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

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  • lackey/ˈlæ.ki/nounC1A servant, or somebody who does another's bidding meekly.
  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • laddie/ˈlædi/nounC1A boy, in Scottish and northern use.
  • lair/ˈlɛə̯/nounB22 meaningsThe resting place of a wild animal.
  • lama/ˈlɑː.mə/nounC1A priest of Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhism.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/
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verbB2+2 meanings
To seal a document in clear plastic.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • 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.
  • lapis lazuli/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/nounC1A deep blue stone flecked with gold.
  • lapse/læps/nounC12 meaningsA small failure of memory or attention.
  • lapwing/ˈlæpwɪŋ/nounC1A crested field bird with broad flapping wings.
  • larceny/ˈlɑː.sən.i/nounC1The crime of taking somebody else's property.
  • larch/ˈlɑːtʃ/nounC1A conifer that sheds its needles in winter.
  • larder/ˈlɑː.də/nounC1A cool room or cupboard where food is stored.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • lash liftnounC1A treatment that curls the natural lashes.
  • lassie/ˈlæsi/nounC1A girl, in Scottish and northern use.
  • last mile/ˌlɑːst ˈmaɪl/nounC1The final stage of delivery to the customer's door.
  • latency/ˈleɪ.tən.si/nounC1The delay between an action and the system's response.
  • lathe/leɪð/nounC1A machine that turns work against a cutting tool.
  • lather/ˈlɑː.ðə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe foam soap makes when rubbed with water.
  • latitude/ˈlætɪtjuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsPosition measured in degrees north or south of the equator.
  • latrine/ləˈtɹiːn/nounC1A simple toilet in a camp or barracks.
  • lattice/ˈlæt.ɪs/nounC12 meaningsA framework of crossed strips with gaps between.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • laureate/ˈlɒɹ.i.ət/nounC1Somebody honoured with a great prize.
  • laurel/ˈlɒɹ.əl/nounC1An evergreen tree whose leaves crowned victors.
  • lava/ˈlɑːvə/nounB22 meaningsHot melted rock that flows out of a volcano.
  • lavatory/ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/nounC1A room with a toilet, in formal use.
  • lawsuit/ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/nounC1A formal dispute between two sides taken to a court.
  • layout/ˈleɪ.aʊt/nounC12 meaningsThe arrangement of text and pictures on a page.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • leader/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsThe person others follow.
  • leading questionnounC1A question worded to suggest its own answer.
  • lean-to/ˈliːnˌtuː/nounC1A simple shelter with a single sloping roof.
  • leaseholdnounC1The right to hold and occupy a property for a fixed period under a lease.
  • lectern/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/nounC1The slanted stand a speaker rests their notes on.
  • ledger/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/nounC1The book in which every transaction is recorded.
  • legacy/ˈlɛɡəsi/nounC13 meaningsSomething handed down by a person or a period, good or bad.
  • legislation/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/nounC1Laws taken together, as written and passed.
  • legislature/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/nounC1The body that makes a country's laws.
  • legitimacy/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/nounC1The quality of being accepted as rightful.
  • lesothonounC1Mountain kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa.
  • lethargy/ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/nounC1A dull sluggishness with no will to move.
  • level playing fieldnounC1A situation where nobody has an unfair advantage.
  • level-headednessnounC1The knack of thinking sensibly and steadily when everything around you is going wrong.
  • lever/ˈliː.və/nounB24 meaningsA bar resting on a fixed point, so that pushing one end moves a heavy load at the other.
  • leverage/ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC14 meaningsPower to influence people or events, coming from an advantage you hold.
  • leviathan/lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/nounC1A sea monster, or anything enormously large.
  • levity/ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/nounC1Light-hearted treatment of a serious matter.
  • lexicon/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/nounC12 meaningsThe whole stock of words of a language or person.
  • liabilitiesnounC1Everything a business owes.
  • liability/laɪəˈbɪlɪti/nounC13 meaningsA debt or legal duty that you must meet.
  • liability insurancenounC1Cover against being sued for harm you cause.
  • liaison/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/nounC12 meaningsCommunication kept up between groups.
  • libel/ˈlaɪbəl/nounC1Damaging somebody's reputation in writing.
  • libel casenounC1A lawsuit over damage done by something written.