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

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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.
  • labour costnounB2What you pay for the time, not the parts.
  • ladder/ˈlad.ə/nounB22 meaningsA climbing frame of two uprights joined by rungs.
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One of the steps you climb on a ladder.
  • lady/ˈleɪ.di/nounA12 meaningsA woman, spoken of politely.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • lair/ˈlɛə̯/nounB22 meaningsThe resting place of a wild animal.
  • 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.
  • landing gearnounB2The wheels and legs an aircraft lands on.
  • landing pagenounB2The page an advertisement sends people to.
  • landlord/ˈlænd.lɔːd/nounB22 meaningsThe person who owns a property let to tenants.
  • landmark/ˈlændmɑːk/nounC12 meaningsA famous building or place everyone recognises.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • landslide/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/nounB22 meaningsA mass of earth sliding suddenly down a slope.
  • lane ropenounB2The floating line that divides one lane from another.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • lard/lɑːd/nounB2Soft white pig fat used in cooking.
  • large printnounB2Text set unusually big for easier reading.
  • laser pointernounB2A pen that casts a bright dot to point at a screen.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • last ordersnounB2The final chance to buy a drink before closing.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • launch eventnounB2A gathering held to introduce something new.
  • launch pad/ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/nounB2The platform a rocket lifts off from.
  • launderette/lɔːnˈdɹɛt/nounB2A shop of coin-operated washing machines.
  • lava/ˈlɑːvə/nounB22 meaningsHot melted rock that flows out of a volcano.
  • lay-by/ˈleɪ.baɪ/nounB2A place at the roadside to pull in and stop.
  • layout/ˈleɪ.aʊt/nounC12 meaningsThe arrangement of text and pictures on a page.
  • lead timenounB22 meaningsThe time between placing an order and receiving the goods.
  • leaderboardnounB2The ranked list of who is doing best.
  • leadership/ˈlidɚʃɪp/nounB2The act of leading, and the people who lead.
  • leaf/liːf/nounB12 meaningsOne of the flat green parts of a plant.
  • leaf fallnounB2The dropping of leaves as the days shorten.
  • 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/ˈliːp/verbB24 meaningsTo spring off the ground and through the air in one strong movement.
  • learning difficultynounB2A condition that makes particular kinds of learning harder.
  • lease/liːs/nounB2A rental contract fixing price and term.
  • leash/liːʃ/nounB2A strap for restraining and guiding a dog.
  • leave/ˈliːv/verbA16 meaningsTo go away from a place or a person.
  • lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB14 meaningsA formal talk given to teach a group, especially at a university.
  • ledge/lɛd͡ʒ/nounB2A narrow shelf of rock on a cliff.
  • leech/ˈliːt͡ʃ/nounB2A worm that fastens on and drinks blood.
  • left/ˈlɛft/adjectiveA14 meaningsOn the side of the body where the heart is.
  • left luggagenounB2The place bags can be stored for a few hours.
  • leg/lɛɡ/nounA12 meaningsOne of the long body parts you stand and walk on.
  • legend/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/nounB13 meaningsAn old famous story half believed to be true.
  • 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.
  • lens/lɛnz/nounB2A curved piece of glass that bends light.
  • lens capnounB2The cover that protects the glass at the front of a camera.
  • leopard/ˈlɛp.əd/nounB2A large spotted wild cat.
  • leprechaun/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/nounB2A mischievous little man of Irish folklore.
  • letters pagenounB2The part of a paper printing readers' opinions.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • level crossingnounB2Where a road crosses a railway on the flat.