| landscape architecture |
the art or profession of planning or changing rural or urban land for a desired effect, often both practical and aesthetic. |
| landscape gardening |
the art or profession of designing or rearranging lawns, flower beds, and other plantings on estates and other properties. |
| landscapist |
a painter who specializes in the painting of landscapes. |
| landskaper |
a person who designs a landscape or garden. |
| landslide |
the process or result of a fall or slide of earth or rock, esp. in great amounts, down a steep slope. [2 definitions] |
| landsman |
one who dwells or works on land. (Cf. seaman.) |
| landward |
to or toward the land. [2 definitions] |
| lane |
a narrow passage, as between hedges, walls, or buildings. [7 definitions] |
| langley |
a unit of illumination used for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter. |
| langoustine |
any of several edible marine crustaceans, esp. a small lobster of the North Atlantic. |
| Langston Hughes |
African American writer; born James Langston Hughes (b.1902--d.1967). |
| language |
the organized system of written symbols and vocal sounds with which humans communicate thoughts, ideas, or emotions. [5 definitions] |
| language laboratory |
a room with recording and sound reproduction equipment in which students can study and practice foreign languages. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. [3 definitions] |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. [2 definitions] |
| langur |
any of several slender, long-tailed Asian monkeys that have a chin tuft and bushy eyebrows. |
| laniard |
variant of lanyard. |
| lank |
of hair, limp and shapeless. [2 definitions] |
| lanky |
tall and thin to the point of awkwardness; rawboned. |
| lanner |
a species of Mediterranean falcon used in falconry, esp. the female. |