| 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. |
| lamed |
the name of the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| lame duck |
an elected official or group of officials serving in public office during the period between an unsuccessful or unattempted reelection and the inauguration of a successor. [2 definitions] |