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or instance of lamenting

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

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