English Words Starting With L

• lunes

  nounVery Rare / Archaic / Literary
  /ljuːnz/A fit of lunacy, madness, or wild temperament; a temporary period of irrational or erratic behaviour.
• lunette

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /luːˈnɛt/A small, arched window or opening, typically crescent-shaped; a curved glass surface or structure.
• luneville

  nounVery low
  /ˈluːneɪviːl/A town in northeastern France, historically known for its royal castle and for a type of faience (pottery) and lace produced there.
• lung

  nounB1
  /lʌŋ/One of the two main organs in the chest, used for breathing.
• lung book

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈlʌŋ ˌbʊk/The respiratory organ of some arachnids (such as spiders and scorpions), consisting of parallel, leaf-like plates that resemble the pages of a book, used for breathing air.
• lung fluke

  nounVery low
  /ˈlʌŋ ˌfluːk/A parasitic flatworm (trematode) that infects the lungs of mammals, including humans.
• lungan

  nounB1
  /lʌŋ/Either of the two spongy, saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates that remove carbon dioxide from and bring oxygen to the blood.
• lunge

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /lʌndʒ/A sudden forward movement of the body, typically to attack, grasp something, or move quickly.
• lungee

  nounC1
  /ˈlʌŋɡiː/A long piece of cloth, typically wrapped around the waist and legs, worn as a garment by men in South Asia.
• lunger

  nounLow (archaic for medical sense; informal/slang for other senses)
  /ˈlʌŋ.ə(r)/A person suffering from a disease of the lungs, especially tuberculosis (historical usage). Also, a person who lunges or makes a sudden forward movement.
• lungfish

  nounLow
  /ˈlʌŋfɪʃ/A freshwater fish with primitive lungs that enable it to breathe air, found in parts of Africa, South America, and Australia.
• lungi

  nounLow
  /ˈlʊŋɡiː/A traditional garment worn by men in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia, consisting of a long piece of cloth, often cotton or silk, tied around the waist, reaching the ankles.
• lungki

  nounLow
  /ˈlʊŋɡiː/A long piece of cloth, typically cotton, worn wrapped around the waist, chiefly in South and Southeast Asia.
• lungworm

  nounLow
  /ˈlʌŋ.wɜːm/A parasitic nematode worm that inhabits the lungs and airways of animals.
• lungwort

  nounVery Low Frequency
  /ˈlʌŋ.wɜːt/Any of several perennial plants, especially of the genera Pulmonaria and Hieracium, historically believed to resemble or treat lung tissue.
• lungyi

  nounC1-C2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˈlʊŋɡi/A sarong-like garment worn around the waist, common in South and Southeast Asia.
• lunik

  nounVery low
  /ˈluːnɪk/A spacecraft, probe, or object designed for or related to lunar exploration, particularly referencing the early Soviet lunar exploration program.
• lunisolar precession

  nounVery low
  /ˌluː.nɪˌsəʊ.lə prɪˈseʃ.ən/The slow, cyclical wobble in the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation, caused by the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge.
• lunitidal interval

  nounVery rare / Highly technical
  /ˌluː.nɪˌtaɪ.dəl ˈɪn.tə.vəl/The time difference between the moon's meridian passage (its crossing of a location's celestial meridian) and the following high tide at that location.
• lunk

  nounLow
  /lʌŋk/A person who is slow-witted, stupid, or clumsy; a dullard.

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