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—more at HOLD OUT

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

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