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

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  • line your pocketsphraseC1To make money dishonestly from your position.
  • line-up/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The particular players or performers picked to appear on the day.
  • lineage/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC12 meaningsThe line of descent from an ancestor.
  • linear/ˈlɪn.i.ə/adjectiveC1Arranged in a straight line or a single sequence.
  • lineup/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The set of people selected for a team, event or identification.
  • linger/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/
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verbC13 meanings
To stay in a place longer than necessary, slow to leave.
  • lining/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsA layer of material fixed to the inside of a garment, bag or box.
  • linkage/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/nounC1A connection between two things.
  • lintel/ˈlɪn.təl/nounC1The beam bridging the top of a door or window.
  • liquefy/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/verbC1To turn something into a liquid.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
  • liquidity/lɪkˈwɪdəti/nounC1How easily assets can be turned into cash.
  • listed buildingnounC1A building protected by law because of its history.
  • listing/ˈlɪstɪŋ/nounC1An entry in a published list.
  • listless/ˈlɪstlɪs/adjectiveC1Without energy or interest in anything.
  • litany/ˈlɪtəni/nounC1A long repetitive recital of complaints or prayers.
  • literacy/ˈlɪtəɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to read and write.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • lithe/laɪð/adjectiveC1Slim, supple and moving easily.
  • litigant/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a court case.
  • litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The whole process of fighting a case in court.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/nounC1Paper that turns red in acid and blue in alkali.
  • live hand to mouthphraseC1To have only just enough to survive on.
  • liven/ˈlaɪvən/verbC1To make something more lively.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • loaded questionnounC1A question that smuggles in an assumption.
  • loaf/ləʊf/nounB12 meaningsA shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • loam/ləʊm/nounC1Rich crumbly soil, the best sort for growing.
  • loath/ləʊθ/adjectiveC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loath tophraseC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loathing/ˈləʊðɪŋ/nounC1Intense hatred and disgust.
  • lobby/ˈlɒb.i/nounB13 meaningsThe open room just inside the entrance of a large building.
  • lobbyist/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/nounC1Somebody paid to press decision-makers.
  • lock/lɒk/nounA24 meaningsA fastening opened with a key or a code.
  • lock stock and barrelphraseC1Completely, including every last part.
  • lockoutnounC1An employer shutting workers out to force terms.
  • lockupnounC1A cell where somebody is held briefly, or the securing of premises.
  • loco/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/adjectiveC1Mad, in informal use.
  • lode/ləʊd/nounC1A rich vein of metal ore in the rock.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.
  • lodge a complaintphraseC1To make an objection through the proper channel.
  • loggerheadsnounC1A state of stubborn disagreement, used in the phrase at loggerheads.
  • logic/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/nounB23 meaningsCareful reasoning from premises to conclusions.
  • loin/ˈloɪn/nounC1The part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
  • loll/lɒl/verbC12 meaningsTo sit or lie in a lazy sprawl.
  • loneliness/ˈloʊnlinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of being without company.
  • long-standing/ˈlɒŋstændɪŋ/adjectiveC1Having existed for a very long time.
  • long-timeadjectiveC1Having held the same role or friendship for very many years.
  • long-wearadjectiveC1Made to last the whole day without fading.
  • long-winded/ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/adjectiveC1Talking or writing on and on in a rambling, tiresome way that wears out the listener.
  • longevity/lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/nounC1Great length of life or of service.
  • look a gift horse in the mouthphraseC1To find fault with something given to you freely.
  • loom/luːm/verbC13 meaningsTo appear large and threatening, especially in poor light.
  • loon/ˈluːn/nounC12 meaningsA foolish person.
  • loop linenounC1A track that leaves the main line and rejoins it.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
  • lope/ləʊp/verbC1To run with long easy strides.
  • lose your bearingsphraseC1To stop knowing where you are or which way to go.
  • loss leader/ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/nounC1Something sold cheap to bring people in.