- laboriousadj.Toilsome
 
- labyrinthn.A maze
 
- laceratev.To tear rudely or raggedly
 
- lackadaisicaladj.Listless
 
- lactationn.The secretion of milk
 
- lactealadj.Milky
 
- lacticadj.Pertaining to milk
 
- laddien.A lad
 
- ladlen.A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids
 
- laggardadj.Falling behind
 
- landholdern.Landowner
 
- landlordn.A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements
 
- landmarkn.A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of
 
- landscapen.A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation
 
- languidadj.Relaxed
 
- languorn.Lassitude of body or depression
 
- lapsen.A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just
 
- lasciviousadj.Lustful
 
- lassien.A little lass
 
- latentadj.Dormant
 
- latencyn.The state of being dormant
 
- lateradv.At a subsequent time
 
- lateraladj.Directed toward the side
 
- latishadj.Rather late
 
- latticen.Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars
 
- laudv.To praise in words or song
 
- laudableadj.Praiseworthy
 
- laudationn.High praise
 
- laudatoryadj.Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise
 
- laundressn.Washerwoman
 
- laureateadj.Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction
 
- lavev.To wash or bathe
 
- lawgivern.A legislator
 
- lawmakern.A legislator
 
- laxadj.Not stringent or energetic
 
- laxativeadj.Having power to open or loosen the bowels
 
- lean.A field
 
- leafletn.A little leaf or a booklet
 
- leavenv.To make light by fermentation, as dough
 
- leewardn.That side or direction toward which the wind blows
 
- left-handedadj.Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right
 
- legacyn.A bequest
 
- legalizev.To give the authority of law to
 
- leggingn.A covering for the leg
 
- legibleadj.That may be read with ease
 
- legionaryn.A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor
 
- legislatev.To make or enact a law or laws
 
- legislativeadj.That makes or enacts laws
 
- legislatorn.A lawgiver
 
- legitimacyn.Accordance with law
 
- legitimateadj.Having the sanction of law or established custom
 
- leisuren.Spare time
 
- leniencyn.Forbearance
 
- lenientadj.Not harsh
 
- leonineadj.Like a lion
 
- lethargyn.Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind
 
- leveen.An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow
 
- levern.That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power
 
- leviathann.Any large animal, as a whale
 
- levityn.Frivolity
 
- levyv.To impose and collect by force or threat of force
 
- lewdadj.Characterized by lust or lasciviousness
 
- lexicographern.One who makes dictionaries
 
- lexicographyn.The making of dictionaries
 
- lexiconn.A dictionary
 
- liableadj.Justly or legally responsible
 
- libeln.Defamation
 
- liberalismn.Opposition to conservatism
 
- liberatev.To set free or release from bondage
 
- licentiousadj.Wanton
 
- licitadj.Lawful
 
- liegeadj.Sovereign
 
- lienn.A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge
 
- lieun.Stead
 
- lifelikeadj.Realistic
 
- lifelongadj.Lasting or continuous through life
 
- lifetimen.The time that life continues
 
- ligamentn.That which binds objects together
 
- ligaturen.Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying
 
- light-heartedadj.Free from care
 
- ligneousadj.Having the texture of appearance of wood
 
- likelihoodn.A probability
 
- likelyadj.Plausible
 
- likingn.Fondness
 
- limitationn.A restriction
 
- linearadj.Of the nature of a line
 
- linern.A vessel belonging to a steamship-line
 
- lingon.Language
 
- linguan.The tongue
 
- lingualadj.Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance
 
- linguistn.One who is acquainted with several languages
 
- linguisticsn.The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words
 
- linimentn.A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc
 
- liquefacientadj.Possessing a liquefying nature or power
 
- liquefyv.To convert into a liquid or into liquid form
 
- liqueurn.An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances
 
- liquidatev.To deliver the amount or value of
 
- liquorn.Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid
 
- listlessadj.Inattentive
 
- literacyn.The state or condition of knowing how to read and write
 
- literaladj.Following the exact words
 
- literaturen.The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively
 
- litheadj.Supple
 
- lithesomeadj.Nimble
 
- lithographn.A print made by printing from stone
 
- lithotypen.In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing
 
- litigantn.A party to a lawsuit
 
- litigatev.To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law
 
- litigiousadj.Quarrelsome
 
- littoraladj.Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore
 
- liturgyn.A ritual
 
- livelihoodn.Means of subsistence
 
- lividadj.Black-and-blue, as contused flesh
 
- loamn.A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay
 
- loathadj.Averse
 
- loathev.To abominate
 
- locativeadj.Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs
 
- lochn.A lake
 
- locomotionn.The act or power of moving from one place to another
 
- loden.A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein
 
- lodgmentn.The act of furnishing with temporary quarters
 
- logicn.The science of correct thinking
 
- logicaladj.Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning
 
- logiciann.An expert reasoner
 
- loiterern.One who consumes time idly
 
- lonelinessn.Solitude
 
- longevityn.Unusually prolonged life
 
- lootv.To plunder
 
- loquaciousadj.Talkative
 
- lordlingn.A little lord
 
- loughn.A lake or loch
 
- lousen.A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals
 
- lovableadj.Amiable
 
- low-spiritedadj.Despondent
 
- lowlyadv.Rudely
 
- lucidadj.Mentally sound
 
- lucrativeadj.Highly profitable
 
- ludicrousadj.Laughable
 
- luminaryn.One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light
 
- luminescentadj.Showing increase of light
 
- luminescencen.Showing increase
 
- luminosityn.The quality of giving or radiating light
 
- luminousadj.Giving or radiating light
 
- lunacyn.Mental unsoundness
 
- lunaradj.Pertaining to the moon
 
- lunaticn.An insane person
 
- lunen.The moon
 
- luridadj.Ghastly and sensational
 
- lusciousadj.Rich, sweet, and delicious
 
- lustrousadj.Shining
 
- luxuriancen.Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity
 
- luxuriantadj.Abundant or superabundant in growth
 
- luxuriatev.To live sumptuously
 
- lyingn.Untruthfulness
 
- lyren.One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class
 
- lyricadj.Fitted for expression in song