Four Letter Words Starting with an "L"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. lace
    a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks
  2. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  3. lacy
    made of or resembling a delicate woven fabric
  4. lade
    fill or place a load on
  5. lady
    a polite name for any woman
  6. laic
    characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
  7. laid
    set down according to a plan
  8. lair
    the place where a wild animal lives
  9. lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  10. lakh
    the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
  11. lama
    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
  12. lamb
    young sheep
  13. lame
    disabled in the feet or legs
  14. lamp
    a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
  15. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  16. lane
    a narrow way or road
  17. lank
    long and thin and often limp
  18. lard
    soft white semisolid fat obtained from pigs
  19. lari
    the basic unit of money in Georgia
  20. lark
    any of numerous birds noted for their singing
  21. larn
    gain knowledge or skills
  22. lash
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  23. lass
    a girl or young woman
  24. last
    coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
  25. late
    at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
  26. lath
    a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
  27. lats
    the basic unit of money in Latvia
  28. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  29. lava
    rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  30. lave
    wash or flow against
  31. lawn
    a field of cultivated and mowed grass
  32. laze
    be idle
  33. lazy
    disinclined to work or exertion
  34. lead
    take somebody somewhere
  35. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  36. leak
    enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
  37. leal
    faithful and true
  38. lean
    incline or bend from a vertical position
  39. leap
    move forward by bounds
  40. lech
    man with strong sexual desires
  41. leek
    plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
  42. leer
    look suggestively or obliquely
  43. lees
    the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
  44. left
    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
  45. legs
    staying power
  46. lend
    give temporarily; let have for a limited time
  47. lens
    a transparent optical device used to form images
  48. less
    a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  49. levy
    impose and collect
  50. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  51. liar
    a person who does not tell the truth
  52. lick
    pass the tongue over
  53. lido
    a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
  54. lied
    a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
  55. lief
    in a willing manner
  56. lien
    the right to take and hold the property of a debtor
  57. lieu
    the post or function properly occupied or served by another
  58. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  59. lift
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  60. like
    having the same or similar characteristics
  61. lilt
    a jaunty rhythm in music or speech
  62. lily
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  63. limb
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal
  64. lime
    the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
  65. limn
    make a portrait of
  66. limo
    large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
  67. limp
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  68. line
    a length between two points
  69. ling
    American hakes
  70. link
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  71. lino
    a floor covering made from linseed oil, cork, and resin
  72. lint
    fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
  73. lion
    large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  74. lira
    formerly the basic unit of money in Italy
  75. lisp
    a speech defect that involves mispronouncing "s" and "z"
  76. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
  77. lite
    having relatively few calories
  78. live
    have life, be alive
  79. liza
    similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
  80. load
    weight to be borne or conveyed
  81. loaf
    a shaped mass of baked bread
  82. loam
    a rich soil consisting of sand, clay and organic materials
  83. loan
    the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  84. lobe
    a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
  85. loch
    a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland
  86. lock
    a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
  87. loco
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  88. lode
    a deposit of valuable ore
  89. loft
    a large unpartitioned space over a commercial space
  90. loge
    balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
  91. logo
    a company emblem or device
  92. logy
    sluggish and slow to react
  93. loin
    either side of the backbone between the hipbones and ribs
  94. loir
    large European dormouse
  95. loll
    be lazy or idle
  96. lone
    being the only one; single and isolated from others
  97. long
    primarily spatial sense
  98. look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
  99. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  100. loon
    large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
  101. loop
    anything with a round or oval shape
  102. loot
    goods or money obtained illegally
  103. lope
    run easily
  104. lord
    a person who has general authority over others
  105. lore
    knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
  106. lory
    small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
  107. lose
    fail to keep or to maintain
  108. loss
    the act of losing someone or something
  109. lost
    confused as to time or place or personal identity
  110. lota
    a globular water bottle used in Asia
  111. loth
    (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
  112. loti
    the basic unit of money in Lesotho
  113. lots
    a large number or amount
  114. loud
    characterized by sound of great volume or intensity
  115. lour
    look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
  116. lout
    an awkward, foolish person
  117. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  118. luau
    an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party
  119. lube
    a substance that makes things move more easily
  120. luck
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
  121. ludo
    a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
  122. lues
    a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
  123. luff
    the act of sailing close to the wind
  124. luge
    a racing sled for one or two people
  125. lull
    make calm or still
  126. lulu
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  127. lump
    a compact mass
  128. lung
    either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
  129. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  130. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  131. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  132. lust
    a strong sexual desire
  133. lute
    a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body
  134. luxe
    elegant and sumptuous
  135. lwei
    100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola
  136. lynx
    short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears
  137. lyre
    a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
Created on Sat Mar 02 01:53:45 EST 2013

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