| launder |
to wash, or wash and iron (clothing, linens, or the like). [5 definitions] |
| laundrette |
(chiefly British) a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. |
| Laundromat |
trademark for a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. [2 definitions] |
| laundry |
clothing, linens, or the like that are cleaned by washing, or are washed and ironed. [2 definitions] |
| laundry room |
a room in a home or institution where clothes and linens are washed and usually dried. |
| laurel |
any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the Mediterranean area, now cultivated in America, that have large, shiny, aromatic leaves and bear yellow flowers. [3 definitions] |
| lava |
molten rock erupting from a volcano or volcanic fissure. [2 definitions] |
| lavatory |
a room provided with washing and often toilet facilities. [3 definitions] |
| lavender |
any of various plants of the mint family bearing spikes of pale purple flowers. [3 definitions] |
| laverock |
a primarily Scottish word for "lark," a kind of songbird with a long hind claw and a musical song. |
| lavish |
liberal or generous in using or spending (often fol. by "of" or "in"). [3 definitions] |
| law |
the set of customs, statutes, or rules that govern a society. [6 definitions] |
| lawful |
permitted by law; legal. [3 definitions] |
| lawmaker |
one who makes or approves laws; legislator. |
| lawn1 |
a stretch or plot of ground planted with grass or other low-growing ground covers and usu. mowed short. |
| lawn mower |
a machine with a rotary blade that cuts the grass of a lawn. |
| lawsuit |
a case prosecuted in a court of law. |
| lawyer |
one whose profession is to advise clients about legal matters and conduct lawsuits in court; attorney. |
| lay1 |
to place, put, or spread (something long or flat) over a surface. [13 definitions] |
| lay3 |
past tense of lie2. |
| layer |
a thickness of something that is spread over a surface. [5 definitions] |