| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| labefaction | noun | The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. |
| labidometer | noun | A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head. |
| labiodental | adjective | Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v., A labiodental sound or letter. |
| labradorite | noun | A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar. |
| labyrinthal | adjective | Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian. |
| labyrinthic | adjective | Alt. of Labyrinthical |
| lacertilian | adjective & noun | Same as Lacertian. |
| lacertiloid | adjective | Like or belonging to the Lacertilia. |
| lace-winged | adjective | Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace-winged flies. |
| lachrymable | adjective | Lamentable. |
| laciniolate | adjective | Consisting of, or abounding in, very minute laciniae. |
| laconically | adverb | In a laconic manner. |
| lactescence | noun | The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color., The latex of certain plants. See Latex. |
| lactiferous | adjective | Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants. |
| lactoabumin | noun | The albumin present on milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of milk. |
| lactucarium | noun | The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium. |
| lady-killer | noun | A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. |
| lady’s comb | An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. | |
| lady’s hair | A plant of the genus Briza (B. media); a variety of quaking grass. | |
| lady’s seal | The European Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum verticillatum)., The black bryony (Tamus communis). | |
| laemodipoda | noun pl. | A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus, and Caprella are examples. |
| lambskinnet | noun | See Lansquenet. |
| lamellicorn | adjective | Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; — said of certain coleopterous insects., Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; — said of antennae., A lamellicorn insect. |
| lamelliform | adjective | Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar. |
| lamentation | noun | The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning., A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents. |
| lamentingly | adverb | In a lamenting manner. |
| lammergeier | noun | A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle. |
| lamplighter | noun | One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps., The calico bass. |
| lacasterian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them. |
| lanceolated | adjective | Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf. |
| lancepesade | noun | An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; — called also lance corporal. |
| lanciferous | adjective | Bearing a lance. |
| lancinating | present participle & vb. noun | of Lanciname, Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains). |
| lancination | noun | A tearing; laceration. |
| landgravine | noun | The wife of a landgrave. |
| landlordism | noun | The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased agricultural lands. |
| landlouping | adjective | Vagrant; wandering about. |
| landscapist | noun | A painter of landscapes. |
| langteraloo | noun | An old game at cards. See Loo (a). |
| langue d’oc | The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for “yes” was oc); Provencal. | |
| languishing | present participle & vb. noun | of Languish, Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength., Amorously pensive; as, languishing eyes, or look. |
| laniariform | adjective | Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth. |
| lapidarious | adjective | Consisting of stones. |
| lapidescent | adjective | Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies., Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone. |
| lapidifical | adjective | Forming or converting into stone. |
| lapidifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Lapidify |
| lapillation | noun | The state of being, or the act of making, stony. |
| lap-jointed | adjective | Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work. |
| large-acred | adjective | Possessing much land. |
| largifluous | adjective | Flowing copiously. |
| lark’s-heel | noun | Indian cress. |
| larviparous | adjective | Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; — said of certain insects. |
| larypgismus | noun | A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening. |
| laryngology | noun | Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx. |
| laryngotome | noun | An instrument for performing laryngotomy. |
| laryngotomy | noun | The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies. |
| lasciviency | noun | Lasciviousness; wantonness. |
| latchstring | noun | A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. |
| lateritious | adjective | Like bricks; of the color of red bricks. |
| lath-shaped | adjective | Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; — said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections. |
| latibulized | imp. & past participle | of Latibulize |
| laticostate | adjective | Broad-ribbed. |
| latidentate | adjective | Broad-toothed. |
| latifoliate | adjective | Alt. of Latifolious |
| latifolious | adjective | Having broad leaves. |
| latirostral | adjective | Alt. of Latirostrous |
| latirostres | noun pl. | The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies. |
| latisternal | adjective | Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; — said of anthropoid apes. |
| latitudinal | adjective | Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude. |
| latreutical | adjective | Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting., Of or pertaining to latria. |
| latticework | noun | Same as Lattice, n., 1. |
| laudability | noun | Laudableness; praiseworthiness. |
| laughworthy | adjective | Deserving to be laughed at. |
| lauriferous | adjective | Producing, or bringing, laurel. |
| lavoltateer | noun | A dancer of the lavolta. |
| law-abiding | adjective | Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people. |