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

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  • lipstick/ˈlɪpstɪk/nounA2+A stick of colour for the lips.
  • liqueur/lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)/nounB2+A strong sweet flavoured spirit.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • liquidation/ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/nounB2+The winding up of a company by selling its assets to pay debts.
  • liquidity/lɪkˈwɪdəti/nounC1How easily assets can be turned into cash.
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The limit on how much liquid you may carry aboard.
  • lisp/lɪsp/nounB2+A speech habit of sounding an s like a th.
  • list/lɪst/nounA13 meaningsA set of names or things written one under another.
  • listed buildingnounC1A building protected by law because of its history.
  • listener/ˈlɪsənə/nounB1Somebody who is listening, especially to radio.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • litmus/ˈlɪtməs/nounC1Paper 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.
  • livelihood/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/nounB2+The work by which somebody earns a living.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • lockoutnounC1An employer shutting workers out to force terms.
  • locksmith/ˈlɑksmɪθ/nounB2+A tradesman who makes and opens locks.
  • lockupnounC1A cell where somebody is held briefly, or the securing of premises.
  • locomotion/ləʊ.kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounC2The power or act of moving from place to place.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • locust/ˈləʊ.kəst/nounB2+A grasshopper that swarms in millions.
  • lode/ləʊd/nounC1A rich vein of metal ore in the rock.