English words: lifeguard to light intensity

300 English words, part 39 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words lifeguard to light intensity

lifeguard noun /ˈlaɪfˌɡɑɹd/: A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
lifeguarded adjective: Supervised by a lifeguard.
lifeguarding noun: The occupation of a lifeguard.
lifeguardsman noun: Alternative form of Life Guardsman.
lifehack noun /ˈlaɪfˌhæk/: Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient.
lifehacker noun: One who uses lifehacks.
lifehacking noun: The use of lifehacks.
lifehold noun: Land held by a life estate.
lifeholder noun: One who owns land by a life estate.
lifejacket noun: Alternative spelling of life jacket.
lifejacketed adjective: Wearing a lifejacket.
lifeless adjective /ˈlaɪfləs/: inanimate; having no life
lifelessly adverb: Without life or appearing to be without life.
lifelessness noun: The property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
lifelet noun: A brief autobiography.
lifelike adjective /ˈlaɪflaɪk/: Likely to live.
lifelikeness noun: Quality of being lifelike.
lifeline noun /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/: A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
lifeling noun: Little life
lifelist noun: Alternative form of life list.
lifelog noun, verb: To capture and record images of one's entire life.
lifelogger noun: A person who practices lifelogging.
lifelogging noun, verb: The practice of capturing and recording images of one's entire life.
lifelong adjective /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/: Extending for the entire duration of life.
lifelongness noun: The quality of being lifelong.
lifelore noun: The knowledge of life or life experiences; wisdom.
lifely adjective, adverb: Of, pertaining to, or endued with life; living; vital; essential.
lifeman noun: One who practices lifemanship.
lifemanship noun: The art or skill of living well.
lifemate noun: A companion for life.
lifen verb /ˈlaɪfən/: To liven, to enliven.
lifeness noun: The state or quality of having a life.
lifepath noun: One's path through life, as determined by the decisions one makes.
lifepod noun: A vessel or container designed to sustain the life of individuals inside.
lifer noun /ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)/: A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
liferaft noun: Alternative spelling of life raft.
liferent noun: The right to receive for life the benefits of a property or other asset, without the right to dispose of it.
liferenter noun: One who has a liferent.
liferentrix noun: A female liferenter.
liferoot noun: A perennial flowering plant of genus Packera aurea.
lifesaver noun /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvə/: A lifeguard or other rescuer.
lifesaving adjective, noun: Alternative form of life-saving.
lifescape noun: A layout or representation of one's life, often depicted by life experiences, events, and circumstances
lifeship noun: A spaceship serving as an emergency medical center.
lifesize adjective: Alternative spelling of life-size.
lifesized adjective: Alternative spelling of life-sized.
lifeskill noun: Alternative form of life skill.
lifesome adjective /ˈlaɪfsəm/: Characterised by liveliness; animated; eventful.
lifesomely adverb: In a lively way.
lifesomeness noun: liveliness; sprightliness; gaiety
lifesource noun: Alternative form of life-source.
lifespan noun /ˈlaɪf.spæn/: The length of time for which an organism lives.
lifespring noun: A spring or source of life.
lifestage noun: Any particular stage in a person's life, or in the life cycle of an organism
lifestance noun: Alternative form of life stance.
lifesteal noun, verb /ˈlaɪ̯f.stiːl/: A video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities.
lifestream noun: According to certain New Age beliefs, a stream of life force associated with an individual being.
lifestreaming noun: The keeping of a lifestream.
lifestring noun: A nerve, or string, supposed to be essential to life.
lifestyle noun /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/: A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
lifestyle block noun: A small farm that is not the resident owner's primary source of income, or a large residence that includes some agricultural features.
lifestyle creep noun: The phenomenon whereby, as more resources are spent on one's standard of living, former luxuries come to be perceived as necessities.
lifestyle disease noun: Any of a class of diseases that appear to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people live longer.
lifestyle drug noun: Any medication that treats a non-life-threatening and nonpainful condition such as baldness, impotence, or wrinkles.
lifestyle inflation noun: Synonym of lifestyle creep.
lifestyler noun /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl.ə(ɹ)/: One who lives an alternative lifestyle all the time, not just occasionally.
lifetable noun: A statistical table showing, for each age, the probability that a person of that age will die before his or her next birthday.
lifetaker noun: A murderer; an assassin.
lifetap noun: A spell or ability allowing a player to heal his or her own character by draining health from another.
lifetelling noun: Alternative form of life-telling.
lifethread noun: Synonym of thread of life.
lifetime noun /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/: The duration of the life of someone or something.
lifetime job noun: A job in which one remains for one's whole career until one's retirement.
lifevest noun: Alternative form of life vest.
lifeward adjective, adverb: Towards life.
lifeway noun: One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
lifewide adjective: Of or relating to a teaching strategy and an approach to learning and personal development that involves real-world contexts and settings.
lifework noun: The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
lifeworld noun: The world "as lived" prior to reflective representation or analysis.
lifeworthy adjective: Worthy of or deserving of life.
lifey adjective: Characteristic of life (all senses)
Liff proper noun: A village in Angus council area, Scotland, north-west of Dundee (OS grid ref NO3333).
