2515 Wörter
| Wort | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| laager | làage̊r | laag-er | làag-e̊r | n. a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons |
| lab | lab | lab | lab | n. a workplace for scientific research |
| label | lābe̊l | lab-el | lāb-e̊l | n. a brief description given for purposes of identification n. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object v. assign a label to; designate with a label |
| labile | lābīle | lab-ile | lāb-īle | a. readily undergoing change or breakdown a. liable to change |
| labor | lābo̊r | lab-or | lāb-o̊r | n. physical or mental work n. workers as a group vi. to work hard |
| labs | labṡ | lab-s | lab-ṡ | |
| labial | lābiål | lab-i-al | lāb-i-ål | a. of or relating to the lips of the mouth a. relating to or near the female labium |
| labeled | lābe̊l𝕖d | lab-el-ed | lāb-e̊l-𝕖d | a. bearing or marked with a label or tag |
| labeling | lābe̊ling | lab-el-ing | lāb-e̊l-ing | n. the act of attaching a label |
| labels | lābe̊lṡ | lab-el-s | lāb-e̊l-ṡ | |
| labors | lābo̊rṡ | lab-or-s | lāb-o̊r-ṡ | |
| laboratory | labo̊råto̊rẏ | lab-or-at-ory | lab-o̊r-åt-o̊rẏ | n. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
| laboratories | labo̊råto̊ri𝕖ṡ | lab-or-at-or-ies | lab-o̊r-åt-o̊r-i𝕖ṡ | |
| collaborate | co̊llabo̊rāte | col-lab-or-ate | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āte | v. to work together with others on a shared project |
| collaborating | co̊llabo̊rāting | col-lab-or-at-ing | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āt-ing | v. work together on a common enterprise or project |
| collaboration | co̊llabo̊rātio̊n | col-lab-or-at-ion | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of working together |
| collaborative | co̊llabo̊rātive | col-lab-or-at-ive | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āt-ive | a. produced or conducted by two or more parties working together |
| collaborator | co̊llabo̊rāto̊r | col-lab-or-at-or | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āt-o̊r | n. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force n. an associate in an activity or endeavor |
| collaborationist | co̊llabo̊rātio̊nist | col-lab-or-at-ion-ist | co̊l-lab-o̊r-āt-io̊n-ist | n. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force |
| elaborate | ėlabo̊rāte | e-lab-or-ate | ė-lab-o̊r-āte | v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of a. marked by complexity and richness of detail |
| elaborated | ėlabo̊rāt𝕖d | e-lab-or-at-ed | ė-lab-o̊r-āt-𝕖d | v. add details, as to an account or idea v. work out in detail a. developed with care and in minute detail |
| elaboration | ėlabo̊rātio̊n | e-lab-or-at-ion | ė-lab-o̊r-āt-io̊n | n. developing in intricate and painstaking detail |
| elaborative | ėlabo̊råtive | e-lab-or-at-ive | ė-lab-o̊r-åt-ive | a. serving or tending to elaborate with careful attention to details |
| elaborately | ėlabo̊råt𝕖lẏ | e-lab-or-ate-ly | ė-lab-o̊r-åt𝕖-lẏ | adv. with elaboration |
| mislabeled | mislābe̊l𝕖d | mis-lab-el-ed | mis-lāb-e̊l-𝕖d | a. branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements |
| nonlabeled | nonlābe̊l𝕖d | non-lab-el-ed | non-lāb-e̊l-𝕖d | a. not having a label or designation |
| unlabeled | ûnlābe̊l𝕖d | un-lab-el-ed | ûn-lāb-e̊l-𝕖d | a. lacking a label or tag |
| astrolabe | astro̊lābe | astro-labe | astro̊-lābe | n. an early form of sextant |
| labelled | lābe̊ll𝕖d | lab-ell-ed | lāb-e̊ll-𝕖d | v. assign a label to; designate with a label a. bearing or marked with a label or tag |
| labelling | låbelling | lab-ell-ing | låb-ell-ing | v. assign a label to; designate with a label v. attach a tag or label to |
| labellum | låbellům | labell-um | låbell-ům | n. the lip-like part of an orchid flower |
| labored | lābo̊r𝕖d | labor-ed | lābo̊r-𝕖d | a. lacking natural ease; done with great effort |
| laborer | lābo̊re̊r | labor-er | lābo̊r-e̊r | n. a person who does physical work for wages |
| laboring | lābo̊ring | labor-ing | lābo̊r-ing | vi. work hard vi. strive and make an effort to reach a goal |
| laborsaving | lābo̊rsāving | labor-sav-ing | lābo̊r-sāv-ing | a. designed to reduce the amount of human labor needed |
| laborious | låborio̊us | labor-i-ous | låbor-i-o̊us | a. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion |
| laboriously | låborio̊uslẏ | labor-i-ous-ly | låbor-i-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a laborious manner |
| belabor | bėlābo̊r | be-labor | bė-lābo̊r | vt. to argue or explain at excessive length; to beat severely |
| labour | lābo̊ur | labour | lābo̊ur | n. productive work especially physical work done for wages v. work hard |
| laboured | lābo̊ur𝕖d | labour-ed | lābo̊ur-𝕖d | a. done with great effort; not natural |
| labourer | lābo̊ure̊r | labour-er | lābo̊ur-e̊r | n. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
| labrum | lābrům | labrum | lābrům | n. a lip or edge, as of a basin n. an organ in insects covering the upper part of the mouth |
| labyrinth | labẏrinth | labyrinth | labẏrinth | n. a complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost |
| labyrinthine | labẏrinthine | labyrinth-ine | labẏrinth-ine | a. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity a. relating to or affecting the inner ear |
| interlaced | inte̊rlāc𝕖ḋ | inter-lac-ed | inte̊r-lāc-𝕖ḋ | v. twist together or interweave a. joined or interwoven in a pattern |
| lacanian | låcāniån | lacan-ian | låcān-iån | a. of or relating to Jacques Lacan or his psychoanalytic theories |
| lace | lāce | lace | lāce | n. a delicate decorative fabric n. a cord for tying shoes or clothing v. to fasten with a lace |
| laced | lāc𝕖ḋ | lac-ed | lāc-𝕖ḋ | a. closed with a lace a. edged or streaked with color |
| lacing | lācing | lac-ing | lāc-ing | n. a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage |
| lacework | lācewo̊rk | lace-work | lāce-wo̊rk | n. work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric |
| lacy | lācẏ | lac-y | lāc-ẏ | a. made of or resembling lace |
| interlace | inte̊rlāce | inter-lace | inte̊r-lāce | v. spin, wind, or twist together v. hold in a locking position |
| unlace | ûnlāce | un-lace | ûn-lāce | v. undo the laces of |
| unlaced | ûnlāc𝕖d | un-lac-ed | ûn-lāc-𝕖d | a. with laces not tied |
| lacerate | lace̊rāte | lacer-ate | lace̊r-āte | v. cut or tear irregularly; deeply hurt the feelings of a. irregularly torn or jagged |
| lacerated | lace̊rātėd | lacer-at-ed | lace̊r-āt-ėd | a. irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn |
| laceration | lace̊rātio̊n | lacer-at-ion | lace̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a torn ragged wound |
| lachrymose | lachrẏmōse | lachrym-ose | lachrẏm-ōse | a. given to tears; sad |
| lack | lack | lack | lack | n. the state of being without something vt. to be without something |
| lacked | lack𝕖ḋ | lack-ed | lack-𝕖ḋ | |
| lacking | lacking | lack-ing | lack-ing | a. nonexistent |
| lackluster | lacklûste̊r | lack-luster | lack-lûste̊r | a. lacking brilliance or vitality a. lacking luster or shine |
| lacks | lacks | lack-s | lack-s | |
| lackadaisical | lackådāiṡicål | lack-a-dais-ic-al | lack-å-dāiṡ-ic-ål | a. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way |
| lackey | lackēy | lackey | lackēy | n. a male servant especially a footman |
| laconic | làconic | lacon-ic | làcon-ic | a. brief and to the point; using few words |
| laconically | låconicållẏ | lacon-ic-al-ly | låcon-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a dry laconic manner |
| lacquer | lacq𝕦e̊r | lacquer | lacq𝕦e̊r | n. a hard glossy coating v. coat with lacquer |
| lacquered | lacq𝕦e̊r𝕖d | lacquer-ed | lacq𝕦e̊r-𝕖d | a. coated with lacquer |
| lacrimal | lacrimål | lacrim-al | lacrim-ål | a. of or relating to tears or the organs that produce tears |
| lacrosse | låcrosse | lacrosse | låcrosse | n. a game played with long-handled rackets and a ball |
| lactase | lactāse | lact-ase | lact-āse | n. an enzyme that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose |
| lactate | lactāte | lact-ate | lact-āte | vi. to secrete milk n. a salt or ester of lactic acid |
| lactic | lactic | lact-ic | lact-ic | a. of or relating to or obtained from milk |
| lactose | lactōse | lact-ose | lact-ōse | n. a sugar of glucose and galactose, occurring only in milk |
| lactating | lactāting | lact-at-ing | lact-āt-ing | v. give suck to a. producing or secreting milk |
| lactation | lactātio̊n | lact-at-ion | lact-āt-io̊n | n. the period following birth during which milk is secreted n. the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands |
| prolactin | prōlacti̊n | pro-lact-in | prō-lact-i̊n | n. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates lactation |
| lacuna | låcūnå | lacuna | låcūnå | n. a blank gap or missing part |
| lacustrine | låcůstrine | lacustr-ine | låcůstr-ine | a. of or relating to or living near lakes |
| lad | lad | lad | lad | n. a boy or young man |
| laddie | laddie | ladd-ie | ladd-ie | n a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) |
| lading | lāding | lad-ing | lād-ing | n. goods carried by a large vehicle |
| lads | ladṡ | lad-s | lad-ṡ | |
| ladder | ladde̊r | ladd-er | ladd-e̊r | n. a set of steps for climbing n. a series of stages by which one can advance |
| ladders | ladde̊rṡ | ladd-er-s | ladd-e̊r-ṡ | |
| lade | lāde | lade | lāde | vt. to load with cargo; to fill |
| laden | lāde̊n | laden | lāde̊n | a. filled with a great quantity; burdened |
| ladle | lādle | ladle | lādle | n. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle for transferring liquids v. put a liquid into a container with a ladle v. remove with a ladle |
| ladleful | lādl𝕖fùl | ladle-ful | lādl𝕖-fùl | n. a quantity sufficient to fill a ladle |
| lady | lādẏ | lady | lādẏ | n. a polite or formal way of referring to a woman |
| ladies | lādi𝕖ṡ | lad-ies | lād-i𝕖ṡ | |
| ladylike | lādẏlīke | lady-like | lādẏ-līke | a. befitting a woman of good breeding |
| unladylike | ûnlādẏlīke | un-lady-like | ûn-lādẏ-līke | a. lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady |
| lag | lag | lag | lag | v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development n. the act of slowing down or falling behind |
| laggard | laggard | lagg-ard | lagg-ard | n. someone who takes more time than necessary a. wasting time |
| lagged | lagg𝕖d | lagg-ed | lagg-𝕖d | v hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. v lock up or confine, in or as in a jail v throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins v cover with lagging to prevent heat loss |
| lagging | lagging | lagg-ing | lagg-ing | n. used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat a. falling behind |
| lager | làge̊r | lager | làge̊r | n. a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast |
| lagniappe | la𝕘niappe | lagniappe | la𝕘niappe | n. a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase) |
| lagoon | lågoon | lagoon | lågoon | n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral |
| lagrangian | lå𝕘rangiån | lagrang-ian | lå𝕘rang-iån | n. a function describing the dynamics of a mechanical system (physics) a. of or relating to Lagrange or his mathematical theories |
| laid | lāid | laid | lāid | v. past tense and past participle of lay |
| laid-back | lāid-back | laid-back | lāid-back | a. relaxed and easy-going |
| inlaid | inlāid | in-laid | in-lāid | a. adorned by inlays |
| lair | lāir | lair | lāir | n. the habitation of wild animals |
| laird | lāird | laird | lāird | n. a landowner |
| lake | lāke | lake | lāke | n. a large area of water surrounded by land |
| lakes | lāk𝕖s | lake-s | lāk𝕖-s | |
| echolalia | echōlāliå | echo-lalia | echō-lāliå | n. meaningless repetition of the words of another person |
| lam | lam | lam | lam | n. a rapid escape as by criminals v. flee; take to one's heels |
| lame | lāme | lame | lāme | a. unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs a. unconvincing or feeble |
| lambast | lambast | lam-bast | lam-bast | v. to criticize severely or beat with a cane |
| lambaste | lambaste | lam-baste | lam-baste | v. beat with a cane v. censure severely or angrily |
| lamer | lāme̊r | lam-er | lām-e̊r | |
| lamest | lāmėst | lam-est | lām-ėst | |
| lamely | lām𝕖lẏ | lame-ly | lām𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a weak and unconvincing manner |
| lameness | lām𝕖nėss | lame-ness | lām𝕖-nėss | n. disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet n. an imperfection or defectiveness |
| lama | làmå | lama | làmå | n. a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism |
| lamarckian | låmàrckiån | lamarck-ian | låmàrck-iån | a. of or relating to Lamarck or his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics |
| lamb | lam𝕓 | lamb | lam𝕓 | n. a young sheep n. the meat of a young sheep |
| lambing | lam𝕓ing | lamb-ing | lam𝕓-ing | v. give birth to a lamb n. the season when sheep give birth to lambs |
| lambs | lam𝕓ṡ | lamb-s | lam𝕓-ṡ | |
| lambskin | lam𝕓skin | lamb-skin | lam𝕓-skin | n. the skin of a lamb with the wool still on |
| lambada | lambàdå | lambada | lambàdå | n. a fast and sensual Brazilian dance |
| lambda | lam𝕓då | lambda | lam𝕓då | n. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| lambent | lambe̊nt | lambent | lambe̊nt | a. softly bright or radiant |
| lamella | låmellå | lamell-a | låmell-å | n. a thin plate or layer |
| lamellar | låmellår | lamell-ar | låmell-år | a. consisting of thin layers |
| lament | låment | lament | låment | n. a passionate expression of grief v. express sorrow or regret |
| lamentable | låmentåble | lament-able | låment-åble | a. bad; unfortunate |
| lamented | låmentėd | lament-ed | låment-ėd | a. mourned or grieved for |
| lamentation | lame̊ntātio̊n | lament-at-ion | lame̊nt-āt-io̊n | n. the passionate expression of grief |
| lamentably | lame̊ntåblẏ | lament-ab-ly | lame̊nt-åb-lẏ | adv. in an unfortunate or deplorable manner |
| unlamented | ûnlåmentėd | un-lament-ed | ûn-låment-ėd | a. not grieved for; causing no mourning |
| laminar | laminår | lamin-ar | lamin-år | a. arranged in or consisting of thin layers |
| laminate | lami̊nåte | lamin-ate | lami̊n-åte | n. a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers v. to create laminate by bonding sheets of material |
| laminated | lami̊nāt𝕖d | lamin-at-ed | lami̊n-āt-𝕖d | a. made of thin sheets bonded together |
| lamination | laminātio̊n | lamin-at-ion | lamin-āt-io̊n | n. a layered structure n. bonding thin sheets together |
| delamination | dēlaminātio̊n | de-lamin-at-ion | dē-lamin-āt-io̊n | n. the separation into layers |
| lamina | lami̊nå | lamina | lami̊nå | n. a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) |
| lamp | lamp | lamp | lamp | n. a device that produces light |
| lamplit | lamplit | lamp-lit | lamp-lit | a. lighted by a lamp |
| lamppost | lamppōst | lamp-post | lamp-pōst | n. a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) |
| lamps | lamps | lamp-s | lamp-s | |
| lampoon | lampoon | lampoon | lampoon | n. a composition that satirizes somebody v. to ridicule with satire |
| lampooner | lampoone̊r | lampoon-er | lampoon-e̊r | n. a person who writes satirical attacks |
| lamprey | lamprēy | lamprey | lamprēy | n. a primitive eellike freshwater fish with a round sucking mouth and rasping tongue |
| lanai | lånaī | lanai | lånaī | n. a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room |
| lancet | lance̊t | lanc-et | lanc-e̊t | n. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade for punctures and small incisions |
| lancinate | làncināte | lanc-in-ate | lànc-in-āte | vt. to pierce or tear; to cause sharp pain |
| lance | lance | lance | lance | v. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way v. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight v. open by piercing with a lancet |
| lancer | lance̊r | lanc-er | lanc-e̊r | n. (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance |
| land | land | land | land | n. the solid part of the earth's surface; ground v. to come down through the air onto the ground |
| landed | land𝕖d | land-ed | land-𝕖d | a. owning or consisting of land or real estate |
| lander | lande̊r | land-er | land-e̊r | n. a spacecraft designed to land on the moon or another planet |
| landfall | landfãll | land-fall | land-fãll | n. the first sighting of land from the sea |
| landfill | landfill | land-fill | land-fill | n. a site for the disposal of waste materials |
| landform | landform | land-form | land-form | n. a feature of the earth's surface, such as a plain, mountain, or valley |
| landholder | landhōlde̊r | land-holder | land-hōlde̊r | n. a holder or proprietor of land |
| landing | landing | land-ing | land-ing | n. the act of coming down to the ground from the air or from a ship n. a platform between flights of stairs |
| landlady | landlādẏ | land-lady | land-lādẏ | n. a landlord who is a woman |
| landless | landless | land-less | land-less | a. owning no land |
| landline | landlīne | land-line | land-līne | n. a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits |
| landlord | landlord | land-lord | land-lord | n. a person who owns property and rents it to others |
| landlubber | landlûbbe̊r | land-lubber | land-lûbbe̊r | n. an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage |
| landmark | landmàrk | land-mark | land-màrk | n. an object or feature easily seen and recognized from a distance n. an event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point |
| landmass | landmass | land-mass | land-mass | n. a large continuous extent of land |
| landmine | landmīne | land-mine | land-mīne | n. an explosive device laid on or just below the surface of the ground |
| landsman | landṡmån | lands-man | landṡ-mån | n. a person who lives and works on land n. an inexperienced sailor |
| lands | landṡ | land-s | land-ṡ | |
| landscape | landscāpe | land-scape | land-scāpe | n. all the visible features of an area of land v. improve the appearance of an area of land |
| landslip | landslip | land-slip | land-slip | n. a small landslide |
| landward | landwård | land-ward | land-wård | adv. toward land a. facing or directed toward land |
| landlocked | landlock𝕖ḋ | land-lock-ed | land-lock-𝕖ḋ | a. surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land |
| landowner | landōwne̊r | land-own-er | land-ōwn-e̊r | n. a holder or proprietor of land |
| landscaped | landscāp𝕖ḋ | land-scap-ed | land-scāp-𝕖ḋ | a. improved by gardening or landscape architecture |
| landscaper | landscāpe̊r | land-scap-er | land-scāp-e̊r | n. someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively |
| landfilling | landfilling | land-fill-ing | land-fill-ing | n. the disposal of waste by burying it in the ground |
| landholding | landhōlding | land-hold-ing | land-hōld-ing | n. ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land n. a holding in the form of land |
| landscaping | landscāping | land-scap-ing | land-scāp-ing | n. the activity of modifying the visible features of an area |
| landscapist | landscāpist | land-scap-ist | land-scāp-ist | n. someone who paints landscapes |
| landlords | landlordṡ | land-lord-s | land-lord-ṡ | |
| landownership | landōwne̊rship | land-own-er-ship | land-ōwn-e̊r-ship | n. the right to own land |
| badlands | badlandṡ | bad-land-s | bad-land-ṡ | n. deeply eroded barren land |
| dryland | drȳland | dry-land | drȳ-land | n. land that depends entirely on rainfall for water supply |
| eland | ēlånd | e-land | ē-lånd | n. a large African antelope with short twisted horns |
| forestland | forėstlånd | forest-land | forėst-lånd | n. land covered with forest |
| inland | inland | in-land | in-land | a. situated away from the coast adv. toward the interior of a region |
| Ireland | Īr𝕖lånd | Ire-land | Īr𝕖-lånd | n. a country in Western Europe |
| island | ī𝕤lånd | is-land | ī𝕤-lånd | n. a piece of land surrounded by water |
| islands | ī𝕤låndṡ | is-land-s | ī𝕤-lånd-ṡ | |
| Netherland | Neṫhe̊rlånd | Nether-land | Neṫhe̊r-lånd | n. the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | Neṫhe̊rlåndṡ | Nether-land-s | Neṫhe̊r-lånd-ṡ | n. a country in Western Europe |
| Oakland | Ōaklånd | Oak-land | Ōak-lånd | n. a city in California, USA |
| overland | ōve̊rland | over-land | ōve̊r-land | a. passing across land adv. by land |
| upland | ûplånd | up-land | ûp-lånd | n. high or hilly land a. relating to high ground |
| wetland | wetland | wet-land | wet-land | n. an area of land that is often wet or covered with water |
| bottomland | botto̊mland | bott-om-land | bott-o̊m-land | n. low-lying alluvial land near a river |
| motherland | môṫhe̊rland | moth-er-land | môṫh-e̊r-land | n. the country where you were born |
| wonderland | wônde̊rland | wond-er-land | wônd-e̊r-land | n. a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder n. an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders |
| landau | landau | landau | landau | n. a four-wheel carriage with a roof divided into two parts that fold down separately |
| lane | lāne | lane | lāne | n. a narrow road or path n. a division of a road for traffic |
| lanes | lān𝕖ṡ | lane-s | lān𝕖-ṡ | |
| multilane | mûltilāne | multi-lane | mûlti-lāne | a. (of roads and highways) having two or more lanes for traffic |
| language | langùȧge | lang-u-age | lang-ù-ȧge | n. the method of human communication using words in a structured way |
| languages | langùȧgėṡ | lang-u-age-s | lang-ù-ȧgė-ṡ | |
| sublanguage | sûblangùȧge | sub-lang-u-age | sûb-lang-ù-ȧge | n. a language used by a particular group |
| langoustine | làngõustine | langoust-ine | làngõust-ine | n. a small European lobster resembling a large shrimp |
| languid | langùi̊d | langu-id | langù-i̊d | a. lacking spirit or liveliness |
| languish | langùish | langu-ish | langù-ish | v. to become weak or feeble |
| languor | languo̊r | langu-or | langu-o̊r | n. a feeling of lack of interest or energy n. a relaxed comfortable feeling |
| languishing | langùishing | langu-ish-ing | langù-ish-ing | v. lose vigor, health, or flesh v. have a desire for something or someone not present |
| languidly | langùidlẏ | langu-id-ly | langù-id-lẏ | adv. in a languid and lethargic manner |
| languorous | languo̊ro̊us | langu-or-ous | langu-o̊r-o̊us | a. lacking spirit or liveliness; dreamily pleasant |
| languorously | languo̊ro̊uslẏ | langu-or-ous-ly | langu-o̊r-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a languorous manner |
| metalanguage | metålangùȧge | meta-lang-u-age | metå-lang-ù-ȧge | n. a language that can be used to describe languages |
| langur | långùr | langur | långùr | n. slender long-tailed monkey of Asia |
| lank | lank | lank | lank | a. thin and lean; straight and flat |
| lanky | lankẏ | lank-y | lank-ẏ | a. tall and thin with long limbs |
| lanolin | lano̊li̊n | lanolin | lano̊li̊n | n. a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool |
| lantern | lante̊rn | lant-ern | lant-e̊rn | n. light in a transparent protective case |
| lantana | lantanå | lantana | lantanå | n. a flowering shrub |
| lanthanum | lanthånům | lanthanum | lanthånům | n. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; found in rare earth minerals |
| lanyard | lanyard | lanyard | lanyard | n. a cord worn around the neck to hold something |
| Laos | Làōs | Laos | Làōs | n. a country in Southeast Asia |
| laotian | lāōṫi̊ån | laot-ian | lāōṫ-i̊ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Laos a. of or relating to Laos or its people |
| lap | lap | lap | lap | n. the flat area formed by the upper part of a seated person's thighs n. one circuit of a track or course |
| lapping | lapping | lapp-ing | lapp-ing | v. wash or flow against v. take up with the tongue |
| laps | laps | lap-s | lap-s | |
| laptop | laptop | lap-top | lap-top | n. a portable computer small enough to use on one's lap |
| laptops | laptops | lap-top-s | lap-top-s | |
| lapa | làpå | lapa | làpå | n. a Hawaiian steel guitar |
| lapel | låpel | lapel | låpel | n. the front part of a coat collar that folds back |
| lapidary | lapi̊darẏ | lapid-ary | lapi̊d-arẏ | n. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them n. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones a. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them |
| dilapidate | dilapi̊dāte | di-lapid-ate | di-lapi̊d-āte | v. to fall into ruin or disrepair |
| dilapidated | dilapi̊dātėd | di-lapid-at-ed | di-lapi̊d-āt-ėd | a. in a state of decay or ruin |
| dilapidation | dilapidātio̊n | di-lapid-at-ion | di-lapid-āt-io̊n | n. the process of becoming dilapidated |
| lapin | lapin | lapin | lapin | n. the fur of a rabbit |
| lapis | lapi̊s | lapis | lapi̊s | n. lapis lazuli, a blue gemstone |
| collapse | co̊llapse | col-lapse | co̊l-lapse | v. to fall down or break apart suddenly n. a sudden failure or breakdown |
| collapsed | co̊llaps𝕖ḋ | col-laps-ed | co̊l-laps-𝕖ḋ | a. fallen down or in |
| collapsible | co̊llapsi̊ble | col-laps-ible | co̊l-laps-i̊ble | a. capable of being folded into a more compact shape |
| collapsing | co̊llapsing | col-laps-ing | co̊l-laps-ing | v. break down, literally or metaphorically v. fall apart |
| collapses | co̊llapsėṡ | col-lapse-s | co̊l-lapsė-ṡ | |
| elapse | ėlapse | e-lapse | ė-lapse | v. pass by |
| elapsed | ėlaps𝕖ḋ | e-laps-ed | ė-laps-𝕖ḋ | a. (of time) having passed or slipped by |
| prelapsarian | prēlapsåriån | pre-laps-arian | prē-laps-åriån | a. of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve |
| relapse | rēlapse | re-lapse | rē-lapse | v. go back to bad behavior |
| lapse | lapse | lapse | lapse | n. a brief or temporary failure v. come to an end; expire |
| lapsed | laps𝕖ḋ | laps-ed | laps-𝕖ḋ | a. no longer active or practicing |
| prolapse | prōlapse | pro-lapse | prō-lapse | n. the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) v. slip or fall out of place, as of body parts |
| larcenous | làrce̊no̊us | larcen-ous | làrce̊n-o̊us | a. having a disposition to steal |
| larceny | làrce̊nẏ | larcen-y | làrce̊n-ẏ | n. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
| larch | làrch | larch | làrch | n. wood of a larch tree n. any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix having deciduous needlelike leaves |
| lard | làrd | lard | làrd | n. soft white fat obtained from pigs v. to prepare with lard |
| larder | làrde̊r | lard-er | làrd-e̊r | n. a supply of food especially for a household |
| interlard | inte̊rlàrd | inter-lard | inte̊r-làrd | vt. to mix something extra into; to intermix |
| largish | làrgish | larg-ish | làrg-ish | a. somewhat large |
| large | làrge | large | làrge | a. of great size or amount; extensive; important adv. fully; at length |
| larger | làrge̊r | larg-er | làrg-e̊r | |
| largess | làrge̊ss | larg-ess | làrg-e̊ss | n. a gift of money given for service or out of benevolence, usually ostentatiously |
| largesse | làrgesse | larg-esse | làrg-esse | n. liberality in bestowing gifts |
| largest | làrgėst | larg-est | làrg-ėst | |
| largely | làrg𝕖lẏ | large-ly | làrg𝕖-lẏ | adv. to a great extent; on the whole; mostly |
| largeness | làrg𝕖nėss | large-ness | làrg𝕖-nėss | n. large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness n. the property of having a relatively great size |
| large-scale | large-scale | a. involving many people or a wide area | ||
| enlarge | ėnlàrge | en-large | ėn-làrge | v. make larger v. become larger or bigger |
| enlarged | enlàrg𝕖d | en-larg-ed | en-làrg-𝕖d | a. larger than normal; expanded |
| enlarger | enlàrge̊r | en-larg-er | en-làrg-e̊r | n. photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph |
| enlarging | enlàrging | en-larg-ing | en-làrg-ing | v make larger v make large v become larger or bigger v. add details or clarify meaning, usually in writing |
| enlargement | ėnlàrg𝕖me̊nt | en-large-ment | ėn-làrg𝕖-me̊nt | n. the act of increasing the size of something n. a photographic print that has been enlarged |
| overlarge | ōve̊rlàrge | over-large | ōve̊r-làrge | a. excessively large |
| largo | làrgō | largo | làrgō | n. a musical passage to be performed slowly a. very slow in tempo adv. slowly and broadly |
| lariat | lariåt | lariat | lariåt | n a long noosed rope used to catch animals |
| lark | làrk | lark | làrk | n. a songbird noted for its singing n. a carefree adventure |
| alarm | ålàrm | a-larm | å-làrm | n. a warning sound or device n. a feeling of fear caused by danger vt. to make someone feel frightened or worried |
| alarms | ålàrmṡ | a-larm-s | å-làrm-ṡ | |
| larvae | làrvāe | larv-ae | làrv-āe | n. the active immature form of an insect |
| larval | làrvål | larv-al | làrv-ål | a. relating to or typical of a larva |
| larva | làrvå | larva | làrvå | n. the active immature form of an insect |
| laryngitis | làrẏngīti̊s | laryng-itis | làrẏng-īti̊s | n. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx |
| laryngeal | làrẏngēal | laryng-e-al | làrẏng-ē-al | a. of or relating to or situated in the larynx n. a speech sound produced in the larynx |
| otolaryngologic | ōtōlarẏngo̊logic | ot-o-laryng-o-log-ic | ōt-ō-larẏng-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to otolaryngology |
| otolaryngologist | ōtōlarẏngolo̊gist | ot-o-laryng-o-log-ist | ōt-ō-larẏng-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat |
| otolaryngology | ōtōlarẏn𝕘olo̊gẏ | ot-o-laryng-o-log-y | ōt-ō-larẏn𝕘-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat |
| larynx | larẏnx | larynx | larẏnx | n. a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea containing the vocal cords |
| laser | lāṡe̊r | las-er | lāṡ-e̊r | n. a device that produces a powerful beam of light |
| lasing | lāsing | las-ing | lās-ing | v. emitting coherent light through stimulated emission |
| lasers | lāṡe̊rṡ | las-er-s | lāṡ-e̊r-ṡ | |
| lasagnes | lasagnėṡ | lasagn-e-s | lasagn-ė-ṡ | |
| lasagna | làsà𝕘na | lasagna | làsà𝕘na | n. baked dish of layers of pasta with sauce and cheese |
| lasagnas | låṡa𝕘nåṡ | lasagna-s | låṡa𝕘nå-ṡ | |
| lasagne | låṡa𝕘ne | lasagne | låṡa𝕘ne | n baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables n very wide flat strips of pasta |
| lascivious | låscivio̊us | lasciv-ious | låsciv-io̊us | a. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires |
| lasciviously | låscivio̊uslẏ | lasciv-ious-ly | låsciv-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a lascivious manner |
| lasciviousness | låscivio̊usne̊ss | lasciv-ious-ness | låsciv-io̊us-ne̊ss | n feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness |
| lash | lash | lash | lash | n. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip v. lash or flick about sharply |
| lashing | lashing | lash-ing | lash-ing | n. a rope used for fastening n. a beating with a whip |
| lass | lass | lass | lass | n. a girl or young woman who is unmarried |
| lassie | lassiē | lass-ie | lass-iē | n. a girl or young woman who is unmarried |
| lassitude | lassitūde | lass-itude | lass-itūde | n. a feeling of lack of interest or energy; weariness |
| lasso | lassō | lasso | lassō | n. a long noosed rope used to catch animals v. catch with a lasso |
| last | làst | last | làst | a. coming after all others; most recent adv. on the last occasion; finally vi. to continue in time n. the last person or thing |
| lasted | lastėd | last-ed | last-ėd | |
| lasting | lasting | last-ing | last-ing | a. continuing for a long time |
| lastly | lastlẏ | last-ly | last-lẏ | adv. the item at the end; in the last place |
| lasts | lasts | last-s | last-s | |
| lastingly | lastinglẏ | last-ing-ly | last-ing-lẏ | adv. in an enduring or permanent manner |
| elastic | ėlastic | e-last-ic | ė-last-ic | n. a fabric or band that can stretch and return to its original shape a. capable of resuming original shape after stretching |
| elastin | ėlastin | e-last-in | ė-last-in | n. a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries |
| elasticity | ēlastici̊tẏ | e-last-ic-ity | ē-last-ic-i̊tẏ | n. the ability to return to an original shape after being stretched |
| elastomer | ėlasto̊me̊r | e-last-o-mer | ė-last-o̊-me̊r | n. an elastic material resembling rubber; resumes its original shape when force is removed |
| elasticized | ėlasticīz𝕖d | e-last-ic-iz-ed | ė-last-ic-īz-𝕖d | a. made with strands or inserts of elastic |
| inelastic | ine̊lastic | in-e-last-ic | in-e̊-last-ic | a. not elastic |
| inelasticity | inėlasticitẏ | in-e-last-ic-ity | in-ė-last-ic-itẏ | n. the quality of not being elastic |
| viscoelastic | viscōėlastic | visco-e-last-ic | viscō-ė-last-ic | a. having viscous as well as elastic properties |
| lat | làt | lat | làt | n. (informal) the latissimus dorsi muscle n. the monetary unit of Latvia |
| latency | lāte̊ncẏ | lat-ency | lāt-e̊ncẏ | n. the state of being not yet evident or active |
| latent | lāte̊nt | lat-ent | lāt-e̊nt | a. present but not yet visible or active |
| latest | lāte̊st | lat-est | lāt-e̊st | a. most recent; last n. the newest thing |
