browse search

Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z
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.
LAN abbreviation of "Local Area Network," a group of computers, such as work stations in a business, connected with each other by their own data communications network that allows sharing of devices and data within a limited area.
lanai (Hawaiian) a roofed porch or patio.
lance a spearlike weapon with a long shaft and pointed metal head, used by mounted troops. [3 definitions]
Lance Armstrong U.S. professional cyclist, and seven-time winner of the Tour de France (b.1971).
lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, the rank above that of private first class and below that of corporal.
lancelet any of various slender fishlike marine organisms having a notochord instead of a true vertebral column.