English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 40 of 329

landgravessnoun

A female landgrave.

landgraviatenoun

The office or jurisdiction of a landgrave

landgravinenoun

The wife of a landgrave, or a woman who rules over a landgraviate.

Landgrebename

A surname from German.

Landgrenname

A surname from Swedish.

landguardnoun

A division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.

landholdnoun

A landholding, a piece of land that is held (owned).

landholdernoun

A person who owns land.

landholdershipnoun

The state of being a landholder.

landholdingnoun

A piece of property (land) that is held (owned).

landhoppernoun

Any of the terrestrial talitrids.

Landiname

A surname from Italian.

landin'verb

Pronunciation spelling of landing.

landingnoun

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

landing craftnoun

A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

landing gearnoun

The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.

landing padnoun

A helipad

landing pagenoun

A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.

landing placenoun

A place suitable for embarking onto or disembarking from a boat or ship.

landing ship, tanknoun

The naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.

landing stagenoun

A floating platform attached at one end to a wharf so as to rise and fall with the tide, and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside the stage.

landing stripnoun

A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.

Landinghamname

A surname from Dutch.

landinglessadj

Without a landing.

landishadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the land

landladynoun

A female landlord.

landladyishadj

Suggesting or befitting a landlady.

landlessadj

Not owning land.

landlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being landless.

landlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of land.

landlinenoun

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

landlivingadj

Living on the land.

landlockverb

To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.

landlockedadj

Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).

landlockednessnoun

The quality of being landlocked.

landlordnoun

A person that leases real property; a lessor.

landlord specialnoun

An inadequate repair made to a rented property by the landlord or owner.

landlordingnoun

The performing duties of a landlord.

landlordishadj

Suggesting or befitting a landlord.

landlordismnoun

An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.

landlordlessadj

Without a landlord.

landlordlyadj

Characteristic of a landlord.

landlordrynoun

The status or doings of a landlord.

landlordshipnoun

The state of being a landlord

landloupernoun

A vagabond; a vagrant.

landloupingadj

vagrant; wandering about

landlubbernoun

Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

landlubberishadj

Synonym of landlubberly.

landlubberlinessnoun

The quality of being landlubberly.

landlubberlyadj

Like a landlubber.

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 40. 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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