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

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  • lithe/laɪð/adjectiveC1Slim, supple and moving easily.
  • lithuanianounB1+A country on the Baltic Sea.
  • litigant/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a court case.
  • litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The whole process of fighting a case in court.
  • litigious/lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC2Too quick to take disputes to court.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/noun
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Paper 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 pickingnounB1Collecting rubbish others have dropped.
  • litter traynounB1The box a cat uses indoors.
  • liturgy/ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/nounC2The set form of a public religious service.
  • live/ˈlɪv/verbA16 meaningsTo have your home in a particular place.
  • live and let livephraseB2To accept others' ways and expect the same in return.
  • live hand to mouthphraseC1To have only just enough to survive on.
  • live up tophraseB2To be as good as what was promised or expected.
  • livelihood/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/nounB2+The work by which somebody earns a living.
  • lively/ˈlaɪv.li/adjectiveB2Full of energy and movement.
  • liven/ˈlaɪvən/verbC1To make something more lively.
  • liven upphraseB2To make something more interesting or cheerful.
  • 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.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • living room/ˈlɪvɪŋ ɹuːm/phraseA1The main room in a house for sitting and relaxing.
  • 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.
  • load-bearingadjectiveB2Supporting the weight of a structure above.
  • 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.
  • loath/ləʊθ/adjectiveC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loath tophraseC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loathe/ˈləʊð/verbB2+To hate something with a feeling close to disgust.
  • 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.
  • locally sourcedadjectiveB2Bought from producers close by.
  • locate/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo find where something is.
  • located/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1Placed or situated in a particular spot.
  • 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.
  • lock stock and barrelphraseC1Completely, including every last part.
  • lock up/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo secure a building by locking its doors.
  • 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.
  • locker roomphraseB1The room where the team changes and the coach gives the big speech.
  • locket/ˈlɒkɪt/nounB2A tiny hinged case on a chain with a picture inside.