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   ladle
         n 1: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used
               to transfer liquids from one container to another
         v 1: put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle
               soup into the bowl"
         2: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of
            the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {lade}, {laden}]

English Dictionary: lewdly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laid low
adj
  1. put out of action (by illness) [syn: laid low(p), stricken]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lately
adv
  1. in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
    Synonym(s): recently, late, lately, of late, latterly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
LDL
n
  1. a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
    Synonym(s): low-density lipoprotein, LDL, beta-lipoprotein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lethal
adj
  1. of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
    Synonym(s): deadly, lethal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lewdly
adv
  1. in a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely"
    Synonym(s): lewdly, obscenely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
little
adv
  1. not much; "he talked little about his family"
adj
  1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
    Synonym(s): small, little
    Antonym(s): big, large
  2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"
    Synonym(s): little(a), slight
    Antonym(s): much(a)
  3. (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
    Synonym(s): little, small
  4. (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
    Synonym(s): fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
  5. (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
    Synonym(s): little, small
  6. low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
    Synonym(s): short, little
    Antonym(s): tall
  7. lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
    Synonym(s): little, minuscule, small
  8. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
n
  1. a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loathly
adj
  1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
    Synonym(s): disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loudly
adv
  1. with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"
    Synonym(s): loudly, loud, aloud
    Antonym(s): quietly, softly
  2. in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service"
    Synonym(s): obstreperously, loudly, clamorously
  3. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
    Synonym(s): forte, loudly
    Antonym(s): piano, softly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luteal
adj
  1. of or relating to the corpus luteum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ladle \La"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ladled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Ladling}.]
      To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a
      ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ladle \La"dle\, n. [AS. hl[91]del, fr. hladan to load, drain.
      See {Lade}, v. t.]
      1. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle,
            used in lading or dipping.
  
                     When the materials of glass have been kept long in
                     fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt,
                     which the workmen take off with ladles. --Boyle.
  
      2. (Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace
            to the mold.
  
      3. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also {ladle board}.
  
      4. (Gun.)
            (a) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
            (b) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for
                  carrying shot.
  
      {Ladle wood} (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree
            ({Cassine Colpoon}), used for carving.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laidly \Laid"ly\, a.
      Ugly; loathsome. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  
               This laidly and loathsome worm.               --W. Howitt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lately \Late"ly\, adv.
      Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leet \Leet\, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn
      sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit,
      It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.)
      A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a
      court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. --Shak.
  
      Note: The original intent of the court-leet was to view the
               frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence
               called the view of frankpledge. Latterly it has fallen
               into almost entire disuse. --Burrill. Warren's
               Blackstone.
  
      {Leet ale}, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lethal \Leth"al\ (l[ecr]th"[acr]l), n. [Lauric + ether +
      alcohol.] (Chem.)
      One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained
      from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called
      because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lethal \Le"thal\ (l[emac]"th[ait]l), a. [L. lethalis, letalis,
      fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. l[82]thal.]
      Deadly; mortal; fatal. [bd]The lethal blow.[b8] --W.
      Richardson. -- {Le"thal*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lethal \Le"thal\ (l[emac]"th[ait]l), a. [L. lethalis, letalis,
      fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. l[82]thal.]
      Deadly; mortal; fatal. [bd]The lethal blow.[b8] --W.
      Richardson. -- {Le"thal*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lewd \Lewd\ (l[umac]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} (-[etil]r); superl.
      {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS.
      l[aemac]wed laical, belonging to the laity.]
      1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.
            [Obs.]
  
                     For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder
                     is a lewed man to rust.                     --Chaucer.
  
                     So these great clerks their little wisdom show To
                     mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. --Sir. J.
                                                                              Davies.
  
      2. Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and
            lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] --Chaucer.
  
                     But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto
                     them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . .
                     and assaulted the house of Jason.      --Acts xvii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of
                     mischief.                                          --Southey.
  
      3. Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute;
            lustful; libidinous. --Dryden.
  
      4. Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving
            unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or
            language.
  
      Syn: Lustful; libidinous; licentious; profligate; dissolute;
               sensual; unchaste; impure; lascivious; lecherous;
               rakish; debauched. -- {Lewd"ly}, adv. -- {Lewd"ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithely \Lithe"ly\, adv.
      In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Little \Lit"tle\, n.
      1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
            the like.
  
                     Much was in little writ.                     --Dryden.
  
                     There are many expressions, which carrying with them
                     no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my
                     ignorance.                                          --Locke.
  
      2. A small degree or scale; miniature. [bd] His picture in
            little.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited
                     extent; somewhat; for a short time. [bd] Stay a
                     little.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     The painter flattered her a little.   --Shak.
           
  
      {By little and little}, [or] {Little by little}, by slow
            degrees; piecemeal; gradually.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Little \Lit"tle\, a. [The regular comparative of this word is
      wanting, its place being supplied by less, or, rarely,
      lesser. See {Lesser}. For the superlative least is used, the
      regular form, littlest, occurring very rarely, except in some
      of the English provinces, and occasionally in colloquial
      language. [bd] Where love is great, the littlest doubts are
      fear.[b8] --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel, AS. l[?]tel, l[c6]tel,
      l[?]t; akin to OS. littil, D. luttel, LG. l[81]tt, OHG.
      luzzil, MHG. l[81]tzel; and perh. to AS. lytig deceitful, lot
      deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful, lut[?]n to deceive; cf. also
      Icel. l[c6]till little, Sw. liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth.
      leitils, which appear to have a different root vowel.]
      1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
            to {big} or {large}; as, a little body; a little animal; a
            little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
            a little child.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Little \Lit"tle\, adv.
      In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat;
      -- often with a preceding it. [bd] The poor sleep little.[b8]
      --Otway.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Little \Lit"tle\, a.
  
      {Little Englander}, an Englishman opposed to territorial
            expansion of the British Empire. See {Antiimperialism},
            above. Hence:
  
      {Little Englandism}.
  
      {Little-neck clam}, [or] {Little neck} (Zo[94]l.), the
            quahog, or round clam.
  
      {Little peach}, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
            much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
            cause is not known.
  
      {Little Rhod"y}, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
            small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
           
  
      {Little Sisters of the Poor} (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
            who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
            special houses are built. It was established at St.
            Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb[82] Le
            Pailleur.
  
      {Little slam} (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
            tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Living
   picture \Liv"ing pic"ture\
      A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a
      tableau as imitating a work of art.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loathly \Loath"ly\, a. [AS. l[be][?]lic.]
      Loathsome. [Obs.] [bd] Loathly mouth.[b8] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loathly \Loath"ly\, adv.
      1. Unwillingly; reluctantly.
  
                     This shows that you from nature loathly stray.
                                                                              --Donne.
  
      2. ([?]) So as to cause loathing. [Obs.]
  
                     With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight.
                                                                              --Fairfax.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loth \Loth\, a., Lothly \Loth"ly\, a. & adv., Lothsome
   \Loth"some\, a.,
      See {Loath}, {Loathly}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loudly \Loud"ly\, adv.
      In a loud manner. --Denham.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lead Hill, AR (town, FIPS 39040)
      Location: 36.41472 N, 92.90674 W
      Population (1990): 283 (142 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72644

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little, KY
      Zip code(s): 41346

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ludell, KS
      Zip code(s): 67744

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ludlow, CA
      Zip code(s): 92338
   Ludlow, IL (village, FIPS 45174)
      Location: 40.38616 N, 88.12612 W
      Population (1990): 323 (148 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60949
   Ludlow, KY (city, FIPS 48378)
      Location: 39.08935 N, 84.55052 W
      Population (1990): 4736 (1901 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 41016
   Ludlow, MA
      Zip code(s): 01056
   Ludlow, MO (town, FIPS 44390)
      Location: 39.65354 N, 93.70309 W
      Population (1990): 147 (90 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64656
   Ludlow, PA
      Zip code(s): 16333
   Ludlow, SD
      Zip code(s): 57755
   Ludlow, VT (village, FIPS 41200)
      Location: 43.39630 N, 72.69747 W
      Population (1990): 1123 (793 housing units)
      Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 05149

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lytle, TX (city, FIPS 45288)
      Location: 29.23411 N, 98.79707 W
      Population (1990): 2255 (815 housing units)
      Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78052

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   LDL
  
      ["LDL: A Logic-Based Data-Language", S. Tsur et al, Proc VLDB
      1986, Kyoto Japan, Aug 1986, pp.33-41].
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   LDL1
  
      Successor of LDL.   "Sets and Negation in a Logic Database
      Language", C. Beeri et al, in Proc 6th Ann ACM Symp Princs
      Database Sys (1987), pp.21- 37.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   LITTLE
  
      A typeless language used to produce machine-independent
      software.   LITTLE has been used to implement SETL.
  
      "Guide to the LITTLE Language", D. Shields, LITTLE Newsletter
      33, Courant Inst (Aug 1977).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   LTL
  
      {Linear Temporal Logic}
  
  
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