launchfuls
plural of launchful

launchmaster
An officer in charge of launching a vehicle.

launchmasters
plural of launchmaster

launchway
The timbers etc. down which a vessel is launched into the water.

launchways
plural of launchway

lauraldehyde
dodecanal

laureateships
plural of laureateship

laureatship
Alternative form of laureateship.

laureatships
plural of laureatship

laurelship
Synonym of laureateship.

laurelships
plural of laurelship

lav
Clipping of lavatory.
Clipping of lavalier microphone.

lavs
plural of lav

lawncare
The care and treatment of grass on a lawn.

lawyercraft
The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions.

lawyerships
plural of lawyership

layline
In sailboat racing, an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or jibe in order to clear the mark on the correct side.

laylines
plural of layline

layoff
A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

layoffs
plural of layoff

lays
plural of lay

lazaret
Synonym of lazaretto.
Synonym of lazaretto.
Synonym of lazaretto.

lazarets
plural of lazaret

lazarette
Obsolete spelling of lazaret.

lazarettes
plural of lazarette

lazaretti
plural of lazaretto

lazaretto
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.

lazarettoes
plural of lazaretto

lazarettos
plural of lazaretto

lazyback
A support for the back, attached to the seat of a vehicle.

lazybacks
plural of lazyback

lazzaretto
Alternative spelling of lazaretto.

lazzarettos
plural of lazzaretto

lbw
Alternative letter-case form of LBW.

lbws
plural of lbw

lc
Initialism of lower case.

lcm
Initialism of least common multiple.

lcms
plural of lcm

leaderman
a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descent

leadermen
plural of leaderman

leaderships
plural of leadership

leaftruck
Alternative form of leaf truck.

leaftrucks
plural of leaftruck

leag
Archaic spelling of league.

leags
plural of leag

league
A group or association of cooperating members.
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
Ellipsis of rugby league.
A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
An alliance or coalition.

leagues
plural of league

learnership
A work-based learning program that sometimes leads to some form of formal recognition of acquired skills; a scholarship.

learnerships
plural of learnership

leathercraft
Craftsmanship in leather; leatherworking.

leathercrafting
craftsmanship in leather; leatherworking

leathercrafts
plural of leathercraft

leavee
The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

leavees
plural of leavee

lebeneh
Alternative form of labneh.

lebneh
Alternative form of labneh.

lebni
Alternative form of labneh.

lectica
A kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs.
Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle.

lecticae
plural of lectica

lecticas
plural of lectica

lectionaries
plural of lectionary

lectionary
A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.

lectorate
A lectorship.

lectorates
plural of lectorate

lectorships
plural of lectorship

lecturerships
plural of lecturership

lectureships
plural of lectureship

leeboard
A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
Port, larboard (the side of a ship opposite starboard).

leeboards
plural of leeboard

leeds
plural of leed

leefang
A rope through the clew of a jib, holding it amidships while lacing on the bonnet.
A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter.

leefangs
plural of leefang

lees
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.

leftwinger
Alternative form of left-winger.

leftwingers
plural of leftwinger

leg
A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
Something that supports.
A stage of a journey, race etc.
A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.
One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.
A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.
A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
Synonym of leg up (“forming a step for a person's feet with one's hands”).
An individual bet in a parlay (a series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward).
Synonym of blackleg (“a gambling cheat”).

legateeships
plural of legateeship

legateships
plural of legateship

legation
The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)
The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
A diplomatic mission.
The official residence of a diplomat.

legations
plural of legation

legature
legateship

legbreak
Alternative form of leg break.

legbreaks
plural of legbreak

legge
Obsolete spelling of leg.

legges
plural of legge

legislatorships
plural of legislatorship

legitimatist
Archaic form of legitimist.

legitimatists
plural of legitimatist

legitimist
A French royalist who believes that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic law.
A Carlist
Any proponent for the rule of a legitimate sovereign.

legitimists
plural of legitimist

lego
Alternative letter-case form of Lego.

legos
plural of lego

legrope
Alternative spelling of leg rope.

legropes
plural of legrope

legs
plural of leg

legspinner
Alternative spelling of leg spinner.

legspinners
plural of legspinner

legwarmer
Alternative spelling of leg warmer.

legwarmers
plural of legwarmer