English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 5 of 329

labilelyadv

In a labile manner.

labilitynoun

The state of being labile.

labilizationnoun

The act or process of making labile, that is, of making unstable.

labilizeverb

To make or become labile (i.e. unstable).

labimeternoun

A labidometer.

Labinname

A city in Croatia.

Labinename

A surname from French.

labio-palataladj

articulated on the lips and the palate

labioalveolaradj

Involving the lip and the alveolar ridge.

labiocervicaladj

Relating to the labia and cervix.

labiodentaladj

articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

labiodentalizationnoun

A change to a sound that makes it labiodental.

labiodentallyadv

In a labiodental manner.

labiodistaladj

Both labial and distal

labiodorsaladj

labial and dorsal

labiodorsallyadv

In a labiodorsal manner

labiofacialadj

Relating to the lips and the face

labioglossaladj

Relating to the lips and tongue.

labiolateraladj

lateral to the lips or labia

labiolaterallyadv

In a labiolateral manner or direction

labiolingualadj

Relating to the lips and tongue

labiolinguallyadv

In a labiolingual orientation.

labiomancynoun

Lipreading.

labiomaxillaryadj

Relating to the lip and the maxilla.

labiomedialadj

In the middle of a lip

labiomentaladj

Relating to the lips and the mentum (chin)

labiomesialadj

labial and mesial

labiomesiallyadv

In a labiomesial manner or direction

labionasaladj

Labial and nasal; pertaining to both the upper lip and the nose, or to both lips and the nose.

labiopalataladj

labial and palatal

labiopharyngealadj

Both labial and pharyngeal.

labioscrotaladj

Describing the caudal part of the external genitals of an embryo before sexual differentiation

labioseadj

Having the appearance of being labiate; said of certain polypetalous corollas.

labiosternaladj

labial and sternal

labiouvularadj

Co-articulated at the uvula and the lips.

labiovelaradj

co-articulated at the velum and the lips

labiovelarizeverb

To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.

labioversionnoun

The malposition of an anterior tooth away from the normal line of occlusion towards the lips.

labiumnoun

A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.

labiænoun

plural of labia

lablabnoun

Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially the hyacinth bean.

labletnoun

A small-scale laboratory.

labmatenoun

A colleague working in the same laboratory.

labnehnoun

Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.

Labontename

A surname from French.

labonzanoun

The belly or stomach.

labornoun

Alternative spelling of labour.

labor aristocracynoun

Alternative form of labour aristocracy.

Labor Daynoun

The holiday marking the unofficial end of summer, held on the first Monday in September.

labor of lovenoun

A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.

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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 5. 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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