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. |