--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 34 description: The 644 words of the English dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/34/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / L # L — The English dictionary · page 34 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Lumber is timber, wood cut and ready for building.[↗](../../lumber/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lumber is old, useless things stored away.[↗](../../lumber/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To lumber is to move heavily and clumsily.[↗](../../lumber/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The men carried lumber to build the barn.[↗](../../lumber/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The attic was full of old lumber.[↗](../../lumber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bear lumbered off into the wood.[↗](../../lumber/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lumbering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moving slowly and heavily, in a clumsy way, like an elephant or a big tired bear.[↗](../../lumbering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, -ing form) Walking or moving in a heavy, clumsy way: «the bear was lumbering along».[↗](../../lumbering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (North America) The work of cutting down trees and preparing wood (lumber) to sell.[↗](../../lumbering/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lumbering giant stepped out of the forest.[↗](../../lumbering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old bus came lumbering up the hill.[↗](../../lumbering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bear was lumbering across the meadow.[↗](../../lumbering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus were huge, lumbering animals.[↗](../../lumbering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lumbering tractor held up all the traffic.[↗](../../lumbering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My big dog came lumbering in, covered in mud.[↗](../../lumbering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lumbering was the main job in many Canadian towns in the 1800s.[↗](../../lumbering/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot moved with a lumbering, clanking walk.[↗](../../lumbering/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Tan-ta-ra-ra, tan-ta-ra-ra," sounded the horn, and the mail-coach came lumbering up.[↗](../../lumbering/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **luminary** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A shining body in the sky, such as the sun, moon or a star.[↗](../../luminary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun. (Writings PSA.74.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../luminary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **luminescence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Luminescence is light given off by something that is not hot, for example glow-in-the-dark stickers, fireflies or some deep-sea fish.[↗](../../luminescence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jellyfish glowed with a blue luminescence.[↗](../../luminescence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Glow-in-the-dark stars show luminescence after you switch off the light.[↗](../../luminescence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fireflies make their own luminescence.[↗](../../luminescence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves sparkled with luminescence at night.[↗](../../luminescence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study luminescence in deep-sea animals.[↗](../../luminescence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The watch hands shine by luminescence.[↗](../../luminescence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **luminosity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) How much light something gives out; its brightness.[↗](../../luminosity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (astronomy) The total amount of energy a star gives out each second, which is not the same as how bright it looks from Earth.[↗](../../luminosity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) A shining or glowing quality.[↗](../../luminosity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sun's luminosity keeps our planet warm.[↗](../../luminosity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some stars have much greater luminosity than the Sun.[↗](../../luminosity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A distant star can have high luminosity but look dim.[↗](../../luminosity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The luminosity of the screen was turned down at night.[↗](../../luminosity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Glow-worms have a soft luminosity.[↗](../../luminosity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists measure the luminosity of stars with special tools.[↗](../../luminosity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting had a strange luminosity, as if it glowed.[↗](../../luminosity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **luminous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Luminous means giving out light or glowing, especially in the dark («luminous paint», «a luminous watch»).[↗](../../luminous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Luminous means very bright and shining («luminous eyes»).[↗](../../luminous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Luminous colours are very bright, neon colours, like luminous yellow or green.[↗](../../luminous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sun is a luminous object.[↗](../../luminous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon is not luminous; it reflects light.[↗](../../luminous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My watch has luminous hands.[↗](../../luminous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a luminous jacket when cycling at night.[↗](../../luminous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The stars were luminous in the clear sky.[↗](../../luminous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Glow-worms are luminous insects.[↗](../../luminous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She painted her nails luminous pink.[↗](../../luminous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then a bright falling star came down, leaving a broad, luminous streak behind it.[↗](../../luminous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lump** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lump is a small solid piece of something with no clear shape, like a lump of sugar, clay or coal.[↗](../../lump/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lump is a swelling on the body, like a bump after you hit your head.[↗](../../lump/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A lump in your throat is a tight feeling when you want to cry.[↗](../../lump/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To lump things together is to put them in one group.[↗](../../lump/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She puts 2 lumps of sugar in each cup.[↗](../../lump/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many lumps for 5 cups?[↗](../../lump/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A lump of clay weighs 300 grams.[↗](../../lump/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He split the lump into 4 equal parts.[↗](../../lump/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir the sauce so there are no lumps.[↗](../../lump/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He got a lump on his head when he fell.[↗](../../lump/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a lump in my throat at the end of the film.[↗](../../lump/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The potter shaped a lump of clay into a bowl.[↗](../../lump/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't lump all dogs together; each one is different.[↗](../../lump/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I want another lump of sugar, then I’ll drink it.”[↗](../../lump/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **lumpy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lumpy means full of lumps, not smooth.[↗](../../lumpy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lumpy surface has bumps on it.[↗](../../lumpy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The custard went lumpy because I didn't stir it.[↗](../../lumpy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This mattress is old and lumpy.[↗](../../lumpy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir the flour into the milk so it doesn't get lumpy.[↗](../../lumpy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The field was lumpy with molehills.[↗](../../lumpy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't like lumpy mashed potatoes.[↗](../../lumpy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her bag was lumpy with toys.[↗](../../lumpy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lunacy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lunacy is great foolishness or madness, an act that makes no sense.[↗](../../lunacy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (Old-fashioned word for madness.).[↗](../../lunacy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was sheer lunacy to climb the cliff in the storm.[↗](../../lunacy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His plan was pure lunacy.[↗](../../lunacy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Lunacy!» shouted the angry man.[↗](../../lunacy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lunar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lunar means to do with the Moon.[↗](../../lunar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lunar month is about 29 and a half days, from one new moon to the next.[↗](../../lunar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A lunar eclipse is when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.[↗](../../lunar/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The astronauts walked on the lunar surface.[↗](../../lunar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A lunar eclipse happens when Earth blocks sunlight from the Moon.[↗](../../lunar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We celebrated Lunar New Year with dumplings.[↗](../../lunar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lunar module landed safely.[↗](../../lunar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lunar rocks were brought back to Earth.[↗](../../lunar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A lunar cycle takes about 29 and a half days.[↗](../../lunar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some calendars are lunar; they follow the Moon.[↗](../../lunar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A lunar eclipse is safe to look at.[↗](../../lunar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lunatic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A person who behaves in a wild, silly or dangerous way: «He drives like a lunatic».[↗](../../lunatic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective, informal) Very silly or crazy: «a lunatic idea».[↗](../../lunatic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old, now offensive) An old word for a person with a serious mental illness; today it is hurtful to use it this way.[↗](../../lunatic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some lunatic was driving at 80 miles an hour past the school\![↗](../../lunatic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jumping off the shed roof was a lunatic idea.[↗](../../lunatic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd went lunatic when the goal went in.[↗](../../lunatic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Victorian times there were places called lunatic asylums.[↗](../../lunatic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma says the price of petrol is lunatic.[↗](../../lunatic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was running round the garden like a lunatic.[↗](../../lunatic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Today we say «a person with a mental illness», not «a lunatic».[↗](../../lunatic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people believed a full moon made people act like lunatics, but science has not shown this.[↗](../../lunatic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lunch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lunch is the meal you eat in the middle of the day.[↗](../../lunch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lunch is also the time when it is eaten: see you at lunch.[↗](../../lunch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To lunch is to eat lunch (a formal word).[↗](../../lunch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A packed lunch is food you take from home in a box or bag.[↗](../../lunch/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lunch costs 4 dollars.[↗](../../lunch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She buys lunch 5 days a week.[↗](../../lunch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 20 children brought a packed lunch.[↗](../../lunch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After lunch he had 3 cookies left.[↗](../../lunch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · What's in your lunchbox today?[↗](../../lunch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We play football at lunch.[↗](../../lunch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lunch is at half past twelve.[↗](../../lunch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa took us out to lunch on Sunday.[↗](../../lunch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands before lunch.[↗](../../lunch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink.[↗](../../lunch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **luncheon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) A luncheon is a lunch, especially a formal one for a group or special event.[↗](../../luncheon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Luncheon meat is cooked, pressed meat sold in tins or slices, often called Spam.[↗](../../luncheon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mayor held a luncheon for the winners.[↗](../../luncheon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A luncheon will be served in the hall at one o'clock.[↗](../../luncheon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma made sandwiches with luncheon meat.[↗](../../luncheon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ladies met for a charity luncheon.[↗](../../luncheon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The luncheon had three courses.[↗](../../luncheon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen invited guests to luncheon.[↗](../../luncheon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘What has his highness ordered for luncheon?’ asked the head cook.[↗](../../luncheon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lunchroom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lunchroom is a room in a school or workplace where people eat lunch.[↗](../../lunchroom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We eat our sandwiches in the lunchroom.[↗](../../lunchroom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lunchroom gets very noisy at twelve o'clock.[↗](../../lunchroom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please put your tray back in the lunchroom.[↗](../../lunchroom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Jones is the lunchroom monitor today.[↗](../../lunchroom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The workers have a small lunchroom with a fridge.[↗](../../lunchroom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · No running in the lunchroom\![↗](../../lunchroom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lunchtime** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lunchtime is the time in the middle of the day when people eat lunch.[↗](../../lunchtime/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* At school, lunchtime is the break in the middle of the day for eating and playing.[↗](../../lunchtime/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* See you at lunchtime\![↗](../../lunchtime/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We play football at lunchtime.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands before lunchtime.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chess club meets at lunchtime.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll finish my project by lunchtime.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lunchtime is from 12:15 to 1:15.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lunchtime supervisor blew the whistle.[↗](../../lunchtime/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lung** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The lungs are the two organs inside your chest that you breathe with; they take oxygen from the air into your blood and let carbon dioxide out.[↗](../../lung/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have two lungs in our chest.[↗](../../lung/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your lungs fill with air when you breathe in.[↗](../../lung/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ribs protect the heart and lungs.[↗](../../lung/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoking harms your lungs.[↗](../../lung/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Running makes your lungs work hard.[↗](../../lung/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish use gills instead of lungs.[↗](../../lung/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She shouted at the top of her lungs.[↗](../../lung/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoke from fires is bad for the lungs.[↗](../../lung/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This resulted in inflammation of the lungs, which rapidly increased.[↗](../../lung/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · the lungs for breathing air) in Man: the male with A.M.S., the female with S.M.A.[↗](../../lung/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../lung/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **lunge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To move forward suddenly and with force, often to grab or attack something.[↗](../../lunge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A sudden forward movement: he made a lunge for the ball.[↗](../../lunge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, exercise) An exercise where you step one leg forward and bend both knees.[↗](../../lunge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (fencing) A forward attack with a sword.[↗](../../lunge/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog lunged at the ball.[↗](../../lunge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper lunged to the left and saved the penalty.[↗](../../lunge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We did ten lunges in PE.[↗](../../lunge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He made a lunge for the last biscuit.[↗](../../lunge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The snake lunged forward to catch the mouse.[↗](../../lunge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your back straight when you do lunges.[↗](../../lunge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fencer lunged and touched her opponent.[↗](../../lunge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She lunged for the falling vase but missed.[↗](../../lunge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait for me!” and with that he gave a lunge into the air.[↗](../../lunge/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **lungfish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lungfish is a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well as with gills.[↗](../../lungfish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Some lungfish can survive when their pond dries up by burying themselves in mud and breathing air for months.[↗](../../lungfish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lungfish swims up to gulp air.[↗](../../lungfish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When the pond dries out, the lungfish hides in the mud.[↗](../../lungfish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lungfish have lungs and gills.[↗](../../lungfish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Australian lungfish lives in rivers in Queensland.[↗](../../lungfish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A lungfish can live for many years.[↗](../../lungfish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study lungfish to learn how animals moved onto land.[↗](../../lungfish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lunisolar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Based on both the Moon and the Sun. A lunisolar calendar uses months that follow the Moon and adds extra months now and then to keep in step with the seasons and the Sun.[↗](../../lunisolar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Chinese calendar is lunisolar.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A lunisolar calendar adds an extra month now and then.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chinese New Year moves because the calendar is lunisolar.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher explained lunar, solar and lunisolar calendars.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In a lunisolar year, the months follow the Moon.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tides are lunisolar too: both the Moon and the Sun pull on the sea.[↗](../../lunisolar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lunula** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The white half-moon shape at the bottom of a fingernail or toenail.[↗](../../lunula/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) A flat gold neck ornament shaped like a crescent moon, made in Ireland and Britain in the Bronze Age.[↗](../../lunula/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lunula is the white half-moon on your nail.[↗](../../lunula/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your thumbnail has the biggest lunula.[↗](../../lunula/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has a shiny gold lunula from the Bronze Age.[↗](../../lunula/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Lunula» comes from the Latin word for «little moon».[↗](../../lunula/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people's lunulae are hard to see.[↗](../../lunula/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Bronze Age lunula was worn around the neck.[↗](../../lunula/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lurch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (verb) To move suddenly and unsteadily, like a bus that jolts or a person who nearly falls.[↗](../../lurch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A sudden jerky movement.[↗](../../lurch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (leave someone in the lurch) To leave someone alone when they need help.[↗](../../lurch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bus lurched forward and I grabbed the rail.[↗](../../lurch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship lurched in the huge waves.[↗](../../lurch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My stomach lurched when I saw how high we were.[↗](../../lurch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car stopped with a lurch.[↗](../../lurch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He lurched across the room half asleep.[↗](../../lurch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't leave your partner in the lurch — finish your part of the project.[↗](../../lurch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At that moment the ship gave a great lurch forward into the waves.[↗](../../lurch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lure** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (verb) To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want.[↗](../../lure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) Something used to attract animals, especially fake bait that looks like a fish or insect used in fishing.[↗](../../lure/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) The attraction or pull of something: «the lure of the sea».[↗](../../lure/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house with sweets.[↗](../../lure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never let anyone lure you into a car.[↗](../../lure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We lured the cat out with some fish.[↗](../../lure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fisherman used a shiny lure to catch a trout.[↗](../../lure/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The anglerfish has a glowing lure on its head.[↗](../../lure/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some websites try to lure children with free prizes.[↗](../../lure/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He could not resist the lure of the beach.[↗](../../lure/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not let him lure you into some cunning trap.[↗](../../lure/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where there is no lure for it?[↗](../../lure/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.3.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lure/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **lurk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To lurk is to stay hidden, waiting quietly, often to attack or spy.[↗](../../lurk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A fox lurked in the bushes.[↗](../../lurk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Something was lurking behind the door.[↗](../../lurk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Danger may lurk in dark woods.[↗](../../lurk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.[↗](../../lurk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.1.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lurk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.[↗](../../lurk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lurk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause; (Writings PRO.1.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lurk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/32/) [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/33/) **34** [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ← previous: [page 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/33/) - next →: [page 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)