Liffey proper noun /ˈlɪfi/: A river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.
Liffey water noun: Guinness (brand of dark stout beer)
Lifford proper noun: A town in and the county town of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 3398).
LIFG noun: Initialism of left inferior frontal gyrus.
lifibrate noun: An antilipidemic drug.
lifibrol noun: An antilipidemic drug.
lifie noun: A life insurance salesman or saleswoman.
lifitegrast noun: A medication for the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
LIFO adjective /ˈlaɪfəʊ/: Acronym of last in first out.
Lifshitz proper noun: A surname from Hebrew.
lift noun, verb /lɪft/: To raise or rise.
lift a finger verb: To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
lift a finger against verb: To threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.
lift all boats verb: To benefit all participants; to have a wide-ranging positive effect.
lift and separate noun: A cryptic crossword device where several indicators and wordplay elements are combined into a coherent misleading phrase.
lift and shift noun: The practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.
lift bridge noun: Synonym of lifting bridge.
lift car noun: The passenger-carrying vehicle in a lift shaft.
lift club noun: A rideshare group who carpool together.
lift down verb: To reach up and carry (something) down from a higher position.
lift girl noun: a female lift (elevator) operator.
lift music noun: elevator music
lift net noun: A large mechanically-operated fishing net with a cantilever, left underwater before being raised again to retrieve the catch.
lift off noun, verb: Alternative form of liftoff.
lift one's game verb: To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.
lift one's hand against verb: To assault physically.
lift oneself up by one's boot-tags verb: Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
lift oneself up by one's bootstraps verb: Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags verb: Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps verb: Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
lift oneself up by one's own waistbands verb: Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
lift pass noun: A ticket conferring access to a ski lift, or all the ski lifts in a certain area.
lift pump noun: Any pump that is not a force pump.
lift scheme noun: A carpool; an arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car.
lift shaft noun: Alternative form of liftshaft.
lift someone's spirits verb: to cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.
lift surfing noun: Synonym of elevator surfing.
lift the bar verb: Synonym of raise the bar.
lift the lid verb: (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) To reveal or expose something, especially information.
lift-to-drag ratio noun: The instantaneous ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird.
lift tower noun: A building specifically built for enclosing lifts (elevators), sometimes including stairs.
lift truck noun: Synonym of forklift.
lift up adjective, verb: To elevate to a higher position.
liftable adjective: Capable of being lifted.
liftback noun: A variation on the hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline.
liftboy noun /ˈlɪft.bɔɪ/: A male elevator attendant.
lifted adjective, verb /ˈlɪftɪd/: Raised up; held aloft.
lifter noun /ˈlɪftə/: A weightlifter.
liftering noun: Filtering in the cepstral domain.
liftgate noun: A hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a vehicle and which may be raised or lowered in the loading and unloading of heavy cargo.
liftglass noun: A windshield panel at the rear of a vehicle that can be raised to provide space for protruding objects, intended for when opening the entire liftgate is not...
liftie noun: A person who helps novices on and off of a skilift
liftin adjective: Stinky, noisome, putrid.
lifting noun, verb /ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/: The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
lifting agent noun: The substance that creates the buoyancy of a balloon or other airship; normally hydrogen, helium or hot air.
lifting boss noun: A protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.
lifting bridge noun: A type of movable bridge over a body of water with one or two spans that can be raised to allow the passage of water traffic whenever necessary; the lifting...
lifting chalk noun: Synonym of hand chalk.
lifting gas noun: A gas, such as helium or hydrogen, that is used to produce buoyancy for e.g. balloons or airships.
lifting shop noun: A workshop where vehicles are lifted off their bogies for maintenance work to be carried out.
lifting span noun: A span of a bridge that can be raised to allow boats and ships through; these can have different forms.
lifting the exponent noun: A lemma used to calculate the p-adic order of differences and sums of perfect powers.
liftingly adverb: So as to lift or elevate.
liftless adjective: Without lifts.
liftline noun: A line or queue where people wait for a ski lift.
liftman noun: A person employed to operate a lift.
liftoff noun: The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
Lifton proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3885).
liftout noun: The practice of luring a whole team of employees away from a competitor and hiring them oneself.
liftover noun: The distance an item must be lifted in order to load it into a vehicle.
liftshaft noun: The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
liftup noun: The force that causes an upward flow as part of turbulence.
lig noun, verb /lɪɡ/: To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
Liǧʷiłdaʔx̌ʷ noun: Liq̓ʷala spelling of Lekwiltok.
Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ noun: NAPA spelling of Lekwiltok.
LIG4 syndrome noun: A very rare condition caused by mutations in the LIG4 gene encoding the enzyme DNA ligase 4.
LIGA noun: A manufacturing process involving lithography, electroplating, and molding, used microstructures with a very high aspect ratio.
ligable adjective: Able to be joined with a ligature.
LIGAF phrase: Initialism of like I give a fuck.
LIGAFF phrase: Initialism of like I give a flying fuck.
ligament noun /ˈlɪɡəmənt/: A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
ligamental adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament
ligamentary adjective: Of or relating to ligaments.
ligamentization noun: The formation of ligament tissue.
ligamentocyte noun: A fibroblast in a ligament
ligamentomuscular adjective: Relating to the ligaments and muscles.
ligamentoplasty noun: repair of a ligament
ligamentotactic adjective: Relating to ligamentotaxis.
ligamentotaxis noun: The application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing
ligamentous adjective /lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/: Of or pertaining to ligaments.
ligamentously adverb: In a ligamentous manner
ligan noun: Alternative form of lagan.
ligand noun /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/: Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
ligand field theory noun: A theory, a combination of the earlier crystal field theory with molecular orbital theory, that describes the structure of coordination compounds.
ligandable adjective: Capable of binding a ligand.
liganded adjective: Having (a specified number or type of) ligands.
ligandin noun: Glutathione S-transferase
liganding adjective: binding with a ligand
ligandless adjective: From which all ligands have been removed
ligandlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a ligand.
ligandome noun: All the molecular ligands for proteins in cells and organisms considered as a whole
ligandomic adjective: Relating to ligandomes or to ligandomics
ligandomics noun: The study of ligandomes
Ligang proper noun: A rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan
Ligas proper noun: A surname.
ligase noun /ˈlɪɡeɪz/: Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules; synthetase.
ligased adjective: Modified by ligation
ligatable adjective: Able to be ligated
ligate verb /ˈlɪɡeɪt/: To bind with a ligature or bandage.
ligation noun /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/: Something that ties, a ligature.
ligative adjective: Serving to connect separate elements.
ligator noun: An instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.
ligatural adjective /lɪˈɡætjʊɹəl/: Containing a ligature.
ligature noun, verb /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/: The act of tying or binding something.
ligature point noun: Any feature in an environment which could be used to support a noose or other strangulation device (especially, for the purpose of attempting to end their...
ligatured adjective: Joined in a ligature.
ligatureless adjective: without ligatures
Ligaya proper noun: A barangay of Aglipay, Quirino, Philippines.
ligeance noun: An allegiance.
Ligeian adjective: Of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe's short story Ligeia (1838) or its title character, a woman who overcomes death by manifesting herself in her husband's...
liger noun /ˈlaɪɡɚ/: An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
ligged adjective, verb: Tired.
ligger noun /ˈlɪɡɚ/: The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
liggerati noun: Freeloaders or hangers-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.
Liggett proper noun: A surname.
light adjective, adverb, noun, verb /laɪt/: Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
light a fire under verb: To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
light academia noun: An aesthetic which romanticizes classic literature and academia with a lighter and more cheerful vibe than that of dark academia.
light aeon noun: Alternative spelling of light eon.
light air noun: A light wind with wind speed between 0.3 and 1.5 m/s; a Force 1 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.
light along verb: To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
light art noun: A visual art form where physical light is the main or sole medium of creation.
light artillery noun: Artillery guns of small caliber.
light as a feather adjective: extremely light, having minimal weight
light as a feather, stiff as a board noun: A game or trick in which a number of people lift a supine person using only their fingertips.
light at the end of the tunnel noun: A better situation after long hardship.
light ball noun: A ball of combustible materials, used to provide light, and sometimes made so as to fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.
light barrel noun: An empty powder barrel pierced with holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to light up a ditch or a breach.
light barrier noun: The speed of light, seen as a barrier to faster-than-light travel.
light-bearing adjective: Bearing or serving as a medium for light; (by extension) luminous; bright
light bill noun: An electricity bill.
light blue noun: A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.
light bob noun: A soldier of the light infantry.
light box noun: Alternative form of lightbox.
light bread noun: White bread.
