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lappet moth
  • n  medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
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lap covering
  • n  the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
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lanthanotus borneensis
  • n  a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
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lanthanum
  • n  a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
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lanugo
  • n  the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
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lanyard
  • n  a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
  • n  a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
  • n  (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
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lanzhou
  • n  the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
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lao-tse
  • n  Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
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lao-tzu
  • n  Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
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lao-zi
  • n  Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
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lao people's democratic republic
  • n  a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
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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
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laos
  • n  a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
  • n  a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
  • n  the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
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lap
  • n  the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
    he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
  • n  an area of control or responsibility
    the job fell right in my lap
  • n  the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
    his lap was covered with food stains
  • n  a flap that lies over another part
    the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
  • n  movement once around a course
    he drove an extra lap just for insurance
  • n  touching with the tongue
    the dog's laps were warm and wet
  • v  lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
  • v  pass the tongue over
  • v  move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
  • v  take up with the tongue
    The cat lapped up the milk
  • v  wash or flow against
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lap choly
  • n  removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments
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lap joint
  • n  joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
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