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labourer
/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/
noun
B2+
A worker who does heavy unskilled work.
labyrinth
/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/
noun
B2+
A maze of winding passages that is hard to escape.
lacrosse
/ləˈkɹɒs/
noun
B2+
A team game played with a netted stick and a hard ball.
lagoon
/ləˈɡuːn/
noun
B2+
A calm shallow pool of seawater behind a reef or bar.
laminate
/ˈlæmɪneɪt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To seal a document in clear plastic.
landfill
/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/
noun
B2+
A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of burying it.
landowner
/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/
noun
B2+
Somebody who owns a large piece of land.
lanyard
/ˈlæn.jəd/
noun
B2+
The cord that holds an identity card round your neck.
laos
noun
B2+
A landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
lark
/lɑːk/
noun
B2+
A brown field bird that sings while hovering.
larva
/ˈlɑː.və/
noun
B2+
The young feeding stage of an insect, before it changes shape.
lasso
/læsˈuː/
noun
B2+
A rope with a running noose for catching animals.
latex
/ˈleɪtɛks/
noun
B2+
The milky sap of the rubber tree, used to make rubber goods.
lather
/ˈlɑː.ðə/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
The foam soap makes when rubbed with water.
latitude
/ˈlætɪtjuːd/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
Position measured in degrees north or south of the equator.
laughingstock
noun
B2+
Somebody everybody laughs at.
lawmaker
noun
B2+
Somebody who helps make the laws of a country.
leakage
/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/
noun
B2+
Liquid or gas escaping, and the amount that does.
lecturer
/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/
noun
B2+
A teacher at a university.
leek
/liːk/
noun
B2+
A long white and green vegetable of the onion family.
leeway
[ˈliːˌweɪ]
noun
B2+
Room to act as you think best.
leftist
/ˈlɛf.tɪst/
noun
B2+
Somebody who holds left-wing political views.
legality
/liˈɡælɪti/
noun
B2+
Whether something is allowed by law.
legislator
/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/
noun
B2+
Somebody whose job is making laws.
legroom
/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/
noun
B2+
The space in front of your seat.
leotard
/ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/
noun
B2+
A tight one-piece garment worn by performers.
letterhead
/ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/
noun
B2+
The printed name and address at the top of official paper.
liberia
noun
B2+
African country founded by freed American slaves, capital Monrovia.
lice
/laɪs/
noun
B2+
Small wingless insects that live on skin and hair.
lichen
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
noun
B2+
A crusty growth on rocks and bark, part fungus and part alga.
lifebuoy
noun
B2+
A ring thrown to somebody in the water.
lifesaving
noun
B2+
The skills of rescuing somebody from drowning.
ligament
/ˈlɪɡəmənt/
noun
B2+
The strong band that holds two bones together at a joint.
lightness
/ˈlaɪtnəs/
noun
B2+
The state of weighing little, or of being cheerful.
limestone
/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/
noun
B2+
A pale rock formed from ancient sea shells.
limitation
/lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
B2+
A restriction, or a point beyond which you cannot go.
linguist
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
noun
B2+
Somebody skilled in languages or who studies them.
linguistics
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
noun
B2+
The scientific study of language.
liqueur
/lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
noun
B2+
A strong sweet flavoured spirit.
liquidation
/ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/
noun
B2+
The winding up of a company by selling its assets to pay debts.
lisp
/lɪsp/
noun
B2+
A speech habit of sounding an s like a th.
livelihood
/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
noun
B2+
The work by which somebody earns a living.
loafers
noun
B2+
Flat shoes you slide on without laces.
lob
/lɒb/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To throw or hit something in a high curving path.
locality
/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
noun
B2+
The particular area a place sits in.
loch
/lɔx/
noun
B2+
A lake, in Scottish use.
locksmith
/ˈlɑksmɪθ/
noun
B2+
A tradesman who makes and opens locks.
locust
/ˈləʊ.kəst/
noun
B2+
A grasshopper that swarms in millions.
lodger
/ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/
noun
B2+
Somebody who pays to live in a room in another's house.
logistics
/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
The planning and organising of how goods, materials and people get where they need to be.
lolly
/ˈlɒl.i/
noun
B2+
A sweet on a stick, or ice on a stick.
longitude
/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/
noun
B2+
Position measured in degrees east or west of Greenwich.
loofah
/ˈluːfə/
noun
B2+
A rough natural sponge for scrubbing skin.
loophole
/ˈluːphəʊl/
noun
B2+
A gap in a rule that lets people avoid its purpose.
lore
/lɔː/
noun
B2+
The body of traditional knowledge a group hands down.
louse
/laʊs/
noun
B2+
A small wingless insect that lives on skin and hair.
lowland
noun
B2+
Flat country lying at a low level.
lube
/luːb/
noun
B2+
The oil or grease put between moving metal parts.
lubricant
/ˈlubɹəkənt/
noun
B2+
A slippery substance that stops parts wearing.
lunge
/lʌnd͡ʒ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make a sudden forward thrust.