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lash, v. scourge, castigate, flagellate; satirize, scold, rate. See whip.
las.h.i.+ng, n. scourging, castigation, flagellation; satire, scolding, rating.
la.s.situde, n. languor, weariness, exhaustion, languidness, enervation.
la.s.so, n. lariat, cabestro, reata.
last, a. final, hindmost, farthest, latest, ultimate.
last, v. continue, endure, remain.
lasting, a. enduring, durable, permanent, imperishable, abiding.
Antonyms: ephemeral, transitory, fleeting, transient, fugitive, impermanent.
lastingness, n. durability, permanence, indestructibility, imperishability.
lastly, adv. finally.
late, a. tardy, delayed; recent.
lately, adv. recently.
latent, a. concealed, dormant, undeveloped, hidden.
later, a. subsequent, posterior.
lat.i.tude, n. breadth, width; room, range, scope, extent, freedom; laxity.
lattice, n. trellis, lattice-work; cancelli; grille.
lattice-work, n. lattice, trellis, treillage, espailier.
laud, v. extol, praise. See praise.
laundable, a. praisworth, commendable. Antonyms: illaudable, unpraiseworthy, indign.
laudatory, a. panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic, adulatory, commendatory.
laugh, v. cachinnate, roar, giggle, snicker, t.i.tter, chuckle, grin, twitter, cackle, chortle, hawhaw.
laughable, a. risible, comic, ludicrous, droll, facetious, farcical, amusing. See funny.
laughing, a. merry, gleeful, mirthful, smiling.
laughing gas. protoxide of nitrogen, nitrous oxide, hyponitrous oxide.
lattice-work, n. lattice, trellis, treillage, espalier.
laud, v. extol, praise. See praise.
laudable, a. praiseworthy, commendable. Antonyms: illaudable, unpraiseworthy, indign.
laudatory, a. panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic, adulatory, commendatory.
laugh, v. cachinnate, roar, giggle, snicker, t.i.tter, chuckle, grin, twitter, cackle, chortle, hawhaw.
laughable, a. risible, comic, ludicrous, droll, facetious, farcical, amusing. See funny.
laughing, a. merry, gleeful, mirthful, smiling.
laughing gas. protoxide of nitrogen, nitrous oxide, hyponitrous oxide.
laughter, n. mirth, laugh, cachinnation, giggle, snicker, roar, cackle, grin, chortle, chuckle, guffaw, t.i.tter. a.s.sociated Words: risible, risibles, risibility, risorial, abderian, sardonic, geloscopy, gelastic.
laugh to scorn. deride, ridicule.
launch, v. set afloat; set going, start; throw, hurl; expatiate, descant.
lava field. pedregal (Mexico and Western U.S.).
lavish, a. profuse, prodigal, free, unstinted; superabundant, immoderate, excessive, exuberant.
lavish, v. spend lavishly, bestow with profusion.
law, n. statute, ordinance, edict, enactment, decree, canon, usage.
a.s.sociated Words: jurisprudence, nomology, nomography, nomocracy, antinomy, dysnomy, neonomian, code, codex, codify, codification, digest, forensic, legislate, legislation, legislative, enact, ordain, repeal, veto, jurat, juratory, juridic, juridical, jurist, juris consult, publicist, jurisprudent, juristic, pandect, moratory, judicial, causidical, nomothetic, nomistic.
law-breaker, n. criminal, malefactor, culprit, felon, delinquent, offender, sinner.
law-breaking, n. crime, misdemeanor, transgression, violation.
lawful, a. legal, legitimate, licit, legalized. Antonyms: See unlawful.
lawfulness, n. legality, legitimacy. Antonyms: unlawfulness, illegality.
lawing, n. litigation, lawsuit.
lawless, a. anarchical, riotous, mobocratic, licentious.
lawlessness, n. anarchy, unrestraint, abandon, mobocracy, license, riot.
lawmaker, n. legislator, lawgiver, Solon.
lawmaking, n. legislation.
lawsuit, n. litigation, case, suit, action. a.s.sociated Words: litigant, litigate, litigious, litigable, barratry.
lawyer, n. attorney, counselor, barrister, counsel, advocate, attorney-at-law, solicitor; pettifogger; (dishonest) shyster.
a.s.sociated Words: client, clientele.
