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45 words
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lace
/leɪs/
noun
B1
2 meanings
Delicate openwork fabric.
lake
/leɪk/
noun
A2
A large area of still fresh water surrounded by land.
lamb
/ˈlæm/
noun
A2
3 meanings
A young sheep.
lamp
/ˈlæ̞mp/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A device that gives light, small enough to stand on a table or floor and be moved about.
land
/lænd/
verb
A2
5 meanings
To come down onto the ground from the air.
last
/lɑːst/
adjective
A1
5 meanings
Coming after all the others in order or time.
late
/leɪt/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
Arriving or happening after the expected time.
law
/lɔː/
noun
A2
3 meanings
One of the official rules a country makes and enforces.
lawyer
/ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/
noun
A2
A professional who advises on the law and represents clients.
leader
/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The person others follow.
learn
/lɜːn/
verb
A1
2 meanings
To get new knowledge or a new skill.
leave
/ˈliːv/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To go away from a place or a person.
left-hand
adjective
A2
On or towards the side where the heart lies, in the hyphenated form that pairs with side, corner, or lane.
lemon
/ˈlɛmən/
noun
A2
3 meanings
A yellow citrus fruit with thick peel and very sour juice.
let me think
phrase
A2
Asking for a moment before answering.
lie
/laɪ̯/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To say something you know is not true.
lie down
phrase
A2
To move into a flat resting position.
life
/ˈlaɪ̯f/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The state of being alive.
lift
/lɪft/
verb
A2
7 meanings
To raise something to a higher position.
light
/laɪt/
noun
A1
6 meanings
The brightness that makes it possible to see.
light switch
noun
A2
A wall-mounted control for turning a light on and off.
like
/laɪ̯k/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To find something or someone pleasant.
likely
/ˈlaɪkli/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Having a good chance of happening or of being true.
link
/ˈlɪŋk/
noun
A2+
3 meanings
Text or an image that takes you to another page when clicked.
list
/lɪst/
noun
A1
3 meanings
A set of names or things written one under another.
listen
/ˈlɪsən/
verb
A1
3 meanings
To pay careful attention to a sound on purpose.
litter bin
noun
A2
The public container for rubbish.
live
/ˈlɪv/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To have your home in a particular place.
load
/loʊd/
noun
A2
2 meanings
What is carried, or the weight of it.
location
/ləʊˈkeɪʃən/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A real place used for filming instead of a set.
lock
/lɒk/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A fastening opened with a key or a code.
log in
phrase
A2
To enter your name and secret word to open your account.
long
/lɒŋ/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
Measuring a lot from one end to the other.
look
/lʊk/
verb
A1
5 meanings
To turn your eyes towards something deliberately.
look for
phrase
A2
To try to find something or someone.
lose
/luːz/
verb
A1
5 meanings
To no longer have something, and not know where it is.
loser
/luːzə(ɹ)/
noun
A2
3 meanings
Somebody who does not win.
lost
/lɒst/
adjective
A2
2 meanings
Unable to find the way.
loud
/ˈlaʊ̯d/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Making a lot of sound.
lovely
/ˈlʌv.li/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Beautiful, or very pleasant.
lovely weather
phrase
A2
The classic opening remark to a stranger.
low
/ˈləʊ/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Close to the ground; not high.
low battery
noun
A2
The warning that a device is nearly out of power.
luck
/lʌk/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The way things happen by chance, good or bad, with nobody controlling it.
lucky
/ˈlʌki/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Having good things happen to you by chance.