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.

• longest1 senseSomething that is longer than all others in its class.
• Longest1 senseA surname.
• longing2 sensesAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
• Lonnie2 sensesA pet form of the male given name Alonzo.
• loo14 sensesA lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
• Loo1 senseA surname.
• look19 sensesTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. As an intransitive verb, often with “at”.
• Look2 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• looked1 senseHaving the specified look or appearance.
• looking2 sensesas the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
• lookout7 sensesA vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
• Lookout1 senseA census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
• looks1 senseOne's appearance or attractiveness.
• looky1 senseLook.
• Loomis9 sensesA surname.
• loony3 sensesInsane.
• loop32 sensesA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
• Loop2 sensesA surname.
• loose26 sensesTo let loose, to free from restraints.
• Loose1 senseA surname.
• loosen8 sensesTo make loose.
• loot8 sensesSynonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after…
• looting1 senseThe act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
• Lopez2 sensesA municipality of Quezon, Philippines.
• lord14 sensesOne possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign…
• Lord13 sensesThe Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
• LORD1 senseTypographical variant of Lord, particularly in English translations of the Bible.
• lordship5 sensesThe state or condition of being a lord.
• Lorelai1 senseA female given name from German.
• Lorenzo1 senseA surname from Italian or Spanish.
• Loretta1 senseA female given name from Latin, variant of Lauretta, Italian diminutive of Laura; or a form of Loreto.
• Lori2 sensesA female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
• Lorna1 senseA female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
• Lorraine3 sensesA cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
• lorry6 sensesA large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
• los1 senseA medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
• lose16 sensesTo cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
• Lose1 senseA surname from German.
• loser7 sensesA person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
• Loser1 senseA surname from German.
• losing2 sensesThat loses or has lost.
• loss8 sensesThe result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
• lost8 sensesHaving wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
• lot14 sensesA large quantity or number; a great deal.
• Lot4 sensesA nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.
• lotion3 sensesA low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
• lots2 sensesA lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
• Lotta1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Charlotta.
• lotte1 senseburbot (fish)
• Lotte1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Charlotte.
• lottery3 sensesA scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw…
• lotto2 sensesa game of chance similar to bingo
• lotus7 sensesAny member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family Nelumbonaceae.
• Lotus5 sensesA British manufacturer of cars.
• Lou5 sensesA unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
• loud9 sensesOf great intensity.
• Loud1 senseA surname.
• Louder1 senseA surname.
• loudly2 sensesIn a loud manner; at a high volume.
• loudspeaker3 sensesAn electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
• Louie3 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Louis.
• louis3 sensesAny gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold…
• Louis3 sensesA male given name from French.
• Louisa4 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages, a latinized form of Louise used since the eighteenth century.
• Louise2 sensesA female given name from French.
• Louisiana8 sensesA state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.
• lounge9 sensesTo relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
• louse4 sensesA small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
• lousy7 sensesUnwanted and often unpleasant. Insufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
• Louvre1 senseA famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.
• lovable1 senseInspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.
• love24 sensesA deep caring for the existence of another.
• Love6 sensesradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L.
• LoVe1 senseThe ship of characters Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars from the television show Veronica Mars.
• loved1 senseBeing the object of love.
• Lovejoy1 senseA surname.
• lovely9 sensesDelightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
• Lovely2 sensesA surname.
• lover4 sensesOne who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
• lovers1 senseIn a romantic or sexual relationship.
• Lovin1 senseA surname.
• loving2 sensesThe action of the verb to love.
• Loving4 sensesA surname.
• low45 sensesSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
• Low3 sensesA surname.
• LOW1 senseThe station code of Lo Wu in Hong Kong.
• Lowe5 sensesA surname.
• Lowell21 sensesA surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.
• lower16 sensesBottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
• Lower1 senseA surname.
• lowering5 sensesThe act of something being lowered.
• lowlife5 sensesLacking morality.
• lowly7 sensesNot high; not elevated in place; low.
• loyal3 sensesHaving or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
• Loyal3 sensesA surname from French.
• loyalty2 sensesThe state of being loyal; fidelity.
• Ls1 sensedriver's license
• LT1 senseA designation for a trim level within a model of trucks; it denotes low-end (base model) features.
• lu1 senseSynonym of route or circuit, an administrative division of imperial China.
• Lu13 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.
• LU1 senseA matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product of a lower and upper triangular matrix, used in numerical analysis to solve systems of…
• lube2 sensesLubricant.
• Luca2 sensesA male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s.
• Lucas16 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• Lucia1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• Luciano1 senseA surname.
• lucid4 sensesClear; easily understood.
• Lucid1 senseA surname from Irish.
• Lucie1 senseA female given name from Latin, variant of Lucy.
• Lucifer3 sensesThe planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star).
• Lucille1 senseA female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.
• Lucinda2 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• Lucious1 senseA male given name.
• Lucius1 senseA male given name from Latin.
• luck6 sensesSomething that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
• Luck1 senseA surname transferred from the given name.
• luckily1 senseIn a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
• lucky3 sensesFavoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
• Lucky2 sensesA surname.
• lucrative2 sensesProducing a surplus; profitable.
• lucy1 senseThe northern pike (a kind of fish).
• Lucy8 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• ludicrous1 senseIdiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
• Ludwig1 senseA male given name from German.
• lug22 sensesThe act of hauling or dragging.
• luggage3 sensesThe bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
• Lui1 senseA surname from Chinese.
• Luigi2 sensesA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.
• Luis1 senseA male given name from Spanish.
• Luka2 sensesA male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
• Lukas2 sensesA male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Lucas.
• luke1 senselukewarm
• Luke12 sensesA male given name.
• lullaby2 sensesA cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
• lulu4 sensesA remarkable person, object, or idea.
• Lulu5 sensesA female given name.
• LULU1 senseLocally unwanted land use.
• lumber11 sensesWood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
• lump16 sensesSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
• lumps1 senseA beating or verbal abuse.
• lumpy2 sensesFull of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
• luna3 sensesA luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
• Luna5 sensesThe sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.
• lunar8 sensesOf, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
• lunatic4 sensesAn insane person.
• lunch6 sensesA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
• luncheon7 sensesA formal meal served in the middle of the day.
• lunchtime2 sensesThe time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
• lung3 sensesA biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
• Lung1 senseA surname.
• Luo7 sensesAn ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
• lupin2 sensesAny member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• lurch12 sensesA sudden or unsteady movement.
• lure7 sensesSomething that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
• lurking1 senseThe act of one who lurks.
• lush13 sensesJuicy, succulent.
• Lush1 senseA surname.
• lust6 sensesA feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
• Luther8 sensesMartin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation.
• Luthor1 senseA male given name.
• lux2 sensesIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
• Lux1 senseA surname.
• luxurious2 sensesVery fine in quality and comfortable.
• luxury8 sensesVery wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
• Lydia3 sensesA woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
• lying3 sensesThe act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
• Lyla1 senseA female given name from Arabic.
• Lyle5 sensesA Scottish habitational surname from Old French from Old French l'isle (“the island”).
• lynch2 sensesTo execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
• Lynch9 sensesA surname from Irish.
• Lynette1 senseA female given name from Welsh.
• Lynn21 sensesA local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
• Lyon7 sensesThe third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Lyons25 sensesA number of places in the United States: A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
• lyric9 sensesOf, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
• Lyric2 sensesA male given name.
• lyrics2 sensesThe words to a song (or other vocal music).