English Words: L

To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

Capable of being fastened with a latch.

A spring-loaded part of a lock that extends from the front of the lock and into a hole in the door frame, or strike, in order to hold the door closed.

One who or that which latches.

plural of latch

A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.

third-person singular simple present indicative of latch

A town in Ontario, Canada.

That latches.

A key, especially to an outside door.

A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

A childcare service that provides a supervised environment for elementary school-aged children before and after school, while their parents are working; often offer activities like homework assistance, reading, games, and crafts.

Without a latch.

A person employed to run in front of a locomotive and open the latch to turn it into a siding for trams to pass.

A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.

Abbreviation of latitude.

Near the end of a period of time.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see late, antique.

The period of Mediterranean and Eurasian history from around the 3rd to the 7th centuries CE, marked especially by the transition from the Roman and Persian Empires to the Middle Ages and the Islamic and Byzantine civilizations.

A person who reaches puberty or who matures comparatively later than is typical.

The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.

plural of late capitalism

Characteristic of late capitalism.

Too late, or almost too late; belated.

Very late in the course of an event, so as to have diminished relevance, importance, etc.

The seventh, eighth, and ninth innings of a game.

A deceased person whose absence is keenly felt.

The form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.

Recently designed or fabricated; new.

The form of the English language written and spoken in the 18th and 19th centuries.

at a late stage of something

Someone who gets up late in the morning.

A mistimed attempt to take the ball of an opposing player that results in the tackler making contact with the player and not the ball

Late in taking an action or adopting an idea.

A recent war, especially (historical) the American Civil War.

Occurring very shortly before publication on the topic.

Of, or related to the late night time.

Alternative form of late capitalism.

lich-wake

The cavity in the foodyolk of a meroblastic ovum.

Of an animal, especially a spider: living concealed in a hole.

One who has arrived comparatively recently.

Arriving late.

Belated; too late; also, overtaken by night; delayed.

A male given name from Arabic.

A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

Having lateen sails.

A ship with a lateen rig.

Quite late

A surname from Italian.