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- LIMATIONThe act of filing, polishing, or refining.
- LIMATIONSThe act of filing, polishing, or refining.
- LIMBATEHaving a distinct edge, especially one of a different colour; bordered.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LIMBUSA border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.
- LIMENA liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
- LIMESA boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
- LIMITA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
- LIMITROPHEBorder, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
- LIMOUSmuddy; slimy; viscous
- LIMOUSINEAn automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- LIMPETAny of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
- LIMPIDClear, transparent or bright.
- LINCTUSAny syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.
- LINEAGEDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- LINEALPertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
- LINEARHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- LINEATETo mark with lines.
- LINGOLanguage, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- LINGUASynonym of tongue.
- LINGUALRelated to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
- LINGUASSynonym of tongue.
- LINGUIFORMShaped like a tongue.
- LINGUISTOne who studies linguistics.
- LINOLEICOf, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil
- LINOLEUMAn inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.
- LINTClinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- LINTELA horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- LIPPITUDEsoreness of the eyes; blearedness
- LIQUATETo separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material. To cause (something) to become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
- LIQUATIONThe partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
- LIQUEFACTIONThe process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).
- LIQUEFYTo make (something) into a liquid.
- LIQUESCETo become a liquid; to liquefy.
- LIQUESCENTMelting.
- LIQUIDUSA line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.
- LIQUORA liquid, a fluid.
- LIRAThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- LITERALExactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; et
- LITERATIWell-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
- LITERATIONThe use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.
- LITERATUSA learned person; especially one acquainted with literature.
- LITHOTRITYlithotripsy
- LITIGANTA party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
- LITIGATETo go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
- LITTERStraw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
- LITTORALOf or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
- LITURGICALPertaining to liturgy.
- LITURGICSThe academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).
- LITUUSA military trumpet.
- LIVEDOA form of skin discoloration.
- LIVEDOSA form of skin discoloration.
- LIVORSkin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
- LIZARDAny reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail and four limbs, althou
- LOACHA bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes:
- LOBATELobed.
- LOBBYAn entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- LOBSTERA crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
- LOCALITYThe fact or quality of having a position in space.
- LOCATETo place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- LOCATIONA particular point or place in physical space.
- LOCATIVEIndicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
- LOCATOROne who, or that which, locates.
- LOCULAMENTlocule; loculus (compartment of the ovary where the seed is placed)
- LOCUSA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
- LOCUTIONA phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
- LODGEA building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
- LOGANIAAny of the genus Logania of plants native to Australia and New Zealand.
- LOGGIAA roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
- LONGETo work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
- LONGEVITYThe quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
- LONGEVOUSLong-lasting, especially of life.
- LONGITUDEAngular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
- LOQUACIOUSTalkative; chatty.
- LOQUACITYTalkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
- LOQUITURSpeaks.
- LORATEHaving the form of a thong or strap.
- LORDThe master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
- LORICAA cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
- LORICATETo cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
- LOTIplural of lotus
- LOTICCharacterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc.
- LOTIONA low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- LOUVERA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
- LOYALHaving or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- LUBRICHaving a smooth surface; slippery.
- LUBRICIOUSSmooth and glassy; slippery.
- LUBRICITYDegree of ability to lubricate.
- LUBRICOUSSlimy to the touch.
- LUCEThe pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.
- LUCENTEmitting light; shining, luminous.
- LUCERNA lamp.
- LUCERNESA lamp.
- LUCIDClear; easily understood.
- LUCIDITYThe property of being lucid; lucidness.
- LUCIFERINAny of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.
- LUCIFEROUSilluminating; providing light.
- LUCUBRATETo work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
- LUCUBRATIONIntense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
- LUCULENTShining, brilliant.