English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 81 of 329

lawlessnessnoun

A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.

lawlikeadj

Having characteristics of a law.

lawlikenessnoun

The quality of being lawlike.

Lawlisname

A surname.

Lawlorname

A surname from Irish.

lawlyadj

Alternative form of lowly.

lawlzintj

Indicating amusement, often used sarcastically.

lawmakeverb

To pass or enact laws; to legislate.

lawmakernoun

One who makes or enacts laws.

lawmakersnoun

plural of lawmaker

lawmakingnoun

The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.

lawmannoun

A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

lawmongernoun

A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.

lawnnoun

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

lawn basenoun

A base with no walls or ceiling where all the function blocks and machines are outside.

lawn foodnoun

Fertilizer for grass.

Lawn Guylandname

A representation of the local pronunciation of Long Island, in which word-final ⟨ng⟩ is pronounced /ŋɡ/ rather than /ŋ/.

lawn jartnoun

Synonym of lawn dart.

lawn mowernoun

Alternative spelling of lawnmower.

lawn sleevesnoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves.

lawncarenoun

The care and treatment of grass on a lawn.

Lawndalename

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

lawnedadj

Provided with a lawn.

lawnernoun

The sport of lawn tennis.

lawnfulnoun

Enough to fill a lawn.

lawngrassnoun

Any grass suitable for planting a lawn.

lawnlessadj

Without a lawn.

lawnlessnessnoun

Absence of a lawn.

lawnletnoun

A small lawn.

lawnlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.

lawnmowverb

To mow a lawn.

lawnmowernoun

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

lawnmowingnoun

The mowing of a lawn.

lawnscapenoun

A landscape composed of lawns.

lawnyadj

Made of lawn or fine linen.

Lawrancename

A surname.

Lawrencename

A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren

Lawrence Countyname

One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Moulton.

Lawrence's goldfinchnoun

Spinus lawrencei, a small American songbird.

Lawrenceanadj

Alternative form of Lawrencian.

Lawrenceburgname

A city, the county seat of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.

Lawrencetownname

A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lawrencianadj

Of or relating to D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English writer and painter.

lawrencitenoun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.

lawrenciumnoun

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.

Lawrensonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Lawrentianadj

Of or pertaining to the author T. E. Lawrence or his works or style of writing.

Lawriename

A surname of Scottish origin.

lawrightmannoun

A lay judge in Orkney.

Lawroname

Mark Lawrenson

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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 81. 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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