Nouns

lambency

noun

an appearance of reflected light

lambdacism

noun

speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciati...

lambrequin

noun

a scarf that covers a knight's helmet

lamella

noun

any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on...

lambkill

noun

North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but ha...

laminitis

noun

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof...

lammergeier

noun

the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers han...

lammas

noun

commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from priso...

lammastide

noun

the season of Lammas

lampblack

noun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally...

lancastrian

noun

a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster

lancelet

noun

small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; pri...

lancetfish

noun

large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and...

lancewood

noun

source of most of the lancewood of commerce

lanchow

noun

the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yel...

landgrave

noun

a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medie...

landholder

noun

a holder or proprietor of land

landman

noun

a person who lives and works on land

landowska

noun

United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to...

landside

noun

component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard

landsmal

noun

one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dial...

landscapist

noun

someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden att...

landslip

noun

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or...

landsteiner

noun

United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered h...

langlaufer

noun

a cross-country skier

langobard

noun

a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in...

langmuir

noun

United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and deve...

langsat

noun

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

langset

noun

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

langsyne

noun

past times remembered with nostalgia

langtry

noun

British actress and mistress of the prince who later became...

laniard

noun

a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle

lanseh

noun

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit

lansa

noun

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit

lantana

noun

a flowering shrub

lanternfish

noun

small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; s...

lanthanum

noun

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs...

lanthanide

noun

any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 thro...

laocoon

noun

(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojan...

laparoscope

noun

a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdo...

lapboard

noun

writing board used on the lap as a table or desk

lapful

noun

the quantity that can be held in the lap

lapidary

noun

a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

lapidarist

noun

an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engr...

lappet

noun

medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

laputa

noun

a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects...

larcenous

noun

having a disposition to steal

larcener

noun

a person who commits larceny

lardner

noun

United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories...

larghetto

noun

(music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slig...