4-Letter Words Starting With L

prefer or wish to do something

take charge of or deal with

sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

good at remembering

persist for a specified period of time

the hand that is on the left side of the body

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

deeply absorbed in thought

in the recent past

a woman of refinement

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

a titled peer of the realm

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

be in charge of

to a very great degree or extent

staying power

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

with relatively high volume

a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

set down according to a plan

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English

be without

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

bestow a quality on

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

disinclined to work or exertion

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

a narrow way or road

take up with the tongue

an artificial source of visible illumination

deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

lacking excess flesh

look through a book or other written material

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

a very attractive or seductive looking woman

genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur

(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

anything that serves as an enticement

wind around something in coils or loops

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

lacking companions or companionship

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

goods or money obtained illegally

any of various related trees bearing limes

llamas

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

be lazy or idle

a company emblem or device

add alcohol to (beverages)

the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten

the habitation of wild animals

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century

(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part

a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

a floor covering

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

the basic unit of money in Turkey

apply a lubricant to

add details to

the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters

a type of inflatable air mattress

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

cause to assemble or enlist in the military

a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought