social views favoring reform and progress)

liberal, Noun

(n)

liberal, liberalist, progressive: (a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)

(n)

liberal: (a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets)

liberalisation, Noun

(n)

liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation: (the act of making less strict)

liberalise, Verb

(v)

liberalize, liberalise: (make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules)

(v)

liberalize, liberalise: (become more liberal) "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"

liberalism, Noun

(n)

liberalism: (a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution)

(n)

liberalism: (an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market)

liberalist, Noun

(n)

liberal, liberalist, progressive: (a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)

liberality, Noun

(n)

liberality, liberalness: (an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom)

(n)

liberality, liberalness: (the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament)

liberalization, Noun

(n)

liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation: (the act of making less strict)

liberalize, Verb

(v)

liberalize, liberalise: (make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules)

(v)

liberalize, liberalise: (become more liberal) "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"

liberalness, Noun

(n)

liberality, liberalness: (an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom)

(n)

liberality, liberalness: (the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament)

liberate, Verb

(v)

emancipate, liberate: (give equal rights to; of women and minorities)

(v)

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose: (grant freedom to; free from confinement)

(v)

liberate, set_free: (grant freedom to) "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

(v)

release, free, liberate: (release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition)

liberated, Adjective

(s)

emancipated, liberated: (free from traditional social restraints) "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"

(s)

liberated: ((of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination)

liberation, Noun

(n)

dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking: (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))

(n)

liberation, release, freeing: (the act of liberating someone or something)

(n)

liberation: (the attempt to achieve equal rights or status) "she worked for women's liberation"

liberator, Noun

(n)

liberator: (someone who releases people from captivity or bondage)

libertarian, Noun

(n)

libertarian: (an advocate of libertarianism)

(n)

libertarian: (someone who believes the doctrine of free will)

libertine, Adjective

(s)

debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast: (unrestrained by convention or morality) "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

libertine, Noun

(n)

libertine, debauchee, rounder: (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)

liberty, Noun

(n)

autonomy, liberty: (immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence)

(n)

familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty: (an act of undue intimacy)

(n)

liberty: (freedom of choice) "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

(n)

liberty: (personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression)

(n)

shore_leave, liberty: (leave granted to a sailor or naval officer)

libidinous, Adjective

(s)

lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful: (driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires) "libidinous orgies"

libido, Noun

(n)

libido: ((psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire)

librarian, Noun

(n)

librarian, bibliothec: (a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services)

librarianship, Noun

(n)

librarianship: (the position of librarian)

library, Noun

(n)

library: (a room where books are kept) "they had brandy in the library"

(n)

library: (a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing)

(n)

library, depository_library: (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)

(n)

library, program_library, subroutine_library: ((computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use)

(n)

library: (a building that houses a collection of books and other materials)

librate, Verb

(v)

librate: (vibrate before coming to a total rest) "the children's swing librated"

(v)

weigh, librate: (determine the weight of) "The butcher weighed the chicken"

licence, Noun

(n)

license, licence, permit: (a legal document giving official permission to do something)

(n)

license, licence: (freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech))

(n)

license, licence: (excessive freedom; lack of due restraint) "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant"; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke"

licence, Verb

(v)

license, licence, certify: (authorize officially) "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

licenced, Adjective

(s)

accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced: (given official approval to act) "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"

license, Noun

(n)

license, licence, permit: (a legal document giving official permission to do something)

(n)

license, licence: (freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech))

(n)

license, licence: (excessive freedom; lack of due restraint) "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant"; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke"

(n)

license, permission, permit: (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)

license, Verb

(v)

license, licence, certify: (authorize officially) "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

licensed, Adjective

(s)

accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced: (given official approval to act) "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"

licensee, Noun

(n)

licensee: (someone to whom a license is granted)

licentiousness, Noun

(n)

licentiousness, wantonness: (the quality of being lewd and lascivious)

(n)

profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness: (dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)

lichee, Noun

(n)

litchi, lichee, litchi_tree, Litchi_chinensis, Nephelium_litchi: (Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium)

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

lichen, Noun

(n)

lichen: (any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks)

(n)

lichen: (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)

lichgate, Noun

(n)

lychgate, lichgate: (a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals)

lichi, Noun

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

licit, Adjective

(s)

lawful, legitimate, licit: (authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law) "a legitimate government"

(a)

licit: (sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality) "a wife's licit love"

licitness, Noun

(n)

licitness: (the quality of strictly conforming to law)

lick, Noun

(n)

lick, lap: (touching with the tongue) "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

(n)

punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug: ((boxing) a blow with the fist) "I gave him a clout on his nose"

(n)

salt_lick, lick: (a salt deposit that animals regularly lick)

lick, Verb

(v)

cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick: (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight) "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

(v)

lap, lap_up, lick: (take up with the tongue) "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

(v)

lick, lap: (pass the tongue over) "the dog licked her hand"

(v)

solve, work_out, figure_out, puzzle_out, lick, work: (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of) "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

licking, Noun

(n)

beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking: (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)

(n)

defeat, licking: (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest) "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

licorice, Noun

(n)

licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza_glabra: (deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots)

(n)

licorice, liquorice: (a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant)

lid, Noun

(n)

eyelid, lid, palpebra: (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye) "his lids would stay open no longer"

(n)

hat, chapeau, lid: (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

(n)

lid: (a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.) "he raised the piano lid"

lidar, Noun

(n)

lidar: (a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft)

lidded, Adjective

(a)

lidded: (having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination) "milk is left in a large lidded mug"; "heavy-lidded eyes"

(s)

lidded: (having a lid) "milk in a heavy lidded mug"

lidless, Adjective

(a)

lidless: (not having or covered with a lid or lids) "a lidless container"

(s)

lidless: (having no lid) "a lidless container"

(s)

lidless, sleepless: (always watchful) "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson"

lie-abed, Noun

(n)

lie-abed, slugabed: (a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour)

lie, Verb

(v)

dwell, consist, lie, lie_in: (originate (in)) "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

(v)

lie: (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

(v)

lie: (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position) "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"

(v)

lie: (be and remain in a particular state or condition) "lie dormant"

(v)

lie: (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive) "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

(v)

lie, rest: (have a place in relation to something else) "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

(v)

lie_down, lie: (assume a reclining position) "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

lied, Noun

(n)

lied: (a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano)

liege, Adjective

(s)

liege: (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service) "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"

liegeman, Noun

(n)

vassal, liege, liegeman, liege_subject, feudatory: (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)

lien, Noun

(n)

lien: (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)

(n)

spleen, lien: (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)

lienal, Adjective

(a)

splenic, splenetic, lienal: (of or relating to the spleen)

lieu, Noun

(n)

stead, position, place, lieu: (the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another) "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

lieutenancy, Noun

(n)

lieutenancy: (the position of a lieutenant)

lieutenant, Noun

(n)

deputy, lieutenant: (an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent)

(n)

lieutenant: (a commissioned military officer)

(n)

lieutenant, police_lieutenant: (an officer in a police force)

(n)

lieutenant: (an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade)

life-and-death, Adjective

(s)

life-and-death, life-or-death: (vitally important) "a life-and-death struggle"

life-giving, Adjective

(s)

life-giving, vitalizing: (giving or having the power to give life and spirit) "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield"; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun"

life-or-death, Adjective

(s)

life-and-death, life-or-death: (vitally important) "a life-and-death struggle"

life-size, Adjective

(s)

life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size: (being of the same size as an original) "a life-size sculpture"

life-sized, Adjective

(s)

life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size: (being of the same size as an original) "a life-size sculpture"

life-style, Noun

(n)

life_style, life-style, lifestyle, modus_vivendi: (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)

life-sustaining, Adjective

(s)

vital, life-sustaining: (performing an essential function in the living body) "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

life-threatening, Adjective

(s)

dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening: (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm) "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

life-time, Noun

(n)

life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan: (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)) "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

life, Noun

(n)

animation, life, living, aliveness: (the condition of living or the state of being alive) "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

(n)

biography, life, life_story, life_history: (an account of the series of events making up a person's life)

(n)

life: (a characteristic state or mode of living) "social life"; "city life"; "real life"

(n)

life, living: (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities) "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

(n)

life: (the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living) "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"

(n)

life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan: (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)) "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

(n)

life: (the period between birth and the present time) "I have known him all his life"

(n)

life: (the period from the present until death) "he appointed himself emperor for life"

(n)

life: (a living person) "his heroism saved a life"

(n)

life: (living things collectively) "the oceans are teeming with life"

(n)

life: (the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones) "there is no life on the moon"

(n)

life: (a motive for living) "pottery was his life"

(n)

life_sentence, life: (a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives) "he got life for killing the guard"

(n)

liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness: (animation and energy in action or expression) "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

lifeboat, Noun

(n)

lifeboat: (a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship)

lifeguard, Noun

(n)

lifeguard, lifesaver: (an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents)

lifeless, Adjective

(s)

lifeless, exanimate: (deprived of life; no longer living) "a lifeless body"

(s)

lifeless: (destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings) "after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly"

(s)

lifeless: (lacking animation or excitement or activity) "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived"

(s)

lifeless: (not having the capacity to support life) "a lifeless planet"

lifelessness, Noun

(n)

inanimateness, lifelessness: (not having life)

(n)

motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness: (a state of no motion or movement) "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"

lifelike, Adjective

(s)

graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid: (evoking lifelike images within the mind) "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

(s)

lifelike, natural: (free from artificiality) "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

lifeline, Noun

(n)

lifeline: (support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)) "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

(n)

lifeline: (line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver)

(n)

lifeline: (line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning)

(n)

line_of_life, life_line, lifeline: (a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live)

lifelong, Adjective

(s)

lifelong, womb-to-tomb: (continuing through life) "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"

lifesaver, Noun

(n)

life_buoy, lifesaver, life_belt, life_ring: (a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)

(n)

lifeguard, lifesaver: (an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents)

lifesaving, Noun

(n)

lifesaving: (saving the lives of drowning persons) "he took a course in lifesaving"

lifesize, Adjective

(s)

life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size: (being of the same size as an original) "a life-size sculpture"

lifespan, Noun

(n)

life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan: (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)) "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

lifestyle, Noun

(n)

life_style, life-style, lifestyle, modus_vivendi: (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)

lifetime, Noun

(n)

life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan: (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)) "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

lift, Noun

(n)

aerodynamic_lift, lift: (the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity)

(n)

airlift, lift: (transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable))

(n)

elevation, lift, raising: (the event of something being raised upward) "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

(n)

elevator, lift: (lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building)

(n)

face_lift, facelift, lift, face_lifting, cosmetic_surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip_and_tuck: (plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised) "some actresses have more than one face lift"

(n)

lift: (the act of giving temporary assistance)

(n)

lift, rise: (a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground)

(n)

lift: (a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg)

(n)

lift: (one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot)

(n)

lift: (a ride in a car) "he gave me a lift home"

(n)

lift, raise, heave: (the act of raising something) "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

(n)

ski_tow, ski_lift, lift: (a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill)

lift, Verb

(v)

airlift, lift: (fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means) "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"

(v)

face-lift, lift: (perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face)

(v)

hoist, lift, wind: (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help) "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

(v)

lift: (take hold of something and move it to a different location) "lift the box onto the table"

(v)

lift, raise: (move upwards) "lift one's eyes"

(v)

lift: (make audible) "He lifted a war whoop"

(v)

lift, raise, elevate: (raise in rank or condition) "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

(v)

lift: (take off or away by decreasing) "lift the pressure"

(v)

lift: (pay off (a mortgage))

(v)

lift: (take (root crops) out of the ground) "lift potatoes"

(v)

lift: (call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs)

(v)

lift: (rise upward, as from pressure or moisture) "The floor is lifting slowly"

(v)

lift, raise: (put an end to) "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

(v)

lift: (remove (hair) by scalping)

(v)

lift: (remove from a seedbed or from a nursery) "lift the tulip bulbs"

(v)

lift: (remove from a surface) "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"

(v)

pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)

(v)

plagiarize, plagiarise, lift: (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)

(v)

raise, lift, elevate, get_up, bring_up: (raise from a lower to a higher position) "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

(v)

raise, lift: (invigorate or heighten) "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"

(v)

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate: (cancel officially) "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

(v)

rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise: (move upward) "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

(v)

rise, lift, rear: (rise up) "The building rose before them"

(v)

rustle, lift: (take illegally) "rustle cattle"

lifted, Adjective

(s)

upraised, lifted: (held up in the air) "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

lifter, Noun

(n)

booster, shoplifter, lifter: (a thief who steals goods that are in a store)

(n)

weightlifter, lifter: (an athlete who lifts barbells)

ligament, Noun

(n)

ligament: (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)

(n)

ligament: (any connection or unifying bond)

ligan, Noun

(n)

lagan, lagend, ligan: (goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered)

ligation, Noun

(n)

ligation: ((surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery))

ligature, Noun

(n)

binder, ligature: (something used to tie or bind)

(n)

ligature: ((music) a group of notes connected by a slur)

(n)

ligature: (character consisting of two or more letters combined into one)

(n)

ligature: (a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone)

(n)

ligature: (thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood))

(n)

tying, ligature: (the act of tying or binding things together)

light-armed, Adjective

(s)

light-armed, lightly-armed: (armed with light weapons)

(s)

light-armed: (armed with light equipment and weapons) "a light-armed brigade"

light-colored, Adjective

(a)

light, light-colored: ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent) "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

light-duty, Adjective

(a)

light-duty: (not designed for heavy work) "a light-duty detergent"

light-fingered, Adjective

(s)

light-fingered, nimble-fingered: (having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets) "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen"; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time"

light-footed, Adjective

(a)

light-footed: ((of movement) having a light and springy step) "a light-footed girl"

light-green, Adjective

(s)

green, greenish, light-green, dark-green: (of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass) "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"

light-haired, Adjective

(a)

blond, blonde, light-haired: (being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes) "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"

light-headed, Adjective

(s)

airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly: (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity) "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

(s)

faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

light-hearted, Adjective

(s)

blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted: (carefree and happy and lighthearted) "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

light-minded, Adjective

(s)

flippant, light-minded: (showing inappropriate levity)

light-mindedness, Noun

(n)

flippancy, light-mindedness: (inappropriate levity) "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

light-o'-love, Noun

(n)

light-o'-love, light-of-love: (a woman inconstant in love)

light-of-love, Noun

(n)

light-o'-love, light-of-love: (a woman inconstant in love)

light-sensitive, Adjective

(s)

light-sensitive, photosensitive: (sensitive to visible light) "photographic film is light-sensitive"

light-tight, Adjective

(s)

lightproof, light-tight: (not penetrable by light) "lightproof containers"

light, Adjective

(s)

abstemious, light: (marked by temperance in indulgence) "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"

(s)

clean, clear, light, unclouded: ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims) "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

(s)

easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s)

faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

(s)

idle, light: (silly or trivial) "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"

(a)

light: (of comparatively little physical weight or density) "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

(a)

light, light-colored: ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent) "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

(a)

light: (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment) "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"

(a)

light: (not great in degree or quantity or number) "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"

(a)

light: (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles) "a light heart"

(a)

light: (characterized by or emitting light) "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"

(a)

light: (of little intensity or power or force) "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"

(a)

light: ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average) "light water is ordinary water"

(s)

light: (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned) "a light diet"

(s)

light: ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency) "light soil"

(s)

light, lightsome, tripping: (moving easily and quickly; nimble) "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"

(s)

light: (demanding little effort; not burdensome) "light housework"; "light exercise"

(s)

light: (very thin and insubstantial) "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"

(s)

light, scant, short: (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so) "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

(s)

light: (having little importance) "losing his job was no light matter"

(s)

light: (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound) "light verse"; "a light comedy"

(s)

light: (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight) "light aircraft"; "a light truck"

(s)

light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free: (having relatively few calories) "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"

(s)

light, wakeful: ((of sleep) easily disturbed) "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"

(s)

unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

light, Verb

(v)

alight, light, perch: (to come to rest, settle) "Misfortune lighted upon him"

(v)

fall, light: (fall to somebody by assignment or lot) "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

(v)

ignite, light: (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat) "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

(v)

light, illume, illumine, light_up, illuminate: (make lighter or brighter) "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

(v)

light_up, fire_up, light: (begin to smoke) "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

(v)

unhorse, dismount, light, get_off, get_down: (alight from (a horse))

lightbulb, Noun

(n)

light_bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent_lamp, electric_light, electric-light_bulb: (electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity)

lighted, Adjective

(s)

illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted: (provided with artificial light) "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"

(a)

lighted, lit: (set afire or burning) "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

lighten, Verb

(v)

brighten, lighten_up, lighten: (make lighter or brighter) "The paint will brighten the room"

(v)

lighten, lighten_up, buoy_up: (make more cheerful) "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

(v)

lighten: (reduce the weight on; make lighter) "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"

(v)

lighten, lighten_up, buoy_up: (become more cheerful) "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

(v)

lighten, lighten_up: (become lighter) "The room lightened up"

(v)

relieve, lighten: (alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive) "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

lightening, Noun

(n)

lightening: (descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped)

(n)

whitening, lightening: (changing to a lighter color)

lighter, Adjective

(s)

abstemious, light: (marked by temperance in indulgence) "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"

(s)

clean, clear, light, unclouded: ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims) "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

(s)

easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s)

faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

(s)

idle, light: (silly or trivial) "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"

(a)

light: (of comparatively little physical weight or density) "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

(a)

light, light-colored: ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent) "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

(a)

light: (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment) "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"

(a)

light: (not great in degree or quantity or number) "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"

(a)

light: (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles) "a light heart"

(a)

light: (characterized by or emitting light) "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"

(a)

light: (of little intensity or power or force) "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"

(a)

light: ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average) "light water is ordinary water"

(s)

light: (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned) "a light diet"

(s)

light: ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency) "light soil"

(s)

light, lightsome, tripping: (moving easily and quickly; nimble) "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"

(s)

light: (demanding little effort; not burdensome) "light housework"; "light exercise"

(s)

light: (very thin and insubstantial) "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"

(s)

light, scant, short: (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so) "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

(s)

light: (having little importance) "losing his job was no light matter"

(s)

light: (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound) "light verse"; "a light comedy"

(s)

light: (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight) "light aircraft"; "a light truck"

(s)

light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free: (having relatively few calories) "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"

(s)

light, wakeful: ((of sleep) easily disturbed) "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"

(s)

unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

lighter, Noun

(n)

barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter: (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))

(n)

igniter, ignitor, lighter: (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)

(n)

lighter, light, igniter, ignitor: (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires) "do you have a light?"

lighter, Verb

(v)

lighter: (transport in a flatbottom boat)

lighterman, Noun

(n)

lighterman, bargeman, bargee: (someone who operates a barge)

lightest, Adjective

(s)

abstemious, light: (marked by temperance in indulgence) "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"

(s)

clean, clear, light, unclouded: ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims) "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

(s)

easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s)

faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

(s)

idle, light: (silly or trivial) "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"

(a)

light: (of comparatively little physical weight or density) "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

(a)

light, light-colored: ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent) "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

(a)

light: (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment) "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"

(a)

light: (not great in degree or quantity or number) "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"

(a)

light: (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles) "a light heart"

(a)

light: (characterized by or emitting light) "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"

(a)

light: (of little intensity or power or force) "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"

(a)

light: ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average) "light water is ordinary water"

(s)

light: (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned) "a light diet"

(s)

light: ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency) "light soil"

(s)

light, lightsome, tripping: (moving easily and quickly; nimble) "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"

(s)

light: (demanding little effort; not burdensome) "light housework"; "light exercise"

(s)

light: (very thin and insubstantial) "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"

(s)

light, scant, short: (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so) "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

(s)

light: (having little importance) "losing his job was no light matter"

(s)

light: (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound) "light verse"; "a light comedy"

(s)

light: (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight) "light aircraft"; "a light truck"

(s)

light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free: (having relatively few calories) "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"

(s)

light, wakeful: ((of sleep) easily disturbed) "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"

(s)

unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

lightheaded, Adjective

(s)

airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly: (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity) "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

(s)

faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

lightheadedness, Noun

(n)

dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo: (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)

(n)

lightheadedness: (a frivolous lack of prudence)

lighthearted, Adjective

(s)

blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted: (carefree and happy and lighthearted) "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

lightheartedness, Noun

(n)

carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness: (the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you)

lighthouse, Noun

(n)

beacon, lighthouse, beacon_light, pharos: (a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships)

lighting, Noun

(n)

ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation: (the act of setting something on fire)

(n)

light, lighting: (having abundant light or illumination) "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"

(n)

lighting: (apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film)

(n)

lighting: (the craft of providing artificial light) "an interior decorator must understand lighting"

lightless, Adjective

(s)

lightless: (giving no light) "lightless stars `visible' only to radio antennae"

(s)

lightless, unilluminated, unlighted, unlit: (without illumination) "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets"

lightlessness, Noun

(n)

total_darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch_blackness, black: (total absence of light) "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"

lightly-armed, Adjective

(s)

light-armed, lightly-armed: (armed with light weapons)

lightness, Noun

(n)

agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble)

(n)

elation, high_spirits, lightness: (a feeling of joy and pride)

(n)

light, lightness: (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures) "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

(n)

lightness, weightlessness: (the property of being comparatively small in weight) "the lightness of balsa wood"

(n)

lightness: (having a light color)

(n)

lightsomeness, lightness: (the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous)

lightning, Noun

(n)

lightning: (abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light)

(n)

lightning: (the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more)

lightproof, Adjective

(s)

lightproof, light-tight: (not penetrable by light) "lightproof containers"

lights-out, Noun

(n)

lights-out: (a prescribed bedtime)

(n)

taps, lights-out: ((military) signal to turn the lights out)

lightsome, Adjective

(s)

blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted: (carefree and happy and lighthearted) "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

(s)

light, lightsome, tripping: (moving easily and quickly; nimble) "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"

lightsomeness, Noun

(n)

agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble)

(n)

carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness: (the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you)

(n)

lightsomeness, lightness: (the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous)

lightweight, Adjective

(s)

lightweight: (weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use) "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"

(s)

lightweight: (having no importance or influence) "a lightweight intellect"

lightweight, Noun

(n)

lightweight: (a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds)

(n)

lightweight: (an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds)

(n)

lightweight: (a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds)

(n)

whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight: (someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous)

ligne, Noun

(n)

ligne: (a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons)

lignin, Noun

(n)

lignin: (a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants)

lii, Adjective

(s)

fifty-two, 52, lii: (being two more than fifty)

liii, Adjective

(s)

fifty-three, 53, liii: (being three more than fifty)

likable, Adjective

(s)

likable, likeable: (easy to like; agreeable) "an attractive and likable young man"

(a)

sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable: ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings) "the sympathetic characters in the play"

like, Adjective

(a)

alike, similar, like: (having the same or similar characteristics) "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

(s)

comparable, corresponding, like: (conforming in every respect) "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

(a)

like, similar: (resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination) "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

(a)

like, same: (equal in amount or value) "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"

like_a_shot, None

(a)

alike, similar, like: (having the same or similar characteristics) "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

(s)

comparable, corresponding, like: (conforming in every respect) "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

(a)

like, similar: (resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination) "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

(a)

like, same: (equal in amount or value) "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"

like, Noun

(n)

like, the_like, the_likes_of: (a similar kind) "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"

(n)

like, ilk: (a kind of person) "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"

like, Verb

(v)

like: (find enjoyable or agreeable) "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

(v)

like: (be fond of) "I like my nephews"

(v)

like: (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard) "How did you like the President's speech last night?"

(v)

like: (want to have) "I'd like a beer now!"

(v)

wish, care, like: (prefer or wish to do something) "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"

likeable, Adjective

(s)

likable, likeable: (easy to like; agreeable) "an attractive and likable young man"

(a)

sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable: ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings) "the sympathetic characters in the play"

liked, Adjective

(a)

liked: (found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form) "a well-liked teacher"

likelihood, Noun

(n)

likelihood, likeliness: (the probability of a specified outcome)

likeliness, Noun

(n)

likelihood, likeliness: (the probability of a specified outcome)

likely, Adjective

(a)

likely: (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about) "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

(s)

likely, potential: (expected to become or be; in prospect) "potential clients"

(s)

likely: (within the realm of credibility) "not a very likely excuse"

(a)

probable, likely: (likely but not certain to be or become true or real) "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

liken, Verb

(v)

compare, liken, equate: (consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous) "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"

likeness, Noun

(n)

likeness, alikeness, similitude: (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things) "man created God in his own likeness"

(n)

likeness, semblance: (picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing)

liking, Noun

(n)

liking: (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment) "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

lilac-blue, Adjective

(s)

lilac-blue, violet-blue: (of blue tinged with lavender)

lilac-colored, Adjective

(s)

lavender, lilac, lilac-colored: (of a pale purple color)

lilac-pink, Adjective

(s)

lilac-pink, lavender-pink, violet-pink: (of pink tinged with lavender)

lilac, Adjective

(s)

lavender, lilac, lilac-colored: (of a pale purple color)

lilac, Noun

(n)

lilac: (any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers)

liliopsid, Noun

(n)

monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen: (a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside)

lilt, Noun

(n)

lilt, swing: (a jaunty rhythm in music)

lilt, Verb

(v)

lilt: (articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way)

lilting, Adjective

(s)

lilting, swinging, swingy, tripping: (characterized by a buoyant rhythm) "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"

lily-livered, Adjective

(s)

chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied: (easily frightened)

lily-white, Adjective

(s)

lily-white: (of a pure white color)

(s)

white, lily-white: (restricted to whites only) "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"

lily, Noun

(n)

lily: (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)

limacine, Adjective

(a)

limacine, limacoid: (of or resembling a slug)

limacoid, Adjective

(a)

limacine, limacoid: (of or resembling a slug)

liman, Noun

(n)

liman: (a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river)

limb, Noun

(n)

arm, branch, limb: (any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm) "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

(n)

limb: (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)

(n)

limb, tree_branch: (any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree)

(n)

limb: ((astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet)

(n)

limb: (either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip) "the upper limb of the bow"

(n)

limb: (the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles) "the limb of the sextant"

limbed, Adjective

(a)

limbed: (having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination)) "strong-limbed"

limber, Adjective

(s)

limber, supple: ((used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable) "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"

(s)

limber: ((used of artifacts) easily bent)

(s)

limber, supple: ((used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely)

limber, Noun

(n)

limber: (a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson)

limber, Verb

(v)

limber, limber_up: (attach the limber) "limber a cannon"

(v)

limber: (cause to become limber) "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"

limbic, Adjective

(a)

limbic: (of or relating to or forming a limbus)

limbless, Adjective

(a)

limbless: (having no limbs) "a snake is a limbless reptile"

limbo, Noun

(n)

limbo: (an imaginary place for lost or neglected things)

(n)

limbo: ((theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals))

(n)

oblivion, limbo: (the state of being disregarded or forgotten)

lime, Noun

(n)

birdlime, lime: (a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds)

(n)

calcium_hydroxide, lime, slaked_lime, hydrated_lime, calcium_hydrate, caustic_lime, lime_hydrate: (a caustic substance produced by heating limestone)

(n)

calcium_oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined_lime, fluxing_lime, unslaked_lime, burnt_lime: (a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide)

(n)

lime, lime_tree, Citrus_aurantifolia: (any of various related trees bearing limes)

(n)

lime: (the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees)

(n)

linden, linden_tree, basswood, lime, lime_tree: (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber)

lime, Verb

(v)

birdlime, lime: (spread birdlime on branches to catch birds)

(v)

lime: (cover with lime so as to induce growth) "lime the lawn"

limelight, Noun

(n)

limelight, spotlight, glare, public_eye: (a focus of public attention) "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

(n)

limelight, calcium_light: (a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting)

limen, Noun

(n)

liman: (a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river)

(n)

threshold, limen: (the smallest detectable sensation)

limestone, Noun

(n)

limestone: (a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals)

limit, Noun

(n)

limit, bound, boundary: (the greatest possible degree of something) "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

(n)

limit: (as far as something can go)

(n)

limit, demarcation, demarcation_line: (the boundary of a specific area)

(n)

limit, limit_point, point_of_accumulation: (the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity)

(n)

limit, limitation: (the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed) "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"

(n)

terminus_ad_quem, terminal_point, limit: (final or latest limiting point)

limit, Verb

(v)

limit, circumscribe, confine: (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")

(v)

restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle: (place limits on (extent or access)) "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

(v)

specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit: (decide upon or fix definitely) "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

limitation, Noun

(n)

limit, limitation: (the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed) "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"

(n)

limitation: (the quality of being limited or restricted) "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"

(n)

limitation: ((law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought) "statute of limitations"

(n)

limitation, restriction: (an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))

(n)

restriction, limitation: (a principle that limits the extent of something) "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

limited, Adjective

(s)

circumscribed, limited: (subject to limits or subjected to limits)

(a)

limited: (small in range or scope) "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

(s)

limited: (including only a part)

(s)

limited, modified: (mediocre)

(s)

limited: (not excessive)

(s)

limited, special: (having a specific function or scope) "a special (or specific) role in the mission"

(s)

limited: (not unlimited) "a limited list of choices"

limited, Noun

(n)

express, limited: (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops) "he caught the express to New York"

limiter, Noun

(n)

limiter, clipper: ((electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)) "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"

limiting, Adjective

(s)

confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting: (restricting the scope or freedom of action)

(s)

limiting: (strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase) "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

limiting, Noun

(n)

modification, qualifying, limiting: (the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase)

limitless, Adjective

(s)

boundless, unbounded, limitless: (seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent) "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"

(s)

illimitable, limitless, measureless: (without limits in extent or size or quantity) "limitless vastness of our solar system"

(a)

unlimited, limitless: (having no limits in range or scope) "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv"; "the limitless reaches of outer space"

limitlessness, Noun

(n)

infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, boundlessness, limitlessness: (the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit)

limn, Verb

(v)

delineate, limn, outline: (trace the shape of)

(v)

portray, depict, limn: (make a portrait of) "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

limner, Noun

(n)

portraitist, portrait_painter, portrayer, limner: (a painter or drawer of portraits)

limning, Noun

(n)

delineation, depiction, limning, line_drawing: (a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects)

limnology, Noun

(n)

limnology: (the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties)

limo, Noun

(n)

limousine, limo: (large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur)

limousine, Noun

(n)

limousine, limo: (large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur)

limp, Adjective

(s)

limp, wilted: (not firm) "wilted lettuce"

(s)

limp: (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience) "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton"; "a slack grip"

limp, Noun

(n)

hitch, hobble, limp: (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)

limp, Verb

(v)

limp, gimp, hobble, hitch: (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury) "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

(v)

limp: (proceed slowly or with difficulty) "the boat limped into the harbor"

limper, Noun

(n)

hobbler, limper: (someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait)

limpid, Adjective

(s)

crystalline, crystal_clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent: (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity) "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"

(s)

limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal_clear, perspicuous: ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable) "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton"; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

(s)

liquid, limpid: (clear and bright) "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"

limpidity, Noun

(n)

clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity: (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

(n)

pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity: (passing light without diffusion or distortion)

limping, Noun

(n)

lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication: (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)

limpness, Noun

(n)

flabbiness, limpness, flaccidity: (a flabby softness)

linage, Noun

(n)

linage, lineage: (the number of lines in a piece of printed material)

(n)

linage, lineage: (a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted)

linchpin, Noun

(n)

anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin: (a central cohesive source of support and stability) "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

(n)

linchpin, lynchpin: (pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on)

lincomycin, Noun

(n)

lincomycin, Lincocin: (antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections)

lindane, Noun

(n)

lindane: (a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide)

linden, Noun

(n)

basswood, linden: (soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork)

(n)

linden, linden_tree, basswood, lime, lime_tree: (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber)

line-shooter, Noun

(n)

bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter: (a very boastful and talkative person)

line-shooting, Noun

(n)

brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade: (an instance of boastful talk) "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

line, Noun

(n)

agate_line, line: (space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising)

(n)

argumentation, logical_argument, argument, line_of_reasoning, line: (a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning) "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

(n)

cable, line, transmission_line: (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)

(n)

channel, communication_channel, line: ((often plural) a means of communication or access) "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"

(n)

course, line: (a connected series of events or actions or developments) "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"

(n)

credit_line, line_of_credit, bank_line, line, personal_credit_line, personal_line_of_credit: (the maximum credit that a customer is allowed)

(n)

line: (a formation of people or things one beside another) "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"

(n)

line: (a mark that is long relative to its width) "He drew a line on the chart"

(n)

line: (a formation of people or things one behind another) "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"

(n)

line: (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)

(n)

line: (text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen) "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"

(n)

line: (a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum)

(n)

line: (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)) "they attacked the enemy's line"

(n)

line: (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)

(n)

line, railway_line, rail_line: (the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed)

(n)

line: (acting in conformity) "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"

(n)

line: (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible) "a washing line"

(n)

line: (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)

(n)

line, product_line, line_of_products, line_of_merchandise, business_line, line_of_business: (a particular kind of product or merchandise) "a nice line of shoes"

(n)

line: (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)

(n)

line: (persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress) "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"

(n)

line, dividing_line, demarcation, contrast: (a conceptual separation or distinction) "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"

(n)

lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock: (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"

(n)

note, short_letter, line, billet: (a short personal letter) "drop me a line when you get there"

(n)

occupation, business, job, line_of_work, line: (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money) "he's not in my line of business"

(n)

pipeline, line: (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases) "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

(n)

production_line, assembly_line, line: (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)

(n)

telephone_line, phone_line, telephone_circuit, subscriber_line, line: (a telephone connection)

(n)

tune, melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase: (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence) "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

(n)

wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line: (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface) "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

line, Verb

(v)

line, run_along: (be in line with; form a line along) "trees line the riverbank"

(v)

line: (cover the interior of) "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"

(v)

line: (mark with lines) "sorrow had lined his face"

