Lake Superior |
a large lake that lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Superior is the westernmost and largest of the five Great Lakes. |
Lake Titicaca |
a large, deep lake in South America located in the Andes mountains between the countries of Bolivia and Peru. |
lake trout |
a large gray fork-tailed trout found in the Great Lakes and other lakes of the northern United States and Canada. |
Lake Victoria |
a large freshwater lake, the largest in Africa, located partly in Kenya and partly in Tanzania and Uganda. |
lakh |
variant of lac2. |
lallygag |
variant of lollygag. |
lama |
a priest of the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Mongolia. |
Lamaism |
a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Mongolia that includes elaborate rituals and a complex hierarchy. |
Lamarckism |
Lamarck's theory that adaptations which an organism makes to its environment cause structural changes that can be inherited. |
lamasery |
a monastery of lamas. |
lamb |
a young sheep, esp. one not weaned. [5 definitions] |
lambaste |
to scold harshly. [2 definitions] |
lambda |
the name of the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet. |
lambent |
flickering or playing lightly over a surface, as light or flame. [3 definitions] |
lambkin |
a little lamb. [2 definitions] |
Lambrusco |
a red, usu. sparkling wine of northern Italy. |
lambskin |
a lamb hide, esp. dressed with the fleece and used for clothing. [2 definitions] |
lamb's-quarters |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) an annual weed of the goosefoot family having mealy leaves and bearing clusters of small green flowers; pigweed. |
lamé |
a fabric with metallic thread woven into it. |
lame |
permanently disabled, esp. in a foot or leg. [4 definitions] |
lamebrain |
(informal) a slow-witted or stupid person; dunce; dolt. |