light breeze noun: On the Beaufort scale, a force-2 wind (4-6 knots)
light brown apple moth noun: Epiphyas postvittana, a leafroller moth of the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.
light bucket noun: A reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
light bulb noun /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/: An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
light bulb joke noun: Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.
light-bulb moment noun: A moment of enlightenment, inspiration or sudden realization.
light-bulbed adjective: Having a light bulb or bulbs.
light buoy noun: A buoy with a light on top which is lit at night to aid navigation.
light carrier noun: A category of aircraft carrier smaller in size and with a lower aircraft complement than a navy's standard carriers.
light cavalry noun: A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses.
light century noun: A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one century.
light chain noun: The small polypeptide subunit of a protein complex.
light characteristic noun: the properties that make a particular navigational light (for example, a lighthouse) identifiable
light clay noun: Straw-clay, a mixture of straw with a dressing of dilute liquid clay or clay slip. This natural material, making use of an agricultural by-product with an...
light clock noun: A hypothetical clock, used to show time dilation, that would count the journeys of a single photon between two parallel mirrors.
light-collecting power noun: Synonym of etendue
light come, light go phrase: Synonym of easy come, easy go.
light cone noun: In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two...
light corn syrup noun: Corn syrup seasoned with vanilla flavoring and salt, having a nearly clear appearance.
light cream noun: A cream at least 18 percent of which is fat.
light cruiser noun: A type of cruiser, defined in the 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of 6.1-inch caliber (155mm) or smaller.
light curve noun: a graph of the intensity of radiation from an astronomical object as it changes with time
light day noun: A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day; about 170 astronomical units
light decade noun: A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one decade.
light dependent resistor noun: A photoresistor.
light down verb: To dismount; to get off.
light due noun: A duty or toll levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses; light money.
light-duty adjective: Designed to withstand relatively moderate use, load, or stress.
light-duty vehicle noun: Any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) or less.
light echo noun: A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous...
light elf noun /ˈlaɪt ɛlf/: A member of the race of Ljósalfar, daylight dwelling elves or nature spirits (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves).
light-emitting diode noun: A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.
light engine noun: A locomotive running on its own, or with other powered locomotives, with no wagons or carriages attached.
light engineering noun: The technical discipline of the installation of lighting equipment and its utility on a set.
light entertainment noun: Radio and television programming that includes comedies, variety shows, game shows, quiz shows, etc.
light eon noun: A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one eon.
light equation noun: The time which light takes to traverse the mean distance of the Earth from the Sun.
light fantastic adjective, noun: A dance or the act of dancing.
light fantastic toe noun: Nimble and agile dancing ability; flamboyant and gay dance.
light field noun: A function of all the light flowing through all points of space in a particular volume
light-finger verb: To take; to steal; to pilfer.
light-fingered adjective, verb: Having quick, light and nimble fingers.
light-fingeredness noun: The state or quality of being light-fingered.
light fixture noun: A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.
light-foot adjective: Alternative form of lightfoot
light-footed adjective, verb: Fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile.
light-footedly adverb: In a light-footed or nimble manner.
light-footedness noun: The quality, state, or condition of being light-footed; nimbleness.
light-gathering power noun: Synonym of etendue
light gel noun: A thin sheet of colored plastic used to affect color temperature of lights when shooting film or video. They are held in front of a light by clipping it to...
light globe noun: A light bulb.
light grasp noun: Synonym of etendue
light green cell hormone noun: Synonym of dorsal body hormone.
light gun noun: A device resembling a gun that allows the player of a video game to target a point on the screen.
light-handed adjective, adverb: Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
light-handedly adverb: In a light-handed manner.
light-handedness noun: The state or quality of being light-handed.
light-headed adjective: Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
light-headedly adverb: In a light-headed manner; with a light head.
light-headedness noun: Alternative form of lightheadedness.
light-hearted adjective: Alternative spelling of lighthearted.
light-heartedly adverb: Alternative form of lightheartedly.
light-heartedness noun: Alternative form of lightheartedness.
light-heeled adjective: Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
light horse noun: Light-armed cavalry.
light-horseman noun: A soldier who serves in the light cavalry.
light hour noun: A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour
light house noun: Alternative form of lighthouse.
light hydrogen noun: Synonym of protium (“"the usual isotope of hydrogen"”).
light icebreaker noun: A ship that is designed to operate in relatively less severe ice conditions compared to heavier, more powerful icebreakers, typically used for tasks such as...
light industry noun: Any industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery.
light infantry noun: Ground combat soldiers who are not mechanized, and whose role is to harass the enemy in front of the main body of infantry.
light intensity noun: The amount of light emitted by a light source per unit of time.

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.