English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 41 of 329

landlubbingadj

Unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.

landlyadj

Of or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic.

landmannoun

Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.

landmarknoun

An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).

landmarkableadj

Worthy of being a landmark.

Landmarkernoun

Synonym of Landmarkist.

Landmarkismname

An ecclesiology whereby non-Baptist churches are considered illegitimate.

Landmarkistnoun

One who subscribes to Landmarkism.

landmassnoun

A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.

landmongernoun

An unscrupulous dealer in land.

landnamnoun

The occupation of land, especially if previously uncultivated.

Landoname

A surname.

landocracynoun

A political system based on ownership of land.

landocratnoun

A ruler in a landocracy; a person who has power because of their ownership of land.

Landolfiname

A surname from Italian.

Landolt Cnoun

A ring with a gap in it, used as a symbol in vision tests.

landomycinonenoun

Any of a group of tetracyclic phenolic quinones that are the aglycons of landomycins

Landonname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Landorianadj

Of or relating to Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864), English poet.

Landovername

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

landownernoun

A person who owns land.

landownershipnoun

The state or position of landowner.

landowningadj

In possession of real estate (i.e. land).

landpersonnoun

A landlord or landlady.

landphoonnoun

A tropical depression over land whose satellite signature resembles that of a typhoon.

landplanenoun

An aircraft that is designed to take off from, and land on, land (rather than water or snow).

landracenoun

Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).

landrailnoun

The corncrake, Crex crex.

landreevenoun

A subofficer overseeing an area of land, a kind of bailiff or steward.

Landrethname

A surname.

Landriganname

A surname from Irish.

Landriscinaname

A surname from Italian.

Landruname

A surname from French.

landrushnoun

An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.

Landryname

A surname from French.

landsnoun

plural of land

landsalenoun

The direct sale of coal from the colliery to the customer, transported by road.

Landsatnoun

Any of several satellites used to gather data about the Earth's surface resources.

Landsbergname

A surname from German.

landscapenoun

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.

landscapernoun

One who does landscaping.

landscapeyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a landscape.

landscapismnoun

The conventional artistic portrayal of picturesque landscapes.

landscapistnoun

An artist who paints landscapes.

landscapitynoun

The state or quality of being related to or resembling a landscape.

landscarringnoun

Widespread and permanent destruction to a natural landscape.

landscrapernoun

A building with a very large horizontal footprint; a horizontal megastructure.

landscripnoun

A certificate entitling the holder to land ownership in Texas.

Landsgemeindenoun

A type of cantonal assembly in Switzerland, where regional voting takes place.

landsharknoun

A customs officer.

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 41. 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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