L
(62 words)
label
verb [ T ]
to fasten a label to:
labour/labor
noun
[ U ] practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort:
[ U ] workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands:
labour market
noun [ C ]
the supply of people in a particular country or area who are able and willing to work:
ladder
noun
[ S ] a series of increasingly important jobs or stages in a particular type of work or process:
landmark
noun [ C ]
a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are:
strong language
noun [ U ]
speech that states ideas forcefully, sometimes using words that may be considered offensive
by and large
when everything about a situation is considered together:
last
verb [ I, L only + noun ]
to continue being good or suitable:
launch
EVENT
noun [ C ]
an event to celebrate or introduce something new:
LEAVE LAND
an occasion when a ship is put into water, or a spacecraft is sent into space, for the first time:
SEND
verb
[ T ] to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space:
lawn
noun [ C or U ]
an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short:
lay
verb
[ T usually + adv/prep ] to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose:
lay sth out
ARRANGE
to arrange something on a flat surface:
EXPLAIN
to explain something clearly, usually in writing:
layout
noun [ C ]
the way that something is arranged:
leader
noun [ C ]
someone or something that is winning during a race or other situation where people are competing:
leadership
noun [ U ]
the set of characteristics that make a good leader:
the position or fact of being the leader:
the leadership
the person or people in charge of an organization:
to say the least
used to show that what you are describing is in fact much more serious or important than you have suggested:
left-wing
adjective
supporting the political left; relating to the belief that wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society:
legend
noun
[ C ] someone very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular area:
legendary
adjective
very famous and admired or spoken about:
length
noun
[ C or U ] the amount of writing in a book or document:
lengthen
verb [ I or T ]
to make something longer, or to become longer:
lengthy
adjective
continuing for a long time:
lessen
verb [ I or T ]
If something lessens or is lessened, it becomes less strong:
let alone
used after a negative statement to emphasize how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened:
level
noun [ C ]
a position within a system in which people are arranged according to their importance:
liability
noun
RESPONSIBILITY
[ U ] the fact that someone is legally responsible for something:
RISK
[ S ] something or someone that causes you a lot of trouble, often when that thing or person should be helping you:
liable
adjective
specialized law having (legal) responsibility for something or someone:
liberal
adjective
SOCIETY
respecting and allowing many different types of beliefs or behaviour:
POLITICS
(of a political party or a country) believing in or allowing more personal freedom and development towards a fairer sharing of wealth and power within society
liberation
noun [ U ]
an occasion when something or someone is released or made free:
take the liberty of doing sth
formal
to do something that will have an effect on someone else, without asking their permission:
for life
for the whole of a person’s life:
in the light of sth
uk us in light of sth
because of:
lightly
adverb
If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time:
as likely as not
probably:
most/very likely
very probably:
limitation
noun
[ U ] the act of controlling and especially reducing something:
limitations
[ plural ] disapproving
If someone or something has limitations, that person or thing is not as good as he, she, or it could be:
line
noun
[ C ] a range of similar things that are for sale:
linguistic
adjective
connected with language or the study of language:
listener
noun [ C ]
someone who listens:
literacy
noun [ U ]
the ability to read and write:
little
adverb
not much:
loan
noun
[ C or U ] an act of borrowing or lending something:
location
noun
[ C or U ] a place away from a studio where all or part of a film or a television show is recorded:
log
noun [ C ]
a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
logic
noun [ U ]
a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on good judgment:
loneliness
noun [ U ]
the state of being lonely
long-time
adjective [ before noun ]
used to say that someone has been in a particular position for a long period:
look on the bright side
to find good things in a bad situation:
look on/upon sb/sth as sth
to consider or think of someone or something as something:
look up
informal
to become better:
look
noun
The look this year will be relaxed and casual.
lose money, dollars, pounds, etc.
A business that is losing money is spending more money than it is receiving:
lose your head
informal
to lose control and not act in a calm way:
loss
noun
[ C ] a situation in which a business spends more money than it earns:
be lost without sb/sth
to be unable to live or work without someone or something:
lost
adjective
not confident and not knowing what to do in a particular situation:
lounge
noun [ C ]
a room in a hotel, airport, theatre, etc. where people can relax or wait:
low
NOT IMPORTANT
adjective
not considered important because of being at or near the bottom of a range of things, especially jobs or social positions:
SAD
unhappy:
luxurious
adjective
very comfortable and expensive:
luxury
noun
[ C ] something expensive that is pleasant to have but is not necessary: