lashings
- n a large number or amount
- n beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- n rope that is used for fastening something to something else
the boats were held together by lashings - v beat severely with a whip or rod
- v lash or flick about sharply
- v strike as if by whipping
- v bind with a rope, chain, or cord
lashkar-e-jhangvi
- n a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba
lashkar-e-omar
- n a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda
lashkar-e-taiba
- n a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
lashkar-e-tayyiba
- n a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
lashkar-e-toiba
- n a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
lasiocampid
- n medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
lasiocampid moth
- n medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
lasiurus borealis
- n North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white
lasix
- n commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
laskar jihad
- n a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam
lassa
- n the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
lassa fever
- n an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon