Lu -symbol
- lutetium
lu·au ['lü-,au̇] -n
- a Hawaiian feast
Lu·ba·vitch·er ['lü-bə-,vi-chər, lü-'bä-] -n, adj
- a member of a Hasidic sect founded by Schneour Zalman of Lyady in the late 18th century
lub·ber ['lə-bər] -n, adj or adv
- a big clumsy fellow
- a clumsy seaman
lubber line -n
- a fixed line on the compass of a ship or airplane that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
lubber's hole -n
- a hole in a square-rigger's top near the mast through which one may go farther aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds
lube ['lüb] -n
- lubricant
- an application of a lubricant : lubrication
lu·bric ['lü-brik] -adj
- lubricious
lu·bri·cant ['lü-bri-kənt] -n, adj
- a substance (as grease) capable of reducing friction, heat, and wear when introduced as a film between solid surfaces
- something that lessens or prevents friction or difficulty
lu·bri·cate ['lü-brə-,kāt] -vb, n, adj
- to make smooth or slippery
- to apply a lubricant to
- to act as a lubricant
lu·bri·cious [lü-'bri-shəs] -adj, adv
- marked by wantonness : lecherous
- salacious
- having a smooth or slippery quality
lu·bric·i·ty [lü-'bri-sə-tē] -n
- the property or state of being lubricious
- the capacity for reducing friction
Lu·can ['lü-kən] -adj
- of or relating to Luke or the Gospel ascribed to him
lu·carne [lü-'kärn] -n
- dormer
Lu·ca·yo [lü-'kī-(,)ō] -n
- a member of an Arawakan people of the Bahamas
lu·cen·cy ['lü-sᵊn(t)-sē] -n
- the quality or state of being lucent
lu·cent ['lü-sᵊnt] -adj, adv
- glowing with light : luminous
- marked by clarity or translucence : clear
lu·cern -n
- lynx
lu·cerne [lü-'sərn] -n
- alfalfa
lu·cid ['lü-səd] -adj, adv, n
- suffused with light : luminous
- translucent
- snorkeling in the lucid sea
- having full use of one's faculties : sane
- clear to the understanding : intelligible
lu·cid·i·ty [lü-'si-də-tē] -n
- clearness of thought or style
- a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously : clairvoyance
Lu·ci·fer ['lü-sə-fər] -n, adj
- used as a name of the devil
- the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star
- a friction match having as active substances antimony sulfide and potassium chlorate
lu·cif·er·ase [lü-'si-fə-,rās, -,rāz] -n
- an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin
lu·cif·er·in [-f(ə-)rən] -n
- any of various organic substances in luminescent organisms (as fireflies) that upon oxidation produce a virtually heatless light
lu·cif·er·ous [lü-'si-f(ə-)rəs] -adj
- bringing light or insight : illuminating
- a luciferous performance of the opera
Lu·ci·na [lü-'sī-nə] -n
- midwife
Lu·cite ['lü-,sīt] -trademark
- used for an acrylic resin or plastic consisting essentially of polymerized methyl methacrylate
luck ['lək] -n, adj
- a force that brings good fortune or adversity
- the events or circumstances that operate for or against an individual
- favoring chance
- success
- had great luck growing orchids
- to prosper or succeed esp. through chance or good fortune usu. used with out
- the hero luck s out and is able to escape
- to come upon something desirable by chance usu. used with out, on, onto, or into
- luck ed into a wonderful opportunity
luck·i·ly ['lə-kə-lē] -adv
- in a lucky manner
- fortunately
lucky ['lə-kē] -adj, n
- having good luck
- happening by chance : fortuitous
- producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable
- seeming to bring good luck
lucky dip -n
- grab bag
lu·cra·tive ['lü-krə-tiv] -adj, adv, n
- producing wealth : profitable
lu·cre ['lü-kər] -n
- monetary gain : profit
- wrote almost entirely for lucre
- money
lu·cu·bra·tion [,lü-kyə-'brā-shən, ,lü-kə-] -n
- laborious or intensive study
- the product of such study usu. used in pl.
lu·cu·lent ['lü-kyə-lənt] -adj, adv
- clear in thought or expression : lucid
- the interviewee was luculent and personable
Lu·cul·lan [lü-'kə-lən] -adj
- lavish, luxurious
Ludd·ite ['lə-,dīt] -n, adj
- one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest
- one who is opposed to esp. technological change
lude ['lüd] -n
- a pill of methaqualone usu. used in pl.
lu·dic ['lü-dik] -adj
- of, relating to, or characterized by play : playful
lu·di·crous ['lü-də-krəs] -adj, adv, n
- amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
- meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish
lu·es ['lü-(,)ēz] -n, adj
- syphilis
luff ['ləf] -n
- the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind
- the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail
- to turn the head of a ship toward the wind
luffa ['lü-fə] -n
(variant of loofah)
- any of a genus ( Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with large fruits
- its fruit
- a sponge consisting of the fibrous skeleton of the fruit of a loofah (esp. Luffa aegyptiaca)
luft·mensch ['lu̇ft-,men(t)sh] -n
- an impractical contemplative person having no definite business or income
lug ['ləg] -vb
- drag, pull
- to carry laboriously
- lugged the bags to the car
- to introduce in a forced manner
- lug s my name into the argument
- to pull with effort : tug
- to move heavily or by jerks
- to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail
- an act of lugging
- something that is lugged
- a shipping container for produce
- lugsail
- superior airs or affectations
- an exaction of money used in the phrase put the lug on
- : something (as a handle) that projects like an ear: as
- a leather loop on a harness saddle through which the shaft passes
- a metal fitting to which electrical wires are soldered or connected
- ear
- a ridge (as on the bottom of a shoe) to increase traction
- a nut used to secure a wheel on an automotive vehicle called also lug nut
- a big clumsy fellow
- an ordinary commonplace person
Lu·gan·da [lü-'gän-də, -'gan-] -n
- the Bantu language of the Ganda people
luge ['lüzh] -n, vi
- a small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used esp. in competition
- the competition itself
lug·gage ['lə-gij] -n
- something that is lugged
- suitcases for a traveler's belongings : baggage
lug·ger ['lə-gər] -n
- a small fishing or coasting boat that carries one or more lugsails
lug·sail ['ləg-,sāl, -səl] -n
- a 4-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard that is hoisted and lowered with the sail
lu·gu·bri·ous [lu̇-'gü-brē-əs also -'gyü-] -adj, adv, n
- mournful
- exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
- dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding -- V. S. Pritchett
- dismal
lug·worm ['ləg-,wərm] -n
- any of a genus ( Arenicola) of marine polychaete worms that have a row of tufted gills along each side of the back and are used for bait
Luke ['lük] -n
- a Gentile physician and companion of the apostle Paul traditionally identified as the author of the third Gospel in the New Testament and of the book of Acts
- the third Gospel in the New Testament
luke·warm ['lük-'wȯrm] -adj, adv, n
- moderately warm : tepid
- lacking conviction : halfhearted
- gave them only lukewarm support
lull ['ləl] -vt
- to cause to sleep or rest : soothe
- to cause to relax vigilance
- were lull ed into a false sense of security
- something that lulls
- lullaby
- : a temporary pause or decline in activity
- the early-morning lull in urban noise
: as - a temporary calm before or during a storm
- a temporary drop in business activity
lul·la·by ['lə-lə-,bī] -n
- a soothing refrain
- a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep
lullaby -vt
- to quiet with or as if with a lullaby
lu·lu ['lü-(,)lü] -n
- one that is remarkable or wonderful
lum ['ləm] -n
- chimney
lu·ma [,lü-'mä] -n
- see dram at
lum·ba·go [,ləm-'bā-(,)gō] -n
- acute or chronic pain (as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back
lum·bar ['ləm-bər, -,bär] -adj
- of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum
lumbar puncture -n
- puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs
lum·ber ['ləm-bər] -vi
- to move ponderously
- rumble
lumber -n, adj
- surplus or disused articles (as furniture) that are stored away
- timber or logs esp. when dressed for use
- any of various structural materials prepared in a form similar to lumber
- to clutter with or as if with lumber : encumber
- plan to lumber the tiny town with a giant ski resort -- Marilyn Stasio
- to heap together in disorder
- to log and saw the timber of
- to cut logs for lumber
- to saw logs into lumber for the market
lum·ber·jack ['ləm-bər-,jak] -n
- logger
lum·ber·man [-mən] -n
- a person who is engaged in or oversees the business of cutting, processing, and marketing lumber
lumber room -n
- storeroom
lum·ber·yard [-,yärd] -n
- a yard where a stock of lumber is kept for sale
lum·bo·sa·cral [,ləm-bō-'sa-krəl, -'sā-] -adj
- relating to the lumbar and sacral regions or parts
lu·men ['lü-mən] -n, adj
- the cavity of a tubular organ or part
- the lumen of a blood vessel
- the bore of a tube (as of a hollow needle or catheter)
- a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of one candle intensity
lumin- -comb form
- light
lu·mi·naire [,lü-mə-'ner] -n
- a complete lighting unit
lu·mi·nance ['lü-mə-nən(t)s] -n
- the quality or state of being luminous
- the luminous intensity of a surface in a given direction per unit of projected area
lu·mi·nar·ia [,lü-mə-'ner-ē-ə] -n
- a traditional Mexican Christmas lantern orig. consisting of a candle set in sand inside a paper bag
lu·mi·nary ['lü-mə-,ner-ē] -n, adj
- a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
- a body that gives light
- one of the celestial bodies
lu·mi·nesce [,lü-mə-'nes] -vi
- to exhibit luminescence
lu·mi·nes·cence [-'ne-sᵊn(t)s] -n, adj
- the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or physiological process)
- light produced by luminescence
lu·mi·nif·er·ous [,lü-mə-'ni-f(ə-)rəs] -adj
- transmitting, producing, or yielding light
lu·mi·nism ['lü-mə-,ni-zəm] -n, n or adj
- a theory or practice of realist landscape and seascape painting developed in the U.S. in the mid-19th century and concerned with the study and depiction of effects of light and atmosphere
lu·mi·nos·i·ty [,lü-mə-'nä-sə-tē] -n
- the quality or state of being luminous
- something luminous
- the relative quantity of light
- relative brightness of something
- the relative quantity of radiation emitted by a celestial source (as a star)
lu·mi·nous ['lü-mə-nəs] -adj, adv, n
- emitting or reflecting usu. steady, suffused, or glowing light
- of or relating to light or to luminous flux
- bathed in or exposed to steady light
- clear, enlightening
- shining, illustrious
luminous energy -n
- energy transferred in the form of visible radiation
luminous flux -n
- radiant flux in the visible-wavelength range usu. expressed in lumens instead of watts
luminous paint -n
- a paint containing a phosphor (as zinc sulfide activated with copper) and so able to glow in the dark
lum·mox ['lə-məks, -miks] -n
- a clumsy person
lump ['ləmp] -n
- a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
- aggregate, totality
- majority
- protuberance
- an abnormal swelling
- a person who is heavy and awkward
- one who is stupid or dull
- beatings, bruises
- had taken a lot of lump s growing up in the city
- defeat, loss
- can cheerfully take his lump s on losers, because the payout is big on the winners -- Martin Mayer
- to group indiscriminately
- to make into lumps
- to make lumps on or in
- to move noisily and clumsily
- to become formed into lumps
- to move oneself noisily and clumsily
- not divided into parts : entire
- to put up with
lump·ec·to·my [,ləm-'pek-tə-mē] -n
- excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue
lum·pen ['lu̇m-pən, 'ləm-] -adj
- of or relating to dispossessed and uprooted individuals cut off from the economic and social class with which they might normally be identified
- plebeian
lumpen -n
- a member of the crude and uneducated lowest class of society
lump·er ['ləm-pər] -n
- a laborer who handles freight or cargo
- one who classifies organisms into large often variable taxonomic groups based on major characters
lump·fish ['ləmp-,fish] -n
- a northern Atlantic usu. greenish fish ( Cyclopterus lumpusof the family Cyclopteridae) having rows of nodules on the body and eggs used as a caviar
lump·ish ['ləm-pish] -adj, adv, n
- dull, sluggish
- low in spirits
- heavy, awkward
- lumpy
- tediously slow or dull : boring
- lumpy
lumpy ['ləm-pē] -adj, adv, n
- filled or covered with lumps
- characterized by choppy waves
- having a heavy clumsy appearance
- uneven and often crude in style
lumpy jaw -n
- actinomycosis
- actinomycosis of the head in cattle
lu·na·cy ['lü-nə-sē] -n
- insanity
- intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon
- wild foolishness : extravagant folly
- a foolish act
lu·na moth ['lü-nə-] -n
- a large mostly pale green American saturniid moth ( Actias luna) with long tails on the hind wings
lu·nar ['lü-nər also -,när] -adj
- crescent, lunate
- of, relating to, or resembling the moon
- designed for use on the moon
- measured by the moon's revolution
lunar caustic -n
- silver nitrate esp. when fused and molded into sticks for use as a caustic
lunar eclipse -n
- an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
lunar module -n
- a space vehicle module designed to carry astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back called also lunar excursion module
lu·nate ['lü-,nāt] -adj
- shaped like a crescent
lu·na·tic ['lü-nə-,tik] -adj, n
- affected with lunacy : insane
- designed for the care of insane persons
- wildly foolish
lunatic fringe -n
- the members of a usu. political or social movement espousing extreme, eccentric, or fanatical views
lu·na·tion [lü-'nā-shən] -n
- the period of time averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.8 seconds elapsing between two successive new moons
lunch ['lənch] -n
- a usu. light meal
- one taken in the middle of the day
- the food prepared for a lunch
- to eat lunch
- to treat to lunch
lunchbuck·et ['lənch-,bə-kət] -adj
- of, relating to, or possessing working-class values : blue-collar
lunch counter -n
- a long counter at which lunches are sold
- luncheonette
lun·cheon ['lən-chən] -n
- lunch
- a formal usu. midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
lun·cheon·ette [,lən-chə-'net] -n
- a small restaurant serving light lunches
lunch·room ['lənch-,rüm, -,ru̇m] -n
- luncheonette
- a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
lunch·time [-,tīm] -n
- the time at which lunch is usu. eaten : noon
lune ['lün] -n
- the part of a plane surface bounded by two intersecting arcs or of a spherical surface bounded by two great circles
lunes ['lünz] -n pl
- fits of lunacy
lu·nette [lü-'net] -n
- : something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: as
- an opening in a vault esp. for a window
- the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects and that is often filled by windows or by mural painting
- a low crescentic mound (as of sand) formed by the wind
- the figure or shape of a crescent moon
lung ['ləŋ] -n
- one of the usu. paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organ of air-breathing vertebrates
- any of various respiratory organs of invertebrates
- a device enabling individuals abandoning a submarine to rise to the surface
- a mechanical device for regularly introducing fresh air into and withdrawing stale air from the lung : respirator
lunge ['lənj] -n
- a quick thrust or jab (as of a sword) usu. made by leaning or striding forward
- a sudden forward rush or reach
- made a lunge to catch the ball
- to make a lunge : move with or as if with a lunge
- to thrust or propel (as a blow) in a lunge
lunged ['ləŋd] -adj
- having lungs : pulmonate
- having a lung or lungs of a specified kind or number used in combination
lung·er ['lən-jər] -n
- one that lunges
- a person suffering from a chronic disease of the lungs
- one who is tubercular
lung·fish ['ləŋ-,fish] -n
- any of an order (Dipnoi) of bony fishes that breathe by a modified swim bladder as well as gills
lung·worm [-,wərm] -n
- any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals
lung·wort [-,wərt, -,wȯrt] -n
- any of several plants (as a mullein) formerly used in the treatment of respiratory disorders
