Part 48

~Land~, _v. a._ Disembark, put on shore, set on shore.

~Land~, _v. n._ Disembark, debark, go on shore, come to land.

~Landing~, _n._ ~1.~ Coming to land.

~2.~ Landing-place.

~Landing-place~, _n._ Landing.

~Landloper~, _n._ ~1.~ Landlubber.

~2.~ Wanderer, vagrant, traveller, vagabond, nomad.

~Landloping~, _n._ Wandering, travelling.

~Landlord~, _n._ ~1.~ Owner, proprietor.

~2.~ Host, inn-keeper.

~Landlubber~, _n._ [_Sailor's term of contempt._] Landloper.

~Landrail~, _n._ Corn-crake, daker-hen (_Orex pratensis_).

~Landscape~, _n._ View, prospect, rural scene.

~Land-waiter~, _n._ Tide-waiter.

~Lane~, _n._ Alley, narrow street, narrow passage or way.

~Lang-syne~, _ad._ [_Scottish._] Long since, long ago.

~Lang-syne~, _n._ The good old time, past times, days gone by, days of yore.

~Language~, _n._ ~1.~ Speech, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, mother-tongue, vulgar tongue, native tongue, oral speech.

~2.~ Style, expression, phraseology, diction, form of expression.

~Languid~, _a._ ~1.~ Faint, exhausted, drooping, pining, languishing, flagging, weak, feeble, not strong, not vigorous.

~2.~ Dull, torpid, listless, spiritless, heavy, inactive, slow, sluggish.

~Languidness~, _n._ ~1.~ Languor, faintness, feebleness, lassitude.

~2.~ Dulness, listlessness, heaviness.

~Languish~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Droop, pine, faint, fade, wither, decline, fall, become feeble, pine away, waste away.

~2.~ Look tender, have the air of a lover.

~Languishment~, _n._ ~1.~ Feebleness, decline, weakness.

~2.~ Look of tenderness.

~Languor~, _n._ ~1.~ Feebleness, debility, languidness, faintness, languishment.

~2.~ Dulness, torpidness, listlessness, heaviness, ENNUI.

~Laniate~, _v. a._ Lacerate, tear, rend, sever, mangle, lancinate, claw, tear to pieces, tear asunder.

~Lank~, _a._ Lean, thin, meagre, attenuated, slim, slender, starveling, skinny, scraggy, gaunt, emaciated.

~Lankness~, _n._ Leanness, thinness, slimness, meagreness, slenderness.

~Lanky~, _a._ [_Low._] Slim, slender, tall, and thin.

~Lanuginous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Downy, woolly.

~Lap~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fold, turn over, lay over.

~2.~ Wrap, cover, twist round.

~3.~ Lick, lick up, take up with the tongue.

~Lap~, _v. n._ Be folded over, be laid over.

~Lapidary~, _n._ Lapidist.

~Lapidescence~, _n._ Lapidification, petrifaction.

~Lapidification~, _n._ Lapidescence, petrifaction.

~Lapidist~, _n._ Lapidary.

~Lapse~, _n._ ~1.~ Flow, gliding, flowing, smooth course.

~2.~ Fall, decline, declension, falling off.

~3.~ Slip, fault, error, shortcoming.

~Lapse~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Slip, glide, pass slowly.

~2.~ Fail in duty, commit a fault, fall from innocence.

~3.~ (_Law._) Become void.

~Lapsus linguæ~, [L.] Slip of the tongue.

~Lapwing~, _n._ Pewit (_Tringa vanellus_ or _Vanellus cristatus_).

~Larboard~, _n._ (_Naut._) Port, left-hand side.

~Larceny~, _n._ Theft, stealing, pilfering, robbery, thievery, shoplifting, petty larceny.

~Lard~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Grease.

~2.~ Intermix, interlay, interlard.

~Large~, _a._ ~1.~ Big, great, bulky, huge, immense, vast, of great size.

~2.~ Extensive, expanded, spacious, broad, wide.

~3.~ Abundant, plentiful, ample, full, copious, liberal.

~4.~ Capacious, comprehensive.

~Large-bellied~, _a._ Abdominous, big-bellied, pot-bellied.

~Largess~, _n._ Bounty, present, donation, gift, endowment, grant, bequest.

~Lariat~, _n._ Lasso.

~Larmier~, _n._ (_Arch._) Drip, corona.

~Larum~, _n._ [Contraction of _Alarum_.] Alarm, alarum, tocsin, alarm- bell.

~Larva~, _n._ Caterpillar, grub.

~Lascivious~, _a._ Lustful, lecherous, libidinous, lickerish, salacious, concupiscent, lewd, prurient, wanton, loose, unchaste, incontinent.

~Lash~, _n._ ~1.~ Thong (_of a whip_), scourge, whip.

~2.~ Stroke, stripe.

~Lash~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Scourge, whip.

~2.~ Beat, beat against.

~3.~ Bind, tie, tie together.

~4.~ Censure, satirize, lampoon, abuse.

~Lash the waves~, Make vain efforts, try in vain, beat the air, fish in the air, milk the ram.

~Lass~, _n._ Girl, damsel, maiden, lassie, miss.

~Lassie~, _n._ [_Scotch._] Girl, lass.

~Lassitude~, _n._ Weariness, exhaustion, fatigue, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI.

~Lasso~, _n._ Lariat.

~Last~, _a._ ~1.~ Latest.

~2.~ Hindmost.

~3.~ Final, ultimate.

~4.~ Highest, greatest, utmost, extreme.

~Last~, _ad._ ~1.~ The last time.

~2.~ After all the rest.

~3.~ Finally, in conclusion.

~Last~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Endure, remain, continue.

~2.~ Hold out, be unexhausted, be unconsumed.

~Lasting~, _a._ Enduring, permanent, durable, of long continuance.

~Lastingness~, _n._ Permanence, durability, continuance, fixedness.

~Lastly~, _ad._ Finally, in fine, at last, at length, in the end, in conclusion.

~Late~, _a._ ~1.~ Slow, tardy, long delayed.

~2.~ Far advanced.

~3.~ Recently deceased.

~4.~ Recent.

~Late~, _ad._ ~1.~ Not early, not promptly, after the proper time, at the eleventh hour, a day after the fair.

~2.~ Recently, lately, not long ago.

~Lately~, _ad._ Recently, latterly, late, of late, not long ago.

~Latent~, _a._ Concealed, hidden, secret, occult, veiled, unseen.

~Lather~, _n._ Foam (_of soap and water_), froth.

~Latifoliate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Broad-leaved.

~Latifolious~, _a._ (_Bot._) Broad-leaved.

~Latin~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the Latins, of ancient Rome, Roman.

~2.~ Classic, classical, in the manner of the Latins.

~Latin~, _n._ Language of ancient Rome, Latin language.

~Latinism~, _n._ Latin idiom.

~Latinity~, _n._ Latin style.

~Latitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Extent, range, scope, amplitude, compass.

~2.~ Freedom, liberty, indulgence, free play.

~3.~ Laxity, loose interpretation, indefinite meaning.

~4.~ (_Geog._) Angular distance from the equator.

~5.~ (_Astron._) Angular distance from the ecliptic.

~Latitudinarian~, _a._ Liberal (_in opinion_), lax, free, not orthodox, not strict.

~Latitudinarianism~, _n._ Heterodoxy, liberalism.

~Latten~, _n._ Sheet tin, tinned iron-plate.

~Latter~, _a._ ~1.~ Last mentioned (_of two_).

~2.~ Recent, modern.

~Latterly~, _ad._ Lately, recently, of late.

~Lattice~, _n._ Trellis, lattice-work.

~Lattice-work~, _n._ Lattice, trellis.

~Laud~, _v. a._ Praise, extol, celebrate, magnify.

~Laudable~, _a._ Commendable, praiseworthy.

~Laudanum~, _n._ Tincture of opium.

~Laudation~, _n._ Praise, commendation, eulogy, compliment, encomium.

~Laudatory~, _a._ Commendatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, complimentary, encomiastic, lavish of praise.

~Laugh~, _n._ Laughter, CACHINNATION, GUFFAW, ROAR.

~Laugh~, _v. n._ SNICKER, GIGGLE, ROAR, TITTER.

~Laugh at~, Ridicule, deride, mock, scoff, scoff at, sneer at, laugh to scorn, make fun of, POKE FUN AT.

