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3 : an environment of nurture

4 : CHARGE, CONTROL

2lap verb lapped; lap·ping 1 : FOLD

2 : to envelop entirely : WRAP

3 : to lay over or near so as to partly cover

Synonyms

[2] embrace, enclose, encompass, enfold, enshroud, envelop, invest, mantle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap—more at ENFOLD

[3] overlap, overlay, overlie, overspread—more at OVERLAP

3lap noun 1 : the amount by which an object overlaps another; also : the part of an object that overlaps another

2 : an act or instance of going over a course (as a track or swimming pool)

Synonyms

leg, stage, step—more at LEG

4lap verb lapped; lap·ping 1 : to scoop up food or drink with the tip of the tongue; also : DEVOUR — usu. used with up

2 : to splash gently

Synonyms

plash, slosh, splash, swash—more at SLOSH

5lap noun 1 : an act or instance of lapping

2 : a gentle splashing sound

lap·a·ros·co·py noun, plural -pies 1 : visual examination of the abdomen by means of an endoscope; also : surgery using laparoscopy

— lap·a·ro·scope noun

— lap·a·ro·scop·ic adjective

lap·dog noun : a small dog that may be held in the lap

la·pel noun : the fold of the front of a coat that is usu. a continuation of the collar

1lapidary noun, plural -dar·ies : a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves precious stones

2lapidary adjective 1 : of, relating to, or suitable for engraved inscriptions

2 : of or relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

lap·in noun : rabbit fur usu. sheared and dyed

la·pis la·zu·li noun : a usu. blue semiprecious stone often having sparkling bits of pyrite

lap·pet noun : a fold or flap on a garment

1lapse noun [ORIGIN: L lapsus, fr. labi to slip]

1 : a slight error

2 : a fall from a higher to a lower state

3 : the termination of a right or privilege through failure to meet requirements

4 : a gap in the continuity of something : INTERRUPTION

5 : APOSTASY

6 : a passage of time; also : INTERVAL

Synonyms

[1] blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, stumble—more at ERROR

[2] reversal, reverse, setback—more at REVERSE

2lapse verb lapsed; laps·ing 1 : to commit apostasy

2 : to sink or slip gradually : SUBSIDE

3 : to go out of existence : CEASE

Synonyms

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up—more at CEASE

lap·top adjective : of a size that can be used conveniently on one's lap

— laptop noun

lap·wing noun : an Old World crested plover

lar·board noun : 5PORT

lar·ce·ny noun, plural -nies [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF larecin theft, fr. L latrocinium robbery, fr. latro mercenary soldier]

: the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently : THEFT

— lar·ce·nous adjective

Synonyms

robbery, theft, thievery—more at THEFT

larch noun : any of a genus of trees related to the pines that shed their needles in the fall

1lard verb 1 : to insert strips of usu. pork fat into (meat) before cooking; also : GREASE

2 obsolete : ENRICH

2lard noun : a soft white fat obtained by rendering fatty tissue of the hog

lar·der noun : a place where foods (as meat) are kept

lar·es and pe·na·tes . . . noun plural 1 : household gods

2 : personal or household effects

large adjective larg·er; larg·est 1 : having more than usual power, capacity, or scope

2 : exceeding most other things of like kind in quantity or size

— at large

1 : UNCONFINED

2 : as a whole

Synonyms

big, bumper, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, sizable, substantial, voluminous; also astronomical, cavernous, colossal, enormous, gigantic, gross, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, tremendous, vast; excessive,