| lip-read |
to understand by looking at a speaker's lips instead of by hearing the words. |
| lipstick |
a cosmetic for coloring the lips. It usually comes in stick form inside a tube. |
| liquid |
in a form that flows easily and is neither a solid nor a gas. [2 definitions] |
| liquor |
a type of strong alcoholic drink. |
| lira |
the main unit of money of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City. |
| Lisbon |
the capital city of Portugal. |
| lisp |
a speech problem in which "s" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "thick" and "z" is pronounced like the "th" sound in "this." [2 definitions] |
| list1 |
a series of names, numbers, or things placed one after another in a written form. [2 definitions] |
| list2 |
a leaning to one side, as of a boat or ship; tilt. [2 definitions] |
| listen |
to try to hear. [2 definitions] |
| listener |
one who listens. |
| lit1 |
a past tense and past participle of "light1." |
| liter |
the basic unit of capacity of the metric system, equal to 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quarts. (abbreviated: l) |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| literally |
word for word. [2 definitions] |
| literary |
having to do with literature or those who write or read literature. [2 definitions] |
| literate |
able to read and write. [2 definitions] |
| literature |
writings that have lasting value. Literature includes stories, poems, plays, and essays. [2 definitions] |
| Lithuania |
a country of eastern Europe bordered by the Baltic Sea, Poland, Belarus, and Latvia. The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. |
| litmus paper |
a small strip of treated paper used in chemistry. Litmus paper turns red in an acid and blue in a base. |
| litter |
a mess of waste materials or other objects scattered about. [5 definitions] |