English Words Starting With L

• luton

  nounC1
  /ˈluː.tən/A large box or container, often open-topped, fitted to the back of a lorry or truck for carrying goods.
• luton hoo

  nounVery Low
  /ˌluːtən ˈhuː/A proper noun referring to a specific historic country house, estate, and hotel in Bedfordshire, England.
• lutosławski

  nounVery Low
  /ˌluːtɒˈswæfski/A Polish surname, most famously borne by the 20th-century Polish composer Witold Lutosławski.
• lutsk

  nounVery low
  /lʊtsk/A city in northwestern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast.
• lutuamian

  nounExtremely rare or non-existent
  This word is not found in standard English lexicons and appears to be either a very obscure technical term, a proper noun, or a nonce word.
• lutyens

  nounLow
  /ˈlʌt.jənz/Relating to or characteristic of the work of the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), known for his eclectic style blending traditional and modern elements.
• lutz

  nounVery Low
  /lʊts/A jump in figure skating with a takeoff from the back outside edge of one skate and one or more rotations in the air before landing on the back outside edge of the opposite skate.
• lutzen

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlʊtsən/Not a standard English word. It is the name of a town in Germany and the site of a major battle during the Thirty Years' War (1632) and Napoleonic Wars (1813).
• lutzow-holm bay

  nounVery Low / Specialist
  /ˌlʊtsɒv ˈhəʊm ˌbeɪ/A large bay in the Southern Ocean, along the coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
• luv

  abbreviationnounLow
  /lʌv/An informal or playful spelling of 'love', used to express affection, romantic feeling, or a friendly endearment.
• luvvie

  nounC1
  /ˈlʌvi/A mildly affectionate or mocking term for an actor or actress, especially one who is perceived as demonstrative, theatrical, or sentimental.
• luwian

  adjectivenounC2/Technical
  /ˈluː.i.ən/An ancient Anatolian language belonging to the Indo-European family, spoken in parts of what is now Turkey and Syria during the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE.
• lux

  nounC1/C2
  /lʌks/The SI unit of illuminance, equal to one lumen per square metre.
• luxate

  verbverb-transitiveC2/Extremely Low
  /ˈlʌk.seɪt/to displace a bone from its joint; to dislocate.
• luxe

  adjectivenounC1
  /lʌks/a high standard of luxuriousness, elegance, or sumptuousness, often implying expensive quality.
• luxembourg

  nounC1
  /ˈlʌksəmbɜːɡ/A small landlocked country in western Europe.
• luxembourger

  nounC2
  /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡə/A person who is a citizen or national of Luxembourg.
• luxembourgian

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /lʌksəmˈbɜːɡɪən/Relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their culture.
• luxemburg

  nounB1
  /ˈlʌksəmbɜːɡ/The capital city of the country of Luxembourg, located in Western Europe.
• luxor

  nounLow
  /ˈlʌk.sɔː(r)/A major city in Upper Egypt, site of the ancient city of Thebes, renowned for its monumental temples and tombs.

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