Words in english starting with L

• large white — Noun – English ～ Old World form of cabbage butterfly
• lowland white fir — Noun – English ～ lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
• lily-white — Adjective – English ～ of a pure white color
• lily-white — Adjective – English ～ restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
• lake whitefish — Noun – English ～ found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
• lesser whitethroat — Noun – English ～ Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
• Louis the Wideawake — Noun – English ～ king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)
• Lot's wife — Noun – English ～ (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt
• living will — Noun – English ～ a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
• Lophophora williamsii — Noun – English ～ a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
• laurel willow — Noun – English ～ European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
• long-winded — Adjective – English ～ using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
• long-windedly — Adverb – English ～ in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"
• long-windedness — Noun – English ～ boring verbosity
• lancet window — Noun – English ～ a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
• louvered window — Noun – English ～ a window with glass louvers
• left wing — Noun – English ～ those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
• left-wing — Adjective – English ～ believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
• left-winger — Noun – English ～ a person who belongs to the political left
• lottery winner — Noun – English ～ the winner of a lottery

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