lace-flower vine
         n 1: low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having
               deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
               Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Alsobia dianthiflora},
               {Episcia dianthiflora}]

English Dictionary: laughable	by the DICT Development Group
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lag bolt n a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench Synonym(s): lag screw, lag bolt
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Lake Balaton n a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: Balaton, Lake Balaton, Plattensee]
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Lake Powell n the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River
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Lake Volta n the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes
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laughable adj incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" Synonym(s): amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
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laughably adv so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" Synonym(s): laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterously
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leg of lamb n lamb leg suitable for roasting [syn: leg of lamb, gigot]
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leg-pull n as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true Synonym(s): leg-pull, leg-pulling
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leg-pulling n as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true Synonym(s): leg-pull, leg-pulling
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legibility n distinctness that makes perception easy [syn: discernability, legibility] a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read Synonym(s): legibility, readability Antonym(s): illegibility
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legible adj (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting" Antonym(s): illegible
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legibly adv in a legible manner; "you must write legibly" [syn: legibly, decipherably, readably] Antonym(s): illegibly, undecipherably, unreadably
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likable adj (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" Synonym(s): sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable Antonym(s): unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" Synonym(s): likable, likeable
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like blue murder adv at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder" Synonym(s): flat out, like blue murder
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likeable adj (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" Synonym(s): sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable Antonym(s): unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" Synonym(s): likable, likeable
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Ljubljana n the capital of Slovenia
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Louis Bleriot n French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936) Synonym(s): Bleriot, Louis Bleriot
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Louisville n the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
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louse fly n bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals Synonym(s): louse fly, hippoboscid
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low explosive n an explosive with a low rate of combustion [ant: {high explosive}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A coleopterous insect of the genus {Lampyris}; esp., the       wingless females and larv[91] of the two European species       ({L. noctiluca}, and {L. splendidula}), which emit light from       some of the abdominal segments.                   Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in                darkness, none in light.                        --Shak.          Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by                the light of the female. In America, the luminous                larv[91] of several species of fireflies and fire                beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are                winged when mature. See {Firefly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lace \Lace\ (l[be]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,       fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.       Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.]       1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;             a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through             eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding             together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,             etc.                         His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.                         For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself                      he tied.                                             --Spenser.          2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a             net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.                         Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.                                                                               --Chaucer.          3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,             often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of             thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.                         Our English dames are much given to the wearing of                      costlylaces.                                       --Bacon.          4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old             Slang] --Addison.          {Alencon lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework,             first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It             is very durable and of great beauty and cost.          {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone},             {Brussels}, etc.          {Gold lace}, [or] {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of             silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads             covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.          {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting             into lacings for machine belts.          {Lace lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard             ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors.          {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of             lace.          {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which             supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a             ship.          {Lace pillow}, [and] {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]       1. Anything used to support the head of a person when             reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,             down, hair, or other soft material.                         [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.          2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to             equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]          3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.          4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.          {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.          {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b[81]re a pillowcase],             a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting             a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the             frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished             with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for             tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also             {pillar block}, or {plumber block}.          {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace             pillow.          {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to             raise or lower the beam.          {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when             not in use.          {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,       Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch},       {Lough}.]       A large body of water contained in a depression of the       earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or       less extended area.          Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt                lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually                no outlet to the ocean.          {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or             races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their             dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance             from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of             Switzerland.          {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake,             sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept             in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of             prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many             savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See             {Crannog}.          {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they             resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91]             live in lakes.          {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}).                      {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally             applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,             Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country             of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed             with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and             {lakists}.          {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser             rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes             and the Mississippi River. It is used as food.          {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout             and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United             States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes,             and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and             Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}),             inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake             trout. See {Namaycush}.          {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}.          {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus             Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United             States and Canada. It is more slender than the common             whitefish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.       Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable       scene.          Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and                {Ludicrous}. -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Laugh"a*bly},                adv.
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Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.       Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable       scene.          Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and                {Ludicrous}. -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Laugh"a*bly},                adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.       Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable       scene.          Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and                {Ludicrous}. -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Laugh"a*bly},                adv.
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Leasable \Leas"a*ble\, a. [From 2d {Lease}.]       Such as can be leased.
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Leg \Leg\ (l[ecr]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[91]g calf       of the leg, Sw. l[84]gg.]       1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the             body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that             part of the limb between the knee and foot.          2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any             long and slender support on which any object rests; as,             the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or             dividers.          3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;             as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.          4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from             drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]                         He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for                      a favor he never received.                  --Fuller.          5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,             Eng.]          6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one             tack or between tacks.          7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the             form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes             nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to             support the boiler; -- called also {water leg}.          8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the             belt which carries the buckets.          9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a             little in rear of the batter.          {A good leg} (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near             the desired course.          {Leg bail}, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]          {Legs of an hyperbola} (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches             of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.          {Legs of a triangle}, the sides of a triangle; -- a name             seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished             by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs             of a right-angled triangle.          {On one's legs}, standing to speak.          {On one's last legs}. See under {Last}.          {To have legs} (Naut.), to have speed.
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Legibility \Leg`i*bil"i*ty\       (l[ecr]j`[icr]*b[icr]l"[icr]*t[ycr]), n.       The quality of being legible; legibleness. --Sir. D.       Brewster.
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Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[ecr]j"[icr]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr.       legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See {Legend}.]       1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye;             plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible             manuscript.                         The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,                      Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow.          2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent             marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often             legible in their countenances.
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Legibleness \Leg"i*ble*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being legible.
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Legibly \Leg"i*bly\, adv.       In a legible manner.
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Leucophlegmacy \Leu`co*phleg"ma*cy\       (l[umac]`k[osl]*fl[ecr]g"m[adot]*s[ycr]), n. [Gr.       leykoflegmati`a; leyko`s white + fle`gma phlegm: cf. F.       leucophlegmasie.] (Med.)       A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca;       paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats.
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Leucophlegmatic \Leu`co*phleg*mat"ic\       (-fl[ecr]g*m[acr]t"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. leucophlegmatique, Gr.       leykofle`gmatos.]       Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin.
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Leucophyll \Leu"co*phyll\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*f[icr]l), n. [Leuco- +       Gr. fy`llon a leaf.] (Chem.)       A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in       parts of plants capable of becoming green. --Watts.
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Leucophyllous \Leu*coph"yl*lous\ (l[usl]*k[ocr]f"[icr]l*l[ucr]s       [or] l[umac]`k[osl]*f[icr]l"l[ucr]s), a. [Gr. leyko`fyllos;       leyko`s white + fy`llon a leaf.] (Bot.)       Having white or silvery foliage.
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Leucoplast \Leu"co*plast\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*pl[acr]st),    Leucoplastid \Leu`co*plas"tid\ (-pl[acr]s"t[icr]d), n. [Leuco- +       Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Bot.)       One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules       occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the       nuclei around which starch granules will form.
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Leucoplast \Leu"co*plast\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*pl[acr]st),    Leucoplastid \Leu`co*plas"tid\ (-pl[acr]s"t[icr]d), n. [Leuco- +       Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Bot.)       One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules       occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the       nuclei around which starch granules will form.
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Leukoplast \Leu"ko*plast\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*pl[acr]st), n. (Bot.)       See {Leucoplast}.
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Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.]       A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]          {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {lich owl}.          {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was             carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier             was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov.             Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before             burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer.          {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.          {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the             grave. [Prov. Eng.]
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Likable \Lik"a*ble\ (l[imac]k"[adot]*b'l), a.       Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a       likable person. --Thackeray.
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Blaze \Blaze\ (bl[amac]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[91]se, blase;       akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch,       Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf.       {Blast}, {Blush}, {Blink}.]       1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the             process of combustion; a bright flame. [bd]To heaven the             blaze uprolled.[b8] --Croly.          2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek             shelter from the blaze of the sun.                         O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon!                                                                               --Milton.          3. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an             outburst; a brilliant display. [bd]Fierce blaze of             riot.[b8] [bd]His blaze of wrath.[b8] --Shak.                         For what is glory but the blaze of fame? --Milton.          4. [Cf. D. bles; akin to E. blaze light.] A white spot on the             forehead of a horse.          5. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark,             usually as a surveyor's mark.                         Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same                      tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze                      a settlement or neighborhood road.      --Carlton.          {In a blaze}, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with,             giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.          {Like blazes}, furiously; rapidly. [Low] [bd]The horses did             along like blazes tear.[b8] --Poem in Essex dialect.          Note: In low language in the U. S., blazes is frequently used                of something extreme or excessive, especially of                something very bad; as, blue as blazes. --Neal.          Syn: {Blaze}, {Flame}.          Usage: A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas.                   In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is                   prominent, with or without heat; as, the blaze of the                   sun or of a meteor. Flame includes a stronger notion                   of heat; as, he perished in the flames.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Likeable \Like"a*ble\ (l[imac]k"[adot]*b'l), a.       See {Likable.}
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Liquable \Liq"ua*ble\ (l[icr]k"w[adot]*b'l), a. [L. liquabilis.       See {Liquate}, v. i.]       Capable of being melted.
