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

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123 words · showing 1–60

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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.
  • labour/ˈleɪ.bə/nounB22 meaningsThe process of giving birth.
  • lace/leɪs/nounB12 meaningsDelicate openwork fabric.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.
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/læd/
nounB1
A boy or young man.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
  • lamp/ˈlæ̞mp/nounA24 meaningsA device that gives light, small enough to stand on a table or floor and be moved about.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landing/ˈlændɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe level area at the top of or between flights of stairs.
  • lane/leɪn/nounB1A narrow road, or one marked strip of a wider one.
  • language/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsThe system of words and grammar used by a people.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • laser/ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/nounB1A narrow powerful beam of one-wavelength light.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • last/lɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsComing after all the others in order or time.
  • late check-outnounB1Permission to keep the room past the usual hour.
  • lately/ˈleɪt.li/adverbB1In the recent past.
  • latest/ˈleɪ.tɪst/adjectiveB1Most recent.
  • latinnounB1The ancient language of Rome.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • laundry/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/nounB1Clothes needing washing, or the place they are washed.
  • laundry servicenounB1The washing and pressing of guests' clothes.
  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • law/lɔː/nounA23 meaningsOne of the official rules a country makes and enforces.
  • lawn/lɔːn/nounB1An area of closely mown grass in a garden or park.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • layers/ˈleɪ.əz/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut to different lengths so it moves.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • leaf/liːf/nounB12 meaningsOne of the flat green parts of a plant.
  • league/liːɡ/nounB12 meaningsA group of sports teams competing over a season.
  • leak/liːk/nounB14 meaningsA hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape.
  • leap year/ˈliːp ˌjɪə/phraseB1The year, once every four, when February gets an extra day.
  • leather/ˈlɛðə/nounB1Material made from treated animal skin.
  • leave/ˈliːv/verbA16 meaningsTo go away from a place or a person.
  • leave outphraseB12 meaningsTo fail to include somebody or something.
  • lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB14 meaningsA formal talk given to teach a group, especially at a university.
  • leftoversnounB1The food remaining after a meal, saved for later.
  • legal/ˈliː.ɡəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsAllowed by the law.
  • legend/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/nounB13 meaningsAn old famous story half believed to be true.
  • leisure centrenounB1A public building with a pool and sports halls.
  • lemon/ˈlɛmən/nounA23 meaningsA yellow citrus fruit with thick peel and very sour juice.
  • length/lɛŋ(k)θ/nounB14 meaningsHow long something is from end to end.
  • lesson/ˈlɛs.ən/nounA12 meaningsOne teaching period on one subject.
  • let/lɛt/verbA13 meaningsTo allow someone to do something.
  • let gophraseB12 meaningsTo release your hold on something.
  • let outphraseB22 meaningsTo make a garment wider or looser.
  • lettuce/ˈlɛt.ɪs/nounB1A leafy salad vegetable.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • liar/ˈlaɪ.ə/nounB1Somebody who tells untruths.
  • library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/nounA13 meaningsA building or room holding books that the public can read there or borrow.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lick/lɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo move your tongue over the surface of something.
  • life jacketnounB1The float worn to keep a person's head above water.
  • life vestnounB1The inflatable jacket stowed under your seat.
  • lifeguard/ˈlaɪfˌɡɑɹd/nounB1Somebody who watches swimmers and rescues them.
  • lifetime/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/nounB12 meaningsThe period from birth to death.
  • lift/lɪft/verbA27 meaningsTo raise something to a higher position.
  • light/laɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe brightness that makes it possible to see.