| Latin | Latin | Lat-in | Lat-in | n. the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire a. relating to people speaking Latin or languages derived from Latin |
| latitude | latitūde | lat-itude | lat-itūde | n. the angular distance north or south of the equator n. freedom from normal restraints |
| latitudinal | lati̊tūdi̊nål | lat-itudin-al | lat-i̊tūdi̊n-ål | a. of or relating to latitudes north or south |
| ablate | ablāte | ab-late | ab-lāte | v. wear away through erosion or vaporization v. remove an organ or bodily structure |
| ablation | ablātio̊n | ab-lat-ion | ab-lāt-io̊n | n. surgical removal of a body part or tissue n. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers |
| ablative | ablåtive | ab-lat-ive | ab-låt-ive | n. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences a. relating to the ablative case |
| collate | co̊llāte | col-late | co̊l-lāte | v. compare critically; of texts v. to assemble in proper sequence |
| collation | collātio̊n | col-lat-ion | col-lāt-io̊n | n. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence n. a light meal |
| dilate | dīlāte | di-late | dī-lāte | v. to become wider |
| dilated | dīlātėd | di-lat-ed | dī-lāt-ėd | v. become wider a. made wider or larger in size |
| dilation | dīlātio̊n | di-lat-ion | dī-lāt-io̊n | n. the act of expanding an aperture |
| dilator | dīlāto̊r | di-lat-or | dī-lāt-o̊r | n. a muscle or instrument that dilates a body part |
| dilatory | dilåtorẏ | di-lat-ory | di-låt-orẏ | a. wasting time; inclined to delay |
| dilatation | dilåtātio̊n | di-lat-at-ion | di-låt-āt-io̊n | n. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions |
| elate | ėlāte | e-lat-e | ė-lāt-e | v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism |
| elated | ėlāt𝕖d | e-lat-ed | ė-lāt-𝕖d | a. extremely happy and excited |
| elation | ėlātio̊n | e-lat-ion | ė-lāt-io̊n | n. a feeling of great joy and pride |
| midlatitude | midlatitūde | mid-lat-itude | mid-lat-itūde | n. the latitudes between the tropics and polar circles |
| oblate | oblāte | ob-late | ob-lāte | n. a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life a. having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; flattened at the poles |
| oblation | ōblātio̊n | ob-lat-ion | ōb-lāt-io̊n | n. a religious offering or sacrifice |
| oblateness | oblāt𝕖nėss | ob-late-ness | ob-lāt𝕖-nėss | n. the degree of flattening at the poles of a planet |
| prelate | prelȧte | pre-late | pre-lȧte | n. a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| prolate | prōlāte | pro-late | prō-lāte | a. extended in length |
| relate | rėlāte | re-late | rė-lāte | vt. to tell or describe vt. to show a connection between vi. to feel that you understand someone's situation |
| relatable | rėlātåble | re-lat-able | rė-lāt-åble | a. capable of being related to or understood |
| related | rėlātėd | re-lat-ed | rė-lāt-ėd | a. connected or associated with something else a. connected by family relationship |
| relating | rėlāting | re-lat-ing | rė-lāt-ing | |
| relation | rėlātio̊n | re-lat-ion | rė-lāt-io̊n | n. the way in which two things are connected n. a person connected by blood or marriage n. the act of telling a story |
| relative | relåtive | re-lat-ive | re-låt-ive | n. a person related by blood or marriage a. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete |
| relativist | relåtivist | re-lativ-ist | re-låtiv-ist | n. a philosopher who believes that no facts can be known with absolute certainty |
| relativize | relåtivīze | re-lativ-ize | re-låtiv-īze | v. consider or treat as relative |
| relator | rėlāto̊r | re-lat-or | rė-lāt-o̊r | n. a person who relates or tells something; a narrator |
| relates | rėlāt𝕖s | re-late-s | rė-lāt𝕖-s | |
| relational | rēlātio̊nål | re-lat-ion-al | rē-lāt-io̊n-ål | a. relating to relationships |
| relativism | relåtiviṡm | re-lat-iv-ism | re-låt-iv-iṡm | n. the doctrine that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind |
| relativity | relåtivitẏ | re-lat-iv-ity | re-låt-iv-itẏ | n. the state of being relative; the theory that space and time are relative |
| relatedly | rėlātėdlẏ | re-lat-ed-ly | rė-lāt-ėd-lẏ | adv. in a related manner |
| relatively | relåtiv𝕖lẏ | re-lat-ive-ly | re-låt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in relation or comparison to something else |
| relatedness | rėlātėdne̊ss | re-lat-ed-ness | rė-lāt-ėd-ne̊ss | n. a particular manner of connectedness |
| relations | rėlātio̊nṡ | re-lat-ion-s | rė-lāt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| relationship | rėlātio̊nship | re-lat-ion-ship | rė-lāt-io̊n-ship | n. the way in which two or more people or things are connected |
| relatives | relåtiv𝕖ṡ | re-lat-ive-s | re-låt-iv𝕖-ṡ | |
| relationality | rēlātio̊nålitẏ | re-lat-ion-al-ity | rē-lāt-io̊n-ål-itẏ | n. the quality or state of being relational |
| relativistic | relåtivistic | re-lat-iv-ist-ic | re-låt-iv-ist-ic | a. relating to the theory of relativity |
| relationships | rėlātio̊nships | re-lat-ion-ship-s | rė-lāt-io̊n-ship-s | |
| superlative | sùpe̊rlåtive | super-lat-ive | sùpe̊r-låt-ive | n. the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; an exaggerated expression of praise |
| translate | translāte | trans-late | trans-lāte | v. restate (words) from one language into another language v. change from one form or medium into another |
| translatable | translātåble | trans-lat-able | trans-lāt-åble | a. capable of being put into another form or style or language |
| translated | tranṡlāt𝕖d | trans-lat-ed | tranṡ-lāt-𝕖d | v. restate words from one language into another language |
| translating | translāting | trans-lat-ing | trans-lāt-ing | |
| translation | translātio̊n | trans-lat-ion | trans-lāt-io̊n | n. the process of changing words from one language to another |
| translator | translāto̊r | trans-lat-or | trans-lāt-o̊r | n. a person who translates from one language to another |
| translates | translāt𝕖s | trans-late-s | trans-lāt𝕖-s | |
| translational | tranṡlātio̊nål | trans-lat-ion-al | tranṡ-lāt-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to uniform movement without rotation |
| correlate | corrėlāte | cor-re-late | cor-rė-lāte | n. either of two related variables v. to have a mutual relationship or connection |
| correlated | corre̊lāt𝕖d | cor-re-lat-ed | cor-re̊-lāt-𝕖d | vt. bring into a mutual or reciprocal relation a. mutually related |
| correlation | corrėlātio̊n | cor-re-lat-ion | cor-rė-lāt-io̊n | n. a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things |
| correlative | co̊rrelåtive | cor-re-lat-ive | co̊r-re-låt-ive | a. mutually related a. expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation |
| correlational | corrėlātio̊nål | cor-re-lat-ion-al | cor-rė-lāt-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or employing correlation |
| interrelate | inte̊rrėlāte | inter-re-late | inte̊r-rė-lāte | v. to connect or relate to each other |
| interrelated | inte̊rrėlātėd | inter-re-lat-ed | inte̊r-rė-lāt-ėd | a. closely connected or related to each other |
| interrelation | inte̊rrėlātio̊n | inter-re-lat-ion | inte̊r-rė-lāt-io̊n | n. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness |
| interrelatedness | inte̊rrėlātėdnėss | inter-re-lat-ed-ness | inte̊r-rė-lāt-ėd-nėss | n. a mutual or reciprocal relation between things |
| interrelationship | inte̊rrėlātio̊nship | inter-re-lat-ion-ship | inte̊r-rė-lāt-io̊n-ship | n. a mutual or reciprocal relationship |
| mistranslation | mistranṡlātio̊n | mis-trans-lat-ion | mis-tranṡ-lāt-io̊n | n. an incorrect translation |
| nonrelativistic | nonrelåtivistic | non-re-lat-iv-ist-ic | non-re-låt-iv-ist-ic | a. not involving relativistic effects |
| unrelated | ûnrėlātėd | un-re-lat-ed | ûn-rė-lāt-ėd | a. lacking a logical or causal relation a. not connected by kinship |
| untranslatable | ûntranslātåble | un-trans-lat-able | ûn-trans-lāt-åble | a. not capable of being put into another form or style or language |
| untranslated | ûntranslātėd | un-trans-lat-ed | ûn-trans-lāt-ėd | a. not translated into another language |
| intercorrelation | inte̊rcorre̊lātio̊n | inter-cor-re-lat-ion | inte̊r-cor-re̊-lāt-io̊n | n. the correlation between different sets of variables |
| uncorrelated | ûncorrėlātėd | un-cor-re-lat-ed | ûn-cor-rė-lāt-ėd | a. not varying together |
| latch | latch | latch | latch | n. a device for fastening a door v. to fasten with a latch |
| latchet | latchėt | latch-et | latch-ėt | n. a leather strap for a shoe |
| unlatch | ûnlatch | un-latch | ûn-latch | v. open or loose by lifting the latch |
| late | lāte | late | lāte | a. happening after the usual or expected time a. no longer alive; recently deceased adv. after the usual or expected time |
| later | lāte̊r | lat-er | lāt-e̊r | adv. at a later time; afterwards a. coming at a subsequent time |
| lately | lāt𝕖lẏ | late-ly | lāt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in the recent past |
| lateness | lāt𝕖nėss | late-ness | lāt𝕖-nėss | n. quality of coming late or later in time |
| latecomer | lātecôme̊r | late-com-er | lāte-côm-e̊r | n. someone who arrives late |
| belated | bėlātėd | be-lat-ed | bė-lāt-ėd | a. coming later than expected |
| belatedly | bėlāte̊dlẏ | be-lat-ed-ly | bė-lāt-e̊d-lẏ | adv. later than usual or than expected |
| belatedness | bėlātėdne̊ss | be-lat-ed-ness | bė-lāt-ėd-ne̊ss | n. the quality or state of being belated |
| lateral | late̊rål | later-al | late̊r-ål | a. situated at or extending to the side |
| laterality | late̊ralitẏ | later-al-ity | late̊r-al-itẏ | n. superior development of one side of the body |
| laterally | lāte̊rållẏ | later-al-ly | lāte̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. to or from the side |
| lateralization | late̊rålīzātio̊n | later-al-iz-at-ion | late̊r-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain |
| bilateral | bīlate̊rål | bi-later-al | bī-late̊r-ål | a. involving two parties or countries |
| bilateralism | bīlate̊råliṡm | bi-later-al-ism | bī-late̊r-ål-iṡm | n. the practice of conducting negotiations between two nations |
| bilaterally | bīlate̊rållẏ | bi-later-al-ly | bī-late̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. with the involvement of two parties or governments adv. so as to involve two sides or parts |
| contralateral | contrålate̊rål | contra-later-al | contrå-late̊r-ål | a. on or relating to the opposite side of the body |
| equilateral | ēquilate̊rål | equi-later-al | ēqui-late̊r-ål | n. a figure whose sides are all equal a. having all sides or faces equal |
| ipsilateral | ipsilate̊rål | ipsi-later-al | ipsi-late̊r-ål | a. on or relating to the same side (of the body) |
| multilateral | mûltilate̊rål | multi-later-al | mûlti-late̊r-ål | a. having many parts or sides; involving several nations |
| multilateralism | mûltilate̊råliṡm | multi-later-al-ism | mûlti-late̊r-ål-iṡm | n. the principle of involving multiple nations in agreements or actions |
| unilateral | ūni̊late̊rål | uni-later-al | ūni̊-late̊r-ål | a. performed by or affecting only one side |
| unilateralism | ūnilate̊råliṡm | uni-later-al-ism | ūni-late̊r-ål-iṡm | n. the policy of acting independently without consulting allies |
| unilateralist | ūnilate̊rålist | uni-later-al-ist | ūni-late̊r-ål-ist | n. an advocate of unilateralism |
| unilaterally | ūni̊late̊rållẏ | uni-later-al-ly | ūni̊-late̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party |
| latex | lātex | latex | lātex | n. a milky fluid produced by certain plants, used to make rubber |
| lath | lath | lath | lath | n. a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework |
| lathe | lāṫhe | lathe | lāṫhe | n. a machine tool for shaping metal or wood by rotating the workpiece against a fixed tool |
| lather | laṫhe̊r | lath-er | laṫh-e̊r | n. the foam resulting from soap and water v. form a lather |
| latinate | lati̊nāte | lat-in-ate | lat-i̊n-āte | a. of or relating to Latin or the Latin language |
| latinization | latinīzātio̊n | latin-iz-at-ion | latin-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act or process of latinizing |
| latin | lati̊n | n. the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire a. relating to people speaking Latin or languages derived from Latin | ||
| latke | làtkė | latke | làtkė | n. a potato pancake, especially in Jewish cooking |
| latrine | låtrĩne | latrine | låtrĩne | n. a public toilet in a military area |
| latter | latte̊r | latt-er | latt-e̊r | n. the second of two or the second mentioned of two a. referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned |
| lattice | lattice | latt-ice | latt-ice | n. a framework of crossed strips |
| latticed | lattic𝕖ḋ | latt-ic-ed | latt-ic-𝕖ḋ | a. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework |
| latte | làttè | latte | làttè | n strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk |
| lattes | làttèṡ | latte-s | làttè-ṡ | |
| latticework | latti̊cewo̊rk | lattice-work | latti̊ce-wo̊rk | n. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal |
| latvian | latviån | latvi-an | latvi-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Latvia a. of or relating to Latvia or its people |
| laud | lãud | laud | lãud | v. praise, glorify, or honor |
| laudable | lãudåble | laud-able | lãud-åble | a. worthy of high praise |
| lauded | lãudėd | laud-ed | lãud-ėd | v. praise, glorify, or honor |
| laudation | lãudātio̊n | laud-at-ion | lãud-āt-io̊n | n. praise; a speech of praise |
| laudably | lãudåblẏ | laud-ab-ly | lãud-åb-lẏ | adv. in an admirable manner |
| laudatory | lãudåtorẏ | laud-at-ory | lãud-åt-orẏ | a. full of or giving praise |
| laudanum | lãudånům | laud-an-um | lãud-ån-ům | n. a narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or similar preparation |
| laugh | làugh | laugh | làugh | v. to make the sounds and movements of the face that express amusement or happiness n. the sound made when laughing |
| laughable | làughåble | laugh-able | làugh-åble | a. incongruous; inviting ridicule a. arousing or provoking laughter |
| laughed | làugh𝕖ḋ | laugh-ed | làugh-𝕖ḋ | v. past tense of "laugh" |
| laugher | làughe̊r | laugh-er | làugh-e̊r | n. a person who is laughing or who laughs easily |
| laughter | làu𝕘𝕙te̊r | laught-er | làu𝕘𝕙t-e̊r | n. the act or sound of laughing |
| laughing | làughing | laugh-ing | làugh-ing | a. showing or feeling happiness or amusement n. the act of laughing |
| laughs | làughs | laugh-s | làugh-s | |
| laughably | làughåblẏ | laugh-ab-ly | làugh-åb-lẏ | adv. so as to arouse or deserve laughter |
| laughingly | làughinglẏ | laugh-ing-ly | làugh-ing-lẏ | adv. with laughter; while laughing |
| launch | lãunch | launch | lãunch | v. set something in motion v. introduce a new product or undertaking to the public n. the action of launching something |
| launched | lãunch𝕖ḋ | launch-ed | lãunch-𝕖ḋ | |
| launcher | lãunche̊r | launch-er | lãunch-e̊r | n. armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket |
| launches | lãunchėṡ | launch-es | lãunch-ėṡ | |
| launching | lãunching | launch-ing | lãunch-ing | n. the act of sending something into motion or flight |
| launchpad | lãunchpad | launch-pad | lãunch-pad | n. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
| relaunch | rēlãunch | re-launch | rē-lãunch | v. launch again n. the act of launching again |
| launder | lãunde̊r | laund-er | lãund-e̊r | v. to wash; to make illegal money appear legal |
| laundered | lãunde̊r𝕖d | laund-er-ed | lãund-e̊r-𝕖d | v. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water v. convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones |
| launderer | lãunde̊re̊r | laund-er-er | lãund-e̊r-e̊r | n. a person who washes clothes professionally |
| launderette | lãunde̊rette | laund-er-ette | lãund-e̊r-ette | n. a self-service laundry where coin-operated washing machines are available to customers |
| laundering | lãunde̊ring | laund-er-ing | lãund-e̊r-ing | n. washing clothes and bed linens |
| laundress | lãundrėss | laundr-ess | lãundr-ėss | n. a working woman who takes in washing |
| laundrette | lãundrette | laundr-ette | lãundr-ette | n. a self-service laundry with coin-operated washing machines |
| laundries | lãundri𝕖ṡ | laundr-ies | lãundr-i𝕖ṡ | |
| laundry | lãundrẏ | laundr-y | lãundr-ẏ | n. clothes or linen that need to be washed or have been washed n. a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed |
| laundryman | lãundrẏmån | laundr-y-man | lãundr-ẏ-mån | n. a man who works in a laundry |
| laurentian | lãurenṫi̊ån | laur-ent-ian | lãur-enṫ-i̊ån | a. of or relating to the Laurentian Mountains or the Laurentian Shield |
| laurasia | lãurās̃i̊å | laurasia | lãurās̃i̊å | n. a northern supercontinent in the Mesozoic era |
| laureate | lãurēate | laure-ate | lãurē-ate | n. someone honored for great achievements a. worthy of the greatest honor |
| laurel | lãure̊l | laurel | lãure̊l | n. a type of evergreen tree; an emblem of victory |
| Lausanne | Lãusanne | Lausanne | Lãusanne | n. a city in Switzerland |
| lav | lav | lav | lav | n a room or building equipped with one or more toilets |
| lavage | låvàge | lav-age | låv-àge | n. washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water |
| laver | lāve̊r | lav-er | lāv-e̊r | n. large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions |
| lavish | lavish | lav-ish | lav-ish | a. sumptuously rich or luxurious v. to bestow something in generous quantities |
| lavishly | lavishlẏ | lav-ish-ly | lav-ish-lẏ | adv. in a rich and lavish manner |
| lavishness | lavishne̊ss | lav-ish-ness | lav-ish-ne̊ss | n. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive |
| lavatory | lavåto̊rẏ | lav-at-ory | lav-åt-o̊rẏ | n. a room equipped with toilets and a sink |
| lava | làvå | lava | làvå | n. hot molten rock that flows from a volcano |
| lavas | làvåṡ | lava-s | làvå-ṡ | |
| lave | lāve | lave | lāve | v. wash or flow against |
| lavender | lave̊nde̊r | lavend-er | lave̊nd-e̊r | n. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers n. a pale purple color |
| law | lãw | law | lãw | n. a rule of conduct; the system of rules; a general principle |
| lawful | lãwfůl | law-ful | lãw-fůl | a. conforming to or permitted by law |
| lawless | lãwlėss | law-less | lãw-lėss | a. disobedient to or defiant of law |
| lawlike | lãwlīke | law-like | lãw-līke | a. resembling a law in its regularity |
| lawmaker | lãwmāke̊r | law-maker | lãw-māke̊r | n a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws |
| lawman | lãwmån | law-man | lãw-mån | n. an officer of the law |
| laws | lãwṡ | law-s | lãw-ṡ | |
| lawyer | lãwye̊r | law-yer | lãw-ye̊r | n. a person who practices or studies law; an attorney |
| lawbreaker | lãwbreāke̊r | law-break-er | lãw-breāk-e̊r | n. someone who violates the law |
| lawgiver | lãwgive̊r | law-giv-er | lãw-giv-e̊r | n. a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws |
| lawmaking | lãwmāking | law-mak-ing | lãw-māk-ing | n. the act of making or enacting laws |
| lawyering | lãwye̊ring | law-yer-ing | lãw-ye̊r-ing | n. the practice of law |
| lawfully | lãwfůllẏ | law-ful-ly | lãw-fůl-lẏ | adv. by law; conforming to the law |
| lawyerly | lãwye̊rlẏ | law-yer-ly | lãw-ye̊r-lẏ | a. like or characteristic of a lawyer |
| lawfulness | lãwfůlnėss | law-ful-ness | lãw-fůl-nėss | n. the quality of conforming to law |
| lawlessness | lãwlėssnėss | law-less-ness | lãw-lėss-nėss | n. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts |
| lawyers | lãwye̊rṡ | law-yer-s | lãw-ye̊r-ṡ | |
| bylaw | bȳlãw | by-law | bȳ-lãw | n. a rule adopted by an organization to regulate its affairs and members' behavior |
| in-laws | in-laws | n. the relatives of one's spouse | ||
| nonlawyer | nonlãwye̊r | non-lawy-er | non-lãwy-e̊r | n. a person who is not a lawyer |
| unlawful | ûnlãwfůl | un-law-ful | ûn-lãw-fůl | a. contrary to or prohibited by law |
| unlawfully | ûnlãwfůllẏ | un-law-ful-ly | ûn-lãw-fůl-lẏ | adv. not conforming to the law |
| lawn | lãwn | lawn | lãwn | n. a field of cultivated and mowed grass |
| lawns | lãwnṡ | lawn-s | lãwn-ṡ | |
| lax | lax | lax | lax | a. lacking in rigor or strictness |
| laxity | laxi̊tẏ | lax-ity | lax-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being lax and neglectful |
| laxative | laxåtive | lax-at-ive | lax-åt-ive | n. a mild cathartic a. stimulating evacuation of feces |
| relax | rėlax | re-lax | rė-lax | v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease v. make less taut v. become less formal and assume a friendlier manner |
| relaxant | rėlaxånt | re-lax-ant | rė-lax-ånt | n. a drug that relaxes and relieves tension a. tending to relax or relieve tension |
| relaxed | rėlax𝕖ḋ | re-lax-ed | rė-lax-𝕖ḋ | a. free from tension and anxiety |
| relaxer | rėlaxe̊r | re-lax-er | rė-lax-e̊r | n. any agent that produces relaxation |
| relaxes | rėlaxėṡ | re-lax-es | rė-lax-ėṡ | |
| relaxing | rėlaxing | re-lax-ing | rė-lax-ing | a. affording physical or mental rest |
| relaxation | rēlaxātio̊n | re-lax-at-ion | rē-lax-āt-io̊n | n. the state of being relaxed |
| lay | lāy | lay | lāy | vt. to put something down in a flat or horizontal position vi. to produce an egg |
| layabout | lāyåbòut | lay-about | lāy-åbòut | n. a person who does no work |
| layaway | lāyåwāy | lay-away | lāy-åwāy | n. a system of paying a deposit to secure an item for later purchase |
| layer | lāye̊r | lay-er | lāy-e̊r | n. a sheet or coating of material on a surface |
| layette | lāyette | lay-ette | lāy-ette | n. a complete outfit of clothing and accessories for a new baby |
| laying | lāying | lay-ing | lāy-ing | n. the production of eggs (especially in birds) |
| layman | lāymån | lay-man | lāy-mån | n. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
| lay-off | lay-off | n. the temporary dismissal of workers | ||
| layoff | lāyoff | lay-off | lāy-off | n. the act of laying off an employee or a work force |
| layout | lāyòut | lay-out | lāy-òut | n. the way in which something is arranged |
| layover | lāyōve̊r | lay-over | lāy-ōve̊r | n. a brief stay in the course of a journey |
| lays | lāyṡ | lay-s | lāy-ṡ | |
| laity | lāitẏ | lai-ty | lāi-tẏ | n. members of a religious community without the priestly responsibilities of clergy |
| layup | lāyûp | lay-up | lāy-ûp | n. a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket |
| laywoman | lāywõmån | lay-woman | lāy-wõmån | n. a woman who is a nonprofessional in a given field |
| layered | lāye̊r𝕖d | lay-er-ed | lāy-e̊r-𝕖d | a. with one layer on top of another |
| layering | lāye̊ring | lay-er-ing | lāy-e̊r-ing | n. the act or process of forming layers |
| layers | lāye̊rṡ | lay-er-s | lāy-e̊r-ṡ | |
| belay | bėlāy | be-lay | bė-lāy | n. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured v. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him v. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat |
| bilayer | bīlāye̊r | bi-lay-er | bī-lāy-e̊r | n. a structure composed of two layers of molecules |
| delay | dėlāy | de-lay | dė-lāy | n. time during which some action is awaited n. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time v. cause to be slowed down or delayed |
| delayed | dėlāy𝕖d | de-lay-ed | dė-lāy-𝕖d | a. not as far along as normal in development; happening later than expected |
| delaying | dėlāying | de-lay-ing | dė-lāy-ing | v. cause to be slowed down or delayed |
| delays | dėlāyṡ | de-lay-s | dė-lāy-ṡ | |
| inlay | inlāy | in-lay | in-lāy | n. a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood, stone, or metal into prepared slots v. decorate the surface by inserting wood, stone, or metal |
| mislay | mislāy | mis-lay | mis-lāy | v place (something) where one cannot find it again |
| monolayer | mo̊nolāye̊r | mono-lay-er | mo̊no-lāy-e̊r | n. a single layer of atoms or molecules on a surface |
| multilayered | mûltĩlāye̊r𝕖d | multi-lay-er-ed | mûltĩ-lāy-e̊r-𝕖d | a. having multiple layers |
| overlay | ōve̊rlāy | over-lay | ōve̊r-lāy | n. a covering layer vt. to place something over something else |
| relay | rēlāy | re-lay | rē-lāy | n. the act of passing something along from one person or group to another n. a race between teams; each member runs part of the distance |
| underlay | ûnde̊rlāy | under-lay | ûnde̊r-lāy | v. put something under or beneath n. a pad placed under a carpet |
| underlayer | ûnde̊rlāye̊r | under-lay-er | ûnde̊r-lāy-e̊r | n. a lower layer; something that lies beneath another layer |
| underlayment | unde̊rlāyme̊nt | under-lay-ment | unde̊r-lāy-me̊nt | n. a pad placed under a carpet |
| lazy | lāzẏ | laz-y | lāz-ẏ | a. unwilling to work or use energy |
| lazarette | lazårette | laz-ar-ette | laz-år-ette | n hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| lazier | lāzie̊r | laz-i-er | lāz-i-e̊r | |
| laziest | lāziėst | laz-i-est | lāz-i-ėst | |
| lazily | lazi̊lẏ | laz-i-ly | laz-i̊-lẏ | adv. in a slow and lazy manner |
| laziness | lāzine̊ss | laz-i-ness | lāz-i-ne̊ss | n. relaxed and easy activity |
| laze | lāze | laze | lāze | v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation |
| lazuli | låzūlĩ | lazuli | låzūlĩ | n. an azure blue semiprecious stone |
| lb | lb | lb | lb | n. abbreviation for pound (Latin: libra) |
| lea | lēa | lea | lēa | n. a unit of length of thread or yarn |
| leach | lēach | leach | lēach | v. to dissolve out soluble substances by percolating water n. the process of leaching |
| leachate | lēachāte | leach-ate | lēach-āte | n. water that has percolated through solid material and extracted soluble substances |
| leaching | lēaching | leach-ing | lēach-ing | n. the process of leaching |
| lead | lēad | lead | lēad | vt. to guide; to direct; to go first vi. to be in charge; to tend toward n. a leading position; a clue; a wire; the metal Pb |
| led | led | led | led | |
| leaded | lèadėd | lead-ed | lèad-ėd | a. treated or mixed with lead |
| leaden | lèade̊n | lead-en | lèad-e̊n | a. made heavy or weighted down with weariness; made of lead |
| leader | lēade̊r | lead-er | lēad-e̊r | n. a person who guides or directs a group |
| leading | lēading | lead-ing | lēad-ing | a. most important; chief a. going in advance |
| leadoff | lēadoff | lead-off | lēad-off | n. the first action or step in a series |
| leads | lēadṡ | lead-s | lēad-ṡ | |
| leaderless | lēade̊rle̊ss | lead-er-less | lēad-e̊r-le̊ss | a. having no leader |
| leaders | lēade̊rṡ | lead-er-s | lēad-e̊r-ṡ | |
| leadership | lēade̊rship | lead-er-ship | lēad-e̊r-ship | n. the position or function of a leader n. the ability to lead others |
| leaderships | lēade̊rships | lead-er-ship-s | lēad-e̊r-ship-s | |
| mislead | mislēad | mis-lead | mis-lēad | v. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions |
| misled | misl𝕖d | mis-led | mis-l𝕖d | v. lead someone in the wrong direction |
| misleading | mislēading | mis-lead-ing | mis-lēad-ing | a. giving the wrong idea or impression |
| misleadingly | mislēadinglẏ | mis-lead-ing-ly | mis-lēad-ing-lẏ | adv. in a misleading way |
| unleaded | ûnlèad𝕖d | un-lead-ed | ûn-lèad-𝕖d | a. not treated with lead |
| leaf | lēaf | leaf | lēaf | n. a flattened structure of a plant, typically green, attached to a stem n. a page of a book |
| leafed | lēaf𝕖ḋ | leaf-ed | lēaf-𝕖ḋ | a. having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination |
| leafless | lēafle̊ss | leaf-less | lēaf-le̊ss | a. having no leaves |
| leaflet | lēaflėt | leaf-let | lēaf-lėt | n. part of a compound leaf n. a small sheet of printed information |
| leafy | lēafẏ | leaf-y | lēaf-ẏ | a. covered with leaves |
| leafcutter | lēafcûtte̊r | leaf-cutt-er | lēaf-cûtt-e̊r | n. a type of ant that cuts leaves |
| leafhopper | lēafhoppe̊r | leaf-hopp-er | lēaf-hopp-e̊r | n. small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants |
| overleaf | ōve̊rlēaf | over-leaf | ōve̊r-lēaf | adv. on or to the other side of a page |
| league | lēague | league | lēague | n. an association of teams or groups organized for competition or mutual support |
| leaguer | lēague̊r | leagu-er | lēagu-e̊r | n. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. n. A siege or beleaguering. vt. To besiege; to beleaguer. |
| leagues | lēagueṡ | league-s | lēague-ṡ | |
| beleaguer | bėlēague̊r | be-leagu-er | bė-lēagu-e̊r | vt. to surround with armed forces; to harass |
| beleaguered | bėlēague̊r𝕖d | be-leagu-er-ed | bė-lēagu-e̊r-𝕖d | a. surrounded so as to force to give up; persistently troubled |
| colleague | collēague | col-league | col-lēague | n. an associate that one works with n. a person who is member of one's class or profession |
| colleagues | collēagueṡ | col-league-s | col-lēague-ṡ | |
| leak | lēak | leak | lēak | n. a hole through which liquid or gas escapes n. an intentional disclosure of secret information v. to allow liquid or gas to escape through a hole |
| leakage | lēakȧge | leak-age | lēak-ȧge | n. the accidental escape of liquid or gas |
| leaked | lēak𝕖ḋ | leak-ed | lēak-𝕖ḋ | v. past tense and past participle of leak |
| leaker | lēake̊r | leak-er | lēak-e̊r | n. a person who leaks secret information |
| leaking | lēaking | leak-ing | lēak-ing | n. the accidental escape of a fluid v. enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure |
| leaks | lēaks | leak-s | lēak-s | |
| leaky | lēakẏ | leak-y | lēak-ẏ | a. allowing liquid or gas to pass through unintentionally |
| leal | lēal | leal | lēal | a. faithful and true |
| lean | lēan | lean | lēan | v. incline from a vertical position v. rely on for support a. thin and healthy |
| leaned | lēan𝕖d | lean-ed | lēan-𝕖d | |
| leaning | lēaning | lean-ing | lēan-ing | n. an inclination to do something |
| leanness | lēannėss | lean-ness | lēan-nėss | n. the property of having little body fat |
| leans | lēanṡ | lean-s | lēan-ṡ | |
| oleander | ōlēande̊r | o-leand-er | ō-lēand-e̊r | n. a poisonous evergreen shrub with fragrant white to pink or red flowers |
| leap | lēap | leap | lēap | v. to jump a long distance or to a great height n. a sudden jump or spring |
| leapt | lèapt | leapt | lèapt | |
| leaped | lēap𝕖ḋ | leap-ed | lēap-𝕖ḋ | |
| leaper | lēape̊r | leap-er | lēap-e̊r | n. someone who bounds or leaps |
| leapfrog | lēapfrog | leap-frog | lēap-frog | n. a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over v. to jump across or over |
| leaping | lēaping | leap-ing | lēap-ing | n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| leaps | lēaps | leap-s | lēap-s | |
| overleap | ōve̊rlēap | over-leap | ōve̊r-lēap | v. to leap over or beyond |
| learn | le̊arn | learn | le̊arn | v. to gain knowledge or skill; to find out; to memorize |
| learnable | le̊arnåble | learn-able | le̊arn-åble | a. such as can be learned |
| learned | le̊arn𝕖d | learn-ed | le̊arn-𝕖d | a. having much knowledge acquired by study |
| learner | le̊arne̊r | learn-er | le̊arn-e̊r | n. someone who learns or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
| learning | le̊arning | learn-ing | le̊arn-ing | n. the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study or experience |
| learns | le̊arnṡ | learn-s | le̊arn-ṡ | |
| relearn | rēleārn | re-learn | rē-leārn | v. learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it |
| relearning | rēleārning | re-learn-ing | rē-leārn-ing | v learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it |
| unlearn | ûnle̊arn | un-learn | ûn-le̊arn | v. try to forget something previously learned |
| unlearned | ûnle̊arnėd | un-learn-ed | ûn-le̊arn-ėd | a. not well learned |
| lessee | lessēe | less-ee | less-ēe | n. a tenant who holds a lease |
| lessor | lesso̊r | less-or | less-o̊r | n. someone who grants a lease |
| lease | lēase | lease | lēase | n. a contract granting use of property for a specified time v. to grant or take on lease |
| leased | lēas𝕖ḋ | leas-ed | lēas-𝕖ḋ | v. let for money v. hold under a lease or rental agreement a. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group |
| leasehold | lēas𝕖hōld | lease-hold | lēas𝕖-hōld | n. land or property held under a lease |
| leasing | lēasing | leas-ing | lēas-ing | n. the act of granting use or occupation of under a term of contract |
| leases | lēasėṡ | lease-s | lēasė-ṡ | |
| leaseholder | lēas𝕖hōlde̊r | lease-hold-er | lēas𝕖-hōld-e̊r | n. a tenant who holds a lease |
| release | rėlēase | re-lease | rė-lēase | n. the act of setting free n. a new film, record, or product vt. to set free from confinement vt. to make something available |
| releasable | rėlēasåble | re-leas-able | rė-lēas-åble | a. that may be released |
| released | rēlēas𝕖ḋ | re-leas-ed | rē-lēas-𝕖ḋ | a. set free as from one's grip |
| releasing | rėlēasing | re-leas-ing | rė-lēas-ing | |
| releases | rėlēasėṡ | re-lease-s | rė-lēasė-ṡ | |
| sublease | sûblēase | sub-lease | sûb-lēase | n. a lease from one lessee to another |
| unreleased | ûnrėlēas𝕖ḋ | un-re-leas-ed | ûn-rė-lēas-𝕖ḋ | a. not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication |
| leash | lēash | leash | lēash | n. a strap or cord for holding a dog v. to put a leash on |
| leashed | lēash𝕖ḋ | leash-ed | lēash-𝕖ḋ | a. fastened with a leash |
