| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| lubricant | adjective | Lubricating., That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery. |
| lubricate | verb t. | To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied., To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow. |
| lubricity | noun | Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property, which diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil., Slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of fortune., Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency. |
| lubricous | adjective | Lubric. |
| lucidness | noun | The quality of being lucid; lucidity. |
| lucifrian | adjective | Luciferian; satanic. |
| lucimeter | noun | an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a photometer. |
| luckiness | noun | The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event., Good fortune; favorable issue or event. |
| lucrative | adjective | Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office., Greedy of gain. |
| luctation | noun | Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor. |
| lucubrate | noun | To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night., To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor. |
| lucullite | noun | A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental purposes. |
| ludicrous | adjective | Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. |
| ludlamite | noun | A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron. |
| ludwigite | noun | A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color. |
| lullingly | adverb | In a lulling manner; soothingly. |
| lumbering | present participle & vb. noun | of Lumber, The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber. |
| lumbermen | plural | of Lumberman |
| lumberman | noun | One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment. |
| lumbrical | adjective | Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feet., A lumbrical muscle. |
| lumbricus | noun | A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochaeta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm. |
| lunisolar | adjective | Resulting from the united action, or pertaining to the mutual relations, of the sun and moon. |
| lunistice | noun | The farthest point of the moon’s northing and southing, in its monthly revolution. |
| lunitidal | adjective | Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon. |
| lunulated | adjective | Resembling a small crescent. |
| lupulinic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin. |
| lurcation | noun | Gluttony; gormandizing. |
| lurchline | noun | The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds. |
| lusorious | adjective | Alt. of Lusory |
| lustering | present participle & vb. noun | of Lustre, The act or process of imparting a luster, as to pottery., The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes. |
| lustihead | noun | See Lustihood. |
| lustihood | noun | State of being lusty; vigor of body. |
| lustiness | noun | State of being lusty; vigor; strength. |
| lustrated | imp. & past participle | of Lustrate |
| lustrical | adjective | Pertaining to, or used for, purification. |
| lutarious | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. |
| lutescent | adjective | Of a yellowish color. |
| lutherism | noun | The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church. |
| lutulence | noun | The state or quality of being lutulent. |
| luxuriant | adjective | Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. |
| luxuriate | verb i. | To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance., To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures., To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description. |
| luxuriety | noun | Luxuriance. |
| luxurious | adjective | Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. |