| 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. |
| late |
happening or arriving after the usual or expected time. [7 definitions] |
| late bloomer |
one who achieves maturity, proficiency, or the like at a more advanced age than is considered normal or usual. |
| latecomer |
one who arrives late. |
| lateen |
of or designating a triangular sail that is hung on a long, sloping yard, which is in turn attached at an angle to a short mast. [2 definitions] |
| Late Greek |
the Greek language between the third and sixth centuries, esp. in patristic literature. |
| Late Latin |
the Latin language between the third and sixth centuries, esp. in patristic literature. |
| lately |
recently. |
| latency |
the state or condition of being latent. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| Late Precambrian |
see "Algonkian." |
| later |
comparative of "late." [5 definitions] |
| lateral |
of, from, pertaining to, or in the direction of a side or sides. [4 definitions] |
| lateral pass |
in football, a sideways or backward pass. |
| latest |
superlative of "late." [3 definitions] |
| latex |
the sticky, usu. milky sap of certain plants such as the rubber tree, that coagulates when exposed to air. [2 definitions] |
| lath |
a thin, narrow wooden strip usu. used to support plaster or roofing, or such strips collectively. [2 definitions] |
| lathe |
a machine on which a piece of wood, metal, or other hard material is turned against a tool that shapes, cuts, or abrades it. [2 definitions] |
| lather |
foam produced by soap or detergent agitated in water. [7 definitions] |