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

land
dry land noun 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`

land
noun 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`

land agent
noun a person who administers a landed estate

land development
noun making an area of land more useful

land grant
noun a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)

land line
landline noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; `a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave`

land mine
ground-emplaced mine noun an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

land office
noun a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted

land reform
noun a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)

land resources
noun natural resources in the form or arable land

land up
earth up verb block with earth, as after a landslide

land up
fetch up verb finally be or do something; `He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart`; `he wound up being unemployed and living at home again`

land-office business
noun very large and profitable volume of commercial activity

land(a)
adjective relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; `land vehicles`

landau
noun a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately

landed
adjective owning or consisting of land or real estate; `the landed gentry`; `landed property`

landed gentry
squirearchy noun the gentry who own land (considered as a class)

lander
noun a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet

landfall
noun the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

landfill
noun a low area that has been filled in

landgrave
noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany

landholding
noun a holding in the form of land

landing
landing place noun structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

landing approach
noun the approach to a landing field by an airplane

landing craft
noun naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment

landing flap
noun a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing

landing gear
noun an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground

landing net
noun a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water

landing party
noun a part of a ship`s company organized for special duties ashore

landing skid
noun one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter

landing stage
noun platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded

landlady
noun a landlord who is a woman

landler
noun a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping

landless
adjective owning no land; `the landless peasantry`

landlocked
adjective surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; `a landlocked country`

landlocked salmon
lake salmon noun Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada

landlord
noun a landowner who leases to others

landlord`s lien
noun 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

landlubber
lubber 1 landsman noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

landlubber
noun a person who lives and works on land

landman
noun a person who lives and works on land

landmark
turning point noun 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`

landmass
noun a large continuous extent of land

landowner
landholder noun a holder or proprietor of land

landscape
landscape painting noun a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

landscape architecture
noun the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment

landscape architect
landscape gardener noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively

landscaped
adjective (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture; `carefully landscaped gardens`

landscaping
landscape gardening noun working as a landscape gardener

landscapist
noun someone who paints landscapes

landside
noun component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard

landslide
landslip noun a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

landsman
noun a person who lives and works on land

landward
landwards adverb toward land; `landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands`

lane
noun a narrow way or road

Lane`s Prince Albert
noun apple used primarily in cooking

Laney
Lucy Craft Laney noun United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)

langbeinite
noun a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer

Lange
Dorothea Lange noun United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)

langlauffer
noun a cross-country skier

Langley
Samuel Pierpoint Langley noun United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)

Langmuir
Irving Langmuir noun United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)

Langside
battle of Langside noun (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants

Langston Hughes
James Langston Hughes noun United States writer (1902-1967)

langsyne
adverb at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish)

Langtry
Lillie Langtry noun British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)

language
speech noun the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; `language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals`

language area
language zone noun a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language

language barrier
noun barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages

language learning
noun learning to use a language

language lesson
noun a period of instruction learning a language

language requirement
noun a requirement that a student know certain languages

language school
noun a school for teaching foreign languages

language system
noun a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language

language teaching
noun teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language

language unit
linguistic unit noun one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

Langue d`oc
Langue d`oc French noun medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France

Langue d`oil
Langue d`oil French noun medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France

Languedoc-Roussillon
noun a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there

languidly
adverb in a languid and lethargic manner; `the men languidly put on their jackets`

languish
fade verb become feeble; `The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon`

languisher
noun a person who languishes

languor
lethargy 1 sluggishness noun inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; `the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends`

languor
listlessness noun a feeling of lack of interest or energy

languorously
adverb in a languorous manner; `he was sprawling languorously on the sofa`

langur
noun slender long-tailed monkey of Asia

laniary
adjective of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

Laniidae
family Laniidae noun shrikes

Lanius
genus Lanius noun type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes

lank
spindly adjective long and lean

lankiness
noun a tall and thin physique

lanolin
noun an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

lanseh
lansa noun East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit

lanseh tree
langsat noun East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

lansoprazole
Prevacid noun antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach

lantana
noun a flowering shrub

lantern
noun light in a transparent protective case

lantern fly
lantern-fly noun large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light

lantern jaw
noun a long thin lower jaw

lantern pinion
lantern wheel noun a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks