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Lake PoetsnounMWEEnglish poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by itverified
Lamellate PlacentationnounMWEwith ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovaryverified
Laminated GlassnounMWEglass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shatteringverified
Lamp ShellnounMWEmarine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing foodverified
Lamper EelnounMWEprimitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongueverified
Lampoon ArtistnounMWEa cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situationsverified
Lamprey EelnounMWEprimitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongueverified
Lance CorporalnounMWEan enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporalverified
Land AreanounMWEan area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)verified
Landed EstatenounMWEextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own useverified
Landing FlapnounMWEa flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landingverified
Landing GearnounMWEan undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the groundverified
Landing NetnounMWEa bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the waterverified
Landlocked SalmonnounMWEAtlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canadaverified
Landlord's LiennounMWElien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damageverified
Landscape ArchitectnounMWEsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverified
Landscape ArchitecturenounMWEthe branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoymentverified
Landscape GardenernounMWEsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverified
Language AreanounMWEa large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageverified
Language ModelnounMWEA language model is an approximative description that captures patterns and regularities present in natural language and is used for making assumptions on previously unseen language fragments.verified
Language SystemnounMWEa system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular languageverified
Language ZonenounMWEa large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageverified
Lantern FlynounMWElarge brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit lightverified
Lantern PinionnounMWEa small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocksverified
Lantern WheelnounMWEa small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocksverified
Lap CholynounMWEremoval of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instrumentsverified