(v)

line: (fill plentifully) "line one's pockets"

(v)

line: (reinforce with fabric) "lined books are more enduring"

(v)

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate: (make a mark or lines on a surface) "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

lineage, Noun

(n)

ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation: (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

(n)

descent, line_of_descent, lineage, filiation: (the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors)

(n)

linage, lineage: (the number of lines in a piece of printed material)

(n)

linage, lineage: (a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted)

(n)

lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock: (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"

lineal, Adjective

(a)

lineal, direct: (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child) "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"

(s)

lineal: (arranged in a line)

lineament, Noun

(n)

feature, lineament: (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin) "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

(n)

quality, character, lineament: (a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something) "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

linear, Adjective

(a)

analogue, analog, linear: (of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input) "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

(a)

linear, additive: (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree)

(a)

linear, one-dimensional: (of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension) "a linear measurement"

(s)

linear, elongate: ((of a leaf shape) long and narrow)

(s)

linear, running: (measured lengthwise) "cost of lumber per running foot"

linearise, Verb

(v)

linearize, linearise: (make linear or get into a linear form) "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"

linearity, Noun

(n)

one-dimensionality, linearity: (the property of having one dimension)

linearize, Verb

(v)

linearize, linearise: (make linear or get into a linear form) "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"

lineation, Noun

(n)

lineation: (the act of marking or outlining with lines)

(n)

outline, lineation: (the line that appears to bound an object)

linebacker, Noun

(n)

linebacker, line_backer: (a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen)

(n)

linebacker, line_backer: ((American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage)

lined, Adjective

(a)

lined: (having a lining or a liner; often used in combination) "a lined skirt"; "a silk-lined jacket"

(s)

lined: (bordered by a line of things) "tree lined streets"

(s)

lined, seamed: ((used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams) "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face"

lineman, Noun

(n)

electrician, lineman, linesman: (a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines)

(n)

lineman: (one of the players on the line of scrimmage)

(n)

lineman: (the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole)

(n)

lineman: ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage)

linen, Noun

(n)

linen: (a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant)

(n)

linen, linen_paper: (a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish)

(n)

linen: (white goods or clothing made with linen cloth)

liner, Noun

(n)

liner, line_drive: ((baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter) "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"

(n)

liner, lining: (a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment)

(n)

liner, ocean_liner: (a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule))

(n)

lining, liner: (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)

linesman, Noun

(n)

electrician, lineman, linesman: (a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines)

(n)

linesman: (official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside))

lineup, Noun

(n)

batting_order, card, lineup: ((baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat) "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"

(n)

lineup: (a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification)

ling, Noun

(n)

burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota_lota: (elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth)

(n)

heather, ling, Scots_heather, broom, Calluna_vulgaris: (common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere)

(n)

ling, ling_ko, Trapa_bicornis: (water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs)

(n)

ling, Molva_molva: (elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried)

(n)

ling: (American hakes)

lingberry, Noun

(n)

cowberry, mountain_cranberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium_vitis-idaea: (low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries)

lingenberry, Noun

(n)

cowberry, mountain_cranberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium_vitis-idaea: (low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries)

linger, Verb

(v)

hover, linger: (move to and fro) "The shy student lingered in the corner"

(v)

linger: (remain present although waning or gradually dying) "Her perfume lingered on"

(v)

linger, dawdle: (take one's time; proceed slowly)

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

(v)

tarry, linger: (leave slowly and hesitantly)

lingerer, Noun

(n)

loiterer, lingerer: (someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)

lingerie, Noun

(n)

lingerie, intimate_apparel: (women's underwear and nightclothes)

lingering, Noun

(n)

tarriance, lingering: (the act of tarrying)

lingo, Noun

(n)

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular: (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)) "they don't speak our lingo"

lingonberry, Noun

(n)

cowberry, mountain_cranberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium_vitis-idaea: (low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries)

(n)

lingonberry, mountain_cranberry, cowberry, lowbush_cranberry: (tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller)

lingua, Noun

(n)

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper: (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)

lingual, Adjective

(a)

lingual: (pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue) "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"

(a)

linguistic, lingual: (consisting of or related to language) "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"

lingual, Noun

(n)

lingual: (a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs)

linguine, Noun

(n)

linguine, linguini: (pasta in long slender flat strips)

linguini, Noun

(n)

linguine, linguini: (pasta in long slender flat strips)

linguist, Noun

(n)

linguist, linguistic_scientist: (a specialist in linguistics)

(n)

linguist, polyglot: (a person who speaks more than one language)

linguistic, Adjective

(a)

linguistic, lingual: (consisting of or related to language) "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"

(a)

linguistic: (of or relating to the scientific study of language) "linguistic theory"

linguistics, Noun

(n)

linguistics: (the scientific study of language)

(n)

linguistics, philology: (the humanistic study of language and literature)

lingulate, Adjective

(s)

lingulate, tongue-shaped: (shaped like a tongue)

liniment, Noun

(n)

liniment, embrocation: (a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain)

lining, Noun

(n)

liner, lining: (a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment)

(n)

lining, liner: (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)

(n)

lining, facing: (providing something with a surface of a different material)

(n)

lining: (the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.))

link, Noun

(n)

connection, link, connectedness: (the state of being connected) "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

(n)

connection, connexion, link: (a connecting shape)

(n)

liaison, link, contact, inter-group_communication: (a channel for communication between groups) "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

(n)

link, nexus: (the means of connection between things linked in series)

(n)

link, linkup, tie, tie-in: (a fastener that serves to join or connect) "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

(n)

link: (a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain)

(n)

link: ((computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list)

(n)

link, data_link: (an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data)

(n)

radio_link, link: (a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network)

link, Verb

(v)

associate, tie_in, relate, link, colligate, link_up, connect: (make a logical or causal connection) "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

(v)

connect, link, tie, link_up: (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces) "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

(v)

connect, link, link_up, join, unite: (be or become joined or united or linked) "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"

(v)

yoke, link: (link with or as with a yoke) "yoke the oxen together"

linkage, Noun

(n)

linkage: (an associative relation)

(n)

linkage, gene_linkage: ((genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go))

(n)

linkage: (a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)

(n)

linkage: (the act of linking things together)

linkboy, Noun

(n)

linkboy, linkman: ((formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets)

linked, Adjective

(s)

coupled, joined, linked: (connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks)

linkman, Noun

(n)

linkboy, linkman: ((formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets)

linksman, Noun

(n)

golfer, golf_player, linksman: (someone who plays the game of golf)

linkup, Noun

(n)

link, linkup, tie, tie-in: (a fastener that serves to join or connect) "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

linnet, Noun

(n)

house_finch, linnet, Carpodacus_mexicanus: (small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico)

(n)

linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis_cannabina: (small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead)

lino, Noun

(n)

linoleum, lino: (a floor covering)

linoleum, Noun

(n)

linoleum, lino: (a floor covering)

linseed, Noun

(n)

linseed, flaxseed: (the seed of flax used as a source of oil)

lint, Noun

(n)

lint: (fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers)

(n)

lint: (cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds)

lintel, Noun

(n)

header, lintel: (horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window)

lintwhite, Noun

(n)

linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis_cannabina: (small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead)

lionise, Verb

(v)

lionize, lionise, celebrate: (assign great social importance to) "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

lionize, Verb

(v)

lionize, lionise, celebrate: (assign great social importance to) "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

liothyronine, Noun

(n)

triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T: (thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer)

lip-read, Verb

(v)

lipread, lip-read, speech-read: (interpret by lipreading; of deaf people)

lip-sync, Verb

(v)

lip-synch, lip-sync: (move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song))

lip-synch, Verb

(v)

lip-synch, lip-sync: (move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song))

lip, Noun

(n)

brim, rim, lip: (the top edge of a vessel or other container)

(n)

lip: (either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking)

(n)

lip: ((botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx)

(n)

lip: (either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell)

(n)

sass, sassing, backtalk, back_talk, lip, mouth: (an impudent or insolent rejoinder) "don't give me any of your sass"

lipaemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipase, Noun

(n)

lipase: (an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream)

lipemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipid, Noun

(n)

lipid, lipide, lipoid: (an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))

lipidaemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipide, Noun

(n)

lipid, lipide, lipoid: (an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))

lipidemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipless, Adjective

(a)

lipless, unlipped: (without a lip or lips)

liplike, Adjective

(s)

labiate, liplike: (having lips or parts that resemble lips)

lipochondrodystrophy, Noun

(n)

Hurler's_syndrome, Hurler's_disease, gargoylism, dysostosis_multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy: (hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation)

lipoid, Noun

(n)

lipid, lipide, lipoid: (an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))

lipoidaemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipoidemia, Noun

(n)

lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia: (presence of excess lipids in the blood)

lipophilic, Adjective

(s)

lipophilic, lipotropic: (having an affinity for lipids)

lipoprotein, Noun

(n)

lipoprotein: (a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood)

liposuction, Noun

(n)

liposuction, suction_lipectomy: (lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction)

lipotropic, Adjective

(s)

lipophilic, lipotropic: (having an affinity for lipids)

lipped, Adjective

(a)

lipped: (having a lip or lips) "a lipped bowl"; "a virgin purest lipped"- John Keats"

lipread, Verb

(v)

lipread, lip-read, speech-read: (interpret by lipreading; of deaf people)

lipstick, Noun

(n)

lipstick, lip_rouge: (makeup that is used to color the lips)

lipstick, Verb

(v)

lipstick: (form by tracing with lipstick) "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

(v)

lipstick: (apply lipstick to) "She lipsticked her mouth"

liquefiable, Adjective

(s)

liquefiable, liquifiable: (capable of being liquefied)

liquefied, Adjective

(s)

liquefied, liquified: (reduced to a liquid state) "liquefied petroleum gas"

(s)

molten, liquefied, liquified: (reduced to liquid form by heating) "a mass of molten rock"

liquefy, Verb

(v)

liquefy: (become liquid) "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"

(v)

liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise: (make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating) "liquefy the silver"

(v)

liquefy, flux, liquify: (become liquid or fluid when heated) "the frozen fat liquefied"

liquescent, Adjective

(s)

liquescent, melting: (becoming liquid)

liqueur, Noun

(n)

liqueur, cordial: (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)

liquid, Adjective

(s)

fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth: (smooth and unconstrained in movement) "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

(s)

fluid, liquid: (in cash or easily convertible to cash) "liquid (or fluid) assets"

(a)

liquid: (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow) "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"

(s)

liquid, swimming: (filled or brimming with tears) "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"

(s)

liquid, limpid: (clear and bright) "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"

(s)

liquid: (smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness) "the liquid song of a robin"

(a)

melted, liquid, liquified: (changed from a solid to a liquid state) "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"

liquid, Noun

(n)

liquid: (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

(n)

liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid_state: (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)

(n)

liquid: (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)

(n)

liquid: (a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'))

liquidate, Verb

(v)

liquidate, pay_off: (eliminate by paying off (debts))

(v)

liquidate: (convert into cash) "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"

(v)

liquidate: (settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off) "liquidate a company"

(v)

neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock_off, do_in: (get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing) "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

liquidation, Noun

(n)

elimination, liquidation: (the murder of a competitor)

(n)

extermination, liquidation: (the act of exterminating)

(n)

liquidation, settlement: (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)

liquidator, Noun

(n)

liquidator, receiver: ((law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties)

(n)

murderer, liquidator, manslayer: (a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))

liquidise, Verb

(v)

liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise: (make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating) "liquefy the silver"

liquidiser, Noun

(n)

blender, liquidizer, liquidiser: (an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods)

liquidity, Noun

(n)

fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness: (the property of flowing easily) "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"

(n)

liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid_state: (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)

(n)

liquidity: (being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability)

liquidize, Verb

(v)

liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise: (make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating) "liquefy the silver"

(v)

sell_out, sell_up, liquidize: (get rid of all one's merchandise)

liquidizer, Noun

(n)

blender, liquidizer, liquidiser: (an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods)

liquidness, Noun

(n)

fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness: (the property of flowing easily) "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"

(n)

liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid_state: (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)

liquifiable, Adjective

(s)

liquefiable, liquifiable: (capable of being liquefied)

liquified, Adjective

(s)

liquefied, liquified: (reduced to a liquid state) "liquefied petroleum gas"

(a)

melted, liquid, liquified: (changed from a solid to a liquid state) "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"

(s)

molten, liquefied, liquified: (reduced to liquid form by heating) "a mass of molten rock"

liquify, Verb

(v)

liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise: (make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating) "liquefy the silver"

(v)

liquefy, flux, liquify: (become liquid or fluid when heated) "the frozen fat liquefied"

liquor, Noun

(n)

liquor, spirits, booze, hard_drink, hard_liquor, John_Barleycorn, strong_drink: (an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented)

(n)

liquor: (a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process) "waste liquors"

(n)

liquor, pot_liquor, pot_likker: (the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked)

liquorice, Noun

(n)

licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza_glabra: (deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots)

(n)

licorice, liquorice: (a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant)

lisinopril, Noun

(n)

lisinopril, Prinival, Zestril: (an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks)

lisp, Verb

(v)

lisp: (speak with a lisp)

lissom, Adjective

(s)

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike: (moving and bending with ease)

lissome, Adjective

(s)

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike: (moving and bending with ease)

lissomeness, Noun

(n)

lissomeness, litheness, suppleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple)

list, Noun

(n)

list, listing: (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

(n)

tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning: (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical) "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

list, Verb

(v)

list, name: (give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of) "List the states west of the Mississippi"

(v)

list: (include in a list) "Am I listed in your register?"

(v)

list, lean: (cause to lean to the side) "Erosion listed the old tree"

(v)

list, heel: (tilt to one side) "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

(v)

number, list: (enumerate) "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

listed, Adjective

(a)

listed: (on a list)

listen, Verb

(v)

heed, mind, listen: (pay close attention to; give heed to) "Heed the advice of the old men"

(v)

listen: (hear with intention) "Listen to the sound of this cello"

(v)

listen, hear, take_heed: (listen and pay attention) "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

listener, Noun

(n)

hearer, listener, auditor, attender: (someone who listens attentively)

listening, Noun

(n)

listening, hearing: (the act of hearing attentively) "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"

listeria, Noun

(n)

listeria: (any species of the genus Listeria)

listeriosis, Noun

(n)

listeriosis, listeria_meningitis: (an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms)

listing, Noun

(n)

list, listing: (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

(n)

listing, itemization, itemisation: (the act of making a list of items)

listless, Adjective

(s)

dispirited, listless: (marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm) "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"

(s)

listless: (lacking zest or vivacity) "he was listless and bored"

listlessness, Noun

(n)

languor, lassitude, listlessness: (a feeling of lack of interest or energy)

(n)

listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor: (inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy)

lit, Adjective

(s)

illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted: (provided with artificial light) "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"

(a)

lighted, lit: (set afire or burning) "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

lit, Noun

(n)

literature, lit: (the humanistic study of a body of literature) "he took a course in Russian lit"

litchee, Noun

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

litchi, Noun

(n)

litchi, lichee, litchi_tree, Litchi_chinensis, Nephelium_litchi: (Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium)

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

lite, Adjective

(s)

light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free: (having relatively few calories) "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"

liter, Noun

(n)

liter, litre, l, cubic_decimeter, cubic_decimetre: (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))

literacy, Noun

(n)

literacy: (the ability to read and write)

literal, Adjective

(s)

actual, genuine, literal, real: (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something) "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton"; "a genuine dilemma"

(a)

literal: (limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text) "a literal translation"

(s)

literal: (without interpretation or embellishment) "a literal depiction of the scene before him"

(s)

literal: (avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)) "it's the literal truth"

literal, Noun

(n)

misprint, erratum, typographical_error, typo, literal_error, literal: (a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind)

literalise, Verb

(v)

literalize, literalise: (make literal) "literalize metaphors"

literalize, Verb

(v)

literalize, literalise: (make literal) "literalize metaphors"

literary, Adjective

(a)

literary: (of or relating to or characteristic of literature) "literary criticism"

(s)

literary: (knowledgeable about literature) "a literary style"

(s)

literary: (appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing) "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

literate, Adjective

(a)

literate: (able to read and write)

(a)

literate: (versed in literature; dealing with literature)

(s)

literate: (knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields) "computer literate"

literate, Noun

(n)

literate, literate_person: (a person who can read and write)

literature, Noun

(n)

literature: (creative writing of recognized artistic value)

(n)

literature, lit: (the humanistic study of a body of literature) "he took a course in Russian lit"

(n)

literature: (published writings in a particular style on a particular subject) "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

(n)

literature: (the profession or art of a writer) "her place in literature is secure"

lithe, Adjective

(s)

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike: (moving and bending with ease)

litheness, Noun

(n)

lissomeness, litheness, suppleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple)

lithesome, Adjective

(s)

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike: (moving and bending with ease)

lithium, Noun

(n)

lithium, Li, atomic_number_3: (a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals)

lithoglyptics, Noun

(n)

glyptics, lithoglyptics: (the art of engraving on precious stones)

lithology, Noun

(n)

petrology, lithology: (the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification)

lithops, Noun

(n)

lithops, living_stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone_plant, stone_life_face, flowering_stone: (any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones)

lithosphere, Noun

(n)

lithosphere, geosphere: (the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle)

litigant, Noun

(n)

litigant, litigator: ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation) "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"

litigate, Verb

(v)

action, sue, litigate, process: (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against) "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

(v)

litigate: (engage in legal proceedings)

litigation, Noun

(n)

litigation, judicial_proceeding: (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)

litigator, Noun

(n)

litigant, litigator: ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation) "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"

litigious, Adjective

(s)

contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious: (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits) "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

(a)

litigious: (of or relating to litigation)

litmus, Noun

(n)

litmus, litmus_test: (a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator)

litoral, Noun

(n)

littoral, litoral, littoral_zone, sands: (the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean)

litotes, Noun

(n)

litotes, meiosis: (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)) "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"

litre, Noun

(n)

liter, litre, l, cubic_decimeter, cubic_decimetre: (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))

litter-basket, Noun

(n)

litterbin, litter_basket, litter-basket: (bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish)

litter-bearer, Noun

(n)

stretcher-bearer, litter-bearer: (one who helps carry a stretcher)

litter, Noun

(n)

bedding_material, bedding, litter: (material used to provide a bed for animals)

(n)

litter: (the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal)

(n)

litter: (rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places))

(n)

litter: (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)

litter, Verb

(v)

litter: (strew) "Cigar butts littered the ground"

(v)

litter: (make a place messy by strewing garbage around)

(v)

litter: (give birth to a litter of animals)

litterateur, Noun

(n)

essayist, litterateur: (a writer of literary works)

litterbin, Noun

(n)

litterbin, litter_basket, litter-basket: (bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish)

litterbug, Noun

(n)

litterer, litterbug, litter_lout: (a person who litters public places with refuse)

littered, Adjective

(s)

cluttered, littered: (filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish) "the storm left the drivewaylittered with sticks nd debris"; "his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair"

litterer, Noun

(n)

litterer, litterbug, litter_lout: (a person who litters public places with refuse)

little, Adjective

(s)

fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) small and of little importance) "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

(a)

little, slight: ((quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some) "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

(s)

little, small: ((of children and animals) young, immature) "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

(s)

little, small: ((of a voice) faint) "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

(s)

little, minuscule, small: (lowercase) "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

(s)

little: (small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)) "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"

(a)

short, little: (low in stature; not tall) "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

(a)

small, little: (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent) "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

little, Noun

(n)

little: (a small amount or duration) "he accepted the little they gave him"

littleness, Noun

(n)

pettiness, littleness, smallness: (lack of generosity in trifling matters)

(n)

smallness, littleness: (the property of having a relatively small size)

(n)

smallness, littleness: (the property of having relatively little strength or vigor) "the smallness of her voice"

littler, Adjective

(s)

fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) small and of little importance) "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

(a)

little, slight: ((quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some) "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

(s)

little, small: ((of children and animals) young, immature) "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

(s)

little, small: ((of a voice) faint) "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

(s)

little, minuscule, small: (lowercase) "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

(s)

little: (small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)) "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"

(a)

short, little: (low in stature; not tall) "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

(a)

small, little: (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent) "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

(s)

smaller, littler: (small or little relative to something else)

littoral, Adjective

(a)

littoral: (of or relating to a coastal or shore region)

littoral, Noun

(n)

littoral, litoral, littoral_zone, sands: (the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean)

liturgical, Adjective

(a)

liturgical: (of or relating to or in accord with liturgy)

liturgics, Noun

(n)

liturgics, liturgiology: (the study of liturgies)

liturgiology, Noun

(n)

liturgics, liturgiology: (the study of liturgies)

liv, Adjective

(s)

fifty-four, 54, liv: (being four more than fifty)

livable, Adjective

(a)

livable, liveable: (fit or suitable to live in or with) "livable conditions"

live-and-die, Noun

(n)

sensitive_plant, touch-me-not, shame_plant, live-and-die, humble_plant, action_plant, Mimosa_pudica: (prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled)

live-bearer, Noun

(n)

topminnow, poeciliid_fish, poeciliid, live-bearer: (small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)

live-bearing, Adjective

(a)

viviparous, live-bearing: (producing living young (not eggs))

live-forever, Noun

(n)

orpine, orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum_telephium: (perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers)

live, Adjective

(a)

alive, live: (possessing life) "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

(s)

alive, live: (capable of erupting) "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"

(s)

bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy: (elastic; rebounds readily) "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

(s)

hot, live: (charged or energized with electricity) "a hot wire"; "a live wire"

(a)

live, unrecorded: (actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing) "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"

(a)

live: (exerting force or containing energy) "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"

(s)

live: (highly reverberant) "a live concert hall"

(s)

live: (charged with an explosive) "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"

(s)

live: (abounding with life and energy) "the club members are a really live bunch"

(s)

live: (in current use or ready for use) "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

(s)

live: (of current relevance) "a live issue"; "still a live option"

live, Verb

(v)

be, live: (have life, be alive) "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

(v)

exist, survive, live, subsist: (support oneself) "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

(v)

know, experience, live: (have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations) "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"

(v)

live: (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style) "we had to live frugally after the war"

(v)

live: (pursue a positive and satisfying existence) "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

(v)

populate, dwell, live, inhabit: (inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of) "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

(v)

survive, last, live, live_on, go, endure, hold_up, hold_out: (continue to live through hardship or adversity) "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

liveable, Adjective

(a)

livable, liveable: (fit or suitable to live in or with) "livable conditions"

livelihood, Noun

(n)

support, keep, livelihood, living, bread_and_butter, sustenance: (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

liveliness, Noun

(n)

liveliness, animation: (general activity and motion)

(n)

liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness: (animation and energy in action or expression) "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

livelong, Adjective

(s)

livelong: ((of time) constituting the full extent or duration) "all the livelong day"

livelong, Noun

(n)

orpine, orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum_telephium: (perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers)

lively, Adjective

(s)

alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy: (quick and energetic) "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

(s)

bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy: (elastic; rebounds readily) "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

(s)

full_of_life, lively, vital: (full of spirit) "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

(a)

lively: (full of life and energy) "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

(s)

lively, racy: (full of zest or vigor) "a racy literary style"

(s)

lively: (filled with events or activity) "a lively period in history"

liven, Verb

(v)

enliven, liven, liven_up, invigorate, animate: (make lively) "let's liven up this room a bit"

liveness, Noun

(n)

animateness, aliveness, liveness: (the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life)

liver-colored, Adjective

(s)

liver-colored, liver: (having a reddish-brown color)

liver, Adjective

(s)

liver-colored, liver: (having a reddish-brown color)

liver, Noun

(n)

liver: (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)

(n)

liver: (liver of an animal used as meat)

(n)

liver: (a person who has a special life style) "a high liver"

(n)

liver: (someone who lives in a place) "a liver in cities"

liveried, Adjective

(a)

liveried: (wearing livery) "liveried footmen stood on the palace steps"

liverish, Adjective

(s)

atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish: (irritable as if suffering from indigestion)

(s)

bilious, liverish, livery: (suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress)

liverleaf, Noun

(n)

hepatica, liverleaf: (any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions)

liverwort, Noun

(n)

liverwort, hepatic: (any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses)

livery, Adjective

(s)

bilious, liverish, livery: (suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress)

livery, Noun

(n)

delivery, livery, legal_transfer: (the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another)

(n)

livery: (uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs)

(n)

livery: (the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay)

livestock, Noun

(n)

livestock, stock, farm_animal: (any animals kept for use or profit)

livid, Adjective

(s)

ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white: (anemic looking from illness or emotion) "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"

(s)

black-and-blue, livid: (discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin) "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises"

(s)

livid: ((of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity) "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe"

(s)

livid: (furiously angry) "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"

lividity, Noun

(n)

lividity: (a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored)

(n)

lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))

lividness, Noun

(n)

lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))

living-room, Noun

(n)

living_room, living-room, sitting_room, front_room, parlor, parlour: (a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)

living, Adjective

(a)

living: (pertaining to living persons) "within living memory"

(s)

living: (true to life; lifelike) "the living image of her mother"

(s)

living: ((informal) absolute) "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"

(s)

living: (still in active use) "a living language"

(s)

living: ((used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; ) "carved into the living stone"

(s)

surviving, living: (still in existence) "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"

living, Noun

(n)

animation, life, living, aliveness: (the condition of living or the state of being alive) "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

(n)

life, living: (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities) "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

(n)

living: (people who are still living) "save your pity for the living"

(n)

support, keep, livelihood, living, bread_and_butter, sustenance: (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

liza, Noun

(n)

liza, Mugil_liza: (similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region)

lizard, Noun

(n)

lizard: (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

(n)

lounge_lizard, lizard: (a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him)

lizardfish, Noun

(n)

lizardfish, snakefish, snake-fish: (tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide)

lm, Noun

(n)

lumen, lm: (a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions)

load-bearing, Adjective

(s)

load-bearing, supporting: (capable of bearing a structural load) "a supporting wall"

load, Noun

(n)

burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus: (an onerous or difficult concern) "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

(n)

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)

(n)

load, loading, burden: (weight to be borne or conveyed)

(n)

load, loading: (a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time) "the system broke down under excessive loads"

(n)

load: (an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate) "he got a load on and started a brawl"

(n)

load: (the power output of a generator or power plant)

(n)

load: (electrical device to which electrical power is delivered)

(n)

lode, load: (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)

(n)

warhead, payload, load: (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)

load, Verb

(v)

load, lade, laden, load_up: (fill or place a load on) "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

(v)

load, charge: (provide (a device) with something necessary) "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"

(v)

load: (transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory)

(v)

load: (put (something) on a structure or conveyance) "load the bags onto the trucks"

(v)

load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase: (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones) "adulterate liquor"

loaded, Adjective

(s)

affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy: (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value) "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"

(s)

besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)

(s)

laden, loaded, ladened: (filled with a great quantity) "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage"

(a)

loaded: ((of weapons) charged with ammunition) "a loaded gun"

(s)

loaded: ((of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence) "a loaded question"

loader, Noun

(n)

loader: (an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game)

(n)

stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock_worker, dockworker, dock-walloper, lumper: (a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port)

loading, Noun

(n)

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)

(n)

load, loading, burden: (weight to be borne or conveyed)

(n)

load, loading: (a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time) "the system broke down under excessive loads"

(n)

loading: (the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift)

(n)

loading: (the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.) "the loading took 2 hours"

loads, Noun

(n)

burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus: (an onerous or difficult concern) "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

(n)

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)

(n)

load, loading, burden: (weight to be borne or conveyed)

(n)

load, loading: (a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time) "the system broke down under excessive loads"

(n)

load: (an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate) "he got a load on and started a brawl"

(n)

load: (the power output of a generator or power plant)

(n)

load: (electrical device to which electrical power is delivered)

(n)

lode, load: (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)

(n)

tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"

(n)

warhead, payload, load: (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)

loadstar, Noun

(n)

lodestar, loadstar: (guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy)

(n)

lodestar, loadstar: (something that serves as a model or guide)

loadstone, Noun

(n)

lodestone, loadstone: (a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically)

loaf, Noun

(n)

loaf: (a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape) "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"

(n)

loaf_of_bread, loaf: (a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating)

loaf, Verb

(v)

bum, bum_around, bum_about, arse_around, arse_about, fuck_off, loaf, frig_around, waste_one's_time, lounge_around, loll, loll_around, lounge_about: (be lazy or idle) "Her son is just bumming around all day"

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

loafing, Noun

(n)

idleness, idling, loafing: (having no employment)

loam, Noun

(n)

loam: (a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials)

loamless, Adjective

(a)

loamless: (having no loam) "a stony loamless yard"

loamy, Adjective

(a)

loamy: (consisting of or having the character of loam) "richy loamy soil"

loan-blend, Noun

(n)

loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid: (a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root))

loan, Noun

(n)

loan: (the temporary provision of money (usually at interest))

(n)

loanword, loan: (a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English)

loan, Verb

(v)

lend, loan: (give temporarily; let have for a limited time) "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

loanblend, Noun

(n)

loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid: (a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root))

loaner, Noun

(n)

lender, loaner: (someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters)

(n)

loaner: (a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair)

loaning, Noun

(n)

lending, loaning: (disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned)

loanword, Noun

(n)

loanword, loan: (a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English)

loath, Adjective

(s)

antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth: ((usually followed by `to') strongly opposed) "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

(s)

loath, loth, reluctant: (unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom) "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"

loathe, Verb

(v)

abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate: (find repugnant) "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"

loather, Noun

(n)

abominator, loather: (one who hates or loathes)

loathing, Noun

(n)

abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium: (hate coupled with disgust)

loathly, Adjective

(s)

disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky: (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust) "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

loathsome, Adjective

(s)

disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky: (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust) "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

(s)

nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile: (causing or able to cause nausea) "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

loathsomeness, Noun

(n)

loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness: (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions) "the vileness of his language surprised us"

lob, Noun

(n)

lob: (an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc)

(n)

lob: (the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc)

lob, Verb

(v)

lob: (propel in a high arc) "lob the tennis ball"

lobate, Adjective

(a)

lobate, lobated: (having or resembling a lobe or lobes) "a lobate tongue"

(s)

lobed, lobate: (having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other)

lobated, Adjective

(a)

lobate, lobated: (having or resembling a lobe or lobes) "a lobate tongue"

lobby, Noun

(n)

anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule: (a large entrance or reception room or area)

(n)

lobby: (the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest)

(n)

lobby, pressure_group, third_house: (a group of people who try actively to influence legislation)

lobby, Verb

(v)

lobby, buttonhole: (detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors)

lobbyist, Noun

(n)

lobbyist: (someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer)

lobe, Noun

(n)

lobe: ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part) "ear lobe"

(n)

lobe: ((botany) a part into which a leaf is divided)

(n)

lobe: (the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern)

(n)

lobe: (a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure)

lobed, Adjective

(s)

lobed, lobate: (having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other)

lobefin, Noun

(n)

crossopterygian, lobefin, lobe-finned_fish: (any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form)

lobotomy, Noun

(n)

lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal_lobotomy, prefrontal_leukotomy, prefrontal_leucotomy, frontal_lobotomy: (surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes)

lobscouse, Noun

(n)

lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse: (a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors)

lobscuse, Noun

(n)

lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse: (a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors)

lobster-backed, Adjective

(s)

red-coated, lobster-backed: (used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats)

lobster, Noun

(n)

lobster: (flesh of a lobster)

(n)

lobster: (any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae)

lobsterback, Noun

(n)

redcoat, lobsterback: (British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution))

lobworm, Noun

(n)

lugworm, lug, lobworm: (marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)

local, Adjective

(a)

local: (relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area) "local taxes"; "local authorities"

(a)

local: (of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood) "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

(a)

local: (affecting only a restricted part or area of the body) "local anesthesia"

local, Noun

(n)

local: (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops) "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

(n)

local_anesthetic, local_anaesthetic, local, topical_anesthetic, topical_anaesthetic: (anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)

locale, Noun

(n)

venue, locale, locus: (the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting))

localisation, Noun

(n)

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix: (a determination of the place where something is) "he got a good fix on the target"

(n)

localization_of_function, localisation_of_function, localization_principle, localisation_principle, localization, localisation: ((physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body)

localise, Verb

(v)

localize, localise, focalize, focalise: (concentrate on a particular place or spot) "The infection has localized in the left eye"

(v)

localize, localise: (restrict something to a particular area)

(v)

place, localize, localise: (identify the location or place of) "We localized the source of the infection"

(v)

set, localize, localise, place: (locate) "The film is set in Africa"

localised, Adjective

(s)

localized, localised: (confined or restricted to a particular location) "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"

(s)

localized, localised: (made local or oriented locally) "a decentralized and localized political authority"

localism, Noun

(n)

localism: (a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality)

(n)

sectionalism, provincialism, localism: (a partiality for some particular place)

locality, Noun

(n)

vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck_of_the_woods: (a surrounding or nearby region) "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

localization, Noun

(n)

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix: (a determination of the place where something is) "he got a good fix on the target"

(n)

localization_of_function, localisation_of_function, localization_principle, localisation_principle, localization, localisation: ((physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body)

localize, Verb

(v)

localize, localise, focalize, focalise: (concentrate on a particular place or spot) "The infection has localized in the left eye"

(v)

localize, localise: (restrict something to a particular area)

(v)

place, localize, localise: (identify the location or place of) "We localized the source of the infection"

(v)

set, localize, localise, place: (locate) "The film is set in Africa"

localized, Adjective

(s)

localized, localised: (confined or restricted to a particular location) "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"

(s)

localized, localised: (made local or oriented locally) "a decentralized and localized political authority"

locate, Verb

(v)

locate, turn_up: (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining) "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

(v)

locate, place, site: (assign a location to) "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

(v)

settle, locate: (take up residence and become established) "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

(v)

situate, locate: (determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey) "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

located, Adjective

(s)

located, placed, set, situated: (situated in a particular spot or position) "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

locater, Noun

(n)

locator, locater: (a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims)

locating, Noun

(n)

