10-Letter Nouns Starting With L
Here's the list of all the 612 10-Letter Nouns Starting With L in the English Language.
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| literature | 1. creative writing of recognized artistic value 2. the humanistic study of a body of literature More Definitions → |
| leadership | 1. the activity of leading 2. the body of people who lead a group More Definitions → |
| laboratory | 1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research 2. a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation More Definitions → |
| litigation | 1. a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights More Definitions → |
| limitation | 1. a principle that limits the extent of something 2. the quality of being limited or restricted More Definitions → |
| legitimate | More Definitions → |
| likelihood | 1. the probability of a specified outcome More Definitions → |
| liberation | 1. the act of liberating someone or something 2. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status More Definitions → |
| lieutenant | 1. a commissioned military officer 2. an officer in a police force More Definitions → |
| lighthouse | 1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships More Definitions → |
| leveraging | 1. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) More Definitions → |
| laundering | 1. washing clothes and bed linens More Definitions → |
| legitimacy | 1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law 2. undisputed credibility More Definitions → |
| locomotive | 1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks More Definitions → |
| liberalism | 1. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution 2. an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market More Definitions → |
| livelihood | 1. the financial means whereby one lives More Definitions → |
| loneliness | 1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation 2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned More Definitions → |
| legislator | 1. someone who makes or enacts laws More Definitions → |
| luminosity | 1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light More Definitions → |
| lymphocyte | 1. an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection More Definitions → |
| letterhead | 1. a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top More Definitions → |
| lithograph | 1. a print produced by lithography 2. duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern More Definitions → |
| linebacker | 1. a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen 2. (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage More Definitions → |
| lightening | 1. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped 2. changing to a lighter color More Definitions → |
| lesbianism | 1. female homosexuality More Definitions → |
| locomotion | 1. the power or ability to move 2. self-propelled movement More Definitions → |
| lamination | 1. a layered structure 2. bonding thin sheets together More Definitions → |
| liquidator | 1. a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) 2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties More Definitions → |
| lifesaving | 1. saving the lives of drowning persons More Definitions → |
| lumberjack | 1. a person who fells trees 2. a short warm outer jacket More Definitions → |
| leprechaun | 1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore More Definitions → |
| lackluster | More Definitions → |
| lemongrass | 1. an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines 2. a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka More Definitions → |
| largemouth | 1. a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye More Definitions → |
| legionella | 1. the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease More Definitions → |
| loungewear | 1. clothing suitable for relaxation More Definitions → |
| levitation | 1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means 2. movement upward in virtue of lightness More Definitions → |
| lenticular | More Definitions → |
| legibility | 1. distinctness that makes perception easy 2. a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read More Definitions → |
| landscaper | 1. someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively More Definitions → |
| loggerhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence 2. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas More Definitions → |
| loveliness | 1. the quality of being good looking and attractive More Definitions → |
| legitimize | More Definitions → |
| lovastatin | 1. an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate More Definitions → |
| laparotomy | 1. surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs More Definitions → |
| lawfulness | 1. the quality of conforming to law More Definitions → |
| liberalize | More Definitions → |
| laryngitis | 1. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing More Definitions → |
| laceration | 1. a torn ragged wound 2. the act of lacerating More Definitions → |
| liberality | 1. an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom 2. the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament More Definitions → |