English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 73 of 329

lauditsnoun

praise

Laue equationsnoun

A set of equations relating incoming waves to outgoing waves in the process of elastic scattering.

laueitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Lauenburgname

A city in Schleswig-Holstein which served as a waypoint on the Old Salt Route and is the southern terminus of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal; its surrounding lands.

laughnoun

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

laugh all the way to the bankverb

To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.

laugh atverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.

laugh awayverb

To dismiss (something) as unimportant.

laugh die meintj

very funny

laugh downverb

To cause to cease or desist by laughter.

laugh in one's sleeveverb

to laugh in secret or to oneself, usually gloatingly

laugh in someone's faceverb

To not take someone seriously.

laugh like a drainverb

To laugh with a loud, coarse sound

laugh linenoun

Either of the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth.

laugh offverb

To respond to (a negative situation) lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.

laugh on the other side of one's faceverb

To experience discomfiture after displaying cockiness.

laugh on the wrong side of one's faceverb

Synonym of laugh on the other side of one's face.

laugh out of courtverb

To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.

laugh tracknoun

The soundtrack of laughter sounds that accompanies a television comedy show.

laugh-innoun

A comedy show.

laugh-out-loudadj

very funny; causing the listener to laugh aloud

laughabilitynoun

laughableness

laughableadj

Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

laughablenessnoun

The state or quality of being laughable; ludicrousness.

laughablyadv

In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.

laughaholicnoun

Someone who laughs very often; a cheerful person.

Laugharnename

A small coastal town in Laugharne Township community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3010).

laughathonnoun

Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.

Laugheadname

A surname.

laughedverb

simple past and past participle of laugh

laugheenoun

One who is laughed at.

laughernoun

One who laughs.

Laugheryname

A surname from Irish.

laughestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of laugh

laughethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh

laughfestnoun

Synonym of laughathon.

laughfuladj

Full of laughter; merry.

laughin'verb

Pronunciation spelling of laughing; present participle of laugh.

laughingnoun

verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

laughing academynoun

A mental hospital.

Laughing Bird Cayename

An island of Belize.

laughing boynoun

A form of address used for someone who is humorless or depressed. Often seen as condescending.

laughing clownnoun

One of a series of clown figurines, typically from the torso up with laughing face and open mouth, which move from side to side as part of a fairground or sideshow game the aim of which is to insert balls into the mouth at the right time to win a prize.

laughing deathnoun

The disease kuru.

laughing gasnoun

Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.

laughing gearnoun

The mouth.

laughing juicenoun

Alcoholic drink.

laughing owlnoun

An owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, now probably extinct, named for its cry.

laughing sicknessnoun

The disease kuru.

laughing stocknoun

An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 73. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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