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

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  • litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The whole process of fighting a case in court.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/nounC1Paper that turns red in acid and blue in alkali.
  • litre/ˈliːtə/nounA2+A unit of liquid volume, a thousand cubic centimetres.
  • litter/ˈlɪt.ɚ/nounB22 meaningsRubbish left lying in a public place.
  • litter binnounA2The public container for rubbish.
  • litter pickingnoun
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Collecting rubbish others have dropped.
  • litter traynounB1The box a cat uses indoors.
  • liturgy/ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/nounC2The set form of a public religious service.
  • livelihood/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/nounB2+The work by which somebody earns a living.
  • liver/ˈlɪvə/nounB2The large organ that cleans poisons out of the body.
  • livery/ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/nounC2The distinctive colours a company or servant wears.
  • livestock/ˈlaɪvstɒk/nounB2The animals kept on a farm.
  • livestreamnounB2A broadcast watched over the internet as it happens.
  • lizard/ˈlɪzəd/nounA2+A small four-legged reptile with a long tail.
  • llama/ˈlɑː.mə/nounB1+A South American pack animal kept for its wool.
  • load/loʊd/nounA22 meaningsWhat is carried, or the weight of it.
  • loaded questionnounC1A question that smuggles in an assumption.
  • loading baynounB2Where lorries are loaded and unloaded.
  • loaf/ləʊf/nounB12 meaningsA shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • loafersnounB2+Flat shoes you slide on without laces.
  • loam/ləʊm/nounC1Rich crumbly soil, the best sort for growing.
  • loan/ləʊn/nounB23 meaningsA sum of money lent to someone, which they have to pay back.
  • loan periodnounB2How long a borrowed item may be kept.
  • loathing/ˈləʊðɪŋ/nounC1Intense hatred and disgust.
  • lob/lɒb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw or hit something in a high curving path.
  • lobby/ˈlɒb.i/nounB13 meaningsThe open room just inside the entrance of a large building.
  • lobby barnounB2The bar in the main entrance hall.
  • lobbyist/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/nounC1Somebody paid to press decision-makers.
  • lobster/ˈlɒb.stə/nounB1A large sea creature with a hard shell and two claws.
  • local/ˈləʊ.kl̩/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging to the area nearby.
  • locality/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The particular area a place sits in.
  • location/ləʊˈkeɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsA real place used for filming instead of a set.
  • loch/lɔx/nounB2+A lake, in Scottish use.
  • lock/lɒk/nounA24 meaningsA fastening opened with a key or a code.
  • lockdown/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/nounB2Shutting everybody in for safety.
  • locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA small cupboard with a lock, for keeping your things while you are somewhere else.
  • locket/ˈlɒkɪt/nounB2A tiny hinged case on a chain with a picture inside.
  • lockoutnounC1An employer shutting workers out to force terms.
  • locksmith/ˈlɑksmɪθ/nounB2+A tradesman who makes and opens locks.
  • lockupnounC1A cell where somebody is held briefly, or the securing of premises.
  • locomotion/ləʊ.kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounC2The power or act of moving from place to place.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • locust/ˈləʊ.kəst/nounB2+A grasshopper that swarms in millions.
  • lode/ləʊd/nounC1A rich vein of metal ore in the rock.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.
  • lodger/ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/nounB2+Somebody who pays to live in a room in another's house.
  • loft conversionnounB2A roof space turned into a room.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • loggerheadsnounC1A state of stubborn disagreement, used in the phrase at loggerheads.
  • logic/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/nounB23 meaningsCareful reasoning from premises to conclusions.
  • logistics/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe planning and organising of how goods, materials and people get where they need to be.
  • logo/ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/nounB2A symbol or design identifying a company or organisation.
  • loin/ˈloɪn/nounC1The part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
  • lollipop/ˈlɒlipɒp/nounB1A hard sweet on a stick.
  • lolly/ˈlɒl.i/nounB2+A sweet on a stick, or ice on a stick.
  • loneliness/ˈloʊnlinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of being without company.
  • loner/ˈləʊ.nə/nounB2A person who prefers their own company.
  • long exposurenounB2A picture taken over many seconds, blurring what moves.
  • long jump/ˈlɒŋ ˌdʒʌmp/nounB1Leaping as far as possible from a marked line.
  • long-stay car parknounB2Parking meant for travellers away for days.