line of thought
— Noun
– English
～ a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
lisle thread
— Noun
– English
～ a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
life-threatening
— Adjective
– English
～ causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
luck through
— Verb
– English
～ act by relying on one's luck
like thunder
— Adverb
– English
～ (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"
leeward tide
— Noun
– English
～ a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
lee tide
— Noun
– English
～ a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
low tide
— Noun
– English
～ the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
Louis Comfort Tiffany
— Noun
– English
～ United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
— Noun
– English
～ a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"
light-tight
— Adjective
– English
～ not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers"
lead time
— Noun
– English
～ the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced"
life-time
— Noun
– English
～ the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
light time
— Noun
– English
～ distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"
line-at-a-time printer
— Noun
– English
～ printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
leisure time
— Noun
– English
～ time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
lunar time period
— Noun
– English
～ there are usually two high and two low tides each day
local time
— Noun
– English
～ the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
long time
— Noun
– English
～ a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
long-time
— Adjective
– English
～ having existed or persisted or continued in a particular role or state for a long time; "a longtime friend"