Words starting with L — 777 entries

The 777 dictionary words that begin with the letter L, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• l2 sensesThe twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
• L5 sensesThe twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
• L.2 sensesLatin
• la9 sensesA syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
• La1 senseA surname
• la-la5 sensesOf indifferent quality; so-so.
• lab5 sensesA laboratory.
• Lab2 sensesA river in Kosovo.
• label17 sensesA small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
• Label1 sensea language spoken in Papua New Guinea
• labeled3 sensesHaving a label, tagged.
• Labor2 sensesThe Australian Labor Party.
• laboratory2 sensesA room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
• labour14 sensesAn effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
• labyrinth11 sensesA maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially…
• lace12 sensesA light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
• Lacey5 sensesA Norman habitational surname from Old French from a place Lassy in Calvados.
• lack7 sensesA deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
• lacking2 sensesThe absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.
• Lacks1 senseA surname
• lacrosse1 senseA sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals…
• lad6 sensesA boy or young man.
• ladder11 sensesA frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross…
• laddie1 senseA small boy.
• laden5 sensesWeighed down with a load, burdened.
• ladies2 sensesAn initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
• lads1 senseA group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
• lady17 sensesA woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
• Lady8 sensesAn aristocratic title for a woman.
• ladyship2 sensesTerm of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
• lafayette2 sensesThe dollarfish.
• Lafayette17 sensesGilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for…
• LaFayette5 sensesA surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette.
• lag19 sensesLate.
• LAG1 senseLoose (inclined to play many starting hands, including weak ones) and aggressive (inclined to raise often).
• lager2 sensesA type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
• lagoon1 senseA shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
• Lahey1 senseA surname from Irish.
• lai1 senseA mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and…
• Lai3 sensesA Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.
• laid1 senseMarked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
• Laid1 senseA surname.
• Laila1 senseA female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
• lair13 sensesA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
• Lair1 senseA surname.
• laird4 sensesAn aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans.
• Laird7 sensesA surname.
• lake13 sensesA large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
• Lake17 sensesA surname.
• Lakes3 sensesThe Lake District, a rural area in northwest England.
• lakh3 sensesOne hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
• Lakshmi2 sensesThe Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).
• Lala1 senseA language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
• lam4 sensesTo beat or thrash.
• Lam1 senseA surname from Cantonese.
• lama2 sensesA master of Tibetan Buddhism.
• Lama1 senseA surname.
• Lamar17 sensesA habitational surname from Old French.
• lamb10 sensesA young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.
• Lamb6 sensesA surname from Middle English.
• lambert1 sensea cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre
• Lambert8 sensesA male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
• Lamborghini3 sensesA surname from Italian.
• lame11 sensesUnable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
• Lame1 senseA surname.
• lamp8 sensesA device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
• Lamp1 senseA surname.
• Lan2 sensesA surname from Chinese.
• LAN1 senseAn in-person tournament that uses LAN.
• lana1 senseThe tree Genipa americana.
• Lana1 senseA female given name from Russian.
• Lancaster34 sensesA habitational surname from Old English.
• lance14 sensesA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
• Lance3 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Lancelot4 sensesOne of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.
• land29 sensesThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
• Land1 senseA surname from Middle English.
• landed2 sensesIn possession of land.
• landing5 sensesAn arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
• Landing6 sensesFormer name of Dease Lake (town).
• landlady1 senseA female landlord.
• landlord4 sensesA person that leases real property; a lessor.
• landmark5 sensesA recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
• Landry2 sensesA surname from French.
• landscape9 sensesA portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
• landslide3 sensesA natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
• lane13 sensesA road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
• Lane14 sensesA topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.
• lanes2 sensesbowling alley
• lang1 senselong
• Lang9 sensesA surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
• langley1 senseA unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.
• Langley27 sensesOne of numerous places in England: A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
• Langston5 sensesA habitational surname from Old English.
• language13 sensesA body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
• lantern12 sensesA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
• Lao4 sensesA Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
• lap31 sensesThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
• LAPD1 senseLink Access Procedures, D channel; specified in ITU-T Q.920 and ITU-T Q.921. The second layer protocol on the ISDN protocol stack.
• lapse13 sensesA temporary failure; a slip.
• laptop3 sensesA laptop computer.
• Lara3 sensesA suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• larceny2 sensesThe unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
• lard10 sensesFat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
• Lard1 senseA surname.
• large14 sensesOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
• Large1 senseA surname.
• largely4 sensesIn a widespread or large manner.
• lark9 sensesAny of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
• Lark5 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.
• Larkin7 sensesA surname.
• larry1 senseA confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.
• Larry2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
• Lars1 senseA male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
• Larsen1 senseA surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.
• Larson1 senseA surname transferred from the given name.
• lasagna3 sensesA flat sheet of pasta.
• laser8 sensesA device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
• Laser1 senseA simple type of dinghy
• lash26 sensesThe thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
• Lash1 senseA surname.
• lass5 sensesA girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
• lassie1 senseA young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
• Lassie1 senseA name given to female dogs.
• last20 sensesFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
• Last1 senseA surname.
• last-minute2 sensesJust before it is too late; in the nick of time.
• lasting5 sensesPersisting for an extended period of time.
• latch12 sensesTo close or lock as if with a latch.
• late14 sensesNear the end of a period of time.
• late-night1 senseOf, or related to the late night time.
• lately3 sensesRecently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
• later7 sensesAfterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
• lateral13 sensesTo the side; of or pertaining to the side. Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the…
• latest4 sensesMost recent.
• latex4 sensesThe milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
• LaTeX1 senseA digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout, based on TeX; often stylized as LaTeX.
• Latin16 sensesOf or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
• Latino3 sensesOf Latin American descent, Hispanic.
• latitude6 sensesThe angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
• latte4 sensesA drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
• latter3 sensesNear (or nearer) to the end.
• lau1 senseTo place upon; to put down onto.
• Lau1 senseA surname from Chinese.
• laugh8 sensesAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
• laughing1 senseverbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
• laughter3 sensesThe sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
• Laughter1 senseA surname.
• launch16 sensesTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• launching1 senseThe act by which something is launched; a launch.
• laundering1 senseThe act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
• laundry5 sensesA laundering; a washing.
• laura2 sensesA number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
• Laura1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• laurel9 sensesAn evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their…
• Laurel23 sensesFormerly, a participant aged sixteen or seventeen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
• Lauren4 sensesA unisex given name. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence
• laurence1 senseSynonym of lowrie.
• Laurence2 sensesA male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
• Laurent1 senseA surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence
• Laurie6 sensesA unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given names Laurence or Lawrence; alternative form of Lawrie; a pet form of the male given name…
• lava6 sensesThe molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
• Lava1 senseOne of the twin children of Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.
• lavatory18 sensesA vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
• lavender7 sensesAny of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
• Lavender5 sensesA surname.
• law29 sensesThe body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
• Law9 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• lawful4 sensesConforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
• lawfully1 senseConforming to the law; legally.
• lawn7 sensesGround (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
• Lawn4 sensesA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Lawrence23 sensesA male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
• laws2 sensesThe police.
• Laws3 sensesA surname.
• lawson1 sensea chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)
• Lawson8 sensesAn English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
• lawsuit2 sensesIn civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
• lawyer12 sensesA professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
• Lawyer1 senseA male given name.
• lax8 sensesA salmon.
• Lax1 senseA surname.
• LAX1 senseLos Angeles International Airport
• lay43 sensesTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• Lay2 sensesA river in western France.
• layer13 sensesA single thickness of some material covering a surface.
• Layer1 senseA surname.
• laying1 senseThe act by which something is laid (in any sense).
• Layla1 senseA female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
• layout9 sensesA structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
• Lazarus8 sensesLazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.
• lazy12 sensesUnwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
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• Le1 senseA surname.
• lea3 sensesAn open field, meadow, pasture.
• Lea9 sensesA female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
• lead63 sensesA heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little…
• Lead2 sensesA civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
• leader24 sensesAny person who leads or directs.
• Leader4 sensesA surname originating as an occupation for a person who led a horse and cart.