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- larva noun (a larva, larvae)
1) The young form of an insect (and some other animals, like frogs and fish) after it hatches from the egg and before it changes into an… - larval adjective (larval)
1) Larval means to do with a larva, the young stage of an insect, frog or other animal before it changes into its adult form. - larynx noun (a larynx, larynges or larynxes)
The voice box: the part at the top of the windpipe in the throat, which holds the vocal cords that vibrate to make sounds. - lasagne noun (lasagne — uncountable; a lasagne, lasagnes)
Lasagne is an Italian dish made of flat sheets of pasta in layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese, baked in an oven. - laser noun (a laser, lasers)
1) A machine that makes a very narrow, strong beam of light of one colour. 2) The beam itself. - lash noun (a lash, lashes); verb (lash, lashes, lashed, lashing)
An eyelash: one of the small hairs growing on the edge of your eyelid. - lass noun (a lass, lasses) — informal, UK dialect
1) (informal, Scotland and northern England) A lass is a girl or young woman. 2) (informal) Lass is used as a friendly way to talk to a… - lassie noun (a lassie, lassies); name (Lassie)
1) (Scotland, Northern England, informal) A lassie is a girl or young woman. 2) (a name) Lassie is a famous brave collie dog in books… - last adjective, adverb (last); verb (last, lasts, lasted, lasting); noun (the last)
Last means coming at the end, after all the others. - lastly adverb
Lastly means at the end, after everything else; it introduces the last thing in a list. - latch noun (a latch, latches); verb (latch, latches, latched, latching)
A latch is a simple metal bar or catch that keeps a door or gate shut. - late adjective (late, later, latest); adverb (late, later)
Late means after the right, usual or planned time: «You are late for school». - lateen adjective and noun (a lateen, lateens; lateen sail)
1) A lateen sail is a triangular sail tied to a long pole that hangs at an angle on a short mast. 2) A boat with such a sail. - lately adverb
1) Recently; in the time just before now: I have been tired lately. 2) (rare, old-fashioned) Not long ago; formerly: lately of London. - lateness noun (lateness, uncountable)
Lateness is being late; arriving or happening after the right or expected time. - later adverb (later); adjective (late, later, latest)
Later means after some time, not now: «I will do it later.». - lateral adjective (lateral); noun (a lateral — in some sports)
Lateral means to do with the side or sides; moving sideways. - laterally adverb (laterally)
1) Laterally means sideways, or to the side. 2) To think laterally is to solve a problem in an unusual, creative way instead of the… - latest adjective (latest — superlative of late); noun (the latest)
Latest means the newest or most recent (the latest news, the latest game). - latex noun (latex, uncountable)
A white milky liquid that comes from some plants, especially the rubber tree, and is used to make rubber. - lath noun (laths)
A lath is a thin, narrow strip of wood, used to make fences, walls, cages and roofs. - lathe noun (lathes)
A lathe is a machine that spins wood or metal so that it can be cut and shaped into round forms, such as chair legs. - lather noun; verb (lathers, lathered, lathering)
Lather is the foam made when soap is mixed with water. - latin noun (Latin); adjective (Latin)
The language of the ancient Romans; it is no longer anyone's first language but is still studied and used in science and law. - latino noun (a Latino, Latinos); adjective (Latino)
A Latino is a person in the USA whose family comes from Latin America, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Colombia. - latitude noun (latitude, latitudes)
Latitude is how far north or south a place is from the equator, measured in degrees. - latte noun (a latte, lattes)
1) A latte is a coffee drink made with espresso and lots of hot steamed milk, often with foam on top. - latter adjective (latter); pronoun-like noun (the latter)
The latter means the second of two things or people just mentioned: "tea or coffee? I'll have the latter" means coffee. - lattice noun (lattices)
A lattice is a framework of thin strips crossed over each other like a net, often used for a window or gate. - laugh verb (laugh, laughs, laughed, laughing); noun (a laugh, laughs)
To make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy. - laughing verb form (laugh, laughs, laughed, laughing); adjective (laughing); noun (laughing, laughter)
Laughing means making happy sounds with your voice and face when something is funny. - laughingly adverb
Laughingly means while laughing, or in a playful, teasing way. - laughingstock noun (laughingstocks)
A laughingstock is a person whom everyone laughs at, usually in an unkind way. - laughter noun (laughter — uncountable)
1) Laughter is the sound or act of laughing. - launch verb (launch, launches, launched, launching); noun (a launch, launches)
To launch is to send a rocket, missile or spacecraft up into the air or space. - launder verb (launder, launders, laundered, laundering)
1) (formal) To wash and iron clothes, sheets or towels. 2) To hide where dishonestly gained money came from by passing it through a… - laundress noun (a laundress, laundresses — old-fashioned)
1) (old-fashioned) A woman whose job is to wash and iron clothes and sheets for other people. - laundry noun (laundry — no plural; a laundry, laundries for the place)
Clothes, sheets and towels that need washing or have just been washed. - laurel noun (laurels)
1) A laurel is an evergreen bush with shiny dark leaves. 2) (old use) A wreath of laurel leaves was worn as a crown of honour. - laurels noun (plural only)
Laurels are the leaves or bushes of the laurel plant. - lava noun (lava — uncountable)
1) Lava is hot, melted rock that flows out of a volcano. 2) Lava is also the rock formed when this melted rock cools and hardens. - lavatory noun (a lavatory, lavatories)
A lavatory is a toilet: the bowl you use to get rid of waste from your body. - lavender noun (lavender — uncountable for the plant and colour); adjective (lavender)
A small bush with sweet-smelling purple flowers, used in gardens, soaps and perfumes. - lavish adjective (lavish, more lavish, most lavish); verb (lavishes, lavished, lavishing)
Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal. - law noun (a law, laws; the law)
A law is a rule made by a government that everyone in a country or place must follow. - lawful adjective (lawful)
1) Lawful means allowed by the law, legal. 2) Lawful can also mean obeying the law or right according to rules. - lawfully adverb (from the adjective lawful)
1) In a way that is allowed by the law; legally. 2) (formal) In a way that is properly allowed by rules or official authority. - lawgiver noun (lawgivers)
A lawgiver is a person who makes the laws for a people or country, such as a wise leader long ago. - lawless adjective (more lawless, most lawless)
Lawless means not obeying the law; wild and out of control: a lawless gang of robbers. - lawlessness noun (no plural)
The state of having no law or order; a time when people break the rules and nobody keeps control. - lawmaker noun (a lawmaker, lawmakers)
1) A lawmaker is a person who helps make laws, such as a member of a parliament or congress. - lawn noun (a lawn, lawns)
1) An area of short, neat grass, usually in a garden or park, that is cut regularly. - lawyer noun (a lawyer, lawyers)
A person whose job is to know the law, give advice about it and speak for people in court. - lay verb (lay, lays, laid, laying); also the past of «lie» (lie, lay, lain)
To lay is to put something down carefully, often flat: «lay the baby in the cot». - layer noun (layer, layers); verb (layer, layers, layered, layering)
A layer is one flat level of something lying on top of or under another, like a layer of a cake. - laying verb form of lay (lay, lays, laid, laying); adjective (laying)
Laying means putting something down, usually flat or carefully, like laying a book on a table. - layoff noun (a layoff, layoffs)
A layoff is when a company stops employing workers, often because there is not enough work or money. - layout noun (a layout, layouts)
A layout is the way the parts of something are arranged, such as the rooms in a house, the streets in a town or the shops in a mall. - laze verb (laze, lazes, lazed, lazing; often «laze about», «laze around»)
1) To relax and do nothing much, in a lazy, pleasant way. - lazily adverb (lazily; more lazily, most lazily)
1) In a lazy way, without effort or energy: «He lazily picked up a pen.» 2) Slowly and gently, in a relaxed way: «The river flowed lazily.» - laziness noun (laziness — uncountable)
1) Laziness is not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are able to. - lazy adjective (lazy, lazier, laziest)
Lazy means not wanting to work, try hard or move about. - lazybones noun (a lazybones; plural lazybones — same form)
1) (informal) A lazybones is a lazy person, someone who does not want to get up or do any work; it is usually a playful, joking word. - le article (French; le, la, les) — not an English word
«Le» means «the» in French, used before a masculine word: «le chat» is «the cat». - leach verb (leach, leaches, leached, leaching)
To leach is when water slowly washes chemicals or minerals out of soil, rock or another material. - lead verb (lead, leads, led, leading) — said «leed»; noun (a lead, leads) — said «leed»; noun (lead — the metal) — said «led»
To lead (leed) is to go in front and show the way, or to be in charge of a group. - leaden adjective (leadener, leadenest)
Made of lead, the grey heavy metal: a leaden gutter. - leaders noun (plural of «leader»: a leader, leaders)
