English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 61 of 329

Lascasianadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling Bartolomé de las Casas.

Laschianadj

Of or relating to Christopher Lasch (1932–1994), American historian and social critic.

LaSciename

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

lasciousadj

loose or lustful

lasciviateverb

To give oneself to lasciviousness; to lust (over).

lasciviencynoun

The quality of being lascivious or wanton.

lascivientadj

lascivious

lasciviousadj

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

lasciviouslyadv

In a lascivious manner.

lasciviousnessnoun

The characteristic or state of being lascivious.

lascivitynoun

lasciviousness

laseverb

To use a laser beam on, as for cutting.

Laseckiname

A surname from Polish.

Lasekname

A surname from Polish.

lasernoun

A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.

laser beamnoun

The light emitted by a laser.

laser cardnoun

A debit card.

laser copiernoun

A type of photocopier that uses the principles of a laser printer in its output stage.

laser focusnoun

A very intense focus (of the human mind); a hyperfocus.

laser harpnoun

A laser light display that allows a performer to play an electronic instrument, similar to a harp, by selectively blocking the laser beams.

laser hemorrhoidoplastynoun

A minimally invasive procedure that shrinks and treats hemorrhoids by using a laser to coagulate hemorrhoidal blood flow.

laser in onverb

To focus on (something) to the exclusion of other factors, components, etc.

laser-focusedadj

Very intensely focused; hyperfocused.

laser-likeadj

Alternative form of laserlike.

laser-sharpadj

Highly incisive.

laserableadj

Capable of being lasered.

laserbrainnoun

idiot, stupid person

lasercomnoun

Communications by means of laser light.

Laserdiscname

A home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete.

lasergunnoun

Alternative spelling of laser gun.

laseristnoun

A laser light show artist

laseriumnoun

An indoor laser light show.

laserjetnoun

A laser printer.

laserlessadj

Without a laser.

laserlikeadj

Resembling a laser.

laserpiciumnoun

silphium resin

laserproofadj

Resistant to lasers.

laserpuncturenoun

A pseudoscientific therapy, based on acupuncture, in which lasers are shone at acupoints.

laserwirenoun

A thin laser beam, that functions as a wire, used to measure the extent of a particle beam

laserwortnoun

An umbelliferous plant (Laserpitium latifolium) from which the resin laser was obtained.

laseryadj

Resembling or characteristic of a laser.

lasgunnoun

A laser gun.

lashnoun

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

lash backverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lash, back.

lash downverb

To secure with ropes; to tie down

lash eggnoun

an egg-shaped mass of tissue and pus, often containing remnants of egg material, that a hen expels due to an infection of her oviduct (salpingitis)

lash offverb

To lash out verbally; to insult or demean.

lash oneself to the mastverb

To continue in a course of action even when facing great difficulties and likely disaster.

lash outverb

To make a sudden violent attack.

lash-curlernoun

Alternative form of lash curler.

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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 61. 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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