3-Letter Words Starting With L
Here's the list of all the 58 3-Letter Words Starting With L in the English Language.
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| law | 1. the collection of rules imposed by authority 2. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity More Definitions → |
| low | 1. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation 2. a low level or position or degree More Definitions → |
| let | 1. a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again 2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen More Definitions → |
| log | 1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes 2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests More Definitions → |
| lot | 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries More Definitions → |
| led | 1. take somebody somewhere 2. produce as a result or residue More Definitions → |
| lee | 1. towards the side away from the wind 2. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind More Definitions → |
| lab | 1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research More Definitions → |
| leg | 1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle 2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion More Definitions → |
| lay | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| lie | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| lat | 1. a broad flat muscle on either side of the back More Definitions → |
| lip | 1. either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking 2. (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx More Definitions → |
| lit | 1. introduce light into 2. begin to smoke More Definitions → |
| lap | 1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another 2. pass the tongue over More Definitions → |
| lid | 1. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye 2. a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc. More Definitions → |
| leu | 1. the basic unit of money in Moldova 2. the basic unit of money in Romania More Definitions → |
| lea | 1. a unit of length of thread or yarn 2. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock More Definitions → |
| lam | 1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run 2. give a thrashing to; beat hard More Definitions → |
| lac | 1. resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax More Definitions → |
| lag | 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail More Definitions → |
| lei | 1. the basic unit of money in Moldova 2. the basic unit of money in Romania More Definitions → |
| lob | 1. an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc 2. the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc More Definitions → |
| lug | 1. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast 2. a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something More Definitions → |
| lad | 1. a boy or man 2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) More Definitions → |
| lax | 1. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') 2. lacking in firmness or tension; not taut More Definitions → |
| lux | 1. a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle More Definitions → |
| lev | 1. the basic unit of money in Bulgaria More Definitions → |
| ley | 1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock More Definitions → |
| loo | 1. a toilet in Britain More Definitions → |
| lek | 1. the basic unit of money in Albania More Definitions → |
| lah | 1. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization More Definitions → |
| lop | 1. cut off from a whole 2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of More Definitions → |
| lav | 1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets More Definitions → |
| lye | 1. a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide More Definitions → |
| lox | 1. brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked More Definitions → |