English words: l to labor

300 English words, part 1 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words l to labor

l adjective, letter, interfix, interjection, noun, number /ɛl/: The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
L-1 noun: A visa granted to overseas employees of United States companies.
L-antithrombin noun: A latent form of antithrombin.
l'appel du vide noun: The urge to do something self-destructive, like jump off a ledge.
L. B. noun: Lyman-alpha blob
L-basing noun: In Acroyoga, a position where one participant lies on their back while supporting the other's weight on their legs, creating an L shape with the body.
L-bend noun: A 90° bend in a wire.
L-bomb noun: The word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.
l.c. adjective, noun, phrase: Initialism of letter of credit.
l'chaim interjection: Alternative form of lechayim.
l'chayim interjection: Alternative form of lechayim.
L clearance noun: A security clearance issued by the United States Department of Energy, allowing civilian access to nuclear-related materials, but less rigorous than a Q...
L-complex noun: Synonym of dialect continuum.
L cut noun: An edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.
L&D noun: Initialism of labour and delivery: childbirth; a department for childbirth (in a hospital); the suite of rooms for that department.
L-DOPA noun: Alternative form of ʟ-dopa.
L-driver noun: Someone who is learning to drive.
LαE noun: Lyman-alpha emitter
L.E.M. noun: Lunar Excursion Module
l'ee noun: Abbreviation of licensee.
l'envoi noun: Alternative form of envoi.
l'esprit d'escalier noun: Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier.
l'esprit de l'escalier noun /lɛˌspɹiː də lɛsˈkal.jeɪ/: The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.
L-estimator noun: Any estimator that is a linear combination of order statistics of the measurements.
l'état, c'est moi phrase: Used to signify one's exercise of power in a dictatiorial, repressive and/or charismatic manner.
l exilis noun: clear l
L-fructose noun: laevorotatory fructose
L-fuzzy adjective: Relating to a generalized variant of the notion of fuzzy sets, with membership functions taking values in a (fixed or variable) algebra or structure L of a...
L.G.B.T. adjective: Alternative form of LGBT.
L.G.B.T.Q. adjective: Alternative form of LGBTQ.
L-glucose noun: laevorotatory glucose
L.H.D. noun: Initialism of Doctor of Humane Letters.
l'havdl interjection: Alternative form of lehavdil.
L-head noun: The usual type of side valve arrangement.
L in the chat noun: A loss, failure, or unfortunate event.
l'istesso tempo phrase: 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...
L.J. noun: Abbreviation of Lord Justice.
L-kick noun: In capoeira and breakdancing (and other dance forms), a movement executed by throwing the body into a cartwheel, and before completing the wheel, flexing...
L.L.M. noun: Alternative form of LLM (“large language model”).
l.n. noun: Initialism of location number.
L-number noun: Any of the identification numbers used in an informal system for classifying catfish before they have a scientific name.
l.p.h. interjection: Abbreviation of life, prosperity, health.
l pinguis noun: dark l
L-plate noun: 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-plater noun: One who has L-plates on their vehicle, indicating that they are learning to drive.
L-pop noun: Lao pop music.
l's noun: Initialism of Latinlocus sigilli (“locale of the seal”).
L-shaped adjective: Shaped like the letter L or its mirror image.
L-shaped curve noun: A graphical pattern showing a sharp vertical decline followed by a prolonged horizontal or nearly flat line at a low level.
L-shaped recession noun: A severe economic downturn followed by little to no recovery, where output drops sharply and then remains flat at low levels for an extended period.
L-shell noun: A parameter describing a particular set of planetary magnetic field lines.
L-spine noun: The lumbar spine.
L square noun: A ruler shaped like a capital letter L, used for creating scaled versions of sewing patterns.
L-system noun: A parallel rewriting system; a rewriting system in which as many rewrite rules as possible are applied at each step.
L. U. C. A. noun: Alternative form of LUCA
L-value noun: Synonym of L-shell.
lævo- prefix: Alternative spelling of levo-.
l-vocalization noun: A process by which an /l/ sound is replaced by a vowel or semivowel.
lævorotatory adjective: Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
lævulose noun: Alternative spelling of levulose.
L&W adjective: Initialism of living and well.
l-word noun: The word love.
L-xylulokinase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and L-xylulose, producing ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and L-xylulose 5-phosphate. It's a...
L0L interjection, noun: Censored spelling of loli.
L1 noun: A mother tongue; someone's native language; own language.
L10n noun: Abbreviation of localization.
l12y noun: Abbreviation of localizability
L2 noun: A second language (a language being learned, as opposed to a mother tongue).
