| lame duck |
an elected official or group of officials serving in public office during the period between an unsuccessful or unattempted reelection and the inauguration of a successor. [2 definitions] |
| lamella |
a thin flat plate, scale, membrane, blade, or layer of bone or tissue, such as is found in or forms the gills of bivalve mollusks and mushrooms. |
| lamellibranch |
any of a group of mollusks, including oysters, mussels, and clams, with a hinged shell divided into halves; bivalve. [2 definitions] |
| lament |
an expression of sorrow or regret. [5 definitions] |
| lamentable |
deserving to be lamented; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| lamentation |
an act or instance of expressing grief or sorrow. [2 definitions] |
| lamented |
mourned or grieved for, as a dead person. |
| lamina |
a thin plate, scale, or sheet, esp. the top layer of several. [2 definitions] |
| laminar flow |
the regular and non-turbulent movement of a layer of liquid near a solid boundary. (Cf. turbulent flow.) |
| laminate |
to separate into thin layers. [6 definitions] |
| laminated |
composed of or compressed from thin layers, often bonded together. [2 definitions] |
| lamp |
a device that provides an artificial source of light. [3 definitions] |
| lampblack |
a fine gray or black carbon pigment made from incompletely burned substances and used in colorings, matches, lubricants, and other products. |
| lamper eel |
a lamprey. |
| lampion |
a small oil lamp, usu. with a colored glass chimney, formerly used as a light on carriages. |
| lamplight |
the light or glow produced by a lamp. |
| lamplighter |
a person formerly employed to light and extinguish gas street lights. [2 definitions] |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. [2 definitions] |
| lamppost |
a post that supports a lamp, esp. a street lamp. |
| lamprey |
any of various eel-like fish, found in fresh and salt water, with a jawless, sucking mouth with which it attaches itself to other fish and sucks their blood; lamprey eel. |
| lampshade |
a device placed over or around a lamp for the purpose of diffusing, reflecting, or reducing its light. |