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[1] cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss—more at THROW

[3] constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, pioneer, set up, start—more at FOUND

[3] begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, open, start, strike—more at BEGIN

2launch noun : an act or instance of launching

Synonyms

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, morning, onset, outset, start, threshold—more at BEGINNING

3launch noun : a small open or half-decked motorboat

launch·pad noun : a platform from which a rocket is launched

laun·der verb 1 : to wash or wash and iron clothing and household linens

2 : to transfer (as money of an illegal origin) through an outside party to conceal the true source

— laun·der·er noun

laun·dress noun : a woman who is a laundry worker

laun·dry noun, plural laundries [ORIGIN: fr. obs. launder launderer, fr. AF lavandere, fr. ML lavandarius, fr. L lavandus needing to be washed, fr. lavare to wash]

1 : a place where laundering is done

2 : clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered

— laun·dry·man noun

lau·re·ate noun : the recipient of honor for achievement in an art or science

— lau·re·ate·ship noun

lau·rel noun 1 : an evergreen tree or shrub of southern Europe that is related to the sassafras and cinnamon and has glossy aromatic leaves; especially : a small tree of southern Europe

2 : MOUNTAIN LAUREL

3 a : a crown of laurel

b : a recognition of achievement : HONOR — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

usually laurels acclaim, accolade, credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor—more at GLORY

lav abbreviation lavatory

la·va noun [ORIGIN: It]

: melted rock coming from a volcano; also : such rock that has cooled and hardened

la·vage noun [ORIGIN: F]

: WASHING; especially : the washing out (as of an organ) esp. for medicinal reasons

lav·a·to·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : a fixed washbowl with running water and drainpipe

2 : a room with conveniences for washing and usu. with one or more toilets : BATHROOM

Synonyms

bathroom, toilet—more at TOILET

lave verb laved; lav·ing : to wash or flow along or against : WASH

Synonyms

lap, splash, wash—more at WASH

lav·en·der noun 1 : a Mediterranean mint or its dried leaves and flowers used to perfume clothing and bed linen

2 : a pale purple color

1lavish adjective [ORIGIN: ME laves, lavage, prob. fr. MF lavasse, lavache downpour, fr. laver to wash]

1 : expending or bestowing profusely

2 : expended or produced in abundance

3 : marked by excess

Synonyms

[1] deluxe, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush, sumptuous—more at LUXURIOUS

[2] copious, profuse, riotous—more at PROFUSE

[3] excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overmuch—more at EXCESSIVE

2lavish verb : to expend or give with profusion

Synonyms

heap, pour, rain, shower—more at RAIN

blow, dissipate, fritter, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, waste—more at WASTE

lav·ish·ly adverb : in a lavish manner

Synonyms

expensively, extravagantly, grandly, high, luxuriously, opulently, richly—more at HIGH

lav·ish·ness noun : a lavish quality; also : a lavish manner or propensity

Synonyms

extravagance, prodigality, wastefulness—more at EXTRAVAGANCE

law noun 1 : a rule of conduct or action established by custom or laid down and enforced by a governing authority; also : the whole body of such rules

2 : the control brought about by enforcing rules

3 cap : the revelation of the divine will set forth in the Old Testament of Christian Scripture; also : the first part of the Jewish Scripture

4 : a rule or principle of construction or procedure

5 : the science that deals with laws and their interpretation and application

6 : the profession of a lawyer

7 : a rule or principle stating something that always works in the same way under the same conditions

Synonyms

act, enactment, ordinance, statute; also decree, directive, edict, fiat, ruling; bylaw, regulation,