- a European herb ( Pulmonaria officinalis) of the borage family with hispid leaves and usu. bluish flowers
lu·ni·so·lar [,lü-ni-'sō-lər also -,lär] -adj
- relating or attributed to the moon and the sun
lun·ker ['ləŋ-kər] -n
- something large of its kind used esp. of a game fish
lunk·head ['ləŋk-,hed] -n, adj
- a stupid person : dolt
lu·nule ['lü-(,)nyül] -n
- a crescent-shaped body part or marking (as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail)
lu·pa·nar [lü-'pā-nər, -'pä-] -n
- bordello
Lu·per·ca·lia [,lü-pər-'kā-lē-ə, -'kāl-yə] -n, adj
- an ancient Roman festival celebrated February 15 to ensure fertility for the people, fields, and flocks
lu·pine ['lü-pən] -n
- any of a genus ( Lupinus) of leguminous herbs including some poisonous forms and others cultivated for their long showy racemes of usu. blue, purple, white, or yellow flowers or for green manure, fodder, or their edible seeds
- an edible lupine seed
- wolfish
lu·pus ['lü-pəs] -n
- any of several diseases characterized by skin lesions
- systemic lupus erythematosus
lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus [-,er-ə-,thē-mə-'tō-səs] -n
- a disorder characterized by skin inflammation
- systemic lupus erythematosus
lurch ['lərch] -vb
- to loiter about a place furtively : prowl
- steal
- cheat
- a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score esp. in cribbage
- to leave in the lurch
- to defeat by a lurch (as in cribbage)
- a sudden roll of a ship to one side
- an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement
- the car moved forward with a lurch
- stagger
- to roll or tip abruptly : pitch
- to move with a lurch
- suddenly lurch ed forward
- stagger
- has lurch ed from crisis to crisis -- Jere Longman
lurch·er ['lər-chər] -n
- a petty thief : pilferer
- a crossbred dog
- one that resembles a greyhound
- one who lurks
- spy
lur·dane ['lər-dᵊn] -n, adj
- a lazy stupid person
lure ['lu̇r] -n
- an object usu. of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk
- an inducement to pleasure or gain : enticement
- appeal, attraction
- : a decoy for attracting animals to capture: as
- artificial bait used for catching fish
- an often luminous structure on the head of pediculate fishes that is used to attract prey
- to recall or exercise (a hawk) by means of a lure
- to draw with a hint of pleasure or gain : attract actively and strongly
Lur·ex ['lu̇r-eks] -trademark
- used for metallic yarn or thread
lu·rid ['lu̇r-əd] -adj, adv, n
- causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
- melodramatic, sensational
- shocking
- paperbacks in the usual lurid covers -- T. R. Fyvel
- wan and ghastly pale in appearance
- of any of several light or medium grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange
- shining with the red glow of fire seen through smoke or cloud
lurk ['lərk] -vi, n
- to lie in wait in a place of concealment esp. for an evil purpose
- to move furtively or inconspicuously
- to persist in staying
- to be concealed but capable of being discovered
- to constitute a latent threat
- to lie hidden
- to read messages on an Internet discussion forum (as a newsgroup or chat room) without contributing
lus·cious ['lə-shəs] -adj, adv, n
- having a delicious taste or smell : sweet
- excessively sweet : cloying
- sexually attractive : seductive, sexy
- richly luxurious or appealing to the senses
- excessively ornate
lush ['ləsh] -adj, adv, n
- growing vigorously esp. with luxuriant foliage
- : lavishly productive: as
- fertile
- thriving
- characterized by abundance : plentiful
- prosperous, profitable
- savory, delicious
- appealing to the senses
- the lush sounds of the orchestra
- opulent, sumptuous
- intoxicating liquor : drink
- a habitual heavy drinker : drunkard
- drink
Lu·so- [,lü-(,)sō] -comb form
- Portuguese and
lust ['ləst] -n
- pleasure, delight
- personal inclination : wish
- usu. intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
- an intense longing : craving
- enthusiasm, eagerness
- admired his lust for life
- to have an intense desire or need : crave
- to have a sexual urge
lus·ter ['ləs-tər] -n
- a period of five years : lustrum
luster [-tər-ləs] -n, adj
