Palavras começadas por L — 777 entradas

As 777 palavras do dicionário começadas pela letra L, por ordem alfabética, cada uma com a sua primeira definição. Os acentos não alteram a ordenação: uma inicial acentuada fica sob a sua letra de base.

• leadership3 sentidosThe capacity of someone to lead others.
• leading6 sentidosProviding guidance or direction.
• leaf18 sentidosThe usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• Leaf4 sentidosA surname from Old English.
• league9 sentidosA group or association of cooperating members.
• League1 sentidoA surname.
• Leah3 sentidosThe elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.
• leak16 sentidosA crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
• Leak1 sentidoA surname.
• leaked1 sentidoOf a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.
• leaking2 sentidosThe act by which something leaks.
• lean16 sentidosTo incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• Lean1 sentidoA surname.
• leaning1 sentidoA tendency or propensity.
• Leanne1 sentidoA female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee Ann.
• leap17 sentidosTo jump.
• Leap1 sentidoA surname.
• LEAP1 sentidoA solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, Eucalyptus cloud, AppScale cloud computing framework, and Python programming language.
• lear4 sentidosSomething learned; a lesson.
• Lear2 sentidosA surname.
• learn7 sentidosTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
• Learn1 sentidoA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• learned4 sentidosHaving much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
• Learned1 sentidoA surname.
• learner2 sentidosOne who is learning; one receiving instruction.
• learning3 sentidosAn act in which something is learned.
• lease16 sentidosAn interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
• Lease1 sentidoA surname.
• leash9 sentidosA strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
• least13 sentidosChiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little. Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest,…
• leather14 sentidosA tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no…
• Leather1 sentidoA surname.
• leave22 sentidosTo have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of…
• Lebanon27 sentidosA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
• Lebeau1 sentidoA surname from French.
• lecture6 sentidosA spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
• lecturing1 sentidoThe act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
• led2 sentidosUnder somebody's control or leadership.
• ledge11 sentidosA narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• ledger9 sentidosA book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
• Ledger1 sentidoA surname.
• lee6 sentidosA protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
• Lee32 sentidosAn English topographic surname from Middle English.
• leech10 sentidosA typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
• Leech1 sentidoA surname originating as an occupation, derived from the profession leech, a former word for a physician.
• Leeds11 sentidosA large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
• Leela1 sentidoA female given name from Sanskrit used in India, a spelling variant of Lila.
• left13 sentidosDesignating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the…
• Left1 sentidoThe political left wing seen as a whole, as distinguished from an individual left-wing political party.
• left-handed8 sentidosUsing one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
• leftover3 sentidosRemaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
• lefty7 sentidosOne who is left-handed.
• leg32 sentidosA limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
• legacy5 sentidosMoney or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
• legal11 sentidosRelating to the law or to lawyers.
• Legal1 sentidoA town in Alberta, Canada.
• legally2 sentidosAs permitted by law; not contrary to law.
• legend14 sentidosThe life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
• Legend1 sentidoA male given name.
• legendary7 sentidosOf or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
• legion9 sentidosNumerous; vast; very great in number.
• legislation2 sentidosThe act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
• legit9 sentidosA legitimate; a legitimate actor.
• legitimate9 sentidosIn accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
• legs3 sentidosEleven.
• lei1 sentidoA garland of flowers in Hawaii.
• Lei1 sentidoA surname from Chinese.
• leigh1 sentidoA meadow.
• Leigh11 sentidosA surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.
• Leila1 sentidoA female given name from Arabic.
• leisure3 sentidosFreedom provided by the cessation of activities.
• Leisure1 sentidoA surname.
• Leland9 sentidosA surname from Irish.
• Lem1 sentidoA surname.
• LEM2 sentidosOriginally Lunar Excursion Module, latterly Lunar Module.
• lemme1 sentidoLet me.
• lemon13 sentidosA yellowish citrus fruit.
• Lemon3 sentidosA surname.
• lemonade3 sentidosA flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. (In the UK and Ireland, generally…
• Len3 sentidosA diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
• Lena5 sentidosA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• lend8 sentidosTo allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
• lending1 sentidoThe action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.
• length12 sentidosThe distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
• lenient2 sentidosLax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
• Lenin1 sentidoVladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.
• Leningrad3 sentidosAn oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.
• Lennon4 sentidosA surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.
• Lennox4 sentidosA region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet, the River Leven.
• Lenny1 sentidoA diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
• Lenore1 sentidoA female given name, variant of Eleanor.
• lens10 sentidosAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
• Lens3 sentidosA municipality in Hainaut, Belgium.
• Lent5 sentidosA period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
• leo1 sentidoA fairy chess piece which moves analogously to the xiangqi cannon and queen, moving either orthogonally or diagonally and must hop over a piece of…
• Leo8 sentidosA male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.
• Leon22 sentidosA male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
• Leonard9 sentidosA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• Leonardo3 sentidosA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Leonard.
• leone1 sentidoA unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
• leopard7 sentidosA large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).
• Leopard1 sentidoA surname.
• Leopold5 sentidosA male given name from the Germanic languages. Used in the 19th century but rare today.
• leprechaun2 sentidosA type of diminutive, solitary fairy or sprite, traditionally depicted as a small, bearded man wearing a green coat and hat, often found repairing a…
• Leroy5 sentidosA surname from French, borne by English speakers.
• LeRoy5 sentidosA male given name transferred from the surname.
• Les2 sentidosA diminutive of the male given names Lester or Leslie.
• lesbian7 sentidosHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
• Lesbian6 sentidosA native or inhabitant of Lesbos.
• Leslie14 sentidosA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• less9 sentidosUsed for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
• lesser2 sentidosOf two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
• Lesser1 sentidoA surname.
• lesson9 sentidosA section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• lest2 sentidosFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
• Lester9 sentidosA surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
• let13 sentidosTo allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
• lethal4 sentidosOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
• letter12 sentidosA symbol in an alphabet.
• letters2 sentidosLiterature (school subject).
• letting2 sentidosSynonym of tenancy.
• lettuce6 sentidosAn edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
• leukemia1 sentidoAny of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood…
• Leung1 sentidoA surname from Cantonese.
• level32 sentidosThe same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
• Level1 sentidoA surname from French.
• lever12 sentidosA rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; —…
• Lever1 sentidoA surname.
• leverage7 sentidosA force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
• Levi4 sentidosThe third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
• Levine1 sentidoA surname from Hebrew.
• lew11 sentidosLukewarm, tepid.
• Lew3 sentidosA diminutive of the male given name Lewis.
• lewis3 sentidosA cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
• Lewis17 sentidosA male given name from Frankish.
• lex3 sentidosTo perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
• Lex4 sentidosLexington.
• Lexi1 sentidoA diminutive of the female given names Alexa, Alexandra, Alexia, or Alexis, from Ancient Greek.
• Lexington13 sentidosA number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
• li6 sentidosThe Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
• Li7 sentidosA surname from Chinese
• liability6 sentidosAn obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
• liable4 sentidosBound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
• liaison10 sentidosA thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
• Liam1 sentidoA male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
• Lian1 sentidoA surname.
• liang1 sentidoSynonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
• Liang3 sentidosA surname from Chinese.
• liar2 sentidosSomeone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
• Libby3 sentidosA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth and Isabel.
• liberal12 sentidosGenerous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
• Liberal11 sentidosA political party and philosophy
• liberate10 sentidosOften followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free; to set free, to release.
• liberated1 sentidoFreed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters.
• liberation3 sentidosThe act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
• liberty8 sentidosThe condition of being free.
• Liberty17 sentidosA surname. A surname from French.
• librarian3 sentidosThe keeper, manager of a library.
• library8 sentidosAn institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing…
• Libya2 sentidosA country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
• lice1 sentidolouse
• licence1 sentidoUK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
• license9 sentidosA legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
• licensed4 sentidosHaving been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
• lick20 sentidosTo stroke with the tongue.
• Lick1 sentidoA surname.
• licked2 sentidosHaving been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue.
• licking3 sentidosThe act by which something is licked.
• lid13 sentidosThe top or cover of a container.
• lie21 sentidosTo rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
• Lie1 sentidoA Norwegian surname.
• lied1 sentidoAn art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
• liege6 sentidosA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
• lies1 sentidoGreat, wonderful
• lieutenant9 sentidosThe lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the…
• life28 sentidosThe state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from…
• Life3 sentidosGod.
• lifeguard3 sentidosA lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
• lifeless4 sentidosinanimate; having no life
• lifeline7 sentidosA line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
• lifelong1 sentidoExtending for the entire duration of life.
• lifestyle2 sentidosA style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
• lifetime2 sentidosThe duration of the life of someone or something.
• lift40 sentidosTo raise or rise.
• lifted2 sentidosRaised up; held aloft.
• lifting6 sentidosThe action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
• light63 sentidosElectromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
• Light6 sentidosA surname.
• lighten11 sentidosTo make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
• lighter5 sentidosA person who lights things.
• lighthouse1 sentidoA tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
• lighting3 sentidosThe equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
• lightly1 sentidoIn a light manner.
• lightning6 sentidosA flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
• lights1 sentidoThe lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
• lightweight13 sentidosA particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See…
• like36 sentidosTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
• Like1 sentidoA surname.
• liked1 sentidoviewed favorably, held in high regard
• likelihood4 sentidosThe probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.