English Words: L
16,425 words · Page 98 of 329
To be unsatisfactory; to fail to meet minimal standards of acceptability.
To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.
Used to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play.
To strive to the limits of one's capacity; to give one's all when playing a game.
To agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.
To reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.
stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life (used especially when one is angry, frustrated, or annoyed).
To follow certain outdoor ethical guidelines while camping, etc., so thoroughly that it would appear as though one had never previously been there, for the sake of nature conservation.
To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.
To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.
To abandon somebody, leaving him or her holding the responsibility or blame.
To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.
To read someone's instant message(s) without giving a response, particularly on a platform that lets one see whether a message has been viewed.
To deliberately fail to provide someone with support; to ignore or neglect.
to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune
To hand over the responsibility or choice to someone to make a decision or take action about something.
To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.
The practice of employees using flexitime and other leave entitlement schemes to take time off when they are in fact too unwell to go to work.
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 98. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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