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

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  • ladle/ˈleɪ.dəl/nounB1+A deep round spoon on a long handle for serving soup.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • lampshade/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/nounB1+The cover over a bulb that softens its light.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • lantern/ˈlæntən/nounB1+2 meaningsA light inside a case of glass or paper that can be carried or hung up.
  • latch
/læt͡ʃ/
nounB1+
A simple fastening that holds a door or gate shut.
  • latte/ˈlɑː.teɪ/nounB1+A coffee made with espresso and a large amount of steamed milk.
  • latvianounB1+A country on the Baltic Sea.
  • laundromat/ˈlɔːndɹəʊˌmæt/nounB1+A shop of coin-operated washing machines.
  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • lawnmower/ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/nounB1+The machine you push to cut the grass.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • layers/ˈleɪ.əz/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut to different lengths so it moves.
  • layover/ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/nounB1+The waiting time at a middle airport between two flights.
  • laziness/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/nounB1+An unwillingness to make any effort.
  • leaflet/ˈliːflɪt/nounB1+A printed sheet handed out to inform or advertise.
  • leakproof/ˈliːkpɹuf/adjectiveB1+Made so that nothing can escape.
  • lebanonnounB1+A country on the eastern Mediterranean.
  • leftovernounB1+Food or material remaining after the rest is used.
  • leggingsnounB1+Tight stretchy trousers that cling to the leg.
  • leisure/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/nounB1+Time free from work, available for enjoyment.
  • lemur/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/nounB1+A long-tailed tree-dwelling animal of Madagascar.
  • lendingnounB1+The letting out of books to be taken home.
  • lentil/ˈlɛntəl/nounB1+A tiny flat pulse that cooks into soup.
  • letterboxnounB1+The box or slot where the post lands at your house.
  • librarian/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/nounB1+A person whose job is to look after a library and help people find what is in it.
  • libyanounB1+A country in North Africa.
  • licorice/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/nounB1+A black sweet made from a plant root.
  • lifeboat/ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/nounB1+A boat used to rescue people at sea.
  • lifestyle/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/nounB1+The way somebody chooses to live day to day.
  • likeness/ˈlaɪknəs/nounB1+2 meaningsThe way one thing resembles another.
  • lilac/ˈlaɪlək/nounB1+3 meaningsA shrub with heart-shaped leaves and dense cones of small, strongly scented flowers.
  • limousine/ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/nounB1+A long luxurious car with a driver.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • lithuanianounB1+A country on the Baltic Sea.
  • llama/ˈlɑː.mə/nounB1+A South American pack animal kept for its wool.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.
  • loot/luːt/nounB1+Goods taken by force in war or riot.
  • lotto/ˈlɔtəʉ/nounB1+A state-run game of chance in which players pick numbers on a ticket and hope they match the ones drawn.
  • loudspeaker/laʊdˈspiːkə/nounB1+A device that turns an electrical signal into sound.
  • lovable/ˈlʌvəbəl/adjectiveB1+Easy to love.
  • lovelier/ˈlʌv.li.ə(ɹ)/adjectiveB1+More beautiful or more pleasing.
  • luxembourgnounB1+The small wealthy country between France, Germany and Belgium.
  • luxury/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsExpensive comfort far beyond what is needed.