Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [788]
2last noun : a foot-shaped form on which a shoe is shaped or repaired
3last verb : to shape with a last
4last adverb 1 : at the end
2 : most recently
3 : in conclusion
5last adjective 1 : following all the rest : FINAL
2 : next before the present
3 : most up-to-date
4 : farthest from a specified quality, attitude, or likelihood 4 : CONCLUSIVE; also : SUPREME — last·ly adverb Synonyms final, hindmost, latter, terminal, ultimate; also consequent, ensuing, eventual, following, succeeding; conclusive, crowning, decisive, definitive; farthest, furthest, remotest; lowermost, lowest, nethermost; endmost, extreme, outermost; penultimate Antonyms beginning, earliest, first, inaugural, initial, maiden, opening, original, primary, starting 6last noun : something that is last — at last : FINALLY last–ditch adjective : made as a final effort esp. to avert disaster last laugh noun : an ultimate satisfaction or triumph despite previous doubt or criticism Last Supper noun : the supper eaten by Jesus and his disciples on the night of his betrayal lat abbreviation latitude Lat abbreviation Latin 1latch verb : to catch or get hold 2latch noun : a catch that holds a door or gate closed 3latch verb : to make fast with a latch latch·et noun : a strap, thong, or lace for fastening a shoe or sandal latch·key noun : a key for opening a door latch esp. from the outside latch·string noun : a string on a latch that may be left hanging outside the door for raising the latch 1late adjective lat·er; lat·est 1 : coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time 2 : far advanced toward the close or end 3 : recently deceased 4 : made, appearing, or happening just previous to the present : RECENT 5 : being something or holding some position or relationship recently but not now — late·ness noun Synonyms [1] behind, belated, delinquent, overdue, tardy; also delayed, detained, postponed; dilatory, laggard, slow, sluggish Antonyms early, premature [3] breathless, dead, deceased, defunct, gone, lifeless—more at DEAD [5] erstwhile, former, old, onetime, past, sometime, whilom—more at FORMER 2late adverb lat·er; lat·est 1 : after the usual or proper time; also : at or to an advanced point in time 2 : not long before the current time : RECENTLY late·com·er noun : one who arrives late la·teen adjective : relating to or being a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast late·ly adverb : of late Synonyms freshly, just, late, new, newly, now, only, recently—more at NEWLY la·ten·cy noun : the quality or state of being latent Synonyms abeyance, doldrums, dormancy, quiescence, suspension—more at ABEYANCE la·tent adjective : present but not visible or active Synonyms dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, off, vacant—more at INACTIVE later adverb : at some time subsequent to a given time Synonyms after, afterward, subsequently, thereafter—more at AFTER 1lateral adjective : situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side — lat·er·al·ly adverb 2lateral noun 1 : a branch from the main part 2 : a football pass thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or away from the opponent's goal la·tex noun, plural la·ti·ces or la·tex·es 1 : a milky juice produced by various plant cells (as of milkweeds, poppies, and the rubber tree) 2 : a water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic used esp. in paint lath noun, plural laths or lath : a thin narrow strip of wood used esp. as a base for plaster; also : a building material in sheets used for the same purpose — lath verb lathe noun : a machine in which a piece of material is held and turned while being shaped by a tool 1lather noun 1 : a foam or froth formed when a detergent is agitated in water; also : foam from profuse sweating (as by a horse) 2 : an agitated or overwrought state : DITHER Synonyms [1] foam, froth, head, spume—more at FOAM [2]