| lump |
a mass or pile, esp. a small one. [7 definitions] |
| lumpen |
designating uprooted and disenfranchised people who have come to be regarded as the lowest in their social class. |
| lumpish |
resembling or having the characteristics of a lump. [3 definitions] |
| lump sum |
a sum of money, esp. a total amount, that is paid at one time rather than in installments. |
| lumpy |
full of or covered with lumps. [2 definitions] |
| lumpy jaw |
see "actinomycosis." |
| Luna |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of the moon; Selene. |
| lunacy |
mental derangement; insanity. [2 definitions] |
| luna moth |
a large pale-green North American moth with a crescent-shaped spot on each wing and long tail-like projections on the hind wings. |
| lunar |
of or relating to the moon. [2 definitions] |
| lunar caustic |
silver nitrate, used in medicine to cauterize tissues. |
| lunar eclipse |
the obscuring of the moon's reflected light by the earth's shadow when the earth passes between the moon and the sun. |
| lunar month |
one complete revolution of the moon around the earth, a period of approximately twenty-seven or twenty-nine days. |
| lunar year |
an interval of time equal to twelve lunar months. |
| lunate |
crescent-shaped. |
| lunatic |
someone who is insane. [5 definitions] |
| lunatic fringe |
in many political, religious, and other groups, those members who hold extremist views; fanatics. |
| lunch |
a meal eaten in the middle of the day, or any light meal during the day. [2 definitions] |
| luncheon |
a formal meal during the middle of the day, often for a special occasion. |
| luncheonette |
a plain and inexpensive restaurant, usu. having a counter and tables, that serves sandwiches and other lunch food. |
| luncheon meat |
meat that is prepared in loaves, sausages, and the like, and ready to eat without cooking, usu. sliced and in sandwiches; lunch meat. |