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 |
to put onto or into a ship, train, truck, or other vehicle in order to transport. [17 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] |
loading |
the burdens placed on a person or thing. [2 definitions] |
loadstar |
variant of lodestar. |
loadstone |
variant of lodestone. |
loaf1 |
a usu. oblong or rectangular mass of bread or cake, shaped and baked in that form. [2 definitions] |
loaf2 |
to spend time in a lazy, aimless manner; idle (sometimes fol. by "around"). [2 definitions] |
loafer |
a person who is lazy or idle. [2 definitions] |
loam |
a rich, easily crumbled soil made up of silt, sand, clay, and organic matter. [2 definitions] |