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix: (a determination of the place where something is) "he got a good fix on the target"

(n)

placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement: (the act of putting something in a certain place)

location, Noun

(n)

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix: (a determination of the place where something is) "he got a good fix on the target"

(n)

location: (a point or extent in space)

(n)

location: (a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made) "they shot the film on location in Nevada"

(n)

placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement: (the act of putting something in a certain place)

locator, Noun

(n)

locator, locater: (a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims)

loch, Noun

(n)

loch: (a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked))

(n)

loch: (Scottish word for a lake)

lock, Noun

(n)

lock: (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)

(n)

lock, curl, ringlet, whorl: (a strand or cluster of hair)

(n)

lock: (a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun)

(n)

lock, lock_chamber: (enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it)

(n)

lock, ignition_lock: (a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key)

(n)

lock: (any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured)

lock, Verb

(v)

engage, mesh, lock, operate: (keep engaged) "engaged the gears"

(v)

interlock, lock: (become engaged or intermeshed with one another) "They were locked in embrace"

(v)

lock: (fasten with a lock) "lock the bike to the fence"

(v)

lock: (become rigid or immoveable) "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"

(v)

lock, interlock, interlace: (hold in a locking position) "He locked his hands around her neck"

(v)

lock: (hold fast (in a certain state)) "He was locked in a laughing fit"

(v)

lock: (pass by means through a lock in a waterway)

(v)

lock: (build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels)

(v)

lock_in, lock_away, lock, put_away, shut_up, shut_away, lock_up: (place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape) "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

lockbox, Noun

(n)

safe-deposit, safe-deposit_box, safety-deposit, safety_deposit_box, deposit_box, lockbox: (a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables)

lockdown, Noun

(n)

lockdown: (the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot))

locker, Noun

(n)

cabinet, locker, storage_locker: (a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock)

(n)

footlocker, locker: (a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks))

(n)

locker: (a fastener that locks or closes)

locking, Noun

(n)

locking, lockup: (the act of locking something up to protect it)

lockjaw, Noun

(n)

tetanus, lockjaw: (an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages)

lockkeeper, Noun

(n)

lockmaster, lockman, lockkeeper: (a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal))

lockman, Noun

(n)

lockmaster, lockman, lockkeeper: (a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal))

lockmaster, Noun

(n)

lockmaster, lockman, lockkeeper: (a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal))

lockout, Noun

(n)

lockout: (a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms)

locksmith, Noun

(n)

locksmith: (someone who makes or repairs locks)

lockup, Noun

(n)

locking, lockup: (the act of locking something up to protect it)

(n)

lockup: (jail in a local police station)

loco, Adjective

(s)

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"

locomote, Verb

(v)

travel, go, move, locomote: (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically) "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

locomotion, Noun

(n)

locomotion, motive_power, motivity: (the power or ability to move)

(n)

locomotion, travel: (self-propelled movement)

locomotive, Adjective

(a)

locomotive, locomotor: (of or relating to locomotion)

locomotive, Noun

(n)

locomotive, engine, locomotive_engine, railway_locomotive: (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)

locomotor, Adjective

(a)

locomotive, locomotor: (of or relating to locomotion)

locoweed, Noun

(n)

locoweed, crazyweed, crazy_weed: (any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock)

(n)

pot, grass, green_goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary_Jane: (street names for marijuana)

locule, Noun

(n)

locule, loculus: (a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal)

loculus, Noun

(n)

locule, loculus: (a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal)

locus, Noun

(n)

locus: (the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome)

(n)

locus: (the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions) "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"

(n)

venue, locale, locus: (the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting))

locution, Noun

(n)

saying, expression, locution: (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations) "pardon the expression"

lode, Noun

(n)

lode, load: (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)

lodestar, Noun

(n)

lodestar, loadstar: (guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy)

(n)

lodestar, loadstar: (something that serves as a model or guide)

lodestone, Noun

(n)

lodestone, loadstone: (a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically)

lodge, Verb

(v)

charge, lodge, file: (file a formal charge against) "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

(v)

lodge: (be a lodger; stay temporarily) "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

(v)

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit: (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

(v)

lodge, accommodate: (provide housing for) "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

lodgement, Noun

(n)

lodgment, lodgement: (bringing a charge or accusation against someone)

(n)

lodgment, lodgement, lodging: (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

lodger, Noun

(n)

lodger, boarder, roomer: (a tenant in someone's house)

lodging, Noun

(n)

housing, lodging, living_accommodations: (structures collectively in which people are housed)

(n)

lodging: (the act of lodging)

(n)

lodgment, lodgement, lodging: (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

lodgings, Noun

(n)

diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad: (temporary living quarters)

(n)

housing, lodging, living_accommodations: (structures collectively in which people are housed)

(n)

lodging: (the act of lodging)

(n)

lodgment, lodgement, lodging: (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

lodgment, Noun

(n)

lodgment, lodgement: (bringing a charge or accusation against someone)

(n)

lodgment, lodgement, lodging: (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

loft, Noun

(n)

loft: (floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space)

(n)

loft, attic, garret: (floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage)

(n)

loft: ((golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air)

(n)

loft, pigeon_loft: (a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept)

loft, Verb

(v)

loft: (store in a loft)

(v)

loft: (propel through the air) "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"

(v)

loft: (kick or strike high in the air) "loft a ball"

(v)

loft: (lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull)

loftier, Adjective

(s)

eminent, lofty, soaring, towering: (of imposing height; especially standing out above others) "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

(s)

exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded: (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style) "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

(s)

gallant, lofty, majestic, proud: (having or displaying great dignity or nobility) "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

loftiest, Adjective

(s)

eminent, lofty, soaring, towering: (of imposing height; especially standing out above others) "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

(s)

exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded: (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style) "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

(s)

gallant, lofty, majestic, proud: (having or displaying great dignity or nobility) "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

loftiness, Noun

(n)

highness, loftiness: (the quality of being high or lofty)

(n)

stateliness, majesty, loftiness: (impressiveness in scale or proportion)

lofty, Adjective

(s)

eminent, lofty, soaring, towering: (of imposing height; especially standing out above others) "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

(s)

exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded: (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style) "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

(s)

gallant, lofty, majestic, proud: (having or displaying great dignity or nobility) "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

log, Noun

(n)

log: (a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches)

(n)

log: (a written record of messages sent or received) "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"

(n)

log: (a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane))

(n)

log: (measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water)

(n)

logarithm, log: (the exponent required to produce a given number)

log, Verb

(v)

log: (enter into a log, as on ships and planes)

(v)

log, lumber: (cut lumber, as in woods and forests)

logagraphia, Noun

(n)

agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia: (a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion)

logarithm, Noun

(n)

logarithm, log: (the exponent required to produce a given number)

loge, Noun

(n)

box, loge: (private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance) "the royal box was empty"

(n)

loge: (balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine)

logger, Noun

(n)

lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller: (a person who fells trees)

loggerhead, Noun

(n)

dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead: (a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)

(n)

loggerhead, loggerhead_turtle, Caretta_caretta: (very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas)

loggerheaded, Adjective

(s)

blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed: ((used informally) stupid)

logginess, Noun

(n)

loginess, logginess: (a dull and listless state resulting from weariness)

logging, Noun

(n)

logging: (the work of cutting down trees for timber)

logic, Noun

(n)

logic: (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)

(n)

logic: (reasoned and reasonable judgment) "it made a certain kind of logic"

(n)

logic: (the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation) "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"

(n)

logic: (the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations)

(n)

logic, logical_system, system_of_logic: (a system of reasoning)

logical, Adjective

(a)

coherent, consistent, logical, ordered: (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts) "a coherent argument"

(s)

coherent, logical, lucid: (capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner) "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"

(s)

legitimate, logical: (based on known statements or events or conditions) "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

(a)

logical: (capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning) "a logical mind"

logicality, Noun

(n)

logicality, logicalness: (correct and valid reasoning)

logicalness, Noun

(n)

logicality, logicalness: (correct and valid reasoning)

logician, Noun

(n)

logician, logistician: (a person skilled at symbolic logic)

loginess, Noun

(n)

loginess, logginess: (a dull and listless state resulting from weariness)

logistic, Adjective

(a)

logistic, logistical: (of or relating to logistics) "logistic requirements"

logistical, Adjective

(a)

logistic, logistical: (of or relating to logistics) "logistic requirements"

logistician, Noun

(n)

logician, logistician: (a person skilled at symbolic logic)

logistics, Noun

(n)

logistics: (handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed)

logjam, Noun

(n)

logjam: (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity) "the legislation ran into a logjam"

(n)

logjam: (an immovable mass of logs blocking a river)

logo, Noun

(n)

logo, logotype: (a company emblem or device)

logogram, Noun

(n)

logogram, logograph: (a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation) "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

logogrammatic, Adjective

(a)

logogrammatic, logographic: (of or relating to logograms or logographs)

logograph, Noun

(n)

logogram, logograph: (a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation) "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

logographic, Adjective

(a)

logogrammatic, logographic: (of or relating to logograms or logographs)

logomach, Noun

(n)

logomach, logomachist: (someone given to disputes over words)

logomachist, Noun

(n)

logomach, logomachist: (someone given to disputes over words)

logomania, Noun

(n)

logorrhea, logomania: (pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking)

logorrhea, Noun

(n)

logorrhea, logomania: (pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking)

logotype, Noun

(n)

logo, logotype: (a company emblem or device)

logroll, Verb

(v)

logroll: (work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes)

logrolling, Noun

(n)

birling, logrolling: (rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport))

(n)

logrolling: (act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects)

logwood, Noun

(n)

logwood: (very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye)

(n)

logwood, logwood_tree, campeachy, bloodwood_tree, Haematoxylum_campechianum: (spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye)

logy, Adjective

(s)

dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous: (stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion))

lohan, Noun

(n)

Arhat, Arhant, lohan: (a Buddhist who has attained nirvana)

loin, Noun

(n)

loin: (a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump)

(n)

loin, lumbus: (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

loincloth, Noun

(n)

breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth: (a garment that provides covering for the loins)

loins, Noun

(n)

loin: (a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump)

(n)

loin, lumbus: (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

(n) loins: (the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen)

(n)

pubes, pubic_region, loins: (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)

loiter, Verb

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

loiterer, Noun

(n)

loiterer, lingerer: (someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)

loll, Verb

(v)

bum, bum_around, bum_about, arse_around, arse_about, fuck_off, loaf, frig_around, waste_one's_time, lounge_around, loll, loll_around, lounge_about: (be lazy or idle) "Her son is just bumming around all day"

(v)

droop, loll: (hang loosely or laxly) "His tongue lolled"

lollipop, Noun

(n)

ice_lolly, lolly, lollipop, popsicle: (ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick) "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"

(n)

lollipop, sucker, all-day_sucker: (hard candy on a stick)

lolly, Noun

(n)

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)

(n)

ice_lolly, lolly, lollipop, popsicle: (ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick) "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"

lollygag, Verb

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

lone, Adjective

(s)

alone, lone, lonely, solitary: (lacking companions or companionship) "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

(s)

lone, lonely, solitary: (characterized by or preferring solitude) "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

(s)

lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary: (being the only one; single and isolated from others) "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"

loneliness, Noun

(n)

aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness: (a disposition toward being alone)

(n)

forlornness, loneliness, desolation: (sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)

(n)

loneliness, solitariness: (the state of being alone in solitary isolation)

lonely, Adjective

(s)

alone, lone, lonely, solitary: (lacking companions or companionship) "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

(s)

lone, lonely, solitary: (characterized by or preferring solitude) "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

(s)

lonely, lonesome: (marked by dejection from being alone) "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

(s)

lonely, solitary, unfrequented: (devoid of creatures) "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"

lonesome, Adjective

(s)

lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary: (being the only one; single and isolated from others) "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"

(s)

lonely, lonesome: (marked by dejection from being alone) "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

lonesomeness, Noun

(n)

aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness: (a disposition toward being alone)

long-beard, Noun

(n)

bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard: (a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century))

long-familiar, Adjective

(s)

long-familiar, well-known: (frequently experienced; known closely or intimately) "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"

long-handled, Adjective

(s)

long-handled, pole-handled: (having a long handle)

long-lasting, Adjective

(s)

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived: (existing for a long time) "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

long-legged, Adjective

(s)

leggy, long-legged, long-shanked: (having long legs)

long-legs, Noun

(n)

stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt_plover, Himantopus_stilt: (long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons)

long-lived, Adjective

(s)

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived: (existing for a long time) "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

long-play, Adjective

(s)

long-play, long-playing: ((used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records)

long-playing, Adjective

(s)

long-play, long-playing: ((used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records)

long-run, Adjective

(s)

long-run, long-term, semipermanent: (relating to or extending over a relatively long time) "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"

long-shanked, Adjective

(s)

leggy, long-legged, long-shanked: (having long legs)

long-spurred, Adjective

(a)

long-spurred: (of flowers having a long extension at the base of the corolla)

long-stalked, Adjective

(s)

long-stalked, tall-stalked: (of plants having relatively long stalks)

long-sufferance, Noun

(n)

long-sufferance, long-suffering: (patient endurance of pain or unhappiness)

long-suffering, Adjective

(s)

enduring, long-suffering: (patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble) "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"

long-suffering, Noun

(n)

long-sufferance, long-suffering: (patient endurance of pain or unhappiness)

long-term, Adjective

(s)

long-run, long-term, semipermanent: (relating to or extending over a relatively long time) "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"

long-wearing, Adjective

(s)

durable, long-wearing: (capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay) "durable denim jeans"

long-winded, Adjective

(s)

long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy: (using or containing too many words) "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

long-windedness, Noun

(n)

prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness: (boring verbosity)

long-wool, Adjective

(s)

long-wool, long-wooled: ((of sheep) having relatively long wool)

long-wooled, Adjective

(s)

long-wool, long-wooled: ((of sheep) having relatively long wool)

long, Adjective

(s)

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

(a)

long: (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified) "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

(a)

long: (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified) "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

(a)

long: (holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices) "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

(a)

long: ((of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration) "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

(s)

long: (of relatively great height) "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson"; "looked out the long French windows"

(s)

long: (involving substantial risk) "long odds"

(s)

long: (having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains") "in long supply"

(a)

retentive, recollective, long, tenacious: (good at remembering) "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

long, Verb

(v)

hanker, long, yearn: (desire strongly or persistently)

longan, Noun

(n)

longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus_longan, Euphorbia_litchi, Nephelium_longana: (tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium)

longanberry, Noun

(n)

longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus_longan, Euphorbia_litchi, Nephelium_longana: (tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium)

(n)

longanberry, dragon's_eye: (Asian fruit similar to litchi)

longanimity, Noun

(n)

patience, forbearance, longanimity: (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)

longanimous, Adjective

(s)

forbearing, longanimous: (showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment) "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"

longbeard, Noun

(n)

bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard: (a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century))

longboat, Noun

(n)

longboat: (the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel)

longed-for, Adjective

(s)

longed-for, wished-for, yearned-for: (greatly desired)

longer, Adjective

(s)

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

(a)

long: (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified) "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

(a)

long: (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified) "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

(a)

long: (holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices) "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

(a)

long: ((of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration) "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

(s)

long: (of relatively great height) "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson"; "looked out the long French windows"

(s)

long: (involving substantial risk) "long odds"

(s)

long: (having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains") "in long supply"

(a)

retentive, recollective, long, tenacious: (good at remembering) "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

longer, Noun

(n)

longer, thirster, yearner: (a person with a strong desire for something) "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"

longest, Adjective

(s)

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

(a)

long: (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified) "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

(a)

long: (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified) "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

(a)

long: (holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices) "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

(a)

long: ((of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration) "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

(s)

long: (of relatively great height) "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson"; "looked out the long French windows"

(s)

long: (involving substantial risk) "long odds"

(s)

long: (having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains") "in long supply"

(a)

retentive, recollective, long, tenacious: (good at remembering) "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

longevity, Noun

(n)

longevity, length_of_service: (duration of service) "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

(n)

longevity, seniority: (the property of being long-lived)

longhand, Adjective

(s)

longhand: (having words written out in full by hand) "longhand writing"

longhand, Noun

(n)

longhand, running_hand, cursive, cursive_script: (rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper)

longhorn, Noun

(n)

longhorn, Texas_longhorn: (long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States)

longing, Noun

(n)

longing, yearning, hungriness: (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)

longitudinal, Adjective

(a)

longitudinal: (of or relating to lines of longitude) "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"

(s)

longitudinal: (running lengthwise) "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"

(s)

longitudinal: (over an extended time) "a longitudinal study of twins"

longlegs, Noun

(n)

stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt_plover, Himantopus_stilt: (long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons)

longness, Noun

(n)

longness: (the property of being of long spatial extent) "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"

(n)

longness: (duration as an extension)

longshoreman, Noun

(n)

stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock_worker, dockworker, dock-walloper, lumper: (a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port)

longsighted, Adjective

(s)

eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, farseeing, longsighted: (capable of seeing to a great distance)

(s)

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

longsightedness, Noun

(n)

hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness: (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)

longstanding, Adjective

(s)

longstanding: (having existed for a long time) "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"

longtime, Adjective

(s)

longtime: (of long duration) "a longtime friend"

longyi, Noun

(n)

lungi, lungyi, longyi: (a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma)

lontar, Noun

(n)

palmyra, palmyra_palm, toddy_palm, wine_palm, lontar, longar_palm, Borassus_flabellifer: (tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving)

loo, Noun

(n)

water_closet, closet, , loo: (a toilet in Britain)

loofa, Noun

(n)

loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah_sponge: (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)

loofah, Noun

(n)

loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah_sponge: (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)

(n)

loofah, vegetable_sponge, Luffa_cylindrica: (the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit)

look-alike, Adjective

(s)

look-alike: (resembling closely) "they have look-alike cars"

look-alike, Noun

(n)

double, image, look-alike: (someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)) "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

look-over, Noun

(n)

once-over, look-over: (a swift cursory examination or inspection) "I gave him the once-over"

look, Noun

(n)

expression, look, aspect, facial_expression, face: (the feelings expressed on a person's face) "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

(n)

look, looking, looking_at: (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually) "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

(n)

look: (physical appearance) "I don't like the looks of this place"

(n)

spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell: (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

look, Verb

(v)

attend, take_care, look, see: (take charge of or deal with) "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

(v)

count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon: (have faith or confidence in) "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

(v)

expect, look, await, wait: (look forward to the probable occurrence of) "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

(v)

front, look, face: (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to) "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

(v)

look: (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards) "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

(v)

look, appear, seem: (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

(v)

look: (have a certain outward or facial expression) "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"

(v)

look: (convey by one's expression) "She looked her devotion to me"

(v)

look: (accord in appearance with) "You don't look your age!"

