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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.
  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
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/læmˈbeɪst/
verbC2
To criticise somebody harshly and publicly.
  • lament/ləˈmɛnt/verbC22 meaningsTo express deep sorrow about something.
  • 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.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • lapse/læps/nounC12 meaningsA small failure of memory or attention.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • last/lɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsComing after all the others in order or time.
  • laud/lɔːd/verbC2To praise somebody publicly.
  • laugh/lɐːf/verbA1To make the sound of amusement.
  • 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.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • leach/liːt͡ʃ/verbC1To drain a substance away by water passing through.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • leak/liːk/nounB14 meaningsA hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape.
  • lean/ˈliːn/verbB26 meaningsTo bend or tip your body away from upright.
  • leap/ˈliːp/verbB24 meaningsTo spring off the ground and through the air in one strong movement.
  • learn/lɜːn/verbA12 meaningsTo get new knowledge or a new skill.
  • leave/ˈliːv/verbA16 meaningsTo go away from a place or a person.
  • leaven/ˈlɛv.ən/verbC2To lighten dough, or to relieve something dull.
  • lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB14 meaningsA formal talk given to teach a group, especially at a university.
  • leer/ˈlɪə̯/verbC1To look at somebody in an unpleasant knowing way.
  • legalise/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/verbB2+To make something lawful.
  • legislate/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/verbB2+To make laws.
  • lend/ˈlɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo give something to somebody who will give it back.
  • let/lɛt/verbA13 meaningsTo allow someone to do something.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • 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.
  • liaise/liːˈeɪz/verbC2To keep in touch between two groups so they work together.
  • liberate/ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/verbB2+To set free from control or imprisonment.
  • 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.
  • lie/laɪ̯/verbA24 meaningsTo say something you know is not true.
  • lift/lɪft/verbA27 meaningsTo raise something to a higher position.
  • light/laɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe brightness that makes it possible to see.
  • lighten/ˈlaɪ.tn̩/verbB23 meaningsTo make something less heavy, or to become less heavy.
  • like/laɪ̯k/verbA16 meaningsTo find something or someone pleasant.
  • liken/ˈlaɪk(ə)n/verbC1To say that one thing is like another.
  • limit/ˈlɪm.ɪt/nounB15 meaningsThe point or amount beyond which something is not allowed to go.
  • limn/lɪm/verbC2To paint or describe something in outline.
  • limp/lɪmp/verbB14 meaningsTo walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
  • linger/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/verbC13 meaningsTo stay in a place longer than necessary, slow to leave.
  • link/ˈlɪŋk/nounA2+3 meaningsText or an image that takes you to another page when clicked.
  • liquefy/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/verbC1To turn something into a liquid.
  • liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
  • list/lɪst/nounA13 meaningsA set of names or things written one under another.
  • listen/ˈlɪsən/verbA13 meaningsTo pay careful attention to a sound on purpose.
  • live/ˈlɪv/verbA16 meaningsTo have your home in a particular place.