Words Starting with L

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Lenape

A member of an Indigenous people traditionally associated with the Delaware River valley and surrounding regions, or the Algonquian language they spoke.

Lënape

A name for an Indigenous people of the northeastern woodlands of North America and for their Algonquian language.

Lānaʻi

A Hawaiian island and, in English, a roofed porch or veranda, especially in Hawaiian or regional usage.

Lanai

A roofed, often open-sided porch or veranda, especially in Hawaii and other tropical regions.

Luau

A Hawaiian feast or social gathering, traditionally featuring music, dancing, and food.

La

The sixth note of the solfège scale, corresponding to A in fixed-do notation.

La Dolce Vita

An indulgent, pleasurable, and sophisticated way of life, especially associated with Italy in the mid-20th century.

Lab

A laboratory or a place equipped for scientific experiments and analysis.

Laban

A fermented milk drink or cultured dairy product traditionally consumed in the Middle East.

Labeo

A Roman family name, also used as a Latin cognomen.

Labeur

Archaic or literary English for labor, toil, or hard work.

Labia

The plural of labium; the outer or inner folds of the vulva, or the lip-like parts of a structure.

Labial

Relating to the lips or pronounced with the lips.

Labiate

Having lips or a lip-like shape; especially used in botany for flowers with two-lipped corollas.

Labile

Likely to change, break down, or react readily; unstable or easily altered.

Labium

A lip or lip-like anatomical part; in botany and zoology, a similar lip-shaped structure.

Labneh

A thick, tangy fermented dairy product made by straining yogurt, widely eaten in the Middle East.

Labor

The process of performing work or exertion, especially physical work.

Laboratory

A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching.

Laborious

Requiring considerable effort and hard work.