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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:
lap dogA person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.Rate it:
lap of luxuryA position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.Rate it:
lap upTo consume by lapping.Rate it:
lap upTo revel in, to overtly enjoy.Rate it:
lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:
Lard-OilAn oil from pork-fat-'LARD' whose viscosity was regulated according to environment in which it was utilized. The oil used in Railroad Switchman's signal-lanterns.Rate it:
large and in chargeDominating or controlling a situation with confidence and aplomb.Rate it:
larger than lifeOf greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.Rate it:
larger than lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:
larger-than-lifeOf greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.Rate it:
larger-than-lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:
lash downTo secure with ropes; to tie downRate it:
lash downTo rain heavily.Rate it:
lash outTo make a sudden blow.Rate it:
lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:
lash togetherTo connect with rope or twine, especially items that are not usually assembled together.Rate it:
lash upTo construct in a shoddy, makeshift manner.Rate it:
last burst of fireA state of exertion where one gives one's all; expending all of one's remaining energy in a final effort to achieve one's goal.Rate it:
last burst of fireA final effort or warning.Rate it:
last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:
last chancefinal oppurtunityRate it:
last hurrahA final act or performance that marks the end of a career.Rate it:
last lickslast few days/ minutes/ hours... of what you are doingRate it:
last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:
last nail in the coffinAlternative form of final nail in the coffinRate it:
last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:
last outTo survive or endureRate it:
last postmilitary bugle callRate it:
last resortThe only remaining, unwanted, option or choice.Rate it:
last strawA small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.Rate it:
Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:
Last SupperAn artistic representation of this event.Rate it:
last thinglate in the dayRate it:
last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:
last trumpForever.Rate it:
last trumpThe moment of God's final judgement on Earth.Rate it:
last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.Rate it:
last wordThe final statement uttered by a person before death.Rate it:
last wordThe finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.Rate it:
last-ditchFinal, as a last resort; done in desperation.Rate it:
latch onTo grasp firmly; to become attached to.Rate it:
latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:
latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:
latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:
late bloomerA person who lives a child's life comparatively later than their peers.Rate it:
late bloomerA person who reaches puberty comparatively later than their peers.Rate it:
late modelRecently designed or fabricated; new.Rate it:
later onGood-bye; see you later.Rate it:
lather upTo lather; to cover with sudsRate it:

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