English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 52 of 329

Lapollaname

A surname from Italian.

Laportaname

A surname from Italian.

Laportename

A surname from French.

LaPorte Countyname

One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: La Porte.

Lapougianadj

Of or relating to Count Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854–1936), French anthropologist and theoretician of eugenics and racialism.

Lappnoun

An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people.

lappanoun

A cross-batted swipe.

lappaceousadj

Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.

lappedadj

Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.

Lappeenrantaname

A city and municipality of South Karelia, in southeastern Finland.

lappelnoun

Dated form of lapel.

lappernoun

One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.

lapper-milknoun

curdled milk

lappetnoun

A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

lapphundnoun

A type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer

Lappicadj

Of or pertaining to Lapland or its inhabitants, the Lapps.

Lappidnoun

A member of the Caucasoid race, characterized by short stature and stocky build caused by adaptation to cold climate.

lappienoun

loincloth

lappingverb

present participle and gerund of lap

Lappishadj

Of, or pertaining to the Lapps or their language.

Lappishnessnoun

The state or quality of being Lappish.

Lapplandname

Alternative form of Lapland.

Lapponianadj

Of Lapland.

lappynoun

A laptop computer.

Laprairiename

A surname from French.

LaPrisename

A surname from French.

laprobenoun

A blanket to cover the lap.

lapsnoun

plural of lap

lapsableadj

Alternative form of lapsible.

lapsangnoun

Ellipsis of lapsang souchong (“a black tea from the Chinese province of Fujian”).

lapsang souchongnoun

A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

lapsarianadj

Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.

lapsationnoun

A lapse (act or result of lapsing)

lapsenoun

A temporary failure; a slip.

lapsedverb

simple past and past participle of lapse

lapsednessnoun

The quality of having lapsed.

lapsernoun

One who lapses.

lapserdaknoun

A traditional Jewish black kaftan.

lapsesnoun

plural of lapse

lapsethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lapse

lapshanoun

A type of pasta noodles similar to vermicelli in Russian cuisine.

lapshevniknoun

A casserole made from lapsha.

lapsibleadj

Liable to lapse.

lapsingverb

present participle and gerund of lapse

lapsinglyadv

While lapsing; so as to lapse.

lapskausnoun

A Norwegian stew of diced meat and vegetables, similar to scouse.

lapstonenoun

A stone placed on a shoemaker's lap, used to beat leather.

lapstrakenoun

A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.

lapsusnoun

A slip, lapse, or error.

lapsus aurisnoun

An instance of mishearing, an error in hearing something correctly.

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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 52. 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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