English Words Starting With L

• la verendrye

  nounVery Low
  /lə ˌvɛrɒnˈdriː/A proper noun referring to Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, an 18th-century French-Canadian explorer and fur trader.
• la verne

  nounLow (as a common noun phrase 'the green/spring' it is obsolete/archaic; as a proper noun it is geographically specific).
  /lə ˈvɜːn/A proper noun referring to a city in California, USA, or, less commonly, a surname of French origin.
• la vida breve

  nounLow
  /la ˈviːdə ˈbreɪveɪ/A Spanish phrase meaning 'brief life', referring to the fleeting, transient nature of human existence.
• la-di-da

  adjectiveinterjectionnounC1
  /ˌlɑː di ˈdɑː/Used to describe or imitate someone who is pretentiously or affectedly upper-class, refined, or sophisticated.
• la-la land

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌlɑː.lɑː ˈlænd/A state of being out of touch with reality; a place or state of unrealistic fantasy, daydreaming, or obliviousness.
• laager

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /ˈlɑːɡə/A temporary defensive encampment formed by a circle of wagons.
• laaland

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlɔːlənd/Lolland, the fourth largest island of Denmark, located in the Baltic Sea.
• laari

  nounLow
  /ˈlɑːri/A subdivisional monetary unit of the Maldives.
• laat lammetjie

  nounLow
  /ˌlɑːt ˈlæməki/A late lamb; literally, a lamb born late in the season.
• lab.

  abbreviationnounHigh
  /læb/A shortened form or abbreviation, most commonly for 'laboratory', a controlled environment for scientific research, experiments, and measurements.
• laban

  nounLow
  /ləˈbɑːn/A fermented milk drink, similar to yogurt but thinner, popular in the Middle East and parts of Asia.
• laban dance notation system

  nounC2
  /ˈleɪbən dɑːns nəʊˌteɪʃən ˈsɪstəm/A symbolic system created by Rudolf von Laban for recording and analyzing human movement, primarily dance.
• labarum

  nounC1
  /ˈlabərəm/A military standard or banner, especially one bearing Christian symbols, used in the late Roman Empire.
• labdanum

  nounC2
  /ˈlabdənəm/A sticky brown resin obtained from certain Mediterranean shrubs, especially species of Cistus (rockrose), used in perfumery, incense, and traditional medicine.
• labe

  nounVery Low (archaic/error)
  /leɪb/To pour out, to empty (archaic); a common misspelling or shortening of 'label'.
• labefaction

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˌlæb.ɪˈfæk.ʃən/The act or process of weakening or falling into ruin; a shaking or undermining.
• label

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈleɪb(ə)l/A small piece of paper, fabric, or similar material attached to an object giving information about it or identifying it.
• labeled bracketing

  nounC1/C2 (Very low frequency; specialized term)
  /ˈleɪbəld ˈbrækɪtɪŋ/A system in linguistics that marks the syntactic structure of a sentence using square brackets and subscript labels to show the grammatical category of each constituent.
• labellist

  nounLow
  /ˈleɪ.bəl.ɪst/A person who assigns labels or uses labels excessively to categorize people, ideas, or things.
• labellum

  nounRare
  /ləˈbɛləm/A central, often enlarged and modified, petal in an orchid or similar flower, typically serving as a landing platform for pollinators.

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