| unleash | ûnlēash | un-leash | ûn-lēash | v. release from restraint; set free |
| unleashed | ûnlēash𝕖ḋ | un-leash-ed | ûn-lēash-𝕖ḋ | v release or vent v release from a leash v turn loose or free from restraint |
| unleashing | ûnlēashing | un-leash-ing | ûn-lēash-ing | v. release or vent v. release from a leash |
| leather | lèathe̊r | leath-er | lèath-e̊r | n. an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning v. whip with a leather strap |
| leathered | lèaṫhe̊r𝕖d | leath-er-ed | lèaṫh-e̊r-𝕖d | a. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable |
| leatherette | lèaṫhe̊rette | leath-er-ette | lèaṫh-e̊r-ette | n. fabric made to look like leather |
| leathers | lèaṫhe̊rṡ | leath-er-s | lèaṫh-e̊r-ṡ | |
| leathery | lèaṫhe̊rẏ | leath-er-y | lèaṫh-e̊r-ẏ | a. resembling leather; tough but pliable |
| leave | lēave | leave | lēave | v. to go away from; to let remain behind; to bequeath n. permission; a period of absence |
| leaver | lēave̊r | leav-er | lēav-e̊r | n someone who leaves |
| leaves | lēav𝕖ṡ | leav-es | lēav-𝕖ṡ | |
| leaving | lēaving | leav-ing | lēav-ing | n. the act of departing |
| interleave | inte̊rlēave | inter-leave | inte̊r-lēave | v. provide books with blank leaves v. intersperse alternately |
| leaven | lèave̊n | leaven | lèave̊n | n. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough n. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something |
| leavened | lèave̊n𝕖d | leaven-ed | lèave̊n-𝕖d | a. made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form |
| leavening | lèave̊ning | leaven-ing | lèave̊n-ing | n. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid n. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something |
| unleavened | ûnlèave̊n𝕖d | un-leaven-ed | ûn-lèave̊n-𝕖d | a. made without leavening |
| lebanese | lebånēṡe | leban-ese | lebån-ēṡe | n. a native or inhabitant of Lebanon a. of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people |
| lebensraum | lèbe̊nsraum | lebensraum | lèbe̊nsraum | n space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding |
| lecher | leche̊r | lech-er | lech-e̊r | n. a man with strong sexual desires |
| lechery | leche̊rẏ | lech-ery | lech-e̊rẏ | n. unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity |
| lecherous | leche̊ro̊us | lech-er-ous | lech-e̊r-o̊us | a. given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity |
| lecithin | leci̊thi̊n | lecithin | leci̊thi̊n | n. a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats |
| lectern | lecte̊rn | lect-ern | lect-e̊rn | n. a stand used to hold a text for a lecturer |
| lector | lecto̊r | lect-or | lect-o̊r | n. someone who reads lessons in a church service |
| lecture | lectůre | lect-ure | lect-ůre | n. an educational talk to an audience v. to give a lecture or talk |
| lectionary | lectio̊nårẏ | lect-ion-ary | lect-io̊n-årẏ | n. a book containing readings from Scripture for use in church services |
| lecturer | lectůre̊r | lect-ur-er | lect-ůr-e̊r | n. someone who gives lectures, especially at a university |
| lecturing | lectůring | lect-ur-ing | lect-ůr-ing | n. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject v. deliver a lecture or talk (lecture的现在分词) |
| lectures | lectůr𝕖ṡ | lect-ure-s | lect-ůr𝕖-ṡ | |
| lectureship | lectůr𝕖ship | lect-ure-ship | lect-ůr𝕖-ship | n. the post of lecturer |
| collect | co̊llect | col-lect | co̊l-lect | v. bring or gather things together v. ask for and receive money |
| collectable | co̊llectȧble | col-lect-able | co̊l-lect-ȧble | n. things considered to be worth collecting a. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified |
| collected | co̊llect𝕖d | col-lect-ed | co̊l-lect-𝕖d | a. brought together in one place a. calm and in control of oneself |
| collectible | co̊llecti̊ble | col-lect-ible | co̊l-lect-i̊ble | n. things considered to be worth collecting a. subject to or requiring payment |
| collecting | co̊llecting | col-lect-ing | co̊l-lect-ing | n. the act of gathering things together |
| collection | co̊llectio̊n | col-lect-ion | co̊l-lect-io̊n | n. a group of things gathered together n. the act of collecting |
| collective | co̊llective | col-lect-ive | co̊l-lect-ive | a. done or shared by all members of a group |
| collector | co̊llecto̊r | col-lect-or | co̊l-lect-o̊r | n. a person who collects things as a hobby or profession |
| collects | co̊llects | col-lect-s | co̊l-lect-s | |
| collectivism | co̊llectiviṡm | col-lect-iv-ism | co̊l-lect-iv-iṡm | n. a political theory that the people should own the means of production |
| collectivist | co̊llectivist | col-lect-iv-ist | co̊l-lect-iv-ist | n. an advocate of collectivism a. subscribing to the doctrine of collective ownership |
| collectivity | collectivitẏ | col-lect-iv-ity | col-lect-iv-itẏ | n. the state of being united or collective |
| collectivize | co̊llectivīze | col-lect-iv-ize | co̊l-lect-iv-īze | v. bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises |
| collectively | co̊llectiv𝕖lẏ | col-lect-ive-ly | co̊l-lect-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in conjunction with; combined |
| collectibles | co̊llecti̊bl𝕖ṡ | col-lect-ible-s | co̊l-lect-i̊bl𝕖-ṡ | n. things considered to be worth collecting |
| collections | co̊llectio̊nṡ | col-lect-ion-s | co̊l-lect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| collectivistic | co̊llectivistic | col-lect-iv-ist-ic | co̊l-lect-iv-ist-ic | a. subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively |
| collectivization | co̊llectivizātio̊n | col-lect-iv-iz-at-ion | co̊l-lect-iv-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism |
| delectable | dėlectåble | de-lect-able | dė-lect-åble | a. extremely pleasing to the taste |
| delectation | dēlectātio̊n | de-lect-at-ion | dē-lect-āt-io̊n | n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
| delectably | dėlectåblẏ | de-lect-ab-ly | dė-lect-åb-lẏ | adv. in a highly pleasing manner, especially to the taste |
| elect | ėlect | e-lect | ė-lect | v. choose someone for a position by voting a. chosen but not yet installed |
| elected | ėlect𝕖d | e-lect-ed | ė-lect-𝕖d | a. chosen by vote for a position |
| electing | ėlecting | e-lect-ing | ė-lect-ing | |
| election | ėlectio̊n | e-lect-ion | ė-lect-io̊n | n. a formal process of electing or being elected, especially to a political office |
| elective | ėlective | e-lect-ive | ė-lect-ive | a. optional; relating to election n. an optional course |
| elector | ėlecto̊r | e-lect-or | ė-lect-o̊r | n. a citizen legally qualified to vote |
| elects | ėlects | e-lect-s | ė-lect-s | |
| electoral | ėlecto̊rål | e-lect-or-al | ė-lect-o̊r-ål | a. relating to elections and voting |
| electorate | ėlecto̊råte | e-lect-or-ate | ė-lect-o̊r-åte | n. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote |
| elections | ėlectio̊nṡ | e-lect-ion-s | ė-lect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| electioneering | ėlectio̊nēering | e-lect-ion-eer-ing | ė-lect-io̊n-ēer-ing | n. activities intended to win votes in an election |
| electorally | ėlecto̊rållẏ | e-lect-or-al-ly | ė-lect-o̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to elections |
| idiolect | idiōlect | idio-lect | idiō-lect | n. an individual's unique way of speaking |
| intellect | intėllect | intel-lect | intėl-lect | n. knowledge and intellectual ability n. the capacity for rational thought or inference |
| intellectual | intėllectūål | intel-lect-u-al | intėl-lect-ū-ål | n. a person who uses the mind creatively a. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind a. appealing to or using the intellect |
| intellectualism | intelle̊ctūåliṡm | intel-lect-u-al-ism | intel-le̊ct-ū-ål-iṡm | n. devotion to intellectual pursuits n. the doctrine that knowledge derives from pure reason |
| intellectualize | inte̊llectùålīze | intel-lect-u-al-ize | inte̊l-lect-ù-ål-īze | v. treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or analyze intellectually |
| intellectually | inte̊llectūållẏ | intel-lect-u-al-ly | inte̊l-lect-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. in an intellectual manner |
| intellectualized | inte̊llectùålīz𝕖d | intel-lect-u-al-iz-ed | inte̊l-lect-ù-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. analyze or interpret intellectually |
| intellectualization | intėllectūålīzātio̊n | intel-lect-u-al-iz-at-ion | intėl-lect-ū-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress |
| neglect | nėglect | neg-lect | nėg-lect | v. to fail to care for properly n. the state of being uncared for |
| neglected | ne̊glect𝕖d | neg-lect-ed | ne̊g-lect-𝕖d | a. not given proper care or attention |
| neglectful | nėglectfůl | neg-lect-ful | nėg-lect-fůl | a. not showing due care or attention |
| select | sėlect | se-lect | sė-lect | v. carefully choose as being the best or most suitable a. carefully chosen as the best |
| selected | se̊lect𝕖d | se-lect-ed | se̊-lect-𝕖d | a. carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable |
| selectee | sėlectēe | se-lect-ee | sė-lect-ēe | n. a person who is selected |
| selecting | sėlecting | se-lect-ing | sė-lect-ing | |
| selection | sėlectio̊n | se-lect-ion | sė-lect-io̊n | n. the action of choosing something n. a range of things from which to choose |
| selective | se̊lective | se-lect-ive | se̊-lect-ive | a. tending to choose carefully; characterized by careful choice |
| selectman | sėlectmån | se-lect-man | sė-lect-mån | n. an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns |
| selector | sėlecto̊r | se-lect-or | sė-lect-o̊r | n. a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
| selects | sėlects | se-lect-s | sė-lect-s | |
| selectively | se̊lectiv𝕖lẏ | se-lect-ive-ly | se̊-lect-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. by selection; in a selective manner |
| selections | sėlectio̊nṡ | se-lect-ion-s | sė-lect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| selectivity | sėlectivi̊tẏ | se-lect-iv-i-ty | sė-lect-iv-i̊-tẏ | n. the property of being selective |
| cocollection | cōco̊llectio̊n | co-col-lect-ion | cō-co̊l-lect-io̊n | n. a collection made jointly by multiple parties |
| dialect | dīålect | di-a-lect | dī-å-lect | n. a particular form of a language spoken in a specific region or group |
| dialectic | dīålectic | di-a-lect-ic | dī-å-lect-ic | n. the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions a. relating to dialectic |
| dialectical | dīålecticål | di-a-lect-ic-al | dī-å-lect-ic-ål | a of or relating to or employing dialectic |
| dialectically | dīålecticållẏ | di-a-lect-ic-al-ly | dī-å-lect-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a dialectic manner |
| deselect | dēsėlect | de-se-lect | dē-sė-lect | v. to cancel the selection of |
| recollect | reco̊llect | re-col-lect | re-co̊l-lect | v. recall knowledge from memory |
| recollected | reco̊llectėd | re-col-lect-ed | re-co̊l-lect-ėd | v recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection |
| recollection | reco̊llectio̊n | re-col-lect-ion | re-co̊l-lect-io̊n | n. something recalled to the mind |
| reelect | rēelect | re-e-lect | rē-e-lect | vt. to elect again |
| reelection | rēelectio̊n | re-e-lect-ion | rē-e-lect-io̊n | n. the act of electing again |
| uncollected | ûnco̊llectėd | un-col-lect-ed | ûn-co̊l-lect-ėd | a. not brought together in one place |
| uncollectible | ûnco̊llectible | un-col-lect-ible | ûn-co̊l-lect-ible | a. not capable of being collected |
| unelectable | ûnėlectåble | un-e-lect-able | ûn-ė-lect-åble | a. not able or likely to be elected |
| unelected | ûnėlectėd | un-e-lect-ed | ûn-ė-lect-ėd | a. not having been elected |
| unselected | ûnsėlectėd | un-se-lect-ed | ûn-sė-lect-ėd | a. not selected |
| unselective | ûnsėlective | un-se-lect-ive | ûn-sė-lect-ive | a. not selective |
| electric | ėlectric | e-lectr-ic | ė-lectr-ic | a. using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity |
| electro | ėlectrō | e-lectr-o | ė-lectr-ō | n. an electrotype plate vt. to electroplate |
| electrode | ėlectrōde | e-lectr-ode | ė-lectr-ōde | n. a conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object |
| electron | ėlectron | e-lectr-on | ė-lectr-on | n. a tiny particle of matter with a negative electric charge |
| electrical | ėlectricål | e-lectr-ic-al | ė-lectr-ic-ål | a. relating to electricity |
| electrocautery | ėlectro̊cãute̊rẏ | e-lectr-o-cautery | ė-lectr-o̊-cãute̊rẏ | n. application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue |
| electrician | ėlectriciån | e-lectr-ic-ian | ė-lectr-ic-iån | n. a person who installs or repairs electrical wiring or equipment |
| electricity | ėlectricitẏ | e-lectr-ic-ity | ė-lectr-ic-itẏ | n. a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons n. energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor |
| electronic | ėlectronic | e-lectr-on-ic | ė-lectr-on-ic | a. relating to electronics or devices that operate using electronic principles |
| electroscope | ėlectro̊scōpe | e-lectr-o-scope | ė-lectr-o̊-scōpe | n. an instrument for detecting electric charge |
| electrify | ėlectri̊fȳ | e-lectr-if-y | ė-lectr-i̊f-ȳ | v. excite suddenly and intensely v. charge with electricity |
| electronica | ėlectronicå | e-lectr-on-ic-a | ė-lectr-on-ic-å | n. popular dance music with electronic elements |
| electrified | ėlectri̊fī𝕖d | e-lectr-i-fi-ed | ė-lectr-i̊-fī-𝕖d | v. equip for use with electricity v. excite suddenly and intensely |
| electrifying | ėlectri̊fȳing | e-lectr-if-y-ing | ė-lectr-i̊f-ȳ-ing | a. causing a surge of emotion or excitement |
| electrically | ėlectricållẏ | e-lectr-ic-al-ly | ė-lectr-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by means of electricity |
| electronics | ėlectronics | e-lectr-on-ic-s | ė-lectr-on-ic-s | n. the branch of physics concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and chips |
| electrification | ėlectri̊ficātio̊n | e-lectr-i-fic-at-ion | ė-lectr-i̊-fic-āt-io̊n | n. the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group n. the act of providing electricity |
| electronically | ėlectronicållẏ | e-lectr-on-ic-al-ly | ė-lectr-on-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by electronic means |
| dielectric | dīelectric | di-e-lectr-ic | dī-e-lectr-ic | n. a material with negligible electrical conductivity |
| myoelectric | mȳōėlectric | myo-e-lectr-ic | mȳō-ė-lectr-ic | a. relating to electrical activity in muscles |
| microelectronic | mīcrōelectronic | micro-e-lectr-on-ic | mīcrō-e-lectr-on-ic | a. of or relating to miniature electronic components |
| microelectronics | mīcrōelectronics | micro-e-lectr-on-ic-s | mīcrō-e-lectr-on-ic-s | n. the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components |
| nonelectronic | nonėlectronic | non-e-lectr-on-ic | non-ė-lectr-on-ic | a. not using electronic devices |
| photoelectric | phōtōėlectric | photo-e-lectr-ic | phōtō-ė-lectr-ic | a. of or relating to the effect of light on electrical phenomena |
| piezoelectric | pīezōelectric | piezo-e-lectr-ic | pīezō-e-lectr-ic | a. relating to or involving piezoelectricity |
| lederhosen | lède̊rhōṡe̊n | lederhosen | lède̊rhōṡe̊n | n. leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria |
| ledger | ledge̊r | ledg-er | ledg-e̊r | n. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded |
| ledge | ledge | ledge | ledge | n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water |
| lee | lēe | lee | lēe | n. shelter from wind; the side away from the wind a. sheltered |
| lees | lēeṡ | lee-s | lēe-ṡ | n. the sediment in a liquid; dregs |
| leeward | lēewård | lee-ward | lēe-wård | n. the direction in which the wind is blowing a. on the side away from the wind adv. toward the wind |
| leeway | lēewāy | lee-way | lēe-wāy | n. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift |
| leech | lēech | leech | lēech | n. a bloodsucking worm n. a follower who hangs around a host |
| leek | lēek | leek | lēek | n. a plant related to onions, used in cooking |
| leer | lėe̊r | leer | lėe̊r | n. a suggestive or sneering look v. to look suggestively or obliquely |
| leering | lēering | leer-ing | lēer-ing | a. showing sly or knowing malice in a glance |
| leery | lēerẏ | leer-y | lēer-ẏ | a. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide |
| left | left | left | left | a. relating to the side of the body that is toward the west when a person faces north n. the left side or direction |
| leftism | leftiṡm | left-ism | left-iṡm | n. the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of its tenets |
| leftist | leftist | left-ist | left-ist | a. relating to or supporting the political left |
| leftmost | leftmōst | left-most | left-mōst | a. farthest to the left |
| leftover | leftōve̊r | left-over | left-ōve̊r | n. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists a. not used up |
| lefts | lefts | left-s | left-s | |
| leftward | leftwård | left-ward | left-wård | adv. toward or on the left side a. moving or directed to the left |
| lefty | leftẏ | left-y | left-ẏ | n a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right n a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand |
| left-handed | left-handėd | left-hand-ed | left-hand-ėd | a. using the left hand more skillfully than the right |
| leftovers | leftōve̊rṡ | left-over-s | left-ōve̊r-ṡ | n. food remaining from a previous meal |
| leg | leg | leg | leg | n. each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks or stands |
| legal | lēgål | leg-al | lēg-ål | a. relating to the law; appointed or required by law |
| legate | legåte | leg-ate | leg-åte | n. an official envoy or ambassador |
| legend | lege̊nd | leg-end | leg-e̊nd | n. a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated n. a caption or explanation accompanying an illustration |
| legged | legg𝕖d | legg-ed | legg-𝕖d | a. having legs of a specified kind or number |
| legging | legging | legg-ing | legg-ing | n. a garment covering the leg |
| legible | legi̊ble | leg-ible | leg-i̊ble | a. capable of being read or deciphered |
| legion | lēgio̊n | leg-ion | lēg-io̊n | n. a large military unit n. a vast number of people or things |
| legislate | legislāte | legis-late | legis-lāte | v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
| legless | legle̊ss | leg-less | leg-le̊ss | a. not having legs |
| legs | legṡ | leg-s | leg-ṡ | |
| leggy | leggẏ | legg-y | legg-ẏ | a. having long legs a. having tall spindly stems |
| legionary | lēgio̊nårẏ | leg-ion-ary | lēg-io̊n-årẏ | n. a soldier who is a member of a legion a. of or relating to a legion |
| legionnaire | lēgio̊nnāire | leg-ionn-aire | lēg-io̊nn-āire | n. a soldier who is a member of a legion |
| legalese | legålēse | leg-al-ese | leg-ål-ēse | n. a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law |
| legatee | legåtēe | leg-at-ee | leg-åt-ēe | n. someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed |
| legislated | legi̊slāt𝕖d | legis-lat-ed | legi̊s-lāt-𝕖d | v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
| legalise | lēgålīṡe | leg-al-ise | lēg-ål-īṡe | vt. to make lawful |
| legalism | lēgåliṡm | leg-al-ism | lēg-ål-iṡm | n. strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit |
| legality | lēgali̊tẏ | leg-al-ity | lēg-al-i̊tẏ | n. lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute |
| legalize | lēgålīze | leg-al-ize | lēg-ål-īze | v. to make something legal |
| legation | lėgātio̊n | leg-at-ion | lėg-āt-io̊n | n. a diplomatic mission headed by a minister n. the post or office of legate |
| legislation | legislātio̊n | legis-lat-ion | legis-lāt-io̊n | n. laws enacted by a legislative body n. the act of making laws |
| legislative | legi̊slātive | legis-lat-ive | legi̊s-lāt-ive | a. relating to the making of laws n. the legislature |
| legally | lēgållẏ | leg-al-ly | lēg-ål-lẏ | adv. in a legal manner; according to law |
| legibly | legi̊blẏ | leg-ib-ly | leg-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in a legible manner |
| legislator | legi̊slāto̊r | legis-lat-or | legi̊s-lāt-o̊r | n. a person who makes laws |
| legends | lege̊ndṡ | leg-end-s | leg-e̊nd-ṡ | |
| legislature | legi̊slātůre | legis-lat-ure | legi̊s-lāt-ůre | n. the body of people who make laws |
| legalized | lēgålīz𝕖d | leg-al-iz-ed | lēg-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. make legal a. made legal |
| legalistic | legålistic | leg-al-ist-ic | leg-ål-ist-ic | a. characterized by strict adherence to the law or legal forms |
| legibility | legi̊bili̊tẏ | leg-ib-il-ity | leg-i̊b-il-i̊tẏ | n. a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read |
| legislatively | legislātiv𝕖lẏ | legis-lat-ive-ly | legis-lāt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. by legislation |
| leguminous | legūmino̊us | leg-um-in-ous | leg-ūm-in-o̊us | a. relating to or consisting of legumes |
| legalization | lēgåli̊zātio̊n | leg-al-iz-at-ion | lēg-ål-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making lawful |
| allege | ållege | al-lege | ål-lege | v. to claim that someone has done something wrong, without proof |
| alleged | ålleg𝕖d | al-leg-ed | ål-leg-𝕖d | a. claimed but not proven |
| allegiance | ållēgiånce | al-leg-iance | ål-lēg-iånce | n. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country |
| allegory | alle̊gorẏ | al-leg-ory | al-le̊g-orẏ | n. a story in which characters and events symbolize deeper meanings |
| allegation | alle̊gātio̊n | al-leg-at-ion | al-le̊g-āt-io̊n | n. a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof |
| allegorize | allėgo̊rīze | al-leg-or-ize | al-lėg-o̊r-īze | v. interpret as an allegory v. make into an allegory |
| allegedly | ållege̊dlẏ | al-leg-ed-ly | ål-leg-e̊d-lẏ | adv. according to what has been alleged |
| allegorical | alle̊goricål | al-leg-or-ic-al | al-le̊g-or-ic-ål | a. used in or containing allegory |
| allegorically | allėgoricållẏ | al-leg-or-ic-al-ly | al-lėg-or-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an allegorical manner |
| delegate | delėgāte | de-leg-ate | de-lėg-āte | n. a person authorized to represent others v. to entrust a task or responsibility to another person |
| delegated | dele̊gāt𝕖d | de-leg-at-ed | de-le̊g-āt-𝕖d | v. transfer power or tasks to someone; appoint as a representative |
| delegation | delėgātio̊n | de-leg-at-ion | de-lėg-āt-io̊n | n. a group of delegates or representatives n. the act of delegating a task or responsibility |
| delegative | dele̊gātive | de-leg-at-ive | de-le̊g-āt-ive | a. relating to the delegation of authority |
| delegator | dele̊gāto̊r | de-leg-at-or | de-le̊g-āt-o̊r | n. a person who delegates tasks to others |
| elegant | elėgånt | e-leg-ant | e-lėg-ånt | a. graceful and stylish in appearance or manner |
| elegantly | elėgåntlẏ | e-leg-ant-ly | e-lėg-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a tastefully elegant manner |
| foreleg | for𝕖leg | fore-leg | for𝕖-leg | n. the forelimb of a quadruped |
| illegal | illēgål | il-leg-al | il-lēg-ål | a. contrary to or forbidden by law |
| illegible | illegi̊ble | il-leg-ible | il-leg-i̊ble | a. not legible; hard to read |
| illegality | illēgalitẏ | il-leg-al-ity | il-lēg-al-itẏ | n. unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute |
| illegibility | illegibili̊tẏ | il-leg-ibil-ity | il-leg-ibil-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered |
| illegally | illēgållẏ | il-leg-al-ly | il-lēg-ål-lẏ | adv. in an illegal manner |
| paralegal | parålēgål | para-leg-al | parå-lēg-ål | n. a person with specialized training who assists lawyers |
| relegate | rele̊gāte | re-leg-ate | re-le̊g-āte | v. consign or dismiss to a lower position or condition |
| relegation | relėgātio̊n | re-leg-at-ion | re-lėg-āt-io̊n | n. the act of assigning to a particular class or category |
| inelegant | inelėgånt | in-e-leg-ant | in-e-lėg-ånt | a. lacking in refinement or grace or good taste |
| inelegantly | inelėgåntlẏ | in-e-leg-ant-ly | in-e-lėg-ånt-lẏ | adv. without elegance |
| legacy | legåcẏ | legac-y | legåc-ẏ | n. money or property left to someone in a will n. something transmitted from the past |
| legato | le̊gàtō | legato | le̊gàtō | a. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected |
| college | collėge | col-lege | col-lėge | n. an educational institution that grants degrees n. a body of faculty and students of such an institution |
| colleges | collėgėṡ | col-lege-s | col-lėgė-ṡ | |
| legendary | lege̊ndarẏ | legend-ary | lege̊nd-arẏ | a. celebrated in legend or described in stories a. remarkable enough to be famous |
| legendarily | lege̊ndårilẏ | legend-ari-ly | lege̊nd-åri-lẏ | adv. in a legendary manner |
| legerdemain | lege̊rde̊māin | legerdemain | lege̊rde̊māin | n. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers |
| illegitimacy | illėgiti̊måcẏ | il-legitim-acy | il-lėgiti̊m-åcẏ | n. the status of being born of parents who were not married |
| illegitimate | illėgiti̊mȧte | il-legitim-ate | il-lėgiti̊m-ȧte | a. contrary to law; born of parents not married to each other |
| illegitimately | illėgiti̊mȧt𝕖lẏ | il-legitim-ate-ly | il-lėgiti̊m-ȧt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom adv. of biological parents not married to each other |
| legitimacy | le̊giti̊måcẏ | legitim-acy | le̊giti̊m-åcẏ | n. the quality of being legal or according to law |
| legitimate | le̊giti̊måte | legitim-ate | le̊giti̊m-åte | a. allowed by law; reasonable and justified |
| legitimize | le̊giti̊mīze | legitim-ize | le̊giti̊m-īze | v. to make lawful or legitimate |
| legitimized | lėgiti̊mīz𝕖d | legitim-iz-ed | lėgiti̊m-īz-𝕖d | v make legal |
| legitimating | lėgitimȧting | legitim-at-ing | lėgitim-ȧt-ing | v. make legal or valid v. show or affirm to be just and legitimate |
| legitimation | lėgitimātio̊n | legitim-at-ion | lėgitim-āt-io̊n | n. the act of rendering a person legitimate |
| legitimizing | lėgiti̊mīzing | legitim-iz-ing | lėgiti̊m-īz-ing | v. make legal (legitimize的现在分词) |
| legitimately | le̊giti̊måt𝕖lẏ | legitim-ate-ly | le̊giti̊m-åt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a lawfully recognized manner |
| legitimization | lėgitimīzātio̊n | legitim-iz-at-ion | lėgitim-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making legitimate or lawful |
| delegitimation | dēlėgitimātio̊n | de-legitim-at-ion | dē-lėgitim-āt-io̊n | n. the process of removing the legitimacy of something |
| delegitimization | dēlėgitimīzātio̊n | de-legitim-iz-at-ion | dē-lėgitim-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of depriving of legitimacy |
| legume | legūme | legume | legūme | n. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant n. the seedpod of a leguminous plant |
| lehua | lèhūà | lehua | lèhūà | n. the flower of the ohia tree, native to Hawaii |
| lei | lèi | lei | lèi | n. a circular band of foliage or flowers worn as an ornament |
| leisured | lēis̃ůred | leisur-ed | lēis̃ůr-ed | a. free from duties or responsibilities |
| leisure | lēis̃ůre | leis-ure | lēis̃-ůre | n. free time when one is not working |
| leisurely | lēis̃ůr𝕖lẏ | leis-ure-ly | lēis̃-ůr𝕖-lẏ | a. not hurried or forced adv. in an unhurried way |
| leisureliness | lēis̃ůrelinėss | leis-ure-li-ness | lēis̃-ůre-li-nėss | n. the quality of being unhurried and relaxed |
| leishmaniasis | lėishmånīåsis | leishman-iasis | lėishmån-īåsis | n. sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa spread by sandflies |
| leitmotif | leītmōtĩf | leitmotif | leītmōtĩf | n. a melodic phrase accompanying the reappearance of a person or situation |
| lemonade | lemo̊nāde | lemon-ade | lemo̊n-āde | n. a sweetened beverage made from lemon juice and water |
| lemon | lemo̊n | lem-on | lem-o̊n | n. a yellow oval citrus fruit with juicy acidic flesh n. a small evergreen tree cultivated for its fruit |
| lemony | lemo̊nẏ | lemon-y | lemo̊n-ẏ | a. tasting or smelling like lemon |
| lemonades | lemo̊nād𝕖ṡ | lemon-ade-s | lemo̊n-ād𝕖-ṡ | |
| lemons | lemo̊nṡ | lem-on-s | lem-o̊n-ṡ | |
| element | elėme̊nt | e-lem-ent | e-lėm-e̊nt | n. a basic part of something n. a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
| elemental | elėmental | e-lem-ent-al | e-lėm-ent-al | a. relating to fundamental elements or forces a. basic and powerful |
| elementary | elėmentårẏ | e-lem-ent-ary | e-lėm-ent-årẏ | a. easy and not involved or complicated a. of or being the essential or basic part |
| lemming | lemming | lemm-ing | lemm-ing | n. any of various small rodents of circumpolar distribution |
| lemma | lemmå | lemma | lemmå | n. a subsidiary proposition assumed true in order to prove another proposition |
| dilemma | dilemmå | di-lemma | di-lemmå | n. a situation in which a difficult choice must be made |
| lemur | lēmůr | lemur | lēmůr | n. large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails |
| lens | lenṡ | len-s | len-ṡ | n. a piece of glass or other transparent material that focuses or disperses light n. the transparent part of the eye that focuses light |
| lensing | lensing | len-s-ing | len-s-ing | n. the bending of light by a gravitational field |
| lend | lend | lend | lend | vt. to let someone borrow something for a short time vt. to contribute or add a quality to something |
| lent | lent | lent | lent | |
| lender | lende̊r | lend-er | lend-e̊r | n. a person or organization that lends money |
| lending | lending | lend-ing | lend-ing | n. giving money or property with the expectation of return |
| lends | lendṡ | lend-s | lend-ṡ | |
| lenience | lēniencė | leni-ence | lēni-encė | n. the quality of being merciful or tolerant |
| leniency | lēniencẏ | leni-ency | lēni-encẏ | n. mercifulness from being lenient; a disposition to yield to someone's wishes |
| lenient | lēniēnt | leni-ent | lēni-ēnt | a. not strict; characterized by tolerance and mercy |
| leniently | lēnientlẏ | leni-ent-ly | lēni-ent-lẏ | adv. in a permissively lenient manner |
| Leningrad | Leni̊ngrad | Lenin-grad | Leni̊n-grad | n. the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| leninism | leniniṡm | lenin-ism | lenin-iṡm | n. the political and economic theories of Lenin |
| leninist | leninist | lenin-ist | lenin-ist | n. an adherent of Lenin or Leninism a. of or relating to Lenin or Leninism |
| lensman | lenṡmån | lens-man | lenṡ-mån | n. someone who takes photographs professionally |
| lentitude | lentitūde | lent-itude | lent-itūde | n. slowness; sluggishness |
| lenticular | lenticùlår | lent-ic-ul-ar | lent-ic-ùl-år | a. convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil |
| relent | rėlent | re-lent | rė-lent | v give in, as to influence or pressure |
| relenting | rėlenting | re-lent-ing | rė-lent-ing | a. becoming less severe |
| relentless | rėlentlėss | re-lent-less | rė-lent-lėss | a. unyielding; persistently severe |
| relentlessly | rėlentle̊sslẏ | re-lent-less-ly | rė-lent-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a relentless manner; without stopping |
| relentlessness | rėlentle̊ssne̊ss | re-lent-less-ness | rė-lent-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent |
| unrelenting | ûnrēlenting | un-re-lent-ing | ûn-rē-lent-ing | a. not diminishing in intensity or severity |
| unrelentingly | ûnrėlentinglẏ | un-re-lent-ing-ly | ûn-rė-lent-ing-lẏ | adv. in a relentless manner |
| lentil | lenti̊l | lentil | lenti̊l | n. a small round seed used as food |
| lentils | lenti̊lṡ | lentil-s | lenti̊l-ṡ | n. small flat seeds used as food |
| leo | lēō | leo | lēō | n. a zodiac sign; the constellation of the Lion |
| leonine | lēo̊nīne | leon-ine | lēo̊n-īne | a. of or characteristic of or resembling a lion |
| leopard | lèopård | leop-ard | lèop-ård | n. a large cat with a tawny coat and black spots |
| leotard | lēo̊tàrd | leotard | lēo̊tàrd | n. a tight-fitting garment worn by dancers and acrobats |
| leper | lepe̊r | lep-er | lep-e̊r | n. a person afflicted with leprosy |
| elephant | elėphånt | e-leph-ant | e-lėph-ånt | n. a very large animal with a trunk and tusks |
| elephantiasis | elėphåntīåsis | e-leph-ant-iasis | e-lėph-ånt-īåsis | n. hypertrophy of body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end stage of filariasis |
| elephantine | ele̊phantine | e-leph-ant-ine | e-le̊ph-ant-ine | a. of great mass; huge and bulky |
| elephants | ele̊phånts | e-leph-ant-s | e-le̊ph-ånt-s | |
| leprous | lepro̊us | lepr-ous | lepr-o̊us | a. relating to or having leprosy |
| leprechaun | lepre̊chãun | leprechaun | lepre̊chãun | n. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore |
| leprosy | lepro̊sẏ | lepros-y | lepro̊s-ẏ | n. a chronic infectious disease affecting the skin and nerves |
| epilepsy | epilepsẏ | epi-leps-y | epi-leps-ẏ | n. a disorder of the central nervous system with loss of consciousness and convulsions |
| epileptic | epileptic | epi-lept-ic | epi-lept-ic | n. a person who has epilepsy a. of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy |
| metaleptic | metåleptic | meta-lept-ic | metå-lept-ic | a. of or pertaining to metalepsis (a figure of speech) |