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Lixivial \Lix*iv"i*al\, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye       ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.]       1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts             extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or             salts like a lixivium.                                 --Boyle.          2. Of the color of lye; resembling lye.          3. Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood             ashes.          {Lixivial salts} (Old Chem.), salts which are obtained by             passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lixivial \Lix*iv"i*al\, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye       ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.]       1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts             extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or             salts like a lixivium.                                 --Boyle.          2. Of the color of lye; resembling lye.          3. Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood             ashes.          {Lixivial salts} (Old Chem.), salts which are obtained by             passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the       fastening of a door, fr. l[umac]can to lock, fasten; akin to       OS. l[umac]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[umac]hhan, Icel.       l[?]ka, Goth. l[umac]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.       Cf. {Locket}.]       1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a             door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a             bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the             thing fastened.          2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one             thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.                         Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De                                                                               Quincey.          3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.             --Dryden.          4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream             or canal.          5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in             raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to             another; -- called also {lift lock}.          6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is             exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,             etc.          7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.          8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.          {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing             whether it as has been tampered with.          {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.          {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a             canal lock.          {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.          {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is             attached.          {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail             nearest the lock.          {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.          {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise.          {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus             differing from a {mortise lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loose \Loose\, a. [Compar. {Looser}; superl. {Loosest}.] [OE.       loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS.       le[a0]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[94]s,       Goth. laus, and E. lose. [?] See {Lose}, and cf. {Leasing}       falsehood.]       1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed,             or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.                         Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty,             habit, etc.; -- with from or of.                         Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's                      thoughts ?                                          --Addison.          3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.          4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of             loose texture.                         With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose             style, or way of reasoning.                         The comparison employed . . . must be considered                      rather as a loose analogy than as an exact                      scientific explanation.                     --Whewel.          6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to             some standard of right.                         The loose morality which he had learned. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          7. Unconnected; rambling.                         Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose                      and unconnected pages.                        --I. Watts.          8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. --Locke.          9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.                         Loose ladies in delight.                     --Spenser.          10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language;             as, a loose epistle. -- Dryden.          {At loose ends}, not in order; in confusion; carelessly             managed.          {Fast and loose}. See under {Fast}.          {To break loose}. See under {Break}.          {Loose pulley}. (Mach.) See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under             {Fast}.          {To let loose}, to free from restraint or confinement; to set             at liberty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulley \Pul"ley\, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of       Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine,       polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a       colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet},       {Foal}). For the change of sense, cf. F. poutre beam,       originally, a filly, and E. easel.] (Mach.)       A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting       power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of       machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means       of a belt, cord, rope, or chain.          Note: The pulley, as one of the mechanical powers, consists,                in its simplest form, of a grooved wheel, called a                sheave, turning within a movable frame or block, by                means of a cord or rope attached at one end to a fixed                point. The force, acting on the free end of the rope,                is thus doubled, but can move the load through only                half the space traversed by itself. The rope may also                pass over a sheave in another block that is fixed. The                end of the rope may be fastened to the movable block,                instead of a fixed point, with an additional gain of                power, and using either one or two sheaves in the fixed                block. Other sheaves may be added, and the power                multiplied accordingly. Such an apparatus is called by                workmen a block and tackle, or a fall and tackle. See                {Block}. A single fixed pulley gives no increase of                power, but serves simply for changing the direction of                motion.          {Band pulley}, [or] {Belt pulley}, a pulley with a broad face             for transmitting power between revolving shafts by means             of a belt, or for guiding a belt.          {Cone pulley}. See {Cone pulley}.          {Conical pulley}, one of a pair of belt pulleys, each in the             shape of a truncated cone, for varying velocities.          {Fast pulley}, a pulley firmly attached upon a shaft.          {Loose pulley}, a pulley loose on a shaft, to interrupt the             transmission of motion in machinery. See {Fast and loose             pulleys}, under {Fast}.          {Parting pulley}, a belt pulley made in semicircular halves,             which can be bolted together, to facilitate application             to, or removal from, a shaft.          {Pulley block}. Same as {Block}, n. 6.          {Pulley stile} (Arch.), the upright of the window frame into             which a pulley is fixed and along which the sash slides.                      {Split pulley}, a parting pulley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Losable \Los"a*ble\, a.       Such as can be lost.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lossful \Loss"ful\, a.       Detrimental. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Louse \Louse\ (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS.       l[umac]s, pl. l[ymac]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG.       l[umac]s, Icel. l[umac]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named       because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial,             parasitic insects belonging to a tribe ({Pediculina}), now             usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group             belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head             louse of man ({Pediculus capitis}), the body louse ({P.             vestimenti}), and the crab louse ({Phthirius pubis}), and             many others. See {Crab louse}, {Dog louse}, {Cattle             louse}, etc., under {Crab}, {Dog}, etc.          2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly             parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are             known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on             the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded             Pseudoneuroptera. See {Mallophaga}.          3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice.             See {Aphid}.          4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See             {Branchiura}, and {Ichthvophthira}.          Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites;                as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse.          {Louse fly} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the             group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee             louse.          {Louse mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of mites             which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and             feathers like lice. They belong to {Myobia},             {Dermaleichus}, {Mycoptes}, and several other genera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lug \Lug\, n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]       1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]          2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which             anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a             support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the             lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.          3. (Mach.) A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is             attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key,             bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.          4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held             up.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The lugworm.          {Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat             extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.          2. A measure of length, being 16[frac12] feet; a rod, pole,             or perch. [Obs.] [bd] Eight lugs of ground.[b8] --Spenser.          {Chimney lug}, [or] {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is             hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open             air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laceyville, PA (borough, FIPS 40744)       Location: 41.64503 N, 76.15948 W       Population (1990): 436 (187 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18623
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Lake Bluff, IL (village, FIPS 40910)       Location: 42.28255 N, 87.85030 W       Population (1990): 5513 (2079 housing units)       Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60044
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Placid, FL (town, FIPS 38625)       Location: 27.29688 N, 81.36966 W       Population (1990): 1158 (587 housing units)       Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33852    Lake Placid, NY (village, FIPS 40761)       Location: 44.28338 N, 73.98501 W       Population (1990): 2485 (1610 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Pleasant, NY       Zip code(s): 12108
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Villa, IL (village, FIPS 41586)       Location: 42.41753 N, 88.08228 W       Population (1990): 2857 (1089 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Village, AR (city, FIPS 38170)       Location: 33.32420 N, 91.28353 W       Population (1990): 2791 (1105 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71653    Lake Village, IN       Zip code(s): 46349
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lakefield, MN (city, FIPS 34316)       Location: 43.67791 N, 95.17106 W       Population (1990): 1679 (775 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56150
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lakeville, CT       Zip code(s): 06039    Lakeville, IN (town, FIPS 41670)       Location: 41.52576 N, 86.27449 W       Population (1990): 655 (277 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46536    Lakeville, MA       Zip code(s): 02347    Lakeville, MN (city, FIPS 35180)       Location: 44.67937 N, 93.24481 W       Population (1990): 24854 (8105 housing units)       Area: 93.8 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55044    Lakeville, NY       Zip code(s): 14480    Lakeville, OH       Zip code(s): 44638    Lakeville, PA       Zip code(s): 18438
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leachville, AR (city, FIPS 39010)       Location: 35.92155 N, 90.25625 W       Population (1990): 1743 (793 housing units)       Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72438
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leesville, LA (city, FIPS 43010)       Location: 31.13738 N, 93.27484 W       Population (1990): 7638 (3520 housing units)       Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Leesville, OH (village, FIPS 42518)       Location: 40.45095 N, 81.20956 W       Population (1990): 156 (69 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Leesville, SC (town, FIPS 40885)       Location: 33.91811 N, 81.51229 W       Population (1990): 2025 (840 housing units)       Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29070    Leesville, TX       Zip code(s): 78122
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewisville, AR (city, FIPS 39640)       Location: 33.36297 N, 93.57662 W       Population (1990): 1424 (632 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71845    Lewisville, ID (city, FIPS 46720)       Location: 43.69492 N, 112.01397 W       Population (1990): 471 (148 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83431    Lewisville, IN (town, FIPS 43074)       Location: 39.80585 N, 85.35318 W       Population (1990): 437 (166 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47352    Lewisville, MN (city, FIPS 36818)       Location: 43.92403 N, 94.43509 W       Population (1990): 255 (128 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56060    Lewisville, NC (CDP, FIPS 38040)       Location: 36.09313 N, 80.40273 W       Population (1990): 3206 (1337 housing units)       Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27023    Lewisville, OH (village, FIPS 42980)       Location: 39.76588 N, 81.21885 W       Population (1990): 261 (106 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43754    Lewisville, TX (city, FIPS 42508)       Location: 33.04166 N, 96.98292 W       Population (1990): 46521 (19724 housing units)       Area: 93.3 sq km (land), 14.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75057
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Louisville, AL (town, FIPS 44344)       Location: 31.78109 N, 85.55804 W       Population (1990): 728 (270 housing units)       Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36048    Louisville, CO (city, FIPS 46355)       Location: 39.96837 N, 105.13955 W       Population (1990): 12361 (4785 housing units)       Area: 19.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 80027    Louisville, GA (city, FIPS 47560)       Location: 32.99583 N, 82.40035 W       Population (1990): 2429 (963 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30434    Louisville, IL (village, FIPS 44927)       Location: 38.76954 N, 88.50733 W       Population (1990): 1098 (520 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Louisville, KS (city, FIPS 42925)       Location: 39.25088 N, 96.31511 W       Population (1990): 215 (82 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66450    Louisville, KY (city, FIPS 48000)       Location: 38.22475 N, 85.74116 W       Population (1990): 269063 (124018 housing units)       Area: 160.9 sq km (land), 11.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40202, 40203, 40204, 40205, 40208, 40209, 40210, 40211, 40212, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40217, 40220, 40245    Louisville, MS (city, FIPS 42280)       Location: 33.12283 N, 89.05460 W       Population (1990): 7169 (2829 housing units)       Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39339    Louisville, NE (village, FIPS 29260)       Location: 40.99879 N, 96.16030 W       Population (1990): 998 (412 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68037    Louisville, OH (city, FIPS 45094)       Location: 40.83725 N, 81.26090 W       Population (1990): 8087 (3139 housing units)       Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44641    Louisville, TN       Zip code(s): 37777
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lowesville, NC (CDP, FIPS 39520)       Location: 35.42119 N, 81.00261 W       Population (1990): 1092 (407 housing units)       Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Lowesville, VA       Zip code(s): 22951
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Loysville, PA       Zip code(s): 17047
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lazy evaluation          An {evaluation strategy} combining {normal order       evaluation} with updating.   Under normal order evaluation       (outermost or call-by-name evaluation) an expression is       evaluated only when its value is needed in order for the       program to return (the next part of) its result.   Updating       means that if an expression's value is needed more than once       (i.e. it is shared), the result of the first evaluation is       remembered and subsequent requests for it will return the       remembered value immediately without further evaluation.   This       is often implemented by graph reduction.   An unevaluated       expression is represented as a {closure} - a data structure       containing all the information required to evaluate the       expression.          Lazy evaluation is one {evaluation strategy} used to implement       non-{strict} functions.   Function arguments may be infinite       data structures (especially lists) of values, the components       of which are evaluated as needed.          According to Phil Wadler the term was invented by Jim Morris.          Opposite: {eager evaluation}.          A partial kind of lazy evaluation implements lazy data       structures or especially {lazy list}s where function arguments       are passed evaluated but the arguments of data constructors       are not evaluated.          {Full laziness} is a {program transformation} which aims to       optimise lazy evaluation by ensuring that all subexpressions       in a function body which do not depend on the function's       arguments are only evaluated once.          (1994-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lisp-Linda          P. Dourish, U Edinburgh 1988.