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labor, n. [toil], [work], drudgery, [task], [industry], travail.
labor, v. [toil], [work], [drudge], [slave], moil, travail.
labored, a. studied, elaborate, overwrought, [stiff], [unnatural].
laborer, n. toiler, [workman], stevedore, roustabout, [drudge], hack, peon, coolie, navvy.
laborious, a. toilsome, [arduous], [onerous]; [diligent], [industrious], sedulous.
labyrinth, n. [maze], [intricacy], [complexity].
lace, n. [string], [cord], thong, aglet.
lacerate, v. [tear], [rend], [mangle], laniate, [harrow], [wound], harry, [distress].
laceration, n. [tearing], [rending], laniation, harrowing, [wound].
lack, v. [need], [want], be in need of, [require], sedulous.
lack, n. [want], [need], [deficiency], [dearth], paucity, [scarcity], [drought], default, deficit, [insufficiency], inadequacy, [shortness].
lackadaisical, a. [pensive], [dreamy], languishing, die-away.
lackey, n. [flunky].
lacking, a. [deficient], [insufficient], [unsupplied], [shy], [wanting], devoid.
ladylove, n. See sweetheart.
lag, v. fall behind, [loiter], [linger], [delay], [saunter].
laggard, n. loiterer, lagger, lingerer, saunterer, [idler].
lake, n. [pond]; lagoon. Associated words: lacustrine, lacustral.
lamb, n. eanling, yeanling, lambkin, cosset.
lambaste, v. (Low) [pommel], [maul], belabor, [beat], [strike].
lame, v. [disable], maim, [cripple], [hamstring].
lame, a. [crippled], hobbling, limping, halt, [deformed], [game], maimed, [disabled]; inconclusive, [unconvincing], [inefficient], [feeble], [unsatisfactory].
lament, v. [bemoan], [weep], wail, [deplore], [grieve], [bewail], [mourn].
lamentable, a. deplorable, [grievous], [pitiable], [distressing], [sorrowful].
lamentation, n. wailing, [lament], [grief], bewailing, [plaint], [sorrow].
lamented, a. mourned for, deplored.
lampoon, v. [libel], [defame], [satirize].
lampoon, n. [libel], pasqinade, iambic.
lance, n. [spear], javelin, harpoon.
land, n. terra firma; [country]; freehold, [ground], [soil], [earth]; [realty], real estate; demesne, glebe, [close], garth, holm, arado, assart, reliction, dereliction, alluvium, cadastre, appanage, arable, [fallow], allodium, innings, abuttal; [farm], plantation; continent, [island], [peninsula], delta, isthmus, [headland], [cape], [plateau], barens. Associated words: agronomy, agronomist, agronomics, agronomic, agricultre, agricultral, [agriculturist], georgics, geoponics, escheat, arable, inarable, agrarian, agrarianism, agrarianize, topography, tilth, terrain, terrene, [till], geoscopy, geoponic.
land, v. disembark, debark; [capture].
landing, n. disembarkation, debarkation; [wharf], [dock], [quay]; [capture].
landlord, n. [host], [hotel-keeper], inn-keeper, Boniface; [owner], proprietor.
Land of promise. Canaan.
landscape, n. [scene], [scenery], [view], prospect.
language, n. [speech], [tongue], vernacular; dialect; idiom, phraseology, [diction]; argot, [flash], slang, lingo, [cant], [jargon], [gibberish]; Volapuk, pasilaly, Esperanto. Associated words: lingual, linguistic, linguist, linguistics, philology, philologist, philological, polyglot, glottology, glossology, paleography, glossologist, monoglot, grammar grammarian, chrestomathy, glossolaly, collingual.
languid, a. unanimated, flagging, [lifeless], [supine], [listless], [sluggish], [tardy], [slow].
languor, n. [exhaustion], [lassitude], inanition, listlessness.
lanky, a. [gangling], overgrown.
lapse, n. [slip], [misstep], [indiscretion]; [backsliding]; devolution.
lard, n. [grease]; leaflard, [flare]; axunge.--v. interlard.
larder, n. buttery, [pantry], spence.
lardy, a. lardaceous.
large, a. [big], extensive, [huge], [unwieldy], [vast], [massive], [immense], [colossal], [gigantic], [bulky]; [ample], [copious], [liberal], [unstinted]; [generous], [liberal], munificent, princely; hypertrophied; [spacious], commodious, capacious.
lark, n. [frolic].
larrup, v. (Colloq.) [whip], [beat], [trounce], [flog].
larva, n. caterpillar, [grub], maggot; pl. larvæ. Associated words: silphology, pupa, [chrysalis].