| narcoleptic | nàrcoleptic | narc-o-lept-ic | nàrc-o-lept-ic | n. a person who has narcolepsy a. of or relating to narcolepsy |
| leptin | leptin | leptin | leptin | n. a hormone produced by fat cells that regulates appetite |
| lepton | lepton | lepton | lepton | n. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 |
| alert | åle̊rt | a-lert | å-le̊rt | n. a warning to be prepared for danger a. watchful and ready to deal with danger a. quick and energetic |
| alerts | åle̊rts | a-lert-s | å-le̊rt-s | |
| lesion | lēsio̊n | les-ion | lēs-io̊n | n. any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part |
| lesbian | leṡbiån | lesb-i-an | leṡb-i-ån | n. a woman who is sexually attracted to other women a. relating to homosexual women |
| lesbianism | leṡbiåniṡm | lesb-i-an-ism | leṡb-i-ån-iṡm | n. female homosexuality |
| lesbians | leṡbiånṡ | lesb-i-an-s | leṡb-i-ån-ṡ | |
| lesley | leslēy | lesley | leslēy | n. a female given name |
| least | lēast | least | lēast | a. smallest in amount or extent or degree adv. to the smallest extent n. the smallest amount |
| less | less | less | less | a. a smaller amount of; not as much adv. to a smaller extent; not as much |
| lessen | lesse̊n | less-en | less-e̊n | v. make or become less |
| lesser | lesse̊r | less-er | less-e̊r | a. of lower quality or importance a. smaller in extent or degree |
| lesson | lesso̊n | less-on | less-o̊n | n. a unit of instruction n. a task assigned for individual study |
| lessened | lesse̊n𝕖d | less-en-ed | less-e̊n-𝕖d | a. decreased in severity; made less harsh |
| lessening | lesse̊ning | less-en-ing | less-e̊n-ing | n. a change downward v. decrease in size, extent, or range |
| lessons | lesso̊nṡ | less-on-s | less-o̊n-ṡ | |
| unless | ûnless | un-less | ûn-less | conj. if not; except on the condition that |
| nonetheless | no̊n𝕖ṫhe̊lėss | none-the-less | no̊n𝕖-ṫhe̊-lėss | adv. in spite of that; nevertheless |
| lest | lest | lest | lest | conj. for fear that; in order that not |
| Lester | Leste̊r | Lester | Leste̊r | n. a male given name |
| let | let | let | let | vt. to allow; to permit; to rent vi. to be rented n. an obstacle |
| let's | let's | let's | let's | v. let us (contraction) |
| letting | letting | lett-ing | lett-ing | n. the act of renting property |
| lets | lets | let-s | let-s | |
| letup | letûp | let-up | let-ûp | n. a lessening in effort or intensity |
| inlet | inlet | in-let | in-let | n. an arm off of a larger body of water n. an opening through which fluid enters |
| proletarian | prōle̊tariån | pro-let-ar-ian | prō-le̊t-ar-iån | n. a member of the working class a. belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat |
| proletariat | prōle̊tariåt | pro-let-ar-iat | prō-le̊t-ar-iåt | n. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages |
| proletarianization | pro̊lėtåriånīzātio̊n | pro-let-ar-ian-iz-at-ion | pro̊-lėt-år-iån-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of becoming proletarian |
| sublet | sûblet | sub-let | sûb-let | v. to lease or rent part of a property to another person |
| decolletage | dēcoll𝕖tàge | de-col-let-age | dē-col-l𝕖t-àge | n. a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress |
| delete | dėlēte | de-lete | dė-lēte | v. remove or make invisible |
| deleted | dėlēt𝕖d | de-let-ed | dė-lēt-𝕖d | v. remove or make invisible v. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information |
| deleting | dėlēting | de-let-ing | dė-lēt-ing | |
| deletes | dėlēt𝕖s | de-lete-s | dė-lēt𝕖-s | |
| deleterious | dele̊tērio̊us | de-let-er-ious | de-le̊t-ēr-io̊us | a. harmful or damaging |
| lethal | lēthål | leth-al | lēth-ål | a. causing or able to cause death |
| lethality | lēthali̊tẏ | leth-al-ity | lēth-al-i̊tẏ | n the quality of being deadly |
| lethally | lēthållẏ | leth-al-ly | lēth-ål-lẏ | adv. in a lethal manner; fatally |
| lethargic | le̊thàrgic | letharg-ic | le̊thàrg-ic | a. deficient in alertness or activity |
| lethargy | lethårgẏ | letharg-y | lethårg-ẏ | n. a state of comatose torpor n. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
| lethargically | le̊thàrgicållẏ | letharg-ic-al-ly | le̊thàrg-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. without energy; in a lethargic manner |
| letter | lette̊r | lett-er | lett-e̊r | n. a written message addressed to a person or organization n. a character representing a sound in the alphabet |
| lettered | lette̊r𝕖d | lett-er-ed | lett-e̊r-𝕖d | a. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding |
| lettering | lette̊ring | lett-er-ing | lett-e̊r-ing | n letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something v win an athletic letter v set down or print with letters v mark letters on or mark with letters |
| letters | lette̊rṡ | lett-er-s | lett-e̊r-ṡ | |
| unlettered | ûnlette̊r𝕖d | un-lett-er-ed | ûn-lett-e̊r-𝕖d | a. having little acquaintance with writing a. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication |
| lettuce | lettu̇ce | lettuce | lettu̇ce | n. a plant with green leaves eaten raw in salads |
| lettuces | lettu̇cėṡ | lettuce-s | lettu̇cė-ṡ | |
| melaleuca | melåleūcå | mel-a-leuca | mel-å-leūcå | n. a genus of trees and shrubs of the myrtle family, native to Australia |
| leukaemia | leūkāemiå | leuk-aem-ia | leūk-āem-iå | n. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues with abnormal leukocyte proliferation |
| leukemia | leūkēmiå | leuk-em-ia | leūk-ēm-iå | n. a cancer of the blood-forming tissues |
| leukemic | leūkēmic | leuk-em-ic | leūk-ēm-ic | a. of or relating to leukemia |
| interleukin | inte̊rleūkin | inter-leuk-in | inte̊r-leūk-in | n. any of several cytokines that promote immune responses |
| levee | levēe | lev-ee | lev-ēe | n. an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing |
| level | leve̊l | lev-el | lev-e̊l | n. a position on a scale of amount, quantity, or extent a. flat or horizontal; having no part higher than another |
| lever | lēve̊r | lev-er | lēv-e̊r | n. a rigid bar used to lift heavy loads v. move with a lever |
| levity | levitẏ | lev-ity | lev-itẏ | n. feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
| levy | levẏ | lev-y | lev-ẏ | n. a charge imposed and collected v. impose and collect |
| leverage | leve̊rȧge | lev-er-age | lev-e̊r-ȧge | n. the power to influence results n. the action of a lever; mechanical advantage v. to use something to maximum advantage |
| leveled | leve̊l𝕖d | lev-el-ed | lev-e̊l-𝕖d | v. make level or straight |
| leveler | leve̊le̊r | lev-el-er | lev-e̊l-e̊r | n. a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions |
| leveling | leve̊ling | lev-el-ing | lev-e̊l-ing | n. the process of making a surface flat or even v. make level or straight |
| levelly | leve̊llẏ | lev-el-ly | lev-e̊l-lẏ | adv. in a calm and steady manner |
| levator | lėvāto̊r | lev-at-or | lėv-āt-o̊r | n. a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip) |
| levels | leve̊lṡ | lev-el-s | lev-e̊l-ṡ | |
| leveraged | lēve̊rȧg𝕖d | lev-er-ag-ed | lēv-e̊r-ȧg-𝕖d | a. supplemented with borrowed money |
| levelheaded | leve̊lhèadėd | lev-el-head-ed | lev-e̊l-hèad-ėd | a. calm and sensible |
| leveraging | leve̊rȧging | lev-er-ag-ing | lev-e̊r-ȧg-ing | n. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains v. provide with leverage |
| alleviate | ållēviāte | al-levi-ate | ål-lēvi-āte | v. make easier; reduce the severity of |
| alleviation | ållēviātio̊n | al-levi-at-ion | ål-lēvi-āt-io̊n | n. the act of reducing something unpleasant |
| elevate | elėvāte | e-lev-ate | e-lėv-āte | v. to raise to a higher position or level |
| eleven | ėleve̊n | e-lev-en | ė-lev-e̊n | num. the number after ten |
| elevated | ele̊vātėd | e-lev-at-ed | e-le̊v-āt-ėd | a. raised above the ground a. higher than normal |
| elevation | elėvātio̊n | e-lev-at-ion | e-lėv-āt-io̊n | n. the height of a place above sea level n. the act of raising something |
| elevator | elėvāto̊r | e-lev-at-or | e-lėv-āt-o̊r | n. a machine that carries people up and down between floors in a building |
| elevens | ėleve̊nṡ | e-lev-en-s | ė-lev-e̊n-ṡ | |
| eleventh | ėleve̊nth | e-lev-en-th | ė-lev-e̊n-th | num. coming next after the tenth n. one of eleven equal parts |
| elevators | elėvāto̊rṡ | e-lev-at-or-s | e-lėv-āt-o̊r-ṡ | |
| maglev | maglev | mag-lev | mag-lev | n. a high-speed train that uses magnetic levitation |
| multilevel | mûltīleve̊l | multi-lev-el | mûltī-lev-e̊l | a. having more than one level |
| multileveled | mûltileve̊l𝕖d | multi-lev-el-ed | mûlti-lev-e̊l-𝕖d | a. having many levels or layers |
| relevance | rele̊vånce | re-lev-ance | re-le̊v-ånce | n. the quality of being related to the matter at hand |
| relevancy | rele̊våncẏ | re-lev-ancy | re-le̊v-åncẏ | n. the relation of something to the matter at hand |
| relevant | rele̊vånt | re-lev-ant | re-le̊v-ånt | a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| relevantly | rele̊våntlẏ | re-lev-ant-ly | re-le̊v-ånt-lẏ | adv. with relevance |
| unlevel | ûnleve̊l | un-lev-el | ûn-lev-e̊l | a. not level or flat |
| levantine | levåntīne | levant-ine | levånt-īne | a. of or relating to the Levant or its people |
| leviathan | levīåthån | leviathan | levīåthån | n. the largest or most massive thing of its kind n. monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament |
| levitate | levitāte | levit-ate | levit-āte | v. cause to rise in the air and float v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity |
| levitating | levi̊tāting | levit-at-ing | levi̊t-āt-ing | v cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity v be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity |
| levitation | levitātio̊n | levit-at-ion | levit-āt-io̊n | n. the act of rising into the air by apparently supernatural means |
| lewd | lew̄d | lewd | lew̄d | a. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
| lewdly | lew̄dlẏ | lewd-ly | lew̄d-lẏ | adv. in a lewd and obscene manner |
| lewdness | lew̄dne̊ss | lewd-ness | lew̄d-ne̊ss | n. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner |
| lewis | lew̄is | lewis | lew̄is | n. a device for lifting heavy stones |
| lexical | lexicål | lex-ic-al | lex-ic-ål | a. of or relating to words a. of or relating to dictionaries |
| lexicon | lexicon | lex-ic-on | lex-ic-on | n a language user's knowledge of words n a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them |
| dyslexia | dẏslexiå | dys-lex-ia | dẏs-lex-iå | n. impaired ability to learn to read |
| dyslexic | dẏslexic | dys-lex-ic | dẏs-lex-ic | a. of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia |
| lexis | lexis | lexis | lexis | n. the vocabulary of a language or person |
| ley | lèy | ley | lèy | n. a field covered with grass, suitable for grazing |
| liable | līåble | li-able | lī-åble | a. (often followed by 'to') likely to be affected with a. held legally responsible |
| liar | līår | li-ar | lī-år | n. a person who tells lies |
| liability | līåbility | li-abil-ity | lī-åbil-ity | n. the state of being legally responsible n. a disadvantage or drawback |
| liars | līårṡ | li-ar-s | lī-år-ṡ | |
| reliable | rėlīåble | re-li-able | rė-lī-åble | a. able to be trusted or depended on |
| reliance | rėlīånce | re-li-ance | rė-lī-ånce | n. dependence on someone or something |
| reliant | rėlīånt | re-li-ant | rė-lī-ånt | a. relying on another for support |
| reliability | rėlīåbility | re-li-abil-ity | rė-lī-åbil-ity | n. the quality of being dependable |
| reliably | rėlīåblẏ | re-li-ab-ly | rė-lī-åb-lẏ | adv. in a reliable manner |
| unreliable | ûnrėlīåble | un-re-li-able | ûn-rė-lī-åble | a. not able to be relied upon |
| unreliability | ûnrēlīåbilitẏ | un-re-li-abil-ity | ûn-rē-lī-åbil-itẏ | n. the trait of not being dependable or reliable |
| Lia | Liå | Lia | Liå | n. a female given name |
| liaise | liāiṡe | liaise | liāiṡe | v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| liaison | liāiṡon | liaison | liāiṡon | n. a channel for communication between groups |
| liana | lĩànå | liana | lĩànå | n. a woody climbing usually tropical plant |
| lib | lib | lib | lib | n. short for liberal or liberation |
| libation | lībātio̊n | lib-at-ion | līb-āt-io̊n | n. a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity n. the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony |
| adlib | adlib | ad-lib | ad-lib | v. to speak or perform without preparation |
| prelibation | prēlībātio̊n | pre-lib-at-ion | prē-līb-āt-io̊n | n. a foretaste |
| libel | lībel | libel | lībel | n. a false and malicious publication for the purpose of defaming a person n. a written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action v. print slanderous statements against |
| libellous | lībe̊llo̊us | libell-ous | lībe̊ll-o̊us | a. containing false and damaging statements |
| libelous | lībelo̊us | libel-ous | lībel-o̊us | a. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign |
| liberian | lībēriån | liberi-an | lībēri-ån | a. of or relating to Liberia n. a native or inhabitant of Liberia |
| libertine | libe̊rtĩne | libert-ine | libe̊rt-ĩne | n. a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained a. unrestrained by convention or morality |
| liberal | libe̊rål | lib-er-al | lib-e̊r-ål | a. willing to respect different opinions a. relating to liberal political views n. a supporter of liberal policies |
| liberate | libe̊rāte | lib-er-ate | lib-e̊r-āte | v. grant freedom to |
| libertarian | libe̊rtariån | libert-ar-ian | libe̊rt-ar-iån | n. an advocate of libertarianism a. relating to libertarianism |
| liberty | libe̊rtẏ | lib-er-ty | lib-e̊r-tẏ | n. the state of being free within society from restrictions imposed by authority |
| liberated | libe̊rātėd | lib-er-at-ed | lib-e̊r-āt-ėd | a. released from chemical combination or social restraint |
| liberalism | libe̊råliṡm | lib-er-al-ism | lib-e̊r-ål-iṡm | n. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform |
| liberality | libe̊rali̊tẏ | lib-er-al-ity | lib-e̊r-al-i̊tẏ | n. the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament |
| liberalize | libe̊rålīze | lib-er-al-ize | lib-e̊r-ål-īze | v. make more liberal, of laws and rules |
| liberating | libe̊rāting | lib-er-at-ing | lib-e̊r-āt-ing | a. setting free; producing a feeling of freedom |
| liberation | libe̊rātio̊n | lib-er-at-ion | lib-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of setting someone or something free |
| libertarianism | libe̊rtariåniṡm | libert-ar-ian-ism | libe̊rt-ar-iån-iṡm | n. an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech |
| liberties | libe̊rti𝕖ṡ | lib-er-t-ies | lib-e̊r-t-i𝕖ṡ | |
| liberally | libe̊rållẏ | lib-er-al-ly | lib-e̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. in a generous manner |
| liberator | libe̊rāto̊r | lib-er-at-or | lib-e̊r-āt-o̊r | n. someone who releases people from captivity or bondage |
| liberatory | libe̊råto̊rẏ | lib-er-at-ory | lib-e̊r-åt-o̊rẏ | a. tending or serving to liberate |
| liberalized | libe̊rålīz𝕖d | lib-er-al-iz-ed | lib-e̊r-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. made more liberal |
| liberalizing | libe̊rålīzing | lib-er-al-iz-ing | lib-e̊r-ål-īz-ing | v. make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules |
| liberalization | libe̊rålizātio̊n | lib-er-al-iz-at-ion | lib-e̊r-ål-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making less strict |
| deliberate | dėlibe̊rāte | de-lib-er-ate | dė-lib-e̊r-āte | a. carefully thought out; intentional v. to think carefully about something |
| deliberative | dėlibe̊rātive | de-liber-at-ive | dė-libe̊r-āt-ive | a. involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion |
| deliberation | dėlibe̊rātio̊n | de-lib-er-at-ion | dė-lib-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. careful consideration n. discussion of all sides of a question |
| deliberately | dėlibe̊rȧt𝕖lẏ | de-lib-er-ate-ly | dė-lib-e̊r-ȧt𝕖-lẏ | adv. on purpose; intentionally |
| deliberateness | dėlibe̊råt𝕖nėss | de-lib-er-ate-ness | dė-lib-e̊r-åt𝕖-nėss | n. the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision |
| illiberal | illibe̊rål | il-lib-er-al | il-lib-e̊r-ål | a. narrow-minded about cherished opinions |
| neoliberal | nēōlibe̊rål | neo-lib-er-al | nēō-lib-e̊r-ål | n. a supporter of neoliberalism a. relating to neoliberalism |
| nonliberal | nonlibe̊rål | non-lib-er-al | non-lib-e̊r-ål | a. not liberal in political or social views |
| neoliberalism | nėōlibe̊råliṡm | neo-lib-er-al-ism | nėō-lib-e̊r-ål-iṡm | n. a political orientation blending liberal views with free-market capitalism |
| libero | libe̊rō | libero | libe̊rō | n. a defensive player in volleyball who can substitute freely |
| libidinal | libidinål | libidin-al | libidin-ål | a. belonging to the libido |
| libidinous | libidino̊us | libidin-ous | libidin-o̊us | a. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires |
| libido | li̊bīdō | libido | li̊bīdō | n. a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire |
| library | lībrårẏ | libr-ary | lībr-årẏ | n. a building or room containing books for borrowing n. a collection of books or resources |
| librarian | lībrāriån | libr-ar-ian | lībr-ār-iån | n. a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services |
| libraries | lībråri𝕖ṡ | libr-ar-ies | lībr-år-i𝕖ṡ | |
| libration | lībrātio̊n | libr-at-ion | lībr-āt-io̊n | n. (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite |
| librarianship | libråriånship | libr-ar-ian-ship | libr-år-iån-ship | n. the position of librarian |
| equilibrate | ēquilībrāte | equi-libr-ate | ēqui-lībr-āte | v. bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium |
| interlibrary | inte̊rlībrårẏ | inter-libr-ary | inte̊r-lībr-årẏ | a. existing or occurring between libraries |
| librettist | li̊brettist | librett-ist | li̊brett-ist | n. author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta |
| libretto | librettō | librett-o | librett-ō | n. the words of an opera or musical play |
| libyan | libẏån | liby-an | libẏ-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Libya a. of or relating to Libya |
| licence | līce̊nce | lic-ence | līc-e̊nce | n. a legal document giving official permission n. freedom to deviate from normally applicable rules |
| license | līce̊nse | lic-ense | līc-e̊nse | n. a legal document giving official permission to do something n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices v. authorize officially |
| licensed | līce̊ns𝕖ḋ | lic-ens-ed | līc-e̊ns-𝕖ḋ | a. having official permission to do something |
| licensee | līce̊nsēe | lic-ense-e | līc-e̊nsē-e | n. someone to whom a license is granted |
| licensing | līce̊nsing | lic-ens-ing | līc-e̊ns-ing | n. the granting of a license |
| licensor | līce̊nso̊r | lic-ens-or | līc-e̊ns-o̊r | n. a person who grants a license |
| licenses | līce̊nsėṡ | lic-ense-s | līc-e̊nsė-ṡ | |
| licensure | līce̊nsůre | lic-ens-ure | līc-e̊ns-ůre | n. the granting of a license to practice a profession |
| licentious | līcentio̊us | lic-ent-i-ous | līc-ent-i-o̊us | a. lacking moral discipline; sexually unrestrained |
| licentiousness | līcentio̊usnėss | lic-ent-i-ous-ness | līc-ent-i-o̊us-nėss | n. the quality of being lewd and lascivious |
| delicacy | deli̊cåcẏ | de-lic-acy | de-li̊c-åcẏ | n. something rare and pleasing to eat; subtle skillfulness in handling a situation |
| delicate | delicāte | de-lic-ate | de-lic-āte | a. very fine in texture or quality; easily broken or damaged |
| delicious | dėlicio̊us | de-lic-ious | dė-lic-io̊us | a. highly pleasing to the senses, especially taste or smell |
| delicately | deli̊cåt𝕖lẏ | de-lic-ate-ly | de-li̊c-åt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a delicate manner |
| deliciously | dėlicio̊uslẏ | de-lic-ious-ly | dė-lic-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a very pleasurable manner |
| deliciousness | dėlicio̊usnėss | de-lic-ious-ness | dė-lic-io̊us-nėss | n. extreme appetizingness |
| unlicensed | ûnlīce̊ns𝕖ḋ | un-lic-ens-ed | ûn-līc-e̊ns-𝕖ḋ | a. lacking official approval |
| indelicate | indelicåte | in-de-lic-ate | in-de-lic-åte | a. in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent |
| lichen | līc𝕙e̊n | lichen | līc𝕙e̊n | n. a plant that grows on rocks and trees |
| licit | licit | licit | licit | a. permitted by law; lawful |
| elicitation | ėlicitātio̊n | e-licit-at-ion | ė-licit-āt-io̊n | n stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors |
| illicit | illici̊t | il-licit | il-lici̊t | a. contrary to accepted morality or convention |
| illicitly | illicitlẏ | il-licit-ly | il-licit-lẏ | adv. in an illegal manner |
| lick | lick | lick | lick | v. to pass the tongue over something n. an act of licking |
| licked | lick𝕖ḋ | lick-ed | lick-𝕖ḋ | v. past tense of "lick" |
| licking | licking | lick-ing | lick-ing | n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest n. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| licks | licks | lick-s | lick-s | |
| cowlick | còwlick | cow-lick | còw-lick | n. a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest and will not lie flat |
| licorice | lico̊riċe | licorice | lico̊riċe | n. a plant cultivated for its long thick sweet roots n. a black candy flavored with dried licorice root |
| relict | relict | re-lict | re-lict | n. an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna |
| lid | lid | lid | lid | n. a movable cover for closing the opening of a container |
| lidded | liddėd | lidd-ed | lidd-ėd | a. having or covered with a lid a. having a lid |
| lidless | lidlėss | lid-less | lid-lėss | a. not having or covered with a lid a. always watchful |
| lids | lidṡ | lid-s | lid-ṡ | |
| collide | co̊llīde | col-lide | co̊l-līde | v. cause to collide v. crash together with violent impact |
| collider | co̊llīde̊r | col-lid-er | co̊l-līd-e̊r | n. an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on |
| colliding | co̊llīding | col-lid-ing | co̊l-līd-ing | v. crash together with violent impact |
| collision | co̊llisio̊n | col-lis-ion | co̊l-lis-io̊n | n. an instance of one moving object striking against another n. a conflict of opposing ideas or interests |
| elide | ėlīde | e-lide | ė-līde | v. omit or leave out (a sound or syllable) |
| lidar | līdàr | lidar | līdàr | n. a detection system that uses laser light to measure distances |
| lido | lĩdō | lido | lĩdō | n. a public open-air swimming pool or beach |
| lidocaine | lido̊cāine | lidocaine | lido̊cāine | n. a local anesthetic used topically on the skin and mucous membranes |
| lie | līe | lie | līe | vi. to be in or assume a horizontal position; to be situated n. an intentionally false statement |
| lied | lī𝕖d | li-ed | lī-𝕖d | |
| lies | lī𝕖ṡ | lie-s | lī𝕖-ṡ | |
| belie | bėlīe | be-lie | bė-līe | vt. to give a false impression of vt. to contradict |
| overlie | ōve̊rlīe | over-lie | ōve̊r-līe | v. lie upon; lie on top of |
| underlie | ûnde̊rlīe | under-lie | ûnde̊r-līe | v. be or form the base for v. lie underneath |
| underlies | ûnde̊rlī𝕖ṡ | under-lies | ûnde̊r-lī𝕖ṡ | v. third person singular of underlie |
| lying | lȳing | lying | lȳing | n. the act of telling lies a. reclining; resting horizontally |
| lyings | lȳingṡ | lying-s | lȳing-ṡ | |
| overlying | ōve̊rlȳing | over-lying | ōve̊r-lȳing | a. placed on or over something else |
| underly | ûnde̊rlȳ | under-ly | ûnde̊r-lȳ | v. to be the underlying basis of |
| underlying | ûnde̊rlȳing | under-ly-ing | ûnde̊r-lȳ-ing | a. situated beneath; fundamental |
| belief | bėliēf | be-lief | bė-liēf | n. any cognitive content held as true |
| beliefs | bėliēfs | be-lief-s | bė-liēf-s | |
| relief | rėliēf | re-lief | rė-liēf | n. a feeling of comfort caused by the cessation or reduction of pain or distress n. assistance given to people in need n. the alleviation of pain or discomfort |
| reliefs | rėliēfs | re-lief-s | rė-liēf-s | |
| disbelief | disbėliēf | dis-be-lief | dis-bė-liēf | n. doubt about the truth of something |
| unbelief | ûnbėliēf | un-be-lief | ûn-bė-liēf | n. a rejection of belief |
| liege | liēge | liege | liēge | n. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service a. owing or owed feudal allegiance and service |
| lien | liēn | lien | liēn | n. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged |
| lieu | liēū | lieu | liēū | n. the place or position formerly occupied by another |
| lieutenant | liēūtenånt | lieut-en-ant | liēūt-en-ånt | n. a commissioned officer in the armed forces n. a deputy or assistant |
| lieutenants | liēūtenånts | lieut-en-ant-s | liēūt-en-ånt-s | |
| believe | bėliēve | be-lieve | bė-liēve | v. to accept as true; to have confidence in; to have faith |
| believable | be̊liēvåble | be-liev-able | be̊-liēv-åble | a. capable of being believed |
| believed | bėliēv𝕖d | be-liev-ed | bė-liēv-𝕖d | |
| believer | bėliēve̊r | be-liev-er | bė-liēv-e̊r | n. a person who believes in something, especially a religious faith |
| believing | bėliēving | be-liev-ing | bė-liēv-ing | a. having faith or confidence n. the act of accepting something as true |
| believes | bėliēv𝕖ṡ | be-lieve-s | bė-liēv𝕖-ṡ | |
| believability | be̊liēvåbilitẏ | be-liev-abil-ity | be̊-liēv-åbil-itẏ | n the quality of being believable or trustworthy |
| believably | bėliēvåblẏ | be-liev-ab-ly | bė-liēv-åb-lẏ | adv. in a believable manner |
| relieve | rėliēve | re-lieve | rė-liēve | vt. to reduce or remove pain, distress, or difficulty |
| relieved | rėliēv𝕖d | re-liev-ed | rė-liēv-𝕖d | a. feeling or showing relief from pain or anxiety |
| reliever | rēliēve̊r | re-liev-er | rē-liēv-e̊r | n. a person who reduces the intensity and calms; a substitute |
| relieving | rėliēving | re-liev-ing | rė-liēv-ing | |
| relieves | rėliēv𝕖ṡ | re-lieve-s | rė-liēv𝕖-ṡ | |
| disbelieve | disbėliēve | dis-be-lieve | dis-bė-liēve | v. to reject as false; refuse to accept |
| disbelieving | disbėliēving | dis-be-liev-ing | dis-bė-liēv-ing | a. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion |
| disbelievingly | disbėliēvinglẏ | dis-be-liev-ing-ly | dis-bė-liēv-ing-lẏ | adv. in an incredulous manner |
| unbelievable | ûnbe̊liēvåble | un-be-liev-able | ûn-be̊-liēv-åble | a. very difficult or impossible to believe |
| unbelieving | ûnbe̊liēving | un-be-liev-ing | ûn-be̊-liēv-ing | a. not believing; lacking faith |
| unbelievably | ûnbe̊liēvåblẏ | un-be-liev-ab-ly | ûn-be̊-liēv-åb-lẏ | adv. in an unbelievable manner |
| unrelieved | ûnrēliēv𝕖d | un-re-liev-ed | ûn-rē-liēv-𝕖d | a. not lessened or diminished; constant |
| prolific | prōlific | pro-lif-ic | prō-lif-ic | a. producing a great deal of something |
| proliferate | prōlife̊rāte | pro-lif-er-ate | prō-lif-e̊r-āte | v. grow rapidly; cause to grow or increase rapidly |
| proliferating | prōlife̊rāting | pro-lif-er-at-ing | prō-lif-e̊r-āt-ing | v. grow rapidly v. cause to grow or increase rapidly |
| proliferation | prōlife̊rātio̊n | pro-lif-er-at-ion | prō-lif-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a rapid increase in number or amount |
| proliferative | prōlife̊rātive | pro-lif-er-at-ive | prō-lif-e̊r-āt-ive | a. relating to or characterized by rapid cell growth |
| prolifically | prōlificållẏ | pro-lif-ic-al-ly | prō-lif-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a productive manner |
| nonproliferation | nonpro̊life̊rātio̊n | non-pro-lif-er-at-ion | non-pro̊-lif-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the prevention of something increasing or spreading |
| life | līfe | life | līfe | n. the condition distinguishing living things; the period between birth and death |
| lifer | līfe̊r | lif-er | līf-e̊r | n. a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| lifeless | līf𝕖lėss | life-less | līf𝕖-lėss | a. deprived of life; lacking animation or excitement |
| lifelike | līf𝕖līke | life-like | līf𝕖-līke | a. free from artificiality |
| lifeline | līf𝕖līne | life-line | līf𝕖-līne | n. a line or rope used to save someone's life n. something that provides help or support |
| lifelong | līf𝕖long | life-long | līf𝕖-long | a. lasting throughout a person's life |
| lifesaver | līf𝕖sāve̊r | life-saver | līf𝕖-sāve̊r | n. an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers |
| lifespan | līf𝕖span | life-span | līf𝕖-span | n the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) |
| lifesuit | līf𝕖sūit | life-suit | līf𝕖-sūit | n. a waterproof suit worn to protect against drowning |
| lifetime | līf𝕖tīme | life-time | līf𝕖-tīme | n. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) |
| lifeway | līfewāy | life-way | līfe-wāy | n. a way of living |
| lifework | līf𝕖wo̊rk | life-work | līf𝕖-wo̊rk | n. the principal work of your career |
| lifelessly | līf𝕖lėsslẏ | life-less-ly | līf𝕖-lėss-lẏ | adv. without animation or vitality |
| lifetimes | līf𝕖tīm𝕖ṡ | life-time-s | līf𝕖-tīm𝕖-ṡ | |
| lowlife | lōwlīfe | low-life | lōw-līfe | n. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
| lift | lift | lift | lift | n. the act of raising something to a higher position v. raise to a higher position or level |
| lifted | liftėd | lift-ed | lift-ėd | |
| lifter | lifte̊r | lift-er | lift-e̊r | n. an athlete who lifts barbells |
| lifting | lifting | lift-ing | lift-ing | n. the act of raising something |
| liftoff | liftoff | lift-off | lift-off | n. the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad |
| lifts | lifts | lift-s | lift-s | |
| uplift | ûplift | up-lift | ûp-lift | n. the act of raising something v. lift up or elevate |
| uplifted | ûpliftėd | up-lift-ed | ûp-lift-ėd | a. exalted emotionally especially with pride |
| uplifting | ûplifting | up-lift-ing | ûp-lift-ing | a. inspiring or making someone feel happier or more hopeful |
| ligand | ligånd | lig-and | lig-ånd | n. a substance that forms a complex around a central atom |
| ligate | līgāte | lig-ate | līg-āte | v. bind with a bandage or ligature |
| ligation | līgātio̊n | lig-at-ion | līg-āt-io̊n | n. tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature |
| ligament | ligåme̊nt | lig-a-ment | lig-å-me̊nt | n. a band of tough tissue connecting bones or supporting organs |
| ligature | ligåtůre | lig-at-ure | lig-åt-ůre | n. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur n. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one n. a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone |
| colligate | colligāte | col-lig-ate | col-lig-āte | vt. to bind together; to summarize |
| diligence | dilige̊nce | di-lig-ence | di-lig-e̊nce | n. careful and persistent work or effort |
| diligent | dilige̊nt | di-lig-ent | di-lig-e̊nt | a. showing care and effort in one's work |
| diligently | dili̊ge̊ntlẏ | di-lig-ent-ly | di-li̊g-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. with diligence; in a careful and persistent manner |
| intelligence | intellige̊nce | intel-lig-ence | intel-lig-e̊nce | n. the ability to learn, understand, and think quickly and well n. information gathered about an enemy or competitor |
| intelligent | intellige̊nt | intel-lig-ent | intel-lig-e̊nt | a. having the ability to think, understand, and learn things quickly and well |
| intelligible | intelli̊gi̊ble | intel-lig-ible | intel-li̊g-i̊ble | a. well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly |
| intelligently | intellige̊ntlẏ | intel-lig-ent-ly | intel-lig-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in an intelligent manner |
| intelligibly | intelli̊gi̊blẏ | intel-lig-ib-ly | intel-li̊g-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an intelligible manner |
| intelligences | intellige̊ncėṡ | intel-lig-ence-s | intel-lig-e̊ncė-ṡ | |
| intelligentsia | intelli̊gentsiå | intel-lig-ent-sia | intel-li̊g-ent-siå | n. an educated and intellectual elite |
| negligence | negli̊ge̊nce | neg-lig-ence | neg-li̊g-e̊nce | n. failure to take proper care |
| negligible | negligi̊ble | neg-lig-ible | neg-lig-i̊ble | a. so small as to be insignificant; not worth considering |
| negligibly | negligi̊blẏ | neg-lig-ib-ly | neg-lig-i̊b-lẏ | adv. to a negligibly small extent |
| oblige | o̊blige | ob-lige | o̊b-lige | v. to bind by a promise or obligation v. to do a favor for someone |
| obligate | obli̊gāte | ob-lig-ate | ob-li̊g-āte | v. to bind or compel someone to do something a. required by obligation |
| obliged | o̊blīg𝕖d | ob-lig-ed | o̊b-līg-𝕖d | a. under a moral obligation to do something |
| obliging | o̊blīging | ob-lig-ing | o̊b-līg-ing | v. provide a service or favor for someone a. showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others |
| obligated | obli̊gātėd | ob-lig-at-ed | ob-li̊g-āt-ėd | a. caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course |
| obligation | obligātio̊n | ob-lig-at-ion | ob-lig-āt-io̊n | n. the state of being obligated to do or pay something n. a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor |
| obligingly | o̊blīginglẏ | ob-lig-ing-ly | o̊b-līg-ing-lẏ | adv. in accommodation |
| obligatory | o̊bligåtorẏ | ob-lig-at-ory | o̊b-lig-åt-orẏ | a. required by law, rule, or custom |
