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lacking in smth None 2 Show all shifts Show map
ladle deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle 3 Show all shifts Show map
lady noble woman 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
lady's slipper (Cypripedium) orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates 1 Show all shifts Show map
ladybird beetle of the Coccinellidae family, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra 1 18 Show all shifts Show map
lair place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground 1 Show all shifts Show map
lake large, landlocked stretch of water 1 Show all shifts Show map
lamb young sheep 8 Show all shifts Show map
lame 5 2 Show all shifts Show map
lamp 1 Show all shifts Show map
lamprey (Petromyzontidae) 6 Show all shifts Show map
Lampropeltis triangulum 2 Show all shifts Show map
land (vs. sea) 4 2 Show all shifts Show map
language 1 5 Show all shifts Show map
lap upper legs of a seated person 3 2 Show all shifts Show map
lapwing (Vanellus) 2 Show all shifts Show map
larch 2 Show all shifts Show map
larva 3 Show all shifts Show map
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 1 Show all shifts Show map
last 3 4 Show all shifts Show map
late 2 1 Show all shifts Show map
latitude angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point 2 Show all shifts Show map
lattice, grid widely-spaced crossed thin strips 2 Show all shifts Show map
lavish, generous None 2 3 Show all shifts Show map
law (body of rules) 1 Show all shifts Show map
law, jurisprudence 1 Show all shifts Show map
laxative having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation 1 Show all shifts Show map
layer 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
layman someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy 1 Show all shifts Show map
laziness 2 Show all shifts Show map
lazy 3 10 Show all shifts Show map
lazy person 2 Show all shifts Show map
lead, plumbum 8 8 Show all shifts Show map
leaf 27 3 Show all shifts Show map
leaf (of door, window) one of the movably attached, opening and closing parts or halves of a door, window 1 2 Show all shifts Show map
leaf spring spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles 2 Show all shifts Show map
lean, thin (of a person) None 7 9 Show all shifts Show map
leaves of root vegetables 2 Show all shifts Show map
leech 3 2 Show all shifts Show map
leek 1 Show all shifts Show map
leeward on the side sheltered from the wind 2 Show all shifts Show map
left sinister; designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right 12 6 Show all shifts Show map
left (political) favoring political and social equality 1 Show all shifts Show map
left-handed using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right 1 Show all shifts Show map
leg (furniture) supporting protrusion of an inanimate object, mostly furniture 1 Show all shifts Show map
lemming small rodent form the subfamily Arvicolinae, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes 1 Show all shifts Show map
lemon 4 2 Show all shifts Show map
lemon balm (Melissa) Melissa officinalis, perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family 8 Show all shifts Show map
length 1 Show all shifts Show map
lenient 1 Show all shifts Show map
lens 3 Show all shifts Show map
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 1 Show all shifts Show map
lenten (fare) 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
lentil plant Lens culinaris, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. 1 Show all shifts Show map
Leo (constellation) constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola 1 Show all shifts Show map
leper 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
leprosy 3 Show all shifts Show map
lesbian 1 Show all shifts Show map
letter (character) 2 3 Show all shifts Show map
letter (text) 1 6 Show all shifts Show map
lettuce edible plant, Lactuca sativa 1 Show all shifts Show map
level distance relative to a given reference elevation 1 Show all shifts Show map
Libra constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
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. 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
lichen (medicine) any of several skin diseases characterized by the eruptions of flat papules (Merriam-Webster) 1 Show all shifts Show map
lie (n.), untruth 3 Show all shifts Show map
lier 1 Show all shifts Show map
life 7 5 Show all shifts Show map
lifetime duration of the life of someone 1 Show all shifts Show map
lifting machine 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
light (n.) 7 Show all shifts Show map
light (vs. heavy) None 13 Show all shifts Show map
light, bright, clear None 17 5 Show all shifts Show map
light-headed 2 Show all shifts Show map
lightning 6 7 Show all shifts Show map
likeness, similarity 1 Show all shifts Show map
lilac shrub of the genus Syringa 8 Show all shifts Show map
lily any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species Show all shifts Show map
lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) 1 6 Show all shifts Show map
limit 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
linden any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves 2 Show all shifts Show map
line 8 Show all shifts Show map
line (in poetry) 1 Show all shifts Show map
lineage 2 Show all shifts Show map
lingonberry shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea 1 Show all shifts Show map
link of a chain one element of a chain 1 Show all shifts Show map
lion (Panthera leo) 9 4 Show all shifts Show map
lip 8 Show all shifts Show map
liquid Show all shifts Show map
liquid (adj.) 6 1 Show all shifts Show map
liquid food 1 Show all shifts Show map
listener 1 Show all shifts Show map
literacy ability to read and write 1 Show all shifts Show map
literally 1 Show all shifts Show map
literate able to read and write 1 Show all shifts Show map
Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) 1 Show all shifts Show map
little finger 2 9 Show all shifts Show map
little, small 18 5 Show all shifts Show map
live-in son-in-law man who marries and lives with his wife's family 2 Show all shifts Show map
livelihood means of providing the necessities of life for oneself 1 Show all shifts Show map
lively person 1 Show all shifts Show map
liver 19 5 Show all shifts Show map
livestock cattle, horses, and similar animals kept for domestic use especially on a farm 1 Show all shifts Show map
lizard 4 1 Show all shifts Show map
loach (fish, Misgurnus) 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
load, cargo 2 Show all shifts Show map
lock (n.) 3 3 Show all shifts Show map
lock (of hair) 1 Show all shifts Show map
locked 1 Show all shifts Show map
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) Show all shifts Show map
log 1 Show all shifts Show map
loins 3 3 Show all shifts Show map
lonely unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people 1 Show all shifts Show map
long (size) 7 2 Show all shifts Show map
long (time) None 4 3 Show all shifts Show map
long ago 1 5 Show all shifts Show map
long-armed 1 Show all shifts Show map
long-fibred flax (Linum usitatissimum) 1 Show all shifts Show map
longhorn beetle any beetle from the Cerambycidae family, notable for their extremely long antennae. 4 Show all shifts Show map
longitude angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian 2 Show all shifts Show map
look (n.) 2 1 Show all shifts Show map
loop, mesh None 1 Show all shifts Show map
lord, master someone who has control over something or someone 10 Show all shifts Show map
lost in an unknown location; unable to be found
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lot anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will 1 Show all shifts Show map
lotus kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae 4 1 Show all shifts Show map
loud 1 9 Show all shifts Show map
loud sound 1 Show all shifts Show map
louse 5 1 Show all shifts Show map
love 3 2 Show all shifts Show map
low (location) 20 Show all shifts Show map
low (size) 2 2 Show all shifts Show map
low (social) None 1 3 Show all shifts Show map
lower part 5 5 Show all shifts Show map
lower part of a tree 2 Show all shifts Show map
lower reach (of river) part of the river close to the mouth and adjacent area 1 Show all shifts Show map
luck 1 1 Show all shifts Show map
luff (of a ship) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail (Merriam-Webster) 1 Show all shifts Show map
lump hardened, compressed piece of some substance 3 Show all shifts Show map
lumpen 3 Show all shifts Show map
lunch, midday meal 2 2 Show all shifts Show map
lung 6 10 Show all shifts Show map
lynx 1 2 Show all shifts Show map
lyre 1 Show all shifts Show map