luminous |
giving off light; glowing. [3 definitions] |
lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
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. |