| Labor |
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proper noun
- (Australia) The w:Australian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party.
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| laryngology |
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noun - The branch of physiology dealing with the larynx and its disorders.
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| laryngoscope |
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noun
- an endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
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| lazaretto |
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noun
- A medical facility specializing in the care for contagious patients.
- A ship or building used for quarantine.
- (nautical) An area on some merchant ships where provisions are stored.
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| leprosarium |
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noun
- a hospital for the treatment of leprosy
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| leptin |
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noun
- (hormone) A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
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| Lesbian |
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noun
- An inhabitant of Lesbos
- A homosexual woman.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.
- (used of women) Homosexual.
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| lightening |
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verb
- (present participle of, lighten)
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| lithology |
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noun (plural lithologies)
- The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
- The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.
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| local |
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noun
- A person who lives nearby.
- It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.
- A branch of a an nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.
- (rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.
- One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
adjective
- From or in a nearby location
- We prefer local produce.
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| loop |
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noun
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (computing) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- (graph theory) A pair of repeated nodes of an oriented graph represented as an arrow with coinciding endpoints.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device
- a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
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| love |
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noun
- (uncountable) An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person.
- A mother"s is not easily shaken.
- (uncountable) A deep or abiding liking for something.
- My of cricket knows no bounds.
- (uncountable) A profound and caring attraction towards someone.
- Your is the most important thing in my life.
- (uncountable) A condition in which the happiness of another is essential to one's own happiness. (Paraphrased from a definition offered by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein, in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961)
- (countable) The object of one"s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart
- I met my by the gasworks wall.
- (colloquial) A term of address, regardless of feelings.
- Hello, , how can I help you?
- (context, racquet sports) zero, no score.
- So that"s fifteen- to Kournikova.
verb (lov, ing)
- (transitive) To have a strong affection for.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- Mold loves moist, dark places.
- (transitive) (colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- I walking barefoot on wet grass.
- I'd to join the team.
- (transitive) To care deeply about.
- "You shall the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole mind, and your whole soul; you shall your neighbor as yourself."
- (transitive) To lust for.
- (transitive) (euphemistic) To sex, have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
- I wish I could her all night long.
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| lying-in |
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noun (Plural: lying-ins or lyings-in)
- the final stages of pregnancy
adjective
- of, or relating to childbirth
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| lysis |
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noun - (chemistry) disintegration or destruction of cells
- (medicine) gradual recovery from disease.
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| Labor |
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proper noun
- (Australia) The w:Australian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party.
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| laryngology |
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noun - The branch of physiology dealing with the larynx and its disorders.
|
| laryngoscope |
|
noun
- an endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
|
| lazaretto |
|
noun
- A medical facility specializing in the care for contagious patients.
- A ship or building used for quarantine.
- (nautical) An area on some merchant ships where provisions are stored.
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| leprosarium |
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noun
- a hospital for the treatment of leprosy
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| leptin |
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noun
- (hormone) A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
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| Lesbian |
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noun
- An inhabitant of Lesbos
- A homosexual woman.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.
- (used of women) Homosexual.
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| lightening |
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verb
- (present participle of, lighten)
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| lithology |
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noun (plural lithologies)
- The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
- The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.
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| local |
|
noun
- A person who lives nearby.
- It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.
- A branch of a an nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.
- (rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.
- One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
adjective
- From or in a nearby location
- We prefer local produce.
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| loop |
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noun
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (computing) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- (graph theory) A pair of repeated nodes of an oriented graph represented as an arrow with coinciding endpoints.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device
- a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
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| love |
|
noun
- (uncountable) An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person.
- A mother"s is not easily shaken.
- (uncountable) A deep or abiding liking for something.
- My of cricket knows no bounds.
- (uncountable) A profound and caring attraction towards someone.
- Your is the most important thing in my life.
- (uncountable) A condition in which the happiness of another is essential to one's own happiness. (Paraphrased from a definition offered by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein, in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961)
- (countable) The object of one"s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart
- I met my by the gasworks wall.
- (colloquial) A term of address, regardless of feelings.
- Hello, , how can I help you?
- (context, racquet sports) zero, no score.
- So that"s fifteen- to Kournikova.
verb (lov, ing)
- (transitive) To have a strong affection for.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- Mold loves moist, dark places.
- (transitive) (colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- I walking barefoot on wet grass.
- I'd to join the team.
- (transitive) To care deeply about.
- "You shall the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole mind, and your whole soul; you shall your neighbor as yourself."
- (transitive) To lust for.
- (transitive) (euphemistic) To sex, have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
- I wish I could her all night long.
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| lying-in |
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noun (Plural: lying-ins or lyings-in)
- the final stages of pregnancy
adjective
- of, or relating to childbirth
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| lysis |
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noun - (chemistry) disintegration or destruction of cells
- (medicine) gradual recovery from disease.
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