lakeland
- n a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
lakeland terrier
- n breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting
lakota
- n a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
lallation
- n defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'
- n gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
lally
- n support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
lally column
- n support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
lalthyrus tingitanus
- n North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
lam
- n a rapid escape (as by criminals)
after the expose he had to take it on the lam - v flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- v give a thrashing to; beat hard
lama pacos
- n domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
lama peruana
- n used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
lamaism
- n a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
lamarck
- n French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)