--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [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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[35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) **lamentation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loud crying and sad words because of grief or loss.[↗](../../lamentation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible) Lamentations is a book of the Bible: sad poems about the fall of Jerusalem.[↗](../../lamentation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was weeping and lamentation in the city.[↗](../../lamentation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad flung himself down in bitter lamentation.[↗](../../lamentation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lamentations of the mourners filled the church.[↗](../../lamentation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Book of Lamentations is in the Old Testament.[↗](../../lamentation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her lamentations over the broken vase went on all day.[↗](../../lamentation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem is a lamentation for a lost friend.[↗](../../lamentation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At this story the parents redoubled their lamentations.[↗](../../lamentation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, (Prophets EZK.19.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamentation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, (Prophets EZK.27.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamentation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.[↗](../../lamentation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.64, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamentation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **lamp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lamp is a thing that gives light, often standing on a table, a desk or along a street.[↗](../../lamp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Old lamps burned oil or gas to make light; most lamps today use electricity.[↗](../../lamp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A heat lamp gives warmth.[↗](../../lamp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 9 lamps along the street.[↗](../../lamp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lamps stand every 20 m.[↗](../../lamp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A lamp costs 15 dollars.[↗](../../lamp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each room has 2 lamps.[↗](../../lamp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I read in bed by the light of my lamp.[↗](../../lamp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lamp lights up when the circuit is closed.[↗](../../lamp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Aladdin rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared.[↗](../../lamp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The street lamps come on when it gets dark.[↗](../../lamp/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.[↗](../../lamp/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.40.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.[↗](../../lamp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.24.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light; (Torah EXO.35.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.[↗](../../lamp/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.[↗](../../lamp/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.18.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.[↗](../../lamp/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.105, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lamp/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **lamplight** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lamplight is the soft light given out by a lamp in a room.[↗](../../lamplight/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She read the book by lamplight.[↗](../../lamplight/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room glowed in lamplight.[↗](../../lamplight/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate dinner in lamplight.[↗](../../lamplight/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lamppost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lamppost is a tall post in a street or park with a light at the top that comes on when it gets dark.[↗](../../lamppost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lampposts are also used to hold signs, posters and bins.[↗](../../lamppost/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We met under the lamppost at the corner of our street.[↗](../../lamppost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A poster about a lost cat was taped to the lamppost.[↗](../../lamppost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lampposts come on when it gets dark.[↗](../../lamppost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the book, Lucy finds a lamppost glowing in the snowy wood.[↗](../../lamppost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad bumped into a lamppost while looking at his phone.[↗](../../lamppost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The council is replacing old lampposts with bright LED ones.[↗](../../lamppost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are twelve lampposts along the path, one every 20 metres.[↗](../../lamppost/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "It's much more like the lampposts on the Thames Embankment," said George, who had noticed a curly thing like a tail that went twisting up the North Pole.[↗](../../lamppost/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lampshade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lampshade is a cover that goes over a light bulb on a lamp to soften the light and make it look nicer.[↗](../../lampshade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lampshade made the light soft and warm.[↗](../../lampshade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a paper lampshade in design and technology.[↗](../../lampshade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dust the lampshade carefully.[↗](../../lampshade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lampshade was made of translucent fabric that let some light through.[↗](../../lampshade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My bedroom lampshade is shaped like a moon.[↗](../../lampshade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Make sure the lampshade does not touch the hot bulb.[↗](../../lampshade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* LAN stands for local area network: computers connected together in one building, like a school or house.[↗](../../lan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Lan» is a name or part of a name (a name), and a fragment of longer words like «land» or «plan».[↗](../../lan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Mandarin, pinyin) «lán» means blue (蓝).[↗](../../lan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") It sounds like «lahn» and is not an English word.[↗](../../lan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school computers are on a LAN.[↗](../../lan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The LAN cable plugs into the back of the computer.[↗](../../lan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They had a LAN party to play games together.[↗](../../lan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mandarin, «lán» means blue.[↗](../../lan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Lan» is the start of «lane» and «land».[↗](../../lan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The internet is bigger than a LAN — it is a network of networks.[↗](../../lan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lancaster** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name, a place) Lancaster is a city in north-west England, the county town of Lancashire.[↗](../../lancaster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) The House of Lancaster was a royal family of England, whose sign was the red rose; it fought the House of York in the Wars of the Roses.[↗](../../lancaster/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) The Lancaster was a famous British bomber plane of the Second World War.[↗](../../lancaster/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) A surname.[↗](../../lancaster/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lancaster is a city in Lancashire.[↗](../../lancaster/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The red rose was the badge of the House of Lancaster.[↗](../../lancaster/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Henry VII united Lancaster and York.