lagend
- n goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
lagenophera
- n small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis
lager
- n a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
- n a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
lager beer
- n a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
lagerphone
- n an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush music; a long stick with bottle caps nailed loosely to it; played by hitting it with a stick or banging it on the ground
lagerstroemia
- n shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
lagerstroemia indica
- n ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
lagerstroemia speciosa
- n native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
lagger
- n someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
lagging
- n used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
- v hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- v lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- v throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
- v cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
lagniappe
- n a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
lagodon rhomboides
- n similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
lagomorph
- n relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
lagomorpha
- n rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
lagoon
- n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
lagophthalmos
- n abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely