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.

• likely10 sensesProbable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
• Likely2 sensesA surname.
• likeness4 sensesThe state or quality of being like or alike.
• likewise3 sensesIn a similar manner.
• liking2 sensesA like; a predilection.
• lil1 senseA book.
• Lil1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Lilian/Lillian/Lily.
• lila1 senseThe play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy.
• Lila2 sensesA female given name from Arabic.
• Lili1 senseA female given name, variant of Lily.
• lilith1 senseA type of female Mesopotamian demon, typically seen as coming to men in dreams and as endangering women during pregnancy or childbirth.
• Lilith4 sensesA Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
• Lillian1 senseA female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK).
• Lilly6 sensesA female given name, variant of Lily.
• lily7 sensesAny of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
• Lily1 senseA female given name from English, popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.
• Lim2 sensesA surname from Korean.
• lima2 sensesLima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
• Lima18 sensesThe capital city of Peru.
• limb11 sensesA major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
• Limb1 senseA surname.
• limbo10 sensesA speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might…
• lime19 sensesAny inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
• limestone1 senseAn abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and…
• Limestone13 sensesA number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
• limit16 sensesA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
• limited3 sensesWith certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
• limitless1 senseWithout limits in extent, size, or quantity.
• limousine4 sensesAn automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
• limp15 sensesTo walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
• limping1 senseThe motion of one who limps.
• lin1 senseTo desist, to stop, to cease.
• Lin7 sensesA male or female given name.
• Lina1 senseA female given name, occasionally used in English.
• Lincoln54 sensesA city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9771).
• Linda4 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• linden3 sensesAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
• Linden36 sensesAn English surname from Old English, a variant of Lyndon.
• Lindsay14 sensesA surname A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of…
• Lindsey5 sensesA geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
• line72 sensesA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
• Line1 senseAn English and Scottish surname.
• LINE1 senseA close quarters combat system, see LINE (combat system) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• lineage3 sensesDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
• linear10 sensesHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
• Linear1 senseA comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See…
• lined3 sensesHaving a lining, an inner layer or covering.
• linen5 sensesThread or cloth made from flax fiber.
• Linen1 senseA surname.
• liner15 sensesSomeone who fits a lining to something.
• Liner1 senseA surname.
• LINER1 senselow ionization nuclear emission line region
• lines5 sensesWords spoken by the actors.
• Lines1 senseA surname.
• lineup11 sensesA physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
• ling4 sensesAny of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
• Ling1 senseA surname.
• linger3 sensesTo stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• Linger1 senseA surname.
• lingerie2 sensesUnderwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
• lingering1 senseThat which lingers; a remnant.
• lining3 sensesA covering for the inside surface of something.
• link23 sensesA connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
• Link4 sensesA surname.
• linked2 sensesConnected, either with links, or as if with links.
• linking2 sensesServing to connect other things together.
• links1 senseA golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
• Linus2 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• lion9 sensesA big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• Lion5 sensesThe constellation and zodiacal sign Leo.
• lionel1 senselion cub
• Lionel2 sensesA male given name from Latin of mostly British usage.
• Lions3 sensesThe Sri Lanka national cricket team.
• lip19 sensesEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
• lips1 senseTo kiss (passionately), to smooch.
• Lips1 senseA surname.
• lipstick4 sensesMakeup for the lips.
• liquid8 sensesA substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another…
• liquor11 sensesA liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
• lira6 sensesThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• Lira1 senseA surname from Spanish.
• lire5 sensesFlesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
• Lisa2 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Lisbon23 sensesA port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.
• Lise2 sensesA female given name from French.
• list34 sensesA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
• List1 senseA surname.
• listed4 sensesEntered on a list, especially an official one.
• listen3 sensesTo use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a…
• listener4 sensesSomeone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
• listening6 sensesOf something or someone that listens.
• lister4 sensesOne who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
• Lister2 sensesA surname originating as an occupation for a textile dyer.
• listing7 sensesAs listed or shown on a listing.
• lit10 sensesTo run or light (alight).
• Lit1 senseA village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden.
• literal10 sensesExactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact…
• literally6 sensesIn a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word. Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
• literary5 sensesRelating to literature.
• literature5 sensesThe body of all written works.
• litter20 sensesStraw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• little23 sensesSmall, not large, limited, particularly
• Little3 sensesA characteristical surname.
• Liu3 sensesA surname from Chinese.
• Liv5 sensesA diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.
• live38 sensesTo be alive; to have life.
• lived1 senseHaving a specified duration of life.
• livelihood4 sensesA means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
• lively10 sensesFull of life; energetic, vivacious.
• Lively6 sensesA characteristical surname.
• liver8 sensesA large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical…
• Liver1 senseFrom or pertaining to Liverpool.
• Liverpool10 sensesA city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
• livestock1 senseFarm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
• Livia1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• livin1 senseA particular protein that inhibits apoptosis
• living11 sensesHaving life; alive.
• Liz1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
• liza1 senseThe white mullet (Mugil curema), of the subtropical Americas.
• Liza1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Eliza or Elizabeth, from Hebrew.
• lizard6 sensesAny reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a…
• Lizard2 sensesA peninsula in southern Cornwall, England.
• Lizzie1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
• Lizzy2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
• ll1 senselines
• Lloyd8 sensesA surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair.
• lo2 senseslook, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
• Lo6 sensesAn abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".
• load41 sensesA burden; a weight to be carried.
• loaded11 sensesBurdened by some heavy load; packed.
• loading4 sensesThe process by which something is loaded.
• loads1 senseLots, much, plenty, a great deal.
• loaf7 sensesA block of bread after baking.
• loan6 sensesAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
• loathe2 sensesTo detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
• lobby11 sensesAn entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
• lobe3 sensesAny projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• lobo1 senseA wolf.
• Lobo1 senseA surname.
• lobster8 sensesA crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used…
• local20 sensesFrom or in a nearby location.
• locally4 sensesWith respect to place; in place.
• locate4 sensesTo place; to set in a particular spot or position.
• location7 sensesA particular point or place in physical space.
• loch2 sensesA lake.
• Loch2 sensesA surname.
• lock28 sensesSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
• Lock3 sensesA surname.
• lockdown2 sensesThe confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city-…
• Locke5 sensesAn English surname — famously held by
• locked5 sensesHaving undergone locking; secured by a lock.
• locker8 sensesA type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of…
• Locker1 senseA surname.
• locket3 sensesA pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
• Locket1 senseA surname transferred from the given name.
• Lockhart10 sensesA surname.
• locking1 senseThe use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
• Locking2 sensesA village on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare. Somerset, England
• locks2 sensesA head of hair; tresses.
• Locks1 senseA surname.
• lockup7 sensesA jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
• loco6 sensesA direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
• lodge21 sensesA building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
• Lodge5 sensesA surname.
• lodged1 senseLying down, with head raised; used of beasts of the chase (deer, etc), as couchant is used of beasts of prey (lions, etc).
• lodging4 sensesA place to live or lodge.
• loft15 sensesAn attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
• Loft1 senseA surname.
• LOFT1 senseloss of fluid test
• log25 sensesThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• LOG1 senseLamb of God, an American groove metal band.
• logan2 sensesA rocking or balanced stone.
• Logan27 sensesA village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
• logging2 sensesAn act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
• logic11 sensesLogical.
• logical4 sensesIn agreement with the principles of logic.
• logically1 senseIn a logical manner, with logic.
• logo5 sensesA visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
• Logo1 senseA programming language that uses turtle graphics to teach children the elements of programming.
• Lois2 sensesThe grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
• Loki2 sensesThe god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.
• lol2 sensesNeutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
• Lol3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Laura.
• LOL8 sensesLaughing (or laugh) out loud.
• lola1 sensea grandmother
• Lola1 senseA female given name from Spanish.
• lollipop4 sensesAn item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
• Lon1 senseA male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.
• London19 sensesThe capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England,…
• lone8 sensesSolitary; having no companion.
• loneliness4 sensesA feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
• lonely3 sensesUnhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
• loner1 senseOne who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
• lonesome2 sensesUnhappy due to being alone; lonely.
• long35 sensesHaving much distance in space from one end to the other.
• Long5 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a tall man.
• long-distance3 sensesOver a great length or distance.
• long-range2 sensesOperating, or capable of operating, over a great distance.
• long-term3 sensesBecoming evident after a relatively long time period.
• longer1 senseOne who longs or yearns for something.