| last2 |
When a movie lasts for two hours, it means that it goes on for two hours. [2 definitions] |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [3 definitions] |
| lately |
When you have not seen someone lately, it means that you have not seen them recently, or in the last few weeks or months. |
| later |
Let's say the bus always comes late, but today the bus comes later. This means that today the bus is even more late than usual. [2 definitions] |
| latke |
A latke is a kind of food made with small bits of potato, egg, onion, and salt. Latkes are fried in a pan with oil. In the pan, the latkes are flat and fairly round. |
| Latvia |
Latvia is a country in Europe. It lies on a sea called the Baltic. Two of its neighbors are Estonia and Lithuania. Latvia has many hills and plains, and there are many rivers. Latvia has done many things to protect the plants and animals in the country. Although Latvia has large cities with many businesses and factories, it is also home to animals such as deer, bears, eagles, beavers, and wolves. |
| laugh |
People often laugh when something is funny to them. When you laugh, you smile, usually with your mouth open, and sounds come from your mouth that are not words. People usually feel happy when they laugh. |
| laughter |
Laughter is the act or sound of laughing. |
| laundry |
When we talk about laundry, we mean things like clothes, sheets, and other things that we wash with water and soap. When we say we are going to do the laundry, it means we are going to wash our clothes and other things made of cloth. |
| laundry room |
A laundry room is a place where people wash clothes and other things like sheets and towels. |
| lava |
Lava is very hot, melted rock that comes out of a mountain called a volcano. The lava flows down the sides of the volcano to the ground. Sometimes it flows across land and into the sea. Later, lava gets cool and becomes new land. |
| law |
Law is the set of rules that everyone who lives in a certain place must follow. When we say that something is against the law, we mean that if someone does that thing, they could get in trouble with the police. Judges, lawyers, and police officers have to know and understand the law. [2 definitions] |
| lawn1 |
A lawn is an area of land covered with grass that people cut to keep short. |
| lawn mower |
A lawn mower is a machine that people use to cut grass. A lawn mower has a sharp blade inside it that goes around. The blade cuts the grass as the machine moves forward. |
| lawyer |
A lawyer is someone who gives people advice about the law and speaks for people in court. |
| lay1 |
When you lay something, you put it down flat on a surface. You might lay a blanket or towel on the ground so that you can sit on it after you go swimming or if you have a picnic. [2 definitions] |
| layer |
A layer is something that covers a surface. When dust covers a table, we can say there is a layer of dust. Sometimes there are layers of one kind of thing over another. |
| lead1 |
When you lead someone, you go ahead of them and show them the way. [4 definitions] |
| leader |
A leader is someone who shows you the way or goes first. A leader is also someone who has power and can make important decisions. |
| leaf |
A leaf is a part of a plant. A leaf is flat and usually green. Leaves grow from a branch or from the long, tall part of the plant called the stem. |
| lean1 |
When something leans, it bends down or to one side. When you lean, you bend the top part of your body to one side or down toward the ground. [2 definitions] |