Nouns starting with L

• lac wax — Noun – English ～ a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol
• leisure wear — Noun – English ～ informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
• longtail weasel — Noun – English ～ the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
• long-tailed weasel — Noun – English ～ the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
• Lloyd Webber — Noun – English ～ English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
• low-birth-weight infant — Noun – English ～ an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"
• low-birth-weight baby — Noun – English ～ an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"
• light welterweight — Noun – English ～ an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
• lantern wheel — Noun – English ～ a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
• light whipping cream — Noun – English ～ cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
• long whist — Noun – English ～ a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
• large white petunia — Noun – English ～ annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers
• 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
• 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

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