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English words: lay person to le'ss

300 English words, part 20 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words lay person to le'ss

  1. lay person noun: Alternative form of layperson.
  2. lay pipe verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, pipe.
  3. lay preacher noun: A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination.
  4. lay reader noun: A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.
  5. lay rector noun: A layman who enjoys the great tithes of a parish.
  6. lay rubber verb: Synonym of burn rubber.
  7. lay salt on someone's tail verb: Alternative form of put salt on someone's tail.
  8. lay siege verb: Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.
  9. lay some skin on verb: To shake hands with.
  10. lay something at the door of verb: Synonym of lay something at the feet of.
  11. lay something at the feet of verb: To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
  12. lay speaker noun: A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.
  13. lay store by verb: Synonym of set store by.
  14. lay the dust verb: To consume an alcoholic drink.
  15. lay the groundwork verb: To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
  16. lay the hammer down verb: Synonym of put the hammer down.
  17. lay the smack down verb: To start a fight (sometimes with on).
  18. lay the table verb: Synonym of set the table (“to arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal”).
  19. lay the wood verb: to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play
  20. lay to verb: To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to.
  21. lay to heart verb: To take to heart; to feel keenly.
  22. lay to rest verb: To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died.
  23. lay tracks verb: To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
  24. lay up noun, verb: To store; to put by.
  25. lay up in lavender verb: Alternative form of lay in lavender.
  26. lay up with verb: To have a sexual tryst with (someone).
  27. lay vicar noun: Synonym of lay clerk in certain choirs.
  28. lay waste verb: To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
  29. laya noun: tempo in Indian music.
  30. layabout noun /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/: A lazy person.
  31. layan verb /ˈlʌjʌn/: To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
  32. Layard proper noun: A surname.
  33. layaway noun: A pit in which hides are stored.
  34. layback noun, verb: A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin.
  35. laybarge noun /ˈleɪˌbɑːrdʒ/: A specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations,...
  36. layby noun: Alternative spelling of lay-by.
  37. layclerk noun: Alternative form of lay clerk.
  38. Laycock proper noun: A surname.
  39. laydee noun: Eye dialect spelling of lady.
  40. Layden proper noun: A surname.
  41. laydown adjective, noun: The act of laying something down.
  42. layer noun, verb /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/: A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  43. layer 8 noun: OSI layer 8; the users of a computer network.
  44. layer cake noun: A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
  45. layer cake federalism noun: Synonym of dual federalism.
  46. layer of Langhans noun: Synonym of cytotrophoblast
  47. layer up verb: To put on several layers of clothing.
  48. layerable adjective: Able to be layered; suitable for layering.
  49. layerage noun: The botanical technique of layering, or laying the shoot of a plant underground for growth.
  50. layercake noun: Alternative form of layer cake.
  51. layered adjective, verb /ˈleɪ.ɚd/: Formed of layers.
  52. layered intrusion noun: a large body of igneous rock within which distinct stratification continues over many miles
  53. layeredness noun: The quality of having layers.
  54. layering noun, verb: A structure made up of layers.
  55. layerization noun: The condition of being layerized; the process of layerizing something.
  56. layerize verb: To split or separate into layers.
  57. layerwise adjective, adverb: One layer at a time.
  58. layery adjective: Arranged in layers.
  59. layette noun /leɪˈ(j)ɛt/: A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
  60. Layfield proper noun: A surname.
  61. layflat noun: Packaging that can be made to lie flat.
  62. layfolk noun: laypeople
  63. layfolks noun: laypeople
  64. layin noun, verb /ˈleɪ.ɪn/: Pronunciation spelling of laying.
  65. laying noun, verb /ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/: The act by which something is laid (in any sense).
  66. laying hen noun: A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.
  67. laying on of hands noun: The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.
  68. Layla proper noun /ˈleɪlə/: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
  69. Laylah proper noun: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
  70. layland noun: Land lying untilled; fallow ground.
