| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| lubber | noun | A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. |
| lubric | adjective | Alt. of Lubrical |
| lucent | adjective | Shining; bright; resplendent. |
| lucern | noun | A sort of hunting dog; — perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland., An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx)., A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; — called also alfalfa., A lamp. |
| lucule | noun | A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface. |
| lucuma | noun | An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits. |
| luffed | imp. & past participle | of Luff |
| luffer | noun | See Louver. |
| lugged | imp. & past participle | of Lug |
| lugger | noun | A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix., An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon. |
| lulled | imp. & past participle | of Lull |
| luller | noun | One who, or that which, lulls. |
| lumbar | adjective | Alt. of Lumbal |
| lumbal | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar arteries. |
| lumber | noun | A pawnbroker’s shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn., Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value., Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber., To heap together in disorder., To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room., To move heavily, as if burdened., To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble., To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market. |
| lumine | verb i. | To illumine. |
| lummox | noun | A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. |
| lumped | imp. & past participle | of Lump |
| lumper | noun | The European eelpout; — called also lumpen., One who lumps., A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor. |
| lunacy | noun | Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, — formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation., A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism. |
| lunary | adjective | Lunar., The herb moonwort or “honesty”., A low fleshy fern (Botrychium Lunaria) with lunate segments of the leaf or frond. |
| lunate | adjective | Alt. of Lunated |
| lunged | imp. & past participle | of Lunge, Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs. |
| lungie | noun | A guillemot. |
| lungis | noun | A lingerer; a dull, drowsy fellow. |
| lunula | noun | Same as Lunule. |
| lunule | noun | Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune., A lune. See Lune., A small or narrow crescent., A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve. |
| lupine | noun | A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially L. albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis. There are many species in California., Wolfish; ravenous. |
| lurdan | adjective | Stupid; blockish., A blockhead. |
| luring | present participle & vb. noun | of Lure |
| lurked | imp. & past participle | of Lurk |
| lurker | noun | One who lurks., A small fishing boat. |
| lusern | noun | A lynx. See 1st Lucern and Loup-cervier. |
| lusory | adjective | Used in play; sportive; playful. |
| lusted | imp. & past participle | of Lust |
| luster | noun | One who lusts., Alt. of Lustre, Alt. of Lustre |
| lustre | noun | Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter., Renown; splendor; distinction; glory., A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character., The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities., A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as plumbago and some of the glazes., A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, — used for women’s dresses., To make lustrous., Same as Luster. |
| lustic | adjective | Lusty; vigorous. |
| lustra | plural | of Lustrum |
| luting | present participle & vb. noun | of Lute, See Lute, a cement. |
| luteic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola)., Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias. |
| lutein | noun | A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum. |
| luteo- | A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow. | |
| lutist | noun | One who plays on a lute. |
| lutose | adjective | Covered with clay; miry. |
| luwack | noun | See Paradoxure. |
| luxate | adjective | Luxated., To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate. |
| luxive | adjective | Given to luxury; voluptuous. |
| luxury | noun | A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes., Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury., Lechery; lust., Luxuriance; exuberance. |