English Words Starting With L

• lower class

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌləʊə ˈklɑːs/The social class with the lowest economic and social status in a society, typically those with unskilled or low-paid jobs and limited access to education and wealth.
• lower criticism

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈləʊə ˈkrɪtɪsɪz(ə)m/The scholarly analysis of a text to determine its original wording, focusing on comparing manuscripts, assessing copying errors, and establishing the most accurate version.
• lower deck

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈdek/The deck of a ship situated below the main deck; historically where the common sailors lived.
• lower depths, the

  nounLow
  /ðə ˌləʊ.ə ˈdepθs/A phrase referring to the lowest, poorest, or most degraded levels of society or existence; the most wretched conditions.
• lower east side

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊ.ər iːst ˈsaɪd/A neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan, historically known as an immigrant and working-class area.
• lower egypt

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊ.ər ˈiː.dʒɪpt/The northern region of Egypt, comprising the Nile Delta and surrounding area north of Memphis, contrasting with the southern region of Upper Egypt.
• lower fungus

  nounVery Low
  /ˈləʊ.ə ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/A biological term referring to members of the phylum Zygomycota and Chytridiomycota, considered more primitive fungi, typically characterized by coenocytic hyphae (without cross-walls) and simpler reproductive structures.
• lower hold

  nounC2
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈhəʊld/The bottom section or deck of a ship's interior cargo space, directly above the keel.
• lower house

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊə ˈhaʊs/The branch of a bicameral legislature that is typically more numerous, directly representative of the people, and often possesses greater financial and budgetary powers.
• lower hutt

  nounRare outside New Zealand context; Low within international English.
  /ˌləʊə ˈhʌt/A major city in the Wellington region of New Zealand, situated in the lower valley of the Hutt River.
• lower lakes

  plural-nounRare / Very Low Frequency
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈleɪks/A place name referring to a specific geographical region of lakes situated in a downstream or lower-altitude position relative to a system of lakes.
• lower mast

  nounC2
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈmɑːst/The lowest section of a sailing ship's mast, which extends directly from the hull or deck.
• lower merion

  nounVery Low
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈmɛə.ri.ən/A proper noun referring to a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• lower michigan

  nounLow (regional geography term)
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈmɪʃ.ɪ.ɡən/A geographical region that constitutes the southern half of the state of Michigan, separated from the Upper Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac.
• lower mordent

  nounVery low
  /ˈləʊ.ə ˈmɔː.dənt/A musical ornament consisting of the alternation of a principal note with the note one semitone below it, typically played rapidly.
• lower palaeolithic

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˌpæl.i.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/The earliest and longest sub-division of the Old Stone Age, characterized by the first use of stone tools by hominins.
• lower regions

  plural-nounRare
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈriː.dʒənz/A euphemistic or humorous term for hell, the underworld, or a place of punishment after death.
• lower rhine

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, domain-specific)
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈraɪn/A geographic and historical region in northwestern Europe; the lower course of the River Rhine.
• lower saxony

  nounLow
  /ˌləʊə ˈsæksəni/A federal state (Bundesland) in northwestern Germany, one of the 16 states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany.
• lower school

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈskuːl/The younger or junior section of a school, typically covering the earlier years of education.

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