Words that start with L

Loud leopards leap from limb to limb in Louisiana.

Lis forLumber

Lumber is wood that has been cut into regular shapes like planks or beams to be used for construction.

Lis forLump

A lump can mean more than one thing. A lump can be a raised bump on something else. The person in the picture has some lumps on their arm. A lump is also a piece of something that has an irregular shape, such as a lump of coal.

Lis forLunch

Lunch is a meal you eat in the middle of the day. Most people have sandwiches for lunch, but you can have almost anything. Some people have salad for lunch, other people will have a steak.

Lis forLunchbox

A lunchbox, sometimes called a bento box, is a container you put sandwiches in to take them to school to eat for lunch. You can pack anything you like in a lunchbox, like apples, cake or nuts.

Lis forLung

Your lungs are inside your chest, inside your rib cage. When you breathe in, they fill up with air.

Lis forLush

A plant or area of vegetation is lush if it is very healthy, a vivid green, and has lots of foliage.

Lis forLust

Lust is a very strong, even uncontrolled or uncontrollable sexual desire, or a very strong craving for something. For example, "he has a lust for power".

Lis forLute

A lute is a stringed instrument, similar to a guitar but with a distinctive shape. It is most often associated with medieval times, but references to similar instruments can be found that are much older.

Lis forLychee

Scientific name: litchi chinensis
Lychees, also called litchi, are tropical fruit native to China. They have a very sweet, white flesh with a single large seed.

Lis forLye

Lye is a corrosive, alkaline chemical. It was traditionally made from hardwood ash, and is an ingredient in soap. Modern lye is called caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide and is no longer made from ash.