English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 10 of 329

laceweightadj

Of a light weight designed to be used with 1.5–2.25 mm needles.

Lacewellname

A surname.

lacewingnoun

Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.

lacewomannoun

A woman who makes lace.

lacewoodnoun

Any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, but especially that from several varieties of sycamore.

laceworknoun

A piece or example of lace.

laceworkernoun

Synonym of lacemaker.

laceworksnoun

A factory that produces lace.

Laceyname

A Norman habitational surname from Old French from a place Lassy in Calvados.

Lachname

A surname.

lachanophobianoun

An irrational fear of vegetables.

lachenalianoun

Any of the genus Lachenalia of bulbs.

lachesnoun

Negligence in one's duty.

Lachesianadj

Pertaining to Lachesis, the Fate who measures the thread of life.

Lachesisname

One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.

lachesismnoun

The yearning for the clarity or reprioritisation afforded by surviving a disaster.

Lachicaname

A surname from Spanish.

Lachiename

A diminutive of the male given name Lachlan.

Lachinname

A town and district of Azerbaijan, under Armenian occupation between the two Nagorno-Karabakh wars.

Lachishname

An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park.

Lachlanname

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic mainly used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia.

Lachman testnoun

A clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee is flexed at 20–30 degrees with the patient supine, and the tibia is pulled forward to assess the its anterior motion in comparison with the femur.

Lachmannianadj

Of or relating to Karl Lachmann (1793–1851), German philologist and critic, noted for his foundational contributions to the field of textual criticism.

lachnocladiaceousadj

Of or relating to the Lachnocladiaceae.

lachrimableadj

Alternative form of lachrymable.

Lachryma Christiname

An Italian white wine from grapes grown on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

lachrymableadj

lamentable

lachrymaladj

Connected with weeping or tears.

lachrymal urnnoun

Synonym of lachrymal vase.

lachrymallyadv

In a lachrymal manner.

lachrymateverb

To cry or weep.

lachrymationnoun

Alternative form of lacrimation.

lachrymatornoun

Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.

lachrymatoryadj

Pertaining to or causing tears.

lachrymiformadj

Shaped like a teardrop

lachrymistnoun

One who weeps.

lachrymojugaladj

relating to, or connecting the tear duct and jugal bone in reptiles and some primitive fish

lachrymoseadj

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

lachrymoselyadv

In a lachrymose manner.

lachrymosenessnoun

The quality of being lachrymose.

lachrymositynoun

The quality of being lachrymose.

lachryphagousadj

That feeds on tears

lachryphagynoun

The condition of being lachryphagous.

Lachyname

A diminutive of the male given name Lachlan.

laciferousadj

That produces lac

lacilyadv

In a lacy manner.

lacinessnoun

The quality of being lacy.

lacingverb

present participle and gerund of lace

lacinianoun

One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

laciniaradj

Of or relating to a lacinia.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 10. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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