Meaning: a gap or missing part

Part of speech: noun

Example: There was a lacuna in the historical record.

Category: General

Synonyms: gap

Meaning: a young man or boy

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lad played soccer in the park.

Category: General

Synonyms: boy

Antonyms: girl

Meaning: a tool used for climbing up or down

Part of speech: noun

Example: He used a ladder to reach the roof.

Category: General

Synonyms: staircase

Meaning: a young boy

Part of speech: noun

Example: The laddie helped his mother with chores.

Category: General

Synonyms: lad

Meaning: behaving in a way typical of young men

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His laddish behavior was amusing to his friends.

Category: General

Synonyms: boyish

Antonyms: mature

Meaning: heavily loaded

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The truck was laden with goods.

Category: General

Synonyms: loaded

Antonyms: empty

Meaning: a young woman who behaves in a traditionally masculine way

Part of speech: noun

Example: She is a ladette who enjoys sports and drinking.

Category: General

Meaning: a man who is popular with women

Part of speech: noun

Example: He is known as a ladies man in his social circle.

Category: General

Synonyms: charmer

Meaning: a carefree or casual attitude

Part of speech: phrase

Example: He approached the project with a la-di-la attitude.

Category: General

Meaning: a woman of high social status

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lady at the event was very gracious.

Category: General

Synonyms: woman

Antonyms: man

Meaning: a transgender woman or a male-to-female transgender person

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lady boy performed beautifully in the show.

Category: General

Meaning: To fall behind in movement or progress.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He tends to lag behind during races.

Category: General

Synonyms: fall behind

Antonyms: lead

Meaning: A person or thing that lags behind others.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The laggard in the group was always late.

Category: General

Synonyms: straggler

Antonyms: leader

Meaning: Past tense of lay; to place something down.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She laid the book on the table.

Category: General

Synonyms: placed

Meaning: Relaxed and easy-going.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He has a laid-back attitude towards life.

Category: General

Synonyms: relaxed

Antonyms: tense

Meaning: Past participle of lie; to be in a horizontal position.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She has lain on the grass all afternoon.

Category: General

Meaning: A state of being out of touch with reality.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He seems to be living in la-la land.

Category: General

Synonyms: dreamland

Meaning: To hit or strike someone.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He was caught trying to lam his opponent.

Category: General

Synonyms: hit

Meaning: To criticize someone or something very harshly.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The critics lambasted the movie for its poor plot.

Category: General

Synonyms: criticize

Antonyms: praise

Meaning: To express sorrow or regret.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She lamented the loss of her friend.

Category: General

Synonyms: mourn

Antonyms: celebrate

Meaning: Deserving of regret or pity.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The lamentable state of the roads needs attention.

Category: General

Synonyms: regrettable

Meaning: The passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Her lamentation was heard throughout the village.

Category: General

Synonyms: mourning

Meaning: To cover or bond layers together, often for protection.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They decided to laminate the important documents.

Category: General

Synonyms: cover

Meaning: Covered with a protective layer.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The laminated card is waterproof.

Category: General

Synonyms: protected

Meaning: A device that produces light, often using electricity.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She turned on the lamp to read her book.

Category: General › Lighting

Synonyms: light

Meaning: A cover for a lamp that diffuses the light.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She chose a beautiful lamp shade for her new lamp.

Category: General › Lighting

Synonyms: light shade

Meaning: Light produced by a lamp.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The room was filled with soft lamplight.

Category: General › Lighting

Synonyms: lamp light

Meaning: A tall post with a light at the top, used for street lighting.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lamp-post illuminated the dark street.

Category: General › Lighting

Synonyms: streetlight

Meaning: To come down and settle on the ground.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The plane will land in ten minutes.

Category: General

Synonyms: arrive

Antonyms: take off

Meaning: To eventually arrive at a place, often unexpectedly.

Part of speech: phrasal verb

Example: We might land up at the beach if we keep driving.

Category: General

Synonyms: end up

Meaning: Past tense of land; to have come down and settled on the ground.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The bird landed on the branch.

Category: General

Synonyms: arrived

Meaning: The first sighting of land after a voyage at sea.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They celebrated landfall after weeks at sea.

Category: General

Synonyms: arrival

Meaning: The act of coming down and settling on the ground.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The landing of the plane was smooth.

Category: General

Synonyms: arrival

Meaning: A person who is uncomfortable or inexperienced at sea.

Part of speech: noun

Example: As a landlubber, he felt uneasy on the boat.

Category: General

Synonyms: land lover

Meaning: To suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He languished in prison for years.

Category: General

Synonyms: suffer

Antonyms: thrive

Meaning: Tall and thin, often in an awkward way.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He was lank and awkward as a teenager.

Category: General

Synonyms: thin

Antonyms: stout

Meaning: Tall and thin, often with long limbs.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The lanky boy played basketball.

Category: General

Synonyms: tall and thin

Meaning: A portable light source, often enclosed in glass.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They used a lantern to light their way in the dark.

Category: General › Lighting

Synonyms: light

Meaning: Of considerable size or extent.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: They live in a large house.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• big
• huge

Antonyms:

• small
• tiny

Meaning: To a great extent; mostly.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The project was largely successful.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• mainly
• mostly

Antonyms:

• partially
• minimally