  71. layless adjective: Lacking sexual intercourse.
  72. layline noun: In sailboat racing, an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or jibe in...
  73. layman noun /ˈleɪmən/: Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  74. laymanism noun: Synonym of laymanship
  75. laymanistic adjective: Characteristic of a layman, a person untrained in a given subject.
  76. laymanization noun: The process of laymanizing.
  77. laymanize verb: To make a topic or subject accessible to a layman; to simplify to the point where people without an advanced knowledge of the subject will be able to...
  78. laymanship noun: The condition of being a layman.
  79. Laymon proper noun: A surname.
  80. layn verb: Alternative spelling of leyn.
  81. Layne proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
  82. layoff noun: A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
  83. layout noun, verb /ˈleɪ.aʊt/: A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
  84. layouting noun, verb: The process of giving a layout to something.
  85. layover noun /ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/: A break between stages of a journey.
  86. layperson noun /ˈleɪ.pɜɹ.sən/: A person who is not a cleric.
  87. Laysan proper noun: One of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
  88. Laysan albatross noun: Phoebastria immutabilis, a large seabird of the North Pacific, mostly found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
  89. Laysan crake noun: Synonym of Laysan rail (“Porzana palmeri”).
  90. Laysan duck noun: Anas laysanensis, an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
  91. Laysan fan palm noun: An extinct species of palm that can reach 15 feet (5 m) tall. It has not been formally described, but it most likely belongs to the genus Pritchardia.
  92. Laysan hedyleptan moth noun: Omiodes laysanensis, a species of moth found in parts of Hawaii.
  93. Laysan rail noun: An extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian island of Laysan (†Porzana palmeri).
  94. Laysan teal noun: Synonym of Laysan duck.
  95. layshaft noun: A subsidiary transmission shaft.
  96. layship noun: laymanship (the condition of being a layman.)
  97. laystall noun: A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.
  98. laystow noun: laystall
  99. laytime noun: In commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.
  100. Layton proper noun /ˈleɪtn̩/: A surname.
  101. Laytonville proper noun: A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  102. layup noun /ˈleɪˌʌp/: A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
  103. laywoman noun: A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
  104. Laz adjective, noun: The ethnic group speaking Laz and live mostly in Turkey and Georgia.
  105. lazabemide noun: A reversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B, used as an antiparkinsonian agent.
  106. lazar adjective, noun /ˈleɪzə/: Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
  107. lazar house noun: Synonym of leprosery: A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
  108. Lazard proper noun: A surname.
  109. lazarenkoite noun: An orthorhombic light orange mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
  110. Lazarescu proper noun: A surname from Romanian.
  111. lazaret noun /ˌlæzəˈɹɛt/: A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
  112. lazaret fever noun: typhus
  113. lazaretto noun /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊ/: A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
  114. lazarhouse noun: Alternative form of lazar house.
  115. lazaridisite noun: A colourless monoclinic mineral containing cadmium, sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  116. Lazarist adjective, noun: A member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul.
  117. Lazarite noun: Alternative form of Lazarist.
  118. lazarlike adjective: Synonym of leprous: afflicted with Hansen's disease or visibly covered in similar sores and lesions.
  119. lazarly adjective /ˈleɪzə(ɹ)li/: Full of sores; leprous.
  120. lazaroid noun: Any of a group of aminosteroids that inhibit lipid peroxidation
  121. lazarone noun: Alternative form of lazzarone.
  122. Lazarus noun, verb /ˈlæzəɹəs/: A person who was deceased and has been resurrected; a deceased person who could potentially be resurrected.
  123. Lazarus effect noun: The sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.
  124. Lazarus layer noun: An impoverished segment of society that may be forced by necessity to work for a low wage.
  125. Lazarus sign noun: A reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.
  126. Lazarus species noun: A species that was thought to be extinct but has been rediscovered.
  127. Lazarus syndrome noun: The spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at resuscitation.
  128. Lazarus taxon noun: A taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.
  129. Lazcano proper noun: A surname.
  130. laze noun, verb /leɪz/: To be lazy, waste time.
  131. laze about verb: To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
  132. laze around verb: To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
  133. lazen verb: To make or become lazed or lazy
  134. Lazenby proper noun: A surname.
  135. lazer noun: One who lazes.
  136. lazertinib noun: A drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer.
  137. Lazi noun: The Laz ethnic group.
  138. Lazic adjective: Laz, pertaining to Laz people, history, culture or traditions, including their historical ancestors or related ethnic groups, such as modern day Megrelians.
  139. Lazican adjective: of, or pertaining to Lazica
  140. lazies noun, verb: plural of lazy
  141. lazily adverb: In a lazy manner.
  142. lazin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of lazing.
  143. laziness noun /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/: The quality of being lazy
  144. Lazio proper noun: An administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.
  145. Lazlo proper noun: A male given name from Hungarian László
  146. Lazlow proper noun: A male given name from the Slavic languages of modern usage.
  147. Lazor proper noun: A surname.
  148. lazuli noun: Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.
  149. lazuline adjective: Pale blue
  150. lazulite noun: A semi-precious gemstone that is a basic phosphate of magnesium, iron and aluminium
  151. lazulitic adjective: Of or relating to lazulite.
  152. lazurite noun: A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of...
  153. lazy adjective, noun, verb /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/: Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  154. lazy 8 noun: Alternative spelling of lazy eight.
  155. lazy as Ludlam's dog adjective: Exceptionally lazy.
  156. lazy battery effect noun: Synonym of memory effect.
  157. lazy bed noun: A ridge of ground generally used for growing potatoes and sometimes also for raising corn, the seed being laid on the surface and covered with earth dug out...
  158. lazy bones noun: Alternative form of lazybones.
  159. lazy daisy noun: A kind of chain stitch that can be used to form flower designs.
  160. lazy dog noun: Ellipsis of lazy dog bomb.
  161. lazy dog bomb noun: A fin-stabilized aerial-bomb-shaped solid-steel slug that is dropped from high altitude aircraft, to achieve kinetic bombardment of the targeted area below....
  162. lazy eight noun: An aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up, wingover (right or left), 1/4 looping down.
  163. lazy evaluation noun: Any of a variety of computing techniques that delay the computation of expressions until (and unless) the results are needed.
  164. lazy eye noun: amblyopia
  165. lazy girl job noun: A job that is well paying, does not demand long hours or too much effort, and can often be done remotely.
  166. lazy initialisation noun: A creational design pattern that uses the tactic of delaying an expensive process, like the creation of an object, until the first time it is needed.
  167. lazy initialization noun: Alternative spelling of lazy initialisation.
  168. lazy jack noun: A jack constructed of compound levers pivoted together.
  169. lazy jacks noun: A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a...
  170. lazy Kate noun: In spinning, a device used to hold one or more spools or bobbins in place while the yarn on them is manipulated.
  171. lazy Laurence noun: Alternative spelling of lazy Lawrence.
  172. lazy Lawrence noun: A lazy person.
  173. lazy load verb: To fetch data only when it is absolutely required.
  174. lazy lobster noun: Shelled, dressed lobster.
  175. lazy louse noun: One who is lazy; a lazy ass.
  176. lazy man's load noun: A heavy and potentially harmful or unmanageable load that should be split into two smaller loads.
  177. lazy painter noun: A small painter for use in fine weather only.
  178. lazy pierogi noun: A gnocchi-shaped dumpling made by mixing curd cheese with egg and flour into a quick dough.
  179. lazy pinion noun: A pinion acting as an idle wheel.
  180. lazy river noun: A water park attraction with a slow current, allowing guests to ride along lying on rafts.
  181. lazy S noun: The long scar shape, with slightly curved ends, involved in S-plasty.
  182. lazy susan noun: A rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
  183. lazy susans noun: Alternative spelling of lazy Susans.
