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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • 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.
  • languish/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbC1To grow weak from being left with no attention.
  • lapse
/læps/
nounC12 meanings
A small failure of memory or attention.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo 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.
  • launder/ˈlɔːndə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo wash and press clothes properly.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • leach/liːt͡ʃ/verbC1To drain a substance away by water passing through.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • lean/ˈliːn/verbB26 meaningsTo bend or tip your body away from upright.
  • leer/ˈlɪə̯/verbC1To look at somebody in an unpleasant knowing way.
  • lend/ˈlɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo give something to somebody who will give it back.
  • 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.
  • levy/ˈlɛ.vi/verbC1To impose a tax or a charge.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lick/lɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo move your tongue over the surface of something.
  • liken/ˈlaɪk(ə)n/verbC1To say that one thing is like another.
  • linger/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/verbC13 meaningsTo stay in a place longer than necessary, slow to leave.
  • liquefy/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/verbC1To turn something into a liquid.
  • liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
  • liven/ˈlaɪvən/verbC1To make something more lively.
  • loaf/ləʊf/nounB12 meaningsA shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • lobby/ˈlɒb.i/nounB13 meaningsThe open room just inside the entrance of a large building.
  • lock/lɒk/nounA24 meaningsA fastening opened with a key or a code.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.
  • loll/lɒl/verbC12 meaningsTo sit or lie in a lazy sprawl.
  • loom/luːm/verbC13 meaningsTo appear large and threatening, especially in poor light.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
  • lope/ləʊp/verbC1To run with long easy strides.
  • lug/lʌɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.
  • lull/lʌl/nounC12 meaningsA brief period of quiet or reduced activity.
  • lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verbB24 meaningsTo move slowly and heavily.
  • lurch/lɜːt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo move suddenly and unsteadily.