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ludo |
Noun
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a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice |
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lunacy |
Noun
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foolish or senseless behavior |
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lunacy |
Noun
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obsolete terms for legal insanity |
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lottery |
Noun
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players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
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lottery |
Noun
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something that is regarded as a chance event |
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liveliness |
Noun
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general activity and motion |
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liveliness |
Noun
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animation and energy in action or expression |
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lullaby |
Noun
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the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep |
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lullaby |
Noun
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a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep |
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lindy |
Noun
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an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s, probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh |
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lindy hop |
Noun
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an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) |
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longways dance |
Noun
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country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other |
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lancers |
Noun
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a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples |
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landler |
Noun
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a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time |
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landler |
Noun
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music in triple time for dancing the landler |
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lateral pass |
Noun
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a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
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let |
Noun
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a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court |
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let |
Verb
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cause to move |
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let |
Verb
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leave unchanged |
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let |
Verb
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actively cause something to happen |
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let |
Verb
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consent to, give permission |
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let |
Verb
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grant use or occupation of under a term of contract |
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let |
Verb
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen |
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laundering |
Noun
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washing clothes and bed linens |
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lectureship |
Noun
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the post of lecturer |
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legation |
Noun
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the post or office of legate |
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legation |
Noun
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a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister |
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legateship |
Noun
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the post or office of legate |
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legislatorship |
Noun
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the office of legislator |
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librarianship |
Noun
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the position of librarian |
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lieutenancy |
Noun
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the position of a lieutenant |
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logging |
Noun
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the work of cutting down trees for timber |
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loose end |
Noun
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work that is left incomplete |
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line of work |
Noun
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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money |
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line |
Noun
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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money |
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line |
Noun
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acting in conformity |
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line |
Noun
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a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
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line |
Noun
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something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
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line |
Noun
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the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
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line |
Noun
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a commercial organization serving as a common carrier |
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line |
Noun
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a particular kind of product or merchandise |
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line |
Noun
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a pipe used to transport liquids or gases |
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line |
Noun
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mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it |
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line |
Noun
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a telephone connection |
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line |
Noun
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a conceptual separation or distinction |
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line |
Noun
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a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood |
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line |
Noun
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(often plural) a means of communication or access |
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line |
Noun
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a short personal letter |
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line |
Noun
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a mark that is long relative to its width |
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line |
Noun
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text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen |