Words that start with L

Loud leopards leap from limb to limb in Louisiana.

Animals starting with L

Animals

Photo of liquorice candy

Food

Plants that start with L

Plants

Adjectives that start with L

Adjectives

Verbs that start with L

Verbs

Countries that start with L

Countries

Cities that start with L

Cities

Jobs that start with L

Jobs

Photo of arms and legs

Body parts

Plants that start with L

Fruit

Photo of a lark

Birds

Photo of a lizard with a long tail
Amanda Gyllenhaal / CC BY-SA

Lis forLong

Something is long if it goes for a considerable way in one direction. Something goes for a long time if it happens for an extended period. The lizard in the picture has a very long tail. The opposite of long is short.
Adjectives, Sizes
Photo of a man on a lookout
Flying Cloud / CC BY-SA

Lis forLookout

A lookout is a high place that has a nice view. Lookouts are usually set up so you have somewhere to stand and look or take photos, and they have a guard rail so you don't fall off. If you are on the lookout it means you are keeping watch for something.
List of locations
Photo of a loon
Chris Thayer / CC BY-SA

Lis forLoon

Scientific name: order Gaviiformes
The loon is a water bird with a long neck and a heavy bill, often with a black and white spotted pattern. It lives on lakes and dives for fish. Loons are known for their haunting calls.
Waterfowl, Spotted
Photo of bags with loop handles
Marc Smith / CC BY-SA

Lis forLoop

A loop is made by taking something long and thin and bending it over so it encloses a space in the middle. A loop might cross over itself or just curve around. The bag handles in the photo are all made out of loops. When you tie your shoelaces you make two big loops in the knot.
Shapes
Photo of a woman wearing very loose jeans
Bethography / CC BY-SA

Lis forLoose

Your clothes are loose if they are too big for you. The opposite of loose is tight. The woman in the picture is wearing jeans that are far too loose for her because she has lost weight.
Adjectives
Photo of a lopped tree
perthhdproductions / CC BY-SA

Lis forLop

You lop something when you cut it off. You usually lop branches off trees.
Verbs
Photo of a lopped tree
perthhdproductions / CC BY-SA

Lis forLopped

A tree that has had some branches cut off might be described as a lopped tree. Lopped is also the past tense of lop.
Adjectives, Past tense
Photo of a lord
Garry Knight / CC BY-SA

Lis forLord

A Lord is a man of high rank such as a king, a magnate or the owner of a manor. You cannot choose to become a Lord, you are born to it.
Ranks & titles
Photo of a lost teddy bear
Kevin Saff / CC BY-SA

Lis forLose

If you lose something, you do not know where it is. If you are lost, you do not know where you are. The picture is of a teddy bear someone has lost. Lose is not the same as loose. The opposite of lose is find or win. The past tense of lose is lost.
Competition, Verbs
Generated image of someone lost in the woods
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Lis forLost

Lost is the past tense of lose. If you do not know where you are, you are . If you do not know where something is, it is lost. The person in the picture is lost in the woods. The opposite of lost is found.
Adjectives, Past tense