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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
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  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • lash
/læʃ/
verbB25 meanings
To hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.
  • leak/liːk/nounB14 meaningsA hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape.
  • lean/ˈliːn/verbB26 meaningsTo bend or tip your body away from upright.
  • leap/ˈliːp/verbB24 meaningsTo spring off the ground and through the air in one strong movement.
  • 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.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • lever/ˈliː.və/nounB24 meaningsA bar resting on a fixed point, so that pushing one end moves a heavy load at the other.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lie/laɪ̯/verbA24 meaningsTo say something you know is not true.
  • lift/lɪft/verbA27 meaningsTo raise something to a higher position.
  • lighten/ˈlaɪ.tn̩/verbB23 meaningsTo make something less heavy, or to become less heavy.
  • like/laɪ̯k/verbA16 meaningsTo find something or someone pleasant.
  • limit/ˈlɪm.ɪt/nounB15 meaningsThe point or amount beyond which something is not allowed to go.
  • limp/lɪmp/verbB14 meaningsTo walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
  • live/ˈlɪv/verbA16 meaningsTo have your home in a particular place.
  • loan/ləʊn/nounB23 meaningsA sum of money lent to someone, which they have to pay back.
  • lob/lɒb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw or hit something in a high curving path.
  • locate/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo find where something is.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • long/lɒŋ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMeasuring a lot from one end to the other.
  • 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.
  • loosen/ˈluːsən/verbB12 meaningsTo make something less tight.
  • lose/luːz/verbA15 meaningsTo no longer have something, and not know where it is.
  • lounge/ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA quiet room where passengers or guests wait.
  • love/ˈlʌv/nounA15 meaningsA deep, warm feeling of care for another person.
  • lug/lʌɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.
  • lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verbB24 meaningsTo move slowly and heavily.
  • lump/lʌmp/verbB2To put things together as if they were the same.
  • lunge/lʌnd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a sudden forward thrust.
  • lure/lʊə/verbB22 meaningsTo draw somebody in with something tempting.
  • lurk/lɜːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo wait somewhere hidden, watching, with bad intentions.