| lawn bowling |
a game played on a smooth lawn, in which the players roll wooden balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball. |
| lawn mower |
a machine with a rotary blade that cuts the grass of a lawn. |
| lawn tennis |
tennis when played on a grass court. |
| lawrencium |
a synthetic radioactive chemical element that has 103 protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Lw) |
| lawsuit |
a case prosecuted in a court of law. |
| law-woman |
a female officer of the law, such as a marshal, sheriff, or constable. |
| lawyer |
one whose profession is to advise clients about legal matters and conduct lawsuits in court; attorney. |
| lawyering |
the practice of law, or the profession of being a lawyer (sometimes used disparagingly). |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. [3 definitions] |
| laxative |
a substance used medicinally to relieve constipation. [2 definitions] |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| lay1 |
to place, put, or spread (something long or flat) over a surface. [16 definitions] |
| lay2 |
of the laity, as distinguished from the clergy. [2 definitions] |
| lay3 |
past tense of lie2. |
| lay analyst |
a psychoanalyst who has no medical degree. |
| layaway |
a system of payment in which a deposit is made to reserve desired goods, the goods are then paid for over time in installments, and the goods are received by the customer when they are paid for in full. [2 definitions] |
| layaway plan |
a method of purchasing in which a buyer makes a down payment on an item but does not take possession of it until the entire price has been paid, usu. in subsequent regular installments. |
| lay claim to |
to declare one's right to or ownership of. |
| lay day |
any of several days allowed for loading or unloading a ship without extra charge. |
| lay down |
to surrender (one's weapon or weapons). [2 definitions] |
| layer |
a thickness of something that is spread over a surface. [5 definitions] |