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ladle |
deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle |
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lady |
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lady's slipper (Cypripedium) |
orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates |
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ladybird |
beetle of the Coccinellidae family, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra |
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lair |
place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground |
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lake |
large, landlocked stretch of water |
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lamb |
young sheep |
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lame |
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lamp |
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lamprey (Petromyzontidae) |
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Lampropeltis triangulum |
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land (vs. sea) |
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language |
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lap |
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lap (of clothes) |
loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely
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lapwing (Vanellus) |
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larch |
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large quantity |
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larva |
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larynx |
hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus |
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last |
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late |
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latitude |
angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point |
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lattice, grid |
widely-spaced crossed thin strips |
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lavish, generous |
None
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law, jurisprudence |
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laxative |
having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation |
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layer |
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laziness |
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laziness |
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lazy |
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lazy person |
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lead, plumbum |
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leaf |
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leaf (of door, window) |
one of the movably attached, opening and closing parts or halves of a door, window |
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leaf spring |
spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles |
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leafy tops of root vegetables |
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lean |
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leaves of root vegetables |
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leech |
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leek |
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leeward |
on the side sheltered from the wind |
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left |
sinister; designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right |
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left (political) |
favoring political and social equality |
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left-handed |
using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right |
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leg (furniture) |
supporting protrusion of an inanimate object, mostly furniture |
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lemming |
small rodent form the subfamily Arvicolinae, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes |
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lemon |
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lemon balm |
Melissa officinalis, perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family |
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length |
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lenient |
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lens |
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Lent |
A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. In Eastern Christianity the 40 days preceding Lazarus Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week. In Roman Catholicism the 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned as 40 days by excluding Sundays |
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lenten (fare) |
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lentil |
plant Lens culinaris, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. |
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Leo (constellation) |
constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola |
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leper |
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leprosy |
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lesbian |
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letter (character) |
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letter (text) |
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lettuce |
edible plant, Lactuca sativa |
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level |
distance relative to a given reference elevation |
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Libra |
constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales |
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lichen |
any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc. |
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lie (n.), untruth |
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lier |
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life |
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lifetime |
duration of the life of someone |
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lifting machine |
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ligament (anat.) |
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light (n.) |
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light (of weight) |
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light, bright, clear |
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light-headed |
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lightning |
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lightning |
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lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) |
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limit |
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linden |
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves |
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line |
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line (in poetry) |
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lineage |
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lingonberry |
shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
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lion (Panthera leo) |
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lip |
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liquid |
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liquid (adj.) |
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liquid food |
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listener |
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literacy |
ability to read and write |
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literally |
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literate |
able to read and write |
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little finger |
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little, small |
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live-in son-in-law |
man who marries and lives with his wife's family |
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livelihood |
means of providing the necessities of life for oneself |
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lively person |
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liver |
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lizard |
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loach (fish, Misgurnus) |
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load, cargo |
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location of emotions |
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lock (n.) |
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lock (of hair) |
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locked |
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locust |
any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) |
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log |
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loins |
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long (period of time) |
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long (size) |
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long ago |
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long ago |
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long-armed |
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long-fibred flax (Linum usitatissimum) |
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longitude |
angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian |
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look (n.) |
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loop |
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lord, master |
someone who has control over something or someone |
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lose weight |
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lost |
in an unknown location; unable to be found |
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lot |
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lotus |
kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae |
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loud |
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loud sound |
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louse |
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love |
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low (location) |
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low (size) |
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low (social) |
None
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lower part |
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lower part of a tree |
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lower reach (of river) |
part of the river close to the mouth and adjacent area |
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luck |
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lump |
hardened, compressed piece of some substance
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lumpen |
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Human being |
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lunch, midday meal |
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lung |
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lynx |
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lyre |
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