Words that start with L

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.

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.

Linseed is another name for the flax plant.

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.

Lipizzaners, or Lipizzans, are a breed of white horse that is today used and bred at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna as a performing horse. Lipizzaners are trained over many years to perform complicated moves.

Liqueurs are alcoholic drinks that have something strongly flavoured added to them. Liqueurs are usually flavoured with fruit, herbs, spices, cream or even flowers. Liqueurs are quite sweet, and usually have extra sugar added to them.

Liquorice, or licorice, is the root of a plant native to southern Europe. In some countries, the root is chewed raw, and in other countries the liquorice flavour is used with sugar to make liquorice candies.
Liquorice has a similar flavour to fennel and anise but is not related to either one of them. Some modern liquorice candies have more anise in them than liquorice.

To listen means to pay attention to sounds with your ears. You listen when someone talks, sings, or makes a noise.

Listening often means trying to hear and understand what is being said.

Someone is literate if they can read and write. Someone who cannot read or write is called illiterate.

A group of puppies, kittens or other animals that are born in groups, is called a litter.