~Laugh to scorn~, Ridicule, deride, despise, sneer at, laugh at, treat with contempt.

~Laughable~, _a._ Comical, droll, funny, ludicrous, farcical, ridiculous.

~Laughing~, _a._ Merry, mirthful, gay.

~Laughing~, _n._ Laughter.

~Laughing-gas~, _n._ Nitrous oxide, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.

~Laughter~, _n._ Laughing, laugh.

~Laughing-stock~, _n._ Butt (_of jests_), object of ridicule.

~Launch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Throw, hurl, cast, dart, lance.

~2.~ Slide from the stocks (_as a ship_).

~Launch~, _v. n._ Enlarge, expatiate, descant, dilate, launch out.

~Launch out~, Enlarge, LAUNCH, expatiate.

~Laundress~, _n._ Washerwoman.

~Laureate~, _n._ Poet-laureate, court-poet.

~Lave~, _v. a._ Wash, bathe.

~Lavement~, _n._ (_Med._) Clyster, enema, injection.

~Lavish~, _a._ Profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful, extravagant, too free, over-liberal.

~Lavish~, _v. a._ Waste, squander, dissipate, spend lavishly.

~Law~, _n._ ~1.~ Rule, (_prescribed by authority_), regulation, canon, statute, enactment, decree, ordinance, edict, order, expressed command.

~2.~ Formula, principle, form.

~3.~ Code, body of rules.

~4.~ Jurisprudence, science of laws, legal science.

~5.~ Mosaic code.

~6.~ Suit, process, litigation.

~7.~ Observed order of facts, invariable sequence of phenomena.

~8.~ Uniform and constant operation of any natural force (_under the same conditions_), method of the Divine Agency, God in Nature.

~Lawful~, _a._ ~1.~ Legal, legalized, legitimate, constitutional.

~2.~ Allowable, permissible.

~3.~ Rightful, just, proper.

~Lawfulness~, _n._ Legality, conformity to law.

~Lawgiver~, _n._ Legislator, law-maker.

~Lawsuit~, _n._ Action, suit in law.

~Lawyer~, _n._ Counsellor, counsel, advocate, attorney, SOLICITOR, barrister, limb of the law, attorney-at-law.

~Lax~, _a._ ~1.~ Loose, slack, relaxed, not tight, not tense.

~2.~ Soft, flabby, not firm, not solid.

~3.~ Remiss, latitudinarian, not strict.

~4.~ Licentious, dissolute.

~Laxative~, _a._ Loosening, aperient, deobstruent.

~Laxative~, _n._ Laxative medicine.

~Laxity~, _n._ ~1.~ Looseness, slackness, laxness, latitude.

~2.~ Remissness.

~3.~ Dissoluteness, licentiousness.

~Laxness~, _n._ Looseness, laxity.

~Lay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put, place, lay down.

~2.~ Impose, assess.

~3.~ Impute, charge, ascribe.

~4.~ Spread (_on a surface_).

~5.~ Prepare, set in order, get ready.

~6.~ Contrive, scheme, devise.

~7.~ Allay, quiet, calm, still, appease.

~8.~ Bet, stake, wager, risk, hazard.

~9.~ Produce, bring forth and deposit (_as eggs_).

~10.~ (_Naut._) Depress, sink, sail away from so as to lose sight of.

~11.~ (_Law._) Allege, state, name.

~Lay~, _n._ [_Rare._] ~1.~ Row, stratum, layer.

~2.~ Bet, wager, stake, pledge.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Share of profit.

~4.~ Song.

~Lay~, _a._ Laic, laical.

~Lay aside~, Reject, discard, put away, lay on the shelf.

~Lay by~, Reserve, keep, retain, husband.

~Lay down~, ~1.~ Resign, give up, offer up.

~2.~ Leave, quit, relinquish.

~3.~ Advance, propound, assert, allege.

~Layer~, _n._ ~1.~ Stratum, bed, _LAY_.

~2.~ Course (_as of bricks_).

~3.~ Shoot or twig (_laid in the ground for propagation_).

~Lay hold of~, Seize, catch.

~Lay in~, Store, provide, lay up.

~Lay one's self out~, Strive, labor, try, struggle, exert one's self.

~Lay open~, Expose, reveal, exhibit, disclose, unveil, divulge, publish, show, make known.

~Lay out~, ~1.~ Spend, expend, disburse.

~2.~ Plan, dispose, arrange.

~Lay over~, Spread over, cover the surface of.

~Lay siege to~, Besiege, beset.

~Lay to heart~, Feel keenly, be greatly grieved at, be much troubled about, be much affected by, take to heart, take on about.

~Lay up~, ~1.~ Store, provide, treasure up, lay in.

~2.~ Confine to the bed or the house.

~Lay waste~, Desolate, destroy, ruin.

~Lazaretto~, _n._ Hospital, infirmary, pest-house, lazar-house.

~Lazar-house~, _n._ Hospital, lazaretto.

~Lazy~, _a._ Slothful, sluggish, indolent, idle, inert, inactive, supine, torpid, slack, dronish, lumpish.

~Lea~, _n._ Meadow, MEAD, grass land, sward land.

~Lead~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Guide (_by the hand, or something connected with the hand_).

~2.~ Conduct, direct, escort, go before as guide.

~3.~ Head, be at the head of.

~4.~ Allure, entice, induce, persuade, draw, prevail on.

~5.~ Pass, spend.

~Lead~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Show the way (_by going before_).

~2.~ Be the commander (_as of troops_).

~3.~ Conduce, contribute, tend, serve.

~Lead~, _n._ ~1.~ Guidance, direction, leadership.

~2.~ Precedence.

~Lead captive~, Carry into captivity.

~Leader~, _n._ ~1.~ Guide, director, conductor, corypheus, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, first fiddle.

~2.~ Chief, chieftain, commander.

~Leadership~, _n._ Guidance, direction, lead, conduct.

~Leading~, _a._ ~1.~ Governing, ruling.

~2.~ Chief, principal, capital, most important.

~Lead the way~, Go before (_as guide_).

~Lead off~, Begin, take the lead.

~Leaf~, _n._ Blade.

~Leaflet~, _n._ Small leaf.

~Leaf-stalk~, _n._ (_Bot._) Petiole.

~League~, _n._ ~1.~ Alliance, confederation, confederacy, combination, coalition, union.

~2.~ Three geographical miles.

~League~, _v. n._ Unite, combine, confederate, form a league, form an alliance.

~Leagued~, _a._ United, combined, allied, confederated, confederate, banded.

~Leak~, _n._ Fissure (_letting a liquid in or out_), chink, crevice, hole.

~Lean~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Incline (_from a perpendicular_).

~2.~ Recline, bear, rest.

~3.~ Tend, have a tendency.

~Lean~, _v. a._ Rest, incline for support.

~Lean~, _a._ ~1.~ Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away.

~2.~ Barren, jejune, TAME, prosy, dull.

~3.~ Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough.

~Leaning~, _n._ Bent, inclination, bias, propensity, proneness, TENDENCY.

~Lean-to~, _n._ Penthouse.

~Leap~, _v. n._ Jump, bound, spring, vault, hop, CAPER.

~Leap~, _v. a._ Jump over, bound across.

~Leap~, _n._ Jump, spring, bound, vault, hop, CAPER.

~Leap-year~, _n._ Bissextile.

~Learn~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Get a knowledge of, acquire skill in, make one's self acquainted with, make one's self master of.

~2.~ Be informed of.

~Learn by heart~, Memorize, commit to memory, get by heart.

~Learned~, _a._ ~1.~ Erudite, lettered, deep-read.

~2.~ Knowing, skilled, experienced, well-informed.

~Learning~, _n._ ~1.~ Acquisition of knowledge.

~2.~ Erudition, scholarship, acquirements, attainments, lore, acquired knowledge.

~Lease~, _v. a._ Let (_for a term of years_).

~Leash~, _n._ ~1.~ Thong or string (_for holding a dog or a hawk_).

~2.~ Three (_greyhounds, &c._).

~Leash~, _v. a._ Tie, tie together.

~Least~, _a._ Smallest, minutest.

~Least~, _ad._ In the smallest degree.

~Leathery~, _a._ Tough, coriaceous.

~Leave~, _n._ ~1.~ Permission, liberty, allowance, license.

~2.~ Withdrawal, retirement, departure.

~Leave~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Quit, vacate, withdraw from, depart from, go away from, retire from, get away from.

~2.~ Abandon, forsake, desert, relinquish, renounce, put aside, lay aside, give up, give over.

~3.~ Let alone, let be, suffer to remain undisturbed, forbear to meddle with.

~4.~ Commit, consign, refer.

~5.~ Stop, forbear, cease from, desist from, refrain from, leave off, break off, make an end of.

~6.~ Permit, allow, let, give leave, give permission.

~7.~ Bequeath, demise, devise, will, give by will.

~Leave~, _v. n._ Desist, stop, cease, forbear, leave off.

~Leave off~, (_Active._) Forbear, desist from, break off.

~Leave off~, (_Neuter._) Desist, stop, leave.

~Leave out~, Omit.

~Leaven~, _n._ ~1.~ Yeast, ferment, barm, emptyings, fermenting substance.

~2.~ Pervading influence.

~Leaven~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Produce or excite fermentation in.

~2.~ Imbue, infect, vitiate, taint.

~Leavings~, _n. pl._ Remains, remnants, relics, fragments, scraps, pieces, refuse, odds and ends.

~Leaves~, _n. pl._ Foliage.

~Lecherous~, _a._ Lewd, lascivious, libidinous, lustful, carnal, salacious, lickerish, concupiscent, prurient, wanton, unchaste, incontinent.

~Lechery~, _n._ Lewdness, lasciviousness, concupiscence, lust, carnal desire, animal appetite.

~Lection~, _n._ Reading, version, interpretation.

~Lecture~, _n._ ~1.~ Discourse, prelection.

~2.~ Formal censure, lesson.

~Lecture~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deliver a lecture to.

~2.~ Reprove formally.

~Ledge~, _n._ ~1.~ Shelf.

~2.~ Ridge of rocks.

~Lee~, _a._ To leeward (_opposed to weather_).

~Lee~, _n._ Leeward, lee side, side sheltered from the wind.

~Leer~, _v. n._ Look askance (_in contempt_).

~Lees~, _n. pl._ Dregs, sediment, settlings, precipitate, DUNDER.

~Leeward~, _n._ Lee, lee side.

~Legacy~, _n._ Bequest, devise, gift by will.

~Legal~, _a._ Lawful, legitimate, legalized, authorized or sanctioned (_by law_), according to law.

~Legality~, _n._ Lawfulness, conformity to law.

~Legalize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Authorize, permit by law.

~2.~ Sanction, legitimate, legitimize, make legal, confirm by law.

~Legate~, _n._ ~1.~ AMBASSADOR, deputy, envoy, delegate.

~2.~ The Pope's ambassador.

~Legation~, _n._ Embassy, deputation, body of diplomatists.

~Legend~, _n._ ~1.~ Fable, myth, fiction, doubtful narrative, fictitious story.

~2.~ Motto (_round a coin or a medal_).

~Legendary~, _a._ Fabulous, fictitious, mythical.

~Legerdemain~, _n._ Juggle, juggling, sleight of hand.

~Legible~, _a._ ~1.~ Readable, plain, fair.

~2.~ Manifest, apparent, recognizable, discoverable.

~Legion~, _n._ ~1.~ Army, host, military force, body of troops.

~2.~ Multitude, great number.

~Legislate~, _v. n._ Make laws, enact laws.

~Legislative~, _a._ Law-making.

~Legislator~, _n._ Lawgiver, lawmaker.

~Legislature~, _n._ Legislative body.

~Legitimacy~, _n._ ~1.~ Legality, lawfulness, accordance with law.

~2.~ Genuineness.

~Legitimate~, _a._ ~1.~ Legal, lawful, in accordance with law.

~2.~ Born in wedlock, lawfully begotten.

~3.~ Genuine, not spurious.

~Legitimate~, _v. a._ Legalize, make legitimate.

~Legitimize~, _v. a._ Legalize, make legitimate.

~Legume~, _n._ (_Bot._) Simple pod (_of two valves_).

~Legumes~, _n. pl._ Pulse, fruit of leguminous plants.

~Leisure~, _n._ Spare hours, spare time, time to spare.

~Lend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Loan, accommodate with.

~2.~ Give, grant, afford, furnish, bestow, confer, impart.

~Lend a hand~, Render assistance, put one's shoulder to the wheel, hold out a helping hand, give one a lift, give one a turn, do one a favor, help a lame dog over a stile.

~Length~, _n._ ~1.~ Extent, longitude.

~2.~ Long duration.

~Lengthen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Elongate, extend (_in space_), stretch, draw out.

~2.~ Protract, continue, prolong, extend (_in time_), spin out.

~Lengthen~, _v. n._ Become longer, grow longer, increase in length.

~Lengthways~, _ad._ Longitudinally.

~Lengthwise~, _ad._ Longitudinally.

~Lengthy~, _a._ Long, lengthened, prolonged, prolix, not short, not brief.

~Lenience~, _n._ Clemency, mildness, lenity, mercy, tenderness, gentleness, forbearance.

~Leniency~, _n._ Clemency, mildness, lenity, mercy, tenderness, gentleness, forbearance.

~Lenient~, _a._ ~1.~ Softening, assuasive, soothing, mitigating, mitigative, lenitive.

~2.~ Mild, gentle, clement, merciful, tender, forbearing, long- suffering, not rigorous, not severe.

~Lenitive~, _a._ Soothing, assuasive, emollient, lenient, mitigative, balmy, sedative, demulcent.

~Lenitive~, _n._ Palliative, emollient, soothing medicine.

~Lenity~, _n._ Mildness, clemency, gentleness, tenderness, mercy, kindness, forbearance, lenience, leniency.

~Lens-shaped~, _a._ Lentiform, lenticular.

~Lenten~, _a._ Sparing, meagre, SLENDER.

~Lentiform~, _a._ Lens-shaped.

~Lenticular~, _a._ Lens-shaped.

~Lentiginous~, _a._ Scurfy, scabby, scaly, scabbed, furfuraceous.

~Lentisk~, _n._ Mastic tree (_Pistacia lentiscus_).

~Lentiscus~, _n._ Mastic tree (_Pistacia lentiscus_).

~Leonine~, _a._ Lion-like.

~Leopard's-bane~, _n._ Arnica.

~Lepidolite~, _n._ (_Min._) Rose mica, lithia mica.

~Lepidote~, _a._ (_Bot._) Scaly, leprous.

~Lepidoted~, _a._ (_Bot._) Scaly, leprous.

~Leprous~, _a._ ~1.~ Infected with leprosy.

~2.~ (_Bot._) Scaly, lepidote, lepidoted.

~Lese-majesty~, _n._ [Preferably written _Leze-majesty_.] Treason.

~Lesion~, _n._ (_Med._) Injury, hurt, disorder, derangement, morbid change.

~Less~, _a._ Smaller, inferior.

~Less~, _ad._ Not so much, in a less degree.

~Less~, _n._ Not so much, smaller quantity.

~Lessen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Diminish, decrease, reduce, abate, abridge, make less.

~2.~ Lower, degrade.

~Lessen~, _v. n._ Decrease, diminish, abate, dwindle, shrink, be reduced.

~Lessening~, _n._ Diminution, decrement, decrease, reduction, abatement.

~Lesser~, _a._ Less, smaller, inferior.

~Lesser-Bear~, _n._ [With _The_ prefixed.] Little Bear, URSA MINOR.

~Lesson~, _n._ ~1.~ Exercise (_of a learner_), task.

~2.~ Instruction, precept.

~3.~ Reproof, rebuke, lecture, formal censure.

~Lest~, _conj._ That not, for fear that.

~Let~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Allow, permit, suffer, give leave to, give permission to.

~2.~ Lease, put to hire.

~Let~, _n._ Hinderance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction.

~Let alone~, Leave, let be, suffer to remain undisturbed, forbear to meddle with.

~Let be~, Leave, LET ALONE.

~Let bygones be bygones~, Let the past be forgotten.

~Let down~, Lower, depress.

~Let drive~, Discharge, let loose.

~Let fly~, Discharge, let loose.

~Let go~, Release, loose, set free, let loose, let slip, cast off, let out.

~Lethal~, _a._ [_Rare._] Deadly, mortal, fatal.

~Lethargic~, _a._ Drowsy, dull, torpid, let loose, heavy, stupid, stupefied, comatose, morbidly sleepy.

~Lethargical~, _a._ Drowsy, dull, torpid, let loose, heavy, stupid, stupefied, comatose, morbidly sleepy.

~Lethargy~, _n._ Stupor, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, hypnotism, stupidity, morbid drowsiness.

~Lethean~, _a._ Oblivious.

~Let in~, Admit, permit to enter.

~Let into~, Admit, permit to enter.

~Let loose~, Release, liberate, let free, free from restraint, let out, let go, set at liberty.

~Let off~, ~1.~ Discharge, explode.

~2.~ Excuse, exonerate, exempt.

~Let out~, ~1.~ Release, liberate, set free, let loose, free from restraint, set at liberty.

~2.~ Extend, loosen.

~3.~ Blab, disclose, divulge, reveal.

~Let slip~, Loose, let go.

~Letter~, _n._ ~1.~ Alphabetic character.

~2.~ Epistle, note.

~3.~ Literal meaning, literal sense, verbal expression.

~Lettered~, _a._ Learned, literary, bookish, well-read, deep-read, book-learned.

~Letters~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Literature, learning, erudition.

~2.~ Correspondence.

~Levant~, _n._ The East, Eastern coasts of the Mediterranean.

~Levee~, _n._ ~1.~ Time of rising.

~2.~ Ceremonious party (_properly in the morning_), reception, entertainment, SOIRÉE.

~3.~ Embankment (_along a river to prevent inundation_).

~Level~, _a._ ~1.~ Horizontal.

~2.~ Even, flat, plain.

~3.~ Flush, on a level, of the same height.

~4.~ Of the same rank, condition, &c., on a par.

~Level~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make horizontal.

~2.~ Bring to the same level.

~3.~ Raze, demolish, destroy.

~4.~ Aim, direct, point, take aim.

~5.~ Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

~Level~, _n._ ~1.~ Horizontal surface, horizontal line.

~2.~ State of equality, equal elevation.

~Leverage~, _n._ Purchase (_obtained by the lever_).

~Levigate~, _v. a._ Pulverize, comminute, triturate, grind, bruise, bray, reduce to powder.

~Levigation~, _n._ Pulverization, comminution, trituration.

~Levity~, _n._ ~1.~ Lightness.

~2.~ Frivolity, flightiness, giddiness, volatility, want of seriousness.

~Levy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Raise, muster, call together.

~2.~ Collect, gather.

~Lewd~, _a._ Lustful, LIBIDINOUS.

~Lexicon~, _n._ Dictionary, glossary, vocabulary, word-book.

~Leze-majesty~, _n._ [Sometimes written _Lese-majesty_.] Treason.

~Liability~, _n._ ~1.~ Responsibility, accountableness, accountability, bounden duty.

~2.~ Exposedness.

~Liable~, _a._ ~1.~ Answerable, responsible, accountable, amenable.

~2.~ Exposed, subject, obnoxious.

~Liaison~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Union, bond of union.

~2.~ Amour, love intrigue.

~Libel~, _n._ ~1.~ Lampoon, pasquinade, defamatory publication.

~2.~ (_Law._) Charge, statement of complaint.

~Libel~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lampoon, defame (_by some publication_).

~2.~ (_Law._) Proceed against by a libel, bring a charge against.

~Libellous~, _a._ [Written also _Libelous_.] Defamatory.

~Liberal~, _a._ ~1.~ Generous, bountiful, free, beneficent, munificent, princely, charitable, open-hearted, free-hearted, unselfish, disinterested.

~2.~ Enlarged, catholic, tolerant, unbigoted, high-minded, magnanimous, honorable, chivalrous.

~3.~ Large, full, unstinted, abundant, ample, plentiful.

~Liberal~, _n._ Liberalist, advocate of liberal principles.

~Liberalism~, _n._ Latitudinarianism.

~Liberalist~, _n._ LIBERAL.

~Liberality~, _n._ ~1.~ Generosity, bounty, beneficence, munificence, disinterestedness, bountifulness, charity.

~2.~ Present, gift, benefaction.

~3.~ Catholicity, toleration, magnanimity, candor, impartiality, largeness of mind, high-mindedness.

~Liberalize~, _v. a._ Enlarge, make liberal, free from prejudice.

~Liberate~, _v. a._ Release, free, emancipate, manumit, disinthrall, ransom, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let go, let loose, let out.

~Liberation~, _n._ Deliverance, discharge, release.