AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
larva: any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. during this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. the larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. in other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.-the early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.
larvalia: an order of tunicata, including appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. called also copelata. see appendicularia.
laryngeal: of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
laryngology: systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx.
laryngophony: the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.
laryngoscopy: the art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.
laryngotomy: the operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.
laryngotracheal: pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.
laryngotracheotomy: the operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.
larynx: the expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. it contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. the larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.
larypgismus: a spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening.
lascar: a native sailor, employed in european vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower.
lascivious: wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires.-tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
laserwort: any plant of the umbelliferous genus laserpitium, of several species (as l. glabrum, and l. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. the genus is mostly european.
lash: the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.-a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.-a stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.-a stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.-a hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.-in carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.-to strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.-to strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.-to throw out with a jerk or quickly.-to scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.-to ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.-to bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.
lasher: one who whips or lashes.-a piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also lashing.-a weir in a river.
lashing: the act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.-see 2d lasher.
lassitude: a condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness.
lasso: a rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.-to catch with a lasso.
last: of last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.-being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.-next before the present; as, i saw him last week.-supreme; highest in degree; utmost.-lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize.-farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.-at a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, i saw him last in new york.-in conclusion; finally.-at a time next preceding the present time.-to continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.-to endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.-a wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.-to shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.-a load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. in england, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of england, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.-the burden of a ship; a cargo.
lastage: a duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.-a tax on wares sold by the last.-the lading of a ship; also, ballast.-room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
laster: a workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last.
lasting: of last-existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.-continuance; endurance.-a species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.-the act or process of shaping on a last.-in a lasting manner.
latakia: a superior quality of turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient laodicea.
latch: to smear; to anoint.-that which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.-a movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.-a latching.-a crossbow.-to catch so as to hold.-to catch or fasten by means of a latch.
latching: of latch-a loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket.
latchkey: a key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch.
latchstring: a string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. it is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
late: coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.-far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life.-existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of london; the late administration.-not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence.-continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.-after the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early.-not long ago; lately.-far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.
lateen: of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of africa. see below.
lateness: the state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season.
lateral: of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.-lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.-directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
lateran: the church and palace of st. john lateran, the church being the cathedral church of rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the catholic world.
laterifolious: growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower.
laterite: an argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in india.
lateritic: consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations.
lates: a genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (lates niloticus) inhabits the nile, and another (l. calcarifer) is found in the ganges and other indian rivers. they are valued as food fishes.
latex: a milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). it contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
lath: a thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. a corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.-to cover or line with laths.
lath-shaped: having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.
lathe: formerly, a part or division of a county among the anglo-saxons. at present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of kent.-a granary; a barn.-a machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.-the movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten.
lather: foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.-foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.-to spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.-to form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.-to beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.
lathing: of lath-the act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths.
lathreeve: formerly, the head officer of a lathe. see 1st lathe.
latian: belonging, or relating, to latium, a country of ancient italy. see latin.
latibulize: to retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid.
latibulum: a concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.
laticiferous: containing the latex; -- applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.
laticlave: a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient rome as an emblem of office.
latin: of or pertaining to latium, or to the latins, a people of latium; roman; as, the latin language.-of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the romans or latins; as, a latin grammar; a latin composition or idiom.-a native or inhabitant of latium; a roman.-the language of the ancient romans.-an exercise in schools, consisting in turning english into latin.-a member of the roman catholic church.-to write or speak in latin; to turn or render into latin.
latinism: a latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as english, formed on a latin model.
latinistic: of, pertaining to, or derived from, latin; in the latin style or idiom.
latinity: the latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of latin style or idiom.
latinize: to give latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing latin.-to bring under the power or influence of the romans or latins; to affect with the usages of the latins, especially in speech.-to make like the roman catholic church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to latinize the church of england.-to use words or phrases borrowed from the latin.-to come under the influence of the romans, or of the roman catholic church.
latirostres: the broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies.
latisternal: having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes.
latitude: extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.-room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.-extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.-extent; size; amplitude; scope.-distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.-the angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
latitudinarian: not restrained; not confined by precise limits.-indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian divines; latitudinarian theology.-lax in moral or religious principles.-one who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking.-a member of the church of england, in the time of charles ii., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed.-one who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
latitudinarianism: a latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief.
latreutical: acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting.-of or pertaining to latria.
latria: the highest kind of worship, or that paid to god; -- distinguished by the roman catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
latrine: a privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc.
latten: a kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass.-sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
latter: later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.-of two things, the one mentioned second.-recent; modern.-last; latest; final.
latter-day saint: a mormon; -- the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints being the name assumed by the whole body of mormons.
latterly: lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period.
lattice: any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.-the representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.-to make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.-to close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
latticing: of lattice-the act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to.-a system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut.
latus rectum: the line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. it is the parameter of the principal axis. see focus, and parameter.
laud: high commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.-a part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.-music or singing in honor of any one.-to praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
laudable: worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.-healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus.
laudableness: the quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
laudanine: a white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium.
laudatory: of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of dryden.
laugh: to show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.-fig.: to be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.-to affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.-to express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out.-an expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. see laugh, v. i.
laughable: fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.
laughter: a movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. see laugh, v. i.
laumontite: a mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. it is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
launch: to throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.-to strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.-to cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.-to send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise.-to move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out.-the act of launching.-the movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.-the boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.
launder: a washerwoman.-a trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore.-to wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts.-to lave; to wet.
laundering: of launder-the act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
laundry: a laundering; a washing.-a place or room where laundering is done.
laura: a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
lauraceous: belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc.
laureate: crowned, or decked, with laurel.-one crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.-to honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the english universities.
laureation: the act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
laurel: an evergreen shrub, of the genus laurus (l. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay.-a crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.-an english gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
laurentian: pertaining to, or near, the st. lawrence river; as, the laurentian hills.
laurestine: the viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of europe, which flowers during the winter mouths.
lauric: pertaining to, or derived from, the european bay or laurel (laurus nobilis).
laurin: a white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
laurinol: ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (lauraceae) of the camphor trees. see camphor.
laurite: a rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in borneo and oregon.
laurus: a genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (laurus nobilis), and the larger l. canariensis of madeira and the canary islands. formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus laurus.
lav/sium: a supposed new metallic element. it is said to have been discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to be of a silver-white color, and malleable.
lava: the melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. it flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. it also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms beds covering many square miles, as in the northwestern united states.
lavaret: a european whitefish (coregonus laveretus), found in the mountain lakes of sweden, germany, and switzerland.
lavatory: washing, or cleansing by washing.-a place for washing.-a basin or other vessel for washing in.-a wash or lotion for a diseased part.-a place where gold is obtained by washing.
lave: to wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.-to bathe; to wash one's self.-to lade, dip, or pour out.-the remainder; others.
lavender: an aromatic plant of the genus lavandula (l. vera), common in the south of europe. it yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. the spike lavender (l. spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts.-the pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.
laver: a vessel for washing; a large basin.-a large brazen vessel placed in the court of the jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.-one of several vessels in solomon's temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.-that which washes or cleanses.-one who laves; a washer.-the fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. green laver is the ulva latissima; purple laver, porphyra laciniata and p. vulgaris. it is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
laving: of lave-being alive; having life; as, a living creature.-active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle.-issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.-producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.-ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
lavish: expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.-superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.-to expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
lavolta: an old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound.