--- title: L — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 588 words of the school 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/school/L/page/3/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / L # L — The school dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/6/) - [leek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leek/) — A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion. — 9 sentences - [leeward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/) — Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side. — 8 sentences - [left](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/) — Left means still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes are left». — 20 sentences - [leftover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftover/) — Food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept for later. — 10 sentences - [leftovers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/) — Leftovers are food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept to eat later. — 9 sentences - [lefty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/) — A lefty is a left-handed person. — 8 sentences - [leg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leg/) — A leg is a part of the body that people and animals stand and walk on. — 14 sentences - [legacy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legacy/) — A legacy is money or property left to someone by a person who has died. — 10 sentences - [legal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legal/) — Allowed by the law of a country or place. — 11 sentences - [legally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legally/) — Legally means in a way that is allowed by the law. — 8 sentences - [legend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/) — A legend is an old, famous story from the past that may be partly true but cannot be proved, like the stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood. — 11 sentences - [legendary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legendary/) — Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»). — 10 sentences - [legged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legged/) — Legged means having legs, usually of a certain number or kind: four-legged, long-legged. — 9 sentences - [legging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legging/) — Leggings: tight, stretchy trousers, usually for girls and women, worn for sport, dance or everyday. — 10 sentences - [legible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/) — Legible writing or print is clear enough to be read easily. — 7 sentences - [legion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legion/) — A legion was a large army unit in ancient Rome, of about 5,000 soldiers. — 12 sentences - [legionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legionary/) — A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of the ancient Roman army. — 8 sentences - [legislation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legislation/) — Legislation is a law or a set of laws made by a parliament or government. — 8 sentences - [legislative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legislative/) — Legislative means to do with making laws. — 8 sentences - [legislator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legislator/) — A person who makes laws, especially a member of a parliament, congress or other law-making group. — 10 sentences - [legislature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legislature/) — A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly. — 7 sentences - [legitimate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legitimate/) — Allowed by law or by the rules; fair and proper. — 14 sentences - [legless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legless/) — Having no legs: a legless lizard. — 9 sentences - [lego](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/) — Lego is a toy made of small plastic bricks that click together so you can build things. — 10 sentences - [legume](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/) — A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover. — 8 sentences - [lei](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/) — A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration. — 10 sentences - [leisure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leisure/) — Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy. — 8 sentences - [leisurely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leisurely/) — Slow and relaxed, with no hurry: a leisurely walk. — 5 sentences - [lemming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lemming/) — A lemming is a small, furry, short-tailed rodent that lives in cold northern lands such as the Arctic tundra. — 9 sentences - [lemon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lemon/) — A lemon is an oval yellow fruit with sour juice and thick peel. — 11 sentences - [lemonade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lemonade/) — Lemonade is a sweet drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar. — 13 sentences - [lemony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lemony/) — Lemony means tasting or smelling of lemon, or being the pale yellow colour of a lemon. — 7 sentences - [lemur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lemur/) — A lemur is a furry animal with big eyes, a pointed face and usually a long tail, found in the wild only on the island of Madagascar, off t… — 9 sentences - [lend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lend/) — To lend is to give something to someone for a while, and they give it back later. — 14 sentences - [lender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lender/) — A person or organisation that lends something, especially money, which must be paid back. — 10 sentences - [length](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/length/) — Length is how long something is from one end to the other. — 15 sentences - [lengthen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/) — To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence». — 10 sentences - [lengthened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthened/) — Lengthened means made longer, or became longer. — 9 sentences - [lengthening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthening/) — Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer. — 8 sentences - [lengthways](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/) — Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across. — 8 sentences - [lengthwise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthwise/) — Along the longest side of something: from one end to the other. — 4 sentences - [lengthy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/) — Lengthy means very long, often too long, in time or in words. — 8 sentences - [lenient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lenient/) — Not strict; gentle in punishing people or in making them follow rules. — 8 sentences - [leniently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/) — Leniently means in a gentle, less strict way, giving a smaller punishment than expected. — 7 sentences - [lens](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lens/) — A lens is a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, used in glasses, cameras, mi… — 11 sentences - [lense](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/) — «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens». A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger,… — 10 sentences - [lent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lent/) — Past of «lend»: gave something to someone for a short time, expecting to get it back (I lent him my pen). — 10 sentences - [lentil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lentil/) — A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews. — 10 sentences - [leo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leo/) — A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion. — 10 sentences - [leopard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/) — A leopard is a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots called rosettes; it lives in Africa and parts of Asia. — 11 sentences - [leper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leper/) — A person who has leprosy, an illness of the skin and nerves. — 10 sentences - [leprechaun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leprechaun/) — A small, mischievous fairy, usually shown as a little man with a red or ginger beard, a green coat and hat, who makes shoes and hides a po… — 8 sentences - [leprosy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leprosy/) — An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin and nerves, so people can lose feeling in their hands and feet. — 9 sentences - [ler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ler/) — «Ler» is not a usual English word on its own; it is most often a piece of a longer word, for example the end of «butler», «sprinkler» or «… — 7 sentences - [less](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/less/) — Less means a smaller amount: less sugar. — 15 sentences - [lessen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lessen/) — To make something smaller, weaker or less: to lessen pain, noise or danger. — 10 sentences - [lesser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lesser/) — Lesser means smaller in amount or size: the lesser of two numbers. — 13 sentences - [lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lesson/) — A lesson is a time when you are taught something: a maths lesson. — 13 sentences - [let](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/let/) — To allow someone to do something. — 15 sentences - [letdown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letdown/) — A letdown is a disappointment, something that was not as good as you hoped. — 8 sentences - [lethal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/) — Lethal means able to kill; deadly. — 8 sentences - [lethargy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethargy/) — Lethargy is a heavy feeling of having no energy and not wanting to do anything. — 7 sentences - [letter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letter/) — A letter is one of the signs we use to write words, like A, b or Z. — 14 sentences - [letting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/) — Letting means allowing someone to do something. — 13 sentences - [lettuce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lettuce/) — A plant with large green leaves that people eat raw, mostly in salads and sandwiches. — 9 sentences - [leukaemia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leukaemia/) — Leukaemia is a kind of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where the body makes too many faulty white blood cells. — 6 sentences - [lev](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lev/) — The money of Bulgaria; one lev is divided into 100 stotinki. Plural: leva. — 11 sentences - [levant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/levant/) — The Levant is an old name for the lands on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, today mainly Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and… — 8 sentences - [level](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/) — A level is a height or amount: the water level, the noise level. — 16 sentences - [lever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/) — A lever is a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point (the pivot or fulcrum) to help lift or move something heavy with less effort. — 11 sentences - [leveret](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leveret/) — A leveret is a young hare, especially one that is still small and has not yet grown its full adult fur. — 4 sentences - [leviathan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leviathan/) — A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah. — 9 sentences - [levitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/levitation/) — Levitation is rising or floating in the air without anything visible holding it up, as if by magic. — 7 sentences - [levite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/levite/) — A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things. — 8 sentences - [levy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/levy/) — A levy is a tax or charge that people or companies must pay. — 10 sentences - [lewd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lewd/) — Lewd means rude and crude about sex, in a way that is not decent and not suitable for children. — 4 sentences - [lexical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexical/) — Lexical means to do with words and their meanings, or with the vocabulary of a language. — 7 sentences - [lexicographer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/) — A lexicographer is a person who writes or edits dictionaries. — 7 sentences - [lhasa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/) — Lhasa is the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under China's rule. — 8 sentences - [li](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/li/) — "Li" is not a usual English word; it is most often a piece of a longer word or a short form. — 9 sentences - [liability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liability/) — Liability is being legally responsible for something, especially for paying for damage or harm. — 10 sentences - [liable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liable/) — If you are liable for something, you are responsible by law, for example you must pay for damage. — 12 sentences - [liaison](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liaison/) — Liaison is the way people or groups talk to each other and work together. — 9 sentences - [liar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liar/) — A liar is a person who tells lies, saying things they know are not true to trick someone. — 10 sentences - [libation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/libation/) — A libation is a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift to a god, in old religious rites. — 5 sentences - [libel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/libel/) — A false written or published statement that damages a person's good name. — 8 sentences - [liberal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberal/) — Respecting people's freedom and willing to accept ideas and ways of life different from your own. — 14 sentences - [liberality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberality/) — Liberality is being generous, giving freely and willingly to others. — 4 sentences - [liberate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberate/) — To set a person, animal, place or country free from control, prison or an enemy. — 13 sentences - [liberated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberated/) — Set free from prison, an enemy army or control. — 10 sentences - [liberation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberation/) — Liberation is setting people or a place free from someone who controlled or imprisoned them, such as an enemy army. — 9 sentences - [liberator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberator/) — A person, army or group that sets people or a place free from enemies, slavery or prison. — 7 sentences - [liberty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liberty/) — Liberty is freedom: the right to live, speak and act as you choose without being controlled or imprisoned unfairly. — 12 sentences - [librarian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/) — A librarian is a person who works in a library, looks after the books and helps people find books and information. — 9 sentences - [library](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/library/) — A library is a place with many books, and often films and computers, that people can borrow or use. — 14 sentences - [licence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/licence/) — A licence is an official paper or card that gives you permission to do or own something, such as drive a car, catch fish or sell food. — 10 sentences - [license](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/license/) — A license is a written paper that says someone is allowed to do something, such as drive a car or keep a dog; in Britain the noun is spell… — 5 sentences - [licensed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/licensed/) — Licensed means having official permission to do something, such as a licensed driver, a licensed taxi or a licensed doctor. — 11 sentences - [lichen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lichen/) — A lichen is a living thing that grows in crusty, leafy or bushy patches on rocks, walls, tree bark and gravestones; it is made of a fungus… — 10 sentences - [lick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lick/) — To lick something means to move your tongue over it, to taste it, eat it or wet it. — 14 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/6/)