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

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  • legislature/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/nounC1The body that makes a country's laws.
  • legitimacy/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/nounC1The quality of being accepted as rightful.
  • lesothonounC1Mountain kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa.
  • lethargy/ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/nounC1A dull sluggishness with no will to move.
  • level playing fieldnounC1A situation where nobody has an unfair advantage.
  • level-headednessnoun
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The knack of thinking sensibly and steadily when everything around you is going wrong.
  • 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.
  • leviathan/lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/nounC1A sea monster, or anything enormously large.
  • levity/ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/nounC1Light-hearted treatment of a serious matter.
  • lexicon/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/nounC12 meaningsThe whole stock of words of a language or person.
  • liabilitiesnounC1Everything a business owes.
  • liability/laɪəˈbɪlɪti/nounC13 meaningsA debt or legal duty that you must meet.
  • liability insurancenounC1Cover against being sued for harm you cause.
  • liaison/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/nounC12 meaningsCommunication kept up between groups.
  • libel/ˈlaɪbəl/nounC1Damaging somebody's reputation in writing.
  • libel casenounC1A lawsuit over damage done by something written.
  • liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsIn favour of individual freedom, tolerant of other ways of living, and for reform by gradual steps.
  • liberation/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1The freeing of a place or people from occupation or oppression.
  • liberty/ˈlɪbəti/nounB22 meaningsFreedom from control by others.
  • 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.
  • lido/ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/nounC1An open-air public swimming pool.
  • liechtensteinnounC1Tiny Alpine principality squeezed between Switzerland and Austria.
  • lightbulb momentnounC1The instant an answer appears.
  • lightweight/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/nounC1A boxer fighting at a limit of about sixty-one kilograms.
  • likelihood/ˈlaɪklihʊd/nounC1The chance that something will happen.
  • likeness/ˈlaɪknəs/nounB1+2 meaningsThe way one thing resembles another.
  • limbo/ˈlɪmbəʊ/nounC1A stuck in-between state where nothing moves forward.
  • lime/laɪm/nounA2+4 meaningsA small green citrus fruit with sharp sour juice.
  • limescalenounC1The hard white deposit hard water leaves behind.
  • linchpin/ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/nounC1The pin that holds a wheel on, or the vital element.
  • linden/ˈlɪn.dən/nounC1A broad-leaved tree with fragrant flowers.
  • line-up/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The particular players or performers picked to appear on the day.
  • lineage/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC12 meaningsThe line of descent from an ancestor.
  • lineup/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/nounC1The set of people selected for a team, event or identification.
  • lining/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsA layer of material fixed to the inside of a garment, bag or box.
  • linkage/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/nounC1A connection between two things.
  • lintel/ˈlɪn.təl/nounC1The beam bridging the top of a door or window.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • liquidity/lɪkˈwɪdəti/nounC1How easily assets can be turned into cash.
  • listed buildingnounC1A building protected by law because of its history.
  • listing/ˈlɪstɪŋ/nounC1An entry in a published list.
  • litany/ˈlɪtəni/nounC1A long repetitive recital of complaints or prayers.
  • literacy/ˈlɪtəɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to read and write.
  • literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+4 meaningsWritten works valued as art.
  • litigant/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a court case.
  • litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The whole process of fighting a case in court.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/nounC1Paper that turns red in acid and blue in alkali.
  • loaded questionnounC1A question that smuggles in an assumption.
  • loaf/ləʊf/nounB12 meaningsA shaped mass of bread baked in one piece.
  • loam/ləʊm/nounC1Rich crumbly soil, the best sort for growing.
  • loathing/ˈləʊðɪŋ/nounC1Intense hatred and disgust.
  • lobby/ˈlɒb.i/nounB13 meaningsThe open room just inside the entrance of a large building.
  • lobbyist/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/nounC1Somebody paid to press decision-makers.
  • lock/lɒk/nounA24 meaningsA fastening opened with a key or a code.
  • lockoutnounC1An employer shutting workers out to force terms.
  • lockupnounC1A cell where somebody is held briefly, or the securing of premises.
  • lode/ləʊd/nounC1A rich vein of metal ore in the rock.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.