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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

kuvasz
noun long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog

Kuvi
noun a Dravidian language spoken in southeast India

Kuwait
Koweit 1 capital of Kuwait noun a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait

Kuwait City
Koweit 1 capital of Kuwait noun a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait

Kuwaiti
adjective of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents; `Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores`

kvass
noun fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley

kvetch
noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint

Kwa
noun a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria

Kwajalein
noun an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

Kwakiutl
noun a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl

Kwanzaa
Kwanza noun a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year

kwela
noun a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments

kylie
kiley noun an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex

kylix
cylix noun a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece

kymograph
cymograph noun scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)

Kyphosidae
family Kyphosidae noun sea chubs

Kyphosus
genus Kyphosus noun type genus of the Kyphosidae

Kyrgyzstani
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Kyrgyzstan or its people or culture

la
lah noun the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

laager
lager noun a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

lab
laboratory noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

lab bench
laboratory bench noun a workbench in a laboratory

lab coat
laboratory coat noun a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory

Labanotation
noun 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

label
noun an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

label
noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; `the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent`

labeled
labelled adjective bearing or marked with a label or tag; `properly labeled luggage`

labetalol
labetalol hydrochloride noun 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)

labia majora
noun the two outer folds of the vulva

labia minora
noun the two inner folds of the vulva

labial
adjective relating to or near the female labium

labial artery
arteria labialis noun a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth

labial consonant
labial noun a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

labial stop
noun a stop consonant that is produced with the lips

labial vein
vena labialis noun a vein draining the lips of the mouth

labiate
liplike adjective having lips or parts that resemble lips

labile
adjective open to change; liable to change; `an emotionally labile person`

labiodental consonant
labiodental noun a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth

labium
noun any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva

labor
labour noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages); `his labor did not require a great deal of skill`

labor contract
labor agreement noun contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions

labor force
labor pool noun the source of trained people from which workers can be hired

labor market
noun the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers

labor movement
trade union movement noun an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

labor of love
labour of love noun productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

labor organizer
noun someone who enlists workers to join a union

labor union
trade union noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; `you have to join the union in order to get a job`

labor-intensive
labour-intensive adjective requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; `cottage industries are labor intensive`

labored
laboured adjective lacking natural ease; `a labored style of debating`

labored
laboured adjective requiring or showing effort; `heavy breathing`; `the subject made for labored reading`

laboriously
adverb 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`

laboriousness
operoseness noun the quality of requiring extended effort

laborsaving
laboursaving adjective designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; `laborsaving devices like washing machines`

Labour Party
Labour 2 Labor Party noun a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor`s interests and the socialization of key industries

Labrador retriever
noun breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat

Labrador tea
Ledum groenlandicum noun evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution

Labridae
family Labridae noun wrasses

Labyrinth of Minos
noun a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur

labyrinthine
labyrinthian adjective resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; `a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths`

labyrinthine artery
artery of the labyrinth noun a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth

labyrinthine vein
internal auditory vein noun veins that drain the inner ear

labyrinthodont
noun an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia

Labyrinthodontia
superorder Labyrinthodontia noun extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic

lace
noun a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

lace
noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

lace bug
noun small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines

lace making
tatting noun the act or art of making handmade lace

laced
adjective trimmed or decorated with lace

lacerate
lacerated adjective irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; `lacerate leaves`

laceration
noun the act of lacerating

Lacerta
genus Lacerta noun type genus of the Lacertidae

Lacerta agilis
noun a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia

lacertid lizard
lacertid noun Old World terrestrial lizard

Lacertidae
family Lacertidae noun Old World lizards

lacewing
lacewing fly noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids

lacewood
noun variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

lacework
noun work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric

Lachnolaimus
genus Lachnolaimus noun a genus of Labridae

lacing
noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

lacing
noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

lackadaisical
adjective idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; `she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical`; `a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town`- P.G.Wodehouse

lackadaisically
adverb in an idle and lackadaisical manner; `he was hanging around the house lackadaisically`

lacking(p)
missing adjective not existing; `innovation has been sadly lacking`; `character development is missing from the book`

lackluster
lacklustre adjective lacking brilliance or vitality; `a dull lackluster life`; `a lusterless performance`

laconically
dryly adverb in a dry laconic manner; `I know that,` he said dryly

laconism
laconicism noun terseness of expression

lacquer
noun a hard glossy coating

lacquer tree
Chinese lacquer tree noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

lacquerware
noun a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals

lacrimal
lachrymal adjective of or relating to tears

lacrimal apparatus
noun the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

lacrimal artery
arteria lacrimalis noun an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead

lacrimal bone
noun 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

lacrimal duct
lachrymal duct noun any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands

lacrimal gland
lachrymal gland noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

lacrimal sac
tear sac noun 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

lacrimal secretion
lachrymal secretion noun saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

lacrimal vein
vena lacrimalis noun drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein

lacrimatory
lachrymatory adjective relating to or prompting tears

lacrosse
noun 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