6-Letter Nouns Starting With L
Here's the list of all the 589 6-Letter Nouns Starting With L in the English Language.
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| little | 1. a small amount or duration More Definitions → |
| latest | 1. the most recent news or development More Definitions → |
| living | 1. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities 2. people who are still living More Definitions → |
| length | 1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place 2. continuance in time More Definitions → |
| letter | 1. a written message addressed to a person or organization 2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech More Definitions → |
| longer | 1. a person with a strong desire for something More Definitions → |
| league | 1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members 2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action More Definitions → |
| leader | 1. a person who rules or guides or inspires others 2. a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers More Definitions → |
| laptop | 1. a portable computer small enough to use in your lap More Definitions → |
| lawyer | 1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice More Definitions → |
| luxury | 1. something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity 2. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive More Definitions → |
| launch | 1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck 2. the act of propelling with force More Definitions → |
| leaves | 1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty 2. permission to do something More Definitions → |
| labour | 1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages 2. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child More Definitions → |
| liquid | 1. a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure 2. the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility More Definitions → |
| lesson | 1. a unit of instruction 2. punishment intended as a warning to others More Definitions → |
| legend | 1. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events 2. brief description accompanying an illustration More Definitions → |
| lounge | 1. an upholstered seat for more than one person 2. a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait More Definitions → |
| layout | 1. a plan or design of something that is laid out 2. the act of laying out (as by making plans for something) More Definitions → |
| losses | 1. something lost (especially money lost at gambling) More Definitions → |
| latter | 1. the second of two or the second mentioned of two More Definitions → |
| lovely | 1. a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model More Definitions → |
| legacy | 1. (law) a gift of personal property by will More Definitions → |
| lookup | 1. an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property More Definitions → |
| loving | More Definitions → |
| lambda | 1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet 2. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull More Definitions → |
| locale | 1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) More Definitions → |
| lender | 1. someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters More Definitions → |
| ladder | 1. steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down 2. ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress More Definitions → |
| lining | 1. a protective covering that protects an inside surface 2. a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment More Definitions → |
| liquor | 1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented 2. a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process More Definitions → |
| laurel | 1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family 2. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory More Definitions → |
| lotion | 1. any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin 2. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin More Definitions → |
| laying | 1. the production of eggs (especially in birds) More Definitions → |
| locker | 1. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock 2. a fastener that locks or closes More Definitions → |
| lumber | 1. the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material 2. an implement used in baseball by the batter More Definitions → |
| litter | 1. the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal 2. rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) More Definitions → |
| laguna | 1. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral More Definitions → |
| lister | 1. assessor who makes out the tax lists 2. moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow More Definitions → |
| lethal | More Definitions → |
| lineup | 1. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat 2. a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification More Definitions → |
| legion | 1. archaic terms for army 2. association of ex-servicemen More Definitions → |
| ledger | 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded 2. an accounting journal as a physical object More Definitions → |
| loader | 1. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port 2. an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game More Definitions → |
| lagoon | 1. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral More Definitions → |
| lizard | 1. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail 2. a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him More Definitions → |
| latent | More Definitions → |
| linden | 1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork 2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber More Definitions → |
| logger | 1. a person who fells trees More Definitions → |
| liking | 1. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment More Definitions → |
| larvae | 1. the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose More Definitions → |
| ligand | 1. a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom More Definitions → |
| looney | 1. someone deranged and possibly dangerous More Definitions → |
| lauder | 1. someone who communicates high praise More Definitions → |
| lesion | 1. any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part 2. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) More Definitions → |
| lessee | 1. a tenant who holds a lease More Definitions → |
| locust | 1. migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae 2. hardwood from any of various locust trees More Definitions → |
| lumbar | More Definitions → |
| lancet | 1. an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance 2. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions More Definitions → |
| lander | 1. a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet More Definitions → |
| lancer | 1. (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance More Definitions → |
| landau | 1. a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately More Definitions → |
| lessor | 1. someone who grants a lease More Definitions → |
| louvre | 1. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain More Definitions → |
| lament | 1. a cry of sorrow and grief 2. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person More Definitions → |
| libido | 1. (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire More Definitions → |
| lingua | 1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity More Definitions → |
| lysine | 1. an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein More Definitions → |
| lurker | 1. someone waiting in concealment More Definitions → |
| luster | 1. a quality that outshines the usual 2. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light More Definitions → |
| layoff | 1. the act of laying off an employee or a work force More Definitions → |
| lustre | 1. a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain 2. a quality that outshines the usual More Definitions → |
| livery | 1. uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs 2. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another More Definitions → |
| layman | 1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person More Definitions → |
| locket | 1. a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace More Definitions → |
| lifter | 1. an athlete who lifts barbells 2. a thief who steals goods that are in a store More Definitions → |
| lodger | 1. a tenant in someone's house More Definitions → |
| lichen | 1. any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks 2. any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. More Definitions → |
| lumina | 1. a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions 2. a cavity or passage in a tubular organ More Definitions → |
| lading | 1. goods carried by a large vehicle More Definitions → |
| lieder | 1. a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano More Definitions → |
| lackey | 1. a male servant (especially a footman) 2. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage More Definitions → |
| legato | More Definitions → |
| lacing | 1. a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage 2. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) More Definitions → |
| loaves | 1. a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating 2. a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape More Definitions → |
| larynx | 1. a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech More Definitions → |
| lipase | 1. an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream More Definitions → |
| lentil | 1. round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food 2. the fruit or seed of a lentil plant More Definitions → |
| lariat | 1. a long noosed rope used to catch animals More Definitions → |
| lepton | 1. 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece 2. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 More Definitions → |
| lunacy | 1. obsolete terms for legal insanity 2. foolish or senseless behavior More Definitions → |
| litany | 1. any long and tedious address or recital More Definitions → |
| larder | 1. a supply of food especially for a household 2. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines More Definitions → |
| lockup | 1. jail in a local police station 2. the act of locking something up to protect it More Definitions → |
| loafer | 1. person who does no work More Definitions → |
| looper | 1. small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae More Definitions → |
| litmus | 1. a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator More Definitions → |
| levant | More Definitions → |
| leeway | 1. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift 2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits More Definitions → |
| legume | 1. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae 2. the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case More Definitions → |
| lamina | 1. a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) More Definitions → |
| lacuna | 1. a blank gap or missing part More Definitions → |
| lutein | 1. yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks More Definitions → |
| lectin | 1. any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus More Definitions → |
| lignin | 1. a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants More Definitions → |
| lassie | 1. a girl or young woman who is unmarried More Definitions → |
| lupine | 1. any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers More Definitions → |
| leaner | 1. (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake More Definitions → |
| lather | 1. the froth produced by soaps or detergents 2. agitation resulting from active worry More Definitions → |
| lazuli | 1. an azure blue semiprecious stone More Definitions → |
| lyceum | 1. a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 2. a public hall for lectures and concerts More Definitions → |
| lector | 1. someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church 2. a public lecturer at certain universities More Definitions → |
| lavage | 1. washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water More Definitions → |
| leaver | 1. someone who leaves More Definitions → |
| looker | 1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) 2. a very attractive or seductive looking woman More Definitions → |
| levity | 1. feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness 2. a manner lacking seriousness More Definitions → |
| loggia | 1. a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level More Definitions → |
| laxity | 1. the condition of being physiologically lax 2. the quality of being lax and neglectful More Definitions → |
| leaven | 1. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid 2. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something More Definitions → |
| lawman | 1. an officer of the law More Definitions → |
| limber | 1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson More Definitions → |
| loaner | 1. someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters 2. a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair More Definitions → |
| linkup | 1. a fastener that serves to join or connect More Definitions → |
| labial | 1. a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips More Definitions → |
| logjam | 1. any stoppage attributable to unusual activity 2. an immovable mass of logs blocking a river More Definitions → |
| lasher | 1. a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip More Definitions → |
| louver | 1. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain More Definitions → |
| lychee | 1. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried More Definitions → |
| linnet | 1. small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico 2. small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead More Definitions → |
| laddie | 1. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) More Definitions → |