Nouns

laager

noun

a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

labdanum

noun

a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockrose...

labiodental

noun

a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth

lablab

noun

one species: hyacinth bean

labium

noun

a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially...

labourite

noun

a member of the British Labour Party

laburnum

noun

flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all...

labyrinthitis

noun

inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomitin...

lacebark

noun

small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axi...

lacertid

noun

Old World terrestrial lizard

lacerta

noun

type genus of the Lacertidae

lacewood

noun

variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic...

lacewing

noun

any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae...

lacework

noun

work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric

lachrymation

noun

shedding tears

lachesis

noun

the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the t...

lachrymator

noun

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damag...

laconia

noun

an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Pel...

laconian

noun

a resident of Laconia

laconicism

noun

terseness of expression

laconism

noun

terseness of expression

lacrimator

noun

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damag...

lactalbumin

noun

albumin occurring in milk

lacteal

noun

any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the smal...

lactobacillus

noun

a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic ac...

lactoflavin

noun

a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

lactogen

noun

any agent that enhances milk production

lacunar

noun

an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

ladanum

noun

a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockrose...

ladino

noun

the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in...

ladyfish

noun

game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

ladylove

noun

a woman who is a man's sweetheart

ladylikeness

noun

behavior befitting a lady

laevulose

noun

a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

lagger

noun

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags...

lagomorph

noun

relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents b...

lagniappe

noun

a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a custom...

lagomorpha

noun

rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Dupl...

lagune

noun

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand...

lahar

noun

an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a...

laity

noun

in Christianity, members of a religious community that do no...

laius

noun

(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed...

lakeland

noun

a popular tourist area in northwestern England including Eng...

lallans

noun

a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland

lallation

noun

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

lamaism

noun

a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that a...

lamarck

noun

French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from...

lamarckian

noun

a believer in Lamarckism

lamarckism

noun

a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired charact...

lamasery

noun

a monastery for lamas