Laconia
         n 1: an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern
               Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

English Dictionary: lesson	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lacuna n a blank gap or missing part Synonym(s): lacuna, blank an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome Synonym(s): coffer, caisson, lacuna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lagan n goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered Synonym(s): lagan, lagend, ligan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lagoon n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral Synonym(s): lagoon, laguna, lagune
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laguna n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral Synonym(s): lagoon, laguna, lagune
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lagune n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral Synonym(s): lagoon, laguna, lagune
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lakshmi n Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Laocoon n (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lausanne n a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lay eyes on v see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: behold, {lay eyes on}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lcm n the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36" Synonym(s): lowest common multiple, least common multiple, lcm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legion adj amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" Synonym(s): numerous, legion(p) n archaic terms for army Synonym(s): host, legion association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion" a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion" a vast multitude Synonym(s): horde, host, legion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legume n an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae Synonym(s): legume, leguminous plant the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lesion n any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) Synonym(s): wound, lesion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lessen v decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" Synonym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Antonym(s): increase make smaller; "He decreased his staff" Synonym(s): decrease, lessen, minify Antonym(s): increase wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" Synonym(s): subside, lessen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lesson n a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" Synonym(s): example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" Synonym(s): moral, lesson a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leucaemia n malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer Synonym(s): leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leucaena n small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia Synonym(s): Leucaena, genus Leucaena
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leucine n a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leucoma n eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea Synonym(s): leukoma, leucoma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leukaemia n malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer Synonym(s): leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leukemia n malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer Synonym(s): leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leukoma n eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea Synonym(s): leukoma, leucoma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lexeme n a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liaison n a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour] a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" Synonym(s): liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lichen n any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ligan n goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered Synonym(s): lagan, lagend, ligan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ligne n a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liken v consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" Synonym(s): compare, liken, equate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lissom adj moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lissome adj moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lock in v close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" Synonym(s): lock in, seal in place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" Synonym(s): lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
locum n someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession Synonym(s): locum tenens, locum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
log in v enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log in}, log on, log-in] Antonym(s): log off, log out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
log on v enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log in}, log on, log-in] Antonym(s): log off, log out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
log-in v enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log in}, log on, log-in] Antonym(s): log off, log out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Logan n a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) Synonym(s): Logan, Mount Logan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Logania n type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers Synonym(s): Logania, genus Logania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
logion n a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
logjam n any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" an immovable mass of logs blocking a river
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
look on v observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" Synonym(s): watch, look on look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" Synonym(s): think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loosen v make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: loosen, loose] Antonym(s): stiffen make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" Synonym(s): relax, loosen become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" Synonym(s): relax, loosen disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" Synonym(s): tease, tease apart, loosen cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" Synonym(s): untie, undo, loosen make less dense; "loosen the soil" become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" Synonym(s): loosen, relax, loose Antonym(s): stiffen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Louisiana n a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Synonym(s): Louisiana, Pelican State, LA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loxoma n one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand [syn: Loxoma, genus Loxoma]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lucania n a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot') Synonym(s): Basilicata, Lucania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lucknow n a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Luscinia n nightingales Synonym(s): Luscinia, genus Luscinia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lushun n a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda Synonym(s): Lushun, Port Arthur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Luzon n the main island of the Philippines
