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

lantern slide
noun a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

lantern-jawed
adjective having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance

lanternfish
noun small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night

lanthanide series
noun the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum

Lanthanotidae
family Lanthanotidae noun stout-bodied lizards

Lanthanotus
genus Lanthanotus noun one species

Lanthanotus borneensis
noun a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo

lanthanum
La noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

lanugo
noun the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation

lanyard
laniard noun (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships

Lanzhou
Lanchou noun the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River

Lao
adjective of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand

Laocoon
noun (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 killing them

Laos
Lao People`s Democratic Republic noun a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949

Laotian
adjective of or relating to Laos or its people; `the Laotian Prime Minister`; `Laotian refugees`

Laotian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Laos

lap
overlap noun a flap that lies over another part; `the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches`

lap
noun the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; `his lap was covered with food stains`

lap covering
noun the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; `his lap was covered with food stains`

lap joint
splice noun joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

lap of luxury
noun in conditions of wealth and comfort; `he was raised in the lap of luxury`

lap of the gods
noun beyond human control or responsibility; `there is nothing more I can do; it`s in the lap of the gods now`

lap-jointed
lap-strake adjective laid overlapping (not flush)

laparocele
noun hernia through the abdomen

laparoscope
noun a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery

laparoscopic cholecystectomy
lap choly noun removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments

laparoscopy
noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)

laparotomy
noun surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs

lapboard
noun writing board used on the lap as a table or desk

lapdog
noun a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap

lapel
noun lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar

lapful
noun the quantity that can be held in the lap

lapidarian
adjective inscribed on stone; `a lapidarian record`

lapidarist
noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

lapidary
adjective of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; `the ring is of no lapidary value`- Lord Byron; `lapidary art`

lapidary
noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

lapidify
petrify verb change into stone; `the wood petrified with time`

lapin
noun castrated male rabbit

lapis lazuli
lazuli noun an azure blue semiprecious stone

Laplace
Marquis de Laplace noun French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)

Laportea
genus Laportea noun mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle

Lapp
Sami noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

lappet
lappet moth noun medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

lappet caterpillar
noun larva of a lappet moth

Lappic
Lappish noun any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages

Lappland
Lapland noun a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps

lapse
noun a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; `a lapse of three weeks between letters`

lapsed
nonchurchgoing adjective no longer active or practicing; `a lapsed Catholic`

Laptev Sea
noun part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year

laptop
laptop computer noun a portable computer small enough to use in your lap

Laputa
noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected

Laputan
adjective relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people

lapwing
green plover noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

Laramie
noun a university town in southeast Wyoming

larboard
noun the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose

larcenist
larcener noun a person who commits larceny

larceny
theft noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; `the thieving is awful at Kennedy International`

larch
larch tree noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves

lard
noun soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

lard oil
noun oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant

larder
noun a supply of food especially for a household

Lardizabala
genus Lardizabala noun evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries

Lardizabalaceae
family Lardizabalaceae noun thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit

Lardner
Ring Lardner noun United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)

Laredo
noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande

large
adjective having broad power and range and scope; `taking the large view`; `a large effect`; `a large sympathy`

large cap
noun a corporation with a large capitalization; `he works for a large cap`

large civet
Viverra zibetha noun common civet of India and southeast Asia

large crabgrass
hairy finger grass noun a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States

large indefinite quantity
large indefinite amount noun an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

large integer
noun an integer equal to or greater than ten

large intestine
noun beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces

Large Magellanic Cloud
noun the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere

large periwinkle
Vinca major noun plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes

large person
noun a person of greater than average size

large poodle
noun the largest breed of poodle

large white
Pieris brassicae noun Old World form of cabbage butterfly

large white petunia
Petunia axillaris noun annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers

large yellow lady`s slipper
Cypripedium calceolus pubescens noun plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers

large-capitalization
large-capitalisation adjective of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more

large-flowered calamint
Calamintha grandiflora noun aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran

large-flowered fiddleneck
Amsinckia grandiflora noun annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species

large-grained
adjective not having a fine texture; `coarse-grained wood`; `large-grained sand`

large-headed
adjective having a large head

large-leaved
large-leafed adjective having relatively large leaves

large-leaved aster
Aster macrophyllus noun tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe

large-leaved magnolia
large-leaved cucumber tree noun large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base

large-mouthed
adjective having a relatively large mouth

large-scale
adjective unusually large in scope; `a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed`

largeleaf holly
noun a holly tree

largely
mostly adverb in large part; mainly or chiefly; `These accounts are largely inactive`

largemouth
largemouth bass noun a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye

largemouth bass
noun flesh of largemouth bass

largeness
bigness noun the property of having a relatively great size

largeness
noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; `the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness`; `the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it`

largess
largesse noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

larghetto
adjective (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo

larghissimo
adjective (of tempo) as slow and broad as possible

largo
adjective very slow in tempo and broad in manner

Lari
suborder Lari noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers