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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • laboratory/ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA room or building fitted out for scientific experiments, tests and measurements.
  • laborious/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Needing long hard effort.
  • labour/ˈleɪ.bə/nounB22 meaningsThe process of giving birth.
  • labour costnounB2What you pay for the time, not the parts.
  • labourer/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/
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A worker who does heavy unskilled work.
  • labyrinth/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/nounB2+A maze of winding passages that is hard to escape.
  • lace/leɪs/nounB12 meaningsDelicate openwork fabric.
  • lace-upadjectiveB2Fastened by threading string through holes.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.
  • lackadaisical/ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/adjectiveC2Doing things without energy or care.
  • lackey/ˈlæ.ki/nounC1A servant, or somebody who does another's bidding meekly.
  • lacking/ˈlækɪŋ/adjectiveB2Missing something that is needed.
  • lacklustreadjectiveC1Dull, and lacking any spark.
  • laconic/ləˈkɒnɪk/adjectiveC2Using very few words indeed.
  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • lacrosse/ləˈkɹɒs/nounB2+A team game played with a netted stick and a hard ball.
  • lad/læd/nounB1A boy or young man.
  • ladder/ˈlad.ə/nounB22 meaningsA climbing frame of two uprights joined by rungs.
  • ladder rungnounB2One of the steps you climb on a ladder.
  • laddie/ˈlædi/nounC1A boy, in Scottish and northern use.
  • laden/ˈleɪdən/adjectiveB2Heavily loaded with something.
  • ladle/ˈleɪ.dəl/nounB1+A deep round spoon on a long handle for serving soup.
  • lady/ˈleɪ.di/nounA12 meaningsA woman, spoken of politely.
  • ladybird/ˈleɪ.di.bəːd/nounA2+A round red beetle with black spots.
  • ladybug/ˈleɪ.di.bʌɡ/nounA2+A small round red insect with black dots.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • laggard/ˈlæɡəd/nounC2Somebody who falls behind the rest.
  • lagoon/ləˈɡuːn/nounB2+A calm shallow pool of seawater behind a reef or bar.
  • lair/ˈlɛə̯/nounB22 meaningsThe resting place of a wild animal.
  • laird/lɛːd/nounC2A Scottish landowner of an estate.
  • lake/leɪk/nounA2A large area of still fresh water surrounded by land.
  • lama/ˈlɑː.mə/nounC1A priest of Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhism.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
  • lambaste/læmˈbeɪst/verbC2To criticise somebody harshly and publicly.
  • lame/leɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnable to walk properly because of an injured or weak leg.
  • lament/ləˈmɛnt/verbC22 meaningsTo express deep sorrow about something.
  • lamentable/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1So poor or sad that it is to be regretted.
  • lamentation/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2Loud grieving for something lost.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • lamp/ˈlæ̞mp/nounA24 meaningsA device that gives light, small enough to stand on a table or floor and be moved about.
  • lampoon/læmˈpuːn/nounC2A piece of writing that mocks somebody publicly.
  • lamppostnounA2+The tall pole that lights the street at night.
  • lamprey/ˈlæm.pɹi/nounC2An eel-like fish that fastens onto other fish.
  • lampshade/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/nounB1+The cover over a bulb that softens its light.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landfill/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/nounB2+A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of burying it.
  • landing/ˈlændɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe level area at the top of or between flights of stairs.
  • landing gearnounB2The wheels and legs an aircraft lands on.
  • landing pagenounB2The page an advertisement sends people to.
  • landlord/ˈlænd.lɔːd/nounB22 meaningsThe person who owns a property let to tenants.
  • landlubber/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/nounC2Somebody who is not used to being at sea.
  • landmark/ˈlændmɑːk/nounC12 meaningsA famous building or place everyone recognises.
  • landowner/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/nounB2+Somebody who owns a large piece of land.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • landslide/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/nounB22 meaningsA mass of earth sliding suddenly down a slope.
  • lane/leɪn/nounB1A narrow road, or one marked strip of a wider one.
  • lane ropenounB2The floating line that divides one lane from another.
  • language/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsThe system of words and grammar used by a people.
  • languid/ˈlæŋɡwɪd/adjectiveC1Slow and lacking any energy.