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lycaena n type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper Synonym(s): Lycaena, genus Lycaena
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lycaeon n African hunting dog Synonym(s): Lycaeon, genus Lycaeon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lyceum n a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 Synonym(s): secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school a public hall for lectures and concerts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lycian n an Anatolian language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lycium n deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions Synonym(s): Lycium, genus Lycium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lysin n any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lysine n an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laccin \Lac"cin\, n. [Cf. F. laccine.] (Chem.)       A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Lacini[91]}. [L., the lappet       or flap of a garment.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or                   divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders                   of the petals of some flowers.             (b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a                   monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised                   leaf.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on             the maxill[91] of insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Lacini[91]}. [L., the lappet       or flap of a garment.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or                   divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders                   of the petals of some flowers.             (b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a                   monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised                   leaf.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on             the maxill[91] of insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lacuna \[d8]La*cu"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lacun[91]}; E. {Lacunas}.       [L., ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See {Lagoon}.]       1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank             space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.          2. (Biol.) A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a             space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or             one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower             animals, which serve in place of vessels for the             circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac,             usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacune \La*cune"\, n. [F.]       A lacuna. [R.] --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagan \La"gan\, n. & v.       See {Ligan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"g[ait]n), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to       tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)       Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that       they may be found again. See {Jetsam} and {Flotsam}. [Written       also {lagan}.] --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagan \La"gan\, n. & v.       See {Ligan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"g[ait]n), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to       tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)       Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that       they may be found again. See {Jetsam} and {Flotsam}. [Written       also {lagan}.] --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lagena \[d8]La*ge"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lagen[91]}, E. {Lagenas}.       [L., a flask; cf. Gr. [?], [?].] (Anat.)       The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;       an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,       in fishes and amphibians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagoon \La*goon"\, n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool,       pond, lacus lake. See {Lake}, and cf. {Lacuna}.] [Written       also {lagune}.]       1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one             into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.          2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion             of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See             {Atoll}.          {Lagoon island}, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef             encircling a lagoon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagoon \La*goon"\, n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool,       pond, lacus lake. See {Lake}, and cf. {Lacuna}.] [Written       also {lagune}.]       1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one             into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.          2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion             of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See             {Atoll}.          {Lagoon island}, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef             encircling a lagoon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagune \La*gune"\, n.       See {Lagoon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagoon \La*goon"\, n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool,       pond, lacus lake. See {Lake}, and cf. {Lacuna}.] [Written       also {lagune}.]       1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one             into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.          2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion             of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See             {Atoll}.          {Lagoon island}, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef             encircling a lagoon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lagune \La*gune"\, n.       See {Lagoon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laism \La"ism\, n.       See {Lamaism}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladykin \La"dy*kin\, n. [Lady + -kin.]       A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's       time, in the abbreviated form {Lakin}, to the Virgin Mary.          Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is                equivalent to [bd]dear.[b8] --Brewer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lakin \La"kin\, n.       See {Ladykin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laoco94n \La*oc"o*[94]n\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] ]       1. (Class. Myth.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war.             (See 2.)          2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome,             representing the priest Laoco[94]n, with his sons,             infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by             Virgil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)       An Asiatic and North African shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}), with       smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is       prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is       called {Egyptian privet}, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica       mignonette}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lecama \Le*ca"ma\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The hartbeest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legging \Leg"ging\ (l[ecr]g"g[icr]ng), Leggin \Leg"gin\       (l[ecr]g"g[icr]n), n. [From {Leg}.]       