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
- linear pair noun: The two supplementary adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines
- linear park noun: A long, narrow urban park, typically built on a disused railway line
- 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.
- 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...
- linear regression noun: A linear equation for deriving a single predicted value from one or more known explanatory values.
- linear relative noun: An ancestor or descendant.
- linear space noun: vector space
- linear span noun: A linear subspace generated by all linear combinations of a given subset of vectors of a given vector space.
- linear subspace noun: A subset of vectors of a vector space which is closed under the addition and scalar multiplication of that vector space.
- linear sum noun: A linear subspace which is the linear span of the union of two subspaces (of some vector space).
- linear system noun: A mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator.
- linear television noun: Conventional television viewed at the same time as transmission.
- 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.
- linear time-invariant adjective: Of a system, producing an output signal from any input signal subject to the constraints of linearity and time-invariance.
- linear time-varying adjective: Of a system, whose parameters vary with time according to previously specified laws.
- linear transformation noun: A map between vector spaces which preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
- linear triplet noun: The three supplementary adjacent angles formed by three intersecting lines
- linear TV noun: Abbreviation of linear television.
- linearifolious adjective: having linear leaves
- linearisability noun: Alternative spelling of linearizability.
- linearisable adjective: Alternative form of linearizable.
- linearisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of linearization.
- linearise verb: Alternative spelling of linearize.
- linearised adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of linearized.
- linearism noun: Linearity; a linear approach or organization.
- linearistic adjective: Of or relating to linearism.
- linearithmic adjective /ˌlɪni.əˈɹɪðmɪk/: Taking up to time proportional to n log(n) to run on inputs of size n.
- linearithmically adverb: In a linearithmic manner
- linearity noun /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/: The state of being linear.
- linearizability noun: The condition of being linearizable.
- linearizable adjective: Able to be linearized.
- linearization noun: The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input
- linearize verb: To render an object linear.
- linearized adjective, verb: Made linear, or treated in a linear manner.
- linearizer noun: A device or process that linearizes.
- linearly adverb: In a linear manner.
- linearly dependent adjective: Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero.
- linearly independent adjective: Of a set of vectors or ring elements, whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero.
- linearmycin noun: Any of a group of long linear polyene antibiotics present in a Streptomyces
- linearoid adjective: (in group theory) quasi-linear
- lineart noun: Alternative form of line art.
- lineartuberculate adjective: Having ridges, and chains of ridges and nodes form lines parallel to the long axis of the egg.
- lineate adjective, verb: To mark with lines.
- lineated adjective: Alternative form of lineate.
- lineately adverb: In a lineate manner.
- lineatim adverb: Line by line; lineally.
- lineation noun: A linear feature in rock, often structural
- lineature noun: Anything having an outline.
- Lineback proper noun: A surname.
- 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...
- linebacking noun: Playing as a linebacker
- Linebarger proper noun: A surname.
- Linebaugh proper noun: A surname.
- Lineberger proper noun: A surname.
- Lineberry proper noun: A surname.
- linebreak noun: Alternative spelling of line break.
- linebreed noun, verb: An organism resulting from linebreeding.
- 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...
- linebroadening noun: The broadening of a spectral line.
- linecard noun: Alternative form of line card.
- linecaster noun: A typesetting machine that casts entire lines of type in metal slugs.
- linecasting noun: The use of a linecaster to cast entire lines of type in metal slugs.
- linecut noun: A print obtained from a line drawing; a line engraving.
- lined adjective, verb /laɪnd/: Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
- lined antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus palliatus
- lined chiton noun: Any of the chitons in the genus Tonicella, found in shallow waters in the Pacific Ocean.
- lined flat bark beetle noun: Any beetle of the family Laemophloeidae, known for their rounded, flattened boddies.
- lined gold noun: Gold foil (thin sheet) having a lining of another metal.
- lined snake noun: Any snake in the species Tropidoclonion lineatum, which is found in the central United States.
- linefeed noun: Alternative spelling of line feed.
- linefill noun: The amount of liquid that fills a certain length of pipeline.
- linefisher noun: Alternative form of line fisher.
- linefishing noun: Alternative form of line fishing.
- lineflow noun: perforated paper supplied in continuous connected sheets, designed for use with line printers
- Lineham proper noun: A surname.
- Linehan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- 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.
- linehauler noun: A vehicle used for or suited to linehaul transportation.
- lineic adjective: Of or pertaining to length; especially used to describe a measurement per unit length.
- lineid noun: Any nemertean worm in the family Lineidae.
- lineiform adjective: Having a linear or line-like shape.
- lineish adjective: Resembling a line; somewhat linelike.
- Lineker proper noun: A surname.
- linel noun: A unit segment between surfels.
- lineless adjective: Free of lines
- linelessness noun: Absence of lines.
- linelet noun: A little line.
- linelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a line.
- linemaker noun: An employee of a gambling establishment who sets the line, or spread.
- lineman noun: A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
- 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...
- lineman's splice noun: Synonym of Western Union splice.
- lineman splice noun: A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
- linemate noun: Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive line
- 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...
- linen adjective, noun /ˈlɪnɪn/: Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- linen basket noun: A basket for holding and transporting textiles.
- 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...
- linen cupboard noun: Synonym of linen closet.
- linen draper noun: Alternative form of linendraper.
- linen hall noun: Synonym of cloth hall.
- linen paper noun: High quality paper with a high linen (i.e., flax fiber) content.
- 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.
- 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.
- linendraper noun: A retailer of fabrics.
- linener noun: A dealer in linen; a linen draper.
- linenette noun: A cotton fabric made in imitation of linen.
- linenfold noun: A form of decorative carving in wood panelling that imitates folded linen.
- linenless adjective: Without linen.
- linenlike adjective: Resembling linen.
- 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.
- lineny adjective: Resembling or characterized by linen.
- lineoid noun: the set of points in 3-dimensional space that are also points in 4-dimensional space
- lineolate adjective: Marked with little lines.
- lineolately adverb: In a lineolate manner.
- lineout noun: A set piece where the hooker throws the ball into play between a row of players from each team.
- lineplot noun: Alternative form of line plot.
- lineprinter noun: Alternative form of line printer.
- liner noun, verb /ˈlaɪnɚ/: Someone who fits a lining to something.
- liner card noun: A card bearing schedule information, slogans, quips, etc. for use by the disc jockey or announcer.
- 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...
- 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...
- linerboard noun: A kind of heavy paper used to line pallets etc.
- linerixibat noun: A drug used to treat cholestatic pruritus.
- linerless adjective: Without a liner.
- lines noun, verb /laɪnz/: Words spoken by the actors.
- lines of Blaschko noun: Synonym of Blaschko's lines.
- linescan noun: Alternative form of line scan.
- linescore noun: A two-line chart that reports each team's run totals by inning, and total runs, total hits, and total errors.
- lineshaft noun: Alternative form of line shaft.
- 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.
- lineshape noun: The cross-section of the intensity of a spectral line.
- lineside adjective, noun: Alongside a railway line.
- linesider noun: A fish, the striped bass.
- linesman noun: An assistant referee.
- linespace noun: The gap between successive lines of text.
- linespacing noun: linespace
- linespeed noun: Alternative form of line speed.
- linesperson noun: A linesman or lineswoman
- linestrength noun: The intensity of a spectrum line.
- linestring noun: A curve with linear interpolation between points, used in geographic information systems e.g. to represent streets and rivers.
- lineswoman noun: A female linesman.
- Linette proper noun: A female given name from Welsh.
- lineup noun /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/: A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
- linewalker noun: A person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.
- 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.
- linewise adjective, adverb: In terms of lines, or one line at a time.
- linewoman noun: A female lineman.
- linework noun: The technique of drawing lines.
- lineworker noun: A lineman; one who works on overhead cables.
- liney adjective: Resembling or characterised by lines.