| obligations | obligātio̊nṡ | ob-lig-at-ion-s | ob-lig-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| religion | rėligio̊n | re-lig-ion | rė-lig-io̊n | n. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power n. a particular system of faith and worship |
| religious | rėligio̊us | re-lig-ious | rė-lig-io̊us | a. relating to religion a. having or showing deep belief in religion |
| religionist | rēligio̊nist | re-lig-ion-ist | rē-lig-io̊n-ist | n. a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot |
| religiosity | rėligiosi̊tẏ | re-lig-ios-ity | rė-lig-ios-i̊tẏ | n. exaggerated or ostentatious religious devotion |
| religiously | rėligio̊uslẏ | re-lig-ious-ly | rė-lig-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a religious manner; with great devotion |
| religiousness | rėligio̊usnėss | re-lig-ious-ness | rė-lig-io̊us-nėss | n. the quality of being extremely conscientious |
| religions | rėligio̊nṡ | re-lig-ion-s | rė-lig-io̊n-ṡ | |
| ineligibility | ineligibilitẏ | in-e-lig-ibil-ity | in-e-lig-ibil-itẏ | n. the quality or state of being ineligible |
| interreligious | inte̊rrėligio̊us | inter-re-lig-ious | inte̊r-rė-lig-io̊us | a. between or involving different religions |
| irreligious | irrėligio̊us | ir-re-lig-ious | ir-rė-lig-io̊us | a. hostile or indifferent to religion |
| unintelligent | ûnintellige̊nt | un-intel-lig-ent | ûn-intel-lig-e̊nt | a. lacking intelligence |
| unintelligibility | ûnintelligi̊bilitẏ | un-intel-lig-ibil-ity | ûn-intel-lig-i̊bil-itẏ | n. incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible |
| unintelligibly | ûnintelligi̊blẏ | un-intel-lig-ib-ly | ûn-intel-lig-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an unintelligible manner |
| light | lī𝕘𝕙t | light | lī𝕘𝕙t | n. the natural agent that makes things visible a. having a considerable or sufficient amount of light; not heavy |
| lit | lit | lit | lit | v. cause to start burning; set afire a. set afire or burning |
| lite | līte | lite | līte | a. having fewer calories or less fat than the standard version |
| lightbulb | lī𝕘𝕙tbûlb | light-bulb | lī𝕘𝕙t-bûlb | n. an electric lamp with a glass bulb |
| lightcurve | lī𝕘𝕙tcůrve | light-curve | lī𝕘𝕙t-cůrve | n. a graph of the light intensity of a celestial object over time |
| lighted | lī𝕘𝕙tėd | light-ed | lī𝕘𝕙t-ėd | a. set afire or burning |
| lighten | lī𝕘𝕙te̊n | light-en | lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n | v. make more cheerful v. become lighter |
| lighter | lī𝕘𝕙te̊r | light-er | lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊r | n. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires n. a flatbottom boat for transporting goods |
| lightest | lī𝕘𝕙tėst | light-est | lī𝕘𝕙t-ėst | |
| lighting | lī𝕘𝕙ting | light-ing | lī𝕘𝕙t-ing | n. the arrangement or supply of lights for a particular purpose |
| lightless | lī𝕘𝕙tlėss | light-less | lī𝕘𝕙t-lėss | a. giving no light; without illumination |
| lightly | lī𝕘𝕙tlẏ | light-ly | lī𝕘𝕙t-lẏ | adv. with little weight, force, or seriousness |
| lightness | lī𝕘𝕙tnėss | light-ness | lī𝕘𝕙t-nėss | n. the property of being comparatively small in weight |
| lightning | lī𝕘𝕙tning | light-ning | lī𝕘𝕙t-ning | n. a flash of light in the sky during a storm |
| lights | lī𝕘𝕙ts | light-s | lī𝕘𝕙t-s | |
| lightsaber | līghtsābe̊r | light-saber | līght-sābe̊r | n. a fictional weapon from the Star Wars films, consisting of a blade of pure energy |
| lightship | lī𝕘𝕙tship | light-ship | lī𝕘𝕙t-ship | n. a ship equipped like a lighthouse anchored where a permanent one would be impracticable |
| lightened | lī𝕘𝕙te̊n𝕖d | light-en-ed | lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-𝕖d | |
| lighthearted | lī𝕘𝕙th𝕖àrtėd | light-heart-ed | lī𝕘𝕙t-h𝕖àrt-ėd | a. cheerful and free from worry |
| lightening | līghte̊ning | light-en-ing | līght-e̊n-ing | n. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy |
| lightens | lī𝕘𝕙te̊nṡ | light-en-s | lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-ṡ | |
| lightings | lī𝕘𝕙tingṡ | light-ing-s | lī𝕘𝕙t-ing-ṡ | |
| lightnings | lī𝕘𝕙tningṡ | light-ning-s | lī𝕘𝕙t-ning-ṡ | |
| alight | ålī𝕘𝕙t | a-light | å-lī𝕘𝕙t | v. to come to rest, settle v. come down |
| backlight | backlī𝕘𝕙t | back-light | back-lī𝕘𝕙t | v. illuminate from behind n. a light source placed behind a display |
| delight | dėlī𝕘𝕙t | de-light | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. a feeling of great pleasure v. to please someone greatly |
| delighted | dėlī𝕘𝕙tėd | de-light-ed | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-ėd | a. feeling or showing great pleasure |
| delightful | dėlī𝕘𝕙tfůl | de-light-ful | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-fůl | a. greatly pleasing or entertaining |
| delighting | dėlī𝕘𝕙ting | de-light-ing | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-ing | |
| delights | dėlī𝕘𝕙ts | de-light-s | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-s | |
| delightedly | dėlī𝕘𝕙tėdlẏ | de-light-ed-ly | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-ėd-lẏ | adv. with delight |
| delightfully | dėlī𝕘𝕙tfůllẏ | de-light-ful-ly | dė-lī𝕘𝕙t-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a delightful manner |
| enlighten | ėnlī𝕘𝕙te̊n | en-light-en | ėn-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n | v. to give knowledge or understanding to |
| enlightened | ėnlī𝕘𝕙te̊n𝕖d | en-light-en-ed | ėn-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-𝕖d | a. having or showing knowledge and spiritual insight |
| enlightening | ėnlī𝕘𝕙te̊ning | en-light-en-ing | ėn-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-ing | a. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance |
| enlightenment | ėnlī𝕘𝕙te̊nme̊nt | en-light-en-ment | ėn-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-me̊nt | n. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; the Enlightenment |
| highlighted | hī𝕘𝕙lī𝕘𝕙tėd | high-light-ed | hī𝕘𝕙-lī𝕘𝕙t-ėd | a. made more prominent or conspicuous |
| lamplight | lamplī𝕘𝕙t | lamp-light | lamp-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. light from a lamp |
| limelight | līmelī𝕘𝕙t | lime-light | līme-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. a focus of public attention |
| lamplighter | lamplī𝕘𝕙te̊r | lamp-light-er | lamp-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊r | n. (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights |
| moonlight | moonlī𝕘𝕙t | moon-light | moon-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. the light of the Moon v. work a second job, usually after hours |
| twilight | twīlī𝕘𝕙t | twi-light | twī-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. the soft light after sunset n. a period of decline |
| twilit | twīlit | twi-lit | twī-lit | a. lighted by or as if by twilight |
| ultralight | ûltrålī𝕘𝕙t | ultra-light | ûltrå-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. a very light aircraft used for recreational flying a. extremely light in weight |
| unlit | ûnlit | un-lit | ûn-lit | a. not set afire or burning; without illumination |
| unlighted | ûnlī𝕘𝕙tėd | un-light-ed | ûn-lī𝕘𝕙t-ėd | a. not set afire or burning |
| unenlightened | ûnenlī𝕘𝕙te̊n𝕖d | un-en-light-en-ed | ûn-en-lī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n-𝕖d | a. not enlightened; ignorant |
| lignin | lignin | lign-in | lign-in | n. a complex polymer that is the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates |
| lignite | lignīte | lign-ite | lign-īte | n. intermediate between peat and bituminous coal |
| ligneous | lignėo̊us | lign-e-ous | lign-ė-o̊us | a. relating to or resembling wood |
| align | ålī𝕘n | a-lign | å-lī𝕘n | v. to place in a straight line v. to join with others in support of a cause |
| aligned | ålī𝕘n𝕖d | a-lign-ed | å-lī𝕘n-𝕖d | a. brought into agreement or cooperation a. in a straight line |
| alignment | ålīgnme̊nt | a-lign-ment | å-līgn-me̊nt | n. the act of adjusting to a line |
| misaligned | misålī𝕘n𝕖d | mis-a-lign-ed | mis-å-lī𝕘n-𝕖d | v. align imperfectly or badly a. improperly aligned |
| misalignment | misålī𝕘nme̊nt | mis-a-lign-ment | mis-å-lī𝕘n-me̊nt | n. the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned |
| realign | rēålī𝕘n | re-a-lign | rē-å-lī𝕘n | v. to align anew or better |
| realignment | rēålī𝕘nme̊nt | re-a-lign-ment | rē-å-lī𝕘n-me̊nt | n. the act of rearranging or aligning again |
| unaligned | ûnålī𝕘n𝕖d | un-a-lign-ed | ûn-å-lī𝕘n-𝕖d | a. not aligned with any faction, group, or cause |
| ligurian | ligůriȧn | liguri-an | ligůri-ȧn | a. of or relating to Liguria or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Liguria |
| like | līke | like | līke | vt. to enjoy or be fond of; to wish or want prep. similar to; in the same way as a. similar; resembling n. a person or thing similar to another |
| likable | līkåble | lik-able | līk-åble | a. easy to like; pleasant |
| likeable | līke̊able | like-able | līke̊-able | a. easy to like; agreeable |
| liked | līk𝕖ḋ | lik-ed | līk-𝕖ḋ | a. found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form |
| liking | līking | lik-ing | līk-ing | n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment |
| likely | līk𝕖lẏ | like-ly | līk𝕖-lẏ | a. having a high probability of occurring or being true adv. probably |
| liken | līke̊n | like-n | līke̊-n | vt. to compare one thing to another |
| likeness | līk𝕖nėss | like-ness | līk𝕖-nėss | n. similarity in appearance or character n. a portrait or picture of a person |
| likes | līk𝕖s | like-s | līk𝕖-s | |
| likewise | līk𝕖wīse | like-wise | līk𝕖-wīse | adv. in the same way; also |
| likelier | līk𝕖lie̊r | like-li-er | līk𝕖-li-e̊r | |
| likeliest | līk𝕖liėst | like-li-est | līk𝕖-li-ėst | |
| likelihood | līk𝕖lihood | like-li-hood | līk𝕖-li-hood | n. the probability of something happening |
| likability | līkåbilitẏ | lik-abil-ity | līk-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being pleasant and attractive |
| alike | ålīke | a-like | å-līke | a. similar to each other adv. in the same way |
| carlike | càrlīke | car-like | càr-līke | a. resembling a car |
| catlike | catlīke | cat-like | cat-līke | a. resembling a cat in movement or behavior |
| daisylike | dāiṡẏlīke | daisy-like | dāiṡẏ-līke | a. resembling a daisy |
| dislike | dislīke | dis-like | dis-līke | v. to feel distaste or hostility toward n. a feeling of aversion |
| doglike | doglīke | dog-like | dog-līke | a. resembling a dog; especially in devotion |
| disliked | dislīk𝕖ḋ | dis-lik-ed | dis-līk-𝕖ḋ | a. regarded with aversion |
| needlelike | nēedl𝕖līke | needle-like | nēedl𝕖-līke | a. shaped like a needle |
| unlike | ûnlīke | un-like | ûn-līke | a. marked by dissimilarity prep. different from |
| unlikable | ûnlīkåble | un-lik-able | ûn-līk-åble | a. difficult or impossible to like |
| unlikely | ûnlīkelẏ | un-like-ly | ûn-līke-lẏ | a. has little chance of being the case or coming about |
| unlikeness | ûnlīk𝕖nėss | un-like-ness | ûn-līk𝕖-nėss | n. dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness |
| unlikelier | ûnlīk𝕖lie̊r | un-like-li-er | ûn-līk𝕖-li-e̊r | |
| unlikeliest | ûnlīk𝕖liėst | un-like-li-est | ûn-līk𝕖-li-ėst | |
| unlikelihood | ûnlīk𝕖lihood | un-like-li-hood | ûn-līk𝕖-li-hood | n. the improbability of a specified outcome |
| well-liked | well-lik-ed | a. liked by many people | ||
| unalike | ûnålīke | un-a-like | ûn-å-līke | a. not alike or similar |
| businesslike | bu̇ṡinėsslīke | bus-i-ness-like | bu̇ṡ-i-nėss-līke | a. exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics useful in business a. not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal |
| lilac | līlac | lilac | līlac | n. a shrub of the genus Syringa with large panicles of fragrant flowers |
| lilliputian | lilli̊pūṫi̊ån | lilliput-ian | lilli̊pūṫ-i̊ån | a. very small; tiny n. a tiny person (from Gulliver's Travels) |
| lilt | lilt | lilt | lilt | n. a jaunty rhythm in music v. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way |
| lilting | lilting | lilt-ing | lilt-ing | a. characterized by a buoyant rhythm |
| lily | lilẏ | lily | lilẏ | n. any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers |
| lime | līme | lime | līme | n. a round green citrus fruit with acidic juice n. a white substance obtained by heating limestone |
| limeade | līmeāde | lime-ade | līme-āde | n. sweetened beverage of lime juice and water |
| limestone | līm𝕖stōne | lime-stone | līm𝕖-stōne | n. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium |
| limey | līmėy | lime-y | līmė-y | n. a man of English descent |
| limy | līmẏ | lim-y | līm-ẏ | a. containing lime; sticky |
| collimated | collimātėd | col-lim-at-ed | col-lim-āt-ėd | v. make or place parallel to something v. adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) |
| prelim | prėlim | pre-lim | prė-lim | n. a minor match preceding the main event n. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue |
| prelims | prēlimṡ | pre-lim-s | prē-lim-ṡ | n. preliminary events or examinations |
| sublime | sûblīme | sub-lime | sûb-līme | a. of great beauty or excellence a. inspiring awe or admiration |
| sublimate | sûblimāte | sub-lim-ate | sûb-lim-āte | v. direct energy or urges into useful activities n. the product of vaporization of a solid |
| sublimity | sûblimitẏ | sub-lim-ity | sûb-lim-itẏ | n. nobility in thought or feeling or style |
| sublimely | sûblīm𝕖lẏ | sub-lime-ly | sûb-līm𝕖-lẏ | adv. completely; in a lofty and exalted manner |
| sublimated | sûblimātėd | sub-lim-at-ed | sûb-lim-āt-ėd | v. direct energy or urges into useful activities a. changed from solid to gas without becoming liquid |
| sublimation | sûblimātio̊n | sub-lim-at-ion | sûb-lim-āt-io̊n | n. a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid n. modifying the natural expression of an impulse to one that is socially acceptable |
| Lima | Līmå | Lima | Līmå | n. the capital city of Peru |
| liman | līmån | liman | līmån | n. a lagoon or estuary |
| limb | lim𝕓 | limb | lim𝕓 | n. an arm or leg of a person or animal n. a branch of a tree |
| limbic | limbic | limb-ic | limb-ic | a. of or relating to or forming a limbus |
| limbless | lim𝕓lėss | limb-less | lim𝕓-lėss | a. having no limbs |
| forelimb | for𝕖lim𝕓 | fore-limb | for𝕖-lim𝕓 | n. the front limb or homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing |
| limber | limbe̊r | limber | limbe̊r | n. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson v. cause to become limber |
| limbo | limbō | limbo | limbō | n. an imaginary place for lost or neglected things |
| limbos | limbōṡ | limbo-s | limbō-ṡ | |
| limerick | lime̊rick | limerick | lime̊rick | n. a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba n. port city in southwestern Ireland |
| liminal | liminål | limin-al | limin-ål | a. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process a. occupying a position at a limit or threshold |
| liminality | liminålitẏ | limin-al-ity | limin-ål-itẏ | n. the state of being on a threshold or at the beginning of a process |
| subliminal | sûbliminål | sub-liminal | sûb-liminål | a. below the threshold of conscious perception |
| subliminally | sûbliminållẏ | sub-limin-al-ly | sûb-limin-ål-lẏ | adv. below the threshold of conscious perception |
| limit | limit | limit | limit | n. the greatest amount of something that is allowed or possible n. a point beyond which something cannot go v. restrict the amount or extent of |
| limited | limitėd | limit-ed | limit-ėd | a. restricted in size or amount a. not very great in range |
| limiter | limite̊r | limit-er | limit-e̊r | n. an electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude |
| limiting | limi̊ting | limit-ing | limi̊t-ing | a. restricting; serving as a limit |
| limitless | limi̊tle̊ss | limit-less | limi̊t-le̊ss | a. without limits |
| limitrophe | limitrōphe | limit-rophe | limit-rōphe | a. located on a border |
| limits | limits | limit-s | limit-s | |
| limitation | limitātio̊n | limit-at-ion | limit-āt-io̊n | n. the quality of being limited or restricted n. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
| limitlessness | limitle̊ssne̊ss | limit-less-ness | limit-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit |
| delimit | dėlimit | de-limit | dė-limit | v. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something |
| delimited | dėlimit𝕖d | de-limit-ed | dė-limit-𝕖d | v. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something a. having the limits or boundaries established |
| delimitation | dėlimitātio̊n | de-limit-at-ion | dė-limit-āt-io̊n | n. a line that indicates a boundary |
| eliminate | ėlimināte | e-limin-ate | ė-limin-āte | v. completely remove or get rid of something |
| eliminated | ėlimi̊nāt𝕖d | e-limin-at-ed | ė-limi̊n-āt-𝕖d | v. terminate, end, or take out v. do away with |
| eliminating | ėlimināting | e-limin-at-ing | ė-limin-āt-ing | |
| elimination | ėliminātio̊n | e-limin-at-ion | ė-limin-āt-io̊n | n. the act of removing or getting rid of something |
| eliminator | ėlimināto̊r | e-limin-at-or | ė-limin-āt-o̊r | n. an agent that eliminates something |
| eliminates | ėlimināt𝕖s | e-limin-ate-s | ė-limin-āt𝕖-s | |
| illimitable | illimitåble | il-limit-able | il-limit-åble | a. without limits in extent or size or quantity |
| preliminary | prėliminårẏ | pre-limin-ary | prė-limin-årẏ | n. an action done before a more important action a. happening before a more important event |
| preliminarily | prėlimi̊narilẏ | pre-limin-ari-ly | prė-limi̊n-ari-lẏ | adv. in a preliminary manner |
| unlimited | ûnlimitėd | un-limit-ed | ûn-limit-ėd | a. having no limits or restrictions |
| limn | limn | limn | limn | vt. to trace the shape of vt. to make a portrait of |
| limner | limne̊r | limn-er | limn-e̊r | n. a painter or drawer of portraits |
| limnetic | limnetic | limn-et-ic | limn-et-ic | a. relating to fresh water |
| limnology | limnolo̊gẏ | limn-o-log-y | limn-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical traits |
| limo | limō | limo | limō | n. a large luxurious car driven by a chauffeur |
| limos | limōṡ | limo-s | limō-ṡ | |
| limousine | limo̊uṡĩne | limousine | limo̊uṡĩne | n. large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur |
| limp | limp | limp | limp | v. to walk with difficulty a. lacking stiffness; not firm |
| limpid | limpid | limpid | limpid | a. transparently clear; easily understandable |
| limping | limping | limp-ing | limp-ing | n. disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet v. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury |
| limply | limplẏ | limp-ly | limp-lẏ | adv. without rigidity; in a limp manner |
| limpness | limpnėss | limp-ness | limp-nėss | n. a flabby softness |
| limpet | limpėt | limpet | limpėt | n. a marine mollusk with a low conical shell, found clinging to rocks |
| linen | linėn | lin-en | lin-ėn | n. cloth made from the flax plant n. household articles such as sheets and tablecloths |
| linseed | linsēed | lin-seed | lin-sēed | n. the seed of flax used as a source of oil |
| linoleum | li̊nōlēům | lin-o-le-um | li̊n-ō-lē-ům | n. a floor covering |
| collinear | co̊llinēar | col-lin-ear | co̊l-lin-ēar | a. lying on the same straight line |
| interlinear | inte̊rlinēar | inter-lin-ear | inte̊r-lin-ēar | a. written between lines of text |
| linac | līnac | linac | līnac | n. ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes |
| linchpin | linchpin | linchpin | linchpin | n. a pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on; a key element |
| lindane | lindāne | lindane | lindāne | n. a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide |
| linden | linde̊n | linden | linde̊n | n. a deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers |
| line | līne | line | līne | n. a long thin mark; a row; a route; a wire or cable; a boundary vt. to mark with lines; to cover the inside of vi. to form a line |
| linage | līnȧge | lin-age | līn-ȧge | n. the number of lines in a piece of printed material |
| lineage | linēåge | line-age | linē-åge | n. direct descent from an ancestor |
| lineal | linēal | line-al | linē-al | a. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child a. arranged in a line |
| linear | linēar | lin-ear | lin-ēar | a. relating to or consisting of a line a. arranged in or extending along a straight line |
| lined | līn𝕖d | lin-ed | līn-𝕖d | a. bordered by a line of things a. marked by lines or seams |
| liner | līne̊r | lin-er | līn-e̊r | n. a large commercial ship that carries passengers n. a piece of cloth used as the inside surface of a garment |
| lining | līning | lin-ing | līn-ing | n. a layer of material on the inside of something |
| lineman | līn𝕖mån | line-man | līn𝕖-mån | n. a person who installs or repairs power lines |
| linesman | līn𝕖ṡmån | lines-man | līn𝕖ṡ-mån | n. an official who assists the referee by watching for out of bounds or offside n. a worker who maintains telephone or power lines |
| lines | līn𝕖ṡ | line-s | līn𝕖-ṡ | |
| line-up | līne-ûp | line-up | līne-ûp | n. a row of people or things; an arrangement |
| lineup | līne̊up | line-up | līne̊-up | n. a group of people or things arranged in a line n. a group of players in a sports team |
| linebacker | līn𝕖backe̊r | line-back-er | līn𝕖-back-e̊r | n. a defensive player in American football |
| lineskipper | līn𝕖skippe̊r | line-skipp-er | līn𝕖-skipp-e̊r | n. a person who cuts in line |
| linebacking | līn𝕖backing | line-back-ing | līn𝕖-back-ing | n. the position or role of a linebacker in American football |
| linearity | linēaritẏ | lin-ear-ity | lin-ēar-itẏ | n. the property of having one dimension |
| linearly | linēarlẏ | lin-ear-ly | lin-ēar-lẏ | adv. in a linear manner |
| lineament | lineame̊nt | line-a-ment | line-a-me̊nt | n. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something n. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin |
| lineaments | linėåme̊nts | line-a-ment-s | linė-å-me̊nt-s | n. distinctive facial features; outlines |
| bowline | bōwlīne | bow-line | bōw-līne | n. a loop knot that neither slips nor jams |
| byline | bȳlīne | by-line | bȳ-līne | n. a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article |
| collinearity | collinėāritẏ | col-lin-ear-ity | col-lin-ėār-itẏ | n. the condition of being collinear |
| delineate | dėlinēate | de-line-ate | dė-linē-ate | v. to describe or portray something precisely |
| delineated | dėlinēatėd | de-line-at-ed | dė-linē-at-ėd | a. represented accurately or precisely |
| delineation | dėlinēatio̊n | de-line-at-ion | dė-linē-at-io̊n | n. a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
| jawline | jãwlīne | jaw-line | jãw-līne | n. the contour of the lower jaw |
| longline | lon𝕘līne | long-line | lon𝕘-līne | n. a long fishing line with many hooks attached |
| midline | midlīne | mid-line | mid-līne | n. the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) |
| nonlinear | nonlinēar | non-lin-ear | non-lin-ēar | a. not linear; not in a straight line |
| nonlinearity | nonlinēaritẏ | non-lin-ear-ity | non-lin-ēar-itẏ | n. the property of not being linear |
| online | onlīne | on-line | on-līne | a. connected to or available through a computer network |
| proline | prōlĩne | pro-line | prō-lĩne | n. an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) |
| redline | redlīne | red-line | red-līne | v. discriminate against an area in selling or renting housing v. cancel or exclude by drawing a red line through |
| reline | rēlīne | re-line | rē-līne | v. provide with a new lining |
| rectilinear | rectīlinēar | recti-lin-ear | rectī-lin-ēar | a. characterized by a straight line or lines |
| underlined | ûnde̊rlīn𝕖d | under-lin-ed | ûnde̊r-līn-𝕖d | v. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to v. give extra weight to (a communication) |
| unilinear | ūnilinēar | uni-lin-ear | ūni-lin-ēar | a. involving or following a single line of development |
| unlined | ûnlīn𝕖d | un-lin-ed | ûn-līn-𝕖d | a. not having a lining or liner |
| underlining | ûnde̊rlīning | under-lin-ing | ûnde̊r-līn-ing | v. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to |
| matrilineage | matrilineage | matr-i-line-age | matr-i-line-age | n. line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family |
| matrilinear | matriline̊ar | matr-i-lin-ear | matr-i-lin-e̊ar | a. relating to the mother's side of the family |
| patrilineage | patrilineage | patr-i-line-age | patr-i-line-age | n. line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family |
| indiscipline | indiscipline | in-dis-cip-line | in-dis-cip-line | n. the trait of lacking discipline |
| ling | ling | ling | ling | n. water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs n. elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried n. American hakes |
| linger | linge̊r | ling-er | ling-e̊r | v. to stay in a place longer than necessary v. to take a long time to disappear |
| lingering | linge̊ring | ling-er-ing | ling-e̊r-ing | a. remaining for a long time; slow to disappear |
| bilingual | bīlingùål | bi-ling-u-al | bī-ling-ù-ål | a. able to speak two languages n. a person who speaks two languages |
| bilingualism | bīlingùåliṡm | bi-ling-u-al-ism | bī-ling-ù-ål-iṡm | n. the ability to speak two languages colloquially |
| monolingual | mono̊lingùål | mono-ling-u-al | mono̊-ling-ù-ål | n. a person who knows only one language a. using or knowing only one language |
| multilingual | mûltilinguål | multi-ling-u-al | mûlti-ling-u-ål | a. using or knowing more than one language |
| extralinguistic | extrålinguistic | ex-tra-lingu-ist-ic | ex-trå-lingu-ist-ic | a. not included within the realm of language |
| lingerie | linge̊rie | lingerie | linge̊rie | n. women's underwear and nightclothes |
| linguist | lingùist | lingu-ist | lingù-ist | n. a specialist in linguistics n. a person who speaks more than one language |
| lingo | lingō | ling-o | ling-ō | n. a characteristic language of a particular group |
| lingual | lingùål | ling-u-al | ling-ù-ål | n. a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs a. pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue |
| linguistic | lingùistic | lingu-ist-ic | lingù-ist-ic | a. relating to language or the study of language |
| linguistics | lingùistics | lingu-ist-ic-s | lingù-ist-ic-s | n. the scientific study of language n. the humanistic study of language and literature |
| linguistically | lingùisticållẏ | lingu-ist-ic-al-ly | lingù-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to the science of linguistics adv. with respect to language |
| metalinguistic | metålinguistic | meta-lingu-ist-ic | metå-lingu-ist-ic | a. of or relating to a metalanguage or metalinguistics |
| nonlinguistic | nonlingùistic | non-lingu-ist-ic | non-lingù-ist-ic | a. not consisting of or related to language |
| psycholinguist | 𝕡sȳc𝕙o̊linguist | psycho-lingu-ist | 𝕡sȳc𝕙o̊-lingu-ist | n. a person who studies the psychological basis of human language |
| psycholinguistic | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ōlinguistic | psycho-lingu-ist-ic | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ō-lingu-ist-ic | a. of or relating to the psychology of language |
| relinguish | re-linguish | vt. to give up or let go | ||
| sublingual | sûblingùål | sub-ling-u-al | sûb-ling-ù-ål | a. beneath the tongue |
| trilingual | trīlingùål | tri-ling-u-al | trī-ling-ù-ål | a. using or knowing three languages |
| ethnolinguistic | ethnōlinguistic | ethn-o-lingu-ist-ic | ethn-ō-lingu-ist-ic | a. of or relating to ethnolinguistics |
| lingua | lingùå | lingua | lingùå | n. a mobile mass of muscular tissue in the oral cavity |
| linguine | lingùĩnē | linguine | lingùĩnē | n. pasta in long slender flat strips |
| linguini | lingùini | linguini | lingùini | n. pasta in long slender flat strips |
| liniment | linime̊nt | lini-ment | lini-me̊nt | n. a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain |
| link | link | link | link | n. a connection between two or more things v. make or become connected |
| linkage | linkåge | link-age | link-åge | n. a connection or series of connections |
| linked | link𝕖ḋ | link-ed | link-𝕖ḋ | a. connected by a link |
| linking | linking | link-ing | link-ing | n. the act of connecting things together v. present participle of link |
| links | links | link-s | link-s | |
| comlink | comlink | com-link | com-link | n. a communication link or device |
| cufflink | cûfflink | cuff-link | cûff-link | n. one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt |
| hyperlink | hȳpe̊rlink | hyper-link | hȳpe̊r-link | n. a link from a hypertext file to another location or file |
| interlink | inte̊rlink | inter-link | inte̊r-link | v be interwoven or interconnected v cause to be interconnected or interwoven |
| interlinked | inte̊rlink𝕖ḋ | inter-link-ed | inte̊r-link-𝕖ḋ | v. be interwoven or interconnected |
| uplink | ūplink | up-link | ūp-link | n. a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission |
| linnaean | linnāeån | linnaean | linnāeån | a. of or relating to Carl Linnaeus or his system of classification |
| linnean | linnēan | linnean | linnēan | a. of or relating to Linnaeus or his system of classification |
| delinquency | dėlinque̊ncẏ | de-linqu-ency | dė-linqu-e̊ncẏ | n. an antisocial misdeed by a minor; failure to pay a debt |
| delinquent | dėlinque̊nt | de-linqu-ent | dė-linqu-e̊nt | n. a young offender a. guilty of a misdeed a. past due; not paid |
| relinquish | rėlinquish | re-linqu-ish | rė-linqu-ish | vt. to give up; to let go of |
| relinquishing | rēlinquishing | re-linqu-ish-ing | rē-linqu-ish-ing | v. part with a possession or right n. the act of giving up |
| relinquishment | rėlinquishme̊nt | re-linqu-ish-ment | rė-linqu-ish-me̊nt | n. the act of giving up and abandoning a claim or right or position |
| nondelinquent | nondėlinque̊nt | non-de-linqu-ent | non-dė-linqu-e̊nt | a. not delinquent |
| lint | lint | lint | lint | n. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers n. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds |
| lintel | linte̊l | lintel | linte̊l | n. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window |
| lion | līo̊n | li-on | lī-o̊n | n. a large wild cat with a mane |
| lioness | līo̊nėss | li-on-ess | lī-o̊n-ėss | n. a female lion |
| lionize | līo̊nīze | li-on-ize | lī-o̊n-īze | v. assign great social importance to |
| lions | līo̊nṡ | li-on-s | lī-o̊n-ṡ | |
| lip | lip | lip | lip | n. either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth opening |
| lipped | lipp𝕖ḋ | lipp-ed | lipp-𝕖ḋ | a. having a lip or lips |
| lipless | liplėss | lip-less | lip-lėss | a. without a lip or lips |
| lips | lips | lip-s | lip-s | |
| lipstick | lipstick | lip-stick | lip-stick | n. a cosmetic for coloring the lips |
| lipsticks | lipsticks | lip-stick-s | lip-stick-s | |
| lipid | līpi̊d | lipid | līpi̊d | n. an oily organic compound insoluble in water |
| phospholipid | phosphōlipid | phospho-lipid | phosphō-lipid | n. a compound of fatty acids and phosphoric acid; a constituent of membranes |
| elliptical | ėllipticål | el-lipt-ic-al | ėl-lipt-ic-ål | a. shaped like an ellipse a. intentionally vague or ambiguous |
| liquid | liqùid | liqu-id | liqù-id | n. a substance that flows freely a. in the state of a liquid |
| liquify | liquifȳ | liqu-ify | liqu-ifȳ | v make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating v become liquid or fluid when heated |
| liquor | liq𝕦o̊r | liqu-or | liq𝕦-o̊r | n. an alcoholic drink made by distillation |
| liquidate | liquidāte | liqu-id-ate | liqu-id-āte | v. eliminate by paying off debts v. convert into cash |
| liquidity | liquidi̊tẏ | liqu-id-ity | liqu-id-i̊tẏ | n. being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability |
| liquids | liquidṡ | liqu-id-s | liqu-id-ṡ | |
| liquors | liq𝕦o̊rṡ | liqu-or-s | liq𝕦-o̊r-ṡ | |
| liquidy | liquidẏ | liqu-id-y | liqu-id-ẏ | a. having the consistency of liquid |
| liquidated | liquidātėd | liqu-id-at-ed | liqu-id-āt-ėd | v. eliminate by paying off debts v. convert into cash |
| liquidation | liquidātio̊n | liqu-id-at-ion | liqu-id-āt-io̊n | n. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities |
| liquidator | liquidāto̊r | liqu-id-at-or | liqu-id-āt-o̊r | n. a person who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties |
| illiquid | illiquid | il-liqu-id | il-liqu-id | a. not readily convertible to cash |
| illiquidity | illiquiditẏ | il-liqu-id-ity | il-liqu-id-itẏ | n. the state of being illiquid; lacking sufficient cash or liquid assets |
| obliquity | o̊bliqui̊tẏ | ob-liqu-ity | o̊b-liqu-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being deceptive or not straightforward n. the angle of deviation from a reference line |
| reliquary | reliquårẏ | re-liqu-ary | re-liqu-årẏ | n. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed |
| liquefy | lique̊fȳ | lique-fy | lique̊-fȳ | v. to become liquid; to make liquid |
| liquefied | lique̊fī𝕖d | lique-fi-ed | lique̊-fī-𝕖d | a. reduced to a liquid state |
| liquefaction | lique̊factio̊n | lique-fact-ion | lique̊-fact-io̊n | n. the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid |
| oblique | o̊blĩq𝕦e | ob-lique | o̊b-lĩq𝕦e | a. slanting or inclined in direction |
| obliquely | o̊blĩq𝕦𝕖lẏ | ob-lique-ly | o̊b-lĩq𝕦𝕖-lẏ | adv. at an oblique angle |
| obliqueness | o̊blĩqu𝕖nėss | ob-lique-ness | o̊b-lĩqu𝕖-nėss | n. the state of being slanted or indirect |
| liqueur | liq𝕦e̊ur | liqueur | liq𝕦e̊ur | n. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal |
| lira | lirå | lira | lirå | n. the former monetary unit of Italy and Turkey |
| deliriously | dėlirio̊uslẏ | de-lir-ious-ly | dė-lir-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a delirious manner |
| lisp | lisp | lisp | lisp | n. a speech defect involving pronouncing s and z sounds incorrectly v. speak with a lisp |
| lissom | lisso̊m | liss-om | liss-o̊m | a. flexible and graceful in movement |
| lissome | lisso̊me | liss-ome | liss-o̊me | a. moving and bending with ease |
| list | list | list | list | n. a number of connected items or names written or printed together vt. to make a list of things |
| listed | list𝕖d | list-ed | list-𝕖d | a. on a list |
| listen | lis𝕥e̊n | list-en | lis𝕥-e̊n | v. to give attention with the ear to sound |
| listing | listing | list-ing | list-ing | n. a list or catalog |
| listless | listle̊ss | list-less | list-le̊ss | a. lacking zest or vivacity |
| lists | lists | list-s | list-s | |
| listserv | listse̊rv | list-serv | list-se̊rv | n. an automatic mailing list server that broadcasts messages to all subscribers |
| listenable | lis𝕥e̊nåble | list-en-able | lis𝕥-e̊n-åble | a. pleasant or easy to listen to |
| listened | lis𝕥e̊n𝕖d | list-en-ed | lis𝕥-e̊n-𝕖d | |
| listener | lis𝕥e̊ne̊r | list-en-er | lis𝕥-e̊n-e̊r | n. a person who listens |
| listening | lis𝕥e̊ning | list-en-ing | lis𝕥-e̊n-ing | n. the act of hearing attentively |
| listeria | listēriå | list-er-ia | list-ēr-iå | n. a type of bacteria that can cause food poisoning |
| listlessly | listle̊sslẏ | list-less-ly | list-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a listless manner |
| listlessness | listle̊ssne̊ss | list-less-ness | list-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy |
| listens | lis𝕥e̊nṡ | list-en-s | lis𝕥-e̊n-ṡ | |
| listeriosis | liste̊rio̊sis | list-er-i-osis | list-e̊r-i-o̊sis | |
| listenership | lis𝕥e̊ne̊rship | list-en-er-ship | lis𝕥-e̊n-e̊r-ship | n. the audience of listeners to a radio program |
| delisting | dēlisting | de-list-ing | dē-list-ing | v remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange |
| enlist | enlist | en-list | en-list | v. to enroll or engage in military service v. to secure the support or cooperation of |
| enlistee | enlistēe | en-list-ee | en-list-ēe | n. a person who has enlisted in the armed forces |
| enlistment | enlistme̊nt | en-list-ment | en-list-me̊nt | n. a period of time spent in military service n. the act of enlisting |
| unlisted | ûnlistėd | un-list-ed | ûn-list-ėd | a. not on a list |
| litre | lĩtre̊ | litre | lĩtre̊ | n. a metric unit of capacity equal to 1,000 milliliters |
| liter | lĩte̊r | lit-er | lĩt-e̊r | n. a metric unit of capacity equal to 1000 cubic centimeters |
| delitescence | dèlitesce̊nce | de-lit-esc-ence | dè-lit-esc-e̊nce | n. the state of being hidden or latent |
| milliliter | milli̊lĩte̊r | milli-lit-er | milli̊-lĩt-e̊r | n. a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter |
| preliterate | prēlite̊råte | pre-lit-er-ate | prē-lit-e̊r-åte | a. not yet having acquired the ability to read and write a. used of a society that has not developed writing |
| litany | litånẏ | litany | litånẏ | n. a long and tedious recital; a prayer consisting of a series of invocations |
| literacy | lite̊råcẏ | liter-acy | lite̊r-åcẏ | n. the ability to read and write |
| literal | lite̊rål | liter-al | lite̊r-ål | a. taking words in their basic sense without metaphor |
| literary | lite̊rårẏ | liter-ary | lite̊r-årẏ | a. of or relating to or characteristic of literature a. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing |
| literate | lite̊råte | liter-ate | lite̊r-åte | a. able to read and write; educated n. a person who can read and write |
| literati | lite̊ràtĩ | liter-ati | lite̊r-àtĩ | n. the literary intelligentsia |
| literalism | lite̊råliṡm | liter-al-ism | lite̊r-ål-iṡm | n. the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature n. a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense |
| literalize | lite̊rålīze | liter-al-ize | lite̊r-ål-īze | v. make literal |
| literally | lite̊rållẏ | liter-al-ly | lite̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. in a literal sense adv. without exaggeration |
| literarily | lite̊rårilẏ | liter-ari-ly | lite̊r-åri-lẏ | adv. in a literary manner |
| literalness | lite̊rålnėss | liter-al-ness | lite̊r-ål-nėss | n. adhereing to the concrete construal of something |
| literature | lite̊råtůre | liter-at-ure | lite̊r-åt-ůre | n. written works of artistic merit n. books and writings published on a particular subject |
| literariness | lite̊rårinėss | liter-ar-i-ness | lite̊r-år-i-nėss | n. the quality of being literary |
| literalization | lite̊rålizatio̊n | liter-al-iz-at-ion | lite̊r-ål-iz-at-io̊n | n. the act of interpreting something literally |
| alliterate | ållite̊rāte | al-liter-ate | ål-lite̊r-āte | v. to use words that begin with the same sound |
| alliteration | ållite̊rātio̊n | al-liter-at-ion | ål-lite̊r-āt-io̊n | n. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| alliterative | ållite̊råtive | al-liter-at-ive | ål-lite̊r-åt-ive | a. having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable |
| illiteracy | illite̊råcẏ | il-liter-acy | il-lite̊r-åcẏ | n. ignorance resulting from not reading n. an inability to read |
| illiterate | illite̊rāte | il-liter-ate | il-lite̊r-āte | a. not able to read or write; lacking culture n. a person unable to read |
| obliterate | o̊blite̊rāte | ob-liter-ate | o̊b-lite̊r-āte | v. to destroy completely, leaving no trace |
| obliteration | o̊blite̊rātio̊n | ob-liter-at-ion | o̊b-lite̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the complete destruction of every trace of something |
| transliteration | translite̊rātio̊n | trans-liter-at-ion | trans-lite̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a transcription from one alphabet to another |
| unliterary | ûnlite̊rarẏ | un-liter-ary | ûn-lite̊r-arẏ | a. not literary |
| lithium | lithiům | lith-ium | lith-iům | n. a soft silver-white metallic element |
| megalith | megålith | mega-lith | megå-lith | n. memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure |
| monolith | mono̊lith | mono-lith | mono̊-lith | n. a single great stone often in the form of a column |
| megalithic | megålithic | mega-lith-ic | megå-lith-ic | a. of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths |
| monolithic | mono̊lithic | mono-lith-ic | mono̊-lith-ic | a. large, powerful, and intractably uniform |
| monolithically | mono̊lithicållẏ | mono-lith-ic-al-ly | mono̊-lith-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a monolithic manner |
| neolithic | nēōlithic | neo-lith-ic | nēō-lith-ic | a. of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic) |
| paleolithic | palėo̊lithic | paleo-lith-ic | palėo̊-lith-ic | a. of or relating to the Old Stone Age |
| regolith | rego̊lith | rego-lith | rego̊-lith | n. the layer of loose material covering the surface of the moon or a planet |
| otolith | ōto̊lith | ot-o-lith | ōt-o̊-lith | n. a small calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear |
| phytolith | phȳto̊lith | phyt-o-lith | phȳt-o̊-lith | n. a microscopic mineral particle formed within a plant |
| palaeolithic | pal𝕒ėōlithic | palae-o-lith-ic | pal𝕒ė-ō-lith-ic | a. of or relating to the second division of the Stone Age |
| lithe | līṫhe | lithe | līṫhe | a. moving and bending with ease |
| lithely | līṫh𝕖lẏ | lithe-ly | līṫh𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner |
| lithuanian | lithūāniån | lithuani-an | lithūāni-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Lithuania a. of or relating to Lithuania |
| litigant | litigånt | litig-ant | litig-ånt | n. a party to a lawsuit |
| litigate | litigāte | litig-ate | litig-āte | v. to engage in legal proceedings |
| litigated | litigātėd | litig-at-ed | litig-āt-ėd | v. engage in legal proceedings |
| litigation | liti̊gātio̊n | litig-at-ion | liti̊g-āt-io̊n | n. the process of taking legal action |
| litigator | liti̊gāto̊r | litig-at-or | liti̊g-āt-o̊r | n. a party to a lawsuit; a lawyer who conducts lawsuits |
| litigious | litigio̊us | litig-i-ous | litig-i-o̊us | a. of or relating to litigation |
| litmus | litmůs | litmus | litmůs | n. a coloring material that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions |
| litter | litte̊r | litt-er | litt-e̊r | n. rubbish carelessly dropped or left about n. the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal |
| little | little | litt-le | litt-le | a. small in size or amount; young; short in duration adv. not much; only slightly n. a small amount |
| littoral | litto̊rål | litt-or-al | litt-o̊r-ål | n. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean a. of or relating to a coastal or shore region |
| litterbin | litte̊rbin | litt-er-bin | litt-e̊r-bin | n. a trash can in a public place |
| litterbug | litte̊rbûg | litt-er-bug | litt-e̊r-bûg | n. a person who drops litter in public places |
| littered | litte̊r𝕖d | litt-er-ed | litt-e̊r-𝕖d | v. strew a. filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects |
| littleness | littlenėss | litt-le-ness | litt-le-nėss | n. the property of having a relatively small size |
| belittle | bėlittle | be-litt-le | bė-litt-le | v cause to seem less serious; play down v express a negative opinion of v lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of |
| belittling | bėlittling | be-litt-ling | bė-litt-ling | n. the act of belittling a. tending to diminish or disparage |
| liturgist | litůrgist | liturg-ist | litůrg-ist | n. an authority on liturgies |
| liturgy | litůrgẏ | liturg-y | litůrg-ẏ | n. a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship |
| liturgical | li̊tůrgicål | liturg-ic-al | li̊tůrg-ic-ål | a. of or relating to or in accord with liturgy |
| livid | livid | livid | livid | a. furiously angry a. darkened or discolored in hue |
| liver | live̊r | liv-er | liv-e̊r | n. a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile |
| livery | live̊rẏ | liv-ery | liv-e̊rẏ | n. a special uniform worn by servants |
| lividity | lividitẏ | livid-ity | livid-itẏ | n. a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored |
| liverish | live̊rish | liv-er-ish | liv-e̊r-ish | a. irritable; bad-tempered |
| livers | live̊rṡ | liv-er-s | liv-e̊r-ṡ | |
| liveried | live̊rĩ𝕖d | liv-er-i-ed | liv-e̊r-ĩ-𝕖d | a. wearing livery |
| deliver | dėlive̊r | de-liv-er | dė-liv-e̊r | v. bring or transport to a destination v. give a speech or express an idea |
| deliverable | dėlive̊råble | de-liv-er-able | dė-liv-e̊r-åble | n. something that can be provided as the product of development a. suitable for or ready for delivery |
| deliverance | dėlive̊rånce | de-liv-er-ance | dė-liv-e̊r-ånce | n. rescue from danger |
| delivered | dėlive̊r𝕖d | de-liv-er-ed | dė-liv-e̊r-𝕖d | v. bring to a destination, make a delivery v. deliver a speech or idea |
| deliverer | dėlive̊re̊r | de-liv-er-er | dė-liv-e̊r-e̊r | n. a person who gives up or transfers money or goods |
| deliveries | dėlive̊ri𝕖ṡ | de-liv-er-ies | dė-liv-e̊r-i𝕖ṡ | |
| delivering | dėlive̊ring | de-liv-er-ing | dė-liv-e̊r-ing | |
| delivers | dėlive̊rṡ | de-liv-er-s | dė-liv-e̊r-ṡ | |
| delivery | dėlive̊rẏ | de-liv-er-y | dė-liv-e̊r-ẏ | n. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) n. the event of giving birth |
| deliverymen | dėlive̊rẏmen | de-liv-er-y-men | dė-liv-e̊r-ẏ-men | n. someone employed to make deliveries |
| enliven | enlīve̊n | en-liv-en | en-līv-e̊n | v. make lively |
| nonliving | nonliving | non-liv-ing | non-liv-ing | a. not alive; inanimate |
| oblivion | o̊blivio̊n | ob-liv-ion | o̊b-liv-io̊n | n. the state of being disregarded or forgotten |
| oblivious | o̊blivio̊us | ob-liv-ious | o̊b-liv-io̊us | a. (followed by 'to' or 'of') lacking conscious awareness of |
| obliviously | o̊blivio̊uslẏ | ob-liv-ious-ly | o̊b-liv-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in an oblivious manner |
| obliviousness | o̊blivio̊usnėss | ob-liv-ious-ness | o̊b-liv-io̊us-nėss | n. total forgetfulness |
| live | līve | live | līve | vi. to be alive; to reside; to experience life a. alive; actual; broadcast in real time adv. in a live manner |
| livable | livåble | liv-able | liv-åble | a. fit or suitable to live in or with |
| liveable | live̊able | live-able | live̊-able | a. fit or suitable to live in or with |
| lived | liv𝕖d | liv-ed | liv-𝕖d | |
| lives | līv𝕖ṡ | liv-es | līv-𝕖ṡ | |
| living | living | liv-ing | liv-ing | a. alive now n. the way someone earns money to live |
| livelong | liv𝕖long | live-long | liv𝕖-long | a. constituting the full extent or duration |
| lively | līv𝕖lẏ | live-ly | līv𝕖-lẏ | a. full of energy and enthusiasm a. bright and strong in color |
| liven | līve̊n | live-n | līve̊-n | v make lively |
| livelihood | līv𝕖lĩhood | live-li-hood | līv𝕖-lĩ-hood | n. the means of securing the necessities of life |
| livability | livåbilitẏ | liv-abil-ity | liv-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being suitable for living in |
| liveliness | līv𝕖lĩnėss | live-li-ness | līv𝕖-lĩ-nėss | n. general activity and motion n. animation and energy in action or expression |
| living-room | living-room | liv-ing-room | liv-ing-room | n. a room in a house for general everyday use |
| livings | livingṡ | liv-ing-s | liv-ing-ṡ | |
| alive | ålīve | a-live | å-līve | a. living; not dead a. full of life or activity |
| aliveness | ålīv𝕖nėss | a-live-ness | å-līv𝕖-nėss | n. the condition of living or the state of being alive |
| relive | rēlive | re-live | rē-live | v. to experience something again in one's imagination |
| unlivable | ûnlivåble | un-liv-able | ûn-liv-åble | a. unfit or unsuitable to live in or with |
| undelivered | ûndėlive̊r𝕖d | un-de-liv-er-ed | ûn-dė-liv-e̊r-𝕖d | a. not delivered or surrendered |
| prolix | prōlix | pro-lix | prō-lix | a. using too many words |
| prolixity | prōlixitẏ | pro-lix-ity | prō-lix-itẏ | n. the quality of being wordy |
| lizard | lizård | lizard | lizård | n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail |
| lizards | lizårdṡ | lizard-s | lizård-ṡ | |
| llama | llàmå | llama | llàmå | n. a South American animal related to camels |
| load | lōad | load | lōad | n. weight to be borne or conveyed n. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time v. put (something) on a structure or conveyance |
| loaded | lōad𝕖d | load-ed | lōad-𝕖d | a. filled with a great amount a. (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance |
| loader | lōade̊r | load-er | lōad-e̊r | n. a person or device that loads something |
| loading | lōading | load-ing | lōad-ing | n. the action of loading something |
| loads | lōadṡ | load-s | lōad-ṡ | |
| armload | àrmlōad | arm-load | àrm-lōad | n. the quantity that can be carried in one or both arms |
| carload | càrlōad | car-load | càr-lōad | n. a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile |
| muzzleloader | mûzzlelōade̊r | muzzle-load-er | mûzzle-lōad-e̊r | n. a gun that is loaded through the muzzle |
| preload | prėlōad | pre-load | prė-lōad | v. load in advance n. something loaded in advance |
| preloaded | prėlōad𝕖d | pre-load-ed | prė-lōad-𝕖d | a. loaded in advance |
| reload | rēlōad | re-load | rē-lōad | v. place a new load on |
| unload | ûnlōad | un-load | ûn-lōad | v. to remove the load from a vehicle or container |
| upload | ûplōad | up-load | ûp-lōad | v. transfer a file to a central computer from a smaller or remote computer |
| unloaded | ûnlōad𝕖d | un-load-ed | ûn-lōad-𝕖d | a. (of weapons) not charged with ammunition a. having no load |
| uploaded | ûplōadėd | up-load-ed | ûp-lōad-ėd | v. transfer a file from a smaller or remote computer to a central computer |
| unloading | ûnlōading | un-load-ing | ûn-lōad-ing | n. the labor of taking a load off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container |
| vanload | vanlōad | van-load | van-lōad | n. the amount that a van can carry |
| wagonload | wago̊nlōad | wagon-load | wago̊n-lōad | n. the amount that a wagon can carry |
| loaf | lōaf | loaf | lōaf | n. bread shaped and baked in one piece v. to spend time doing nothing |
| loafer | lōafe̊r | loaf-er | lōaf-e̊r | n. a person who is idle; a type of casual shoe |
| loaves | lōav𝕖ṡ | loav-es | lōav-𝕖ṡ | |
| loafing | lōafing | loaf-ing | lōaf-ing | n. having no employment v. be lazy or idle |
| loam | lōam | loam | lōam | n. a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand, clay, and decaying organic materials |
| loamy | lōamẏ | loam-y | lōam-ẏ | a. consisting of or having the character of loam |
| loan | lōan | loan | lōan | n. a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money v. lend something to someone |
| loaned | lōan𝕖d | loan-ed | lōan-𝕖d | v give temporarily; let have for a limited time |
| loaner | lōane̊r | loan-er | lōan-e̊r | n. a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair |
| loaning | lōaning | loan-ing | lōan-ing | |
| loans | lōanṡ | loan-s | lōan-ṡ | |
| loath | lōath | loath | lōath | a. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom |
| loathe | lōaṫhe | loathe | lōaṫhe | v. find repugnant |
| loathing | lōathing | loath-ing | lōath-ing | n hate coupled with disgust v find repugnant |
| loathsome | lōaṫhso̊me | loath-some | lōaṫh-so̊me | a. causing or able to cause nausea a. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| lob | lob | lob | lob | n. a ball hit in a high arc v. to hit or throw in a high arc |
| lobule | lobūle | lob-ule | lob-ūle | n. a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe |
| lobular | lobùlår | lob-ul-ar | lob-ùl-år | a. of or relating to or resembling a lobule |
| trilobite | trīlōbīte | tri-lob-ite | trī-lōb-īte | n. an extinct Paleozoic arthropod with an exoskeleton divided into three parts |
| lobbies | lobbi𝕖ṡ | lobb-ies | lobb-i𝕖ṡ | |
| lobby | lobbẏ | lobb-y | lobb-ẏ | n. an entrance hall or waiting area v. to try to influence legislators or public officials on an issue |
| lobbying | lobbẏing | lobb-y-ing | lobb-ẏ-ing | n. the act of attempting to influence legislators |
| lobbyist | lobbẏi̊st | lobb-y-ist | lobb-ẏ-i̊st | n. a person who tries to influence legislators on behalf of a particular interest |
| lobe | lōbe | lobe | lōbe | n. a rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or leaf |
| lobelia | lōbēliå | lobel-ia | lōbēl-iå | n. any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia |
| lobster | lobste̊r | lobster | lobste̊r | n. a large sea creature with a hard shell and claws |
| lobsterman | lobste̊rmån | lobster-man | lobste̊r-mån | n. a person whose occupation is catching lobsters |
| lobsters | lobste̊rṡ | lobster-s | lobste̊r-ṡ | |
| local | lōcål | loc-al | lōc-ål | a. relating to a particular area or neighborhood n. a person who lives in a particular area |
| locate | lōcāte | loc-ate | lōc-āte | v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining v. assign a location to |
| located | lōcāt𝕖d | loc-at-ed | lōc-āt-𝕖d | a. situated in a particular spot or position |
| locater | lōcāte̊r | loc-at-er | lōc-āt-e̊r | n. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims |
| localism | lōcåliṡm | loc-al-ism | lōc-ål-iṡm | n. a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality |
| locality | lōcalitẏ | loc-al-ity | lōc-al-itẏ | n. a particular place or area |
| localize | lōcålīze | loc-al-ize | lōc-ål-īze | v. to concentrate on a particular place or spot |
| locating | lōcāting | loc-at-ing | lōc-āt-ing | |
| location | lōcātio̊n | loc-at-ion | lōc-āt-io̊n | n. a particular place or position |
| locution | lōcūtio̊n | loc-ut-ion | lōc-ūt-io̊n | n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| locally | lōcållẏ | loc-al-ly | lōc-ål-lẏ | adv. in a particular local area |
| locator | lōcāto̊r | loc-at-or | lōc-āt-o̊r | n. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims |
| locals | lōcålṡ | loc-al-s | lōc-ål-ṡ | |
| locates | lōcāt𝕖s | loc-ate-s | lōc-āt𝕖-s | |
| locational | lōcātio̊nål | loc-at-ion-al | lōc-āt-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or determined by location |
| localised | lōcålīṡed | loc-al-is-ed | lōc-ål-īṡ-ed | v. restrict something to a particular area a. confined or restricted to a particular location |
| localized | lōcålīz𝕖d | loc-al-iz-ed | lōc-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. confined or restricted to a particular location |
| locations | lōcātio̊nṡ | loc-at-ion-s | lōc-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| localization | lōcåli̊zātio̊n | loc-al-iz-at-ion | lōc-ål-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. a determination of the place where something is |
| allocate | allo̊cāte | al-loc-ate | al-lo̊c-āte | v. to distribute for a particular purpose |
| allocated | allo̊cātėd | al-loc-at-ed | al-lo̊c-āt-ėd | a. distributed according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
| allocation | allo̊cātio̊n | al-loc-at-ion | al-lo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the distribution of resources for a particular purpose |
| allocative | allo̊cātive | al-loc-at-ive | al-lo̊c-āt-ive | a. of or relating to the allocation of resources |
| allocator | allo̊cāto̊r | al-loc-at-or | al-lo̊c-āt-o̊r | n. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion |
| collocation | collo̊cātio̊n | col-loc-at-ion | col-lo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. a grouping of words in a sentence |
| circumlocution | ci̊rcůmlo̊cūtio̊n | circum-loc-ut-ion | ci̊rcům-lo̊c-ūt-io̊n | n. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things n. an indirect way of expressing something |
| dislocate | dislōcāte | dis-loc-ate | dis-lōc-āte | v. to put out of its usual place |
| dislocated | dislōcātėd | dis-loc-at-ed | dis-lōc-āt-ėd | a. put out of its usual place; displaced |
| dislocation | dislōcātio̊n | dis-loc-at-ion | dis-lōc-āt-io̊n | n. the displacement of a bone from its normal position n. a disruption of an established order |
| interlocutor | inte̊rlocūto̊r | inter-loc-ut-or | inte̊r-loc-ūt-o̊r | n. a person who takes part in a conversation |
| illocutionary | illo̊cūtio̊nårẏ | il-loc-ut-ion-ary | il-lo̊c-ūt-io̊n-årẏ | a. relating to an act that is performed by speaking |
| relocate | rēlōcāte | re-loc-ate | rē-lōc-āte | v. to move to a new place |
| relocated | rēlōcātėd | re-loc-at-ed | rē-lōc-āt-ėd | a. settled in a new location |
| relocation | rēlōcātio̊n | re-loc-at-ion | rē-lōc-āt-io̊n | n. the act of moving to a new place |
| translocal | tranṡlōcål | trans-loc-al | tranṡ-lōc-ål | a. extending beyond local boundaries or connections |
| translocate | translōcāte | trans-loc-ate | trans-lōc-āte | v. move from one place to another |
| translocation | translōcātio̊n | trans-loc-at-ion | trans-lōc-āt-io̊n | n. the transport of dissolved material within a plant n. (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts |
| echolocation | ec𝕙ōlōcātio̊n | ec-ho-loc-at-ion | ec-𝕙ō-lōc-āt-io̊n | n. determining location by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return |
| misallocation | misallo̊cātio̊n | mis-al-loc-at-ion | mis-al-lo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. an incorrect or inappropriate allocation |
| patrilocal | patrilo̊cål | patr-i-loc-al | patr-i-lo̊c-ål | a. relating to a married couple living with the husband's family |
| reallocate | rēallo̊cāte | re-al-loc-ate | rē-al-lo̊c-āte | v. allocate, distribute, or apportion anew |
| reallocation | rēallo̊cātio̊n | re-al-loc-at-ion | rē-al-lo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. a share that has been allocated again |
| locale | lōcale | locale | lōcale | n. the scene of any event or action |
| loch | loc𝕙 | loch | loc𝕙 | n. a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) n. Scottish word for a lake |
| lock | lock | lock | lock | n. a fastening device operated by a key v. fasten with a lock |
| lockable | lockåble | lock-able | lock-åble | a. capable of being locked |
| lockbox | lockbox | lock-box | lock-box | n. a fireproof metal strongbox for storing valuables |
| lockdown | lockdòwn | lock-down | lock-dòwn | n. the act of confining people to a particular place |
| lockean | lockėån | lock-ean | lock-ėån | a. of or relating to John Locke or his philosophy |
| locked | lock𝕖ḋ | lock-ed | lock-𝕖ḋ | a. fastened with a lock |
| locker | locke̊r | lock-er | lock-e̊r | n. a small compartment with a lock for storing belongings |
| locket | lockėt | lock-et | lock-ėt | n. a small ornamental case worn on a necklace |
| locking | locking | lock-ing | lock-ing | n. the act of locking something up to protect it |
| locknut | locknût | lock-nut | lock-nût | n. supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
| lockout | lockòut | lock-out | lock-òut | n. a management action barring employees from the workplace during a labor dispute |
| locks | locks | lock-s | lock-s | |
| locksmith | locksmith | lock-smith | lock-smith | n. someone who makes or repairs locks |
| lockup | lockûp | lock-up | lock-ûp | n. jail in a local police station |
| lockers | locke̊rṡ | lock-er-s | lock-e̊r-ṡ | |
| fetlock | fetlock | fet-lock | fet-lock | n. the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern n. projection behind and above a horse's hoof |
| forelock | for𝕖lock | fore-lock | for𝕖-lock | n. a lock of hair growing over the forehead n. a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears |
| interlock | inte̊rlock | inter-lock | inte̊r-lock | v. to coordinate so all parts work together; to become engaged or intermeshed |
| interlocked | inte̊rlock𝕖d | inter-lock-ed | inte̊r-lock-𝕖d | a. connected or locked together |
| interlocking | inte̊rlocking | inter-lock-ing | inte̊r-lock-ing | a. linked or locked closely together |
| sherlock | she̊rlock | sher-lock | she̊r-lock | n. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information |
| unlock | ûnlock | un-lock | ûn-lock | v. to open a lock v. to set free or release |
| unlocked | ûnlock𝕖ḋ | un-lock-ed | ûn-lock-𝕖ḋ | v. open the lock of v. set free or release a. not firmly fastened or secured |
| unlocking | ûnlocking | un-lock-ing | ûn-lock-ing | |
| unlocks | ûnlocks | un-lock-s | ûn-lock-s | |
| loco | lōcō | loco | lōcō | a. (informal) mentally irregular |
| locus | lōcůs | locus | lōcůs | n. a particular place; a set of points satisfying a condition |
| locust | lōcůst | loc-ust | lōc-ůst | n. migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae n. hardwood from any of various locust trees |
| circumlocutory | ci̊rcůmlocūto̊rẏ | circum-locut-ory | ci̊rcům-locūt-o̊rẏ | a. using many words to say something indirectly |
| loder | lōde̊r | lod-er | lōd-e̊r | n. a loading device |
| lode | lōde | lode | lōde | n. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries |
| loden | lōde̊n | loden | lōde̊n | n. a thick waterproof woolen cloth |
| lodge | lodge | lodge | lodge | n. a small house at the entrance to a property v. to stay somewhere temporarily |
| lodger | lodge̊r | lodg-er | lodg-e̊r | n. a tenant in someone's house |
| lodging | lodging | lodg-ing | lodg-ing | n. a place to live or stay |
| dislodge | dislodge | dis-lodge | dis-lodge | v. remove or force out from a position |
| loess | lōess | loess | lōess | n. a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind |
| loft | loft | loft | loft | n. a room or space directly under the roof of a house |
| lofted | loftėd | loft-ed | loft-ėd | v. propel through the air v. kick or strike high in the air |
| loftlike | loftlīke | loft-like | loft-līke | a. resembling a loft in character or style |
| lofty | loftẏ | loft-y | loft-ẏ | a. of imposing height a. elevated in character or nature |
| loftily | loftilẏ | loft-i-ly | loft-i-lẏ | adv. in a lofty manner |
| loftiness | loftinėss | loft-i-ness | loft-i-nėss | n. impressiveness in scale or proportion |
| aloft | åloft | a-loft | å-loft | adv. at or to great height; upward |
| log | log | log | log | n. a thick piece of wood from a tree n. an official record of events |
| logged | logg𝕖d | logg-ed | logg-𝕖d | a. heavy and clumsy; cut into logs |
| logger | logge̊r | logg-er | logg-e̊r | n. a person who fells trees |
| logging | logging | logg-ing | logg-ing | n. the work of cutting down trees for timber |
| logic | logic | log-ic | log-ic | n. reasoning conducted according to strict principles of validity n. a system of reasoning |
| logjam | logjam | log-jam | log-jam | n. an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any deadlock or blockage |
| logo | lōgō | log-o | lōg-ō | n. a symbol or design used by a company to identify its products |
| logon | logo̊n | log-on | log-o̊n | n. the process of logging on to a computer system |
| logs | logṡ | log-s | log-ṡ | |
| logical | logicål | log-ic-al | log-ic-ål | a. based on reason; making sense |
| logician | lōgiċi̊ån | log-ic-ian | lōg-iċ-i̊ån | n. a person skilled at symbolic logic |
| logistic | lo̊gistic | log-ist-ic | lo̊g-ist-ic | a. relating to logistics |
| logics | logics | log-ic-s | log-ic-s | |
| logistical | lo̊gisticål | log-ist-ic-al | lo̊g-ist-ic-ål | a. relating to logistics |
| logically | logicållẏ | log-ic-al-ly | log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. according to logical reasoning |
| logistics | lo̊gistics | log-ist-ic-s | lo̊g-ist-ic-s | n. handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials as needed |
| logistically | lo̊gisticållẏ | log-ist-ic-al-ly | lo̊g-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a logistical manner; with respect to logistics |
| antilogy | antilo̊gẏ | anti-logy | anti-lo̊gẏ | n. a contradiction between two statements |
| apologist | åpolo̊gist | apo-log-ist | åpo-lo̊g-ist | n. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution |
| archaeologist | àrc𝕙āeolo̊gist | archaeo-log-ist | àrc𝕙āeo-lo̊g-ist | n. a person who studies ancient peoples and their cultures |
| audiologic | àudiōlogic | audio-log-ic | àudiō-log-ic | a. of or relating to audiology |
| autologous | ãutolo̊go̊us | auto-log-ous | ãuto-lo̊g-o̊us | a. derived from the same individual |
| archaeology | àrc𝕙āeolo̊gẏ | archaeo-log-y | àrc𝕙āeo-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
| archeology | àrc𝕙ēolo̊gẏ | archeo-log-y | àrc𝕙ēo-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
| archaeological | àrc𝕙āeo̊logicål | archaeo-log-ic-al | àrc𝕙āeo̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to archaeology |
| archeological | àrc𝕙ēo̊logicål | archeo-log-ic-al | àrc𝕙ēo̊-log-ic-ål | a. related to or dealing with archaeology |
| audiological | àudiōlogicål | audio-log-ic-al | àudiō-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to audiology |
| archaeologically | àrc𝕙ȧeo̊logicållẏ | archaeo-log-ic-al-ly | àrc𝕙ȧeo̊-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an archaeological manner |
| apologetics | apolo̊getics | apo-log-et-ic-s | apo-lo̊g-et-ic-s | n. the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines |
| apologetically | åpolo̊geticållẏ | apo-log-et-ic-al-ly | åpo-lo̊g-et-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an apologetic manner |
| backlogged | backlogg𝕖d | back-logg-ed | back-logg-𝕖d | v. accumulate a backlog of work |
| biologic | bīo̊logic | bio-log-ic | bīo̊-log-ic | a. pertaining to biology or to life and living things |
| biologist | bīolo̊gist | bio-log-ist | bīo-lo̊g-ist | n. a scientist who studies living organisms |
| biological | bīo̊logicål | bio-log-ic-al | bīo̊-log-ic-ål | a. pertaining to biology or to life and living things a. of parents and children; related by blood |
| biologically | bīo̊logicållẏ | bio-log-ic-al-ly | bīo̊-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to biology |
| catalog | catålog | cata-log | catå-log | n. a complete list of items vt. make a catalog of |
| catalogue | catålogue | cata-logue | catå-logue | n. a list of items v. to make a list of items |
| cataloger | catåloge̊r | cata-log-er | catå-log-e̊r | n. a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system |
| cataloging | catåloging | cata-log-ing | catå-log-ing | v. make a catalogue, compile a catalogue v. make an itemized list or catalog of |
| cataloguing | catålog𝕦ing | cata-logu-ing | catå-log𝕦-ing | v. make an itemized list or catalog of; classify |
| catalogs | catålogṡ | cata-log-s | catå-log-ṡ | |
| catalogues | catålogueṡ | cata-logue-s | catå-logue-ṡ | |
| dyslogistic | dẏslo̊gistic | dys-log-ist-ic | dẏs-lo̊g-ist-ic | a. expressing disapproval or censure |
| epilog | epilog | epi-log | epi-log | n. a concluding section of a book or play |
| epilogue | epilog𝕦e | epi-logue | epi-log𝕦e | n. a short passage added at the end of a literary work |
| eulogize | eūlo̊gīze | eu-log-ize | eū-lo̊g-īze | v. praise formally and eloquently |
| eclogue | eclog𝕦e | ec-log-ue | ec-log-𝕦e | n. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life |
| eulogy | eūlo̊gẏ | eu-log-y | eū-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently |
| eulogistic | eūlo̊gistic | eu-log-ist-ic | eū-lo̊g-ist-ic | a. expressing high praise; eulogistic |
| homologate | homolo̊gāte | homo-log-ate | homo-lo̊g-āte | vt. to approve or confirm officially |
| illogical | illogicål | il-log-ic-al | il-log-ic-ål | a. lacking in correct logical relation |
| illogically | illogicållẏ | il-log-ic-al-ly | il-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an illogical manner |
| monolog | monōlog | mono-log | monō-log | |
| monologue | mono̊log𝕦e | mono-logue | mono̊-log𝕦e | n. a long speech by one person n. a dramatic speech by a single actor |
| monologic | mo̊nologic | mono-log-ic | mo̊no-log-ic | a. relating to or characteristic of a monologue |
| monologist | monolo̊gist | mono-log-ist | mono-lo̊g-ist | n. an entertainer who performs alone |
| monologs | monōlogṡ | mono-log-s | monō-log-ṡ | |
| monologues | monōlog𝕦𝕖ṡ | mono-logue-s | monō-log𝕦𝕖-ṡ | |
| monological | mo̊nologicål | mono-log-ic-al | mo̊no-log-ic-ål | |
| neologism | nēolo̊giṡm | neo-log-ism | nēo-lo̊g-iṡm | n. a newly invented word or phrase |
| neology | nēolo̊gẏ | neo-log-y | nēo-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the use of new words or new meanings for old words |
| prologue | prōlog𝕦e | pro-logue | prō-log𝕦e | n. an introduction to a play |
| syllogism | sẏllo̊giṡm | syl-log-ism | sẏl-lo̊g-iṡm | n. deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
| syllogistic | sẏllo̊gistic | syl-log-ist-ic | sẏl-lo̊g-ist-ic | a. of or relating to or consisting of syllogism |
| trilogy | trilo̊gẏ | tri-log-y | tri-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme |
| teleological | tēlēo̊logicål | teleo-log-ic-al | tēlēo̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to teleology |
| analog | anålog | an-a-log | an-å-log | n. something having the property of being analogous to something else a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input |
| analogue | anålogue | an-a-logue | an-å-logue | n. something having the property of being analogous to something else |
| analogize | ånalo̊gīze | an-a-log-ize | ån-a-lo̊g-īze | v. make an analogy |
| analogous | ånalo̊go̊us | an-a-log-ous | ån-a-lo̊g-o̊us | a. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar |
| analogy | ånalo̊gẏ | an-a-log-y | ån-a-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a comparison between things that have similar features |
| analogical | anålogicål | an-a-log-ic-al | an-å-log-ic-ål | a. expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy |
| analogously | ånalo̊go̊uslẏ | an-a-log-ous-ly | ån-a-lo̊g-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an analogous manner |
| astrologer | åstrolo̊ge̊r | astr-o-log-er | åstr-o-lo̊g-e̊r | n. someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets |
| anthologize | antholo̊gize | anth-o-log-ize | anth-o-lo̊g-ize | v. compile an anthology |
| apologia | apo̊lōgiå | ap-o-log-ia | ap-o̊-lōg-iå | n. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly |
| apologies | åpolo̊gi𝕖ṡ | ap-o-log-ies | åp-o-lo̊g-i𝕖ṡ | |
| apologise | åpolo̊gīṡe | ap-o-log-ise | åp-o-lo̊g-īṡe | vi. to express regret for a fault or offense |
| apologize | åpolo̊gīze | ap-o-log-ize | åp-o-lo̊g-īze | vi. to express regret for something that one has done wrong |
| audiologist | ãudiolo̊gist | audi-o-log-ist | ãudi-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a specialist in the study of hearing and hearing disorders |
| apology | åpolo̊gẏ | ap-o-log-y | åp-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure |
| astrology | åstrolo̊gẏ | astr-o-log-y | åstr-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
| astrological | astro̊logicål | astr-o-log-ic-al | astr-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to or concerned with astrology |
| apologized | åpolo̊gīz𝕖d | ap-o-log-iz-ed | åp-o-lo̊g-īz-𝕖d | |
| apologetic | åpolo̊getic | ap-o-log-et-ic | åp-o-lo̊g-et-ic | a. feeling or expressing regret for a fault or offense |
| apologizing | åpolo̊gīzing | ap-o-log-iz-ing | åp-o-lo̊g-īz-ing | |
| apologizes | åpolo̊gīzėṡ | ap-o-log-ize-s | åp-o-lo̊g-īzė-ṡ | |
| cytologic | cȳto̊logic | cyt-o-log-ic | cȳt-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to the science of cytology |
| climatology | clīmåtolo̊gẏ | climat-o-log-y | clīmåt-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. meteorology of climates and their phenomena |
| climatological | clīmåto̊logicål | climat-o-log-ic-al | clīmåt-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or pertaining to climatology |
| dialog | dīålog | di-a-log | dī-å-log | n. a conversation between two persons |
| dialogic | dīålogic | di-a-log-ic | dī-å-log-ic | a. of or relating to dialogue |
| dialogue | dīålog𝕦e | di-a-log-ue | dī-å-log-𝕦e | n. a conversation between two persons n. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction |
| dialogical | diålogicål | di-a-log-ic-al | di-å-log-ic-ål | a. relating to a dialogue |
| demonology | dēmo̊nolo̊gẏ | demon-o-log-y | dēmo̊n-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of demons and beliefs about them |
| ethnologist | ethnolo̊gist | ethn-o-log-ist | ethn-o-lo̊g-ist | n. an anthropologist who studies ethnology |
| eschatology | esc𝕙åtolo̊gẏ | eschat-o-log-y | esc𝕙åt-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of theology concerned with final things: death, judgment, Heaven, Hell |
| eschatological | esc𝕙åto̊logicål | eschat-o-log-ic-al | esc𝕙åt-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world |
| etiological | ētio̊logicål | eti-o-log-ic-al | ēti-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to etiology |
| genealogist | gēnēalo̊gist | gene-a-log-ist | gēnē-a-lo̊g-ist | n. an expert in genealogy |
| gerontological | gèro̊nto̊logicål | geront-o-log-ic-al | gèro̊nt-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to the study of aging and the problems of old people |
| gynaecological | gȳn𝕒ėco̊logicål | gynaec-o-log-ic-al | gȳn𝕒ėc-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to or practicing gynecology |
| hematologic | hēmåto̊logic | hemat-o-log-ic | hēmåt-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to hematology |
| herpetology | he̊rpe̊tolo̊gẏ | herpet-o-log-y | he̊rpe̊t-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians |
| haematological | h𝕒ēmåto̊logicål | haemat-o-log-ic-al | h𝕒ēmåt-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to hematology |
| hematological | hēmåto̊logicål | hemat-o-log-ic-al | hēmåt-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to or involved in hematology |
| histological | histōlogicål | hist-o-log-ic-al | hist-ō-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to histology |
| histologically | histōlogicållẏ | hist-o-log-ic-al-ly | hist-ō-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a manner relating to histology |
| ideologue | īdēo̊lōg𝕦e | ide-o-logue | īdē-o̊-lōg𝕦e | n an advocate of some ideology |
| ichthyologist | ic𝕙thẏolo̊gist | ichthy-o-log-ist | ic𝕙thẏ-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a zoologist who studies fishes |
| morphologic | morpho̊logic | morph-o-log-ic | morph-o̊-log-ic | a. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals a. relating to the formation of admissible words in a language |
| morphologist | morpholo̊gist | morph-o-log-ist | morph-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a scientist who studies the form and structure of organisms |
| mythologist | mẏtholo̊gist | myth-o-log-ist | mẏth-o-lo̊g-ist | n. an expert on mythology |
| mythologize | mẏtholo̊gīze | myth-o-log-ize | mẏth-o-lo̊g-īze | vt. make into a myth vi. construct or study myths |
| morphology | morpholo̊gẏ | morph-o-log-y | morph-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of the form and structure of organisms |
| mycology | mȳcolo̊gẏ | myc-o-log-y | mȳc-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases |
| mythology | mẙtholo̊gẏ | myth-o-log-y | mẙth-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution |
| morphological | morpho̊logicål | morph-o-log-ic-al | morph-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to the formation of words; relating to the structure of organisms |
| musicological | mūṡico̊logicål | music-o-log-ic-al | mūṡic-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to musicology |
| mythological | mẏtho̊logicål | myth-o-log-ic-al | mẏth-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. based on or told of in traditional stories |
| morphologically | morpho̊logicållẏ | morph-o-log-ic-al-ly | morph-o̊-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a morphological manner; with regard to morphology |
| nephrologist | nėphrolo̊gist | nephr-o-log-ist | nėphr-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a doctor who specializes in the study of the kidneys |
| neurologic | neūro̊logic | neur-o-log-ic | neūr-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology |
| neurologist | neūrolo̊gi̊st | neur-o-log-ist | neūr-o-lo̊g-i̊st | n. a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it |
| neurology | neūrolo̊gẏ | neur-o-log-y | neūr-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system |
| neurological | neūro̊logicål | neur-o-log-ic-al | neūr-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to the nervous system |
| ophthalmologic | ophthalmo̊logic | ophthalm-o-log-ic | ophthalm-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to ophthalmology |
| ophthalmologist | ophthålmo̊logist | ophthalm-o-log-ist | ophthålm-o̊-log-ist | n. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases |
| ontology | ontolo̊gẏ | ont-o-log-y | ont-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence n. (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain |
| ophthalmology | ophthålmo̊logẏ | ophthalm-o-log-y | ophthålm-o̊-log-ẏ | n. the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases |
| ontological | onto̊logicål | ont-o-log-ic-al | ont-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to ontology |
| pharmacologic | phàrmåco̊logic | pharmac-o-log-ic | phàrmåc-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to pharmacology |
| philologist | philolo̊gist | phil-o-log-ist | phil-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a humanist specializing in classical scholarship |
| phrenologist | phrenolo̊gist | phren-o-log-ist | phren-o-lo̊g-ist | n. someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull |
| primatologist | prīmātolo̊gist | primat-o-log-ist | prīmāt-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a scientist who studies primates |
| pulmonologist | pûlmo̊nolo̊gist | pulmon-o-log-ist | pûlmo̊n-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases |
| phenology | phėnolo̊gẏ | phen-o-log-y | phėn-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of periodic biological phenomena in relation to climate |
| philology | philolo̊gẏ | phil-o-log-y | phil-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the humanistic study of language and literature |
| philological | philo̊logicål | phil-o-log-ic-al | phil-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to or dealing with philology |
| phrenological | phreno̊logicål | phren-o-log-ic-al | phren-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to phrenology |
| radiologist | rādiolo̊gist | radi-o-log-ist | rādi-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a medical specialist using radioactive substances and X-rays to treat disease |
| radiology | rādiolo̊gẏ | radi-o-log-y | rādi-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the medical branch dealing with the use of X-rays and other radiation |
| radiological | rādio̊logicål | radi-o-log-ic-al | rādi-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to radiology |
| serologic | se̊ro̊logic | ser-o-log-ic | se̊r-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to serology |
| soteriology | so̊te̊riolo̊gẏ | soteri-o-log-y | so̊te̊ri-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of theology dealing with salvation as the effect of a divine agency |
| tautology | tãutolo̊gẏ | taut-o-logy | tãut-o-lo̊gẏ | n. useless repetition n. a statement that is necessarily true |
| topology | to̊polo̊gẏ | top-o-log-y | to̊p-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the mathematics of properties preserved under continuous deformations |
| tautological | tãuto̊logicål | taut-o-log-ic-al | tãut-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. repetition of same sense in different words |
| topological | to̊po̊logicål | top-o-log-ic-al | to̊p-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to topology |
| tropological | tropo̊logicål | trop-o-log-ic-al | trop-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. characterized by tropes |
| typological | tȳpo̊logicål | typ-o-log-ic-al | tȳp-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to typological classification |
| urologic | ūro̊logic | ur-o-log-ic | ūr-o̊-log-ic | |
| urological | ūro̊logicål | ur-o-log-ic-al | ūr-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to urology |
| audiology | ãudiolo̊gẏ | aud-i-o-log-y | ãud-i-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the measurement of hearing |
| bacteriologic | bactērio̊logic | bacter-i-o-log-ic | bactēr-i-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to bacteriology |
| bacteriologist | bactēriolo̊gist | bacter-i-o-log-ist | bactēr-i-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a biologist who studies bacteria |
| ecclesiological | ėcclēṡio̊logicål | ec-clesi-o-log-ic-al | ėc-clēṡi-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to ecclesiology, the study of church architecture and history |
| nanotechnology | nanōtec𝕙nolo̊gẏ | nano-techn-o-log-y | nanō-tec𝕙n-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. engineering dealing with things smaller than 100 nanometers |
| symptomology | sẏmpto̊molo̊gẏ | sym-ptom-o-log-y | sẏm-pto̊m-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of symptoms of disease |
| unapologetic | ûnåpolo̊getic | un-ap-o-log-et-ic | ûn-åp-o-lo̊g-et-ic | a. unwilling to make or express an apology |
| unapologetically | ûnåpolo̊geticållẏ | un-ap-o-log-et-ic-al-ly | ûn-åp-o-lo̊g-et-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. without apology; in an unapologetic manner |
| unecological | ûnēco̊logicål | un-ec-o-log-ic-al | ûn-ēc-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. not ecologically sound |
| ethnomusicology | ethnōmūṡicolo̊gẏ | ethn-o-music-o-log-y | ethn-ō-mūṡic-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of the music of different cultures |
| electrophysiologic | ėlectrōphẏṡio̊logic | electr-o-physi-o-log-ic | ėlectr-ō-phẏṡi-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to electrophysiology |
| geomorphologist | gėōmorpholo̊gist | ge-o-morph-o-log-ist | gė-ō-morph-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a geologist who studies the formation and features of landforms |
| histopathologic | histo̊patho̊logic | hist-o-path-o-log-ic | hist-o̊-path-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to histopathology |
| neurophysiologist | neūrōphẏṡiolo̊gist | neur-o-physi-o-log-ist | neūr-ō-phẏṡi-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a specialist in neurophysiology |
| electrophysiology | ėlectro̊phẏṡiolo̊gẏ | electr-o-phys-i-o-log-y | ėlectr-o̊-phẏṡ-i-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of biology concerned with electrical phenomena in living organisms |
| electrophysiological | ėlectro̊phẏṡio̊logicål | electr-o-phys-i-o-log-ic-al | ėlectr-o̊-phẏṡ-i-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to the electrical activity of living organisms |
| loge | lōge | loge | lōge | n. balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine |
| loggia | loggiå | loggia | loggiå | n. a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides along the front or side of a building |
| decalogue | decålogue | dec-a-logue | dec-å-logue | n. the biblical commandments of Moses |
| loin | loin | loin | loin | n. the part of the body on each side of the backbone between the ribs and the hipbones n. a cut of meat from this area |
| purloin | půrloin | pur-loin | půr-loin | v make off with belongings of others |
| purloined | půrloin𝕖d | pur-loin-ed | půr-loin-𝕖d | v make off with belongings of others |
| loiter | loite̊r | loit-er | loit-e̊r | v. be about without purpose |
| loiterer | loite̊re̊r | loit-er-er | loit-e̊r-e̊r | n. someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place |
| loitering | loite̊ring | loit-er-ing | loit-e̊r-ing | v. be about |
| lolly | lollẏ | lol-ly | lol-lẏ | n informal terms for money n ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick |
| loll | loll | loll | loll | v hang loosely or laxly v be lazy or idle |
| lollipop | lollĩpop | lollipop | lollĩpop | n. hard candy on a stick |
| lollipops | lollipops | lollipop-s | lollipop-s | |
| loblolly | loblollẏ | lob-lolly | lob-lollẏ | n. thick gruel |
| loma | lōmå | loma | lōmå | n. a grassy plain in South America |
| lomas | lōmåṡ | lomas | lōmåṡ | n. a place name |
| London | Lôndo̊n | London | Lôndo̊n | n. the capital city of the United Kingdom |
| londoner | lôndo̊ne̊r | london-er | lôndo̊n-e̊r | n. a person from London |
| lone | lōne | lone | lōne | a. being the only one; solitary |
| loner | lōne̊r | lon-er | lōn-e̊r | n. a person who prefers to be alone |
| lonely | lōn𝕖lẏ | lone-ly | lōn𝕖-lẏ | a. sad because one has no friends or company a. remote and uninhabited |
| lonesome | lōn𝕖so̊me | lone-some | lōn𝕖-so̊me | a. lonely; solitary |
| lonelier | lōn𝕖lie̊r | lone-li-er | lōn𝕖-li-e̊r | |
| loneliest | lōn𝕖liėst | lone-li-est | lōn𝕖-li-ėst | |
| loneliness | lōn𝕖lĩnėss | lonel-i-ness | lōn𝕖l-ĩ-nėss | n. the state of being alone and feeling sad about it |
| alone | ålōne | a-lone | å-lōne | a. without other people adv. without anyone else |
| aloneness | ålōn𝕖nėss | a-lone-ness | å-lōn𝕖-nėss | n. a disposition toward being alone |
| long | long | long | long | a. of great length; of great duration vi. to desire greatly adv. for a long time |
| longboat | longbōat | long-boat | long-bōat | n. the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel |
| longbow | lon𝕘bōw | long-bow | lon𝕘-bōw | n. a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England |
| longer | longe̊r | long-er | long-e̊r | a. comparative of "long"; having greater length |
| longest | longėst | long-est | long-ėst | |
| longhand | longhand | long-hand | long-hand | n. handwriting in which letters are set down in full |
| longhorn | longhorn | long-horn | long-horn | n. long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States |
| longing | longing | long-ing | long-ing | n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
| longish | lon𝕘ish | long-ish | lon𝕘-ish | a. somewhat long |
| longitude | longitūde | long-itude | long-itūde | n. the angular distance between a meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich |
| long-term | long-term | a. occurring over or relating to a long period | ||
| long-time | long-tīme | long-time | long-tīme | a. having existed for a long time |
| longitudinal | longi̊tūdi̊nål | long-itudin-al | long-i̊tūdi̊n-ål | a. of or relating to longitude; running lengthwise |
| long-winded | long-windėd | long-wind-ed | long-wind-ėd | a. using too many words; tedious |
| long-standing | long-standing | long-stand-ing | long-stand-ing | a. existing for a long time |
| longingly | lon𝕘in𝕘lẏ | long-ing-ly | lon𝕘-in𝕘-lẏ | adv. in a yearning manner |
| longitudinally | longitūdinållẏ | long-itudin-al-ly | long-itūdin-ål-lẏ | adv. in the direction of the length; lengthwise |
| along | ålong | a-long | å-long | adv. moving or extending in a forward direction prep. in a line parallel to the length or direction of |
| alongside | ålongsīde | a-long-side | å-long-sīde | adv. close to the side of something prep. next to |
| belong | bėlong | be-long | bė-long | v. be owned by; be in the possession of v. be suitable or acceptable v. be in the right place or situation v. be rightly classified in a class or category |
| belonged | bėlong𝕖d | be-long-ed | bė-long-𝕖d | |
| belonging | bėlonging | be-long-ing | bė-long-ing | |
| belongs | bėlongṡ | be-long-s | bė-long-ṡ | |
| belongings | bėlongingṡ | be-long-ing-s | bė-long-ing-ṡ | n. the things that a person owns |
| oblong | oblong | ob-long | ob-long | a. having an elongated shape n. an elongated figure |
| prolong | pro̊long | pro-long | pro̊-long | vt. to make longer in time or space |
| prolonged | pro̊long𝕖d | pro-long-ed | pro̊-long-𝕖d | a. continuing for a long time |
| prolongation | prōlongātio̊n | pro-long-at-ion | prō-long-āt-io̊n | n. the act of prolonging something |
| length | length | leng-th | leng-th | n. the measurement of something from end to end n. the extent or duration of something |
| lengthen | lengthe̊n | length-en | length-e̊n | v. to make or become longer |
| lengthened | lengthe̊n𝕖d | length-en-ed | length-e̊n-𝕖d | v. make longer v. become long or longer (lengthen的过去式和过去分词) a. drawn out or made longer spatially |
| lengthening | lengthe̊ning | length-en-ing | length-e̊n-ing | n. the act of making something longer v. make or become longer |
| lengths | lengths | leng-th-s | leng-th-s | |
| lengthwise | lengthwīṡe | length-wise | length-wīṡe | a. running in the direction of the length adv. in the direction of the length |
| lengthy | lengthẏ | length-y | length-ẏ | a. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted |
| longevity | longevi̊tẏ | longev-ity | longev-i̊tẏ | n. long life; the property of being long-lived |
| longueur | longueur | longueur | longueur | n. a dull or tedious passage in a book or speech |
| loo | loo | loo | loo | n. a toilet (British informal) |
| aloof | åloof | a-loof | å-loof | a. distant and reserved in manner adv. at a distance but within view |
| aloofness | åloofne̊ss | a-loof-ness | å-loof-ne̊ss | n. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner |
| loofah | loofå𝕙 | loofah | loofå𝕙 | n. the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit |
| look | look | look | look | v. to direct one's eyes toward; to appear or seem n. the act of looking; appearance |
| looked | look𝕖ḋ | look-ed | look-𝕖ḋ | |
| looker | looke̊r | look-er | look-e̊r | n. a very attractive woman n. a close observer |
| looking | looking | look-ing | look-ing | a. having a certain appearance (used in compounds) |
| lookout | lookòut | look-out | look-òut | n. a person employed to keep watch n. an elevated position for observation |
| looks | looks | look-s | look-s | |
| lookup | lookûp | look-up | look-ûp | n. an operation that determines whether one or more items has a specified property |
| good-looking | good-looking | good-look-ing | good-look-ing | a. pleasing in appearance |
| onlooker | onlooke̊r | on-look-er | on-look-e̊r | n. someone who looks on |
| overlooked | ōve̊rlook𝕖ḋ | over-look-ed | ōve̊r-look-𝕖ḋ | a. not taken into account |
| loom | loom | loom | loom | n. a machine for weaving yarn into cloth v. to appear in a large, indistinct, and often threatening form |
| looming | looming | loom-ing | loom-ing | a. appearing in a large and threatening way |
| loon | loon | loon | loon | n. a large diving bird; a crazy person |
| looney | loonēy | loon-ey | loon-ēy | n someone deranged and possibly dangerous |
| loonie | loonie | loon-ie | loon-ie | n. the basic unit of money in Canada |
| loony | loonẏ | loon-y | loon-ẏ | a. crazy or foolish n. a crazy person |
| loop | loop | loop | loop | n. a shape produced by a curve that crosses itself v. form into a loop |
| looped | loop𝕖ḋ | loop-ed | loop-𝕖ḋ | a. formed into loops a. intoxicated |
| looper | loope̊r | loop-er | loop-e̊r | n. small caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments |
| loophole | loophōle | loop-hole | loop-hōle | n. an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade a difficulty n. a small hole in a fortified wall |
| looping | looping | loop-ing | loop-ing | n. executing the same set of instructions repeatedly until a specified result is obtained |
| loopy | loopẏ | loop-y | loop-ẏ | a. consisting of or covered with loops a. slightly crazy |
| loose | loose | loose | loose | a. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement a. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting a. not tense or taut |
| loosen | loose̊n | loos-en | loos-e̊n | v. to make or become less tight or firm |
| looser | loose̊r | loos-er | loos-e̊r | |
| loosest | loosėst | loos-est | loos-ėst | |
| loosely | loos𝕖lẏ | loose-ly | loos𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a loose manner; not tightly |
| looseness | loos𝕖nėss | loose-ness | loos𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of not being firmly held or fixed |
| loosened | loose̊n𝕖d | loos-en-ed | loos-e̊n-𝕖d | v. make loose or looser v. make less severe or strict |
| loosening | loose̊ning | loos-en-ing | loos-e̊n-ing | n. the act of making something less tight |
| loosens | loose̊nṡ | loos-en-s | loos-e̊n-ṡ | |
| loot | loot | loot | loot | n. goods stolen or taken by force v. to steal goods from a place |
| looted | loot𝕖d | loot-ed | loot-𝕖d | a. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value |
| looter | loote̊r | loot-er | loot-e̊r | n. a person who plunders during a disturbance or war |
| looting | looting | loot-ing | loot-ing | n. plundering during riots or in wartime |
| lop | lop | lop | lop | v. cut off from a whole v. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of |
| lopper | loppe̊r | lopp-er | lopp-e̊r | n. a long-handled pruning tool |
| loping | lōping | lop-ing | lōp-ing | v. run with a long bounding stride |
| lopsided | lopsīdėd | lop-sid-ed | lop-sīd-ėd | a. having one side lower or smaller than the other |
| lopsidedly | lopsīdėdlẏ | lop-sid-ed-ly | lop-sīd-ėd-lẏ | adv. in a crooked lopsided manner |
| interlope | inte̊rlōpe | inter-lope | inte̊r-lōpe | vi. to interfere in others' affairs without permission |
| interloper | inte̊rlōpe̊r | inter-lop-er | inte̊r-lōp-e̊r | n. someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another |
| lope | lōpe | lope | lōpe | v. run easily |
| elope | ėlōpe | e-lope | ė-lōpe | v. to run away secretly with one's beloved |
| elopement | ėlōpeme̊nt | e-lope-ment | ė-lōpe-me̊nt | n. the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married) |
| loquat | lōquàt | loqu-at | lōqu-àt | n. yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone |
| loquacious | lōquācio̊us | loqu-ac-ious | lōqu-āc-io̊us | a. talkative; tending to talk a lot |
| colloquium | co̊llōquiům | col-loqu-i-um | co̊l-lōqu-i-ům | n. an academic meeting or seminar |
| eloquence | elo̊que̊nce | e-loqu-ence | e-lo̊qu-e̊nce | n. powerful and effective language |
| eloquent | elo̊que̊nt | e-loqu-ent | e-lo̊qu-e̊nt | a. expressing yourself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| eloquently | elo̊que̊ntlẏ | e-loqu-ent-ly | e-lo̊qu-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. with eloquence |
| obloquy | oblo̊quẏ | ob-loqu-y | ob-lo̊qu-ẏ | n. strong public criticism; disgrace |
| soliloquy | so̊lilo̊quẏ | soli-loqu-y | so̊li-lo̊qu-ẏ | n. speech you make to yourself n. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections |
| ventriloquism | ventrilo̊quiṡm | ventr-i-loqu-ism | ventr-i-lo̊qu-iṡm | n. the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source |
| ventriloquist | ventrilo̊quist | ventr-i-loqu-ist | ventr-i-lo̊qu-ist | n. a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy |
| folkloric | fōlkloric | folk-lor-ic | fōlk-lor-ic | a. relating to or characteristic of folklore |
| folklorist | fōlklorist | folk-lor-ist | fōlk-lor-ist | n. a scholar who studies folklore |
| lord | lord | lord | lord | n. a man of noble rank or high authority |
| lordly | lordlẏ | lord-ly | lord-lẏ | a. of or befitting a lord a. having or showing arrogant superiority |
| lordosis | lordōsis | lord-osis | lord-ōsis | n. an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column |
| Lords | Lordṡ | Lord-s | Lord-ṡ | |
| lords | lordṡ | lord-s | lord-ṡ | |
| lordship | lordship | lord-ship | lord-ship | n. a title used to address a British peer n. the authority of a lord |
| overlord | ōve̊rlord | over-lord | ōve̊r-lord | n. a person who has general authority over others |
| lore | lore | lore | lore | n. knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote |
| Lori | Lorĩ | Lori | Lorĩ | n. a female given name |
| forlorn | fo̊rlorn | for-lorn | fo̊r-lorn | a. marked by or showing hopelessness |
| forlornly | forlornlẏ | for-lorn-ly | for-lorn-lẏ | adv. in a forlorn manner |
| lovelorn | lôvelorn | love-lorn | lôve-lorn | a. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love |
| lorry | lorrẏ | lorr-y | lorr-ẏ | n. a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides |
| lose | lõṡe | lose | lõṡe | vt. to fail to keep; to be deprived of; to fail to win; to miss vi. to suffer loss; to be defeated |
| loss | loss | loss | loss | n. the fact or process of losing something or someone n. the amount of money lost in business |
| lost | lost | lost | lost | a. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered a. not gained or won a. incapable of being recovered or regained |
| loser | loṡe̊r | los-er | loṡ-e̊r | n. a person or thing that loses |
| losses | lossėṡ | loss-es | loss-ėṡ | |
| losing | loṡing | los-ing | loṡ-ing | a. being defeated; suffering loss |
| lossless | lossle̊ss | loss-less | loss-le̊ss | a. characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy |
| lostness | lostne̊ss | lost-ness | lost-ne̊ss | n. the state of being lost |
| loses | lõṡėṡ | lose-s | lõṡė-ṡ | |
| lossy | lossẏ | loss-y | loss-ẏ | a. characterized by or causing dissipation of energy |
| lost-and-found | lost-and-fòund | lost-and-found | lost-and-fòund | n. a place where lost items are kept |
| losers | lõṡe̊rṡ | los-er-s | lõṡ-e̊r-ṡ | |
| sucralose | sūcrålōse | sucra-lose | sūcrå-lōse | n. an artificial sweetener derived from sucrose |
| lot | lot | lot | lot | n. a large amount; a piece of land; fate or fortune v. to divide into lots |
| lottery | lotte̊rẏ | lott-ery | lott-e̊rẏ | n. a game in which people buy tickets for a chance to win prizes n. something that depends on chance |
| lotion | lōtio̊n | lot-ion | lōt-io̊n | n. a liquid preparation applied to the skin |
| lots | lots | lot-s | lot-s | n. a large number or amount adv. very much or very many |
| lotto | lottō | lot-to | lot-tō | n. a game where numbered balls are drawn and players cover matching numbers |
| lotus | lōtůs | lot-us | lōt-ůs | n. a water lily; a type of flowering plant |
| lotteries | lotte̊ri𝕖ṡ | lott-er-ies | lott-e̊r-i𝕖ṡ | |
| lotions | lōtio̊nṡ | lot-ion-s | lōt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| allot | ållot | al-lot | ål-lot | v. to give out or distribute |
| allotted | ållottėd | al-lott-ed | ål-lott-ėd | a. given as a task |
| allotment | ållotme̊nt | al-lot-ment | ål-lot-me̊nt | n. a share of something assigned to someone n. the act of distributing by allotting |
| loth | loth | loth | loth | a. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom a. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed |
| lothario | lōthàriō | lothario | lōthàriō | n. a man who behaves promiscuously; a seducer |
| loud | lòud | loud | lòud | a. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity |
| louder | lòude̊r | loud-er | lòud-e̊r | |
| loudest | lòudėst | loud-est | lòud-ėst | |
| loudly | lòudlẏ | loud-ly | lòud-lẏ | adv. in a way that produces much noise or sound |
| loudness | lòudnėss | loud-ness | lòud-nėss | n. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
| loudspeaker | lòudspēake̊r | loud-speak-er | lòud-spēak-e̊r | n. a device that converts electrical signals into audible sound |
| aloud | ålòud | a-loud | å-lòud | adv. in a voice that can be heard; not silently |
| lounge | lòunge | lounge | lòunge | n. a public waiting room with comfortable seats v. to sit or lie in a relaxed way |
| lounger | lòunge̊r | loung-er | lòung-e̊r | n. a person who lounges about n. a chair designed for reclining |
| lounging | lòunging | loung-ing | lòung-ing | v sit or recline comfortably v be about |
| lounges | lòungėṡ | lounge-s | lòungė-ṡ | |
| loupe | loùpe | loupe | loùpe | n. small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists |
| lour | lòur | lour | lòur | v. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead |
| louse | lòuse | louse | lòuse | n. wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals |
| louses | lòusėṡ | louse-s | lòusė-ṡ | |