People who lead or are in charge of a group, a team, a country or an organisation. - leadership noun (leadership, uncountable; leaderships rare)
Leadership is being the leader of a group, team or country. - leaf noun (leaf, leaves); verb (leaf through, leafs, leafed, leafing)
A leaf is one of the flat, usually green parts that grow on a plant or tree. - leafless adjective
Having no leaves; bare, as trees are in winter. - leaflet noun (a leaflet, leaflets); verb (leaflet, leaflets, leafleted, leafleting)
A leaflet is a small printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, that gives information or advertises something. - leafy adjective (leafy, leafier, leafiest)
1) Having lots of leaves: «a leafy tree». 2) (of a place) With many trees and gardens, green and pleasant: «a leafy street». 3) (of… - league noun (a league, leagues)
A group of sports teams or clubs that play matches against each other to see who is best. - leak verb (leak, leaks, leaked, leaking); noun (a leak, leaks)
To leak means to let liquid or gas escape through a hole or crack by accident. - leakage noun (leakage, a leakage)
Leakage is liquid, gas or light escaping through a hole or crack. - leaky adjective (leaky, leakier, leakiest)
Leaky describes something with a hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape or get in: a leaky tap, a leaky roof. - leal adjective (old use, in songs and old poems)
Leal means loyal and true; faithful to a friend or a promise. - lean verb (lean, leans, leaned/leant, leaning); adjective (lean, leaner, leanest)
To lean is to bend your body towards something or away from straight: «Lean forward». - leap verb (leap, leaps, leapt or leaped, leaping); noun (a leap, leaps)
1) To leap means to jump high or far. 2) To leap also means to move or act suddenly, like leaping out of bed. 3) A leap is a big jump, or… - learn verb (learn, learns, learned/learnt, learning)
To learn is to come to know something new, or to get a new skill: learn to swim. - learner noun (a learner, learners)
A learner is a person who is learning something, like a pupil at school or someone learning a new skill. - lease noun (leases); verb (leases, leased, leasing); old use: to glean
A lease is a written agreement to rent a house or land for a time. - leased verb form (past of lease); adjective (leased)
Leased means rented under a written agreement for a fixed time, such as a house, car, office or land. - leash noun (leashes); verb (leashes, leashed, leashing)
1) A leash is a strap or cord used to lead a dog. 2) To leash is to fasten or hold a dog with a leash. - least adjective, adverb, pronoun (little, less, least)
1) Least means the smallest amount. The one with the least has less than all the others. 2) «At least» means that number or more, not… - leather noun (leather — uncountable); adjective (leather)
1) Leather is a strong material made from the skin of animals such as cows, treated so it does not rot, used for shoes, bags, belts… - leatherback noun (a leatherback, leatherbacks)
1) The leatherback turtle, the largest turtle in the world, a sea turtle whose shell is covered with tough, leathery skin instead of hard… - leathery adjective (leathery, more leathery, most leathery)
1) Leathery means tough, thick and dry like leather. 2) Leathery skin is rough and wrinkled, often from lots of sun and wind. - leave verb (leave, leaves, left, leaving); noun (leave — time off; permission)
To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room. - leavening noun (leavening, uncountable); verb form (-ing form of leaven)
Leavening is something added to dough or batter, like yeast, baking powder or baking soda, to make it rise and become light. - leaving noun (leavings, usually plural)
Leavings are things left over, such as scraps of food left on a plate. - lectern noun (a lectern, lecterns)
A lectern is a tall stand with a sloping top on which a speaker puts notes or a book while standing up to read or speak. - lecture noun (a lecture, lectures); verb (lecture, lectures, lectured, lecturing)
A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject. - lecturer noun (a lecturer, lecturers)
A person who teaches students at a university or college, often by giving talks called lectures. - led verb (past and past participle of «lead»: lead, leads, led, leading)
Showed the way by going in front (she led us to the park). - ledge noun (a ledge, ledges)
A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window. - ledger noun (a ledger, ledgers)
A ledger is a book or computer file where a business writes down money coming in and money going out. - lee noun (the lee); adjective (lee: the lee side); also a name (Lee)
The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind, like the lee of a wall or a hill. - leech noun (a leech, leeches); verb (leech, leeches, leeched, leeching)
A small worm that lives in water or wet places and sucks blood from animals and people.
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