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Landing NetnounMWEa bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landing PartynounMWEa part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashoreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landing PlacenounMWEstructure providing a place where boats can land people or goodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landing SkidnounMWEone of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landing StagenounMWEplatform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landing StripnounMWEan airfield without normal airport facilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landladynouna landlord who is a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landlernouna moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landlocked SalmonnounMWEAtlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern CanadaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landlordnouna landowner who leases to othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landlord's LiennounMWElien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landlubbernouna person who lives and works on landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landmannouna person who lives and works on landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landmarknounan anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be takenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landmassnouna large continuous extent of landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landownernouna holder or proprietor of landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landrovernouna car suitable for traveling over rough terrainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscape ArchitectnounMWEsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscape ArchitecturenounMWEthe branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoymentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscape GardenernounMWEsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscape GardeningnounMWEworking as a landscape gardenerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscape PaintingnounMWEa genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural sceneryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscapernounsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscapingnouna garden laid out for esthetic effectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landscapistnounsomeone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractivelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landsidenouncomponent consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landslidenouna slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliffverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landslipnouna slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliffverifiedMay 18, 2026
Landsmannouna person who lives and works on landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanenouna well-defined track or pathverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langbeinitenouna mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langlaufernouna cross-country skierverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langleynoununit of solar radiationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langoustenounlarge edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobstersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langoustinenouncaught in European watersverifiedMay 18, 2026
LangsatnounEast Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berryverifiedMay 18, 2026
LangsetnounEast Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langsynenounpast times remembered with nostalgiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Languagenounthe cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language AreanounMWEa large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language BarriernounMWEbarrier to communication resulting from speaking different languagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language LearningnounMWElearning to use a languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.SystemMay 18, 2026
Language RequirementnounMWEa requirement that a student know certain languagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language SchoolnounMWEa school for teaching foreign languagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language SystemnounMWEa system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language TeachingnounMWEteaching people to speak and understand a foreign languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language UnitnounMWEone of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Language ZonenounMWEa large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Languishernouna person who languishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Languornouna feeling of lack of interest or energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Langurnounslender long-tailed monkey of AsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Laniardnouna cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lankinessnouna tall and thin physiqueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanolinnounan emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)verifiedMay 18, 2026
LansanounEast Indian tart yellow berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
LansatnounEast Indian tart yellow berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
LansehnounEast Indian tart yellow berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanseh TreenounMWEEast Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berryverifiedMay 18, 2026
LansetnounEast Indian tart yellow berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lansoprazolenounantacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomachverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantananouna flowering shrubverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanternnounlight in a transparent protective caseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantern FlynounMWElarge brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit lightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantern JawnounMWEa long thin lower jawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantern PinionnounMWEa small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantern SlidenounMWEa transparency mounted in a frameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lantern WheelnounMWEa small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanternfishnounsmall fish having rows of luminous organs along each sideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanthanidenounany element of the lanthanide series, which is comprised of elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanthanide SeriesnounMWEthe rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanthanoidnounany element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanthanonnounany element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanthanumnouna white soft metallic element that tarnishes readilyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanugonounthe fine downy hair covering a human fetusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lanyardnouna cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap CholynounMWEremoval of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instrumentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap CoveringnounMWEthe part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap JointnounMWEjoint made by overlapping two ends and joining them togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap of HonournounMWEa lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap of LuxurynounMWEin conditions of wealth and comfortverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lap of the GodsnounMWEbeyond human control or responsibilityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Laparocelenounhernia through the abdomenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Laparoscopenouna slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgeryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Laparoscopic CholecystectomynounMWEremoval of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instrumentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Laparoscopynounlaparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Laparotomynounsurgical incision into the abdominal wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapboardnounwriting board used on the lap as a table or deskverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapdognouna dog small and tame enough to be held in the lapverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapelnounlap at the front of a coatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapfulnounthe quantity that can be held in the lapverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapidaristnounan expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving themverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapidationnounthe act of pelting with stonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapidatornounan attacker who pelts the victim with stones, especially with intent to killverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapidistnouna skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapinnouncastrated male rabbitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lapis LazulinounMWEan azure blue semiprecious stoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lappetnouna fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizardsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lappet CaterpillarnounMWElarva of a lappet mothverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lappet MothnounMWEmedium-sized hairy mothsverifiedMay 18, 2026