- linezolid noun /lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/: A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
- Linfen proper noun: A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China.
- Linfield proper noun: A surname.
- Linfoot proper noun: A surname.
- Linford proper noun: A surname.
- ling noun, suffix /lɪŋ/: small, immature, miniature
- linga noun: Alternative form of lingam.
- 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...
- lingam noun: The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- lingam massage noun: A tantric massage mainly focusing on the male genitalia.
- lingamic adjective /lɪŋˈɡæmɪk/: Relating to the lingam.
- linganth noun: Abbreviation of linguistic anthropology.
- Lingard proper noun: A surname.
- Lingayat noun: An adherent of Lingayatism.
- Lingayen proper noun /lɪŋ.ɡaˈjɛn/: A municipality, the capital of Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
- lingberry noun /ˈlɪŋˌbɛɹi/: The lingonberry.
- 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...
- lingcod noun: Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
- linge verb /lɪnd͡ʒ/: To work hard.
- lingel noun: A shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax.
- Lingen proper noun: A town in Lower Saxony, Germany, usually known as Lingen (Ems) after the River Ems.
- lingenberry noun: Alternative form of lingonberry.
- lingence noun: A linctus.
- Lingenfelter proper noun: A surname.
- 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.
- linger on verb: To continue to ponder or observe something for longer than normal.
- linger out verb: To pass in a tedious manner.
- lingerer noun: One who lingers.
- lingerie noun /ˈlɒndʒəɹi/: Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
- lingerie party noun: An event held as part of a party plan for selling women's undergarments.
- lingerie shower noun: A bridal shower where the bride is given items of lingerie.
- lingerie tape noun: Double-sided adhesive tape used to secure lingerie or other clothing to the wearer's body.
- lingeried adjective: Dressed in lingerie.
- lingerin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of lingering.
- lingering noun, verb /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/: gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.
- lingeringly adverb: In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
- lingeringness noun: The state or condition of being lingering.
- lingerly adverb: lingeringly
- lingersome adjective: Characterised or marked by lingering
- linget noun: Synonym of ingot.
- Lingfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ3943).
- Lingiari proper noun: A surname
- lingister noun: Alternative form of linkster.
- Lingít noun: Alternative form of Tlingit (people)
- lingle noun: Alternative form of lingel.
- lingling-o noun: A three-pointed decorative amulet, of bronze or jade, found throughout Southeast Asia
- lingo noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/: Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lingoa wood noun: amboyna wood
- lingonberry noun /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/: A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lingot noun: An ingot.
- lings noun, suffix: forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation
- Lingshan proper noun: A county of Qinzhou, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
- lingster noun: Alternative form of linkster (“interpreter or broker”).
- lingtow noun: A smuggler's rope, worn as a shoulder belt when not in use for securing goods.
- lingua noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/: Synonym of tongue.
- 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,...
- linguacious adjective: Talkative; loquacious.
- linguacultural adjective: Relating to language and the ways it is used in culture.
- linguaculturally adverb: In a linguacultural sense.
- linguaculture noun: A culture with its associated language.
- linguadental adjective, noun: An utterance pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
- linguaeform adjective: Alternative form of linguæform.
- linguaflexid noun: A stylid between the metastylid and metaconid
- linguaform adjective: In the form of language.
- lingual adjective, noun /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/: Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
- lingual artery noun: An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.
- lingual bone noun: The hyoid bone.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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,...
- linguality noun: The quality of being lingual.
- lingualization noun: The act of representing something as a text in some language.
- lingualize verb: To make lingual.
- lingually adverb: Towards, or in relation to, the tongue.
- linguanaut noun /ˈlɪnɡwənɔːt/: Someone who is passionate about languages.
- linguaphile noun: A person who loves languages and words.
- linguaphilia noun: The love of language and words.
- linguaphone noun: Synonym of lamellaphone.
- linguatuliasis noun: Alternative form of linguatulosis.
- linguatulosis noun: A condition caused by the parasitic crustacean Linguatula serrata.
