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  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • law/lɔː/nounA23 meaningsOne of the official rules a country makes and enforces.
  • lawmakernounB2+Somebody who helps make the laws of a country.
  • lawn/lɔːn/nounB1An area of closely mown grass in a garden or park.
  • lawnmower/ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/nounB1+The machine you push to cut the grass.
  • lawsuit/ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/
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A formal dispute between two sides taken to a court.
  • lawyer/ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/nounA2A professional who advises on the law and represents clients.
  • lay-by/ˈleɪ.baɪ/nounB2A place at the roadside to pull in and stop.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • layers/ˈleɪ.əz/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut to different lengths so it moves.
  • layout/ˈleɪ.aʊt/nounC12 meaningsThe arrangement of text and pictures on a page.
  • layover/ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/nounB1+The waiting time at a middle airport between two flights.
  • laziness/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/nounB1+An unwillingness to make any effort.
  • lead/ˈlɛd/verbB15 meaningsTo go in front so that others follow.
  • lead timenounB22 meaningsThe time between placing an order and receiving the goods.
  • leader/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsThe person others follow.
  • leaderboardnounB2The ranked list of who is doing best.
  • leadership/ˈlidɚʃɪp/nounB2The act of leading, and the people who lead.
  • leading questionnounC1A question worded to suggest its own answer.
  • leaf/liːf/nounB12 meaningsOne of the flat green parts of a plant.
  • leaf fallnounB2The dropping of leaves as the days shorten.
  • leaflet/ˈliːflɪt/nounB1+A printed sheet handed out to inform or advertise.
  • league/liːɡ/nounB12 meaningsA group of sports teams competing over a season.
  • leak/liːk/nounB14 meaningsA hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape.
  • leakage/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+Liquid or gas escaping, and the amount that does.
  • lean-to/ˈliːnˌtuː/nounC1A simple shelter with a single sloping roof.
  • leap/ˈliːp/verbB24 meaningsTo spring off the ground and through the air in one strong movement.
  • learning difficultynounB2A condition that makes particular kinds of learning harder.
  • lease/liːs/nounB2A rental contract fixing price and term.
  • leaseholdnounC1The right to hold and occupy a property for a fixed period under a lease.
  • leash/liːʃ/nounB2A strap for restraining and guiding a dog.
  • leather/ˈlɛðə/nounB1Material made from treated animal skin.
  • leave/ˈliːv/verbA16 meaningsTo go away from a place or a person.
  • leavingsnounC2The scraps remaining once everything worth having is taken.
  • lebanonnounB1+A country on the eastern Mediterranean.
  • lectern/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/nounC1The slanted stand a speaker rests their notes on.
  • lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB14 meaningsA formal talk given to teach a group, especially at a university.
  • lecturer/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/nounB2+A teacher at a university.
  • ledge/lɛd͡ʒ/nounB2A narrow shelf of rock on a cliff.
  • ledger/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/nounC1The book in which every transaction is recorded.
  • leech/ˈliːt͡ʃ/nounB2A worm that fastens on and drinks blood.
  • leek/liːk/nounB2+A long white and green vegetable of the onion family.
  • leeway[ˈliːˌweɪ]nounB2+Room to act as you think best.
  • left/ˈlɛft/adjectiveA14 meaningsOn the side of the body where the heart is.
  • left luggagenounB2The place bags can be stored for a few hours.
  • leftist/ˈlɛf.tɪst/nounB2+Somebody who holds left-wing political views.
  • leftovernounB1+Food or material remaining after the rest is used.
  • leftoversnounB1The food remaining after a meal, saved for later.
  • leg/lɛɡ/nounA12 meaningsOne of the long body parts you stand and walk on.
  • legacy/ˈlɛɡəsi/nounC13 meaningsSomething handed down by a person or a period, good or bad.
  • legal depositnounC2The duty to supply a copy of each new publication.
  • legality/liˈɡælɪti/nounB2+Whether something is allowed by law.
  • legend/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/nounB13 meaningsAn old famous story half believed to be true.
  • leggingsnounB1+Tight stretchy trousers that cling to the leg.
  • legion/ˈliː.d͡ʒən/nounC22 meaningsA large body of soldiers.
  • legislation/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/nounC1Laws taken together, as written and passed.
  • legislator/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/nounB2+Somebody whose job is making laws.
  • legislature/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/nounC1The body that makes a country's laws.
  • legitimacy/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/nounC1The quality of being accepted as rightful.
  • legroom/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/nounB2+The space in front of your seat.