| Labrador |
a very large peninsula in eastern Canada that contains portions of the province of Quebec and the province of Newfoundland & Labrador. |
| lace |
a fabric made of fine threads that has holes in it as part of the design. [3 definitions] |
| lack |
the condition of being without. [2 definitions] |
| lacquer |
a liquid used on wood or metal to protect and make it shiny. [2 definitions] |
| lacrosse |
a game played on a field. The players use sticks with a net on one end to carry the ball and throw it into the other team's goal. |
| lad |
a boy or young man. |
| ladder |
a pair of side pieces joined with horizontal bars called rungs, used for climbing. |
| laden |
filled with a great weight. |
| ladies' room |
a public restroom for women and girls. |
| ladle |
a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl used for serving liquids such as soup or punch. [2 definitions] |
| lady |
a polite word for a woman or girl. [3 definitions] |
| ladybird |
the British word for a small, round beetle that is red or orange with black spots. "Ladybird" has the same meaning as "ladybug." |
| ladybug |
a small, round beetle that is red or orange with black spots. Ladybugs eat aphids and other insects that are harmful to plants. |
| lag |
to fall behind an expected pace. [4 definitions] |
| lagoon |
a shallow body of salt water by the sea. A lagoon is separated from the sea by sandbars, coral reefs, or islands. [2 definitions] |
| laid |
past tense and past participle of "lay1." |
| lain |
past participle of "lie2." |
| lair |
a wild animal's shelter; den. |
| lake |
a large body of fresh or salt water that is surrounded on all sides by land. |
| Lake Baikal |
a large lake located in the part of Russia that is in Asia. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and also contains the most water. It is a freshwater lake, which means that the water is not salty. |
| Lake Erie |
one of the Great Lakes of North America, bordering the province of Ontario in Canada and the states of New York, Pennyslvania, Ohio, and Michigan in the United States. |