English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 43 of 329

Lang Beltaname

Synonym of Belter Creole.

lang may yer lum reekphrase

Used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.

lang may your lum reekphrase

Alternative spelling of lang may yer lum reek.

lang syneadv

long ago

Lang-Exstername

The star α Tucanae in the constellation Tucana.

Lang-juname

Alternative form of Langru.

Langackerianadj

Relating to Ronald Langacker (born 1942), American linguist, one of the founders of the cognitive linguistics movement.

langajnoun

A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.

Langanname

A surname from Irish.

Langaoname

A county of Ankang, Shaanxi, China.

langarnoun

A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.

Langaricaname

A surname.

langatatenoun

An artificial variant of langasite, where tantalum substitutes for silicon, a lanthanum gallium tantalate.

langbeinitenoun

An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃.

Langdalename

A surname.

langdebeefnoun

bristly oxtongue, a type of daisy.

Langdonname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Langdownname

A surname from Old English.

Langeliername

A surname from French.

Langellaname

A surname from Italian.

Langenbeckname

A surname from German.

Langenbergname

A surname from German.

Langenderfername

A surname from German.

Langenessname

A German island in the North Sea

Langenfeldename

A neighbourhood in Eimsbüttel borough, Hamburg, Germany.

langernoun

Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).

langeredadj

extremely drunk

Langerhansname

A surname from German.

Langerhans cellnoun

A dendritic cell of the skin and mucosa, containing Birbeck granules, and present in all layers of the epidermis but most prominent in the stratum spinosum.

langerinnoun

An antigen produced by Langerhans cells

Langeskovname

A town in Kerteminde municipality, Funen, Denmark.

Langevinname

A surname from French.

Langevin functionnoun

a mathematical function that describes the behaviour of paramagnetic materials and the dielectric properties of insulators

Langfangname

A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.

Langfordname

The name of five villages in England:

Langford's basilisknoun

An image which causes insanity or death upon viewing.

langgarnoun

An Ismaili shrine and burial site, often decorated with rocks.

Langhamname

A number of places in England:

Langhename

A hilly area in southwestern Piedmont, Italy.

Langhianname

A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.

Langhoffname

A surname from German.

Langhornename

A surname from Middle English.

Langianadj

Of or relating to Fritz Lang (1890–1976), Austrian-German-American filmmaker and screenwriter.

Langidenname

A municipality of Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines.

langisitenoun

A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pinkish buff mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, and nickel.

langit pointnoun

A hypothetical point system that determines whether a person will go to heaven or hell.

langitenoun

A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

langkaunoun

moonshine; home-brewed alcoholic drink

Langkawiname

An island in the Andaman Sea off the coast of and in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.

Langlade Countyname

One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Antigo.

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 43. 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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