- lingueme noun: Any unit of linguistic structure, such as a phoneme, a morpheme, or a whole phrase.
- linguica noun /lɪŋˈɡwiːsə/: A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.
- linguicidal adjective /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwɪ.saɪ.dəl/: causing linguicide, the death of a language.
- linguicide noun: The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.
- linguicism noun: The unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.
- linguicist adjective, noun: Characteristic of or pertaining to linguicism.
- linguidental noun: Alternative form of linguadental.
- linguiform adjective: Shaped like a tongue.
- linguine noun /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/: Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
- linguini noun: Alternative spelling of linguine.
- linguinilike adjective: Resembling linguine.
- linguipotence noun: Linguistic expertise.
- linguism noun: Discrimination based on a person's language.
- linguist noun /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/: One who studies linguistics.
- linguister noun /ˈlɪŋɡwɪstə(ɹ)/: A native interpreter assisting Europeans in colonial contexts.
- linguistic adjective /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/: Of or relating to language.
- linguistic anthropology noun: The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.
- linguistic distance noun: The measurement of dissimilarity between two languages or dialects.
- linguistic diversity index noun: Quantifies the probability that two randomly selected individuals from a population will have different mother tongues.
- linguistic ecology noun: The study of how languages interact with each other and the places in which they are spoken.
- linguistic imbalance noun: The levels of official use or representation of languages that are perceived not to reflect their use in the population.
- linguistic landscape noun: The totality of written language visible within a certain area.
- 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...
- linguistic terrain noun: A spatial conception of the character or use of language or languages.
- 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...
- 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...
- linguistical adjective: linguistic
- linguistically adverb /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/: In the manner of linguistics.
- linguistician noun: A linguist.
- linguisticization noun: The process of linguisticizing.
- linguisticize verb: To make linguistic; to reduce to a question of linguistics.
- linguisticky adjective: Of, pertaining to, involved in, or interested in linguistics.
- linguistics noun /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/: The systematic and scholarly study of language.
- linguistry noun: linguistics
- 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.
- lingular adjective: Relating to a lingula
- lingulate adjective: In the shape of a tongue
- lingulated adjective: Alternative form of lingulate.
- lingulately adverb: In a lingulate manner.
- lingulid noun: Any brachiopod of the order Lingulida
- lingulide noun: Alternative form of lingulid.
- linguliform adjective, noun: resembling a lingula
- linguliformean adjective: Alternative form of linguliform.
- linguloid adjective, noun: Alternative form of lingulid.
- lingunite noun: A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.
- linguo- prefix: Tongue.
- linguo-dental adjective, noun: (of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth
- linguo-nasal adjective, noun: (of sound) articulated by the tongue while the sound passes through the nose
- linguo-occlusal adjective: Of or relating to the lingual and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.
- linguo-palatal adjective, noun: (of sound) made by the tongue and the palate
- linguo-stylistics noun: The study of functional styles and expressive potential of a language.
- linguo-tectal adjective, noun: Alternative form of linguotectal.
- linguobuccal adjective: Of or relating to the lingual and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.
- linguocervical adjective: Relating to the tongue and neck.
- linguocultural adjective: Of or pertaining to both language and culture.
- linguodental adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of linguo-dental.
- linguodistal adjective: Relating to the lingual and distal part of a tooth
- linguodistally adverb: In a linguodistal manner or direction
- linguoecology noun: Synonym of linguistic ecology.
- linguofacial adjective: Relating to the tongue and face.
- linguogingival adjective: Relating to the tongue and gums.
- linguoid adjective: Having the shape of a tongue.
- linguolabial adjective, noun: articulated with the tongue and the upper lip.
- linguolabially adverb: In a linguolabial manner
- linguolateral adjective: lateral to the tongue
- linguonasal adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of linguo-nasal.
- linguonationalism noun: A type of nationalism which defines the nation in terms of a shared linguistic aspects; linguistic nationalism.
- 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.