English Words Starting With L

• ladies-in-waiting

  nounLow. Primarily encountered in historical contexts, biographies, period dramas, and discussions of royal households.
  /ˌleɪ.di.zɪn ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/women who attend to a queen, princess, or other high-ranking female royal figure as personal assistants and companions.
• ladies-of-the-night

  nounLow
  /ˌleɪ.diz əv ðə ˈnaɪt/A euphemism for prostitutes or sex workers.
• ladin

  nounVery Low
  /ləˈdiːn/A Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy.
• lading

  nounLow
  /ˈleɪdɪŋ/The act of loading cargo or goods onto a ship, vehicle, or aircraft.
• ladino

  nounLow
  /ləˈdiːnəʊ/A language, also called Judeo-Spanish or Judezmo, historically spoken by Sephardic Jews, based on medieval Spanish with Hebrew, Turkish, Greek, and other influences.
• ladino clover

  nounLow
  /ləˈdiːnəʊ ˈkləʊvə(r)/a large, perennial variety of white clover used primarily as forage for livestock.
• ladislaus

  nounExtremely low
  /ˈlædɪslɔːs/A masculine given name of Slavic origin.
• ladislaus i

  nounVery Low
  /ˌlædɪˈslaʊs ðə ˈfɜːst/A historical male given name of Slavic origin, borne by several kings and saints in Central European history, most notably Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary.
• ladle

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈleɪ.dl/A large, long-handled spoon with a deep bowl, used for serving soup, stew, or sauce.
• ladle out

  verbB2
  /ˈleɪdl aʊt/To serve or distribute a liquid or semi-liquid substance (e.g., soup, stew) using a ladle.
• ladleful

  nounLow
  /ˈleɪd(ə)lfʊl/The amount of liquid or soft food that a ladle can hold.
• ladoga

  nounLow
  /ˈlɑː.dəʊ.ɡə/A proper noun referring primarily to Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.
• ladon

  nounVery low (only in specialized contexts)
  /ˈleɪ.dɒn/No standard English meaning exists. This is a proper noun referring to a name in Greek mythology (a river god/dragon) or a taxonomic name in biology (genus of sea snails).
• ladrone

  nounVery Low (archaic/obsolete)
  /ləˈdrəʊn/A highwayman, robber, or thief (archaic/literary term).
• ladrone islands

  plural-nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ləˈdrəʊn ˈaɪləndz/A former name for the Mariana Islands, a chain of islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
• lady

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈleɪdi/A polite or formal term for a woman; a woman of high social position or refined manners.
• lady apple

  nounVery Low
  /ˈleɪ.di ˈæp.əl/A specific, small-sized, usually red and yellow, traditional variety of dessert apple.
• lady baltimore cake

  nounVery Low
  /ˌleɪ.di ˈbɔːltɪ.mɔː ˌkeɪk/A specific type of American layer cake, typically white or yellow, filled with a rich mixture of chopped nuts, dried fruit, and sometimes sherry, and covered with a boiled white frosting.
• lady bountiful

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪf(ə)l/A wealthy, upper-class woman who is ostentatiously charitable or patronizing in her distribution of gifts or aid.
• lady chapel

  nounLow
  /ˌleɪ.di ˈtʃæp.əl/A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary within a larger church, typically located to the east of the high altar.

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