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

late(a)
recent adjective of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; `a late development`; `their late quarrel`; `his recent trip to Africa`; `in recent months`; `a recent issue of the journal`

late(a)
adjective (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; `the former president`; `our late President is still very active`; `the previous occupant of the White House`

latecomer
noun someone who arrives late

lateen
lateen-rigged adjective rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

lateen-rig
noun the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel

latency
noun the state of being not yet evident or active

latency stage
latency phase noun (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities

lateness
noun quality of coming late or later in time

latent
adjective potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; `a latent fingerprint`; `latent talent`

latent content
noun (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream

latent diabetes
chemical diabetes noun a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures

latent heat
heat of transformation noun heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure

latent hostility
tension noun feelings of hostility that are not manifest; `he could sense her latent hostility to him`; `the diplomats` first concern was to reduce international tensions`

latent period
noun the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms

lateral
sidelong adjective situated at or extending to the side; `the lateral branches of a tree`; `shot out sidelong boughs`- Tennyson

lateral condyle
noun a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur

lateral epicondyle
noun epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur

lateral geniculate body
corpus geniculatum laterale noun a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex

lateral line
lateral line organ noun sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water

lateral pass
lateral noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

lateral thinking
noun a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on

lateral ventricle
noun either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro

laterality
noun superior development of one side of the body

lateralization
lateralisation noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

lateralize
verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral

laterally
adverb in a lateral direction or location; `the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally`

Lateran
noun the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace

Lateran Council
noun any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace

Lateran Palace
noun a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century

Lateran Treaty
noun the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state

laterite
noun a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides

latest
a la mode(p) adjective in the current fashion or style

latex
noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

latex paint
latex noun a water-base paint that has a latex binder

lath
noun a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

lath and plaster
noun a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster

lathe
noun machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

lather
noun a workman who puts up laths

lathery
sudsy adjective resembling lather or covered with lather

lathi
lathee noun club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India

Lathyrus
genus Lathyrus noun genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea

laticifer
noun a plant duct containing latex

Latimeria
genus Latimeria noun type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth

Latimeridae
family Latimeridae noun extinct except for the coelacanth

Latin
adjective having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America; `very Latin in temperament`; `a Latin disdain`; `his hot Latin blood`

Latin America
noun the parts of North America and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken

Latin American
Latino noun a resident of Latin America

Latin cross
noun a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others

Latin square
noun a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column

Latin-American
adjective of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their people; `Latin-American countries`; `Latin-American music`

latinate
adjective derived from or imitative of Latin

Latinesce
noun an artificial language based on Latin

Latinism
noun a word or phrase borrowed from Latin

Latinist
noun a specialist in the Latin language

Latinize
verb translate into Latin

Latino
noun an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages

Latino sine flexione
noun Latino without inflectional morphology

latish
adjective somewhat late

latisimus dorsi
lat noun a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

latitude
noun the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

latitude
parallel of latitude noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

latitudinal
adjective of or relating to latitudes north or south

latitudinarian
noun a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

Latium
Lazio noun an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea

latria
noun the worship given to God alone

latrine
noun a public toilet in a military area

Latrodectus
genus Latrodectus noun venomous spiders

lats
noun the basic unit of money in Latvia

latten
noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils

latter
noun the second of two or the second mentioned of two; `Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today`

latter-day
adjective belonging to the present or recent times; `the latter-day problems of our society`

Latter-Day Saint
noun a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

latter(a)
adjective referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); `in the latter case`

lattice
latticework noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

Latvia
Republic of Latvia noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

Latvian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language

Latvian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Latvia

laud
extol verb praise, glorify, or honor; `extol the virtues of one`s children`; `glorify one`s spouse`s cooking`

laudanum
tincture of opium noun narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient

laudator
lauder noun someone who communicates high praise

laudatory
praiseful adjective full of or giving praise; `a laudatory remark`

Lauder
Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder noun Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)

Laudo
noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)

laugh
laughter noun the sound of laughing

laugh off
laugh away verb deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; `She laughs away all these problems`

laugh track
noun prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show

laughably
ridiculously adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter; `her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well`

laugher
noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily

laughing gull
blackcap 4 pewit 3 pewit gull noun small black-headed European gull

laughing owl
laughing jackass 2 Sceloglaux albifacies noun almost extinct owl of New Zealand

laughing(a)
riant adjective showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; `laughing children`

laughingly
adverb with laughter; while laughing; `he told the story laughingly`

laughter
noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; `he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd`

launch
noun a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

launcher
rocket launcher noun armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

launching
launch noun the act of propelling with force

launching pad
launchpad noun a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

launching site
noun a place for launching pads

launder
verb convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

launderette
Laundromat noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers