English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 46 of 329

languorouslyadv

In a languorous manner; without exertion; lazily.

languorousnessnoun

The quality of being languorous.

languournoun

Alternative spelling of languor.

languoursnoun

plural of languour

langurnoun

Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).

Langwellname

A surname.

langwidgenoun

Eye dialect spelling of language.

Langworthyname

A surname from Old English.

Langyaname

A district of Chuzhou, Anhui, China.

Laniname

A female given name from Hawaiian.

Laniakeaname

A supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.

laniariformadj

Shaped like a laniary, or canine tooth.

laniaryadj

Lacerating or tearing

laniateverb

To tear into pieces.

laniationnoun

The act of tearing to pieces.

laniernoun

A leather thong.

Lanier Countyname

A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Lakeland.

Lanierianadj

Of or relating to Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), American poet.

laniferousadj

Bearing or producing wool.

lanificenoun

Anything made of wool.

Laniganname

A surname from Irish.

lanigerousadj

Bearing or producing wool.

laninamivirnoun

A neuraminidase inhibitor used to treat influenza.

lanistanoun

The trainer or manager of a team of gladiators.

lanitalnoun

Synonym of milk fiber.

Laniusname

A surname from Latin.

Lanivetname

A village and civil parish south-west of Bodmin, Cornwall, England (OS grif ref SX0364).

Lanivtsiname

A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

lanjiaonoun

Penis

lankadj

Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.

Lankaname

The island city of Ravana in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

lankacidinnoun

Any of a family of macrolide tetraenes, isolated from Streptomyces, that are antitumor antibiotics.

lankamycinnoun

A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces violaceusniger (correction of Streptomyces voilaceoniger)

Lankaoname

A county of Kaifeng, Henan, China.

Lankaranname

A city (and district) in Azerbaijan.

lankedverb

simple past and past participle of lank

lankenverb

To become lank or lanky; grow thin.

Lankesname

A surname

Lankfordname

A surname.

lankilyadv

In a lanky manner; in the manner of a lanky person.

lankinessnoun

The state or condition of being lanky.

lankishadj

Somewhat lank.

lankletnoun

A tall but scrawny man.

lanklyadv

In a lank way.

lanknessnoun

The property of being lank, slender or thin.

lanksomeadj

Characterised or marked by lankness

lankyadj

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

lanmuchangitenoun

An isometric-diploidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and thallium.

Lannaname

An Indianized kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries.

Lannanname

A surname from Irish.

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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 46. 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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