  184. lazy tongs noun: A pantograph
  185. lazyback noun: A support for the back, attached to the seat of a vehicle.
  186. lazybed noun: Alternative form of lazy bed.
  187. lazybones noun /ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/: A person who is lazy.
  188. lazyboots noun: A lazy person.
  189. lazyboy noun: A plush stuffed swivel rocking recliner armchair.
  190. lazybutt noun: A lazy person.
  191. lazyhood noun: The quality of being lazy; idleness.
  192. lazyish adjective: Somewhat lazy.
  193. lazyitis noun: Laziness.
  194. lazyjacks noun: Alternative form of lazy jacks.
  195. lazyload verb: To load (data) only at the point where it is needed.
  196. Lazzara proper noun: A surname.
  197. lazzaretto noun: Alternative spelling of lazaretto.
  198. Lazzari proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  199. lazzarone noun: One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; a chance-worker or beggar.
  200. lazzo noun: A stock comedic routine or physical action, traditionally associated with commedia dell'arte.
  201. lb noun /paʊnd/: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
  202. LB trough noun: Abbreviation of Langmuir-Blodgett trough.
  203. LBA noun: Initialism of logical block addressing.
  204. LBAM noun: Initialism of light brown apple moth.
  205. LBBB noun: Initialism of left bundle branch block.
  206. LBC noun: Initialism of letter before claim.
  207. LBD noun: Initialism of little black dress.
  208. lbf noun: Abbreviation of pound-force (“unit of force”).
  209. LBFTS adjective: Abbreviation of looked but failed to see, a class of traffic accidents.
  210. LBJ noun: Initialism of little brown job.
  211. LBK proper noun: Linear Pottery culture.
  212. LBL adjective, noun: Initialism of laminated bamboo lumber, a type of engineered dimensional lumber board, composed of laminated bamboo.
  213. lbm noun: Initialism of little brown mushroom: any of a large number of small, dull-coloured agaric species that are difficult to tell apart.
  214. LBO noun: Initialism of leveraged buyout.
  215. LBP noun: Initialism of lower back pain.
  216. LBR adjective, phrase: Initialism of let's be real.
  217. LBT adjective: Lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender.
  218. LBV noun: Initialism of luminous blue variable.
  219. lbw noun: Initialism of low birth weight.
  220. LBWA noun: Initialism of laser beat wave accelerator.
  221. lc adjective, noun: Initialism of letter of credit.
  222. LCA noun: Initialism of logic cell array.
  223. LCAC noun: Initialism of landing craft, air cushion.
  224. LCAO noun: Initialism of linear combination of atomic orbitals.
  225. LCB noun: Initialism of lactophenol cotton blue.
  226. LCBO noun: A liquor store operated by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
  227. LCC noun: Initialism of low cost carrier.
  228. LCCN noun: Initialism of Library of Congress Control Number.
  229. LCCS noun: Abbreviation of lethal congenital contracture syndrome.
  230. LCD noun: Initialism of liquid crystal display.
  231. LCDM noun: Short for lambda cold dark matter (model)
  232. LCE noun: Initialism of Load-Carrying Equipment.
  233. LCFA noun: Initialism of long-chain fatty acid.
  234. LCFS noun: Initialism of low-carbon fuel standard.
  235. LCG noun: Initialism of linear congruential generator.
  236. LCH noun: Initialism of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
  237. LCHF adjective: Initialism of low carb high fat.
  238. LCHS noun: Initialism of Lanao Chung Hua School.
  239. LCI noun: Initialism of landing craft, infantry.
  240. LCIS noun: Initialism of lobar carcinoma in situ.
  241. LCJ noun: Initialism of Lord Chief Justice.
  242. LCK proper noun: The station code of Lai Chi Kok in Hong Kong.
  243. LCL noun: Initialism of lateral collateral ligament.
  244. LCLC noun: Abbreviation of large-cell lung carcinoma.
  245. lcm noun: Initialism of least common multiple.
  246. lcms noun: Initialism of learning content management system.
  247. LCMV noun: Initialism of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.
  248. LCOE noun: Initialism of levelized cost of energy / levellized cost of energy.
  249. LCOL noun: Initialism of low cost of living.
  250. LCP noun: Initialism of largest contentful paint.
  251. LCPC noun: Initialism of licensed clinical professional counselor.
  252. LCPD noun: Initialism of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
  253. LCpl noun: Abbreviation of lance corporal.
  254. LCPRNG noun: Initialism of linear congruential pseudorandom number generator.
  255. LCRNG noun: Initialism of linear congruential random number generator.
  256. LCS noun: Initialism of littoral combat ship: a specialized type of corvette for green water and coastal combat and transoceanic capability designated by the US Navy.
  257. LCSW noun: Initialism of licensed clinical social worker.
  258. LCT noun: A gene responsible for encoding lactase; mutations in this gene are responsible for adults' ability to digest lactose.
  259. LCTL noun: Initialism of less commonly taught language.
  260. LCU noun: Initialism of landing craft, utility
  261. LCV noun: Initialism of light construction vessel
  262. LCWRA noun: Initialism of limited capability for work and work-related activity.
  263. LCX noun: Abbreviation of left circumflex artery.
  264. LCZ noun: Initialism of liquor control zone.
  265. LD adjective, noun, verb: Initialism of Lyme disease.
  266. LD-PE noun: Alternative form of LDPE (“low-density polyethylene”).
  267. LD50 noun: The amount of a substance required to kill half of a given population; a measure of toxicity.
  268. LDA noun: Initialism of localizer type directional aid.
  269. LDAR noun, verb: Initialism of leak detection and repair.
  270. LDC noun: Initialism of least developed country.
  271. LDCC noun: Initialism of low-density cellular concrete.
  272. LDEW noun: Initialism of laser-directed energy weapon.
  273. LDF noun: Initialism of low-density fibreboard.
  274. ldg noun: Abbreviation of lodge.
  275. LDH noun: Initialism of lactate dehydrogenase.
  276. LDHI noun: Initialism of low dosage hydrate inhibitor.
  277. LDI noun: Initialism of liability-driven investment.
  278. LDIF noun: LDAP data interchange format.
  279. LDL noun: Initialism of low-density lipoprotein.
  280. LDO noun, phrase: Initialism of low drop out.
  281. LDOC noun: Abbreviation of last day of classes.
  282. ldp noun /ɛldiˈpi/: Initialism of limited driving privilege.
  283. LDPE noun: Initialism of low-density polyethylene.
  284. LDR noun: Initialism of light-dependent resistor.
  285. ldry. noun: Abbreviation of laundry.
  286. LDS noun: Initialism of Latter-day Saint.
  287. LDS church noun: Any of the denominations of Christianity whose teachings and/or organisation derive from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded by Joseph...
  288. LDSC noun: Initialism of linkage disequilibrium score regression.
  289. LDU noun: Initialism of local delivery unit (postal system code).
  290. LDW noun: Initialism of loss disguised as a win (as presented by gambling machines etc.)
  291. le article, noun, preposition, suffix /lə/: the
  292. le$bean adjective, noun: Filter-avoidance spelling of lesbian.
  293. le$bian adjective, noun: Filter-avoidance spelling of lesbian.
  294. le dollar bean adjective, noun: Filter-avoidance spelling of lesbian.
  295. Le Guinian adjective: Of or relating to Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018), American author of mainly fantasy and science fiction.
  296. Le Mans car noun: Synonym of prototype (“racing sports car not based on a production car”).
  297. Le Puy lentil noun: Alternative form of Puy lentil.
  298. Le Sagian adjective: Of or relating to Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724–1803), Genevan physicist known for his theory of gravitation, invention of an electric telegraph, and...
  299. le sigh interjection: A sigh of longing or disappointment.
  300. le'ss contraction: Contraction of let's.

Part 19 · Part 21 · English words: L

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.