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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Litadjectiveprovided with artificial lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Liteadjectivehaving relatively few caloriescandidateMay 18, 2026
Literaladjectivebeing or reflecting the essential or genuine character of somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Literaryadjectiveappropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Literateadjectiveknowledgeable and educated in one or several fieldscandidateMay 18, 2026
Litheadjectivemoving and bending with easecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithe-Bodiedadjectivehaving a lithe bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithesomeadjectivemoving and bending with easecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithicadjectiverelating to or composed of stonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithographicadjectiveof or produced by or involved in lithographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithomanticadjectiveof or relating to lithomancycandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithophyticadjectiveof or relating to lithophytescandidateMay 18, 2026
Lithuanianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Litigiousadjectiveinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suitscandidateMay 18, 2026
Litteredadjectivefilled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbishcandidateMay 18, 2026
Littleadjectivesmall in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)candidateMay 18, 2026
Little-Knownadjectiveunknown to most peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Littleradjectivesmall or little relative to something elsecandidateMay 18, 2026
Littoraladjectiveof or relating to a coastal or shore regioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Liturgicaladjectiveof or relating to or in accord with liturgycandidateMay 18, 2026
Livableadjectivefit or suitable to live in or withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Liveadjectiveactually being performed at the time of hearing or viewingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Live-Bearingadjectiveproducing living young without the use of eggscandidateMay 18, 2026
Liveableadjectivefit or suitable to live in or withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Livebornadjective(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Livelongadjective(of time) constituting the full extent or durationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Livelyadjectivefilled with events or activitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Liveradjectivehaving a reddish-brown colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Liver-Coloredadjectivehaving a reddish-brown colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Liveriedadjectivewearing liverycandidateMay 18, 2026
Liverishadjectivesuffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distresscandidateMay 18, 2026
Liverpudlianadjectiveof or relating to Liverpool or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Liveryadjectivesuffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distresscandidateMay 18, 2026
Lividadjectivediscolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skincandidateMay 18, 2026
Livingadjective(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and placecandidateMay 18, 2026
Livonian-Speakingadjectiveable to communicate in LivoniancandidateMay 18, 2026
Load-Bearingadjectivecapable of bearing a structural loadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Loadedadjective(of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Loaded DownadjectiveMWEbearing a physically heavy weight or loadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Loamlessadjectivehaving no loamcandidateMay 18, 2026
Loamyadjectiveconsisting of or having the character of loamcandidateMay 18, 2026
Loathadjectiveunwillingness to do something contrary to your customcandidateMay 18, 2026
Loathlyadjectivehighly offensivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Loathsomeadjectivecausing or able to cause nauseacandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobaradjectiveof or relating to or affecting a lobecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobateadjectivehaving deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each othercandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobatedadjectivehaving or resembling a lobe or lobescandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobedadjectivehaving deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each othercandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobeliaceousadjectivebelonging to the family LobeliaceaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobster-Backedadjectiveused of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coatscandidateMay 18, 2026
Lobularadjectiveof or relating to or resembling a lobulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Localadjectiverelating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger areacandidateMay 18, 2026
Localisedadjectiveconfined or restricted to a particular locationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Localizedadjectiveconfined or restricted to a particular locationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Locatedadjectivesituated in a particular spot or positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Locker-Roomadjectiverelating to or appropriate for a locker roomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Locoadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026
Locomotiveadjectiveof or relating to locomotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Locomotoradjectiveof or relating to locomotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Loftyadjectivehaving or displaying great dignity or nobilitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Logarithmicadjectiveof or relating to or using logarithmscandidateMay 18, 2026
Loggerheadedadjective(used informally) stupidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Logicaladjectivemarked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Logisticadjectiveof or relating to logisticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Logisticaladjectiveof or relating to logisticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Logogrammaticadjectiveof or relating to logograms or logographscandidateMay 18, 2026
Logographicadjectiveof or relating to logograms or logographscandidateMay 18, 2026
Logyadjectivestunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)candidateMay 18, 2026
Loneadjectivecharacterized by or preferring solitudecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lonelyadjectivecharacterized by or preferring solitudecandidateMay 18, 2026
Lonesomeadjectivemarked by dejection from being alonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Longadjectiveholding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in pricescandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Actingadjectiveactive over a long period of timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Agoadjectivebelonging to time long gonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Armedadjectivehaving relatively long armscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Bodiedadjectivehaving a relatively long bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Branchedadjectivehaving long branchescandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Chainadjectiveof molecules having relatively long chains of atoms in a moleculecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Datedadjectiveof a gilt-edged securitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Distanceadjectiveof or relating to or being a long-distance telephone callcandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Facedadjectivehaving a face longer than the usualcandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Familiaradjectivefrequently experiencedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Hairedadjectivewith long haircandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Handledadjectivehaving a long handlecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Headedadjectivehaving a dolichocephalic headcandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Jawedadjectivehaving relatively long jawscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Lastingadjectiveexisting for a long timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Leggedadjectivehaving long legscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Lifeadjective(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usualcandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Livedadjectiveexisting for a long timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Playadjective(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier recordscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Playingadjective(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier recordscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Rangeadjectivesuitable for or reaching long distancescandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Runadjectiverelating to or extending over a relatively long timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Shankedadjectivehaving long legscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Snoutedadjectivehaving a snout that is longer than averagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Spurredadjectiveof flowers having a long extension at the base of the corollacandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Stalkedadjectiveof plants having relatively long stalkscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Stapleadjectivehaving relatively long fiberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Long-Sufferingadjectivepatiently bearing continual wrongs or troublecandidateMay 18, 2026