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

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218 words · showing 121–180

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  • lip-readingnounB2Understanding speech by watching the mouth.
  • liquids rulenounB2The limit on how much liquid you may carry aboard.
  • literal/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveB2Taking words in their plain and exact sense.
  • literary/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/adjectiveB2To do with written works of lasting worth.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • litter/ˈlɪt.ɚ/
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Rubbish left lying in a public place.
  • live/ˈlɪv/verbA16 meaningsTo have your home in a particular place.
  • live and let livephraseB2To accept others' ways and expect the same in return.
  • live up tophraseB2To be as good as what was promised or expected.
  • lively/ˈlaɪv.li/adjectiveB2Full of energy and movement.
  • liven upphraseB2To make something more interesting or cheerful.
  • liver/ˈlɪvə/nounB2The large organ that cleans poisons out of the body.
  • livestock/ˈlaɪvstɒk/nounB2The animals kept on a farm.
  • livestreamnounB2A broadcast watched over the internet as it happens.
  • load-bearingadjectiveB2Supporting the weight of a structure above.
  • loading baynounB2Where lorries are loaded and unloaded.
  • loan/ləʊn/nounB23 meaningsA sum of money lent to someone, which they have to pay back.
  • loan periodnounB2How long a borrowed item may be kept.
  • lob/lɒb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw or hit something in a high curving path.
  • lobby barnounB2The bar in the main entrance hall.
  • local/ˈləʊ.kl̩/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging to the area nearby.
  • locally sourcedadjectiveB2Bought from producers close by.
  • locate/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo find where something is.
  • lock up/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo secure a building by locking its doors.
  • lockdown/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/nounB2Shutting everybody in for safety.
  • locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA small cupboard with a lock, for keeping your things while you are somewhere else.
  • locket/ˈlɒkɪt/nounB2A tiny hinged case on a chain with a picture inside.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • loft conversionnounB2A roof space turned into a room.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • logic/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/nounB23 meaningsCareful reasoning from premises to conclusions.
  • logical/ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing clear reasoning step by step.
  • logistics/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe planning and organising of how goods, materials and people get where they need to be.
  • logo/ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/nounB2A symbol or design identifying a company or organisation.
  • loneliness/ˈloʊnlinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of being without company.
  • loner/ˈləʊ.nə/nounB2A person who prefers their own company.
  • long/lɒŋ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMeasuring a lot from one end to the other.
  • long exposurenounB2A picture taken over many seconds, blurring what moves.
  • long story shortphraseB2Skipping the details and giving the outcome.
  • long-distanceadjectiveB2Travelling or operating over a great distance.
  • long-hauladjectiveB2Describing a very long flight between continents.
  • long-rangeadjectiveB2Able to reach far, or planned far ahead.
  • long-sightedadjectiveB2Unable to see near things clearly.
  • long-stay car parknounB2Parking meant for travellers away for days.
  • long-termadjectiveB2Meant to last or to matter far into the future.
  • longing/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/nounB2A deep aching wish for something far away.
  • look aroundphraseB12 meaningsTo walk through a place to see what is there.
  • look down onphraseB2To treat someone as beneath you.
  • look intophraseB2To investigate something in order to find out more.
  • look out forphraseB2To watch carefully in order to notice something.
  • look throughphraseB2To examine a collection of things one by one.
  • look up/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/phraseB13 meaningsTo search for information in a reference source.
  • look up tophraseB2To admire someone as your example.
  • lookout/ˈlʊkaʊt/nounB2Somebody watching for danger, or the place they watch from.
  • loop/luːp/nounB24 meaningsA curve of rope, wire or line that bends round and crosses itself.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
  • loose changenounB2The small coins rattling in a pocket.
  • loosen/ˈluːsən/verbB12 meaningsTo make something less tight.
  • lord/lɔːd/nounB23 meaningsSaid alone or as oh Lord to show surprise, dismay or relief.
  • lose/luːz/verbA15 meaningsTo no longer have something, and not know where it is.