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English words: linear pair to linguonationalist

300 English words, part 45 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words linear pair to linguonationalist

  1. linear pair noun: The two supplementary adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines
  2. linear park noun: A long, narrow urban park, typically built on a disused railway line
  3. linear perspective noun: A form of geometric perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance.
  4. linear programming noun: The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches...
  5. linear regression noun: A linear equation for deriving a single predicted value from one or more known explanatory values.
  6. linear relative noun: An ancestor or descendant.
  7. linear space noun: vector space
  8. linear span noun: A linear subspace generated by all linear combinations of a given subset of vectors of a given vector space.
  9. linear subspace noun: A subset of vectors of a vector space which is closed under the addition and scalar multiplication of that vector space.
  10. linear sum noun: A linear subspace which is the linear span of the union of two subspaces (of some vector space).
  11. linear system noun: A mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator.
  12. linear television noun: Conventional television viewed at the same time as transmission.
  13. linear time noun: The time complexity, denoted O(n), of an algorithm whose running time increases at most linearly with the size of the input.
  14. linear time-invariant adjective: Of a system, producing an output signal from any input signal subject to the constraints of linearity and time-invariance.
  15. linear time-varying adjective: Of a system, whose parameters vary with time according to previously specified laws.
  16. linear transformation noun: A map between vector spaces which preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
  17. linear triplet noun: The three supplementary adjacent angles formed by three intersecting lines
  18. linear TV noun: Abbreviation of linear television.
  19. linearifolious adjective: having linear leaves
  20. linearisability noun: Alternative spelling of linearizability.
  21. linearisable adjective: Alternative form of linearizable.
  22. linearisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of linearization.
  23. linearise verb: Alternative spelling of linearize.
  24. linearised adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of linearized.
  25. linearism noun: Linearity; a linear approach or organization.
  26. linearistic adjective: Of or relating to linearism.
  27. linearithmic adjective /ˌlɪni.əˈɹɪðmɪk/: Taking up to time proportional to n log(n) to run on inputs of size n.
  28. linearithmically adverb: In a linearithmic manner
  29. linearity noun /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/: The state of being linear.
  30. linearizability noun: The condition of being linearizable.
  31. linearizable adjective: Able to be linearized.
  32. linearization noun: The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input
  33. linearize verb: To render an object linear.
  34. linearized adjective, verb: Made linear, or treated in a linear manner.
  35. linearizer noun: A device or process that linearizes.
  36. linearly adverb: In a linear manner.
  37. linearly dependent adjective: Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero.
  38. linearly independent adjective: Of a set of vectors or ring elements, whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero.
  39. linearmycin noun: Any of a group of long linear polyene antibiotics present in a Streptomyces
  40. linearoid adjective: (in group theory) quasi-linear
  41. lineart noun: Alternative form of line art.
  42. lineartuberculate adjective: Having ridges, and chains of ridges and nodes form lines parallel to the long axis of the egg.
  43. lineate adjective, verb: To mark with lines.
  44. lineated adjective: Alternative form of lineate.
  45. lineately adverb: In a lineate manner.
  46. lineatim adverb: Line by line; lineally.
  47. lineation noun: A linear feature in rock, often structural
  48. lineature noun: Anything having an outline.
  49. Lineback proper noun: A surname.
  50. linebacker noun: The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are...
  51. linebacking noun: Playing as a linebacker
  52. Linebarger proper noun: A surname.
  53. Linebaugh proper noun: A surname.
  54. Lineberger proper noun: A surname.
  55. Lineberry proper noun: A surname.
  56. linebreak noun: Alternative spelling of line break.
  57. linebreed noun, verb: An organism resulting from linebreeding.
  58. linebreeding noun: A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins, used to increase a particular animal's...
  59. linebroadening noun: The broadening of a spectral line.
  60. linecard noun: Alternative form of line card.
  61. linecaster noun: A typesetting machine that casts entire lines of type in metal slugs.