(v)

search, look: (search or seek) "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

looker-on, Noun

(n)

onlooker, looker-on: (someone who looks on)

looker, Noun

(n)

smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish: (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)

(n)

spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker: (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)) "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

looking, Adjective

(s)

looking, sounding: (appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms) "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"

looking, Noun

(n)

look, looking, looking_at: (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually) "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

(n)

looking, looking_for: (the act of searching visually)

lookout, Noun

(n)

lookout, lookout_man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket: (a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event)

(n)

lookout, observation_post: (an elevated post affording a wide view)

(n)

lookout, observation_tower, lookout_station, observatory: (a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings)

(n)

lookout, outlook: (the act of looking out)

lookup, Noun

(n)

search, lookup: (an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property) "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"

loom, Noun

(n)

loom: (a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile)

loom, Verb

(v)

brood, hover, loom, bulk_large: (hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing) "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

(v)

loom: (come into view indistinctly, often threateningly) "Another air plane loomed into the sky"

(v)

loom, tower, predominate, hulk: (appear very large or occupy a commanding position) "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

(v)

loom: (weave on a loom) "materials loomed in Egypt"

loon, Noun

(n)

addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain: (a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought)

(n)

loon: (a worthless lazy fellow)

(n)

loon, diver: (large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes)

looney, Noun

(n)

crazy, loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo: (someone deranged and possibly dangerous)

loony, Adjective

(s)

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"

loony, Noun

(n)

crazy, loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo: (someone deranged and possibly dangerous)

loop-the-loop, Noun

(n)

loop, loop-the-loop: (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)

loop, Noun

(n)

closed_circuit, loop: (a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates)

(n)

cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet: (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)

(n)

iteration, loop: ((computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated) "the solution took hundreds of iterations"

(n)

loop: (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))

(n)

loop: (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)) "he's no longer in the loop"

(n)

loop: (the basic pattern of the human fingerprint)

(n)

loop: (a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied)

(n)

loop: (an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop)

(n)

loop, loop-the-loop: (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)

(n)

loop_topology, loop: (the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component)

loop, Verb

(v)

coil, loop, curl: (wind around something in coils or loops)

(v)

loop: (move in loops) "The bicycle looped around the tree"

(v)

loop, intertwine: (make a loop in) "loop a rope"

(v)

loop: (fly loops, perform a loop) "the stunt pilot looped his plane"

(v)

loop: (fasten or join with a loop) "He looped the watch through his belt"

looper, Noun

(n)

measuring_worm, inchworm, looper: (small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae)

loophole, Noun

(n)

loophole: (an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation)

(n)

loophole: (a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons)

looping, Noun

(n)

iteration, looping: ((computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained) "the solution is obtained by iteration"

loopy, Adjective

(s)

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"

(a)

loopy: (consisting of or covered with or having loops)

loose-fitting, Adjective

(s)

baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy: (not fitting closely; hanging loosely) "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

loose-jowled, Adjective

(s)

double-chinned, jowly, loose-jowled: (having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw)

loose, Adjective

(s)

at_large, escaped, loose, on_the_loose: (having escaped, especially from confinement) "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

(s)

easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s)

free, loose, liberal: (not literal) "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

(s)

idle, loose: (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility) "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

(s)

informal, loose: (not officially recognized or controlled) "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

(s)

lax, loose: (emptying easily or excessively) "loose bowels"

(a)

loose: (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement) "loose gravel"

(a)

loose: (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting) "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

(s)

loose: ((of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player) "a loose ball"

(s)

loose, slack: (not tense or taut) "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

(s)

loose, open: ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps) "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

(s)

loose: (not carefully arranged in a package) "a box of loose nails"

(a)

unaffixed, loose: (not affixed) "the stamp came loose"

loose, Verb

(v)

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose: (grant freedom to; free from confinement)

(v)

loosen, loose: (make loose or looser) "loosen the tension on a rope"

(v)

loosen, relax, loose: (become loose or looser or less tight) "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

(v)

unleash, let_loose, loose: (turn loose or free from restraint) "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

loosen, Verb

(v)

loosen, loose: (make loose or looser) "loosen the tension on a rope"

(v)

loosen: (make less dense) "loosen the soil"

(v)

loosen, relax, loose: (become loose or looser or less tight) "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

(v)

relax, loosen: (make less severe or strict) "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

(v)

relax, loosen: (become less severe or strict) "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

(v)

tease, tease_apart, loosen: (disentangle and raise the fibers of) "tease wool"

(v)

untie, undo, loosen: (cause to become loose) "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

loosened, Adjective

(s)

disentangled, loosened, unsnarled: (straightened out)

looseness, Noun

(n)

diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness_of_the_bowels, looseness: (frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor)

(n)

looseness: (freedom from restraint) "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"

(n)

looseness: (a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice) "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"

(n)

looseness: (the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints)

(n)

looseness, play: (movement or space for movement) "there was too much play in the steering wheel"

(n)

profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness: (dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)

loosening, Noun

(n)

loosening, laxation: (the act of making something less tight)

(n)

relaxation, loosening, slackening: (an occurrence of control or strength weakening) "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"

looser, Adjective

(s)

at_large, escaped, loose, on_the_loose: (having escaped, especially from confinement) "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

(s)

easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s)

free, loose, liberal: (not literal) "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

(s)

idle, loose: (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility) "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

(s)

informal, loose: (not officially recognized or controlled) "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

(s)

lax, loose: (emptying easily or excessively) "loose bowels"

(a)

loose: (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement) "loose gravel"

(a)

loose: (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting) "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

(s)

loose: ((of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player) "a loose ball"

(s)

loose, slack: (not tense or taut) "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

(s)

loose, open: ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps) "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

(s)

loose: (not carefully arranged in a package) "a box of loose nails"

(a)

unaffixed, loose: (not affixed) "the stamp came loose"

loot, Noun

(n)

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)

(n)

loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty_money: (goods or money obtained illegally)

loot, Verb

(v)

loot, plunder: (take illegally; of intellectual property) "This writer plundered from famous authors"

(v)

plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray: (steal goods; take as spoils) "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

looted, Adjective

(s)

looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked: (wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value) "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"

looter, Noun

(n)

plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter: (someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war))

looting, Noun

(n)

looting, robbery: (plundering during riots or in wartime)

lop, Verb

(v)

discerp, sever, lop: (cut off from a whole) "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"

(v)

snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut_back: (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"

lope, Noun

(n)

canter, lope: (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)

(n)

jog, trot, lope: (a slow pace of running)

lope, Verb

(v)

lope: (run easily)

lopper, Noun

(n)

pruner, pruning_hook, lopper: (a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees)

lopsided, Adjective

(s)

askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff: (turned or twisted toward one side) "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

(s)

lopsided: (having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other)

lopsidedness, Noun

(n)

lopsidedness, skewness: (an oblique or slanting asymmetry)

loquacious, Adjective

(s)

chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky: (full of trivial conversation) "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

loquaciousness, Noun

(n)

garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness: (the quality of being wordy and talkative)

loquacity, Noun

(n)

garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness: (the quality of being wordy and talkative)

lorazepam, Noun

(n)

lorazepam, Ativan: (tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia)

lord, Verb

(v)

lord: (make a lord of someone)

lordless, Adjective

(s)

lordless, masterless: (having no lord or master) "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men"

lordliness, Noun

(n)

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness: (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)

(n)

dignity, lordliness, gravitas: (formality in bearing and appearance) "he behaved with great dignity"

lordly, Adjective

(s)

august, grand, lordly: (of or befitting a lord) "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

(s)

disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering: (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy) "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer"

lordosis, Noun

(n)

lordosis, hollow-back: (an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column)

lordotic, Adjective

(s)

dipped, lordotic, swayback, swaybacked: (having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses))

lords-and-ladies, Noun

(n)

cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum_maculatum: (common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum)

lore, Noun

(n)

lore, traditional_knowledge: (knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote) "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

lorikeet, Noun

(n)

lorikeet: (any of various small lories)

lorry, Noun

(n)

lorry: (a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides)

(n)

lorry, camion: (a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides)

lose, Verb

(v)

fall_back, lose, drop_off, fall_behind, recede: (retreat)

(v)

lose: (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense) "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

(v)

lose: (fail to win) "We lost the battle but we won the war"

(v)

lose: (suffer the loss of a person through death or removal) "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

(v)

lose: (miss from one's possessions; lose sight of) "I've lost my glasses again!"

(v)

lose: (allow to go out of sight) "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

(v)

lose, turn_a_loss: (fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit) "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

(v)

lose: (fail to get or obtain) "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

(v)

misplace, mislay, lose: (place (something) where one cannot find it again) "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

(v)

miss, lose: (fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind) "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"

(v)

suffer, lose: (be set at a disadvantage) "This author really suffers in translation"

loser, Noun

(n)

failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful_person: (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)

(n)

loser, also-ran: (a contestant who loses the contest)

(n)

loser: (a gambler who loses a bet)

losings, Noun

(n)

losings, losses: (something lost (especially money lost at gambling))

loss, Noun

(n)

loss: (something that is lost) "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

(n)

loss: (gradual decline in amount or activity) "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

(n)

loss: (the act of losing someone or something) "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

(n)

loss, deprivation: (the disadvantage that results from losing something) "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

(n)

loss: (the experience of losing a loved one) "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

(n)

loss, red_ink, red: (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue) "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

(n)

passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release: (euphemistic expressions for death) "thousands mourned his passing"

(n)

personnel_casualty, loss: (military personnel lost by death or capture)

losses, Noun

(n)

losings, losses: (something lost (especially money lost at gambling))

(n)

loss: (something that is lost) "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

(n)

loss: (gradual decline in amount or activity) "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

(n)

loss: (the act of losing someone or something) "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

(n)

loss, deprivation: (the disadvantage that results from losing something) "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

(n)

loss: (the experience of losing a loved one) "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

(n)

loss, red_ink, red: (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue) "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

(n)

passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release: (euphemistic expressions for death) "thousands mourned his passing"

(n)

personnel_casualty, loss: (military personnel lost by death or capture)

lossless, Adjective

(a)

lossless: (characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy)

lossy, Adjective

(a)

lossy: (characterized by or causing dissipation of energy)

lost, Adjective

(s)

baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at_sea: (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment) "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"

(s)

bemused, deep_in_thought, lost, preoccupied: (deeply absorbed in thought) "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"

(s)

confused, disoriented, lost: (having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity) "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"

(s)

helpless, lost: (unable to function; without help)

(a)

lost: (no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered) "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"

(a)

lost: (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed) "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"

(a)

lost: (not gained or won) "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

(s)

lost: (incapable of being recovered or regained) "his lost honor"

(s)

lost, missed: (not caught with the senses or the mind) "words lost in the din"

lost, Noun

(n)

doomed, lost: (people who are destined to die soon) "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"

lot, Verb

(v)

distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out: (administer or bestow, as in small portions) "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

(v)

lot: (divide into lots, as of land, for example)

loth, Adjective

(s)

antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth: ((usually followed by `to') strongly opposed) "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

(s)

loath, loth, reluctant: (unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom) "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"

lotic, Adjective

(a)

lotic: (of or relating to or living in actively moving water)

lotion, Noun

(n)

lotion: (any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin)

(n)

lotion, application: (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin) "a lotion for dry skin"

lots, Noun

(n)

batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent) "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

(n)

bunch, lot, caboodle: (any collection in its entirety) "she bought the whole caboodle"

(n)

draw, lot: (anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random) "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

(n)

fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion: (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

(n)

lot: (a parcel of land having fixed boundaries) "he bought a lot on the lake"

(n)

Lot: ((Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction)

(n)

set, circle, band, lot: (an unofficial association of people or groups) "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

(n)

tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"

lotte, Noun

(n)

goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler_fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius_Americanus: (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)

lottery, Noun

(n)

lottery: (something that is regarded as a chance event) "the election was just a lottery to them"

(n)

lottery, drawing: (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)

lotto, Noun

(n)

lotto, bingo, beano, keno: (a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards)

lotus-eater, Noun

(n)

lotus-eater, stargazer: (someone indifferent to the busy world) "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"

louche, Adjective

(s)

louche, shady: (of questionable taste or morality) "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"

loud-hailer, Noun

(n)

bullhorn, loud_hailer, loud-hailer: (a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier)

loud, Adjective

(s)

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

(a)

forte, loud: (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) "the forte passages in the composition"

(a)

loud: (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity) "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

louden, Verb

(v)

louden: (become louder) "The room loudened considerably"

(v)

louden: (cause to become loud)

loudest, Adjective

(s)

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

(a)

forte, loud: (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) "the forte passages in the composition"

(a)

loud: (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity) "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

loudmouth, Noun

(n)

loudmouth, blusterer: (a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly)

loudness, Noun

(n)

flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz: (tasteless showiness)

(n)

volume, loudness, intensity: (the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)) "the kids played their music at full volume"

loudspeaker, Noun

(n)

loudspeaker, speaker, speaker_unit, loudspeaker_system, speaker_system: (electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance)

lounge, Noun

(n)

lounge, waiting_room, waiting_area: (a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait)

(n)

sofa, couch, lounge: (an upholstered seat for more than one person)

lounge, Verb

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

(v)

lounge: (sit or recline comfortably) "He was lounging on the sofa"

lounger, Noun

(n)

dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger: (someone who wastes time)

(n)

lounger: (an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear)

(n)

recliner, reclining_chair, lounger: (an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it)

loup-garou, Noun

(n)

werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou: (a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again)

lour, Verb

(v)

frown, glower, lour, lower: (look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval)

(v)

lower, lour: (set lower) "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

(v)

turn_down, lower, lour: (make lower or quieter) "turn down the volume of a radio"

louse, Noun

(n)

bird_louse, biting_louse, louse: (wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds)

(n)

louse, sucking_louse: (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)

(n)

plant_louse, louse: (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)

(n)

worm, louse, insect, dirt_ball: (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

lousiness, Noun

(n)

loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness: (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions) "the vileness of his language surprised us"

(n)

pediculosis, lousiness: (infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching)

lousy, Adjective

(s)

dirty, filthy, lousy: (vile; despicable) "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"

(s)

icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky: (very bad) "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

(s)

lousy: (infested with lice) "burned their lousy clothes"

lout, Noun

(n)

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)

loutish, Adjective

(s)

boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish: (ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance) "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

louver, Noun

(n)

louver, louvre, fin: (one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain)

louvered, Adjective

(s)

louvered: (supplied with louvers for ventilation) "a louvered door"

lovable, Adjective

(a)

lovable, loveable: (having characteristics that attract love or affection) "a mischievous but lovable child"

lovastatin, Noun

(n)

lovastatin, Mevacor: (an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate)

love-in-a-mist, Noun

(n)

love-in-a-mist, running_pop, wild_water_lemon, Passiflora_foetida: (tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed)

(n)

love-in-a-mist, Nigella_damascena: (European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers)

(n)

snow-in-summer, love-in-a-mist, Cerastium_tomentosum: (chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers)

love-in-idleness, Noun

(n)

wild_pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink_of_my_John, Viola_tricolor: (a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived)

love-philter, Noun

(n)

philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre: (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)

love-philtre, Noun

(n)

philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre: (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)

love-potion, Noun

(n)

philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre: (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)

love, Noun

(n)

beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love: (a beloved person; used as terms of endearment)

