| 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. |
| lunchroom |
a restaurant that serves sandwiches and other easily prepared food; luncheonette. [2 definitions] |
| lunchtime |
Lunchtime is the usual part of the day when people eat lunch. Lunchtime is usually in the middle of the day. |
| lung |
one of two saclike organs in the chest of man and some other vertebrates that function in the process of breathing; respiratory organ. |
| lunge |
an abrupt thrusting or leaping motion toward something. [3 definitions] |
| lungfish |
any of various fish that have both gills and lungs. |
| lungwort |
a European plant of the borage family, formerly used in the treatment of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, that has green or spotted leaves and bearsblue flowers. [2 definitions] |
| lunisolar |
involving the combined gravitational force of the moon and sun. |
| lunitidal |
relating to the moon's effect on tides. |
| lunitidal interval |
the period of time between the moon's transit and the next high lunar tide. |
| lupine1 |
any of various plants bearing long clusters of brightly colored flowers and pods with beanlike seeds. |
| lupine2 |
of, resembling, or concerning a wolf or wolves. [2 definitions] |
| lupus |
a disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, resulting in any of a variety of symptoms such as skin lesions, lung inflammation, or liver dysfunction. |