L2TP proper noun: layer two tunnelling protocol
L3 noun: Abbreviation of Lagrange point 3, located 180 degrees away from the smaller object and slightly outside the smaller object's orbit around the larger object.
l337 adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of leet.
l33t noun: Alternative spelling of leet.
l33t5p34k noun: Alternative spelling of leetspeak.
l33tspeak noun: Alternative spelling of leetspeak.
L3C noun: Initialism of low-profit limited liability company.
L4 noun: Abbreviation of Lagrange point 4, located 60 degrees ahead of the smaller object along its orbit around the larger object.
L5 noun: Abbreviation of Lagrange point 5, located 60 degrees behind the smaller object along its orbit around the larger object.
L7 noun: A square; a stuffy or uncool person.
l8 adjective: Abbreviation of late.
l8r adjective, interjection: Abbreviation of later.
l8rs interjection: Abbreviation of laters.
l8z interjection: See you later.
la adjective, interjection, noun, particle, prefix /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/: Initialism of left atrium.
la belle indifference noun: A paradoxical lack of emotional distress or concern despite the presence of an illness or serious physical symptoms.
la de da adjective: Alternative spelling of lah-di-dah.
la-di-da adjective, interjection: Alternative spelling of lah-di-dah.
la dolce vita noun: Alternative form of dolce vita.
La Flèche noun: A chicken of a rare French domestic breed, once famed for its meat.
La Gomera giant lizard noun: A large species of lizard, Gallotia bravoana, native to the island of La Gomera.
la la adjective, noun, verb /ˌlɑ˨ ˈlɑ˦/: Of indifferent quality; so-so.
la la la interjection: said loudly to prevent the speaker from hearing something he/she doesn't want to hear
la-la land noun: Alternative spelling of La-La Land.
la-las noun, verb: Alternative form of la-la-s, third-person singular simple present indicative of la-la
La Mettrian adjective: Of or relating to the French physician and philosopher Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709–1751).
la mian noun: Alternative form of lamian.
la nouvelle manga noun: An artistic movement centred on comics created in France and Belgium (bande dessinée), or by extension Europe, in the style of Japanese comics (manga).
La Plata dolphin noun: Pontoporia blainvillei, a dolphin found in the coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America.
La Serena noun: A Spanish cheese made with milk from merino sheep.
la'ship noun: ladyship
La Trobian adjective, noun /lə ˈtɹəʊbɪən/: Of, belonging to, or characteristic of La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
LAA noun: Initialism of local area agreement.
laaarge adjective: Elongated form of large.
laab noun: Alternative form of larb (meat salad)
laachite noun: A brown monoclinic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, titanium and zirconium
laager noun, verb /ˈlɑː.ɡə/: A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
laaitie noun: A youth; a young person, especially male.
Laak proper noun: A municipality of Davao de Oro, Philippines.
Laakso proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
Laal proper noun: An unclassified language spoken in Chad.
laal maas noun: An Indian mutton curry prepared in a sauce of curd and hot spices.
laam noun: The letter ل in the Arabic script.
laan noun: wholesaler, especially of fresh food
laanie adjective, noun: A smart, well-to-do person.
LAAO noun: Initialism of L-amino-acid oxidase.
laari noun: A subdenomination of the rufiyaa, 1/100 of its value.
laavenite noun: Alternative form of låvenite.
Laayoune proper noun: The capital and largest city of Western Sahara.
lab noun, verb /læːb/: A laboratory.
lab assistant noun: Synonym of laboratory assistant.
lab coat noun /ˈlæb ˌkəʊt/: A white coat worn by laboratory workers to protect day clothes from damage by spillage etc.
lab dip noun: A preproduction sample of fabric dyed in plain color.
lab-grown adjective: Grown from animal cells in a laboratory environment, as opposed to harvested from an animal.
lab lit noun: a genre of fiction, distinct from science fiction, that centers on realistic portrayals of scientists and science as a profession.
lab mouse noun: A laboratory mouse.
lab on a chip noun: A chip, combining semiconductor and microfluidics technologies, capable of handling and analyzing very small quantities of a sample, especially of bodily...
lab rat noun: A student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.
lab tech noun /ˈlæbˌtɛk/: Clipping of laboratory technician
lab work noun: work done in a laboratory.
LABA noun: Initialism of long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
Laba congee noun: Synonym of Laba porridge.
Laba porridge noun: A kind of congee traditionally made with 8 variable vegetarian flavorings and consumed during the Laba Festival.
