lava
- n rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
lavabo
- n a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
lavage
- n washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
lavalava
- n a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
lavandula angustifolia
- n aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets
lavandula latifolia
- n Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
lavandula officinalis
- n aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets
lavandula stoechas
- n shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
lavatera
- n widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
lavatera arborea
- n arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
lavatory
- n a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- n a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
- n a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
lavender cotton
- n branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
laver
- n Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)
- n (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
- n edible red seaweeds
- n seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
lavishness
- n the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- n excessive spending
lavoisier
- n French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)