| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| labara | plural | of Labarum |
| labefy | verb t. | To weaken or impair. |
| labent | adjective | Slipping; sliding; gliding. |
| labial | adjective | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins., Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe., Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w., Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178., Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium., A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w., An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe., One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. |
| labile | adjective | Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. |
| labium | noun | A lip, or liplike organ., The lip of an organ pipe., The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva., The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillae, usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum)., Inner margin of the aperture of a shell. |
| lablab | noun | an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab). |
| labras | noun pl. | Lips. |
| labrum | noun | A lip or edge, as of a basin., An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of Hymenoptera., The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See Univalve. |
| labrus | noun | A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See Wrasse. |
| laccic | adjective | Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid. |
| laccin | noun | A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac. |
| lacing | present participle & vb. noun | of Lace, The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces., A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts., A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc., A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut. |
| lacert | noun | A muscle of the human body. |
| laches | noun | Alt. of Lache |
| lacked | imp. & past participle | of Lack |
| lacker | noun | One who lacks or is in want., See Lacquer. |
| lackey | verb | An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower., To attend as a lackey; to wait upon., To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance. |
| lacmus | noun | See Litmus. |
| lactam | noun | One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol. |
| lactic | adjective | Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. |
| lactim | noun | One of a series of anhydrides resembling the lactams, but of an imido type; as, isatine is a lactim. Cf. Lactam. |
| lactin | noun | See Lactose. |
| lactyl | noun | An organic residue or radical derived from lactic acid. |
| lacuna | noun | A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus., A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane. |
| lacune | noun | A lacuna. |
| ladder | verb i. | A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps., That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence. |
| laddie | noun | A lad; a male sweetheart. |
| lading | present participle & vb. noun | of Lade, The act of loading., That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, the lading of a ship. |
| ladied | adjective | Ladylike; not rough; gentle. |
| ladify | verb t. | To make a lady of; to make ladylike. |
| ladino | noun | One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; — so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge. |
| ladkin | noun | A little lad. |
| ladled | imp. & past participle | of Ladle |
| ladies | plural | of Lady |
| laevo- | A prefix. See Levo. | |
| lagged | imp. & past participle | of Lag |
| lagena | noun | The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea, in fishes and amphibians. |
| lagger | noun | A laggard. |
| lagoon | noun | A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice., A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. |
| lagune | noun | See Lagoon. |
| laical | adjective | Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. |
| laidly | adjective | Ugly; loathsome. |
| lammed | imp. & past participle | of Lam |
| lamaic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Lamaism. |
| lambed | imp. & past participle | of Lamb |
| lambda | noun | The name of the Greek letter /, /, corresponding with the English letter L, l., The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. |
| laming | present participle & vb. noun | of Lame |
| lamely | adverb | An a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn. |
| lament | verb i. | To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn., To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail., Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping., An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like. |
| lamina | noun | A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; — said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals., The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower., A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather. |
| lamish | adjective | Somewhat lame. |
| lammas | noun | The first day of August; — called also Lammas day, and Lammastide. |
| lampad | noun | A lamp or candlestick. |
| lampas | noun | An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; — called also lampers. |
| lampic | adjective | Pertaining to, or produced by, a lamp; — formerly said of a supposed acid. |
| lanary | noun | A place for storing wool. |
| lanate | Alt. of Lanated | |
| lanced | imp. & past participle | of Lance |
| lancer | noun | One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations., A lancet., A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement. |
| lancet | noun | A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc., An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. |
| landed | imp. & past participle | of Land, Having an estate in land., Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property; landed security. |
| landau | noun | A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage. |
| lander | noun | One who lands, or makes a landing., A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore. |
| langya | noun | One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, remarkable for their power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life; — called also walking fishes. |
| lanier | noun | A thong of leather; a whip lash., A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. |
| lankly | adverb | In a lank manner. |
| lanner | noun m. | Alt. of Lanneret |
| lanseh | noun | The small, whitish brown fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable subacid taste. |
| lanugo | noun | The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth. |
