English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 64 of 329

last thing one needsnoun

Something not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.

Last Thursdayismname

The proposition that the universe began to exist last Thursday, with the appearance of age and history.

The ultimate occurrence.

last time I checkedphrase

As I last remember; last I recall.

The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.

Synonym of testament.

The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.

The final remarks uttered by a person before death.

Alternative form of lastborn.

last-ditchernoun

A person who is prepared to make a last-ditch effort; one very committed to a cause.

Happening at the very end of an event.

last-mentionedadj

The last of a number of things or people mentioned, e.g. in the preceding text.

The last person or thing named, e.g. in the preceding text.

last-namelessadj

Without a last name.

last-wordismnoun

A tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.

lastabilitynoun

The degree to which something will last or endure.

Capable of lasting or enduring.

A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.

The youngest child of a family.

simple past and past participle of last

A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts.

second-person singular simple present indicative of last

third-person singular simple present indicative of last

to deal the final hitpoint of damage, usually to a basic enemy

Persisting for an extended period of time.

In a lasting manner, in a way that persists.

lastingnessnoun

The property of lasting; duration, permanence.

Someone or something that is last.

Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.

A manufacturer of lasts for shoemaking.

The manufacture of lasts for shoemaking.

lastminute.comadj

Synonym of last minute (“close to a deadline”).

lastminutitisnoun

The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute.

The quality of being or coming last; finality.

plural of last

A surname.

A male given name from Hungarian.

LATnoun

Initialism of lowest astronomical tide.

lat pulldownnoun

An exercise performed by pulling a bar, attached to a weighted cable machine, toward one's upper chest.

Lord sahib.

Lataname

A female given name commonly used in India.

latae sententiaeadj

Of a penalty, coming into force as soon as a law is broken, by force of the law itself (such as excommunication for various specified offences).

A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady.

Latah Countyname

One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Moscow.

A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

Of, from, or pertaining to Latakia

Latin America

A female given name of African-American usage.

To close or lock as if with a latch.

To grasp firmly; to become attached to.

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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 64. 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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