| laughing gas |
see "nitrous oxide." |
| laughingstock |
one who is the object or butt of ridicule or jokes. |
| laugh in one's sleeve |
to hide one's amusement or disdain. |
| laughter |
the act or sound of laughing. [2 definitions] |
| laugh up one's sleeve |
to hide one's amusement or disdain. |
| launch1 |
to propel with force. [6 definitions] |
| launch2 |
a large open boat propelled by a motor. [2 definitions] |
| launcher |
a person or thing that serves to launch something. [2 definitions] |
| launch pad |
the platform or base from which a rocket, guided missile, or space vehicle is launched. |
| launch vehicle |
a system, usu. a rocket, from which a spacecraft or other payload is launched. |
| launch window |
the short period of time during which a rocket must be launched if it is to arrive at a certain place at a certain time. |
| launder |
to wash, or wash and iron (clothing, linens, or the like). [5 definitions] |
| launderette |
a self-service laundry. |
| laundress |
a woman whose work is washing and ironing laundry; washerwoman. |
| laundrette |
(chiefly British) a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. |
| Laundromat |
trademark for a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. [2 definitions] |
| laundry |
clothing, linens, or the like that are cleaned by washing, or are washed and ironed. [2 definitions] |
| laundry list |
(informal) a lengthy, inclusive, and often indiscriminate list of data, names, agenda items, or the like, usu. regarded as showing lack of organization or ability to be selective. |
| laundryman |
a man who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |
| laundry room |
a room in a home or institution where clothes and linens are washed and usually dried. |
| laundrywoman |
a woman who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |