English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 79 of 329

Laves phasenoun

An intermetallic compound with the general chemical formula AB₂.

lavestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of lave

lavethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lave

LaVeyanadj

Of or pertaining to Anton Szandor LaVey (1930–1997), the American founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, or to his school of Satanism.

LaVeyan Satanismname

The atheistic religion of the Church of Satan, which is characterized by materialism and rejects all things supernatural, such as body and soul dualism and the concept of life after death.

LaVeyanismname

LaVeyan Satanism.

LaVeyanistnoun

LaVeyan Satanist

lavicadj

lavatic (similar to, or composed of, lava)

Lavignename

A surname from Old French.

Lavinname

A surname.

Lavingtonname

A surname from Old English.

Lavinianame

The daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.

lavinskyitenoun

A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula K(Li,Cu,Mg,Na)₂Cu₆(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄.

lavisciousadj

Misconstruction of lascivious.

lavishadj

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

lavishernoun

One who lavishes.

lavishestadj

superlative form of lavish: most lavish

lavishingnoun

Profuse giving.

lavishlyadv

In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

lavishmentnoun

The act of lavishing; generous handout

lavishnessnoun

The state or characteristic of being lavish.

lavishtverb

simple past and past participle of lavish

Lavoiename

A surname from French.

Lavoisierianadj

Of or relating to Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (1743–1794), French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution.

lavoisieritenoun

A mineral with the chemical formula Mn²⁺₈[Al₁₀(Mn³⁺Mg)][Si₁₁P]O₄₄(OH)₁₂.

lavoisiumnoun

(obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.

lavoltnoun

Alternative form of lavolta.

lavoltanoun

An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.

lavoltidinenoun

loxtidine

Lavongainame

Synonym of New Hanover

lavranoun

Alternative form of laura.

lavrentievitenoun

A monoclinic mineral containing bromine, chlorine, mercury, and sulfur.

Lavrentiyaname

A rural locality and the administrative center of Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on Lavrentiya Bay, close to the Bering Strait.

Lavrioname

A town in south-east Attica, Greece.

Lavrovname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Лавро́в (Lavróv).

lavtanoun

A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

lavvienoun

lavatory; toilet

lavvunoun

A temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of Northern Europe, similar in design to Native American tipis but less vertical and more stable in high winds.

lavvynoun

A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

lavvy papernoun

Synonym of toilet paper.

lavyadj

Lavish; liberal.

lawnoun

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

law abidernoun

One who is law-abiding.

law and ordernoun

The principles under which the world and its components operate.

law daynoun

A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

law enforcementnoun

The task of ensuring obedience to the law.

law merchantnoun

A body of commercial law.

law of attractionnoun

A physical law describing how bodies attract one another, as by gravitation or electromagnetism.

law of averagesnoun

The statistical tendency toward a fixed proportion in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times.

Law of Conservation of Ninjutsuname

The ability of one or few people to win fights against many opponents.

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 79. 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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