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

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658 words · showing 121–180

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  • laugh/lɐːf/verbA1To make the sound of amusement.
  • laughable/ˈlaːfəbl̩/adjectiveB2+So poor or absurd it invites laughter.
  • laughingstocknounB2+Somebody everybody laughs at.
  • laughter/ˈlɑːftə/nounA2+The sound people make when something amuses them.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • launch an investigation
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  • launch eventnounB2A gathering held to introduce something new.
  • launch pad/ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/nounB2The platform a rocket lifts off from.
  • launder/ˈlɔːndə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo wash and press clothes properly.
  • launderette/lɔːnˈdɹɛt/nounB2A shop of coin-operated washing machines.
  • laundromat/ˈlɔːndɹəʊˌmæt/nounB1+A shop of coin-operated washing machines.
  • laundry/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/nounB1Clothes needing washing, or the place they are washed.
  • laundry servicenounB1The washing and pressing of guests' clothes.
  • 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.
  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • law/lɔː/nounA23 meaningsOne of the official rules a country makes and enforces.
  • law-abidingadjectiveC1Living quietly within the rules.
  • lawless/ˈlɔːləs/adjectiveB2+Not controlled by any law.
  • lawmakernounB2+Somebody who helps make the laws of a country.
  • lawn/lɔːn/nounB1An area of closely mown grass in a garden or park.
  • lawnmower/ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/nounB1+The machine you push to cut the grass.
  • lawsuit/ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/nounC1A formal dispute between two sides taken to a court.
  • lawyer/ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/nounA2A professional who advises on the law and represents clients.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.
  • lay offphraseB2To dismiss workers because there is no work.
  • lay your cards on the tablephraseC1To say openly what you want and what you have.
  • lay-by/ˈleɪ.baɪ/nounB2A place at the roadside to pull in and stop.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • layers/ˈleɪ.əz/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut to different lengths so it moves.
  • layout/ˈleɪ.aʊt/nounC12 meaningsThe arrangement of text and pictures on a page.
  • layover/ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/nounB1+The waiting time at a middle airport between two flights.
  • laze aroundphraseB2To pass time doing nothing much.
  • laziness/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/nounB1+An unwillingness to make any effort.
  • lazy/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsUnwilling to work or make an effort.
  • leach/liːt͡ʃ/verbC1To drain a substance away by water passing through.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • lead timenounB22 meaningsThe time between placing an order and receiving the goods.
  • leader/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsThe person others follow.
  • leaderboardnounB2The ranked list of who is doing best.
  • leadership/ˈlidɚʃɪp/nounB2The act of leading, and the people who lead.
  • leading questionnounC1A question worded to suggest its own answer.
  • leaf/liːf/nounB12 meaningsOne of the flat green parts of a plant.
  • leaf fallnounB2The dropping of leaves as the days shorten.
  • leaflet/ˈliːflɪt/nounB1+A printed sheet handed out to inform or advertise.
  • 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.
  • leakage/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+Liquid or gas escaping, and the amount that does.
  • leakproof/ˈliːkpɹuf/adjectiveB1+Made so that nothing can escape.
  • lean/ˈliːn/verbB26 meaningsTo bend or tip your body away from upright.
  • lean inphraseB22 meaningsTo move your upper body closer to somebody or something.
  • lean-to/ˈliːnˌtuː/nounC1A simple shelter with a single sloping roof.
  • leap/ˈliːp/verbB24 meaningsTo spring off the ground and through the air in one strong movement.
  • leap year/ˈliːp ˌjɪə/phraseB1The year, once every four, when February gets an extra day.
  • learn/lɜːn/verbA12 meaningsTo get new knowledge or a new skill.
  • learn the ropes/ˈlɜːn ðə ˈɹəʊps/phraseC1To master the basics of a new job or activity.
  • learning difficultynounB2A condition that makes particular kinds of learning harder.