(n)

love: (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection) "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

(n)

love, passion: (any object of warm affection or devotion; ) "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"

(n)

love, sexual_love, erotic_love: (a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction) "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"

(n)

love: (a score of zero in tennis or squash) "it was 40 love"

(n)

sexual_love, lovemaking, making_love, love, love_life: (sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people) "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"

love, Verb

(v)

love: (have a great affection or liking for) "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"

(v)

love, enjoy: (get pleasure from) "I love cooking"

(v)

love: (be enamored or in love with) "She loves her husband deeply"

(v)

sleep_together, roll_in_the_hay, love, make_out, make_love, sleep_with, get_laid, have_sex, know, do_it, be_intimate, have_intercourse, have_it_away, have_it_off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie_with, bed, have_a_go_at_it, bang, get_it_on, bonk: (have sexual intercourse with) "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

loveable, Adjective

(a)

lovable, loveable: (having characteristics that attract love or affection) "a mischievous but lovable child"

lovebird, Noun

(n)

budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass_parakeet, lovebird, shell_parakeet, Melopsittacus_undulatus: (small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors)

(n)

lovebird: (small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates)

loved, Adjective

(a)

loved: (held dear) "his loved companion of many years"

loveless, Adjective

(s)

loveless: (without love) "a loveless marriage"

(s)

loveless: (receiving no love) "a loveless childhood"

loveliest, Adjective

(s)

adorable, endearing, lovely: (lovable especially in a childlike or naive way)

(s)

lovely: (appealing to the emotions as well as the eye)

loveliness, Noun

(n)

comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness: (the quality of being good looking and attractive)

lovelorn, Adjective

(s)

bereft, lovelorn, unbeloved: (unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love)

lovely, Adjective

(s)

adorable, endearing, lovely: (lovable especially in a childlike or naive way)

(s)

lovely: (appealing to the emotions as well as the eye)

lovely, Noun

(n)

cover_girl, pin-up, lovely: (a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model)

lovemaking, Noun

(n)

sexual_love, lovemaking, making_love, love, love_life: (sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people) "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"

lover, Noun

(n)

fan, buff, devotee, lover: (an ardent follower and admirer)

(n)

lover: (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)

(n)

lover: (a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage)

loverlike, Adjective

(s)

loverlike, loverly: (like or in the manner of a lover)

loverly, Adjective

(s)

loverlike, loverly: (like or in the manner of a lover)

loveseat, Noun

(n)

love_seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis: (small sofa that seats two people)

lovesome, Adjective

(s)

affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

loving, Adjective

(a)

loving: (feeling or showing love and affection) "loving parents"; "loving glances"

lovingness, Noun

(n)

affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth: (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)

(n)

lovingness, caring: (a loving feeling)

low-altitude, Adjective

(s)

low-level, low-altitude: (occurring at a relatively low altitude) "a low-level strafing run"

low-cal, Adjective

(s)

light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free: (having relatively few calories) "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"

low-class, Adjective

(a)

lower-class, low-class: (occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society)

low-cost, Adjective

(s)

low-cost, low-priced, affordable: (that you have the financial means for) "low-cost housing"

low-cut, Adjective

(s)

decollete, low-cut, low-necked: ((of a garment) having a low-cut neckline) "a low-cut neckline"

(s)

low-cut: (having a low-cut back) "a backless dress"

low-down, Adjective

(s)

abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy: (of the most contemptible kind) "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

(s)

funky, low-down: ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)

low-down, Noun

(n)

dope, poop, the_skinny, low-down: (slang terms for inside information) "is that the straight dope?"

low-growing, Adjective

(s)

low-growing, flat-growing, ground-hugging: (of plants that grow relatively low to the ground)

low-interest, Adjective

(a)

low-interest: ((used of loans) charging a relatively small percentage of the amount borrowed)

low-key, Adjective

(s)

low-key, low-keyed, subdued: (restrained in style or quality) "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"

low-keyed, Adjective

(s)

low-key, low-keyed, subdued: (restrained in style or quality) "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"

low-level, Adjective

(s)

low-level: (not intense) "low-level radiation"

(s)

low-level: (at a low level in rank or importance) "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"

(s)

low-level, low-altitude: (occurring at a relatively low altitude) "a low-level strafing run"

(a)

subordinate, low-level: (lower in rank or importance)

low-lying, Adjective

(s)

low-lying: (having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level) "low-lying clouds"

(s)

low-lying, sea-level: (lying below the normal level) "a low-lying desert"

low-necked, Adjective

(s)

decollete, low-cut, low-necked: ((of a garment) having a low-cut neckline) "a low-cut neckline"

low-pitched, Adjective

(s)

low-pitched: (set at a low angle or slant) "a low-pitched roof"

(a)

low, low-pitched: (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

low-priced, Adjective

(s)

low-cost, low-priced, affordable: (that you have the financial means for) "low-cost housing"

low-resolution, Adjective

(a)

low-resolution: (of computer output devices; producing images that are not sharply defined)

low-rise, Adjective

(a)

low-rise: (used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low) "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings"

low-set, Adjective

(s)

chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy: (short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature) "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"

(s)

lowset, low-set: (lower than average) "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal"

low-spirited, Adjective

(s)

gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

low-spiritedness, Noun

(n)

downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, lowness, dispiritedness: (a feeling of low spirits) "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"

low-sudsing, Adjective

(a)

low-sudsing: ((used of e.g. detergents) producing few suds)

low-tech, Adjective

(a)

low-tech: (not involving high technology)

low-tension, Adjective

(a)

low-tension, low-voltage: (subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage)

low-toned, Adjective

(s)

low, low-toned: (very low in volume) "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

low-voltage, Adjective

(a)

low-tension, low-voltage: (subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage)

low, Adjective

(s)

abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy: (of the most contemptible kind) "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

(s)

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low: (subdued or brought low in condition or status) "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

(s)

depleted, low: (no longer sufficient) "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

(s)

gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

(s)

humble, low, lowly, modest, small: (low or inferior in station or quality) "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

(a)

low: (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount) "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

(a)

low: (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension) "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

(a)

low, low-pitched: (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

(s)

low, low-toned: (very low in volume) "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

(s)

low: (unrefined in character) "low comedy"

low, Verb

(v)

moo, low: (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)

lowan, Noun

(n)

mallee_fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa_ocellata: (Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds)

lowball, Verb

(v)

lowball, underestimate: (make a deliberately low estimate) "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

lowborn, Adjective

(a)

lowborn: (of humble birth or origins) "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

lowbred, Adjective

(s)

ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish: ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace)

lowbrow, Adjective

(s)

lowbrow, lowbrowed, uncultivated: (characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes) "lowbrow tastes"

lowbrow, Noun

(n)

philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow: (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)

lowbrowed, Adjective

(s)

lowbrow, lowbrowed, uncultivated: (characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes) "lowbrow tastes"

lower-class, Adjective

(a)

lower-class, low-class: (occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society)

lower-ranking, Adjective

(s)

junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern: (inferior in rank or status) "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

lower, Adjective

(s)

abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy: (of the most contemptible kind) "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

(s)

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low: (subdued or brought low in condition or status) "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

(s)

depleted, low: (no longer sufficient) "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

(s)

gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

(s)

humble, low, lowly, modest, small: (low or inferior in station or quality) "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

(a)

low: (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount) "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

(a)

low: (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension) "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

(a)

low, low-pitched: (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

(s)

low, low-toned: (very low in volume) "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

(s)

low: (unrefined in character) "low comedy"

lower, Noun

(n)

lower_berth, lower: (the lower of two berths)

lower, Verb

(v)

frown, glower, lour, lower: (look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval)

(v)

lower, take_down, let_down, get_down, bring_down: (move something or somebody to a lower position) "take down the vase from the shelf"

(v)

lower, lour: (set lower) "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

(v)

lower, depress: (cause to drop or sink) "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

(v)

turn_down, lower, lour: (make lower or quieter) "turn down the volume of a radio"

lowercase, Adjective

(a)

lowercase: (relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; a and b and c etc") "lowercase letters"

lowercase, Noun

(n)

small_letter, lowercase, lower-case_letter, minuscule: (the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case)

lowerclassman, Noun

(n)

lowerclassman, underclassman: (an undergraduate who is not yet a senior)

lowered, Adjective

(a)

lowered: (below the surround or below the normal position) "with lowered eyes"

lowering, Adjective

(s)

heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening: (darkened by clouds) "a heavy sky"

lowering, Noun

(n)

lowering: (the act of causing to become less)

(n)

lowering, letting_down: (the act of causing something to move to a lower level)

lowermost, Adjective

(s)

bottommost, lowermost, nethermost: (farthest down) "bottommost shelf"

lowest, Adjective

(s)

abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy: (of the most contemptible kind) "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

(s)

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low: (subdued or brought low in condition or status) "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

(s)

depleted, low: (no longer sufficient) "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

(s)

gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

(s)

humble, low, lowly, modest, small: (low or inferior in station or quality) "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

(s)

last, last-place, lowest: (lowest in rank or importance) "last prize"; "in last place"

(a)

low: (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount) "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

(a)

low: (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension) "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

(a)

low, low-pitched: (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

(s)

low, low-toned: (very low in volume) "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

(s)

low: (unrefined in character) "low comedy"

lowland, Adjective

(a)

lowland: (of relatively low or level country)

lowland, Noun

(n)

lowland: (low level country)

lowlife, Noun

(n)

rotter, dirty_dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum_bag, so-and-so, git: (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible) "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

lowliness, Noun

(n)

humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness: (the state of being humble and unimportant)

(n)

low_status, lowness, lowliness: (a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation)

lowly, Adjective

(s)

base, baseborn, humble, lowly: (of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)) "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

(s)

humble, low, lowly, modest, small: (low or inferior in station or quality) "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

(s)

humble, menial, lowly: (used of unskilled work (especially domestic work))

(s)

junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern: (inferior in rank or status) "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

lowness, Noun

(n)

downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, lowness, dispiritedness: (a feeling of low spirits) "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"

(n)

low_status, lowness, lowliness: (a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation)

(n)

lowness: (the quality of being low; lacking height) "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"

(n)

lowness: (a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)) "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"

lowset, Adjective

(s)

lowset, low-set: (lower than average) "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal"

loxapine, Noun

(n)

loxapine, Loxitane: (a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia)

loxodrome, Noun

(n)

rhumb_line, rhumb, loxodrome: (a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction)

loyal, Adjective

(s)

firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"

(a)

loyal: (steadfast in allegiance or duty) "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

(a)

patriotic, loyal: (inspired by love for your country)

loyalist, Noun

(n)

loyalist, stalwart: (a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt))

loyalty, Noun

(n)

commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication: (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action) "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

(n)

loyalty, trueness: (the quality of being loyal)

(n)

loyalty: (feelings of allegiance)

lozenge, Noun

(n)

lozenge: (a small aromatic or medicated candy)

(n)

pill, lozenge, tablet, tab: (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)

luau, Noun

(n)

luau: (an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment))

lubber, Noun

(n)

landlubber, lubber, landsman: (an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)

(n)

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)

lubberly, Adjective

(s)

lubberly: (clumsy and unskilled) "a big stupid lubberly fellow"

(s)

lubberly, landlubberly: (inexperienced in seamanship) "of all landlubbers the most lubberly"

lube, Noun

(n)

lubricant, lubricator, lubricating_substance, lube: (a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery)

lube, Verb

(v)

lubricate, lube: (apply a lubricant to) "lubricate my car"

lubricant, Noun

(n)

lubricant, lubricator, lubricating_substance, lube: (a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery)

lubricate, Verb

(v)

lubricate: (have lubricating properties) "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

(v)

lubricate, lube: (apply a lubricant to) "lubricate my car"

(v)

lubricate: (make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant) "lubricate the key"

lubricated, Adjective

(a)

lubricated, greased: (smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction)

lubrication, Noun

(n)

lubrication: (the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant)

(n)

lubrication: (an application of a lubricant to something)

lubricator, Noun

(n)

lubricant, lubricator, lubricating_substance, lube: (a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery)

lubricious, Adjective

(s)

lubricious: (having a smooth or slippery quality) "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"

(s)

lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious: (characterized by lust) "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

lubricity, Noun

(n)

prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity: (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)

lucent, Adjective

(s)

aglow, lambent, lucent, luminous: (softly bright or radiant) "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

lucerne, Noun

(n)

alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago_sativa: (important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop)

lucid, Adjective

(s)

coherent, logical, lucid: (capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner) "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"

(s)

crystalline, crystal_clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent: (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity) "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"

(s)

limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal_clear, perspicuous: ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable) "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton"; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

(s)

lucid: (having a clear mind) "a lucid moment in his madness"

lucidity, Noun

(n)

clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity: (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

(n)

lucidity: (a lucid state of mind; not confused)

lucidness, Noun

(n)

clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity: (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

lucifugal, Adjective

(a)

lucifugous, lucifugal: (light-avoiding)

lucifugous, Adjective

(a)

lucifugous, lucifugal: (light-avoiding)

luck, Noun

(n)

fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion: (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

(n)

luck, fortune, chance, hazard: (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another) "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

(n)

luck, fortune: (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome) "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

luckless, Adjective

(a)

unlucky, luckless: (having or bringing misfortune) "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

lucky, Adjective

(s)

golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous: (presaging or likely to bring good luck) "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

(a)

lucky: (having or bringing good fortune) "my lucky day"; "a lucky man"

(s)

lucky: (occurring by chance) "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess"

lucrative, Adjective

(s)

lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative: (producing a sizeable profit) "a remunerative business"

lucrativeness, Noun

(n)

profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness: (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)

lucre, Noun

(n)

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)

(n)

net_income, net, net_profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings: (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))

lucubrate, Verb

(v)

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh_out, expand, expound, dilate: (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing) "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

luculent, Adjective

(s)

limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal_clear, perspicuous: ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable) "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton"; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

lucullan, Adjective

(s)

lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy: (characterized by extravagance and profusion) "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

ludicrous, Adjective

(s)

absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous: (incongruous; inviting ridicule) "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

(s)

farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous: (broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce) "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

lues, Noun

(n)

syphilis, syph, pox, lues_venerea, lues: (a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta))

luff, Noun

(n)

luff: ((nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast)

(n)

luff: (the act of sailing close to the wind)

luff, Verb

(v)

luff, point: (sail close to the wind)

(v)

luff: (flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides) "the sails luffed"

luffa, Noun

(n)

loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah_sponge: (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)

(n)

luffa, dishcloth_gourd, sponge_gourd, rag_gourd, strainer_vine: (any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge)

lug, Verb

(v)

lug, tote, tug: (carry with difficulty) "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

(v)

stuff, lug, choke_up, block: (obstruct) "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

luge, Noun

(n)

luge: (a racing sled for one or two people)

luge, Verb

(v)

toboggan, luge: (move along on a luge or toboggan)

luggage, Noun

(n)

baggage, luggage: (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

lugsail, Noun

(n)

lugsail, lug: (a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast)

lugubriousness, Noun

(n)

gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness: (the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness)

lugworm, Noun

(n)

lugworm, lug, lobworm: (marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)

lukewarm, Adjective

(s)

halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm: (feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm) "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

(s)

lukewarm, tepid: (moderately warm) "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"

lukewarmness, Noun

(n)

lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness: (a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin)

(n)

tepidness, lukewarmness: (lack of passion, force or animation)

lull, Noun

(n)

letup, lull: (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished) "there was never a letup in the noise"

(n)

lull, quiet: (a period of calm weather) "there was a lull in the storm"

lull, Verb

(v)

calm, calm_down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still: (make calm or still) "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

(v)

lull: (calm by deception) "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

(v)

lull, calm_down: (become quiet or less intensive) "the fighting lulled for a moment"

lullaby, Noun

(n)

lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse: (a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep)

(n)

lullaby, cradlesong: (the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep)

lulu, Noun

(n)

smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish: (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)

lumbar, Adjective

(a)

lumbar: (of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones) "lumbar vertebrae"

lumber, Noun

(n)

baseball_bat, lumber: (an implement used in baseball by the batter)

(n)

lumber, timber: (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)

lumber, Verb

(v)

log, lumber: (cut lumber, as in woods and forests)

(v)

lumber, pound: (move heavily or clumsily) "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

lumbering, Adjective

(s)

heavy, lumbering, ponderous: (slow and laborious because of weight) "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"

lumbering, Noun

(n)

lumbering: (the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber)

lumberjack, Noun

(n)

lumberjack, lumber_jacket: (a short warm outer jacket)

(n)

lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller: (a person who fells trees)

lumberman, Noun

(n)

lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller: (a person who fells trees)

lumbermill, Noun

(n)

lumbermill, sawmill: (a mill for dressing logs and lumber)

lumbus, Noun

(n)

loin, lumbus: (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

lumen, Noun

(n)

lumen, lm: (a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions)

(n)

lumen: (a cavity or passage in a tubular organ) "the lumen of the intestine"

luminance, Noun

(n)

luminosity, brightness, brightness_level, luminance, luminousness, light: (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light) "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

luminary, Noun

(n)

luminary, leading_light, guiding_light, notable, notability: (a celebrity who is an inspiration to others) "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

luminescence, Noun

(n)

luminescence: (light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures)

(n)

luminescence, glow: (light from nonthermal sources)

luminosity, Noun

(n)

luminosity, brightness, brightness_level, luminance, luminousness, light: (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light) "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

luminous, Adjective

(s)

aglow, lambent, lucent, luminous: (softly bright or radiant) "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

luminousness, Noun

(n)

luminosity, brightness, brightness_level, luminance, luminousness, light: (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light) "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

lummox, Noun

(n)

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)

lump, Noun

(n)

ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk: (a compact mass) "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

(n)

hunk, lump: (a large piece of something without definite shape) "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

(n)

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)

(n)

swelling, puffiness, lump: (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)

lump, Verb

(v)

collocate, lump, chunk: (group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side)

(v)

lump, chunk: (put together indiscriminately) "lump together all the applicants"

lumpen, Adjective

(s)

lumpish, lumpen, unthinking: (mentally sluggish)

lumper, Noun

(n)

lumper: (a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics)

(n)

stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock_worker, dockworker, dock-walloper, lumper: (a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port)

lumpish, Adjective

(s)

lumpish, lumpen, unthinking: (mentally sluggish)

lumpy, Adjective

(s)

chunky, lumpy: (like or containing small sticky lumps) "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough"

(s)

lumpy: (having lumps; not smooth and even in texture) "lumpy gravy"

lunacy, Noun

(n)

folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence: (foolish or senseless behavior)

(n)

lunacy, madness, insaneness: (obsolete terms for legal insanity)

lunar, Adjective

(a)

lunar: (of or relating to or associated with the moon) "lunar surface"; "lunar module"

lunate, Adjective

(s)

crescent, crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate: (resembling the new moon in shape)

lunatic, Adjective

(s)

lunatic, moonstruck: (insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon)

lunatic, Noun

(n)

daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum: (a reckless impetuous irresponsible person)

(n)

lunatic, madman, maniac: (an insane person)

lunation, Noun

(n)

lunar_month, moon, lunation, synodic_month: (the period between successive new moons (29.531 days))

lunch, Noun

(n)

lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner: (a midday meal)

lunch, Verb

(v)

lunch: (take the midday meal) "At what time are you lunching?"

