Words that start with L

Lis forLike

You like something if you find it enjoyable. Most people like chocolate, they like their pets and they like their friends. The boy in the picture likes icecream. When you really really like someone or something, you can say you love them. Like is also another word for similar or alike.

Emotions, Prepositions

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Lis forLilac

Scientific name: genus: syringa

Lilacs are a group of flowering plants in the olive family. Most of them have pretty, light purple flowers. They are popular garden plants.

Colors, Plants

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Lis forLily

Scientific name: genus: lilium

Lilies are a common flower that grows from a bulb under the ground. Lilies lose their leaves in winter and regrow them when it is warmer. Lilies come in a variety of different colours, mostly orange and yellow.

Plants

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Lis forLimb

Limbs are your arms and legs. A bird's wings are called limbs, and large branches on a tree are also called limbs.

Body parts

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Lis forLime

Scientific name: citrus latifolia

Limes are a citrus fruit like oranges and lemons. They are most similar to lemons but are smaller, sourer and greener. Like lemons, limes are not good to eat on their own and are used to flavor drinks and foods. A lot of Asian cooking uses limes as flavoring.

Citrus

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Lis forLimestone

Limestone is a rock made up of calcium carbonate. It is formed by sediments at the bottom of the sea compressing over time into rock. The calcium carbonate in limestone comes from thousands and thousands of shells of sea creatures. Limestone is an ingredient of mortar, cement and toothpaste. The stone itself can be carved into statues or cut into blocks to make buildings out of.

Stones

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Lis forLimousine

A limousine, also spelt limosine or just limo for short, is a luxury car. Limousines are usually very long, and can seat a lot of people. Private individuals don't generally own limousines, you generally hire one when you need it and have a professional chauffeur drive it for you. People often hire limousines at weddings.

Vehicles

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Lis forLimp

You limp when you walk unevenly, so you keep your weight off a sore leg or foot. When people or animals limp they tend to move very slowly and unevenly. Another word for limp might be hobble. Limp can also mean something that is soft and floppy.

Motion

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Lis forLine

A line is something thin that only goes in one direction (or one dimension), and has no corners. The sides of other shapes are drawn with lines. The picture is of lines painted on the floor of a railway station.

Shapes

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Lis forLinen

Linen is a fabric woven from fibers of the flax plant. Linen was once used to make so many household items that things like sheets and towels are still collectively called linen.

Fabrics