Labadie proper noun: A surname.
Labadist adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Labadists.
laban noun: Alternative form of leban.
labane noun: Alternative form of labneh.
labaneh noun: Alternative form of labneh.
labanotation noun /ˌleɪ.bə.nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/: A system for documenting body movement.
Labar proper noun: A surname.
Labarbera proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Labarge proper noun: A surname.
labaria noun: The fer-de-lance.
Labarraque's liquor noun: A solution of an alkaline hypochlorite, such as sodium hypochlorite, used in bleaching and as a disinfectant.
Labarraque's solution noun: An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, used as a disinfectant.
Labarre proper noun: A surname from French.
labarum noun /ˈlæbəɹəm/: The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
Labat proper noun: A surname.
Labatt proper noun: A surname from French.
labba noun: A paca (large rodent) or its meat.
Labbai noun: Alternative form of Labbay
Labbay noun: A member of a Tamil Muslim trading community of southern India.
Labbe proper noun: A surname from French.
Labbei noun: Alternative form of Labbay
labber noun: A person taking part in a laboratory session.
labbie noun: A laboratory worker.
labcoat noun: Alternative spelling of lab coat.
labdacism noun: Alternative form of lambdacism.
labdacismus noun: Alternative form of lambdacism.
labdane noun: A natural bicyclic diterpene with the chemical formula C₂₀H₃₈, forming the structural core of a wide variety of natural products
labdanum noun: A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
Labeau proper noun: A surname.
labefact verb: To weaken or damage.
labefactation noun: Alternative form of labefaction.
labefaction noun /ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/: The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
labefy verb: To weaken.
label noun, verb /ˈleɪ.bəl/: A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
label cloud noun: tag cloud
labelable adjective: Able to be labeled.
labeled adjective, verb: Having a label, tagged.
labeler noun: A person or device that produces or affixes labels.
labelese noun: The type of language used on labels.
labeling noun, verb: A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them.
labelized adjective: Having a label.
labellable adjective: Alternative spelling of labelable.
labellar adjective: Relating to labella
labellate adjective: Having a labellum
LaBelle proper noun: A surname from French.
labelled adjective, verb: UK and Canada standard spelling of labeled.
labeller noun: Alternative spelling of labeler.
labelless adjective: Without a label.
labellessness noun: An absence of labels.
labelling noun, verb: Alternative form of labeling.
labelloid adjective: of or pertaining to the labellum, the lower central petal of the orchid.
labellum noun /ləˈbɛl.əm/: The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
labelmate noun: A musician or musical act signed to the same record label.
labelscar noun: An outline left behind by the removal of a sign from a building.
labenine noun: Any parasitic wasp of the subfamily Labeninae
labent adjective: sliding; gliding
labeo noun: Any carp of the genus Labeo.
labeonine noun: Any fish of the subfamily Labeoninae
LaBeouf proper noun /ləˈbʌf/: A surname from French.
Laber proper noun: A surname.
Laberge proper noun: A surname.
laberinth noun: labyrinth
labes noun: Labia.
labetalol noun /ləˈbiː.təl.ɒl/: A drug that acts as an alpha- and beta-blocker, used in the treatment of hypertension.
Labette proper noun: A tiny city in Labette County, Kansas, named after Pierre LaBette.
labetuzumab noun: A humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
labful noun: Synonym of laboratoryful.
labia noun /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/: The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.
labia major noun: The labia majora.
labia majora noun: The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.
labia minor noun: The labia minora.
labia minora noun: The two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora.
labia vulvae noun: The vulva's pair of thin lip-like structures that protect the urogenital sinus/vulval vestibule.
labial adjective, noun /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/: Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
labial artery noun: Either of two branches of the facial artery of which one is distributed to the upper and one to the lower lip.
labial pipe noun: flue pipe
labialisation noun: Alternative spelling of labialization.
labialise verb: Alternative form of labialize.
labialism noun: A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants.
labiality noun: The quality of being labial, that is, lip- or labia-like.
labializable adjective: That can be labialized.
labialization noun: A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.
labialize verb /ˈleɪ.bi.ə.laɪz/: To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.
labially adverb: In a labial manner; by means of the lips.
labiaplasty noun: The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.
labiate adjective, noun, verb /ˈleɪbiət/: Having lips or liplike parts.
labiated adjective: Alternative spelling of labiate.
labiated bear noun: sloth bear
labiately adverb: In a labiate manner.
labiatic acid noun: An antioxidant found in sage.
labiatifloral adjective: Synonym of labiatiflorous.
labiatiflorous adjective: Having labiate flowers (as the snapdragon).
Labib proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
labidometer noun: A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.
labidostommatid noun: Any acariform mite of the family Labidostommatidae
labidurid noun: Any earwig in the family Labiduridae.
labiid noun: Any earwig in the family Labiidae.
labile adjective /ˈleɪ.baɪl/: Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
labile affect noun: The presence of rapid, unpredictable, and uncontrollable shifts in one's emotions, which can be a symptom of some psychiatric conditions.
labile verb noun: A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.
labilely adverb: In a labile manner.
labilisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of labilization.
labilise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of labilize.
lability noun /ləˈbɪlɪti/: The state of being labile.
labilization noun: The act or process of making labile, that is, of making unstable.
labilize verb: To make or become labile (i.e. unstable).
labimeter noun: A labidometer.
Labine proper noun: A surname from French.
labio- prefix: labial
labio-palatal adjective: articulated on the lips and the palate
labio-uvular adjective: Alternative form of labiouvular.
labio-velar noun: Alternative spelling of labiovelar.
labioalveolar adjective: Involving the lip and the alveolar ridge.
labiocervical adjective: Relating to the labia and cervix.
labioclination noun: The inclination of a tooth positioned more towards the lips.
labiodental adjective, noun /ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/: articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
labiodentalization noun: A change to a sound that makes it labiodental.
labiodentalize verb: To make labiodental.
labiodentally adverb: In a labiodental manner.
labiodistal adjective: Both labial and distal
labiodorsal adjective: labial and dorsal
labiodorsally adverb: In a labiodorsal manner
labiofacial adjective: Relating to the lips and the face
labiogingival adjective: Relating to the lip border and the gumline.
labioglossal adjective: Relating to the lips and tongue.
labioglossolaryngeal adjective: Relating to the lips, tongue, and larynx.
labioglossopharyngeal adjective: Relating to the lips, tongue and pharynx
labiograph noun: An instrument for recording the movement of the lips in speaking.
labiolateral adjective: lateral to the lips or labia
labiolaterally adverb: In a labiolateral manner or direction
labiolingual adjective, noun: Relating to the lips and tongue
labiolingually adverb: In a labiolingual orientation.
labiomancy noun: Lipreading.
labiomaxillary adjective: Relating to the lip and the maxilla.
labiomedial adjective: In the middle of a lip
labiomental adjective: Relating to the lips and the mentum (chin)
labiomesial adjective: labial and mesial
labiomesially adverb: In a labiomesial manner or direction
labionasal adjective: Labial and nasal; pertaining to both the upper lip and the nose, or to both lips and the nose.
labiopalatal adjective: labial and palatal
labiopalatine adjective: Relating to the lips and the palate.
labiopharyngeal adjective: Both labial and pharyngeal.
labioplacement noun: Positioning or placement of a tooth more towards the lips than normal.
labioplasty noun: Alternative form of labiaplasty.
labioscrotal adjective: Describing the caudal part of the external genitals of an embryo before sexual differentiation
labioscrotal swelling noun: One half of a paired embryonic structure that develops into half of the scrotum in most male placentals or a labium majus in female primates.
labiose adjective: Having a labiate appearance (said of certain polypetalous corollas).
labiosternal adjective: labial and sternal
labiouvular adjective /ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈjuːv.jʊ.ləɹ/: Co-articulated at the uvula and the lips.
labiovelar adjective, noun: co-articulated at the velum and the lips
labiovelarization noun: The process of making or becoming labiovelar.
labiovelarize verb: To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.
labioversion noun: The malposition of an anterior tooth away from the normal line of occlusion towards the lips.
labis noun: A spoon used in the Eucharist.
labium noun /ˈleɪ.bi.əm/: A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
labium inferius oris noun: The fold of muscles bounding the opening of the lower mouth.
labium superius oris noun: A fold of muscular tissue which forms the upper border of the mouth.
labjack noun: A telescopic platform used to support laboratory glassware or other equipment
lablab noun: Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially the hyacinth bean.
lablet noun: A small-scale laboratory.
lablit noun: Synonym of lab lit.
labmate noun: A colleague working in the same laboratory.
labna noun: Alternative form of labneh.
labnah noun: Alternative form of labneh.
labneh noun /ˈlæb.neɪ/: Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yogurt and cheese.
Labo proper noun: A barangay of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines.
Labonte proper noun: A surname from French.
labonza noun: The belly or stomach.
labor noun, verb /ˈleɪ.bɚ/: Alternative spelling of labour.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.