| lousy | lòuṡẏ | lous-y | lòuṡ-ẏ | a. very bad or poor |
| lousier | lòusie̊r | lous-i-er | lòus-i-e̊r | |
| lousiest | lòusiėst | lous-i-est | lòus-i-ėst | |
| delouse | dēlòuṡe | de-louse | dē-lòuṡe | v. free of lice |
| lice | līce | lice | līce | |
| lout | lòut | lout | lòut | n. an awkward stupid person |
| loutish | lòutish | lout-ish | lòut-ish | a. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance |
| louver | loùve̊r | louv-er | loùv-e̊r | n. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain |
| louvered | loūve̊r𝕖d | louv-er-ed | loūv-e̊r-𝕖d | a. supplied with louvers for ventilation |
| lovastatin | lōvaståtin | lov-ast-at-in | lōv-ast-åt-in | n. a drug used to reduce blood cholesterol levels |
| love | lôve | love | lôve | n. a strong feeling of deep affection n. a great interest or pleasure in something vt. to feel deep affection for someone |
| lovable | lôvåble | lov-able | lôv-åble | a. having characteristics that attract love or affection |
| lovage | lôvåge | lov-age | lôv-åge | n. a tall herb native to southern Europe, cultivated for its edible stalks and seeds |
| loveable | lôve̊able | love-able | lôve̊-able | a. having characteristics that attract love or affection |
| loved | lôv𝕖d | lov-ed | lôv-𝕖d | a. held dear; cherished |
| lover | lôve̊r | lov-er | lôv-e̊r | n. a person who loves someone or is loved by someone n. a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage |
| loving | lôving | lov-ing | lôv-ing | a. feeling or showing love and affection |
| loveless | lôv𝕖le̊ss | love-less | lôv𝕖-le̊ss | a. without love a. receiving no love |
| lovely | lôv𝕖lẏ | love-ly | lôv𝕖-lẏ | a. beautiful and attractive; very pleasant |
| loves | lôv𝕖ṡ | love-s | lôv𝕖-ṡ | |
| loveseat | lôv𝕖sēat | love-seat | lôv𝕖-sēat | n. small sofa that seats two people |
| lovey | lôvėy | love-y | lôvė-y | n. a term of endearment for a loved one |
| lovelier | lôv𝕖lie̊r | love-li-er | lôv𝕖-li-e̊r | |
| loveliest | lôv𝕖liėst | love-li-est | lôv𝕖-li-ėst | |
| lovemaking | lôv𝕖māking | love-mak-ing | lôv𝕖-māk-ing | n. sexual activity; courting behavior |
| lovingly | lôvin𝕘lẏ | lov-ing-ly | lôv-in𝕘-lẏ | adv. with fondness; with love |
| loveliness | lôv𝕖linėss | love-li-ness | lôv𝕖-li-nėss | n. the quality of being good looking and attractive |
| lovers | lôve̊rṡ | lov-er-s | lôv-e̊r-ṡ | |
| beloved | bėlôv𝕖d | be-lov-ed | bė-lôv-𝕖d | a. dearly loved n. a much-loved person |
| unlovable | ûnlôvåble | un-lov-able | ûn-lôv-åble | a. incapable of inspiring love or affection |
| unloved | ûnlôv𝕖d | un-lov-ed | ûn-lôv-𝕖d | a. not loved |
| unlovely | ûnlôv𝕖lẏ | un-love-ly | ûn-lôv𝕖-lẏ | a. without beauty or charm |
| low | lōw | low | lōw | a. below average in amount, extent, or intensity a. of less than average height or depth |
| lowbred | lōwbred | low-bred | lōw-bred | a. lacking good manners or education |
| lowbrow | lōwbròw | low-brow | lōw-bròw | a. characteristic of a person who does not have intellectual tastes |
| lower | lōwe̊r | low-er | lōw-e̊r | v. move or make something go down a. less high in position or status |
| lowest | lōwėst | low-est | lōw-ėst | |
| lowing | lōwing | low-ing | lōw-ing | v make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
| lowland | lōwland | low-land | lōw-land | n. low level country a. of relatively low or level country |
| lowly | lōwlẏ | low-ly | lōw-lẏ | a. low or inferior in station or quality |
| lowered | lōwe̊r𝕖d | low-er-ed | lōw-e̊r-𝕖d | a. below the surround or below the normal position |
| lowrider | lōwrīde̊r | low-rid-er | lōw-rīd-e̊r | n. a car with a lowered suspension, often elaborately decorated |
| lowering | lōwe̊ring | low-er-ing | lōw-e̊r-ing | a. darkened or threatening |
| lowermost | lōwe̊rmōst | low-er-most | lōw-e̊r-mōst | a. farthest down |
| lowers | lōwe̊rṡ | low-er-s | lōw-e̊r-ṡ | |
| allow | ållòw | al-low | ål-lòw | v. to let someone do or have something v. to admit or agree that something is true |
| allowable | ållòwåble | al-low-able | ål-lòw-åble | a. deserving to be allowed or considered |
| allowance | ållòwånce | al-low-ance | ål-lòw-ånce | n. a sum of money given regularly n. a permissible difference |
| allowed | ållòw𝕖d | al-low-ed | ål-lòw-𝕖d | a. permitted |
| allowing | ållòwing | al-low-ing | ål-lòw-ing | |
| allows | ållòwṡ | al-low-s | ål-lòw-ṡ | |
| below | bėlōw | be-low | bė-lōw | adv. in or to a lower position or level prep. lower than in position or level |
| belowground | bėlōwgròund | be-low-ground | bė-lōw-gròund | a. under the level of the ground |
| disallow | disållòw | dis-al-low | dis-ål-lòw | v command against |
| Lowa | Lōwå | Lowa | Lōwå | n. a state in the midwestern United States |
| lox | lox | lox | lox | n. brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked n. liquid oxygen |
| loyal | loẏål | loy-al | loẏ-ål | a. steadfast in allegiance or duty |
| loyaler | loẏāle̊r | loy-al-er | loẏ-āl-e̊r | |
| loyalest | loẏālėst | loy-al-est | loẏ-āl-ėst | |
| loyalist | loẏålist | loy-al-ist | loẏ-ål-ist | n. a person who remains loyal to a cause or government |
| loyally | loẏållẏ | loy-al-ly | loẏ-ål-lẏ | adv. with loyalty; in a loyal manner |
| loyalty | loẏåltẏ | loy-al-ty | loẏ-ål-tẏ | n. the quality of being faithful and devoted |
| loyalties | loẏålti𝕖ṡ | loy-al-t-ies | loẏ-ål-t-i𝕖ṡ | |
| disloyal | disloẏål | dis-loy-al | dis-loẏ-ål | a. deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle |
| disloyalty | disloẏåltẏ | dis-loy-al-ty | dis-loẏ-ål-tẏ | n. the quality of being disloyal |
| unalloyed | ûnalloẏ𝕖d | un-al-loy-ed | ûn-al-loẏ-𝕖d | a. free from admixture; pure |
| lozenge | loze̊nge | lozenge | loze̊nge | n. a small medicated candy for the throat |
| luau | lūau | luau | lūau | n. an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment |
| lubber | lûbbe̊r | lubb-er | lûbb-e̊r | a. clumsy and awkward |
| lube | lūbe | lube | lūbe | n. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery v. apply a lubricant to |
| lubricant | lūbri̊cånt | lubr-ic-ant | lūbr-i̊c-ånt | n. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
| lubricate | lūbricāte | lubr-ic-ate | lūbr-ic-āte | v. to apply a lubricant to; to make slippery |
| lubricious | lūbricio̊us | lubr-ic-ious | lūbr-ic-io̊us | a. having a smooth or slippery quality a. characterized by lust |
| lubricated | lūbri̊cātėd | lubr-ic-at-ed | lūbr-i̊c-āt-ėd | a. smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction |
| lubricating | lūbri̊cāting | lubr-ic-at-ing | lūbr-i̊c-āt-ing | v. apply a lubricant to v. make slippery or smooth |
| lubrication | lūbricātio̊n | lubr-ic-at-ion | lūbr-ic-āt-io̊n | n. the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant |
| lucid | lūcid | luc-id | lūc-id | a. having a clear mind; easy to understand |
| lucidity | lūciditẏ | lucid-ity | lūcid-itẏ | n. a lucid state of mind; not confused |
| lucidly | lūcidlẏ | lucid-ly | lūcid-lẏ | adv. in a clear and lucid manner |
| pellucid | pe̊llūcid | pel-luc-id | pe̊l-lūc-id | a. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity a. (of language) transparently clear |
| relucent | rėlūc𝕖nt | re-luc-ent | rė-lūc-𝕖nt | a. shining brightly |
| translucence | translūc𝕖nce | trans-luc-ence | trans-lūc-𝕖nce | n. the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely |
| translucency | translūce̊ncẏ | trans-luc-ency | trans-lūc-e̊ncẏ | n. the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely |
| translucent | translūce̊nt | trans-luc-ent | trans-lūc-e̊nt | a. allowing light to pass through diffusely |
| luce | lūce | luce | lūce | n. a type of fish (pike) |
| luciferase | lūcife̊rāse | lucif-er-ase | lūcif-e̊r-āse | n. an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin to produce light |
| luck | lûck | luck | lûck | n. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to turn out a certain way n. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome |
| luckless | lûckle̊ss | luck-less | lûck-le̊ss | a. having or bringing misfortune |
| lucky | lûckẏ | luck-y | lûck-ẏ | a. having good fortune a. happening by chance |
| luckier | lûckie̊r | luck-i-er | lûck-i-e̊r | |
| luckiest | lûckiėst | luck-i-est | lûck-i-ėst | |
| luckily | lûcki̊lẏ | luck-i-ly | lûck-i̊-lẏ | adv. by good fortune |
| unlucky | ûnlûckẏ | un-luck-y | ûn-lûck-ẏ | a. having or bringing misfortune |
| unluckily | ûnlûckilẏ | un-luck-i-ly | ûn-lûck-i-lẏ | adv. by bad luck |
| lucrative | lūcråtive | lucr-at-ive | lūcr-åt-ive | a. producing a great deal of profit |
| lucre | lūcre̊ | lucre | lūcre̊ | n. informal terms for money |
| reluctance | rėlûctånce | re-luct-ance | rė-lûct-ånce | n. unwillingness to do something |
| reluctant | rėlûctånt | re-luct-ant | rė-lûct-ånt | a. unwilling and hesitant to do something |
| reluctantly | rėlûctåntlẏ | re-luct-ant-ly | rė-lûct-ånt-lẏ | adv. with reluctance; unwillingly |
| ineluctable | inėlûctåble | in-e-luct-able | in-ė-lûct-åble | a. impossible to avoid or evade |
| ineluctably | inėlûctåblẏ | in-e-luct-ab-ly | in-ė-lûct-åb-lẏ | adv. by necessity; in a way that cannot be avoided |
| lucubrate | lūcūbrāte | lucubr-ate | lūcūbr-āte | v. to study or write late at night |
| lucubration | lūcūbrātio̊n | lucubr-at-ion | lūcūbr-āt-io̊n | n. laborious study or writing |
| ludic | lūdic | lud-ic | lūd-ic | a. playful; relating to play or fun |
| allude | ållūde | al-lude | ål-lūde | v. make a more or less disguised reference to |
| allusion | ållūsio̊n | al-lus-ion | ål-lūs-io̊n | n. passing reference or indirect mention |
| allusive | ållūsive | al-lus-ive | ål-lūs-ive | a. characterized by indirect references |
| collude | co̊llūde | col-lude | co̊l-lūde | v. to act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose |
| collusion | co̊llūsio̊n | col-lus-ion | co̊l-lūs-io̊n | n. secret agreement |
| collusive | co̊llūsive | col-lus-ive | co̊l-lūs-ive | a. acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end |
| illusion | illūsio̊n | il-lus-ion | il-lūs-io̊n | n. a false idea or belief n. something that appears to exist but does not |
| illusive | illūsive | il-lus-ive | il-lūs-ive | a. based on or having the nature of an illusion |
| illusory | illūso̊rẏ | il-lus-ory | il-lūs-o̊rẏ | a. based on or having the nature of an illusion |
| illusionary | illūsio̊narẏ | il-lus-ion-ary | il-lūs-io̊n-arẏ | a. marked by or producing illusion |
| illusionism | illūsio̊niṡm | il-lus-ion-ism | il-lūs-io̊n-iṡm | n. the doctrine that the external world exists only in illusory sense perceptions |
| illusionist | illūsio̊ni̊st | il-lus-ion-ist | il-lūs-io̊n-i̊st | n. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience |
| illusions | illūsio̊nṡ | il-lus-ion-s | il-lūs-io̊n-ṡ | |
| disillusion | disillūsio̊n | dis-il-lus-ion | dis-il-lūs-io̊n | n freeing from false belief or illusions v free from enchantment |
| disillusioned | disillūsio̊n𝕖d | dis-il-lus-ion-ed | dis-il-lūs-io̊n-𝕖d | a. freed from illusion |
| disillusionment | disillūsio̊nme̊nt | dis-il-lus-ion-ment | dis-il-lūs-io̊n-me̊nt | n freeing from false belief or illusions |
| luddite | lûddīte | luddite | lûddīte | n. a 19th-century English worker who destroyed machinery to protest industrialization |
| delude | dėlūde | de-lude | dė-lūde | v be false to; be dishonest with |
| elude | ėlūde | e-lude | ė-lūde | vt. to escape from or avoid skillfully |
| interlude | inte̊rlūde | inter-lude | inte̊r-lūde | n. an intervening period or episode n. a brief show inserted between the sections of a longer performance |
| prelude | prèlūde | pre-lude | prè-lūde | n. an introductory piece of music; something that comes before |
| ludicrous | lūdi̊cro̊us | ludicr-ous | lūdi̊cr-o̊us | a. so foolish as to be amusing |
| ludicrously | lūdi̊cro̊uslẏ | ludicr-ous-ly | lūdi̊cr-o̊us-lẏ | adv. so as to arouse or deserve laughter |
| luff | lûff | luff | lûff | n. the act of sailing close to the wind v. sail close to the wind |
| lug | lûg | lug | lûg | v. to carry or drag with effort n. a projecting piece used for support |
| luger | lūge̊r | lug-er | lūg-e̊r | n. a type of German semiautomatic pistol n. an athlete who races on a luge |
| lugged | lûgg𝕖d | lugg-ed | lûgg-𝕖d | v. carry with difficulty |
| lugger | lûgge̊r | lugg-er | lûgg-e̊r | n. small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails |
| luge | lūge | luge | lūge | n. a racing sled for one or two people |
| deluge | delūge | de-luge | de-lūge | v. fill quickly beyond capacity n. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto dry land |
| luggage | lûggȧge | lugg-age | lûgg-ȧge | n. cases used to carry belongings when traveling |
| lugubrious | lūgūbrio̊us | lugubr-ious | lūgūbr-io̊us | a. excessively mournful |
| lugubriously | lūgūbrio̊uslẏ | lugubr-ious-ly | lūgūbr-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a sorrowful lugubrious manner |
| Luke | Lūke | Luke | Lūke | n. a male given name |
| lull | lûll | lull | lûll | n. a period of calm or quiet v. to calm or soothe |
| lulling | lûlling | lull-ing | lûll-ing | v. make calm or still v. become quiet or less intensive |
| lullaby | lûllåbȳ | lullab-y | lûllåb-ȳ | n. a quiet song sung to lull a child to sleep |
| lulu | lūlū | lulu | lūlū | n. something outstanding or remarkable |
| lumbar | lûmbàr | lumb-ar | lûmb-àr | a. of or relating to the lower back |
| lumber | lûmbe̊r | lumb-er | lûmb-e̊r | n. wood prepared for building v. to move in a heavy and awkward way |
| lumbering | lûmbe̊ring | lumber-ing | lûmbe̊r-ing | n. the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber |
| lumberjack | lûmbe̊rjack | lumber-jack | lûmbe̊r-jack | n. a person who fells trees |
| lumberman | lûmbe̊rmån | lumber-man | lûmbe̊r-mån | n. a person who fells trees |
| lumbago | lûmbāgō | lumbago | lûmbāgō | n. backache affecting the lumbar region |
| lumen | lūme̊n | lumen | lūme̊n | n. a unit of luminous flux n. a cavity or passage in a tubular organ |
| lumiere | lūmiēre | lumi-ere | lūmi-ēre | n. early color photography |
| lumine | lūmine | lumine | lūmine | |
| luminance | lūmi̊nånce | lumin-ance | lūmi̊n-ånce | n. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light |
| luminary | lūmi̊narẏ | lumin-ary | lūmi̊n-arẏ | n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others |
| luminist | lūminist | lumin-ist | lūmin-ist | n. an artist who uses light as a medium |
| luminol | lūminol | lumin-ol | lūmin-ol | n. a chemical compound used in forensic tests to detect blood |
| luminous | lūmino̊us | lumin-ous | lūmin-o̊us | a. shining or glowing in the dark; bright |
| luminescence | lūmi̊nesce̊nce | lumin-esc-ence | lūmi̊n-esc-e̊nce | n. light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures |
| luminescent | lūmi̊nesce̊nt | lumin-esc-ent | lūmi̊n-esc-e̊nt | a. emitting light not caused by heat |
| luminaria | lūminåriå | lumin-ar-ia | lūmin-år-iå | n. a small paper lantern with a candle inside |
| luminosity | lūminositẏ | lumin-os-ity | lūmin-os-itẏ | n. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light |
| luminously | lūmi̊no̊uslẏ | lumin-ous-ly | lūmi̊n-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a bright and clear manner |
| alumina | ålūmi̊nå | a-lum-in-a | å-lūm-i̊n-å | n. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum |
| aluminium | ålūminiům | a-lum-in-ium | å-lūm-in-iům | n a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite |
| aluminum | ålūmi̊nům | a-lum-in-um | å-lūm-i̊n-ům | n. a light silver-colored metal |
| bioluminescence | bīōlūminesce̊nce | bio-lumin-esc-ence | bīō-lūmin-esc-e̊nce | n. luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly) |
| bioluminescent | bīōlūmi̊nesce̊nt | bio-lumin-esc-ent | bīō-lūmi̊n-esc-e̊nt | a. (of living organisms) emitting light |
| illumine | illūmine | il-lumine | il-lūmine | v. make lighter or brighter |
| illuminate | illūmināte | il-lumin-ate | il-lūmin-āte | v. to light up; to make clear or understandable |
| illuminati | illūminàtĩ | il-lumin-ati | il-lūmin-àtĩ | n. persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment n. members of a secret society founded in 1776 in Bavaria |
| illuminated | illūmi̊nāt𝕖d | il-lumin-at-ed | il-lūmi̊n-āt-𝕖d | a. provided with light |
| illuminating | illūmi̊nāting | il-lumin-at-ing | il-lūmi̊n-āt-ing | a. providing insight or understanding |
| illumination | illūmi̊nātio̊n | il-lumin-at-ion | il-lūmi̊n-āt-io̊n | n. lighting or light n. clarification or explanation |
| illuminator | illūmi̊nāto̊r | il-lumin-at-or | il-lūmi̊n-āt-o̊r | n. a condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus |
| superluminal | sūpe̊rlūminål | super-lumin-al | sūpe̊r-lūmin-ål | a. faster than the speed of light |
| lummox | lûmmo̊x | lummox | lûmmo̊x | n. an awkward stupid person |
| lump | lûmp | lump | lûmp | n. a compact mass of something, especially something soft v. to put things together without careful thought |
| lumped | lûmp𝕖ḋ | lump-ed | lûmp-𝕖ḋ | v. put together indiscriminately v. group or chunk together in a certain order |
| lumpen | lûmpe̊n | lump-en | lûmp-e̊n | a. mentally sluggish |
| lumper | lûmpe̊r | lump-er | lûmp-e̊r | n. a laborer who loads or unloads vessels |
| lumpish | lûmpish | lump-ish | lûmp-ish | a. mentally sluggish |
| lumps | lûmps | lump-s | lûmp-s | |
| lumpy | lûmpẏ | lump-y | lûmp-ẏ | a. having lumps; not smooth |
| lumpiness | lûmpine̊ss | lump-i-ness | lûmp-i-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being lumpy |
| lumpectomy | lûmpecto̊mẏ | lumpectom-y | lûmpecto̊m-ẏ | n. surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue |
| lunacy | lūnåcẏ | lun-acy | lūn-åcẏ | n. obsolete terms for legal insanity |
| lunar | lūnår | lun-ar | lūn-år | a. relating to the moon |
| lunette | lūnette | lun-ette | lūn-ette | n. an oval or circular opening to allow light into a dome or vault |
| lunatic | lūnåtic | lun-at-ic | lūn-åt-ic | n. an insane person a. extremely foolish or crazy |
| lunch | lûnch | lunch | lûnch | n. a midday meal v. take the midday meal v. provide a midday meal for |
| lunchbox | lûnchbox | lunch-box | lûnch-box | n. a small container used to carry food, usually for lunch |
| lunches | lûnchėṡ | lunch-es | lûnch-ėṡ | |
| luncheon | lûncheo̊n | lunche-on | lûnche-o̊n | n. a formal lunch |
| lunchroom | lûnchroom | lunch-room | lûnch-room | n. a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased |
| lunchtime | lûnchtīme | lunch-time | lûnch-tīme | n. the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch |
| luncheonette | lûnchė𝕠nette | luncheon-ette | lûnchė𝕠n-ette | n. a small informal restaurant serving light lunches |
| lung | lûng | lung | lûng | n. either of two organs in the chest used for breathing |
| lungful | lûngfůl | lung-ful | lûng-fůl | n. the amount that the lungs can hold |
| lungs | lûngṡ | lung-s | lûng-ṡ | |
| lunge | lûnge | lunge | lûnge | n. a sudden forward movement v. to make a sudden forward movement |
| lunging | lûnging | lung-ing | lûng-ing | v. make a thrusting forward movement |
| lunker | lûnke̊r | lunk-er | lûnk-e̊r | n. an unusually large specimen of something, especially a fish |
| lupine | lūpīne | lup-ine | lūp-īne | n. any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers a. of or relating to or characteristic of wolves |
| lupus | lūpůs | lupus | lūpůs | n. a chronic inflammatory disease |
| allure | ållūre | al-lure | ål-lūre | n. the power to entice or attract v. to attract temptingly |
| alluring | ållūring | al-lur-ing | ål-lūr-ing | a. highly attractive and tempting |
| allurement | ållùre̊me̊nt | al-lure-ment | ål-lùre̊-me̊nt | n. attractiveness |
| alluringly | ållūringlẏ | al-lur-ing-ly | ål-lūr-ing-lẏ | adv. in an alluring manner |
| lurch | lůrch | lurch | lůrch | v. to make a sudden, unsteady movement n. a sudden unsteady movement |
| lurching | lůrching | lurch-ing | lůrch-ing | v. walk as if unable to control one's movements v. move slowly and unsteadily |
| lure | lūre | lure | lūre | n. something that tempts or attracts v. to tempt or attract with the promise of a reward |
| lured | lūr𝕖d | lur-ed | lūr-𝕖d | |
| luring | lūring | lur-ing | lūr-ing | |
| lures | lūr𝕖ṡ | lure-s | lūr𝕖-ṡ | |
| lurid | lūri̊d | lurid | lūri̊d | a. gruesome; vivid in a shocking way |
| luridly | lůridlẏ | lurid-ly | lůrid-lẏ | adv. in a lurid manner |
| lurk | lůrk | lurk | lůrk | v. to lie in wait or move stealthily |
| lurker | lůrke̊r | lurk-er | lůrk-e̊r | n. someone waiting in concealment |
| lurking | lůrking | lurk-ing | lůrk-ing | v. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner v. wait in hiding to attack |
| delusion | dėlūsio̊n | de-lus-ion | dė-lūs-io̊n | n. a false belief held despite evidence to the contrary |
| delusive | dėlūsive | de-lus-ive | dė-lūs-ive | a. inappropriate to reality or facts |
| delusional | dėlūsio̊nål | de-lus-ion-al | dė-lūs-io̊n-ål | a. suffering from delusions |
| illusionistic | illūsio̊nistic | il-lus-ion-ist-ic | il-lūs-io̊n-ist-ic | a. relating to or producing an illusion |
| luscious | lûscio̊us | lusci-ous | lûsci-o̊us | a. extremely pleasing to the taste; very attractive |
| lusciously | lûscio̊uslẏ | lusci-ous-ly | lûsci-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a rich and appealing way |
| lush | lûsh | lush | lûsh | a. growing luxuriantly; rich and elaborate n. a heavy drinker |
| lushness | lûshne̊ss | lush-ness | lûsh-ne̊ss | n. the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses |
| lust | lûst | lust | lûst | n. strong sexual desire n. a strong desire for something |
| lustre | lûstre̊ | lustre | lûstre̊ | n. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light n. a quality that outshines the usual |
| luster | lûste̊r | lust-er | lûst-e̊r | n. a quality that outshines the usual |
| lustful | lûstfûl | lust-ful | lûst-fûl | a. vigorously passionate |
| lusty | lûstẏ | lust-y | lûst-ẏ | a. vigorously passionate; exhibiting great bodily health |
| lusterless | lûste̊rlėss | lust-er-less | lûst-e̊r-lėss | a. lacking brilliance or vitality a. lacking luster or shine |
| lustfully | lûstfûllẏ | lust-ful-ly | lûst-fûl-lẏ | adv. in a lustful manner |
| lustily | lûstilẏ | lust-i-ly | lûst-i-lẏ | adv. in a healthy manner; with vigor and strength |
| lustrous | lûstro̊us | lustr-ous | lûstr-o̊us | a. brilliant; shining |
| illustrate | illůstrāte | il-lustr-ate | il-lůstr-āte | v. depict with an illustration v. supply with illustrations |
| illustrious | illûstrio̊us | il-lustr-ious | il-lûstr-io̊us | a. having or conferring glory |
| illustrated | illůstrāt𝕖d | il-lustr-at-ed | il-lůstr-āt-𝕖d | a. containing pictures or diagrams |
| illustration | illůstrātio̊n | il-lustr-at-ion | il-lůstr-āt-io̊n | n. a picture illustrating a book or text n. an example serving to clarify or prove something |
| illustrative | illůstråtive | il-lustr-at-ive | il-lůstr-åt-ive | a. clarifying by use of examples a. serving to demonstrate |
| illustrator | illůstrāto̊r | il-lustr-at-or | il-lůstr-āt-o̊r | n. an artist who makes illustrations for books or magazines |
| ablution | åblūtio̊n | ab-lut-ion | åb-lūt-io̊n | n. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels |
| dilute | dīlūte | di-lute | dī-lūte | vt. to make a liquid thinner by adding water a. weakened by diluting |
| diluted | dīlūt𝕖d | di-lut-ed | dī-lūt-𝕖d | a. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity |
| dilution | dīlūtio̊n | di-lut-ion | dī-lūt-io̊n | n. a diluted solution n. weakening by the addition of water |
| pollute | po̊llūte | pol-lute | po̊l-lūte | vt. to contaminate with harmful substances |
| pollution | po̊llūtio̊n | pol-lut-ion | po̊l-lūt-io̊n | n. contamination of the natural environment with harmful substances from human activities |
| undiluted | ûndi̊lūtėd | un-di-lut-ed | ûn-di̊-lūt-ėd | a. not diluted |
| unpolluted | ûnpo̊llūtėd | un-pol-lut-ed | ûn-po̊l-lūt-ėd | a. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean |
| lute | lūte | lute | lūte | n. a plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body |
| lutein | lūtėin | lute-in | lūtė-in | n. yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks |
| lutheran | lūthe̊rån | luther-an | lūthe̊r-ån | n. a follower of Martin Luther a. of or relating to Lutheranism |
| luv | lûv | luv | lûv | n. (informal) love |
| alluvial | allūviål | al-luv-i-al | al-lūv-i-ål | a. of or relating to alluvium |
| alluvium | allūviům | al-luv-i-um | al-lūv-i-ům | n. clay, silt or gravel deposited by rushing streams where the stream slows |
| lux | lûx | lux | lûx | n. a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle |
| luxury | lûxůrẏ | lux-ury | lûx-ůrẏ | n. a state of great comfort and expensive living n. something that is pleasant but not necessary |
| luxurious | lûxūrio̊us | lux-ur-ious | lûx-ūr-io̊us | a. very comfortable, expensive, and pleasant |
| luxuriance | lûẋůriånce | lux-ur-i-ance | lûẋ-ůr-i-ånce | n. the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses |
| luxuriant | lûxůriånt | lux-ur-i-ant | lûx-ůr-i-ånt | a. produced or growing in extreme abundance |
| luxuriate | lûẋůriāte | lux-ur-i-ate | lûẋ-ůr-i-āte | v. become extravagant; indulge oneself luxuriously v. thrive profusely or flourish extensively |
| luxuriously | lûxūrio̊uslẏ | lux-ur-ious-ly | lûx-ūr-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in an indulgently luxurious manner |
| luxuriantly | lûxùriåntlẏ | lux-ur-i-ant-ly | lûx-ùr-i-ånt-lẏ | adv. in an abundant and luxuriant manner |
| deluxe | de̊lûxe | de-luxe | de̊-lûxe | a. rich and superior in quality |
| efflux | efflûx | eff-lux | eff-lûx | n. the process of flowing out |
| subluxation | sûblûxātio̊n | sub-lux-at-ion | sûb-lûx-āt-io̊n | n. partial displacement of a joint or organ |
| lye | lȳe | lye | lȳe | n. a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide |
| rely | rėlȳ | re-ly | rė-lȳ | v. depend on with full trust or confidence |
| relying | rėlȳing | re-ly-ing | rė-lȳ-ing | |
| relied | rėlī𝕖d | re-li-ed | rė-lī-𝕖d | |
| relies | rėlī𝕖ṡ | re-li-es | rė-lī-𝕖ṡ | |
| lycee | lẏcēe | lycee | lẏcēe | n. a French public secondary school |
| lyceum | lȳcėům | lyceum | lȳcėům | n. a public hall for lectures and concerts |
| lychee | lẏchēe | lychee | lẏchēe | n. a Chinese fruit with a thin brittle shell enclosing sweet jellylike pulp and a seed |
| lycopene | lȳco̊pēne | lycopene | lȳco̊pēne | n. carotenoid that makes tomatoes red |
| lycra | lȳcrå | lycr-a | lȳcr-å | n. a stretchy synthetic fabric |
| lymph | lẏmph | lymph | lẏmph | n. a clear fluid that circulates in the body |
| lymphoid | lẏmphoid | lymph-oid | lẏmph-oid | a. resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues |
| lymphoma | lẏmphōmå | lymph-oma | lẏmph-ōmå | n. a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant |
| lymphatic | lẏmphatic | lymph-at-ic | lẏmph-at-ic | a. of or relating to or produced by lymph |
| lymphoblastic | lẏmpho̊blasti̊c | lymph-o-blast-ic | lẏmph-o̊-blast-i̊c | a. of or relating to lymphoblasts |
| endolymphatic | endōlẏmphatic | endo-lymph-at-ic | endō-lẏmph-at-ic | a. relating to endolymph (the fluid in the inner ear) |
| lynch | lẏnch | lynch | lẏnch | v. kill without legal sanction |
| lynching | lẏnching | lynch-ing | lẏnch-ing | n. putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law |
| lynchpin | lẏnchpin | lynchpin | lẏnchpin | n. a central cohesive source of support and stability |
| lynx | lẏnx | lynx | lẏnx | n. a wild cat with tufted ears and a short tail |
| lyric | lẏric | lyr-ic | lẏr-ic | n. the words of a song a. expressing deep emotion |
| lyrical | lẏricål | lyr-ic-al | lẏr-ic-ål | a. expressing deep emotion in an imaginative way |
| lyricism | lẏriciṡm | lyr-ic-ism | lẏr-ic-iṡm | n. unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm |
| lyricist | lẏricist | lyr-ic-ist | lẏr-ic-ist | n. a person who writes the words for songs |
| lyrics | lẏrics | lyr-ic-s | lẏr-ic-s | n. the words of a song |
| lyrically | lẏricållẏ | lyr-ic-al-ly | lẏr-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a lyrical manner |
| lyre | lȳre | lyre | lȳre | n. a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment |
| lys | lẏs | lys | lẏs | n. lysine, an essential amino acid |
| lytic | lẏtic | lyt-ic | lẏt-ic | a. relating to or causing lysis |
| analyte | anålȳte | ana-lyte | anå-lȳte | n. a substance or chemical being analyzed |
| analytic | anålẏtic | ana-lyt-ic | anå-lẏt-ic | a. relating to or using analysis; skilled in analyzing |
| analytical | anålẏticål | ana-lyt-ic-al | anå-lẏt-ic-ål | a. relating to analysis; using logical reasoning |
| analytics | anålẏtics | ana-lyt-ic-s | anå-lẏt-ic-s | n. the systematic computational analysis of data |
| analytically | anålẏticållẏ | ana-lyt-ic-al-ly | anå-lẏt-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by virtue of analysis |
| catalysis | cåtalẏsis | cata-lysis | cåta-lẏsis | n. acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst that remains unchanged |
| catalyst | catålẏst | cata-lyst | catå-lẏst | n. a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction n. something that causes an important event |
| catalyze | catålȳze | cata-lyze | catå-lȳze | v. change by catalysis or cause to catalyze |
| catalytic | catålẏtic | cata-lyt-ic | catå-lẏt-ic | a. relating to or causing or involving catalysis |
| dialysis | dīalẙsi̊s | dia-lysis | dīa-lẙsi̊s | n. a process of separating substances in solution through a membrane |
| electrolysis | electrolẙsis | electro-lysis | electro-lẙsis | n. chemical decomposition by passing an electric current through a solution |
| electrolytic | ėlectro̊lẏtic | electro-lyt-ic | ėlectro̊-lẏt-ic | a. of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis n. a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte |
| paralyse | parålȳṡe | para-lyse | parå-lȳṡe | vt. to cause to become paralyzed |
| paralysis | påralẙsi̊s | para-lysis | påra-lẙsi̊s | n. loss of the ability to move a body part |
| paralyze | parålȳze | para-lyze | parå-lȳze | v. to make powerless or unable to move |
| pyrolysis | pȳrolẏsis | pyro-lysis | pȳro-lẏsis | n. transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat |
| paralyzed | parålȳz𝕖d | para-lyz-ed | parå-lȳz-𝕖d | a. affected with paralysis |
| paralytic | parålẏtic | para-lyt-ic | parå-lẏt-ic | n. a person suffering from paralysis a. relating to or of the nature of paralysis |
| paralyzing | parålȳzing | para-lyz-ing | parå-lȳz-ing | v. make powerless and unable to function v. cause to be paralyzed and immobile |
| analyse | anålȳṡe | an-a-lyse | an-å-lȳṡe | v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features |
| analysis | ånalẏsis | an-a-lysis | ån-a-lẏsis | n. a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something |
| analyst | anålẏst | an-a-lyst | an-å-lẏst | n. a person who analyses something in detail |
| analyze | anålȳze | an-a-lyze | an-å-lȳze | v. examine something in detail |
| analysand | analẏṡand | an-a-lys-and | an-a-lẏṡ-and | n. a person undergoing psychoanalysis |
| analyser | anålȳṡe̊r | an-a-lys-er | an-å-lȳṡ-e̊r | n. a person or device that analyzes something |
| analyzed | anålȳz𝕖d | an-a-lyz-ed | an-å-lȳz-𝕖d | a. examined carefully and methodically |
| analyzer | anålȳze̊r | an-a-lyz-er | an-å-lȳz-e̊r | n. an instrument that performs analyses |
| electrolyte | ėlectro̊lȳte | electr-o-lyte | ėlectr-o̊-lȳte | n. a solution that conducts electricity |
| fibrinolytic | fībrinōlẏtic | fibrin-o-lyt-ic | fībrin-ō-lẏt-ic | a. relating to or causing the breakdown of blood clots |
| hemolysis | hėmolẏsis | hem-o-lysis | hėm-o-lẏsis | n. the destruction of red blood cells |
| haemolytic | h𝕒ēmo̊lẏtic | haem-o-lyt-ic | h𝕒ēm-o̊-lẏt-ic | a. relating to or causing hemolysis |
| psychoanalytic | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ōanålẏtic | psycho-ana-lyt-ic | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ō-anå-lẏt-ic | a. relating to the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Freud |
| proteolytic | prōtėo̊lẏtic | prote-o-lyt-ic | prōtė-o̊-lẏt-ic | a. of or relating to proteolysis |
| cryptanalyst | crẏptanålẏst | crypt-an-a-lyst | crẏpt-an-å-lẏst | n. decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms |
| haemodialysis | h𝕒ēmo̊dīalẏsis | haem-o-dia-lysis | h𝕒ēm-o̊-dīa-lẏsis | n. dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances |
| hemodialysis | hēmōdīalẏsis | hem-o-dia-lysis | hēm-ō-dīa-lẏsis | n. dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances, used in kidney failure |
| psychoanalysis | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ōånalẏsis | psycho-an-a-lysis | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ō-ån-a-lẏsis | n. a method of treating mental disorders by investigating the unconscious mind |
| reanalysis | rēanålẙsis | re-an-a-lysis | rē-an-å-lẙsis | n. a new or different analysis of something |
| lysine | lȳsĩne | lysine | lȳsĩne | n. an essential amino acid found in proteins |
| lysis | lȳsis | lysis | lȳsis | n. the gradual decline of symptoms of an acute disease n. the dissolution or destruction of cells |
