5-Letter Words Starting With L

leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

coming at a subsequent time or stage

used to form the superlative

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome

commit to memory; learn by heart

held dear

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

a midday meal

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

produce laughter

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

in a boastful manner

anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

an ardent follower and admirer

cause to drop or sink

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps

having legal efficacy or force

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

vile; despicable

having a reddish-brown color

inspired by love for your country

United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

a strong yellow color

a large number or amount

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

a system of reasoning

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

(used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams

provide housing for

an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

remove with or as if with a ladle

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

kill without legal sanction

a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

a figurative restraint

native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right

of or relating to or associated with the moon

a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

like or containing small sticky lumps

someone deranged and possibly dangerous

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

a mistake resulting from inattention

(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner

a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment

wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

a person afflicted with leprosy

expressing deep emotion

closed with a lace

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

a water-base paint that has a latex binder

the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents

of a pale purple color

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

a person afflicted with leprosy

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September