English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 1 of 329

lcharacter

The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

L cutnoun

An edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.

l exilisnoun

clear l

l pinguisnoun

dark l

L&Sname

A Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short: a widely-used Latin English dictionary.

L&Wadj

Initialism of living and well.

L'Ansename

A village on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States, which is the county seat of Baraga County.

L'Anse Amourname

A community in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

L'Anse aux Meadowsname

An archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, once a Norse settlement.

L'Anse-au-Clairname

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

L'Anse-au-Diablename

A ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

L'Anse-au-Loupname

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

L'Aquilaname

A province of Abruzzo, Italy.

l'envoinoun

Alternative form of envoi.

l'esprit d'escaliernoun

Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier.

l'esprit de l'escaliernoun

The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.

L'Estaquename

A village north-west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.

L'Heureuxname

A surname.

L'Hôpital's rulename

The rule that the limit of the ratio of two functions equals the limit of the ratio of their derivatives, usable when the former limit is indeterminate and the latter limit exists.

l'istesso tempophrase

Indicates that the following movement should be played at the same tempo as the last, often employed when switching from simple to compound metres or vice versa, to clarify that the tempo stays the same in reference to the beats felt, not the time signature.

L'Orignalname

A village in Champlain township, the county seat of United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.

l'état, c'est moiphrase

Used to signify one's exercise of power in a dictatiorial, repressive and/or charismatic manner.

L-1noun

A visa granted to overseas employees of United States companies.

L-bombnoun

The word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.

L-complexnoun

Synonym of dialect continuum.

L-headnoun

The usual type of side valve arrangement.

L-numbernoun

Any of the identification numbers used in an informal system for classifying catfish before they have a scientific name.

L-platenoun

A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.

L-popnoun

Lao pop music.

L-systemnoun

A parallel rewriting system; a rewriting system in which as many rewrite rules as possible are applied at each step.

l-wordnoun

The word love.

L-xylulokinasenoun

An enzyme that catalyzes ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and L-xylulose, producing ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and L-xylulose 5-phosphate. It's a phosphotransferase used in metabolism.

L. I.name

Abbreviation of Long Island.

L.A.name

Alternative form of LA.

l.c.phrase

in the place cited

L.G.B.T.adj

Alternative form of LGBT.

L.G.B.T.Q.adj

Alternative form of LGBTQ.

L.L.M.noun

Alternative form of LLM (“large language model”).

L1noun

A mother tongue; someone's native language; own language.

L10nnoun

Abbreviation of localization.

L2noun

A second language (a language being learned, as opposed to a mother tongue).

l2pphrase

Initialism of learn to play; used in Internet games as a slur against weak or inexperienced players.

L3noun

Short for third level in various contexts

L7noun

A square; a stuffy or uncool person.

l8rsintj

Abbreviation of laters.

l8zintj

See you later.

LAnoun

Initialism of left atrium.

La Bastide-Clairencename

A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

la belle indifferencenoun

A paradoxical lack of emotional distress or concern despite the presence of an illness or serious physical symptoms.

La Belle Époquename

Alternative form of Belle Époque.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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