| livestock |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) domestic animals, such as cows, horses, or sheep, raised or kept on a farm or ranch. |
| live wire |
a wire or other electric conductor that is carrying electric current. [2 definitions] |
| livid |
very angry; full of rage; furious. [3 definitions] |
| living |
having life. [10 definitions] |
| living death |
a completely miserable and joyless life. |
| living room |
a room in a residence, usu. with a couch, armchairs, and the like, used for various social and leisure activities. |
| living wage |
a wage that provides enough money for living at minimum acceptable standards. |
| living will |
a document directing that all medical life-support systems or treatment that prolong the signer's life be ended in the event of a terminal illness. |
| livre |
a money of account and a coinage in France until 1794. |
| lizard |
any of numerous reptiles with rough scaly skin, four legs, and a long tapering tail. [2 definitions] |
| Ljubljana |
the capital of Slovenia. |
| llama |
any of several woolly-haired mammals of South America that are related to but smaller than camels and are sometimes raised for their wool. [2 definitions] |
| llano |
a large, open grassy plain, esp. one in Central or South America or southwestern North America. |
| LL.B. |
abbreviation of "legum baccalaureus" (Latin); Bachelor of Laws. |
| LL.D. |
abbreviation of "legum doctor" (Latin); Doctor of Laws. |
| lm |
abbreviation of "lumen," a unit of measure of the flow of light, equal to the flow from a light source of one-candle strength, measured on a unit surface at a unit distance. |
| lo |
look; behold (used to call attention or to express surprise or wonder). |
| loach |
any of various small, bony, freshwater fishes of Europe and Asia that have barbels around the mouth. |
| load |
an amount of something carried; cargo or freight. [14 definitions] |
| loaded |
carrying a load, esp. the maximum load. [6 definitions] |
| load factor |
the amount or weight of the maximum load a vehicle, airplane, or vessel can carry. [2 definitions] |