  62. linecasting noun: The use of a linecaster to cast entire lines of type in metal slugs.
  63. linecut noun: A print obtained from a line drawing; a line engraving.
  64. lined adjective, verb /laɪnd/: Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
  65. lined antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus palliatus
  66. lined chiton noun: Any of the chitons in the genus Tonicella, found in shallow waters in the Pacific Ocean.
  67. lined flat bark beetle noun: Any beetle of the family Laemophloeidae, known for their rounded, flattened boddies.
  68. lined gold noun: Gold foil (thin sheet) having a lining of another metal.
  69. lined snake noun: Any snake in the species Tropidoclonion lineatum, which is found in the central United States.
  70. linefeed noun: Alternative spelling of line feed.
  71. linefill noun: The amount of liquid that fills a certain length of pipeline.
  72. linefisher noun: Alternative form of line fisher.
  73. linefishing noun: Alternative form of line fishing.
  74. lineflow noun: perforated paper supplied in continuous connected sheets, designed for use with line printers
  75. Lineham proper noun: A surname.
  76. Linehan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  77. linehaul noun: The movement of freight by any means of transport by land, air or water between distant cities, or of passengers or cargo between terminals.
  78. linehauler noun: A vehicle used for or suited to linehaul transportation.
  79. lineic adjective: Of or pertaining to length; especially used to describe a measurement per unit length.
  80. lineid noun: Any nemertean worm in the family Lineidae.
  81. lineiform adjective: Having a linear or line-like shape.
  82. lineish adjective: Resembling a line; somewhat linelike.
  83. Lineker proper noun: A surname.
  84. linel noun: A unit segment between surfels.
  85. lineless adjective: Free of lines
  86. linelessness noun: Absence of lines.
  87. linelet noun: A little line.
  88. linelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a line.
  89. linemaker noun: An employee of a gambling establishment who sets the line, or spread.
  90. lineman noun: A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
  91. lineman's pliers noun: A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork...
  92. lineman's splice noun: Synonym of Western Union splice.
  93. lineman splice noun: A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
  94. linemate noun: Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive line
  95. linemode noun: A mode of interaction with a remote server where all incoming text characters are printed to the current line, without the possibility of updating the text...
  96. linen adjective, noun /ˈlɪnɪn/: Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
  97. linen basket noun: A basket for holding and transporting textiles.
  98. linen closet noun: A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen...
  99. linen cupboard noun: Synonym of linen closet.
  100. linen draper noun: Alternative form of linendraper.
  101. linen hall noun: Synonym of cloth hall.
  102. linen paper noun: High quality paper with a high linen (i.e., flax fiber) content.
  103. linen prover noun: A small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.
  104. linen tester noun: A folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.
  105. linendraper noun: A retailer of fabrics.
  106. linener noun: A dealer in linen; a linen draper.
  107. linenette noun: A cotton fabric made in imitation of linen.
  108. linenfold noun: A form of decorative carving in wood panelling that imitates folded linen.
  109. linenless adjective: Without linen.
  110. linenlike adjective: Resembling linen.
  111. linens noun: Household textiles made of linen-like cloth (such as cotton fabric), including tablecloths and bed sheets. The singular, linen, of this sense is rare.
  112. lineny adjective: Resembling or characterized by linen.
  113. lineoid noun: the set of points in 3-dimensional space that are also points in 4-dimensional space
  114. lineolate adjective: Marked with little lines.
  115. lineolately adverb: In a lineolate manner.
  116. lineout noun: A set piece where the hooker throws the ball into play between a row of players from each team.
  117. lineplot noun: Alternative form of line plot.
  118. lineprinter noun: Alternative form of line printer.
  119. liner noun, verb /ˈlaɪnɚ/: Someone who fits a lining to something.
  120. liner card noun: A card bearing schedule information, slogans, quips, etc. for use by the disc jockey or announcer.
  121. liner lock noun: A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool that is locked open/extended by a spring portion of the liner, which must be pushed down by the thumb...
  122. liner notes noun: Commentary or supplemental information, usually printed on the back of the cover or in an insert, of recorded media; such as record albums, CDs, videos, or...
  123. linerboard noun: A kind of heavy paper used to line pallets etc.
  124. linerixibat noun: A drug used to treat cholestatic pruritus.
  125. linerless adjective: Without a liner.
  126. lines noun, verb /laɪnz/: Words spoken by the actors.
  127. lines of Blaschko noun: Synonym of Blaschko's lines.
  128. linescan noun: Alternative form of line scan.
  129. linescore noun: A two-line chart that reports each team's run totals by inning, and total runs, total hits, and total errors.
  130. lineshaft noun: Alternative form of line shaft.
  131. lineshafting noun /ˈlaɪnˌʃɑːftɪŋ/: The system or arrangement of line shafts used in a building or workshop to distribute mechanical power from a central source to multiple machines.
  132. lineshape noun: The cross-section of the intensity of a spectral line.
  133. lineside adjective, noun: Alongside a railway line.
  134. linesider noun: A fish, the striped bass.
  135. linesman noun: An assistant referee.
  136. linespace noun: The gap between successive lines of text.
  137. linespacing noun: linespace
  138. linespeed noun: Alternative form of line speed.
  139. linesperson noun: A linesman or lineswoman
  140. linestrength noun: The intensity of a spectrum line.
  141. linestring noun: A curve with linear interpolation between points, used in geographic information systems e.g. to represent streets and rivers.
  142. lineswoman noun: A female linesman.
  143. Linette proper noun: A female given name from Welsh.
  144. lineup noun /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/: A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
  145. linewalker noun: A person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.
  146. linewidth noun: A measure of the width of the band of frequencies of radiation emitted or absorbed in an atomic or molecular transition; a result of the uncertainty principle.
  147. linewise adjective, adverb: In terms of lines, or one line at a time.
  148. linewoman noun: A female lineman.
  149. linework noun: The technique of drawing lines.
  150. lineworker noun: A lineman; one who works on overhead cables.
  151. liney adjective: Resembling or characterised by lines.
  152. linezolid noun /lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/: A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
  153. Linfen proper noun: A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China.
  154. Linfield proper noun: A surname.
  155. Linfoot proper noun: A surname.
  156. Linford proper noun: A surname.
  157. ling noun, suffix /lɪŋ/: small, immature, miniature
  158. linga noun: Alternative form of lingam.
  159. Lingala proper noun /lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/: A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the...
  160. lingam noun: The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
  161. lingam massage noun: A tantric massage mainly focusing on the male genitalia.
  162. lingamic adjective /lɪŋˈɡæmɪk/: Relating to the lingam.
  163. linganth noun: Abbreviation of linguistic anthropology.
  164. Lingard proper noun: A surname.
  165. Lingayat noun: An adherent of Lingayatism.
  166. Lingayen proper noun /lɪŋ.ɡaˈjɛn/: A municipality, the capital of Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
  167. lingberry noun /ˈlɪŋˌbɛɹi/: The lingonberry.
  168. lingchi noun: A form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 C.E., the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of...
  169. lingcod noun: Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
  170. linge verb /lɪnd͡ʒ/: To work hard.
  171. lingel noun: A shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax.
  172. Lingen proper noun: A town in Lower Saxony, Germany, usually known as Lingen (Ems) after the River Ems.
  173. lingenberry noun: Alternative form of lingonberry.
  174. lingence noun: A linctus.
  175. Lingenfelter proper noun: A surname.
  176. linger verb /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/: To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  177. linger on verb: To continue to ponder or observe something for longer than normal.
  178. linger out verb: To pass in a tedious manner.
  179. lingerer noun: One who lingers.
  180. lingerie noun /ˈlɒndʒəɹi/: Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
  181. lingerie party noun: An event held as part of a party plan for selling women's undergarments.
