English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 19 of 329

ladylovenoun

A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.

ladylumpsnoun

Alternative form of lady lumps.

ladylyadj

Alternative spelling of ladily.

ladymagnoun

A magazine which focuses on women's issues and interests.

ladynessnoun

Alternative spelling of ladiness.

ladypartsnoun

The breasts and/or genitalia of a woman.

ladypornnoun

Erotic literature written by and/or intended to appeal to women.

ladysnoun

plural of lady

Ladys Passname

A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia.

ladysfingernoun

Alternative spelling of ladyfinger.

ladyshipnoun

Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.

ladyslippernoun

Alternative form of lady slipper.

Ladysmithname

A village near the city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region, New South Wales, Australia.

ladysticknoun

The penis of a trans woman.

ladystuffnoun

Products designed for and/or marketed toward women.

ladywearnoun

Alternative form of ladieswear.

Ladyzhynname

A city in Vinnytsia Oblast, in western Ukraine.

Laename

A city in Papua New Guinea.

laelianoun

Any plant of the genus Laelia.

laeliocattleyanoun

Any plant of the genus Laeliocattleya.

Laennec's cirrhosisnoun

A disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration.

laeotropicadj

Turning to the left (typically in a left-handed spiral)

laeotropicallyadv

In a laeotropic maner

Laertesname

the father of Odysseus

Laestadiannoun

A member of the Laestadianism religious movement.

Laestadianismname

A conservative Lutheran revival movement started in the middle of the 19th century, marked by pietistic and Moravian influences, and having many members in the Nordic countries.

Laestrygonnoun

Synonym of Laestrygonian

Laestrygonesnoun

plural of Laestrygon

Laestrygoniannoun

A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.

Laestrygonsnoun

plural of Laestrygon

laesuraladj

Of or relating to the laesura.

Laetare Sundaynoun

Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday of Lent.

laetificateverb

To make, or become, happy.

laetificationnoun

An act or instance of laetificating.

Laetitianame

The goddess of gaiety.

laetrilenoun

A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.

laevocardiogramnoun

A cardiogram of the left side of the heart

laevocardiographynoun

cardiography of the left side of the heart

laevocycloversionnoun

A condition in which the top of the eye rotates to the left.

laevodepressionnoun

eye movement down and to the left

laevodihydroxyphenylalaninenoun

L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia.

laevoelevationnoun

eye movement up and to the left

laevogyrateadj

Alternative form of levogyrate.

laevoversionnoun

A movement of both eyes to the left.

Lafaillename

A surname from French.

Lafargename

A surname from French

Lafarguename

A surname from French.

Lafataname

A surname from Italian.

Lafavorname

A surname from French.

Lafayename

A surname from French.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 19. 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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