| lanyer | noun | See Lanier. |
| lapped | imp. & past participle | of Lap |
| lapdog | noun | A small dog fondled in the lap. |
| lapful | noun | As much as the lap can contain. |
| lapper | noun | One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue. |
| lappet | noun | A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress., To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. |
| lappic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps., The language of the Lapps. See Lappish. |
| lapsed | imp. & past participle | of Lapse, Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; — restricted to figurative uses., Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy. |
| laguay | noun | A lackey. |
| larded | imp. & past participle | of Lard |
| larder | noun | A room or place where meat and other articles of food are kept before they are cooked. |
| lardon | noun | Alt. of Lardoon |
| lardry | noun | A larder. |
| larget | noun | A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet. |
| lariat | noun | A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; — used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering., To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat. |
| larine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Laridae). |
| larked | imp. & past participle | of Lark |
| larker | noun | A catcher of larks., One who indulges in a lark or frolic. |
| laroid | adjective | Like or belonging to the Gull family (Laridae). |
| larrup | verb t. | To beat or flog soundly. |
| larvae | plural | of Larva |
| larvas | plural | of Larva |
| larval | adjective | Of or pertaining to a larva. |
| larves | plural | of Larve |
| larynx | noun | The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis. |
| lascar | noun | A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. |
| lashed | imp. & past participle | of Lash |
| lashng | present participle & vb. noun | of Lash |
| lasher | noun | One who whips or lashes., A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; — called also lashing., A weir in a river. |
| lasket | noun | latching. |
| lassie | noun | A young girl; a lass. |
| lassos | plural | of Lasso |
| lasted | imp. & past participle | of Last |
| laster | noun | A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last. |
| lastly | adverb | In the last place; in conclusion., at last; finally. |
| lateen | adjective | Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below. |
| lately | adverb | Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy. |
| latent | adjective | Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action. |
| lathed | imp. & past participle | of Lath |
| lather | noun | Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water., Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse., To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face., To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse., To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. |
| latian | adjective | Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy. See Latin. |
| lation | noun | Transportation; conveyance. |
| latish | adjective | Somewhat late. |
| latoun | noun | Latten, 1. |
| latria | noun | The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; — distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints. |
| latten | noun | A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; — called also latten brass., Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten. |
| latter | adjective | Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; — opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain., Of two things, the one mentioned second., Recent; modern., Last; latest; final. |
| lauded | imp. & past participle | of Laud |
| lauder | noun | One who lauds. |
| launce | noun | A lance., A balance., See Lant, the fish. |
| launch | verb i. | To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly., To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce., To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship., To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise., To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; — often with out., The act of launching., The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built., The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. |
| laurel | noun | An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; — called also sweet bay., A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; — especially in the plural; as, to win laurels., An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king’s head on it was crowned with laurel. |
| laurer | noun | Laurel. |
| lauric | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis). |
| laurin | noun | A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids. |
| laurus | noun | A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus. |
| laving | present participle & vb. noun | of Lave, Being alive; having life; as, a living creature., Active; lively; vigorous; — said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle., Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; — opposed to stagnant., Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening., Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live. |
| laveer | verb i. | To beat against the wind; to tack. |
| lavish | adjective | Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise., Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits., To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise. |
| lavolt | noun | Alt. of Lavolta |
| lavour | noun | A laver. |
| lawful | adjective | Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent., Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. |
| lawing | noun | Going to law; litigation., Expeditation. |
| lawyer | noun | One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates., The black-necked stilt. See Stilt., The bowfin (Amia calva)., The burbot (Lota maculosa). |
| laxity | adjective | The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness. |
| laying | present participle & vb. noun | of Lay, The act of one who, or that which, lays., The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch., The first coat on laths of plasterer’s two-coat work. |
| laymen | plural | of Layman |
| layman | noun | One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do., A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above). |
| layner | noun | A whiplash. |
| lazing | present participle & vb. noun | of Laze |
| lazily | adverb | In a lazy manner. |
| lazuli | noun | A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued for ornamental work. Called also lapis lazuli, and Armenian stone. |