  182. lingerie shower noun: A bridal shower where the bride is given items of lingerie.
  183. lingerie tape noun: Double-sided adhesive tape used to secure lingerie or other clothing to the wearer's body.
  184. lingeried adjective: Dressed in lingerie.
  185. lingerin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of lingering.
  186. lingering noun, verb /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/: gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.
  187. lingeringly adverb: In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
  188. lingeringness noun: The state or condition of being lingering.
  189. lingerly adverb: lingeringly
  190. lingersome adjective: Characterised or marked by lingering
  191. linget noun: Synonym of ingot.
  192. Lingfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ3943).
  193. Lingiari proper noun: A surname
  194. lingister noun: Alternative form of linkster.
  195. Lingít noun: Alternative form of Tlingit (people)
  196. lingle noun: Alternative form of lingel.
  197. lingling-o noun: A three-pointed decorative amulet, of bronze or jade, found throughout Southeast Asia
  198. lingo noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/: Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
  199. lingoa wood noun: amboyna wood
  200. lingonberry noun /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/: A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
  201. lingot noun: An ingot.
  202. lings noun, suffix: forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation
  203. Lingshan proper noun: A county of Qinzhou, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
  204. lingster noun: Alternative form of linkster (“interpreter or broker”).
  205. lingtow noun: A smuggler's rope, worn as a shoulder belt when not in use for securing goods.
  206. lingua noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/: Synonym of tongue.
  207. lingua franca noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/: A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly,...
  208. linguacious adjective: Talkative; loquacious.
  209. linguacultural adjective: Relating to language and the ways it is used in culture.
  210. linguaculturally adverb: In a linguacultural sense.
  211. linguaculture noun: A culture with its associated language.
  212. linguadental adjective, noun: An utterance pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
  213. linguaeform adjective: Alternative form of linguæform.
  214. linguaflexid noun: A stylid between the metastylid and metaconid
  215. linguaform adjective: In the form of language.
  216. lingual adjective, noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/: Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
  217. lingual artery noun: An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.
  218. lingual bone noun: The hyoid bone.
  219. lingual gyrus noun: A tongue-shaped brain structure in the occipital lobe, crucial for processing visual information, especially related to faces, colors, and reading, helping...
  220. lingual nerve noun: A sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds...
  221. lingual tonsil noun: A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.
  222. lingualis noun /lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/: A longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus,...
  223. linguality noun: The quality of being lingual.
  224. lingualization noun: The act of representing something as a text in some language.
  225. lingualize verb: To make lingual.
  226. lingually adverb: Towards, or in relation to, the tongue.
  227. linguanaut noun /ˈlɪnɡwənɔːt/: Someone who is passionate about languages.
  228. linguaphile noun: A person who loves languages and words.
  229. linguaphilia noun: The love of language and words.
  230. linguaphone noun: Synonym of lamellaphone.
  231. linguatuliasis noun: Alternative form of linguatulosis.
  232. linguatulosis noun: A condition caused by the parasitic crustacean Linguatula serrata.
  233. lingueme noun: Any unit of linguistic structure, such as a phoneme, a morpheme, or a whole phrase.
  234. linguica noun /lɪŋˈɡwiːsə/: A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.
  235. linguicidal adjective /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwɪ.saɪ.dəl/: causing linguicide, the death of a language.
  236. linguicide noun: The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.
  237. linguicism noun: The unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.
  238. linguicist adjective, noun: Characteristic of or pertaining to linguicism.
  239. linguidental noun: Alternative form of linguadental.
  240. linguiform adjective: Shaped like a tongue.
  241. linguine noun /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/: Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
  242. linguini noun: Alternative spelling of linguine.
  243. linguinilike adjective: Resembling linguine.
  244. linguipotence noun: Linguistic expertise.
  245. linguism noun: Discrimination based on a person's language.
