large
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
That is large (the manufactured size).
Abundant; ample.
Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
Free; unencumbered.
Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.

large blue
A rare, medium-sized blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) of the family Lycaenidae.

large chequered skipper
A butterfly, Heteropterus morpheus, of the family Hesperiidae.

large grizzled skipper
Pyrgus alveus, a species of skipper butterfly found throughout most of continental Europe.

large heath
A brown butterfly, Coenonympha tullia, of the family Nymphalidae. Also known as the common ringlet

large skipper
A small, brown butterfly, Ochlodes sylvanus, of the family Hesperiidae.

large tortoiseshell
The butterfly Nymphalis polychloros, of the family Nymphalidae
The butterfly Nymphalis xanthomelas

large white
The big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

larges
plural of large

laris
plural of lari

las
plural of la

layflats
plural of layflat

layman
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
A common person.
A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

laymen
plural of layman

leaf roller
A caterpillar of any tortrix moth (Tortricidae family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves.

leafminer
Alternative spelling of leaf miner.

leafminers
plural of leafminer

leafroller moths
plural of leafroller moth

leek moth
A small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.

lento
Slow (45–60 bpm).

lentos
plural of lento

leopard moth
Zeuzera pyrina, a cossid moth.

lepidoptera
plural of lepidopteron

leptocystidia
plural of leptocystidium

lethe
Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
Dissimulation.

lethes
plural of lethe

leucoma
An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye

leucomas
plural of leucoma

leucomata
plural of leucoma

leukoma
Alternative form of leucoma.

lexeis
plural of lexis

lexes
plural of lex
plural of lexis

lexias
plural of lexia

lexis
The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
The vocabulary used by a writer.

lexises
plural of lexis

libido
Sexual urges or drives.
Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

libidos
plural of libido

libra
A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 345 g and particularly used for trade in medicines.
Synonym of arratel, a separate Portuguese unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
Alternative spelling of libbra, a traditional Italian unit of mass.
Synonym of pound, a notional pound of silver as a money of account, especially in medieval contexts.

librae
plural of libra

libras
plural of libra

lichen moth
Any of the tribe Lithosiini of moths.

light brown apple moth
Epiphyas postvittana, a leafroller moth of the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.

lignites
plural of lignite

lime butterfly
A butterfly of species Papilio demoleus, family Papilionidae, of Australia and Asia, the caterpillar of which feeds on citrus trees.

lintwhites
plural of lintwhite

liptinites
plural of liptinite

lirophthalmy
"lewd-eyed-ness"

lithopaedia
plural of lithopaedion

lithophane
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light

lithophanes
plural of lithophane

litter moth
Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.

lobster moth
Stauropus fagi, a notodontid moth.
Stauropus alternus, a notodontid moth.

logania
Any of the genus Logania of plants native to Australia and New Zealand.

loganias
plural of logania

lon
Clipping of longitude.

long-tailed blue
A small, blue gossamer-winged with brown border butterfly with cryptic, dull under wing, Lampides boeticus, of the family Lycaenidae.

looper
An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
A moth having a caterpillar which arches its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks due to having fewer prolegs, including inchworms or measuring worms in the family Geometridae and some species in the family Noctuidae.
A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.
Synonym of blooper (“a fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders”).
A golf caddy
A crazy person; a maniac.

loopers
plural of looper

luma
A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.

lumas
plural of luma

luna moth
A large, green American moth, Actias luna, that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings.

lurcher
One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.

lurchers
plural of lurcher

lycaena
Any butterfly of the genus Lycaena.

lychnis
Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.

lychnises
plural of lychnis

lymantria
Any erebid moth of the genus Lymantria.

lyme grass
Leymus arenarius, a coarse perennial grass.

lyssa
Rabies.

macrocheiria
Alternative form of macrochiria.

macrochiria
Abnormal largeness of the hands.

macrocneme
Any tiger moth of the genus Macrocneme

macrocnemes
plural of macrocneme

macromerites
plural of macromerite

macrosatellite
Synonym of satellite DNA.

macrosatellites
plural of macrosatellite

madreperl
mother-of-pearl

magpie moth
Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.
Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.
Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.

maiden's blush
A moth of species Cyclophora punctaria.
A tree of species Euroschinus falcatus of eastern Australia.
A tree of species Sloanea australis of eastern Australia.

managu
African nightshade.

managus
plural of managu

mandarin
A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles.
Ellipsis of mandarin duck.
A senior civil servant.
A figurine of a Chinese person with movable head that was popular in the 1950s. (Cf. bobblehead.)

mandarine
Alternative spelling of mandarin (“citrus fruit”).
Obsolete form of mandarin (“Chinese bureaucrat”).

mandarines
plural of mandarine

mandarins
plural of mandarin

manga
A comic originating in Japan.
An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.

mangas
A type of cocky, working-class man in early twentieth-century Greece, associated with violent behaviour, alcohol and hashish, and celebrated in various folk songs.

mangina
A sensitive, cowardly or effeminate man.
A man who holds feminist beliefs.
The genitalia of a man tucked between the legs, often as a prank.
The anus of a man, especially in the context of gay sex.
The vulva or vagina of a trans man, or the neovagina of a detransitioned man.

manginas
plural of mangina

mangwa
Obsolete form of manga.

mangwas
plural of mangwa