| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| Latvia |
a country of eastern Europe bordered by the Baltic Sea, Russia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The capital of Latvia is Riga. |
| laugh |
to express happiness, amusement, ridicule, or other feelings, by making sounds with the mouth and changing the face to an expression like a smile. [3 definitions] |
| laughable |
causing laughter or ridicule. |
| laughter |
the act or sound of laughing. |
| launch1 |
to send into the air with great force. [5 definitions] |
| launch2 |
a large open boat with a motor for power. |
| launch pad |
the platform or base from which a rocket or missile is launched. |
| launder |
to wash, or wash and iron. |
| laundrette |
a British word for a place where you can pay to use washing machines and clothes dryers. "Laundrette" has the same meaning as "laundry" and "Laundromat." |
| Laundromat |
(trademark) a place where people pay to use washing machines and clothes dryers. |
| laundry |
clothing, sheets, and other things that are cleaned by washing or that 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 |
an evergreen tree or shrub that has large, shiny leaves and yellow flowers. [3 definitions] |
| lava |
hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano. [2 definitions] |
| lavatory |
a room with sinks and toilets. [2 definitions] |
| lavender |
a plant of the mint family with 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 |
generous in using or spending. [3 definitions] |
| law |
the set of rules that people in a society must follow. [5 definitions] |
| lawful |
allowed by law; legal. |