English words: lexical scope to liang

300 English words, part 35 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words lexical scope to liang

lexical scope noun: Synonym of lexical scoping.
lexical scoping noun: The property of being lexically scoped.
lexical semantics noun: The study of how the words of a language denote either things in the real world or concepts.
lexical set noun: A group of words that share a particular phonological feature.
lexical simplification noun: A subtask of text simplification that swaps words or phrases in a text to make it simpler and easier to understand, reducing its complexity.
lexical substitution noun: The task of replacing a word with another word while maintaining the meaning and context of the original sentence or phrase.
lexical unit noun: Synonym of lexical item.
lexical verb noun: A member of an open class of verbs typically expressing action, state, or other predicate meaning that includes all verbs except auxiliary verbs.
lexical word noun: Synonym of content word.
lexicalisable adjective: Alternative spelling of lexicalizable.
lexicalisation noun: Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
lexicalise verb: Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
lexicalism noun: The theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language.
lexicalist noun: A proponent of the grammatical theory of lexicalism.
lexicality noun: The condition of being lexical.
lexicalizable adjective: That can be lexicalized.
lexicalization noun /ˌlɛksɪkəlaɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃən/: The act or process of lexicalizing.
lexicalize verb /ˈlɛksɪkəlaɪz/: To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
lexicalized adjective, verb: Expressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word.
lexicalizer noun: One who or that which lexicalizes.
lexically adverb: In a lexical manner.
lexically scoped adjective: Of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text that respectively declares or defines the identifier.
lexicase noun: A form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.
lexico- prefix: words; speech.
lexicode noun: lexicographic code
lexicog noun: Abbreviation of lexicography.
lexicogenesis noun: The linguistic processes whereby a word originates or is created.
lexicogenetic adjective: Of or relating to lexicogenesis.
lexicogenic adjective: That generates lexical items.
lexicogrammar noun: The continuity between grammar and lexis.
lexicogrammatical adjective: Of or pertaining to lexicogrammar.
lexicogrammatically adverb: In a lexicogrammatical way.
lexicographer noun /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/: One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
lexicographese noun: Synonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”).
lexicographic adjective /ˌleksɪkəˈɡɹæfɪk/: Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexicographic order noun: Formally, given two partially ordered sets A and B, the order ≤ on the Cartesian product A × B such that (a,b) ≤ (a′,b′) if and only if a < a′ or (a = a′...
lexicographical adjective: Relating to lexicography.
lexicographically adverb: In a lexicographical way.
lexicographist noun: A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
lexicography noun /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfi/: The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
lexicologic adjective: lexicological
lexicological adjective: pertaining to lexicology
lexicologically adverb: In terms of lexicology.
lexicologist noun: an expert at lexicology
lexicology noun /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/: The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups...
lexicomane noun: A lover of dictionaries.
lexicomania noun: A great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries.
lexicometric adjective: Relating to lexicometry.
lexicometrical adjective: Relating to lexicometry.
lexicometry noun: The measurement of the frequency with which words occur in text.
lexicomorphological adjective: Relating to lexis and morphology.
lexicon noun, verb /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/: The vocabulary of a language.
lexiconic adjective: Of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general.
lexiconise verb: Alternative form of lexiconize.
lexiconist noun: A writer of a lexicon.
lexiconize verb: To create a lexicon for.
lexiconophilia noun: The love of dictionaries and other books of words.
lexiconophilist noun: One who loves dictionaries and other books of words.
lexicophonological adjective: Of or relating to lexicophonology.
lexicophonology noun: The adaptation of word forms to reflect pronunciation.
lexicopragmatic adjective: Relating to lexis and pragmatics.
lexicosemantic adjective: Relating to lexicosemantics.
lexicosemantically adverb: In terms of lexicosemantics.
lexicosemantics noun: The study of word meanings and their relationships.
lexicostatistic adjective: Alternative form of lexicostatistical.
lexicostatistical adjective: Of or pertaining to lexicostatistics.
lexicostatistically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, lexicostatistics.
lexicostatistician noun: One who studies lexicostatistics.
lexicostatistics noun: A statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.
lexicosyntactic adjective: Of or relating to lexicosyntax.
lexicosyntactic pattern noun: A string-matching pattern based on text tokens and syntactic structure.
lexicosyntax noun: lexis and syntax considered together
lexidronam noun: Any of a class of chelation complexes (normally of radiosamarium) used to control in bone cancer cases
lexie noun: A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment
lexified adjective: modified to or by a lexifier
lexifier noun /ˈlɛk.sɪ.faɪ.ɚ/: The language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.
lexify verb: establish as an item-word (sometimes with adaptation of spelling) after using it as a general phrase, e.g. today < to day;
lexigram noun /ˈlɛk.sɪˌɡɹæm/: A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication
lexigrammatic adjective: Relating to lexigrams.
lexigrammatical adjective: Relating to lexigrams.
lexigraph noun /ˈlɛksɪˌɡɹæf/: A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
lexigraphic adjective: Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
lexigraphically adverb: In terms of lexigraphy.
lexigraphy noun: The representation of words in writing.
Lexington proper noun /ˈlɛk.sɪŋ.tən/: A small city, the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Lexington-style barbecue noun: A style of barbecue, most common in the Piedmont and western areas of North Carolina, that uses a red sauce made from vinegar, tomatoes, and usually red...
Lexingtonian noun /ˌlɛk.sɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: A native or inhabitant of Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
lexipafant noun: A drug that acts as a potent and selective inhibitor of the phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor.
lexiphane noun: One who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
lexiphanic adjective, noun: Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
lexiphanical adjective: lexiphanic
lexiphanically adverb: In a manner characterized by lexiphanicism.
lexiphanicism noun: The use of pretentious words or language.
lexiphone noun: A machine that converts text to audio signals, intended to be used by blind people.
lexis noun /ˈlɛksɪs/: The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
Lexiteer noun /ˈlɛksɪtɪəɹ/: A leftist supporter of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; a left-wing Brexiteer.
Lexiter noun: Synonym of Lexiteer.
lexitropsin noun: Any of a class of semisynthetic DNA-binding ligands, several of which are antibiotics
Lexo noun: A Lexus automobile.
lexofenac noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
lexome noun: A set of related lexemes
lexomic adjective: Related to or composed of lexomes.
lexomics noun: Computerised lexical analysis
lexon noun: A unit of lexis.
lexonic adjective: Relating to lexons.
lexophile noun: A lover of words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, and so on; synonym of logophile.
lexpionage noun: The process of looking for new words and/or phrases.
Lexton proper noun: A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
Lexus noun: An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
Lexus lane noun: A toll-charging express lane on a public highway.
ley adjective, noun, suffix /liː/: Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
ley line noun: A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.
Leya proper noun: A female given name from Turkish or Arabic.
leyak noun: A Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic.
Leyba proper noun: A surname.
Leybourne proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.
Leyburn proper noun /ˈleɪbɜː(ɹ)n/: A small market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE1190).
Leycester proper noun: A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Leyden proper noun: Archaic spelling of Leiden: a city in South Holland, Netherlands.
Leyden jar noun /ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/: A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
Leyden phial noun: Synonym of Leyden jar.
leydetite noun: A yellowish-green monoclinic mineral which is a hydrated iron uranyl sulfate.
Leydig proper noun: A surname from German.
Leydig cell noun: One of the interstitial cells, located next to the seminiferous tubules inside the testicle, that produce testosterone.
Leydon proper noun: A surname from Irish, variant of Lydon.
Leyen proper noun: A commune of Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
Leyendecker proper noun: A surname.
Leyla proper noun: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
Leyland noun /ˈleɪlənd/: Short for Leyland cypress.
Leyland cypress noun: A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the...
Leyland number noun: A number of the form xʸ+yˣ, where x and y are integers greater than 1.
leylandii noun: Leyland cypress, especially when part of a large hedge.
leyline noun: Alternative spelling of ley line.
leyn verb: to read from a Torah scroll
Leyshon proper noun: A surname.
Leyte proper noun /ˈleɪ̯.tɛ/: An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines
Leytean adjective, noun: Of or relating to Leyte in the Philippines.
Leyteño adjective, noun: Of, or pertaining to Leyte.
Leyther noun: Someone from Leigh
Leyton proper noun /ˈleɪtən/: A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786).
Leytonstone proper noun /ˈleɪtənstəʊn/: A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3987).
Leyva proper noun: A surname from Spanish, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel.
lez adjective, noun /lɛz/: Alternative form of les.
lez out verb: Chiefly of a heterosexual woman, to engage in lesbian activity.
lez up verb: To engage in lesbian activity.
Leza proper noun: A surname.
Lezama proper noun: A surname.
lezbo adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of lesbo.
lezbro noun: Alternative spelling of lesbro.
Lezcano proper noun: A surname.
lezdom noun /ˈlɛzˌdɒm/: Lesbian domination; a sexual practice in which a lesbian dominates the other woman or women.
Lezghi noun: Alternative form of Lezgi.
Lezghian noun: A person who belongs to this group.
Lezghin noun: Alternative form of Lezgi.
lezghinka noun: Alternative form of lezginka.
Lezgi adjective, noun /ˈlɛzɡi/: A member of an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan.
Lezgian noun: Synonym of Lezgi.
