Words that start with L

Loud leopards leap from limb to limb in Louisiana.

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.

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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.

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A limpet is a small, almost flat sea creature with a shell shaped like a flattened cone. They live stuck to rocks on the beach, where the tide comes and goes. Limpets feed by scraping algae from the rock surface using a tough, tooth-like mouth. Their strong grip helps them stay in place even when the waves hit them.

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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.

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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.

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A link is something that connects two things together somehow. A link is also one piece of a chain.

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Linseed is another name for the flax plant.

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Lint is a collection of very short fabric fibers that have broken off clothing and linen as it is being used. Lint tends to collect inside washing machines, dryers, the inside of pockets and even in your belly button.

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A lintel is a horizontal structural component, supported at each end by a post. Lintels are commonly seen above windows and doors in older houses, supporting the bricks or stone above the opening.

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A lion is a kind of large wild cat. Male lions have a mane around their head, and female lions - called lionesses do not. Lions live in groups called prides, and they hunt animals like zebra and antelope to eat.