English Word Dictionary | Page 81

later on

adverb · happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Example: he apologized subsequently

lateral humeral epicondylitis

noun · painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)

laterally

adverb · in a lateral direction or location

Example: the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally

lathery

adjective · resembling lather or covered with lather

latter

adjective · referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

Example: in the latter case

latter-day

adjective · belonging to the present or recent times

Example: the latter-day problems of our society

latterly

adverb · in the recent past

Example: he was in Paris recently

laud

verb · praise, glorify, or honor

Example: extol the virtues of one's children

laudably

adverb · in an admirable manner

Example: the children's responses were admirably normal

laugh at

verb · subject to laughter or ridicule

Example: The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house

laugh off

verb · deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

Example: She laughs away all these problems

laughably

adverb · so as to arouse or deserve laughter

Example: her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well

laughingly

adverb · with laughter; while laughing

Example: he told the story laughingly

lav

noun · a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

lavender-pink

adjective · of pink tinged with lavender

lavish

adjective · very generous

Example: distributed gifts with a lavish hand

lavishly

adverb · in a rich and lavish manner

Example: lavishly decorated

lawful

adjective · conformable to or allowed by law

Example: lawful methods of dissent

lawfully

adverb · by law; conforming to the law

Example: we are lawfully wedded now

lawlessly

adverb · in an illegal manner

Example: they dumped the waste illegally

laxly

adverb · in a permissively lenient manner

Example: he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime

lay claim

verb · demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Example: He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter

lay eyes on

verb · see with attention

Example: behold Christ!

lay waste to

verb · cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Example: The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

layover

noun · a brief stay in the course of a journey

Example: they made a stopover to visit their friends

layperson

noun · someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

lazily

adverb · in an idle manner

Example: this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people

lazzaro spallanzani

noun · Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799)

lead off

verb · set in motion, cause to start

Example: The U.S. started a war in the Middle East

lead-colored

adjective · having the color of lead

lead-coloured

adjective · having the color of lead

league of iroquois

noun · a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)

leak

noun · unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

leak out

verb · be leaked

Example: The news leaked out despite his secrecy

leaky

adjective · prone to communicate confidential information

lean back

verb · move the upper body backwards and down

learn

verb · gain knowledge or skills

Example: She learned dancing from her sister

learnedly

adverb · with erudition; in an erudite manner

Example: he talked eruditely about Indian mythology

least

adjective · the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

Example: didn't care the least bit

least of all

adverb · especially not

Example: nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with me

leastways

adverb · if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)

Example: at least he survived

leastwise

adverb · if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)

Example: at least he survived

leathery

adjective · resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

leave behind

verb · leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

Example: leave it as is

leave off

verb · stop using

Example: leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here

leave office

verb · give up or retire from a position

Example: The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month

leave out

verb · leave undone or leave out

Example: How could I miss that typo?

lech after

verb · have a strong sexual desire for

Example: he is lusting after his secretary

leechlike

adjective · of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

Example: a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses

leering

adjective · showing sly or knowing malice in a glance- Amy Lowell

Example: she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye

lefteye flounder

noun · flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head

leftmost

adjective · farthest to the left

Example: the leftmost non-zero digit

leftovers

noun · food remaining from a previous meal

Example: he had leftovers for dinner last night

leg it

verb · walk

Example: let's hoof it to the disco

legal

adjective · allowed by official rules

Example: a legal pass receiver

legal representation

noun · personal representation that has legal status

Example: an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation

noun · (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

Example: what's his legal residence?