lasers
plural of laser

lasertag
Alternative form of laser tag.

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, often given as a punishment.
A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
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.
Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
An attempt; a go at something.
A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).

lashed
simple past and past participle of lash

lashes
plural of lash

lashing
Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
Lots; a great amount.

lashings
plural of lashing.

lathicharge
The police tactic of charging a crowd with lathis or batons in order to disperse it.

lathicharges
plural of lathicharge

lave
To bathe or wash (someone or something).
Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash.
Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.
To remove (something), as if by washing away with water.
To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water.
Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something).
Followed by out or up: to draw or scoop (water) out of something with a bucket, scoop, etc.; specifically, to bail (water) out of a boat.
To bathe or wash.
To surround as if with water.
Chiefly in sexual contexts; followed by at: to lick.

laved
simple past and past participle of lave

lavedst
second-person singular simple past indicative of lave

laves
third-person singular simple present indicative of lave

lavest
second-person singular simple present indicative of lave

laveth
third-person singular simple present indicative of lave

laving
present participle and gerund of lave

lavings
plural of laving

law
The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
A rule, such as:
The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)

lawclerk
Alternative form of law clerk.

lawclerks
plural of lawclerk

lawcourt
Alternative form of law court.

lawcourts
plural of lawcourt

lawed
simple past and past participle of law
simple past and past participle of lawe

lawing
Going to law; litigation.
Money owed for a service rendered.

lawings
plural of lawing

laws
plural of law
The police.
A minced oath for Lord.

leatherpeople
plural of leatherperson

leet
A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.

leets
plural of leet

legiferate
To make law.

letten
past participle of let

letting
present participle and gerund of let

lettings
plural of letting

lever
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).
A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
A crowbar.

leverage
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
The debt-to-equity ratio.
The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
The distance of between an independent observation and other observations.

leveraged
simple past and past participle of leverage

leverages
plural of leverage

leveraging
present participle and gerund of leverage

levered
simple past and past participle of lever

levering
present participle and gerund of lever

levers
plural of lever

liberalists
plural of liberalist

life
The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
Existence.
Existence.
Existence.
Existence.
Existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
A period of time during which something has existence.
Animation; spirit; vivacity.
Animation; spirit; vivacity.
A biography.
Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
An opportunity for existence.
An opportunity for existence.
An opportunity for existence.
An opportunity for existence.
The life insurance industry.
A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

lifecycle
Alternative spelling of life cycle.

lifecycles
plural of lifecycle

lifed
simple past and past participle of life

lifeforce
Alternative form of life force.

lifeforces
plural of lifeforce

lifegoal
Alternative spelling of life goal.

lifegoals
plural of lifegoal

lifelet
A brief autobiography.

lifelist
Alternative form of life list.

lifelists
plural of lifelist

liferaft
Alternative spelling of life raft.

liferafts
plural of liferaft

lifes
plural of life
genitive of life

lifeskill
Alternative form of life skill.