Lezgic adjective: Belonging to one of the seven branches of the Northeast Caucasian language family.
Lezgin adjective, noun /ˈlɛzɡɪn/: Alternative form of Lezgi.
lezginka noun: A fast-paced dance of many peoples in the Caucasus Mountains.
lezh noun /lɛʒ/: The phonetic symbol ɮ.
Lezo proper noun: A municipality of Aklan, Philippines.
lezploitation noun: The exploitation of women in same-sex relationships and female-female sexual expression in the media, especially for the purpose of titillating heterosexual...
lezsploitation noun: Alternative form of lezploitation.
lezz noun: lesbian
lezzo noun: A lesbian.
lf adjective, noun, prepositional phrase, verb: Initialism of left foot.
LFA noun: Initialism of low-functioning autism.
LFBOT noun: Abbreviation of luminous fast blue optical transient.
LFC noun: Initialism of Licensed Foster Care.
LFD noun: Initialism of lateral flow device.
LFF adjective: Initialism of large form factor, referring to 3.5 inch hard drives contrasted with 2.5 inch drives
LFG noun, phrase: Initialism of looking for group/looking for game.
LFL adjective, noun: Initialism of lower flammable limit.
LFM noun: Initialism of live fuel moisture.
LFMP noun: Initialism of lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate, a battery chemistry for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.
LFMR noun: Initialism of landfill mining and reclamation.
lfMRI noun: Initialism of laminar resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging.
LFN noun: Initialism of long filename.
LFO noun: Initialism of low-frequency oscillation.
LFP noun: Initialism of lithium-iron-phosphate (Li-Fe-P ("phosphorus")).
LFR noun: Initialism of live face/facial recognition.
Ælfredian adjective: Alternative form of Alfredian.
Ælfric proper noun /ˈælfɹiːk/: the name of several historically significant men in tenth- and eleventh-century England
LFS noun: Initialism of local file system.
LFSR noun: Initialism of linear feedback shift register.
LFT noun: Initialism of liver function test.
LFTB noun: Initialism of lean finely textured beef.
LFTR noun: Abbreviation of liquid fluoride thorium reactor.
lg adjective, noun: Initialism of landing gear.
LGA adjective, noun: Initialism of large for gestational age.
LGAT noun: Abbreviation of large-group awareness training.
LGB teen noun: Alternative form of LGBTeen.
LGBO adjective, noun: Being a sexual minority, or related to sexual minorities as a class of people.
LGBQ adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer.
lgbt adjective, noun /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/: Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.
LGBT-phobic adjective: Alternative form of LGBTphobic.
LGBTA adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and asexual/aromantic/agender/allied.
LGBTeen noun: A teenager who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
LGBTer noun: A member of the LGBT community.
LGBTI adjective /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex.
LGBTIQ adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/questioning.
LGBTIQA adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex, queer/questioning, and allied/asexual/aromantic/agender.
LGBTO adjective: Being a gender or sexual minority, or relating to these classes of people.
LGBTphobe noun: One who is exhibiting or relating to LGBTphobia.
LGBTphobia noun: The fear or hatred of LGBT people.
LGBTphobic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to LGBTphobia.
LGBTQ adjective, noun /ˈɛl.d͡ʒi.bi.ti.kju/: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer.
LGBTQ2 adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning), two-spirited.
LGBTQ2-S adjective: Alternative form of LGBTQ2.
LGBTQ2A adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, two-spirited, and allied/asexual/aromantic/agender.
LGBTQ2S adjective: Alternative form of LGBTQ2.
LGBTQA adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and allies.
LGBTQI adjective: Abbreviation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (or: queer), intersex.
LGBTQI2 adjective: Abbreviation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (or: transsexual), questioning (or: queer), intersex, two-spirited.
LGBTQIA adjective /ˈɛl.d͡ʒi.bi.ti.kju.aɪ.eɪ/: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, intersex, and allied/allies/asexual/aromantic/agender.
LGBTQIA2 adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, intersex, allied/asexual/aromantic/agender, and two-spirit.
LGBTQQ adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer, and questioning.
LGBTQQIA adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual, queer, questioning, intersex, and allied/asexual/aromantic/agender.
LGBTQQIAAPP adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual/agender, allied, pansexual and polyamorous/polysexual.
LGBTTQQIAAP adjective: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic/agender, ally, and pansexual.
LGD noun: Initialism of livestock guardian dog.
lge adjective: Abbreviation of large.
LGFV noun: Initialism of local government financing vehicle.
LGL noun: Initialism of Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome.
LGM noun, phrase: Initialism of Lady International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
LGN noun: Initialism of lateral geniculate nucleus.
LGS noun: Initialism of local game store.
LGT noun: Initialism of lateral gene transfer.
lgth noun: Abbreviation of length.
LGTM phrase /ɛl d͡ʒiː tiː ɛm/: Initialism of looks good to me.
LGU noun: Initialism of local government unit.
LGV noun: Initialism of lymphogranuloma venereum.
LH adjective, noun, symbol: Initialism of luteinizing hormone.
LH2 noun: Abbreviation of liquid hydrogen (a liquid composed of the liquid phase of molecular hydrogen (H₂)).
LHA noun: Initialism of landing, helicopter, assault: A type of amphibious assault ship, a warship.
Lhasa proper noun /ˈlɑːsə/: The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Lhasa apso noun /ˈlɑːsə ˈæpsoʊ/: A particular breed of dog, Tibetan in origin.
Lhasa fever noun: Alternative form of Lassa fever.
lhavdil interjection: Alternative form of lehavdil.
lhb noun: Alternative form of LHB.
LHC noun: Initialism of light-harvesting complex.
LHD noun: Abbreviation of left-hand drive.
LHE noun: Abbreviation of liquid helium (a liquid composed of the liquid phase of molecular (atomic) helium (He)).
Lhermitte-Duclos disease noun: dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum
Lhermitte's hallucinosis noun: A rare neurological disorder that causes vivid visual hallucinations that typically occur in dark environments and last for several minutes.
Lhermitte's sign noun: Electric sensations of the spine and limbs induced by flexing the neck forward.
Lhermitte sign noun: Electric sensations of the spine and limbs induced by flexing the neck forward.
lherzolite noun /ˈləːzəlʌɪt/: A dark-green igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite.
lherzolitic adjective: Relating to the mineral lherzolite.
LHF noun: Initialism of Lassa hemorrhagic fever.
Lhoba adjective, noun: A member of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
LHON noun: Initialism of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Lhotsampa noun: Alternative form of Lhotshampa.
Lhotse proper noun /ˈloʊt(ˈ)seɪ/: A Himalayan mountain on the border between Nepal and China, the fourth highest in the world.
Lhotshampa noun: A member of a heterogeneous Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent, native to southern Bhutan.
LHP noun: Abbreviation of liquid hydrogen peroxide.
LHR noun: Initialism of light horse regiment.
LHRH noun: Initialism of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
lhRNA noun: long-hairpin RNA
LHS noun: Initialism of left-hand side.
LHT noun: Initialism of left-hand traffic.
LHV noun: Initialism of lower heating value.
LHX noun: Initialism of light helicopter - experimental.
li infix, noun /liː/: The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
Li-Fi noun: A bidirectional, high-speed, networked wireless communication technology similar to Wi-Fi but using visible light instead of radio waves.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder that predisposes carriers to cancer development.
li hing mui noun: crack seed
Li-Ion noun: Abbreviation of lithium-ion, a type of rechargeable battery.
li'l adjective [lɪɫ]: Pronunciation spelling of little.
li'l ol' adjective: Alternative spelling of little old.
li'l old adjective: Alternative spelling of little old.
li'l ole adjective: Alternative spelling of little old.
Li-sanism noun: The politics of Li Lisan (李立三; 1899–1967), early leader of the Chinese communists.
Li-sanist noun: A proponent of Li-sanism.
LIA adjective, noun: Initialism of lost in action.
Liab. noun: Abbreviation of liability.
liabilities noun: An amount of money that is owed and has to be paid in the future, such as tax, debt, interest, and mortgage payments.
liability noun /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/: An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
liability insurance noun: Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others, e.g. in the case of negligence.
liable adjective /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/: Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
liableness noun: Quality of being liable; liability.
liably adverb [ˈlaɪ̯.ə.bli]: In a liable manner; susceptibly; probably.
liage noun: Union; alliance.
liagoracean noun: Any red alga of the family Liagoraceae
liaise verb /liːˈeɪz/: To establish a liaison.
liaisee noun: One who is liaised with.
liaiser noun: One who liaises.
liaison noun, verb /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/: A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
liaison aircraft noun: a small, usually unarmed aircraft primarily used by military forces for artillery observation or transporting commanders and messages.
liaison officer noun: A person who liaises between two or more organizations to communicate and coordinate their activities on a matter of mutual concern.
LiAlH noun: Abbreviation of lithium aluminium hydride.
Liam proper noun /ˈliːəm/: A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
Lian proper noun /ˈli.æn/: A surname.
liana noun /liːˈɑːnə/: A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
lianaed adjective: Covered in lianas, a type of climbing vine.
Liancourt proper noun: A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
liandratite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and uranium.
liane noun /liˈɑn/: Alternative form of liana.
liang noun: Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

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.