English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 82 of 329

Lawryname

A surname.

lawsnoun

plural of law

Laws numbernoun

An alphanumeric code representing a general class of ballad.

laws-a-mercyintj

A minced oath for "Lord have mercy".

lawscapenoun

A notional landscape of law; legal systems understood in spatial terms.

lawsomeadj

Characterised or marked by lawfulness; lawful

Lawsonname

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Lawson criterionnoun

A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the reaction should exceed the losses.

Lawson cypressnoun

Synonym of Port Orford cedar.

lawsonbaueritenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

lawsonenoun

2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.

Lawsonianadj

Of or relating to Henry Lawson (1867–1922), Australian writer and bush poet.

lawsonitenoun

A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻

Lawsonizeverb

To amalgamate.

lawspeaknoun

Synonym of legalese.

lawspeakernoun

An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing.

lawspeakingnoun

The work or role of a lawspeaker.

lawsuitnoun

In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

lawsuitableadj

Able or likely to be targeted by a lawsuit.

Lawtername

A surname.

Lawthername

A surname.

lawtingnoun

The highest court, which was held every summer from medieval times until around the 17th century.

Lawtonname

A placename:

LawTubename

The community of videobloggers (particularly YouTubers) who are lawyers or who create videos about legal topics.

LawTubernoun

A videoblogger who is part of LawTube.

lawyernoun

A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

lawyer canenoun

Synonym of lawyer vine.

lawyer foyernoun

A two-story foyer with a prominent staircase.

lawyer upverb

To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.

lawyer vinenoun

Any of various chiefly climbing plants of coastal Australia, especially of the genus Calamus, with strong curved hooks.

lawyer's wignoun

A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

lawyerballnoun

A supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.

lawyercraftnoun

The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions.

lawyerdomnoun

The realm or sphere of lawyers.

lawyered upverb

simple past and past participle of lawyer up

lawyeresenoun

The jargon used by lawyers.

lawyeressnoun

A female lawyer.

lawyeringnoun

The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.

lawyerishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.

lawyerismnoun

The attitudes or practices of lawyers.

lawyerlessadj

Without a lawyer.

lawyerlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.

lawyerlinessnoun

Quality of being lawyerly.

lawyerlingnoun

A young or insignificant lawyer.

lawyerlyadj

Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.

lawyersnoun

plural of lawyer

lawyershipnoun

The state or business of a lawyer.

lawyerspeaknoun

The abstruse jargon of lawyers.

lawyeryadj

Synonym of lawyerish.

laxnoun

A salmon.

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 82. 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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