  246. linguist noun /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/: One who studies linguistics.
  247. linguister noun /ˈlɪŋɡwɪstə(ɹ)/: A native interpreter assisting Europeans in colonial contexts.
  248. linguistic adjective /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/: Of or relating to language.
  249. linguistic anthropology noun: The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.
  250. linguistic distance noun: The measurement of dissimilarity between two languages or dialects.
  251. linguistic diversity index noun: Quantifies the probability that two randomly selected individuals from a population will have different mother tongues.
  252. linguistic ecology noun: The study of how languages interact with each other and the places in which they are spoken.
  253. linguistic imbalance noun: The levels of official use or representation of languages that are perceived not to reflect their use in the population.
  254. linguistic landscape noun: The totality of written language visible within a certain area.
  255. linguistic map noun: A linguistic map is a thematic map showing the geographic distribution of the speakers of a language, or isoglosses of a dialect continuum of the same...
  256. linguistic terrain noun: A spatial conception of the character or use of language or languages.
  257. linguistic turn noun: The shift which occurred in philosophical attention, during the 20th century and within a number of philosophical schools of thought, from traditional...
  258. linguistic unit noun: Any of a range of units of language, whether a word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, whole conversation or a story, morpheme, grapheme, phoneme and...
  259. linguistical adjective: linguistic
  260. linguistically adverb /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/: In the manner of linguistics.
  261. linguistician noun: A linguist.
  262. linguisticization noun: The process of linguisticizing.
  263. linguisticize verb: To make linguistic; to reduce to a question of linguistics.
  264. linguisticky adjective: Of, pertaining to, involved in, or interested in linguistics.
  265. linguistics noun /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/: The systematic and scholarly study of language.
  266. linguistry noun: linguistics
  267. lingula noun /lɪŋɡjələ/: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
  268. lingular adjective: Relating to a lingula
  269. lingulate adjective: In the shape of a tongue
  270. lingulated adjective: Alternative form of lingulate.
  271. lingulately adverb: In a lingulate manner.
  272. lingulid noun: Any brachiopod of the order Lingulida
  273. lingulide noun: Alternative form of lingulid.
  274. linguliform adjective, noun: resembling a lingula
  275. linguliformean adjective: Alternative form of linguliform.
  276. linguloid adjective, noun: Alternative form of lingulid.
  277. lingunite noun: A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.
  278. linguo- prefix: Tongue.
  279. linguo-dental adjective, noun: (of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth
  280. linguo-nasal adjective, noun: (of sound) articulated by the tongue while the sound passes through the nose
  281. linguo-occlusal adjective: Of or relating to the lingual and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.
  282. linguo-palatal adjective, noun: (of sound) made by the tongue and the palate
  283. linguo-stylistics noun: The study of functional styles and expressive potential of a language.
  284. linguo-tectal adjective, noun: Alternative form of linguotectal.
  285. linguobuccal adjective: Of or relating to the lingual and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.
  286. linguocervical adjective: Relating to the tongue and neck.
  287. linguocultural adjective: Of or pertaining to both language and culture.
  288. linguodental adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of linguo-dental.
  289. linguodistal adjective: Relating to the lingual and distal part of a tooth
  290. linguodistally adverb: In a linguodistal manner or direction
  291. linguoecology noun: Synonym of linguistic ecology.
  292. linguofacial adjective: Relating to the tongue and face.
  293. linguogingival adjective: Relating to the tongue and gums.
  294. linguoid adjective: Having the shape of a tongue.
  295. linguolabial adjective, noun: articulated with the tongue and the upper lip.
  296. linguolabially adverb: In a linguolabial manner
  297. linguolateral adjective: lateral to the tongue
  298. linguonasal adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of linguo-nasal.
  299. linguonationalism noun: A type of nationalism which defines the nation in terms of a shared linguistic aspects; linguistic nationalism.
  300. linguonationalist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to linguonationalism.

Part 44 · Part 46 · 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.