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

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  • labourer/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/nounB2+A worker who does heavy unskilled work.
  • labyrinth/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/nounB2+A maze of winding passages that is hard to escape.
  • lacrosse/ləˈkɹɒs/nounB2+A team game played with a netted stick and a hard ball.
  • lagoon/ləˈɡuːn/nounB2+A calm shallow pool of seawater behind a reef or bar.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • landfill/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/
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A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of burying it.
  • landowner/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/nounB2+Somebody who owns a large piece of land.
  • lanky/ˈlæŋk.i/adjectiveB2+Awkwardly tall and thin.
  • lanyard/ˈlæn.jəd/nounB2+The cord that holds an identity card round your neck.
  • laosnounB2+A landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
  • lark/lɑːk/nounB2+A brown field bird that sings while hovering.
  • larva/ˈlɑː.və/nounB2+The young feeding stage of an insect, before it changes shape.
  • lasso/læsˈuː/nounB2+A rope with a running noose for catching animals.
  • lateral/ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the side, or moving sideways.
  • latex/ˈleɪtɛks/nounB2+The milky sap of the rubber tree, used to make rubber goods.
  • lather/ˈlɑː.ðə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe foam soap makes when rubbed with water.
  • latitude/ˈlætɪtjuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsPosition measured in degrees north or south of the equator.
  • laughable/ˈlaːfəbl̩/adjectiveB2+So poor or absurd it invites laughter.
  • laughingstocknounB2+Somebody everybody laughs at.
  • launder/ˈlɔːndə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo wash and press clothes properly.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • lawless/ˈlɔːləs/adjectiveB2+Not controlled by any law.
  • lawmakernounB2+Somebody who helps make the laws of a country.
  • leakage/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+Liquid or gas escaping, and the amount that does.
  • lecturer/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/nounB2+A teacher at a university.
  • leek/liːk/nounB2+A long white and green vegetable of the onion family.
  • leeway[ˈliːˌweɪ]nounB2+Room to act as you think best.
  • leftist/ˈlɛf.tɪst/nounB2+Somebody who holds left-wing political views.
  • legalise/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/verbB2+To make something lawful.
  • legality/liˈɡælɪti/nounB2+Whether something is allowed by law.
  • legible/ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/adjectiveB2+Clear enough to be read easily.
  • legislate/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/verbB2+To make laws.
  • legislator/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/nounB2+Somebody whose job is making laws.
  • legroom/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/nounB2+The space in front of your seat.
  • leotard/ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/nounB2+A tight one-piece garment worn by performers.
  • letterhead/ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/nounB2+The printed name and address at the top of official paper.
  • liberate/ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/verbB2+To set free from control or imprisonment.
  • liberianounB2+African country founded by freed American slaves, capital Monrovia.
  • lice/laɪs/nounB2+Small wingless insects that live on skin and hair.
  • lichen/ˈlaɪ.kən/nounB2+A crusty growth on rocks and bark, part fungus and part alga.
  • lifebuoynounB2+A ring thrown to somebody in the water.
  • lifesavingnounB2+The skills of rescuing somebody from drowning.
  • ligament/ˈlɪɡəmənt/nounB2+The strong band that holds two bones together at a joint.
  • lightness/ˈlaɪtnəs/nounB2+The state of weighing little, or of being cheerful.
  • likeableadjectiveB2+Easy to like.
  • limestone/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/nounB2+A pale rock formed from ancient sea shells.
  • limitation/lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/nounB2+A restriction, or a point beyond which you cannot go.
  • lingering/ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Remaining for a long time after the cause has gone.
  • linguist/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/nounB2+Somebody skilled in languages or who studies them.
  • linguistics/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/nounB2+The scientific study of language.
  • liqueur/lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)/nounB2+A strong sweet flavoured spirit.
  • liquidation/ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/nounB2+The winding up of a company by selling its assets to pay debts.
  • lisp/lɪsp/nounB2+A speech habit of sounding an s like a th.
  • livelihood/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/nounB2+The work by which somebody earns a living.
  • loafersnounB2+Flat shoes you slide on without laces.
  • loathe/ˈləʊð/verbB2+To hate something with a feeling close to disgust.
  • lob/lɒb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw or hit something in a high curving path.
  • locality/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The particular area a place sits in.
  • loch/lɔx/nounB2+A lake, in Scottish use.
  • locksmith/ˈlɑksmɪθ/nounB2+A tradesman who makes and opens locks.