Lorenzo the Magnificent
— Noun
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～ Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)
looseness of the bowels
— Noun
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～ frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
lobe of the lung
— Noun
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～ any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
lead by the nose
— Verb
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～ conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
let the cat out of the bag
— Verb
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～ divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
lay on the line
— Verb
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～ expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
like the devil
— Adverb
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～ (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"
little theater
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～ a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
little theatre
— Noun
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～ a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
liberation theology
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～ a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation
lobster thermidor
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～ diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned
law of thermodynamics
— Noun
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～ (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
living thing
— Noun
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～ a living (or once living) entity
lateral thinking
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～ a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
logical thinking
— Noun
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～ thinking that is coherent and logical
lady's thistle
— Noun
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～ tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Le Duc Tho
— Noun
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～ Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)
Lowell Thomas
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～ a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)