English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 9 of 329

lastestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of last

lastingadj

Persisting for an extended period of time.

lastlyadv

Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.

lastsnoun

plural of last

Laszloname

A male given name from Hungarian.

LATnoun

Initialism of lowest astronomical tide.

Lataname

A female given name commonly used in India.

latakianoun

A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

Latamname

Latin America

latchverb

To close or lock as if with a latch.

latchesnoun

plural of latch

latchingadj

That latches.

lateadj

Near the end of a period of time.

Lateefname

A male given name from Arabic.

latelyadv

Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

latencynoun

Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.

latenessnoun

The state of being late.

latentadj

Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

lateradv

comparative form of late: more late

lateraladj

To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

laterallyadv

Done in a lateral manner.

lateritenoun

A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

latersintj

See you later; an expression used at parting.

latesnoun

Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).

latestadj

superlative form of late: most late

latexnoun

A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).

lathnoun

A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

Lathamname

A surname from Old Norse.

latheverb

To invite; bid; ask.

lathernoun

The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

latheredadj

Drunk.

Latifname

A surname.

latimernoun

Synonym of interpreter.

Latinadj

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

Latinanoun

A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)

Latinoadj

Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.

Latinxadj

Of Latin American descent or origin.

latitudenoun

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

latitudinaladj

Relating to latitude.

Latourname

A surname from French.

Latoyaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.

latrinenoun

An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.

latrobenoun

A form of stove set into a fireplace, heating the room by radiation and the rooms above by hot air.

latsnoun

plural of lat: staves; pillars.

Lattaname

A surname.

lattenoun

A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.

latteradj

Relating to or being the second of two items.

latterlyadv

In a latter manner

latticenoun

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

Lattimorename

A surname.

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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 9. 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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