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lever scale |
Noun
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a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
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lightning arrester |
Noun
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electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
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loud pedal |
Noun
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a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating |
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leotards |
Noun
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skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls |
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lav |
Noun
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets |
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lower cannon |
Noun
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cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
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lazy Susan |
Noun
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a revolving tray placed on a dining table |
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long horse |
Noun
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a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated |
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lumberman's saw |
Noun
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a saw with handles at both ends |
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lounge suit |
Noun
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a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers |
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lavabo |
Noun
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a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
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loo |
Noun
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a toilet in Britain |
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lugubriousness |
Noun
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the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness |
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lovingness |
Noun
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a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |
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lovingness |
Noun
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a loving feeling |
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loneliness |
Noun
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a disposition toward being alone |
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loneliness |
Noun
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sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned |
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loneliness |
Noun
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the state of being alone in solitary isolation |
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lonesomeness |
Noun
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a disposition toward being alone |
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lei |
Noun
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flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes |
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lukewarmness |
Noun
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lack of passion, force or animation |
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lukewarmness |
Noun
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a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin |
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listlessness |
Noun
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inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy |
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listlessness |
Noun
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a feeling of lack of interest or energy |
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lightsomeness |
Noun
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the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous |
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lightsomeness |
Noun
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the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble |
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lightsomeness |
Noun
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the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you |
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lightness |
Noun
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the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous |
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lightness |
Noun
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the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures |
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lightness |
Noun
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having a light color |
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lightness |
Noun
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the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble |
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lightness |
Noun
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the property of being comparatively small in weight |
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lightness |
Noun
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a feeling of joy and pride |
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levity |
Noun
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a manner lacking seriousness |
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levity |
Noun
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feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
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light-mindedness |
Noun
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inappropriate levity |
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litigiousness |
Noun
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a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits |
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lyricism |
Noun
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unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm |
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lyricism |
Noun
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the property of being suitable for singing |
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loquaciousness |
Noun
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the quality of being wordy and talkative |
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loquacity |
Noun
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the quality of being wordy and talkative |
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longanimity |
Noun
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good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence |
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leresis |
Noun
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rambling talkativeness, especially in the aged |
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languor |
Noun
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inactivity |
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languor |
Noun
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a feeling of lack of interest or energy |
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languor |
Noun
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a relaxed comfortable feeling |
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lethargy |
Noun
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inactivity |
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lethargy |
Noun
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weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
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lethargy |
Noun
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a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) |
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loveliness |
Noun
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the quality of being good looking and attractive |