lapplander
- n a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
lapse
- n a mistake resulting from inattention
- n a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
a lapse of three weeks between letters - n a failure to maintain a higher state
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v end, at least for a long time
The correspondence lapsed - v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- v go back to bad behavior
- v let slip
He lapsed his membership - v pass by
three years elapsed
lapsing
- n a failure to maintain a higher state
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v end, at least for a long time
- v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- v go back to bad behavior
- v let slip
- v pass by
laptev sea
- n part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year
laptop computer
- n a portable computer small enough to use in your lap
laputa
- n a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected
larch
- n wood of a larch tree
- n any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
larch tree
- n any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
lard
- n soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- v prepare or cook with lard
lard meat - v add details to
lard oil
- n oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
larder
- n a supply of food especially for a household
- n a small storeroom for storing foods or wines