Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [784]
Lamentations noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture
la·mia noun : a female demon
lam·i·na noun, plural -nae or -nas : a thin plate or scale
1laminate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : to make by uniting layers of one or more materials
— lam·i·na·tion noun
2laminate noun : a product manufactured by laminating
lamp noun 1 : a vessel with a wick for burning a flammable liquid (as oil) to produce light
2 : a device for producing light or heat
lamp·black noun : black soot used esp. as a pigment
lamp·light·er noun : one that lights a lamp
lam·poon noun : SATIRE; especially : a harsh satire directed against an individual
— lampoon verb
lam·prey noun, plural lampreys : any of a family of eel-shaped jawless fishes that have well-developed eyes and a large disk-shaped sucking mouth armed with horny teeth
LAN noun : LOCAL AREA NETWORK
la·nai noun [ORIGIN: Hawaiian lānai]
: PORCH, VERANDA
1lance noun 1 : a spear carried by mounted soldiers
2 : any of various sharp-pointed implements; especially : LANCET
Synonyms
pike, spear—more at SPEAR
2lance verb lanced; lanc·ing : to pierce or open with a lance <~ a boil>
Synonyms
gore, harpoon, impale, pierce, puncture, skewer, spear, spike, stab, stick, transfix—more at IMPALE
lance corporal noun : an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
lanc·er noun : a cavalryman of a unit formerly armed with lances
lan·cet noun : a sharp-pointed and usu. 2-edged surgical instrument
1land noun 1 : the solid part of the surface of the earth; also : a part of the earth's surface 2 : the people of a country : NATION 3 : REALM, DOMAIN — land·less adjective Synonyms [1] belt, region, tract, zone—more at REGION [1] dirt, dust, earth, ground, soil—more at EARTH [2] commonwealth, country, nation, sovereignty, state—more at NATION 2land verb 1 : to set or put on shore from a ship : DISEMBARK; also : to touch at a place on shore 2 : to alight or cause to alight on a surface 3 : to bring to or arrive at a destination 4 : to catch and bring in <~ a fish>; also : GAIN, SECURE <~ a job> Synonyms [1] anchor, arrive, disembark, dock, ground, harbor, moor, reach, tie up [2] alight, light, perch, roost, settle—more at ALIGHT [3] arrive, come, show up, turn up—more at COME [4] acquire, attain, capture, carry, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure, win—more at EARN lan·dau noun : a 4-wheeled carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be lowered, thrown back, or removed land·ed adjective : having an estate in land <~ gentry> land·er noun : a space vehicle designed to land on a celestial body land·fall noun : a sighting or making of land (as after a voyage); also : the land first sighted land·fill noun : a low-lying area on which refuse is buried between layers of earth land·form noun : a natural feature of a land surface land·hold·er noun : a holder or owner of land — land·hold·ing adjective or noun land·ing noun 1 : the action of one that lands 2 : a place for discharging or taking on passengers and cargo 3 : a level part of a staircase Synonyms dock, float, jetty, levee, pier, quay, wharf—more at DOCK landing gear noun : the part that supports the weight of an aircraft when it is on the ground land·la·dy noun : a woman who is a landlord land·locked adjective 1 : enclosed or nearly enclosed by land 2 : confined to fresh water by some barrier <~ salmon> land·lord noun 1 : the owner of property leased or rented to another 2 : a person who rents lodgings : INNKEEPER land·lub·ber noun : one who knows little of the sea or seamanship land·mark noun 1 : an object that marks a course or boundary or serves as a guide 2 : an event that marks a turning point 3 : a structure of unusual historical and usu. aesthetic interest land·mass noun : a large area of land land mine