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

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  • leg/lɛɡ/nounA12 meaningsOne of the long body parts you stand and walk on.
  • legend/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/nounB13 meaningsAn old famous story half believed to be true.
  • lemon/ˈlɛmən/nounA23 meaningsA yellow citrus fruit with thick peel and very sour juice.
  • length/lɛŋ(k)θ/nounB14 meaningsHow long something is from end to end.
  • lens/lɛnz/nounB2A curved piece of glass that bends light.
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The cover that protects the glass at the front of a camera.
  • leopard/ˈlɛp.əd/nounB2A large spotted wild cat.
  • leprechaun/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/nounB2A mischievous little man of Irish folklore.
  • letters pagenounB2The part of a paper printing readers' opinions.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • level crossingnounB2Where a road crosses a railway on the flat.
  • lever/ˈliː.və/nounB24 meaningsA bar resting on a fixed point, so that pushing one end moves a heavy load at the other.
  • liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsIn favour of individual freedom, tolerant of other ways of living, and for reform by gradual steps.
  • liberty/ˈlɪbəti/nounB22 meaningsFreedom from control by others.
  • library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/nounA13 meaningsA building or room holding books that the public can read there or borrow.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lid/lɪd/nounA2+2 meaningsThe cover that fits over the opening of a container and comes off or opens.
  • lie/laɪ̯/verbA24 meaningsTo say something you know is not true.
  • life/ˈlaɪ̯f/nounA24 meaningsThe state of being alive.
  • life supportnounB2Machines that keep a body going when it cannot itself.
  • lifeline/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/nounB22 meaningsThe rope that keeps a rescuer connected to safety.
  • lifetime/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/nounB12 meaningsThe period from birth to death.
  • lift/lɪft/verbA27 meaningsTo raise something to a higher position.
  • light pollutionnounB2Artificial glow that hides the stars.
  • light year/ˈlaɪt.jɪə/nounB2The distance light travels in one year.
  • lightbulb/ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/nounB2A glass bulb producing light from electricity.
  • lighting/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/nounB2The lamps in a place and the effect they give.
  • like/laɪ̯k/verbA16 meaningsTo find something or someone pleasant.
  • liking/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/nounB2A taste or fondness for something.
  • lilac/ˈlaɪlək/nounB1+3 meaningsA shrub with heart-shaped leaves and dense cones of small, strongly scented flowers.
  • limb/lɪm/nounB22 meaningsAn arm or a leg.
  • limit/ˈlɪm.ɪt/nounB15 meaningsThe point or amount beyond which something is not allowed to go.
  • limp/lɪmp/verbB14 meaningsTo walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
  • line managernounB2The person you report to directly.
  • linen/ˈlɪnɪn/nounB22 meaningsA cool strong cloth woven from flax.
  • lining/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsA layer of material fixed to the inside of a garment, bag or box.
  • lip/lɪp/nounB12 meaningsEither of the two fleshy edges of the mouth.
  • lip linernounB2A pencil that outlines the lips before colour.
  • lip-readingnounB2Understanding speech by watching the mouth.
  • liquids rulenounB2The limit on how much liquid you may carry aboard.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • litter/ˈlɪt.ɚ/nounB22 meaningsRubbish left lying in a public place.
  • liver/ˈlɪvə/nounB2The large organ that cleans poisons out of the body.
  • livestock/ˈlaɪvstɒk/nounB2The animals kept on a farm.
  • livestreamnounB2A broadcast watched over the internet as it happens.
  • loading baynounB2Where lorries are loaded and unloaded.
  • 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.
  • lob/lɒb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw or hit something in a high curving path.
  • lobby barnounB2The bar in the main entrance hall.
  • local/ˈləʊ.kl̩/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging to the area nearby.
  • 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.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • loft conversionnounB2A roof space turned into a room.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • 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.