| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| lares | plural | of Lar, See 1st Lar. |
| larch | noun | A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle). |
| lardy | adjective | Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard. |
| large | superl. | Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; — opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city., Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions., Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse., Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; — said of the mind and heart., Free; unembarrassed., Unrestrained by decorum; — said of language., Prodigal in expending; lavish., Crossing the line of a ship’s course in a favorable direction; — said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter., Freely; licentiously., A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves. |
| largo | adjective & adverb | Slow or slowly; — more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn., A movement or piece in largo time. |
| larry | noun | Same as Lorry, or Lorrie. |
| larum | noun | See Alarum, and Alarm. |
| larva | noun | Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc., The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape. |
| larve | noun | A larva. |