| lasso |
a long rope with a slipping noose on one end, used to catch running animals, esp. cattle and horses; lariat. [2 definitions] |
| last1 |
coming after or finishing behind all others. [12 definitions] |
| last2 |
to persist or endure through time. [4 definitions] |
| last-ditch |
done as a final and desperate measure, effort, stand, or the like. |
| last hurrah |
a final effort or appearance, as in politics or the arts. |
| lasting |
enduring or persisting for a long time. [2 definitions] |
| Last Judgment |
in Christianity, the end of the world and the judging of each individual soul by God. |
| lastly |
in conclusion; finally. |
| last-minute |
suddenly occurring or seeming to need doing at a point where there is little remaining time to consider or take action. |
| last name |
a surname. |
| last quarter |
the time of month between the second half-moon and the new moon. [2 definitions] |
| last rites |
final ceremonies for a recently dead person. [2 definitions] |
| last straw |
the most recent in a series of irritations or disappointments, which causes a loss of endurance, patience, temper, or the like. |
| Last Supper |
according to the New Testament, the last meal of Jesus Christ and his disciples on the evening before the Crucifixion; Lord's Supper. [2 definitions] |
| last word |
the final sentence or phrase with which one person ends an argument. [3 definitions] |
| lat. |
abbreviation of "latitude," the angular distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface, as measured in degrees. |
| Latakia |
a variety of aromatic Turkish smoking tobacco. |
| latch |
a fastening or lock, as for a door, with a bar or bolt that falls or slides into a catch, slot, or hole. [2 definitions] |
| latchkey |
a key that releases a latch, esp. on an outer door or gate. [2 definitions] |
| latch onto |
(informal) to fasten oneself to. [2 definitions] |
| latchstring |
a string attached to a latch and passed through a hole in a door, allowing the latch to be opened from the outside. |