lubber - n. a big clumsy fellow; a lout . lubber line Naut.... [more]

lubberlike - n. a big clumsy fellow; a lout . lubber line Naut.... [more]

lubberly - n. a big clumsy fellow; a lout . lubber line Naut.... [more]

lubra - n. Austral. sometimes derog. an Aboriginal woman. [F loubra f. Tasmanian]... [more]

lubricate - v.tr. 1 reduce friction in ( machinery etc.)... [more]

lubrication - v.tr. 1 reduce friction in ( machinery etc.)... [more]

lubricative - v.tr. 1 reduce friction in ( machinery etc.)... [more]

lubricator - v.tr. 1 reduce friction in ( machinery etc.)... [more]

lubricious - adj. (also lubricous) 1 slippery, smooth, oily. 2 lewd, prurient, evasive. lubricity... [more]

lubricity - adj. (also lubricous) 1 slippery, smooth, oily. 2 lewd, prurient, evasive. lubricity... [more]

Lucan - adj. of or relating to St Luke. [eccl.L Lucas f. Gk Loukas Luke]... [more]

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

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

Lucifer - n. 1 Satan. 2 poet. the morning star (the planet Venus). 3 (lucifer) archaic a friction... [more]

luckily - adv. 1 (qualifying a whole sentence or clause) fortunately (luckily there was enough... [more]

luckiness - adj. (luckier, luckiest) 1 having or resulting from good luck, esp. as [more]

luckless - adj. having no luck; unfortunate. lucklessly adv. lucklessness n.... [more]

lucklessly - adj. having no luck; unfortunate. lucklessly adv. lucklessness n.... [more]

lucklessness - adj. having no luck; unfortunate. lucklessly adv. lucklessness n.... [more]

lucrative - adj. profitable, yielding financial gain. lucratively adv. lucrativeness n. [ME... [more]

lucratively - adj. profitable, yielding financial gain. lucratively adv. lucrativeness n. [ME... [more]

lucrativeness - adj. profitable, yielding financial gain. lucratively adv. lucrativeness n. [ME... [more]

lucubrate - v.intr. literary 1 write or study, esp. by night.... [more]

lucubration - n. literary 1 nocturnal study or meditation.... [more]

lucubrator - v.intr. literary 1 write or study, esp. by night.... [more]

Lucullan - adj. profusely luxurious. [L. Licinius Lucullus, Roman general of 1st c. BC famous... [more]

luetic - n. (in full lues venerea) syphilis. luetic adj. [L]... [more]

luff - n. & v. (also loof) Naut. 1 the edge of the fore-and-aft... [more]

luffa - var. of LOOFAH. ... [more]

Luftwaffe - n. hist. the German Air Force. [G f. Luft air + Waffe weapon]... [more]

luge - n. & v. a light toboggan for one or two people, ridden in the sitting position.... [more]

Luger - n. a type of German automatic pistol. [G. Luger, German firearms expert d. 1922]... [more]

lughole - n. sl. the ear orifice. [LUG(2) + HOLE]... [more]

lugsail - n. Naut. a quadrilateral sail which is bent on and hoisted from a yard. [prob. f.... [more]

lugubriously - adj. doleful, mournful, dismal. lugubriously adv. lugubriousness n. [L lugubris... [more]

lugubriousness - adj. doleful, mournful, dismal. lugubriously adv. lugubriousness n. [L lugubris... [more]

lugworm - n. any polychaete worm of the genus Arenicola, living... [more]

lukewarmly - adj. 1 moderately warm; tepid. 2 unenthusiastic, indifferent. lukewarmly adv.... [more]

lukewarmness - adj. 1 moderately warm; tepid. 2 unenthusiastic, indifferent. lukewarmly adv.... [more]

lull - v. & n. 1 tr. soothe or send to sleep gently. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by into) deceive... [more]

lumbago - n. rheumatic pain in the muscles of the lower back. [L f. lumbus loin]... [more]

lumberer - later assoc. with obs. lumber pawnbroker's shop]... [more]

lumbering - v.intr. (usu. foll. by along, past, by, etc.) move in a slow clumsy [more]

lumbering - later assoc. with obs. lumber pawnbroker's shop]... [more]

lumbersome - adj. unwieldy, awkward. ... [more]

luminal - lm. 2 Anat. (pl. lumina) a cavity within a tube, cell ,... [more]

luminary - n. (pl. -ies) 1 literary a natural light-giving body, esp. the sun or moon. 2 a... [more]

luminescence - n. the emission of light by a substance other than as a result of incandescence.... [more]

luminescent - n. the emission of light by a substance other than as a result of incandescence.... [more]

luminiferous - adj. producing or transmitting light. ... [more]

luminosity - adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible... [more]

luminously - adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible... [more]

luminousness - adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible... [more]

lumme - int. Brit. sl. an expression of surprise or interest. [= (Lord) love me]... [more]

lummox - orig. unkn.]... [more]

lumpectomy - n. (pl. -ies) the surgical removal of a usu. cancerous lump from the breast. ... [more]

lumpen - see PROLETARIAT]... [more]

lumpenproletariat - see PROLETARIAT]... [more]

lumper - n. & v. 1 a compact shapeless or unshapely mass. 2 sl. a quantity or heap. 3 a tumour,... [more]

lumpily - adj. (lumpier, lumpiest) 1 full of or covered with ... [more]

lumpiness - adj. (lumpier, lumpiest) 1 full of or covered with ... [more]

lumpish - adj. 1 heavy and clumsy. 2 stupid, lethargic. lumpishly adv. lumpishness n.... [more]

lumpishly - adj. 1 heavy and clumsy. 2 stupid, lethargic. lumpishly adv. lumpishness n.... [more]

lumpishness - adj. 1 heavy and clumsy. 2 stupid, lethargic. lumpishly adv. lumpishness n.... [more]

lumpsucker - n. = LUMPFISH. ... [more]

lumpy - adj. (lumpier, lumpiest) 1 full of or covered with ... [more]

lunacy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 insanity (orig. of the intermittent kind attributed to changes of... [more]

lunate - adj. & n. crescent-shaped. a crescent-shaped prehistoric implement etc. lunate... [more]

lunatic - n. & adj. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. mad, foolish .... [more]

lunation - n. the interval between new moons, about 29 days. [ME f. med.L lunatio (as LUNATIC)]... [more]