Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
latch |
verb t. |
To smear; to anoint., That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare., A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted., A latching., A crossbow., To catch so as to hold., To catch or fasten by means of a latch. |
lated |
adjective |
Belated; too late. |
later |
noun |
A brick or tile., Compar. of Late, a. & adv. |
lates |
noun |
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes. |
latex |
noun |
A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation. |
laths |
plural |
of Lath |
lathe |
noun |
Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent., A granary; a barn., A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool., The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; — called also lay and batten. |
lathy |
adjective |
Like a lath; long and slender. |
latin |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language., Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom., A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman., The language of the ancient Romans., An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin., A member of the Roman Catholic Church., To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. |
laton |
noun |
Alt. of Latoun |