lacy - adj. (lacier, laciest) of or resembling lace fabric. lacily adv. laciness n....

loth - var. of LOATH. ...

lingrie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

liase - n. & v. an agreement by which the owner of a building or land allows another to...

leprocy - n. 1 a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and...

labador - n. (in full Labrador dog or retriever) 1 a retriever of a breed with a black or...

luvre - n. (also louver) 1 each of a set of overlapping slats designed to admit ...

ligerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

labrum - rel. to LABIUM]...

lyphoma - n. (pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia....

loot - n. & v. 1 goods taken from an enemy; spoil. 2 booty; illicit gains made by

legendary - adj. 1 of or connected with legends. 2 described in a legend. 3 colloq. remarkable...

litle - a of a smaller or the smallest size etc. (little finger). b that is the smaller...

labial - adj. & n. 1 a of the lips. b Zool. of, like, or serving ...

lottry - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving...

Leisure - n. 1 free time; time at one's own disposal. 2 enjoyment of free time. 3 (usu. foll....

lottary - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving...

lasy - adj. (lacier, laciest) of or resembling lace fabric. lacily adv. laciness n....

layout - n. 1 the disposing or arrangement of a site, ground, etc. 2 the way in which plans,...

limphoma - n. (pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia....

lichen - n. 1 any plant organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus ...

ligament - n. 1 Anat. a a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue linking bones...

lympoma - n. (pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia....

lacuna - n. (pl. lacunae or lacunas) 1 a hiatus, blank, or gap. 2 a missing portion or empty...

lampoon - n. & v. a satirical attack on a person etc. tr. satirize. lampooner n. lampoonery...

lynphoma - n. (pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia....

lineage - n. lineal descent; ancestry, pedigree. [ME f. OF linage, lignage f. Rmc f. L linea...

limeric - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

labrinth - n. 1 a complicated irregular network of passages or paths etc.; a maze. 2 an

lullaby - n. & v. (pl. -ies) 1 a soothing song to send a child...

laicity - n. the status or influence of the laity. ...

landau - n. a four-wheeled enclosed carriage with a removable front cover and a back cover...

leet - n. Brit. an open watercourse conducting water to a mill etc. [OE -gelt (as Y- +...

lingarie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

longatude - n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich...

lottory - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving...

loveless - adj. without love; unloving or unloved or both. lovelessly adv. lovelessness n....

leperchaun - n. a small mischievous sprite in Irish folklore. [OIr. luchorpn f. lu small + corp...

labium - n. (pl. labia) 1 (usu. in pl.) Anat. each of the two pairs of skin folds that enclose...

lotery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving...

lettuce - n. 1 a composite plant, Lactuca sativa, with crisp edible leaves used in salads....

lcuna - n. (pl. lacunae or lacunas) 1 a hiatus, blank, or gap. 2 a missing portion or empty...

leprecaun - n. a small mischievous sprite in Irish folklore. [OIr. luchorpn f. lu small + corp...

lingirie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

limrick - f. Limerick in Ireland]...

lottey - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving...

leek - n. 1 an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with flat overlapping leaves forming an...

landmark - n. 1 a a conspicuous object in a district etc. b an object marking the boundary...

lovre - n. (also louver) 1 each of a set of overlapping slats designed to admit ...

linerie - n. women's underwear and nightclothes. [F f. linge linen]...

leaflet - n. & v. 1 a young leaf. 2 Bot. any division of a compound leaf. 3 a sheet of (usu....

lucent - adj. literary 1 shining, luminous. 2 translucent. lucency n. lucently adv. [L...

letering - n. 1 the process of inscribing letters. 2 letters inscribed. ...

labea - pl. of LABIUM. ...

logitude - n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich...

limph - n. 1 Physiol. a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, drained from the...

linial - adj. 1 in the direct line of descent or ancestry....

lesure - n. 1 free time; time at one's own disposal. 2 enjoyment of free time. 3 (usu. foll....

labum - n. (pl. labia) 1 (usu. in pl.) Anat. each of the two pairs of skin folds that enclose...

lupis - n. any of various ulcerous skin diseases, esp. tuberculosis...

liana - n. (also liane) any of several climbing and twining plants of tropical forests....

lbrum - rel. to LABIUM]...

lor - int. Brit. sl. an exclamation of surprise or dismay. [abbr. of LORD]...

laguage - n. 1 the method of human communication, either spoken ...

lymphatic - now assoc. with LYMPH (on the analogy of spermatic etc.)]...

lisure - n. 1 free time; time at one's own disposal. 2 enjoyment of free time. 3 (usu. foll....

labia - pl. of LABIUM. ...

llama - n. 1 a S. American ruminant, Lama glama, kept as a beast of burden and for its soft...

large - adj. & n. 1 of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger...

liqueur - n. any of several strong sweet alcoholic spirits, variously flavoured, usu. drunk...