Lucky, luk′i, n. (slang) departure.—Cut one's lucky, to bolt.
Lucre, lū′kėr, n. gain (esp. sordid gain): profit: advantage.—adj. Lū′crative, bringing lucre or gain: profitable.—adv. Lū′cratively. [Fr.,—L. lucrum, gain.]
Luctation, luk-tā′shun, n. struggle. [L.,—luctāri.]
Lucubrate, lū′kū-brāt, v.i. to study by lamplight or at night.—n. Lucubrā′tion, a product of close study or thought, any composition produced in retirement.—adj. Lū′cubrātory, composed by candle-light. [L. lucubrāre, -ātum—lux.]
Luculent, lū′kū-lent, adj. lucid: clear: transparent: evident.—adv. Lū′culently. [L. luculentus—lux.]
Lucumo, lū′kū-mō, n. an appellation of the Etruscan princes and priests. [L.]
Lud, n. a minced form of lord.
Ludicrous, lū′di-krus, adj. that serves for sport: adapted to excite laughter: laughable: comic.—adv. Lū′dicrously.—n. Lū′dicrousness. [L. ludicrus—ludĕre, to play.]
Lue, lū, v.t. to sift.
Lues, lū′ēz, n. a plague.—adj. Luet′ic. [L.]