| labor |
hard work or effort. [5 definitions] |
| laboratory |
a place used for scientific investigation and experiments. [3 definitions] |
| Labor Day |
a holiday in the United States and Canada to honor the labor of working people. Labor Day is the first Monday in September. |
| labor union |
a group of workers that help and protect each other's interests. Labor unions ask employers to improve wages and working conditions. |
| labour |
a spelling of "labor" used in Canada and Britain. See "labor" for more information. |
| 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." |