English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 9 of 329

Of or pertaining to lacceroic acid or its derivatives

Characteristic of lac, such as in laccic acid.

A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.

A poisonous organic compound found in lacquer from Toxicodendron.

A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.

Relating to laccoliths.

lacenoun

A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.

To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.

A piece or example of lace.

lace pillownoun

A cushion used in making hand-wrought pillow lace.

To fasten the laces of something.

lace-curtainadj

Having social aspirations; or pretending to be middle class

laceabilitynoun

The property of being laceable.

Able to be fastened with laces.

A kind of ligature for the canine teeth, shaped like a figure eight.

Any of various New Zealand plants in the genus Hoheria.

Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).

laced muttonnoun

A prostitute.

another name of Sparta

Lacedaemonianadj

Of or pertaining to Lacedaemonia (Laconia) in Greece.

Lacedæmonianame

Obsolete form of Lacedaemonia.

Plants of lacy appearance of various species:

Alternative form of lace-leaf.

Without laces.

Resembling lace.

A person who makes lace.

The manufacture of lace.

A male dealer in lace.

Synonym of fringepod.

A person or thing that laces.

lacerating

To tear, rip or wound.

Having lacerations, literally or figuratively.

In a lacerate manner.

A person or thing that lacerates.

laceratinglyadv

In a manner that lacerates.

An irregular open wound to soft tissue.

Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.

Alternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.

An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

Pertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like.

Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.

Relating to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia.

Resembling or belonging to the Lacertilia.

A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.

Lace or laces collectively.

plural of lace

A small lace.

third-person singular simple present indicative of lace

Clothing made of lace.

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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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