(v)

lunch: (provide a midday meal for) "She lunched us well"

luncheon, Noun

(n)

lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner: (a midday meal)

lunchtime, Noun

(n)

lunchtime, lunch_period: (the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch) "he observed a regular lunchtime"

lunette, Noun

(n)

lunette: (temporary fortification like a detached bastion)

(n)

lunette, fenestella: (oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault)

lung, Noun

(n)

lung: (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)

lunge, Noun

(n)

lunge, straight_thrust, passado: ((fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward)

(n)

lurch, lunge: (the act of moving forward suddenly)

lunge, Verb

(v)

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust: (make a thrusting forward movement)

lungen, Noun

(n)

longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus_longan, Euphorbia_litchi, Nephelium_longana: (tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium)

lunger, Noun

(n)

consumptive, lunger, tubercular: (a person with pulmonary tuberculosis)

(n)

lunger: (someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing))

lungi, Noun

(n)

lungi, lungyi, longyi: (a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma)

lungyi, Noun

(n)

lungi, lungyi, longyi: (a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma)

lunkhead, Noun

(n)

dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead: (a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)

lunula, Noun

(n)

half-moon, lunula, lunule: (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)

(n)

lunula: (a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age)

lunule, Noun

(n)

half-moon, lunula, lunule: (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)

lupin, Noun

(n)

lupine, lupin: (any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers)

lupine, Adjective

(a)

lupine: (of or relating to or characteristic of wolves)

lupine, Noun

(n)

lupine, lupin: (any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers)

lurch, Noun

(n)

lurch, stumble, stagger: (an unsteady uneven gait)

(n)

lurch: (a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage))

(n)

lurch, pitch, pitching: (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

(n)

lurch, lunge: (the act of moving forward suddenly)

lurch, Verb

(v)

lurch, pitch, shift: (move abruptly) "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

(v)

lurch: (move slowly and unsteadily) "The truck lurched down the road"

(v)

lurch, skunk: (defeat by a lurch)

(v)

prowl, lurch: (loiter about, with no apparent aim)

(v)

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen: (walk as if unable to control one's movements) "The drunken man staggered into the room"

lurcher, Noun

(n)

lurker, skulker, lurcher: (someone waiting in concealment)

lure, Noun

(n)

bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener: (anything that serves as an enticement)

(n)

bait, decoy, lure: (something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed)

(n)

lure, enticement, come-on: (qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward)

lure, Verb

(v)

entice, lure, tempt: (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion) "He lured me into temptation"

lurid, Adjective

(s)

lurid: (horrible in fierceness or savagery) "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"

(s)

lurid, shocking: (glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism) "lurid details of the accident"

(s)

lurid: (shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke) "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"

(s)

lurid: (ghastly pale) "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

luridness, Noun

(n)

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness: (the quality of being ghastly)

(n)

lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))

(n)

sensationalism, luridness: (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes) "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"

lurk, Verb

(v)

ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie_in_wait: (wait in hiding to attack)

(v)

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

(v)

lurk, skulk: (lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner)

lurker, Noun

(n)

lurker, skulker, lurcher: (someone waiting in concealment)

luscious, Adjective

(s)

delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy: (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)

(s)

juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous: (having strong sexual appeal) "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"

lusciousness, Noun

(n)

delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness: (extreme appetizingness)

lush, Adjective

(s)

exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous: (produced or growing in extreme abundance) "their riotous blooming"

(s)

lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy: (characterized by extravagance and profusion) "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

(s)

lush, succulent: (full of juice) "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves"

lush, Noun

(n)

alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse: (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)

lushness, Noun

(n)

luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness: (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses)

lust, Noun

(n)

lecherousness, lust, lustfulness: (a strong sexual desire)

(n)

lust, luxuria: (self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))

lust, Verb

(v)

crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust: (have a craving, appetite, or great desire for)

luster, Noun

(n)

luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour: (a quality that outshines the usual)

(n)

luster, lustre: (a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain)

(n)

shininess, sheen, luster, lustre: (the visual property of something that shines with reflected light)

lusterless, Adjective

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking brilliance or vitality) "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking luster or shine) "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

lusterlessness, Noun

(n)

flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte: (the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss)

lustful, Adjective

(s)

lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful: (driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires) "libidinous orgies"

(s)

lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious: (characterized by lust) "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

(s)

lustful, lusty, concupiscent: (vigorously passionate)

lustfulness, Noun

(n)

lecherousness, lust, lustfulness: (a strong sexual desire)

lustiness, Noun

(n)

robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity: (the property of being strong and healthy in constitution)

lustre, Noun

(n)

luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour: (a quality that outshines the usual)

(n)

luster, lustre: (a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain)

(n)

shininess, sheen, luster, lustre: (the visual property of something that shines with reflected light)

lustreless, Adjective

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking brilliance or vitality) "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

(s)

lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless: (lacking luster or shine) "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

lustrelessness, Noun

(n)

flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte: (the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss)

lustrous, Adjective

(s)

bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny: (made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow) "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"

(s)

glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining: (reflecting light) "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"

(s)

lustrous: (brilliant) "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"

lusty, Adjective

(s)

hearty, full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded: (endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health) "a hearty glow of health"

(s)

lustful, lusty, concupiscent: (vigorously passionate)

lutanist, Noun

(n)

lutist, lutanist, lutenist: (a musician who plays the lute)

lute, Noun

(n)

lute, luting: (a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid)

(n)

lute: (chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard)

lutecium, Noun

(n)

lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic_number_71: (a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium)

lutefisk, Noun

(n)

lutefisk, lutfisk: (dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency)

lutein, Noun

(n)

xanthophyll, xanthophyl, lutein: (yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks)

lutenist, Noun

(n)

lutist, lutanist, lutenist: (a musician who plays the lute)

luteotropin, Noun

(n)

prolactin, lactogenic_hormone, luteotropin: (gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition)

lutetium, Noun

(n)

lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic_number_71: (a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium)

lutfisk, Noun

(n)

lutefisk, lutfisk: (dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency)

luting, Noun

(n)

lute, luting: (a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid)

lutist, Noun

(n)

lutist, lutanist, lutenist: (a musician who plays the lute)

lux, Noun

(n)

lux, lx: (a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle)

luxate, Verb

(v)

dislocate, luxate, splay, slip: (move out of position) "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

luxe, Adjective

(s)

deluxe, de_luxe, luxe: (elegant and sumptuous) "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"

luxuria, Noun

(n)

lust, luxuria: (self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))

luxuriance, Noun

(n)

luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness: (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses)

luxuriant, Adjective

(s)

elaborate, luxuriant: (marked by complexity and richness of detail) "an elaborate lace pattern"

(s)

epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous: (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses) "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"

(s)

exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous: (produced or growing in extreme abundance) "their riotous blooming"

luxuriate, Verb

(v)

indulge, luxuriate: (enjoy to excess) "She indulges in ice cream"

(v)

luxuriate, wanton: (become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)

(v)

luxuriate: (thrive profusely or flourish extensively)

luxurious, Adjective

(s)

deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous: (rich and superior in quality) "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

(s)

epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous: (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses) "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"

luxuriousness, Noun

(n)

luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness: (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living)

luxury, Noun

(n)

lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity, sumptuousness: (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)

(n)

luxury: (something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity)

(n)

luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness: (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living)

lvi, Adjective

(s)

fifty-six, 56, lvi: (being six more than fifty)

lvii, Adjective

(s)

fifty-seven, 57, lvii: (being seven more than fifty)

lviii, Adjective

(s)

fifty-eight, 58, lviii: (being eight more than fifty)

lx, Adjective

(s)

sixty, 60, lx, threescore: (being ten more than fifty)

lxi, Adjective

(s)

sixty-one, 61, lxi: (being one more than sixty)

lxii, Adjective

(s)

sixty-two, 62, lxii: (being two more than sixty)

lxiii, Adjective

(s)

sixty-three, 63, lxiii: (being three more than sixty)

lxiv, Adjective

(s)

sixty-four, 64, lxiv: (being four more than sixty)

lxv, Adjective

(s)

sixty-five, 65, lxv: (being five more than sixty)

lxvi, Adjective

(s)

sixty-six, 66, lxvi: (being six more than sixty)

lxvii, Adjective

(s)

sixty-seven, 67, lxvii: (being seven more than sixty)

lxviii, Adjective

(s)

sixty-eight, 68, lxviii: (being eight more than sixty)

lxx, Adjective

(s)

seventy, 70, lxx: (being ten more than sixty)

lxxi, Adjective

(s)

seventy-one, 71, lxxi: (being one more than seventy)

lxxii, Adjective

(s)

seventy-two, 72, lxxii: (being two more than seventy)

lxxiii, Adjective

(s)

seventy-three, 73, lxxiii: (being three more than seventy)

lxxiv, Adjective

(s)

seventy-four, 74, lxxiv: (being four more than seventy)

lxxv, Adjective

(s)

seventy-five, 75, lxxv: (being five more than seventy)

lxxvi, Adjective

(s)

seventy-six, 76, lxxvi: (being six more than seventy)

lxxvii, Adjective

(s)

seventy-seven, 77, lxxvii: (being seven more than seventy)

lxxviii, Adjective

(s)

seventy-eight, 78, lxxviii: (being eight more than seventy)

lxxx, Adjective

(s)

eighty, 80, lxxx, fourscore: (being ten more than seventy)

lxxxi, Adjective

(s)

eighty-one, 81, lxxxi: (being one more than eighty)

lxxxii, Adjective

(s)

eighty-two, 82, lxxxii: (being two more than eighty)

lxxxiii, Adjective

(s)

eighty-three, 83, lxxxiii: (being three more than eighty)

lxxxiv, Adjective

(s)

eighty-four, 84, lxxxiv: (being four more than eighty)

lxxxv, Adjective

(s)

eighty-five, 85, lxxxv: (being five more than eighty)

lxxxvi, Adjective

(s)

eighty-six, 86, lxxxvi: (being six more than eighty)

lxxxvii, Adjective

(s)

eighty-seven, 87, lxxxvii: (being seven more than eighty)

lxxxviii, Adjective

(s)

eighty-eight, 88, lxxxviii: (being eight more than eighty)

lycanthrope, Noun

(n)

werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou: (a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again)

lycee, Noun

(n)

secondary_school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle_school: (a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12)

lyceum, Noun

(n)

lyceum: (a public hall for lectures and concerts)

(n)

secondary_school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle_school: (a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12)

lychee, Noun

(n)

litchi, litchi_nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee: (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

lychgate, Noun

(n)

lychgate, lichgate: (a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals)

lychnis, Noun

(n)

lychnis, catchfly: (mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone)

lycopod, Noun

(n)

club_moss, club-moss, lycopod: (primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles)

lying-in, Noun

(n)

parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed: (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child) "she was in labor for six hours"

lying, Noun

(n)

lying, prevarication, fabrication: (the deliberate act of deviating from the truth)

lymph, Noun

(n)

lymph: (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)

lymphangiectasia, Noun

(n)

lymphangiectasia, lymphangiectasis: (dilatation of a lymph vessel)

lymphangiectasis, Noun

(n)

lymphangiectasia, lymphangiectasis: (dilatation of a lymph vessel)

lymphangiography, Noun

(n)

lymphangiography, lymphography: (roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram)

lymphatic, Adjective

(a)

lymphatic: (of or relating to or produced by lymph)

lymphedema, Noun

(n)

lymphedema: (swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas)

lymphocyte, Noun

(n)

lymphocyte, lymph_cell: (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

lymphocytic, Adjective

(a)

lymphocytic: (of or relating to lymphocytes) "lymphocytic leukemia"

lymphocytopenia, Noun

(n)

lymphocytopenia, lymphopenia: (an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood)

lymphogranuloma, Noun

(n)

lymphogranuloma: (swelling of a lymph node)

lymphography, Noun

(n)

lymphangiography, lymphography: (roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram)

lymphokine, Noun

(n)

lymphokine: (a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages))

lymphoma, Noun

(n)

lymphoma: (a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer)

lymphopenia, Noun

(n)

lymphocytopenia, lymphopenia: (an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood)

lynch, Verb

(v)

lynch: (kill without legal sanction) "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

lynching, Noun

(n)

lynching: (putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law)

lynchpin, Noun

(n)

anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin: (a central cohesive source of support and stability) "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

(n)

linchpin, lynchpin: (pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on)

lynx-eyed, Adjective

(s)

argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted: (having very keen vision) "quick-sighted as a cat"

lynx, Noun

(n)

lynx: (a text browser)

(n)

lynx, catamount: (short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur)

lyophilisation, Noun

(n)

freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation: (a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes)

lyophilise, Verb

(v)

lyophilize, lyophilise: (to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum)

lyophilised, Adjective

(s)

lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried: (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)

lyophilization, Noun

(n)

freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation: (a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes)

lyophilize, Verb

(v)

lyophilize, lyophilise: (to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum)

lyophilized, Adjective

(s)

lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried: (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)

lyre-flower, Noun

(n)

bleeding_heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra_spectabilis: (garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers)

lyreflower, Noun

(n)

bleeding_heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra_spectabilis: (garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers)

lyric, Adjective

(a)

lyric: (used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range) "a lyric soprano"

(a)

lyric: (relating to or being musical drama) "the lyric stage"

(a)

lyric: (of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)) "lyric poetry"

(s)

lyric, lyrical: (expressing deep emotion) "the dancer's lyrical performance"

lyric, Noun

(n)

lyric, words, language: (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number) "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

(n)

lyric, lyric_poem: (a short poem of songlike quality)

lyric, Verb

(v)

lyric: (write lyrics for (a song))

lyrical, Adjective

(s)

lyric, lyrical: (expressing deep emotion) "the dancer's lyrical performance"

(s)

lyrical: (suitable for or suggestive of singing)

lyricality, Noun

(n)

lyricality, lyricism, songfulness: (the property of being suitable for singing)

lyricism, Noun

(n)

lyricality, lyricism, songfulness: (the property of being suitable for singing)

(n)

lyricism: (unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm)

lyricist, Noun

(n)

lyricist, lyrist: (a person who writes the words for songs)

lyrist, Noun

(n)

lyricist, lyrist: (a person who writes the words for songs)

lysogenicity, Noun

(n)

lysogeny, lysogenicity: (the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material) "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"

lysogenisation, Noun

(n)

lysogenization, lysogenisation: (the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome)

lysogenization, Noun

(n)

lysogenization, lysogenisation: (the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome)

lysogeny, Noun

(n)

lysogeny, lysogenicity: (the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material) "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"

lysozyme, Noun

(n)

lysozyme, muramidase: (an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria)

lyssa, Noun

(n)

rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness: (an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain)