ladybug
         n 1: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually
               feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug},
               {ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]

English Dictionary: lead poisoning	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ladyfish n game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn: ladyfish, tenpounder, Elops saurus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laid-back adj unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation" [syn: laid-back, mellow]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lead poisoning n toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system Synonym(s): lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lithops n any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones Synonym(s): lithops, living stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone plant, stone life face, flowering stone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
load factor n (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
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loud-voiced adj having an unusually loud voice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lutefisk n dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency Synonym(s): lutefisk, lutfisk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lutfisk n dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency Synonym(s): lutefisk, lutfisk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marabou \Mar`a*bou"\, n. [F.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A large stork of the genus {Leptoptilos}             (formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the African species ({L.             crumenifer}), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments.             The Asiatic species ({L. dubius}, or {L. argala}) is the             adjutant. See {Adjutant}. [Written also {marabu}.]          2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a             mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butcher \Butch"er\, n. [OE. bochere, bochier, OF. bochier, F.       boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. boc, F.       bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See {Buck} the       animal.]       1. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for             market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for             food.          2. A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with             unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as             in battle. [bd]Butcher of an innocent child.[b8] --Shak.          {Butcher bird} (Zo[94]l.), a species of shrike of the genus             {Lanius}.          Note: The {Lanius excubitor} is the common butcher bird of                Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called                the {lesser butcher bird}. The American species are                {L.borealis}, or {northern butcher bird}, and {L.                Ludovicianus} or {loggerhead shrike}. The name butcher                bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey                impaled upon thorns, after killing it.          {Butcher's meat}, such flesh of animals slaughtered for food             as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef, mutton,             lamb, and pork.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladybug \La"dy*bug`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Ladybird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladybird \La"dy*bird`\, n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus       {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[91]}); --       called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},       and {lady beetle}. {Coccinella seplempunctata} in one of the       common European species. See {Coccinella}.          Note: The ladybirds are usually more or less hemispherical in                form, with a smooth, polished surface, and often                colored red, brown, or black, with small spots of                brighter colors. Both the larv[91] and the adult                beetles of most species feed on aphids, and for this                reason they are very beneficial to agriculture and                horticulture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladybug \La"dy*bug`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Ladybird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladybird \La"dy*bird`\, n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus       {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[91]}); --       called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},       and {lady beetle}. {Coccinella seplempunctata} in one of the       common European species. See {Coccinella}.          Note: The ladybirds are usually more or less hemispherical in                form, with a smooth, polished surface, and often                colored red, brown, or black, with small spots of                brighter colors. Both the larv[91] and the adult                beetles of most species feed on aphids, and for this                reason they are very beneficial to agriculture and                horticulture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Coccinella \[d8]Coc`ci*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. coccineus       scarlet-colored. See {Cochoneal}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their       larv[91] feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great       benefit to man. Also called {ladybirds} and {ladybugs}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladyfish \La"dy*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large, handsome oceanic fish ({Albula vulpes}), found             both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also             {bonefish}, {grubber}, {French mullet}, and {macab[82]}.       (b) A labroid fish ({Harpe rufa}) of Florida and the West             Indies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bygone \By"gone`\, n.       Something gone by or past; a past event. [bd]Let old bygones       be[b8] --Tennyson.          {Let bygones be bygones}, let the past be forgotten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithophagous \Li*thoph"a*gous\, a. [Litho- + Gr. [?] to eat.]       (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.       (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals             which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks,             certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See             {Lithodomus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lithodomus \[d8]Li*thod"o*mus\, n. [NL. See {Lithodome}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels,       and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter,       in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also {Lithophagus}.          Note: These holes are at first very small and shallow, but                are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes                becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch                diameter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithophosphor \Lith"o*phos`phor\, n. [Litho- + phosphor.]       A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithophosphoric \Lith`o*phos*phor"ic\, a.       Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithophyse \Lith"o*physe\, n. [Litho- + Gr. [?] a flatus, air       bubble.] (Min.)       A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed       in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed       to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loud-voiced \Loud"-voiced`\, a.       Having a loud voice; noisy; clamorous. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ludification \Lu`di*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. ludificatio, fr.       ludificare to make sport of; ludus sport + -ficare (in comp.)       to make. See {-fy}.]       The act of deriding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ludificatory \Lu*dif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. ludificatorius.]       Making sport; tending to excite derision. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lute-backed \Lute"-backed`\, a.       Having a curved spine.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lido Beach, NY (CDP, FIPS 42279)       Location: 40.59215 N, 73.60775 W       Population (1990): 2786 (1289 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LED page printer          {LED printer}