A cover for the leg, like a long gaiter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legion \Le"gion\ (l[emac]"j[ucr]n), n. [OE. legioun, OF. legion,       F. l[82]gion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect.       See {Legend}.]       1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry             consisting of different numbers at different periods, --             from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the             cavalry being about one tenth.          2. A military force; an army; military bands.          3. A great number; a multitude.                         Where one sin has entered, legions will force their                      way through the same breach.               --Rogers.          4. (Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class.          {Legion of honor}, an order instituted by the French             government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a             reward for merit, both civil and military.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legume \Leg"ume\ (l[ecr]g"[usl]m [or] l[esl]*g[umac]m"), n. [F.       l[82]gume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called       because they may be gathered without cutting. See {Legend}.]       1. (Bot.) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and             having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the             pea.          Note: In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua,                in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In                popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea                pod, or peas cod.          2. pl. The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans,             lupines; pulse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See       {Dexter}.] (Chem.)       A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless       and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,       and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or       diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing       several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective       varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the       plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British       gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See       {Achro[94]dextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Likin \[d8]Li"kin`\, n. [Written also {lekin}.] [ Chin. li       kin; li the thousandth part of a tael + kin money.]       A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon       imports or articles in transit.                   [bd]Likin,[b8] which used to be regarded as illegal, as                one of the many, [bd]squeezes[b8] imposed by the                mandarins, is, in Jamieson's opinion, just as legal as                any other form of taxation.                     --A. R.                                                                               Colquhoun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesion \Le"sion\ (l[emac]"zh[ucr]n), n. [F. l[82]sion, L.       laesio, fr. laedere, laesum, to hurt, injure.]       A hurt; an injury. Specifically:       (a) (Civil Law) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a             bargain or contract. --Burrill.       (b) (Med.) Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or             the texture of organs. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.       To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be       diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as       we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.                   The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than                this: there was one witness of no good reputation.                                                                               --Atterbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lessen \Less"en\ (l[ecr]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened}       (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.]       To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to       diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a       population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.                   Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.                   St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men                conspired to lessen it.                           --Atterbury.          Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;                weaken; degrade.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesson \Les"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessoned} (-s'nd); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Lessoning}.]       To teach; to instruct. --Shak.                   To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson                happier men, and shame at least the bad. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesson \Les"son\ (l[ecr]s"s'n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[cced]on       lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read,       collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.]       1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or             learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a             pupil to be studied or learned at one time.          2. That which is learned or taught by an express effort;             instruction derived from precept, experience, observation,             or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a             lesson in drawing.[bd] A smooth and pleasing lesson.[b8]             --Milton.                         Emprinteth well this lesson in your mind. --Chaucer.          3. A portion of Scripture read in divine service for             instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.          4. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.                         She would give her a lesson for walking so late.                                                                               --Sir. P.                                                                               Sidney.          5. (Mus.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational             purpose; a study.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leucin \Leu"cin\ (l[umac]"s[icr]n), n. [Gr. leyko`s white.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the       decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion,       by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by       putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various       tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and       likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be       considered as amido-caproic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leuk91mia \Leu*k[91]"mi*a\ (l[usl]*k[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n.       Leucocyth[91]mia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leuch91mia \[d8]Leu*ch[91]"mi*a\       (l[usl]*k[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s       white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)       See {Leucocyth[91]mia}. -- {Leu*ch[91]m"ic}       (l[usl]*k[ecr]m"[icr]k), a. [Written also {leuk[91]mia},       {leuk[91]mic}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leuk91mia \Leu*k[91]"mi*a\ (l[usl]*k[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n.       Leucocyth[91]mia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leuch91mia \[d8]Leu*ch[91]"mi*a\       (l[usl]*k[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s       white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)       See {Leucocyth[91]mia}. -- {Leu*ch[91]m"ic}       (l[usl]*k[ecr]m"[icr]k), a. [Written also {leuk[91]mia},       {leuk[91]mic}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[umac]"[icr]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\       (-s[ucr]n), n.       1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be             fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large             stones, etc.          2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.          {Lewis hole}, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth,             into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lichen \Li"chen\ (l[imac]"k[ecr]n; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.       leichh`n.]       1. (Bot.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants,             (technically called {Lichenes}), having no distinction of             leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like             forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously             branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and             generate by means of spores. The species are very widely             distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually             of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and             various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity.             They are often improperly called {rock moss} or {tree             moss}.          Note: A favorite modern theory of lichens (called after its                inventor the Schwendener hypothesis), is that they are                not autonomous plants, but that they consist of                ascigerous fungi, parasitic on alg[91]. Each lichen is                composed of white filaments and green, or greenish,                rounded cells, and it is argued that the two are of                different nature, the one living at the expense of the                other. See {Hyph[91]}, and {Gonidia}.          2. (Med.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease,             esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small,             conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked,             tend to spread and produce great and even fatal             exhaustion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"g[ait]n), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to       tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)       Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that       they may be found again. See {Jetsam} and {Flotsam}. [Written       also {lagan}.] --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligsam \Lig"sam\ (l[icr]g"s[ait]m), n. [Cf. D. liggen to lie, E.       lie to be prostrate, and E. flotsam, jetsam, or ligan.]       Same as {Ligan}. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liken \Lik"en\ (l[imac]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Likened}       (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Likening}.] [OE. liknen. See {Like},       a.]       1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to             compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.                         Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth                      them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built                      his house upon a rock.                        --Matt. vii.                                                                               24.          2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] --Brougham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lisne \Lisne\ (l[imac]n), n. [Prov. E. lissen, lisne, a cleft in       a rock.]       A cavity or hollow.[Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[icr]s"s[ucr]m), a. [For       lithesome.]       1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.                         Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.                                                                               --Tennyson.          2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[icr]s"s[ucr]m), a. [For       lithesome.]       1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.                         Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.                                                                               --Tennyson.          2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lochan \Loch"an\, n. [Gael. See 1st {Loch}.]       A small lake; a pond. [Scot.]                   A pond or lochan rather than a lake.      --H. Miller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locken \Lock"en\, obs. p. p.       of {Lock}. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locken \Lock"en\, n. (Bot.)       The globeflower ({Trollius}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Log \Log\, n. [Icel. l[be]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie.       See {Lie} to lie prostrate.]       1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing             or sawing.          2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock,             Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring             the rate of a ship's motion through the water.          Note: The common log consists of the log-chip, or logship,                often exclusively called the log, and the log line, the                former being commonly a thin wooden quadrant of five or                six inches radius, loaded with lead on the arc to make                it float with the point up. It is attached to the log                line by cords from each corner. This line is divided                into equal spaces, called knots, each bearing the same                proportion to a mile that half a minute does to an                hour. The line is wound on a reel which is so held as                to let it run off freely. When the log is thrown, the                log-chip is kept by the water from being drawn forward,                and the speed of the ship is shown by the number of                knots run out in half a minute. There are improved                logs, consisting of a piece of mechanism which, being                towed astern, shows the distance actually gone through                by the ship, by means of the revolutions of a fly,                which are registered on a dial plate.          3. Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her             daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's             cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.          4. A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an             engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of             other items relating to the performance of machinery             during a given time.          5. (Mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting             rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.          {Log board} (Naut.), a board consisting of two parts shutting             together like a book, with columns in which are entered             the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc.,             during each hour of the day and night. These entries are             transferred to the log book. A folding slate is now used             instead.          {Log book}, [or] {Logbook} (Naut.), a book in which is             entered the daily progress of a ship at sea, as indicated             by the log, with notes on the weather and incidents of the             voyage; the contents of the log board.          {Log cabin}, {Log house}, a cabin or house made of logs.          {Log canoe}, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a             single log.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logan \Log"an\, n.       A rocking or balanced stone. --Gwill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loggan \Log"gan\, n.       See {Logan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loosen \Loos"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.]       1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness,             or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen             a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.                         After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree                      good by loosening of the earth.         --Bacon.          2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..                         It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the             alvine discharges of. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loosen \Loos"en\, v. i.       To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. --S.       Sharp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[icr]l"l[osl]*t[emac]n`), n. [F.,       from Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the       Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with       the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine       Louis, and was called at first {Louison} or {Louisette}.       Similar machines, however, were known earlier.]       1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy             ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by             a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.          2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing,             resembling in its action a guillotine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyceum \Ly*ce"um\, n.; pl. E. {Lyceums}, L. {Lycea}. [L. lyceum,       Gr. [?], so named after the neighboring temple of [?] [?]       Apollo the wolf slayer, prob. fr. [?] belonging to a wolf, fr       [?] wolf. See {Wolf}.]       1. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of             Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.          2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by             lectures or disquisitions.          3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the             university.          4. An association for debate and literary improvement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lycine \Lyc"ine\, n. (Chem.)       A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because       found in the boxthorn ({Lycium barbarum}). See {Betaine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.]       (Chem.)       A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and       also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its       residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline       substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a       sweetish taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lycine \Lyc"ine\, n. (Chem.)       A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because       found in the boxthorn ({Lycium barbarum}). See {Betaine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.]       (Chem.)       A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and       also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its       residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline       substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a       sweetish taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyken \Ly"ken\, v. t. [See {Like}, v. t. ]       To please; -- chiefly used impersonally. [Obs.] [bd] Sith it       lyketh you.[b8] --Chaucer.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lachine, MI       Zip code(s): 49753
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lackawanna, NY (city, FIPS 40189)       Location: 42.81677 N, 78.82925 W       Population (1990): 20585 (8986 housing units)       Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14218
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lacon, IL (city, FIPS 40559)       Location: 41.02172 N, 89.40681 W       Population (1990): 1986 (816 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61540
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lacona, IA (city, FIPS 42285)       Location: 41.18992 N, 93.38419 W       Population (1990): 357 (153 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50139    Lacona, NY (village, FIPS 40200)       Location: 43.64372 N, 76.06892 W       Population (1990): 593 (265 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13083
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laconia, IN (town, FIPS 40644)       Location: 38.03210 N, 86.08530 W       Population (1990): 75 (32 housing units)       Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47135    Laconia, NH (city, FIPS 40180)       Location: 43.56945 N, 71.48032 W       Population (1990): 15743 (8201 housing units)       Area: 52.6 sq km (land), 16.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laguna, CA (CDP, FIPS 39173)       Location: 38.42113 N, 121.42266 W       Population (1990): 9828 (3939 housing units)       Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Laguna, NM (CDP, FIPS 37070)       Location: 35.03861 N, 107.39256 W       Population (1990): 434 (170 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Ann, MI (village, FIPS 44460)       Location: 44.72574 N, 85.84447 W       Population (1990): 217 (148 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49650
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Anne, VA       Zip code(s): 22090
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lakin, KS (city, FIPS 38175)       Location: 37.94018 N, 101.25828 W       Population (1990): 2060 (825 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67860
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lawson, MO (city, FIPS 40988)       Location: 39.43628 N, 94.21359 W       Population (1990): 1876 (692 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64062
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lawsonia, MD (CDP, FIPS 46100)       Location: 37.95750 N, 75.84204 W       Population (1990): 1326 (642 housing units)       Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ligon, KY       Zip code(s): 41604
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lockney, TX (town, FIPS 43252)       Location: 34.12290 N, 101.44185 W       Population (1990): 2207 (809 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79241    Lockney, WV       Zip code(s): 25258
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Logan, AL       Zip code(s): 35098    Logan, IA (city, FIPS 46155)       Location: 41.64464 N, 95.79101 W       Population (1990): 1401 (611 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51546    Logan, KS (city, FIPS 42100)       Location: 39.66127 N, 99.56650 W       Population (1990): 633 (326 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67646    Logan, NM (village, FIPS 42040)       Location: 35.36100 N, 103.44342 W       Population (1990): 870 (858 housing units)       Area: 20.6 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 88426    Logan, OH (city, FIPS 44632)       Location: 39.53690 N, 82.40175 W       Population (1990): 6725 (2891 housing units)       Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43138    Logan, OK       Zip code(s): 73849    Logan, UT (city, FIPS 45860)       Location: 41.74004 N, 111.83513 W       Population (1990): 32762 (11440 housing units)       Area: 36.6 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84321    Logan, WV (city, FIPS 48148)       Location: 37.84911 N, 81.98686 W       Population (1990): 2206 (1126 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Louisiana, MO (city, FIPS 44174)       Location: 39.44352 N, 91.05924 W       Population (1990): 3967 (1808 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63353
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lucama, NC (town, FIPS 39600)       Location: 35.64352 N, 78.00862 W       Population (1990): 933 (397 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27851
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lucan, MN (city, FIPS 38420)       Location: 44.40928 N, 95.41269 W       Population (1990): 235 (111 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56255
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lucien, OK       Zip code(s): 73757
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lycan, CO       Zip code(s): 81084
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LECOM          Version of COMIT on GE 225 ca. 1966.   Sammet 1969, p.419.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lexeme          A minimal lexical unit of a language.   {Lexical       analysis} converts strings in a language into a list of       lexemes.   For a programming language these word-like pieces       would include {keywords}, {identifiers}, {literal}s and       punctutation.   The lexemes are then passed to the {parser} for       syntactic analysis.          (1996-04-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LGEN          A {logic language} for {VLSI} implementation by {S.C. Johnson}       of {Bell Labs}.          [S.C. Johnson, "Code Generation for Silicon", Proc 10th POPL,       1983].          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LGN          {Linear Graph Notation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LLGen          A {BNF}-based {LL1} {parser generator} by Fischer and       LeBlanc.   It conforms to a subset of {FMQ}.          {(ftp://csczar.ncsu.edu/)}.          ["Crafting A Compiler", Fischer and LeBlanc].          (1990-03-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lock-in          When an existing standard becomes almost impossible       to supersede because of the cost or logistical difficulties       involved in convincing all its users to switch something       different and, typically, {incompatible}.          The common implication is that the existing standard is       notably inferior to other comparable standards developed       before or since.          Things which have been accused of benefiting from lock-in in       the absence of being truly worthwhile include: the {QWERTY}       keyboard; any well-known {operating system} or programming       language you don't like (e.g., see "{Unix conspiracy}"); every       product ever made by {Microsoft Corporation}; and most       currently deployed formats for transmitting or storing data of       any kind (especially the {Internet Protocol}, 7-bit (or even       8-bit) {character sets}, analog video or audio broadcast       formats and nearly any file format).          Because of {network effects} outside of just computer       networks, {Real World} examples of lock-in include the current       spelling conventions for writing English (or French, Japanese,       Hebrew, Arabic, etc.); the design of American money; the       imperial (feet, inches, ounces, etc.) system of measurement;       and the various and anachronistic aspects of the internal       organisation of any government (e.g., the American Electoral       College).          (1998-01-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LOGIN          1. An {object-oriented} {deductive language} and {database}       system integrating {logic programming} and {inheritance}.          ["LOGIN: A Logic Programming Language with Built-In       Inheritance", H. Ait-Kaci et al, J Logic Programming       3(3):185-215 (1986)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
login          (Or "log in", "log on", "logon") To start a {session}       with a system, usually by giving a {user name} and {password}       as a means of user {authentication}.   The term is also used to       mean the ability to access a service (also called an account),       e.g. "Have you been given a login yet?"          "Log in/on" is occasionally misused to refer to starting a       session where no authorisation is involved, or to access where       there is no session involved.   E.g. "Log on to our {Web       site}!"          "login" is also the {Unix} program which reads and verifies a       user's user name and password and starts an {interactive}       session.          (1997-08-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LOGIN          1. An {object-oriented} {deductive language} and {database}       system integrating {logic programming} and {inheritance}.          ["LOGIN: A Logic Programming Language with Built-In       Inheritance", H. Ait-Kaci et al, J Logic Programming       3(3):185-215 (1986)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
login          (Or "log in", "log on", "logon") To start a {session}       with a system, usually by giving a {user name} and {password}       as a means of user {authentication}.   The term is also used to       mean the ability to access a service (also called an account),       e.g. "Have you been given a login yet?"          "Log in/on" is occasionally misused to refer to starting a       session where no authorisation is involved, or to access where       there is no session involved.   E.g. "Log on to our {Web       site}!"          "login" is also the {Unix} program which reads and verifies a       user's user name and password and starts an {interactive}       session.          (1997-08-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
logon          1. {login}.          2. In {ACF}/{VTAM}, an unformatted       session-initiation request for a session between two {logical       units}.          (1996-03-07)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Legion       a regiment of the Roman army, the number of men composing which       differed at different times. It originally consisted of three       thousand men, but in the time of Christ consisted of six       thousand, exclusive of horsemen, who were in number a tenth of       the foot-men. The word is used (Matt. 26:53; Mark 5:9) to       express simply a great multitude.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lycaonia       an inland province of Asia Minor, on the west of Cappadocia and       the south of Galatia. It was a Roman province, and its chief       towns were Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The "speech of Lycaonia"       (Acts 14:11) was probably the ancient Assyrian language, or       perhaps, as others think, a corrupt Greek intermingled with       Syriac words. Paul preached in this region, and revisited it       (Acts 16:1-6; 18:23; 19:1).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Leshem, a name; putting; a precious stone
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Lycaonia, she-wolf