Nouns starting with L

• Letter of Jeremiah — Noun – English ～ an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
• letter of credit — Noun – English ～ a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
• letters of marque — Noun – English ～ a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
• letters of administration — Noun – English ～ legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
• light-of-love — Noun – English ～ a woman inconstant in love
• life-of-man — Noun – English ～ unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
• line of fire — Noun – English ～ the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
• line of defence — Noun – English ～ any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"
• line of flight — Noun – English ～ the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
• line of descent — Noun – English ～ the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
• line of business — Noun – English ～ a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
• line of latitude — Noun – English ～ an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
• line of longitude — Noun – English ～ an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
• line of march — Noun – English ～ the arrangement of people in a line for marching
• line of battle — Noun – English ～ a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
• line of heart — Noun – English ～ a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
• line of defense — Noun – English ～ defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
• line of life — Noun – English ～ a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
• line of defense — Noun – English ～ any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"
• line of business — Noun – English ～ a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"

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