[↗](../../lancaster/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited Lancaster Castle on our trip.[↗](../../lancaster/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lancaster bomber had four engines.[↗](../../lancaster/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Lancaster is our neighbour.[↗](../../lancaster/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cried, "Thou must go to Lancaster first."[↗](../../lancaster/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lance is a long spear with a pointed tip, carried by knights on horseback in battles and jousts.[↗](../../lance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, medicine) To lance a boil or abscess is for a doctor to cut it open with a sharp tool so the pus can come out.[↗](../../lance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Lance is also a boy's name.[↗](../../lance/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight lowered his lance and charged.[↗](../../lance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lance broke against the shield in the joust.[↗](../../lance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor lanced the boil on his neck.[↗](../../lance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Knights practised with lances at a target.[↗](../../lance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A lance is much longer than a sword.[↗](../../lance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His uncle is a lance corporal in the army.[↗](../../lance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lance is the new boy in our class.[↗](../../lance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (a name)[↗](../../lance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.[↗](../../lance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.18.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lancers** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lancers are soldiers on horses who fight with long spears called lances.[↗](../../lancers/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king sent five hundred lancers.[↗](../../lancers/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lancers rode out at dawn.[↗](../../lancers/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten lancers guarded the gate.[↗](../../lancers/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **land** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Land is the ground, the part of the Earth that is not water.[↗](../../land/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Land is an area of ground that someone owns or uses, like a farm.[↗](../../land/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A land is a country or place: a faraway land.[↗](../../land/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To land is to come down to the ground or water after flying or falling, like a plane or a bird.[↗](../../land/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To land a boat is to bring it to the shore.[↗](../../land/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer has 40 acres of land.[↗](../../land/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He plants corn on half the land.[↗](../../land/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plane landed after 3 hours.[↗](../../land/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coin landed on tails 6 times.[↗](../../land/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs live both on land and in water.[↗](../../land/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bird landed on the windowsill.[↗](../../land/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a king.[↗](../../land/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After a week at sea, the sailors saw land.[↗](../../land/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat always lands on its feet.[↗](../../land/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · What a blessed land that must be\![↗](../../land/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Canaanite was then in the land.[↗](../../land/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.12.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the famine was sore in the land.[↗](../../land/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.[↗](../../land/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus shall they cleanse the land.[↗](../../land/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.39.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the land had rest from war.[↗](../../land/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.11.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And the land had rest forty years.[↗](../../land/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.3.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../land/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **lander** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lander is a spacecraft built to land on the surface of a planet, moon, comet or asteroid.[↗](../../lander/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare) A lander is someone who lands, or a person from a particular land (as in «Highlander»).[↗](../../lander/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lander touched down safely on the Moon.[↗](../../lander/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A lander stays where it lands, but a rover can drive around.[↗](../../lander/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Philae lander bounced on the comet.[↗](../../lander/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mars lander measured quakes inside the planet.[↗](../../lander/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a paper lander to protect an egg when dropped.[↗](../../lander/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Apollo lunar lander carried two astronauts to the surface.[↗](../../lander/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **landfill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landfill is a large hole or site in the ground where rubbish is buried.[↗](../../landfill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Landfill is the rubbish that is buried in such places.[↗](../../landfill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Most of our rubbish ends up in a landfill.[↗](../../landfill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycling keeps plastic out of landfill.[↗](../../landfill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The council opened a new landfill site outside town.[↗](../../landfill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rotting food in landfill gives off methane gas.[↗](../../landfill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic bags can take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill.[↗](../../landfill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school cut its landfill waste from 50 bags to 20 bags a week, saving 30.[↗](../../landfill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Old phones should be recycled, not sent to landfill.[↗](../../landfill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **landing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landing is when an aircraft, spacecraft or bird comes down to the ground or water.[↗](../../landing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A landing is the flat area at the top of stairs or between two flights of stairs.[↗](../../landing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A landing is a place where boats stop to load and unload.[↗](../../landing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb form) Landing means coming down to the ground, or arriving, as in «landing on the Moon».[↗](../../landing/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The plane made a smooth landing.[↗](../../landing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronauts first walked on the Moon after a Moon landing.[↗](../../landing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I left my shoes on the landing.[↗](../../landing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The crash landing scared the passengers.[↗](../../landing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The duck made a splashy landing on the pond.[↗](../../landing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Boats unload at the landing by the river.[↗](../../landing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On a landing, he noticed an open door, beyond which was a faintly lighted hall.[↗](../../landing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **landlady** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landlady is a woman who owns or runs an inn, pub or lodging house and rents rooms to people.[↗](../../landlady/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The landlady brought us soup.[↗](../../landlady/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our landlady was very kind.[↗](../../landlady/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The landlady asked too many questions.[↗](../../landlady/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **landline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landline is a telephone connected by a wire to the phone network, usually fixed in a house or office, not a mobile phone.[↗](../../landline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It also means the phone number of that fixed phone.[↗](../../landline/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma still has a landline in her hall.[↗](../../landline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Call me on the landline if my mobile is off.[↗](../../landline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We don't have a landline any more.[↗](../../landline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Learn your home landline number in case of an emergency.[↗](../../landline/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The landline rang during dinner.[↗](../../landline/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A landline works even when the mobile signal is weak.[↗](../../landline/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school office has several landlines.[↗](../../landline/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The landline number starts with the area code.[↗](../../landline/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **landlocked** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of a country or place: surrounded by land on all sides, with no coast on the sea.[↗](../../landlocked/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Switzerland is a landlocked country.[↗](../../landlocked/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bolivia is landlocked, but it still has a navy on a big lake\![↗](../../landlocked/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Landlocked countries depend on neighbours to reach the sea.[↗](../../landlocked/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the map: which African countries are landlocked?[↗](../../landlocked/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Liechtenstein is surrounded by two landlocked countries.[↗](../../landlocked/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Caspian Sea is a landlocked sea.[↗](../../landlocked/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **landlord** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landlord is a person or company that owns a house, flat or room and rents it to people for money.[↗](../../landlord/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Ireland) A landlord is the man who runs a pub.[↗](../../landlord/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We pay our rent to the landlord every month.[↗](../../landlord/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The landlord came to fix the broken boiler.[↗](../../landlord/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If the rent is £800 a month, the landlord gets £9600 a year.[↗](../../landlord/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pub landlord rang the bell for last orders.[↗](../../landlord/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (UK)[↗](../../landlord/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our landlord said we could keep a cat.[↗](../../landlord/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The landlord owns three flats on our street.[↗](../../landlord/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The landlord agreed to the bargain.[↗](../../landlord/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **landmark** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landmark is a building or place that is easy to see and recognise, which helps you know where you are.[↗](../../landmark/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A landmark is a famous building or place, like the Statue of Liberty or the Sydney Opera House.[↗](../../landmark/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A landmark is an important event or change, like a landmark decision.[↗](../../landmark/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark.[↗](../../landmark/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use landmarks to give directions: turn left at the post office.[↗](../../landmark/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Uluru is a landmark sacred to Aboriginal people.[↗](../../landmark/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tall clock tower is a landmark in our town.[↗](../../landmark/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you get lost, stand near a big landmark and wait.[↗](../../landmark/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a map with landmarks on it.[↗](../../landmark/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The first Moon landing was a landmark in history.[↗](../../landmark/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Big Ben is one of London's best-known landmarks.[↗](../../landmark/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Its summit towered above all the other trees, and could be seen far out at sea, so that it served as a landmark to the sailors.[↗](../../landmark/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark.[↗](../../landmark/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../landmark/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.[↗](../../landmark/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.19.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../landmark/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.[↗](../../landmark/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.22.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../landmark/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.[↗](../../landmark/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.24.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../landmark/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless; (Writings PRO.23.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../landmark/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **landmass** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landmass is a very large, continuous area of land, such as a continent or a big island.[↗](../../landmass/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Africa is a huge landmass.[↗](../../landmass/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pangaea was one giant landmass millions of years ago.[↗](../../landmass/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Greenland is the biggest island landmass that is not a continent.[↗](../../landmass/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The world's landmasses cover about 29 per cent of the Earth's surface.[↗](../../landmass/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The map showed the landmasses in green and the oceans in blue.[↗](../../landmass/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Europe and Asia form one landmass called Eurasia.[↗](../../landmass/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **landowner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A landowner is a person or group that owns land, especially a large area such as a farm, an estate or fields.[↗](../../landowner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law, money) A landowner has the right to decide how the land is used, and may rent it to others.[↗](../../landowner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The landowner let us camp in his field for the night.[↗](../../landowner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Middle Ages most farmers rented their fields from a landowner.[↗](../../landowner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You need the landowner's permission to fish in this river.[↗](../../landowner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The landowner planted hundreds of trees on her hill.[↗](../../landowner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a greedy landowner threw the family off the farm.[↗](../../landowner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia's biggest landowners run huge cattle stations.[↗](../../landowner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The council talked with three landowners about building the new school.[↗](../../landowner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/5/) … [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ← previous: [page 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