| Meaning | Explication | Aliases | Taxon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ladle | deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lady | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lady's slipper (Cypripedium) | orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates | Plants | Show shifts | |
| ladybird | beetle of the Coccinellidae family, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lair | place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lake | large, landlocked stretch of water | Natural objects | Show shifts | |
| lamb | young sheep | Physical effect | Show shifts | |
| lame | Other physical | Show shifts | ||
| lamp | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lamprey (Petromyzontidae) | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| Lampropeltis triangulum | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| land (vs. sea) | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| language | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| lap | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lap (of clothes) | loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely | Evaluation | Show shifts | |
| lapwing (Vanellus) | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| larch | Plants | Show shifts | ||
| large quantity | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| larva | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| 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 | N/a | Show shifts | |
| last | Non-physical | Show shifts | ||
| late | Time | Show shifts | ||
| latitude | angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lattice, grid | widely-spaced crossed thin strips | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lavish, generous | None | Non-physical | Show shifts | |
| laxative | having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation | N/a | Show shifts | |
| layer | Space | Show shifts | ||
| laziness | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| laziness | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lazy | Evaluation | Show shifts | ||
| lazy person | Human being | Show shifts | ||
| lead, plumbum | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| leaf | Plants | Show shifts | ||
| leaf (of door, window) | one of the movably attached, opening and closing parts or halves of a door, window | N/a | Show shifts | |
| leaf spring | spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles | N/a | Show shifts | |
| leafy tops of root vegetables | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| lean | Other physical | Show shifts | ||
| leaves of root vegetables | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| leech | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| leek | Plants | Show shifts | ||
| leeward | on the side sheltered from the wind | N/a | Show shifts | |
| left | sinister; designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right | Non-physical | Show shifts | |
| left (political) | favoring political and social equality | N/a | Show shifts | |
| left-handed | using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right | N/a | Show shifts | |
| leg (furniture) | supporting protrusion of an inanimate object, mostly furniture | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lemming | small rodent form the subfamily Arvicolinae, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lemon | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lemon balm | Melissa officinalis, perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family | N/a | Show shifts | |
| length | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lenient | Evaluation | Show shifts | ||
| lens | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lenten (fare) | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lentil | plant Lens culinaris, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. | N/a | Show shifts | |
| Leo (constellation) | constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola | N/a | Show shifts | |
| leper | Physiology | Show shifts | ||
| leprosy | Human being | Show shifts | ||
| lesbian | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| letter (character) | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| letter (text) | Artifacts | Show shifts | ||
| lettuce | edible plant, Lactuca sativa | N/a | Show shifts | |
| level | distance relative to a given reference elevation | N/a | Show shifts | |
| Libra | constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales | N/a | Show shifts | |
| 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. | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lie (n.), untruth | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lier | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| life | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| lifting machine | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| ligament (anat.) | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| light (n.) | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| light (of weight) | Other physical | Show shifts | ||
| light, bright, clear | None | Light and Colour | Show shifts | |
| light-headed | Non-physical | Show shifts | ||
| lightning | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| lightning | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| limit | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| linden | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves | N/a | Show shifts | |
| line | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| line (in poetry) | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lineage | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lingonberry | shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lion (Panthera leo) | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| lip | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| liquid | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| liquid (adj.) | Tactile quality | Show shifts | ||
| liquid food | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| listener | Human being | Show shifts | ||
| literacy | ability to read and write | N/a | Show shifts | |
| literally | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| little finger | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| little, small | Size | Show shifts | ||
| live-in son-in-law | man who marries and lives with his wife's family | N/a | Show shifts | |
| livelihood | means of providing the necessities of life for oneself | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lively person | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| liver | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| lizard | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| loach (fish, Misgurnus) | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| location of emotions | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| lock (n.) | Artifacts | Show shifts | ||
| locked | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| 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) | N/a | Show shifts | |
| log | Natural objects | Show shifts | ||
| loins | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| long (period of time) | Time | Show shifts | ||
| long (size) | Size | Show shifts | ||
| long ago | Time | Show shifts | ||
| long ago | Time | Show shifts | ||
| long-armed | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| long-fibred flax (Linum usitatissimum) | Plants | Show shifts | ||
| longitude | angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian | N/a | Show shifts | |
| look (n.) | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| loop | Artifacts | Show shifts | ||
| lord, master | someone who has control over something or someone | Human being | Show shifts | |
| lose weight | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lost | in an unknown location; unable to be found | N/a | Show shifts | |
| lot | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lotus | kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae | Plants | Show shifts | |
| loud | Other physical | Show shifts | ||
| loud sound | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| louse | Animals | Show shifts | ||
| love | Abstract entities | Show shifts | ||
| low (location) | Space | Show shifts | ||
| low (size) | Size | Show shifts | ||
| low (social) | None | Non-physical | Show shifts | |
| lower part | Space | Show shifts | ||
| lower reach (of river) | part of the river close to the mouth and adjacent area | N/a | Show shifts | |
| luck | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lumpen | Human being | Show shifts | ||
| lunch, midday meal | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lung | Body parts | Show shifts | ||
| lynx | N/a | Show shifts | ||
| lyre | N/a | Show shifts |