L

character

1. 1

   The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

numeral

1. 1

   The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

noun

1. 1

   slangAbbreviation of loss. A fail.

2. 2

   slangTwo cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint.

3. 3

   Variant of lossesAbbreviation of losses (statistic).

4. 4

   Variant of lossslangAbbreviation of loss.

   to take the L

5. 5

   Variant of elAlternative form of el (“elevated train”).

   PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN

6. 6

   Variant of LibertarianAbbreviation of Libertarian.

7. 7

   Variant of leftInitialism of left.

8. 8

   Variant of LatinInitialism of Latin.

9. 9

   Variant of largeInitialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).

10. 10

    Variant of liraInitialism of lira.

11. 11

    Variant of lobbyInitialism of lobby.

12. 12

    Variant of low pressure frontAbbreviation of low pressure front.

13. 13

    Variant of ligneInitialism of ligne.

14. 14

    Variant of lesbianInitialism of lesbian.

    L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat.

adjective

1. 1

   slangBad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 1 and etymology 2, noun sense 2.)

2. 2

   Variant of largeInitialism of large (of the manufactured size).

3. 3

   Variant of leftInitialism of left.

4. 4

   Variant of lowInitialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance).

   an L variety

Forms

plural

Ls, L's