General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
Being ten more than forty
The provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825)
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease
A long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
A square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
Shaped in the form of the letter L
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
The type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis
A United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
English painter (1887-1976)
The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
Affectedly genteel
A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons Back to top
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)
A system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer''s body and the direction of the dancer''s movement and the tempo and the dynamics
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
A dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
Trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
A brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
A radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
Distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
Distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
Assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled''"
Attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
Bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage"
Bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage"
Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
A consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
Relating to or near the female labium Back to top
Of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"
Pronounce with rounded lips
Pronounce with rounded lips
A branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
A consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
A stop consonant that is produced with the lips
A vein draining the lips of the mouth
Veins draining the lips of the vulva
The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
Having lips or parts that resemble lips
The two outer folds of the vulva
The two inner folds of the vulva
Open to change; liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
Any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
1 species: hyacinth bean
Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Do
A defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" Back to top
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Undergo the efforts of childbirth
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive"
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research
A region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to co
A workbench in a laboratory
A light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
Lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a
In a laborious manner; "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them" Back to top
The quality of requiring extended effort
Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"
Contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions
Assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
Contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions
First Monday in September in U.S. and Canada
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
The source of trained people from which workers can be hired
A leader of a labor movement
The market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
Productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
Someone who enlists workers to join a union
Pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor
A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
The source of trained people from which workers can be hired
Resources of available manpower
The position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson" Back to top
An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Undergo the efforts of childbirth
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive"
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
Lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"
A member of the British Labour Party
Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"
Productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador Back to top
A peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador
Breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
An arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland
Evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
Wrasses
A large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)
Flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
A complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
Highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by lab
Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
Relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"
A branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth
A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
Veins that drain the inner ear
Inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting Back to top
An amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
Extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
Extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
A vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur
A workbench in a laboratory
A light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
1 species: giant buttercup
Spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Add alcohol beverages
Spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"
Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
Do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
Low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
Trimmed or decorated with lace
Closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" Back to top
Having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"
Edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with purple-laced petals"
Made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
Annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles
A workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
Cut or tear irregularly
Deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
Having edges that are jagged from injury
Irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"
Having edges that are jagged from injury
The act of lacerating
A torn ragged wound
Type genus of the Lacertidae
A common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
A common Eurasian lizard about a foot long
Old World terrestrial lizard
Old World lizards
Old World terrestrial lizard
True lizards; including chameleons and geckos
Of or relating to lizards Back to top
Any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
Any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
Variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
Work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
Small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
Small tufted fern of northwestern America
Hit violently, as in an attack
Act or process or making tatting or handmade lace
Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935)
The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma
A genus of Labridae
Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig''s snout
Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
Of or relating to tears
Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
Saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
Shedding tears
A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds Back to top
Relating to or prompting tears
Showing sorrow
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
Having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf"
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
In an idle and lackadaisical manner; "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically"
A male servant (especially a footman)
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
Not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"
Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"
Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"
An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta Back to top
A resident of Laconia
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes''"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
In a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly
Terseness of expression
Terseness of expression
A hard glossy coating
A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
Coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
Of or relating to tears
The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
An artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
Small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
Saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
Drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein Back to top
Shedding tears
A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
Relating to or prompting tears
A game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents'' goal
Ball used in playing lacrosse
An athlete who plays lacrosse
Any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
Albumin occurring in milk
Large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
Edible mushroom
Any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
The period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation" Back to top
A clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
Ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
Any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who not breast feeding)
Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk
Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
Any agent that enhances milk production
Inducing lactation
Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
A genus of Ostraciidae
Trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes
A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow''s milk contains about 4.7% lactose"
Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
Presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation
An herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce
Annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
Lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
Distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
Distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head Back to top
Lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
A blank gap or missing part
Of or relating to or living near lakes
Made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
Having open interstices or resembling a web
Scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac
A hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss"
Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
A row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
Ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
A chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with connecting slats
A chair with a ladder-back Back to top
A chair with a ladder-back
(of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
A fire engine carrying ladders
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
Burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
Filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened'' is not current usage"
Filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened'' is not current usage"
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers
A man who takes advantage of women
A woman''s restroom in a public (or semi-public) building
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
North American perennial propagated by means of runners
An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
A Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland
Goods carried by a large vehicle Back to top
The Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script
A person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"
A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland
A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
A woman of the peerage in Britain
A polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers
Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers
Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
Widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers
A maid who is a lady''s personal attendant
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
A bitter cress of Europe and America
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America Back to top
North American perennial propagated by means of runners
An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
A lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Small finger-shaped sponge cake
Game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"
Behavior befitting a lady
A beloved lady
A title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
A small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) Back to top
English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
Most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage
A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"
According to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
A man who takes advantage of women
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
A wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus
A substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
A university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
A town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)
A graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines Back to top
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
Epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
The act of slowing down or falling behind
One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
The time between one event, process, or period and another
Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
Genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium
Timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood
Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium
Bottle gourds
Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
Small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis
A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September Back to top
Shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Wasting time
Inclined to waste time and lag behind
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
A genus of Chinchillidae
A small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
A genus of Sparidae
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
Rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
Abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely
Ptarmigans
Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
Hare wallabies Back to top
Chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
Viscachas
Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
Woolly monkeys
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
A genus of Laguncularia
Shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
A heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
A heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
City in northeast Pakistan
A Loloish language
Concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"
Reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
Reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
Set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation" Back to top
Having lost your job
Put out of action (by illness)
Writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain
Ill and usually confined; "laid up with a bad cold"
The habitation of wild animals
A landowner
With minimally restricted freedom in commerce
An economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
Everyone except the clergy
(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
A purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
Land bordering a lake
A popular tourist area in northwestern England including England''s largest lake and highest mountain
Breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting
The shore of a lake
The shore of a lake Back to top
A lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
A large shallow lake in western Hungary
The bottom of a lake
The bottom of a lake
A lake in central New York
A lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
A lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
A narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range
A national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites
A popular tourist area in northwestern England including England''s largest lake and highest mountain
Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
Dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
The 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
A shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
A lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone
Important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
Cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
The 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
A lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga
A lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda Back to top
A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland
A lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone
A large reservoir in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona that is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area
The 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
Lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
A lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades
Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe
The smallest of the Great Lakes
English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it
A lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie
Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada
A lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie
The largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
A lake on the border between Nevada and California west of Carson City; a popular resort area
A lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile
The longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo
A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
Large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
Flesh of large trout of northern lakes
A lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile Back to top
A lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
The largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River
Found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
A lake in southern Canada in Manitoba
The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
A dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Defective articulation of the `l'' phoneme or the phoneme `r'' is pronounced as `l''
Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
A rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
Give a thrashing to; beat hard
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Llamas
A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
(Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism Back to top
French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
Of or relating to Lamarckism; "Lamarckian theories"
A theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
A monastery for lamas
Relating to the Lamaze method of childbirth
A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing
A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing
Wild llama
Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
Used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
Young sheep
The flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
A person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
English essayist (1775-1834)
Give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"
Leaves collected from the wild
Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
Widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed
Chop cut from a lamb Back to top
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Beat with a cane
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Beat with a cane
Chop cut from a lamb
The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
Speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l''
An electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1
An electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1
An appearance of reflected light
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
A disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions
Small genus of Australian shrubs
Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
Scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
A very young lamb Back to top
Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness
The suture between the occipital and parietal bones
Short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
A scarf that covers a knight''s helmet
Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
The skin of a lamb with the wool still on
Chop cut from a lamb
Curry made with lamb
A cut of lamb suitable for roasting
Small European herb with small yellow flowers
A fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"
Someone who doesn''t understand what is going on
Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
(of horses) disabled in the feet or legs
Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Thin plate
A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus Back to top
A mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers
With ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary
Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Bivalve
Oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
Scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
Beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
In a weak and unconvincing manner; "`I don''t know, Edward,'' she answered lamely"
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
An archaic word for mournful; "tell thou the lamentable tale of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds"- Shakespeare
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah Back to top
Mourned or grieved for; "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson
A person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
An elected official still in office but not slated to continue
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
Arranged in or consisting of laminae
Arranged in or consisting of laminae
Type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
Large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
In some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas
Nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)
A clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors
A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
Split (wood) into thin sheets
Cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"
Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
Create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering Back to top
Bonding thin sheets together
A layered structure
A person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)
Lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends
Surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
An oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease
Genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits
European dead nettle with white flowers
Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
Commemorates Saint Peter''s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
The season of Lammas
Commemorates Saint Peter''s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
A genus of Lamnidae
Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
Oceanic sharks
An artificial source of visible illumination Back to top
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)
Light from a lamp
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
Lighted by a lamp; "our lamplit mountain retreat"
A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician''s proposal"
Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
A cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations
A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Opahs
Type genus of the Lampridae
From Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
King snakes and milk snakes
Widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands Back to top
Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Fireflies
A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)
Housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)
A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Hit violently, as in an attack
A local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
A veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
An island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
An island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"
A historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
A city in northwestern England
A resident of Lancaster Back to top
A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
Of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents; "Lancastrian city center"
Of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters; "Lancastrian royalty"
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
A long pointed rod used as a weapon
An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
Pierce with a lance, as in a knights'' fight
Move quickly, as if by cutting one''s way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"
Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur''s wife Guinevere
Of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end
A spleenwort of western Europe
(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
A quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance Back to top
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin
An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin
A narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce
Durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce
Tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
An enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there''s no work on the land any more"
The people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation''s mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation''s capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
The territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
Territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
The solid part of the earth''s surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" Back to top
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
The land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
A domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
Bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
Reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
Arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
Bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
Deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent''s head"
Operating or living or growing on land
Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles"
Very large and profitable volume of commercial activity
A four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
Owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property"
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
The gentry who own land (considered as a class)
A space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet Back to top
A town in central Wyoming
The first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
The seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
A low area that has been filled in
A count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
A holder or proprietor of land
A holding in the form of land
Ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
The act of coming to land after a voyage
The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
An intermediate platform in a staircase
The approach to a landing field by an airplane
Naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
A place where planes take off and land
A flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
A bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water
A part of a ship''s company organized for special duties ashore Back to top
Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
The landing gear of a helicopter
Platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
An airfield without normal airport facilities
A landlord who is a woman
A moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping
Music in triple time for dancing the landler
Owning no land; "the landless peasantry"
A telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"
Surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; "a landlocked country"
Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada
A landowner who leases to others
Lien on a tenant''s property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant''s property
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
A person who lives and works on land
Inexperienced in seamanship; "of all landlubbers the most lubberly"
A person who lives and works on land
An anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
A mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
An event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" Back to top
The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
A large continuous extent of land
A holder or proprietor of land
United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
A car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
A form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
A genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
Painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
An extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"
An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
Do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
Embellish with plants; "Let''s landscape the yard"
(of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture; "carefully landscaped gardens"
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
The branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
Working as a landscape gardner
A genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
Working as a landscape gardner Back to top
A garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"
Someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
Someone who paints landscapes
Component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard
A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
An overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
One of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects
An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
A person who lives and works on land
United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943)
Toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"
Toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"
A person who administers a landed estate
A person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent"
An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Making an area of land more useful
A grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
A telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave" Back to top
A unit of length equal to 1760 yards
An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
A government office where business relating to public lands is transacted
A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
A Midwest state in north-central United States
A state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
Natural resources in the form or arable land
The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
A capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property
The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
Block with earth, as after a landslide
A narrow way or road
A well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
Apple used primarily in cooking
United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)
A mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) Back to top
A cross-country skier
United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
Unit of solar radiation
United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants
United States writer (1902-1967)
Past times remembered with nostalgia
At a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish)
British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn''t have the language to express his feelings"
A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it
A system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology"
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" Back to top
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
Barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
Learning to use a language
A period of instruction learning a language
A requirement that a student know certain languages
A school for teaching foreign languages
A system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language
Teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language
One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
A region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there
Medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France
Medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France
Medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
Medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
In a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put on their jackets"
Become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" Back to top
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
A person who languishes
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
A feeling of lack of interest or energy
A relaxed comfortable feeling
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
In a languorous manner; "he was sprawling languourously on the sofa"
Slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
Of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish
(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
Shrikes
Type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
Butcherbird of northern North American
Common European butcherbird
Common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
Of western North America; gray with white underparts Back to top
Of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley
Long and lean
Long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"
A tall and thin physique
Ungracefully tall and thin
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
An emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
Digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
Capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river
East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
Antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
A flowering shrub
Light in a transparent protective case
Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light Back to top
Having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance
Small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
A long thin lower jaw
A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
A small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
The rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
Stout-bodied lizards
1 species
A stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
The fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River Back to top
The Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons kill
A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
Of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees"
The capital and largest city of Laos
Monetary unit in Laos
A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
Touching with the tongue; "the dog''s laps were warm and wet"
Movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
A flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"
The upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
An area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" Back to top
Take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast"
Pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Laid overlapping (not flush)
Laid overlapping (not flush)
Laid overlapping (not flush)
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