lascivious, a. [lewd], libidinous, [salacious]. See lustful.
lash, n. [scourge], thong, [whip].
lash, v. [scourge], [castigate], flagellate; [satirize], [scold], [rate]. See [whip].
lashing, n. scourging, [castigation], flagellation; [satire], [scolding], rating.
lassitude, n. [languor], [weariness], [exhaustion], languidness, enervation.
lasso, n. [lariat], cabestro, [reata].
last, a. final, hindmost, farthest, latest, [ultimate].
last, v. continue, [endure], [remain].
lasting, a. [enduring], durable, [permanent], [imperishable], [abiding]. Antonyms: ephemeral, transitory, [fleeting], [transient], [fugitive], impermanent.
lastingness, n. durability, [permanence], indestructibility, imperishability.
lastly, adv. [finally].
late, a. [tardy], delayed; [recent].
lately, adv. recently.
latent, a. [concealed], [dormant], [undeveloped], [hidden].
later, a. subsequent, [posterior].
latitude, n. [breadth], [width]; [room], [range], [scope], [extent], [freedom]; laxity.
lattice, n. [trellis], [lattice-work]; cancelli; grille.
lattice-work, n. [lattice], [trellis], treillage, espailier.
laud, v. [extol], [praise]. See praise.
laudable, a. praisworth, [commendable]. Antonyms: illaudable, [unpraiseworthy], indign.
laudatory, a. panegyrical, [eulogistic], encomiastic, adulatory, [commendatory].
laugh, v. cachinnate, [roar], [giggle], [snicker], titter, chuckle, grin, [twitter], cackle, chortle, hawhaw.
laughable, a. [risible], comic, [ludicrous], [droll], facetious, [farcical], [amusing]. See funny.
laughing, a. [merry], [gleeful], [mirthful], smiling.
laughing gas. protoxide of [nitrogen], nitrous oxide, hyponitrous oxide.
laughter, n. [mirth], [laugh], cachinnation, [giggle], [snicker], [roar], cackle, grin, chortle, chuckle, guffaw, titter. Associated words: [risible], risibles, risibility, risorial, abderian, sardonic, geloscopy, gelastic.
laugh to scorn. [deride], [ridicule].
launch, v. set afloat; set [going], [start]; [throw], hurl; [expatiate], descant.
lava field. pedregal (Mexico and Western U.S.).
lavish, a. profuse, [prodigal], [free], [unstinted]; [superabundant], [immoderate], [excessive], [exuberant].
lavish, v. spend lavishly, bestow with profusion.
law, n. [statute], ordinance, [edict], enactment, [decree], [canon], [usage]. Associated words: jurisprudence, nomology, nomography, nomocracy, antinomy, dysnomy, neonomian, code, codex, codify, codification, [digest], forensic, legislate, legislation, legislative, enact, ordain, [repeal], veto, jurat, juratory, juridic, juridical, jurist, juris consult, publicist, jurisprudent, juristic, pandect, moratory, [judicial], causidical, nomothetic, nomistic.
law-breaker, n. [criminal], malefactor, [culprit], [felon], delinquent, [offender], [sinner].
law-breaking, n. [crime], [misdemeanor], [transgression], [violation].
lawful, a. [legal], [legitimate], licit, legalized. Antonyms: See [unlawful].
lawfulness, n. [legality], legitimacy. Antonyms: unlawfulness, [illegality].
lawing, n. [litigation], [lawsuit].
lawless, a. anarchical, [riotous], mobocratic, [licentious].
lawlessness, n. anarchy, [unrestraint], [abandon], mobocracy, [license], [riot].
lawmaker, n. legislator, lawgiver, Solon.
lawmaking, n. legislation.
lawsuit, n. [litigation], [case], [suit], [action]. Associated words: litigant, litigate, litigious, litigable, barratry.
lawyer, n. attorney, [counselor], barrister, [counsel], [advocate], attorney-at-law, solicitor; pettifogger; ([dishonest]) [shyster]. Associated words: client, clientele.
lax, a. [loose], [slack], [flabby], relaxed; [loose], [vague], equivocal, [doubtful]; [slack], [remiss], [negligent]; [unrestrained], [dissolute], [licentious].
laxative, a. aperient.
laxative, n. aperient.
laxness, n. laxity, [looseness]; [relaxation], [flabbiness]; remissness, [negligence], [slackness].
lay, v. [deposit], [place]; impose, assess; impute, [charge], [ascribe], [attribute]; [submit], [present], [offer]; superimpose.
lay, n. [song], ballad, lyric.
lay, a. laic, laical.
layer, n. stratum, [course], tier.
laymen, n. pl. laity.
lay open. [uncover], [reveal], [expose], disclose, [exhibit], [show].
lay over. overlay, [cover], [apply]; defer, [postpone], prorogue.
lay siege to. [besiege], [beset], bombard, obsess.
lay to heart. take to [heart], be grieved at, feel keenly, consider seriously.
lay up. [store], treasure, [save], [hoard], garner; [confine], [disable].
lay wait for. lie in ambush for.
lay waste. [desolate], [devastate], [pillage], [sack], spoliate.
laziness, n. [indolence], [sloth].
lazy, a. [indolent], [slothful], sluggard, dronish. Antonyms: [diligent], [industrious], sedulous, hardworking.
lazy person. sluggard, [drone], [idler].
lea, n. [meadow], [lay], [mead].
leach, v. lixiviate.
leaching, n. lixiviation.
lead, n. plumbum (Chem.); graphite, plumbago ([black lead]); plummet; blende (mock lead).
lead, v. [guide], [conduct], [escort], [direct]; precede; induce, [entice], [influence], [allure], [persuade], [actuate], impel; [conduce], contribute, [tend]; have precedence; have charge of, [command], [head].
lead, n. precedence, initiative, [command], guidance.
lead astray. mislead, [seduce].
leader, n. [guide], commander, corypheus, [pilot], bellwether, protagonist, [chief].
leadership, n. [direction], [command], guidance; primacy, supremacy, [domination], hegemony.
leading, a. [chief], [principal], premiere, influential, guiding.
leaf, n. [blade], [spire]; folio; lithophyll (fossil leaf). Associated words: foliar, foliferous, foliaceous, foliation, defoliate, defoliation, frond, bract, frondation, frondesce, frondescence, verticil, whorl, acanthus deciduous, indeciduous.
leaf-green, n. chlorophyll.
leaf-stalk, n. petiole.
league, n. [alliance], [confederation], coalition, confederacy, [union], [federation], [association].
league, v. [combine], [confederate].
leak, v. [percolate], [filter], [ooze].
leaky, a. defective.
lean, v. [incline], [slope], recline, [tend]; rely, [depend]; careen.
lean, a. [thin], lank, [spare], [meager], [poor], [skinny], [gaunt], emaciated, marcid, angular; [slender], [scant], [bare].
leaning, a. [reclining], inclining, [supine].
leaning, n. [inclination], [tendency], propensity, [bent], [bias], proneness, predisposition, proclivity; reclination.
lean-to, n. [penthouse], [addition], [shed].
leap, v. [spring], [jump], [vault], [bound], [caper], [gambol], [prance], cavort, curvet.
leap, n. [spring], [jump], [vault], [bound], capriole.
leaping, a. springing, jumping, [salient], saltigrade, saltatory.
leaping, n. springing, saltation, salience.
leap year. bissextile.
learn, v. [master], acquire [knowledge].
learned, a. [educated], erudite, lettered, [scholarly].
learning, n. [education], [erudition], [lore], [scholarship], [knowledge]. Associated words: savant, philomath, philomathy, misology, oracle, pedant, pedantry.
lease, v. [let], demise, [rent].
lease, n. letting, demise; tenure. Associated words: lessee, lessor.
least, n. minimum. Associated words: minimize, minimization.
least, a. smallest, minimum.
leather-burning, n. pyrography.
leathery, a. coriaceous, [tough], alutaceous.
leave, n. [permission]; leave-taking, adieu, [farewell], congé; [withdrawal], [retirement], [departure], leaving, egress.
leave, v. depart from, [vacate], retire from; [abandon], [forsake], [desert]; abstain from, [forego], desist from, [forbear]; [permit], [allow], [let]; [commit], give [over], [intrust], consign, deliver; [will], [bequeath], [devise]; depart, set [out], [start], [go].
leaves, n. pl. [foliage], leafage. See leaf.
leavetaking, n. [farewell], valedictory, congé, adieu.
leavings, n. pl. remnants, fragments, [offal], [refuse], [waste], scraps, culls, orts.
lecher, n. [rake], [libertine], [whoremonger].
lechery, n. libertinism, licentiousness.
lecture, n. [discourse], [address], [dissertation], prelection; [reproof], [scolding].
lecture, v. [discourse], [address]; [reprove], [censure], [rate], [upbraid], [scold].
ledge, n. [shelf]; reef, ridge (of rocks); [layer], stratum, lode.
left, n. Associated words: [sinister], sinistral, sinistrality, sinistrorse, sinistrorsal, haw, [port], larboard.
left-hand, a. [sinister], [left].
left-handed, a. [sinister], ambilevous.
leg, n. [limb], shank, [shin]; (bones of the leg) tibia, fibula, femur, thigh [bone], epipodiale. Associated words: [crotch], hock, hough, solen, [cradle], puttee, [hip], thigh, haunch gyve, scarpines, [calf], galligaskins, spatterdashes, leggings.
legacy, n. [bequest], [devise].
legal, a. [lawful], [legitimate]. Antonym: [illegal].
legality, n. [lawfulness], legitimacy. Antonym: [illegality].
legalize, v. legitimize. Antonyms: illegalize, illegitimize.
legate, n. [ambassador], envoy, [representative].
legation, n. embassy.
legend, n. fable, [myth]; [posy], inscription, motto.
legendary, a. [mythical], traditional.
legerdemain, n. [jugglery], sleight of [hand].
legible, a. [readable], decipherable. Antonym: illegible.
legion, n. [host], [horde], [army].
legions, n. pl. battalions, troops, soldiers.
legitimate, a. [lawful]. Antonym: [illegitimate].
lemon, n. Associated words: citric, citrine, citrination, citrus.
lend, v. loan.
lending, n. loan.
lengthen, v. [extend], elongate, [stretch], prolong, protract; [expatiate], amplify.
lengthening, n. [extension], elongation, protraction, prolongation.
lengthwise, adv. longitudinally.
lengthy, a. [long], prolix, protracted, verbose.
lenient, a. compassionate. See merciful.
lenity, n. clemency, [mercy], lenience.
Lent, n. Quadragesima.
lessen, v. [reduce], [diminish], minify, depreciate, minimize, [decrease], [mitigate], [abate].
lessening, n. [reduction], [diminution], [decrease], decrement, depreciation, [mitigation], [shrinkage], [abatement].
Lesser Bear. Cynosure.
lesson, n. [task], [exercise].
let, v. [allow], [permit], suffer; [lease], [rent].
let, n. [hindrance].
lethargy, n. [drowsiness], [stupor], [unconsciousness].
letter, n. epistle, [favor], missive, [note]; encyclic, encyclical, decretal (letter of the Pope). Associated words: [correspond], epistolical, epistolary, epistolean, epistolize, epistler, epistolar, epistolography, postscript.
letter, n. initial (first letter).
letter-carrier, n. postman, [mail-carrier], [courier], mail-man, postboy, [post].
letter for letter. literatim.
letters, n. pl. [correspondence].
letters, n. pl. [learning], literature, [erudition], humanities.
let-up, n. (Colloq.) [abatement], assuagement, respite, [subsidence].
let up. (Colloq.) [abate], [subside], [diminish], intermit.
level, a. [even], [flat], [plain], [smooth], [flush], [plumb]; horizontal; [steady], [impartial], well-balanced. Antonyms: undulating [uneven], [concave], [convex], [warped].
level, v. flatten, equalize, [even], [smooth], [reduce]; [raze], [reduce], [overthrow], [demolish]; [adapt], adjust.
lever, n. [pry]. Associated words: fulcrum, [purchase], [prize], prizing.
leverage, n. [purchase].
levity, n. [lightness], buoyancy; [gayety], frivolity.
lewd, a. [unchaste], [lustful], [licentious], libidinous, lecherous, incontinent, [ribald], [lascivious], [rakish], [ruttish], [salacious], concupiscent, [wanton], lubricous, prurient, pornographic. Antonyms: [chaste], [modest], [pure].
lewdness, n. [unchastity], incontinence, [lust], [lechery], [ribaldry], salacity, concupiscence, profligacy, lasciviousness. Antonyms: [chastity], [modesty], [purity].
liability, n. [exposure], [accountability], [responsibility], amenability Antonyms: immunity, exemption.
liabilities, n. pl. debts, obligations, [indebtedness].
liable, a. exposed, [subject], [accountable], [answerable], [amenable], [bound]. Antonyms: exempt, immune.
libel, n. [defamation], [lampoon], roorback.
libel, v. defame (by some publication), [lampoon].
libellous, a. [defamatory], [slanderous], calumnious.
liberal, a. [generous], open-handed, [bounteous], munificent, [unstinted], princely; profuse, [lavish], [ample], [abundant]; [catholic], magnanimous, [tolerant]. Antonyms: [illiberal], [ungenerous], [stingy], [limited], [narrow], bigoced.
liberality, n. [generosity]. Antonyms: [illiberality], [stinginess], [bigotry].
liberate, v. See free.
liberation, n. See freeing.
libertine, n. [lecher], [debauchee], [rake], [roué], profligate.
libertine, a. [licentious], lecherous, profligate, [rakish].
liberty, n. [freedom], [independence]; [privilege], [permission]. Antonyms: [captivity], [bondage], [servitude], [subjection], [constraint], [serfdom], [slavery].
license, n. [privilege], [right]; [lawlessness], anarchy.
license, v. [legalize], [permit].
licentious, a. [immoral], [dissolute], profligate, [lewd], [libertine], [rakish], [lascivious]; [unrestrained], uncurbed, uncontrolled.
lick, v. lap; (Colloq.) [flog], [thrash], [chastise], [castigate], [trounce], drub. See whip.
lick, n. [slap], stroke, [blow].
licking, n. (Colloq.) flogging, [chastisement], [castigation], [punishment], thrashing, [whipping].
lid, n. [cover].
lie, n. [untruth], [falsehood], [fib]; fiction, fabrication; [subterfuge], [evasion], [misrepresentation].
lie, v. recline.
lie close. [cuddle], [nestle], [snuggle].
lief, adv. willingly, gladly, [freely], readily.
lien, n. [incumbrance].
life, n. existence, [being], [animation], vitality; vivacity, spiritedness, [energy], [activity], briskness, [sprightliness]; biography, [memoir]. Associated words: biology, biologist, vital, biometry, biogenesis, macrobiotics, vitalization, vitalize, bioplasm, protoplasm, elixir, biotic.
lifeless, a. [dead], inanimate, spiritless, devitalized.
lifelessness, n. inanimation.
lift, n. lifting, [raising], [elevation]; [help], [assistance], [aid]; elevator, dumb [waiter].
lifting machine. derrick, crane, [tackle].
light, n. illumination; lamp, taper, [candle], lantern, head-light, cresset; publicity, public [notice]; phosphorescence, luminescence; aureole, [halo], [nimbus], aureola, [glory]. Associated words: photology, photologist, photophobia, catoptrics, dioptrics, photics, Ormuzd, luminary.
light, a. buoyant; [easy], inoppressive; [active], [nimble], [deft], [fleet], [swift], [spry]; [spongy], [porous], well-leavened; incompact, [loose], [porous]; gossamery, [sleazy], [flimsy], [thin], unsubstantial; [volatile], [unsteady], mercurial, [fickle], [frivolous].
light, v. ignite, illumine, illuminate.
light, v. dismount, [alight], descend; [rest], [perch], [settle].
lighten, v. [light], illuminate, illume; [ease], [relieve], [alleviate].
light-fingered, a. [thievish], [pilfering].
light-footed, a. [nimble], [agile].
lighthouse, n. [beacon], fanal, pharos. Associated words: holophote, pharology.
lighting, n. illumination.--a. [luminous], luminiferous.
lightness, n. [levity], levitation, buoyancy.
lightning-rod, n. paratonnerre.
like, a. [similar], [alike], cognate, analogous, homogeneous. Antonyms: See unlike.
like, n. counterpart, [copy], [equal]; [liking], preference.
like, v. [fancy], approve of; prefer, [choose], [wish].
like blazes. (Low) furiously, [rapidly].
likelihood, n. [probability], verisimilitude. Antonyms: [unlikelihood], improbability.
likely, a. [probable], verisimilar; [good-looking], [comely]; [appropriate]. Antonyms: [unlikely], improbable.
liken, v. [compare].
likeness, n. similitude, [resemblance], [similarity], [appearance], [guise], [analogy]; portrait, effigy, counterpart, [image], [copy], [facsimile].
liking, n. [fondness], [partiality], affection, [approval], preference, predilection. Antonyms: [distaste], [aversion], inappetency, [hatred], [antipathy], [disapproval].
limber, a. [flexible], pliant, [limp], [pliable], [supple], lithe, lithesome. Antonyms: See stiff.
lime, n. Associated words: calcareous, calciferous, calcariferous, calcification, calcify, calcified, calcivorous, calcination, calciform, [slack], cretification, calcigerous, kalsomine.
limit, n. [bound], [boundary], [confine], [extent]; [restriction], [check], [restraint], [limitation].
limit, v. [restrict], circumscribe, define, [confine].
limitation, n. [limit], [restriction], [restraint], circumscription, finitude.
limited, a. restricted, confined, conditioned, finite, circumscribed. Antonyms: See unlimited.
limp, a. flaccid, [flabby], [limber], [soft], flexile. Antonyms: See [stiff].
limp, n. halt, limping, hobble.
limpid, a. [clear], pellucid, [lucid]. See clear.
line, n. [stripe], [streak]; [cord], [rope], [thread], [string], cable; [course], [route]; [branch], [department]; [boundary], contour, periphery, [circumference], [outline]; lineament; [row], series, [rank], [file]; secant; hachure, hatching. Associated words: aliner, alignment, allineation, align, linear, lineal, lineation, interline, interlinear, [interlining], interlineation.
linen, n. napery; lingerie; damask.
linen and wool. linsey-woolsey.
lines, n. pl. [reins].
linger, v. [loiter], [saunter], tarry, [lag].
lingering, a. protracted.
link, v. [join], [unite], [connect], [couple], concatenate.
lion, n. Felis Leo; lioness ([female]); whelp, lionel ([young]); Leo; griffin.
lionlike, a. leonine.
lip, n. Associated words: labial, labially, labialize, labialization, labialism, chiloma, labret, philtrum, pout, labiochorea, cheiloplasty, labioplasty, harelip, blobber [lip].
liquid, n. [fluid].
list, n. [catalogue], roster, [schedule], [register]; selvage, [selvedge], listing.
listen, v. hearken; eavesdrop; auscultate. Antonyms: [disregard], [ignore], [scorn].
listening, n. hearkening; eavesdropping; auscultation, autophony.
listless, a. [inattentive], [indifferent], [supine], heedless, [unconcerned].
litigation, n. [lawsuit].
litter, n. [stretcher]; mulch; [disorder], untidiness; farrow.
little, a. [small], diminutive, [minute], tiny, wee, [puny], [dwarfish], [insignificant], infinitesimal. See small.
little, n. miniature; modicum.
little by little. piecemeal, gradually.
live, v. exist; dwell, reside, [abide].
live, a. [alive], [quick], [animate], [living].
liveliness, n. [animation], vivacity, [sprightliness], briskness, [activity], lilt.
live longer than. survive, [outlive].
lively, a. [animated], [spirited], vivacious, [vigorous], [active], [brisk], [energetic], [stirring], [sprightly]; [agile], [nimble]; hilarious [frolicsome], [gay], buoyant. Antonyms: [slow], [sluggish], [inactive], [quiet].
liver, n. Associated words: hepatic, hepatology, hepatize, hepatization, cirrhosis, cirrhotic, giblets, bilious, viscera, hepatogenic, [bile].
liver, [heart], etc., of an [animal]. inmeats (edible viscera).
livid, a. ecchymosed, bruised, [black and blue].
living, a. [alive], [quick], [live]; [quickening], animating.
living, n. [life], existence, [being]; livelihood, sustenance, subsistence, [maintenance]; [benefice].
living again. redivivus, resurrected, revived, resurgent.
living in seclusion. eremitism, anchoretism, [reclusion], [seclusion], [retirement].--a. hermitical, eremitic, anchoretic, [solitary].
living picture. tableau vivant.
living together. cohabitation.
living upon others. parasitic.--n. parasitism.
lizard, n. saurian, reptile; chameleon, gecko, gila [monster], iguana, dragon.
load, v. encumber, lade, [burden], [freight].
load, n. [burden], [cargo], lading, encumbrance, [weight], [impediment], incubus.
loaded, p.p. and a. laden, freighted, [fraught].
loaf, v. lounge [about], [loiter].
loathe, v. [abhor], [hate], [detest], abominate, [despise], execrate, recoil from.
loathing, n. [abhorrence], [detestation], [abomination], execration, [hatred].
location, n. [situation], locality, [place].
lock, n. [ringlet], [curl], tress.
lock-jaw, n. tetanus. Associated words: tetanic, tetanoid.
lofty, a. [tall], towering.
log, n. puncheon (split log).
logical, a. consistent, [sound]. Antonym: [illogical].
loins, n. pl. [reins].
loiter, v. [saunter], [linger].
loitering, a. sauntering, dilatory.
Londoner, n. cockney (Contemptuous).
lone, a. [alone], [lonely], [isolated], [desolate]; unfrequented, [solitary], [sequestered], [secluded], lonesome.
lonely, a. [sequestered], [solitary], unfrequented; lonesome, [desolate], [dreary], [lorn].
long, a. protracted, prolonged, [lengthy], extended; [lingering]; extensive, inclusive; [tedious], prolix, [wordy], long-spun [diffuse].
long, v. yearn for, hanker [after], [crave].
longer than broad. oblong.
long-handed, a. longimanous.
long-headed, a. [shrewd], [sagacious]. See shrewd.
longing, n. [yearning], [craving].
long life. longevity.
longshoreman, n. stevedore.
long-suffering, a. [forbearing], [uncomplaining], [patient].--n. [forbearance], [patience], longanimity.
look, v. [glance], gaze, stare, [see], con, gloat, [glare], [peek], [peer], [pry], [peep], pore, [lower], glower, scan, ogle; seem, [appear]; await, [expect], [anticipate]; [examine], [investigate], [inspect], contemplate, scrutinize.
look, n. [glance], [glimpse], inspection, scrutiny, gaze; [expression], [appearance], [air], [manner], [mien], semblance, [aspect], presence.
look down upon. See despise.
looking backward. retrospection, retrospect.--a. retrospective.
looking for. [anticipation], [expectation]; [search].
looking forward. [anticipation], [expectation], prospect, [foresight].
looking forward. prospective, anticipative.
looking-glass, n. [mirror]; cheval [glass].
looking within. introspection.--a. introspective.
look into. [inspect], [examine], [probe], [investigate].
look on. [see], [witness]; [regard], [consider], deem, [view].
lookout, n. observatory; [watch-tower], conning [tower]; [responsibility].
look over. [examine], scrutinize, reconnoiter.
look upon. [regard], [esteem], [consider].
look up to. [honor], [respect], defer to, [venerate], [reverence].
look within. introspect.
loop, n. staple, noose, bight.
loophole, n. [excuse], [plea], pretext.
loose, a. unbound, disengaged, [movable], unfastened, [unrestrained], detached; relaxed; incompact, [porous].
loose, v. [release], [disengage], [free], disentangle, [liberate]; [absolve], remit; [relax], [loosen], [slacken].
loosen, v. [relax].
looseness, n. laxity, [slackness], [relaxation].
loot, n. [spoil], [booty], [plunder], [prize]; plundering, [pillage].
loot, v. [plunder], [sack], [rifle], [pillage].
lop, v. [cut off], obtruncate.
lopsided, a. unbalanced, disproportioned.
loquacious, a. garrulous, [voluble], [talkative].
loquacity, n. garrulity, volubility, [talkativeness].
lord, n. [nobleman], [peer], magnate, grandee; liege, suzerain.
lord, v. [domineer].
Lord, have mercy upon us. Kyrie eleison.
lordly, a. [overbearing], [domineering], [despotic], [arrogant], [imperious], [uppish].
lordship, n. seigniory, [dominion].
Lord's Prayer. Pater noster.
Lord's Supper. [communion], eucharist.
lore, n. [learning], [knowledge], [wisdom], [erudition].
lorn, a. [forsaken], [lonely], [solitary].
lose ground. [retire], recede, [retreat], [decline].
loss, n. forfeiture. Associated words: damnific, damnify, damnification.
lost, a. forfeited, [missing]; [derelict], [adrift]; misspent, misemployed, wasted; irreclaimable, incorrigible, [abandoned]; preoccupied, [abstracted], [absent-minded].
lot, n. [destiny], [doom], fortune, [fate]; [portion], [parcel], [part], [allotment]; (Colloq.) much, [many].
loth, a. disinclined, [unwilling], [reluctant], [averse], loath, [indisposed].
lots, n. pl. Associated word: sortilege.
loud, a. deafening, stentorian, [resonant], clarion; [clamorous], vociferous, [boisterous]; [gaudy], [flashy], [ostentatious], [showy]; emphatic, [urgent], [appealing].
lounge, v. recline, loll.
lousiness, n. phthiriasis, pediculosis, pediculation.
lout, n. [booby], [boor], [bumpkin], [lubber], [gawky].
loutish, a. [boorish], [lubberly], [gawky], ungentlemanly.
lovable, a. [amiable], winsome, [lovely], [winning].
lovableness, n. amability, winsomeness, amiability.
love, n. affection, [devotion], infatuation, [passion]; amorousness, amativeness; Cupid, Eros, [Venus], Aphrodite, Amorino; philanthropy; storge.
love affair. liaison (an illicit love affair), amour, [intrigue].
love feast (of the primitive Christians). agape.
love-letter, n. billet-doux, billet d'amour.
lovely, a. [charming], [delightful], delectable, [amiable], [pleasing].
love potion. philter.
lover, n. amoroso, inamorato, swain, suitor, admirer, philander, [gallant], [beau], cicisbeo; paramour, leman.
loving, a. [affectionate]; enamored; amative, amorous, erotic.
loving-kindness, n. tenderness, [mercy], [compassion].
low, a. [depressed]; [base], [mean], [vulgar], raffish, [ignominious], [undignified]; [moderate], [reasonable], [cheap]; [humble], [lowly], [obscure]; [feeble], [faint], [weak]; [subdued], [grave], [gentle]; [ignoble], [groveling], [abject], [degraded], [servile], [menial], [sordid], [base].
low, adv. softly, sotto voce.
low, v. moo.
lowborn, a. [baseborn], plebeian.
lowbred, a. unrefined, illbred, [vulgar], [rude].
lower, v. [drop]; depress, [reduce]; [decrease], [diminish], [fall], [humble], [humiliate], [degrade], [abash], detrude, [dishonor]; [frown], [scowl], glower, look [sullen].
lower, a. nether, [under].
lower classes. proletariat, proletariate, proletarians.
lowering, a. [threatening], [dark], [sullen].
lowest, a. nethermost.
lowest point. nadir.
low life. [obscurity].
lowliness, n. [humility], meekness, [self-abasement].
low-lived, a. [mean], [dishonorable], [ignominious], [base].
lowly, a. [humble], [meek], unassuming.
low-minded, a. [groveling], [abject], [sordid], base-minded.
loyal, a. [true], [constant], [faithful], devoted, [stanch], [unwavering].
loyalty, n. [fidelity], [constancy], [faithfulness], [devotion], fealty, [allegiance].
lozenge, n. [tablet], troche, pastille.
lubber, n. [boor], [lout], [bumpkin], looby, [gawk], [churl], [lummox].
lubberly, a. [boorish], [loutish], [gawky], [clumsy], [ungainly].
lucid, a. See clear.
lucidity, n. See clearness.
luck, n. fortune, [chance], fortuity, [haphazard], [chance], hap-hazard. Associated words: mascot, hoodoo.
luckless, a. See unlucky.
lucky, a. [fortunate]; [favorable], [auspicious], propitious.
lucrative, a. See profitable.
ludicrous, a. [comical], [ridiculous]. See funny.
lug, v. [drag], [pull], [tug], haul.
luggage, n. [baggage], [traps].
lugubrious, a. [mournful], [doleful], [sorrowful], woful.
lukewarm, a. tepid; [indifferent], [cool], [unconcerned].
lukewarmness, n. tepidity; [indifference], [unconcern], [coolness].
lull, v. [hush], [still], [quiet], tranquillize; [subside], [abate].
lull, n. [calm], [calmness], [subsidence].
lumbering, a. [unwieldy], [ponderous], [cumbersome], [ungraceful].
luminous, a. See bright.
lummox, n. (Low) [booby], [gawk], [lout], [lubber], yahoo, [bumpkin], [boor].
lump, n. [mass], [aggregation], [aggregate].--v. [mass], [amass].
lumpish, a. inert, [heavy]; [stupid], [dull], [stolid].
lumpy jaw. actinomycosis.
lunatic, n. [madman], [maniac], bedlamite.
lunch, n. [luncheon], refection.
luncheon, n. collation, [refreshment], nuncheon, tiffin.
lunge, v. allonge, longe, [thrust].
lungs, n. pl. lights (lungs of an animal or bird). Associated words: pulmonary, pulmonic, pneumonic, pleura, pleural lobe, spirometer, pneumology.
lurch, v. [sway], [stagger], [roll]; [dodge], [shift], [evade], bilk.
lure, n. [decoy], [enticement], [bait].
lure, v. [entice], [tempt], [seduce], [allure], [decoy].
lurking-place, n. ambush, [retreat], [cover].
luscious, a. [delicious], delectable; cloying, [fulsome], unctuous.
lush, a. [juicy], succulent.
lust, n. venereal [appetite], concupiscence, salacity, sexual [desire]; [longing], [cupidity], [desire], [hankering]. Antonym: anaphrodisia. See [sexual desire].
luster, n. [brightness], [gloss], [glitter], [sheen], [brilliancy].
lusterless, a. [dull], lackluster.
lustful, a. [lascivious], concupiscent, lecherous, licentiou-libidinous, [salacious], [carnal], lickerish, [ruttish], prurient aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal, lecherous.
lustre, n. [brilliancy], [glitter], [radiance], resplendence.
lustrous, a. See bright.
lusty, a. [robust], [sturdy], [stalwart], [strapping], [muscular].
luxuriance, n. [exuberance], [rampancy], [richness].
luxuriant, a. [exuberant], [rampant], [superabundant], [excessive].
luxuriate, v. [revel], [wanton].
luxurious, a. [voluptuous], [epicurean], sybaritic.
luxury, n. voluptuousness, [epicurism], sybaritism, luxuriousness.
lying, a. [untruthful], [false], [mendacious], [deceitful].
lying, n. [falsehood], [lie], [untruth], [mendacity], fabrication, fiction.
lying down. [reclining], recumbent, accumbent; (face down) prone, prostrate; (face upward) [supine].
lying down. [reclining], reclination, accubation, recumbence; (face down) prostration, pronation; (face upward) supination, supineness.
lying in wait. ambush, ambuscade.
lying round. circumjacent.--n. circumjacence.
lyre, n. See harp.