- a glow of reflected light : sheen
- the appearance of the surface of a mineral dependent upon its reflecting qualities
- a glow of light from within : luminosity
- an inner beauty : radiance
- a superficial attractiveness or appearance of excellence
- a glass pendant used esp. to ornament a candlestick or chandelier
- a decorative object (as a chandelier) hung with glass pendants
- a fabric with cotton warp and a filling of wool, mohair, or alpaca
- lusterware
- to have luster : gleam
- to give luster or distinction to
- to coat or treat with a substance that imparts luster
lus·ter·ware ['ləs-tər-,wer] -n
- pottery with an iridescent metallic sheen in the glaze
lust·ful ['ləst-fəl] -adj, adv, n
- excited by lust : lecherous
lust·i·hood ['ləs-tē-,hu̇d] -n
- vigor of body or spirit : robustness
- sexual inclination or capacity
lus·tral ['ləs-trəl] -adj
- purificatory
lus·trate ['ləs-,trāt] -vt, n
- to purify ceremonially
lus·tring ['ləs-triŋ] -n
- lutestring
- a finishing process (as calendering) for giving a gloss to yarns and cloth
lus·trous ['ləs-trəs] -adj, adv, n
- reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
- the lustrous glow of an opal
- radiant in character or reputation : illustrious
lus·trum ['ləs-trəm] -n
- a period of five years
- a purification of the whole Roman people made in ancient times after the census every five years
- the Roman census
lusty ['ləs-tē] -adj, adv, n
- merry, joyous
- lustful
- full of strength and vitality : healthy, vigorous
- a young, lusty, growing country -- Helen Harris
- hearty, robust
- enthusiastic, rousing
- a lusty rendition of the song
lute ['lüt] -n
- a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck
- to seal or cover (as a joint or surface) with lute
- a substance (as cement or clay) for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
lute- -comb form
- corpus luteum
lu·te·al ['lü-tē-əl] -adj
- of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum or its formation
- the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle
lute·fisk ['lüt-,fisk, 'lü-tə-] -n
- dried codfish that has been soaked in a water and lye solution before cooking
lu·tein ['lü-tē-ən, 'lü-,tēn] -n
- an orange xanthophyll C 40H 56O 2occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum
lu·tein·i·za·tion [,lü-tē-ə-nə-'zā-shən, ,lü-,tē-nə-] -n, vb
- the process of forming corpora lutea
luteinizing hormone -n
- a hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that in the female stimulates ovulation and the development of corpora lutea and in the male the development of interstitial tissue in the testis
luteinizing hormonereleasing factor -n
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone
luteinizing hormonereleasing hormone -n
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone
lu·te·nist ['lü-tə-nist, 'lüt-nist] -n
- a lute player
lu·teo·tro·pic [,lü-tē-ə-'trō-pik, -'trä-] -adj
- acting on the corpora lutea
luteotropic hormone -n
- prolactin
lu·teo·tro·pin [,lü-tē-ə-'trō-pən] -n
- prolactin
lu·te·ous ['lü-tē-əs] -adj
- yellow tinged with green or brown
lute·string ['lüt-(,)striŋ] -n
- a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons
lu·te·tium [lü-'tē-sh(ē-)əm] -n
- a metallic element of the rare-earth group
Lu·ther·an ['lü-th(ə-)rən] -n
- a member of a Lutheran church
Lutheran [-rə-,ni-zəm] -adj, n
- of or relating to religious doctrines (as justification by faith alone) developed by Martin Luther or his followers
- of or relating to the Protestant churches adhering to Lutheran doctrines, liturgy, and polity
lu·thi·er ['lü-tē-ər, -thē-ər] -n
- one who makes stringed musical instruments (as violins or guitars)
lutz ['ləts] -n
- a backward figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the other skate
Lu·wi·an ['lü-ē-ən] -n, adj
- an Anatolian language of the Indo-European language family
lux ['ləks] -n
- a unit of illumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meter
lux·a·tion [,lək-'sā-shən] -n
- dislocation of an anatomical part (as a bone at a joint or the lens of the eye)
luxe ['lu̇ks, 'ləks, 'lüks] -adj, n
- luxurious, sumptuous
lux·u·ri·ance [(,)ləg-'zhu̇r-ē-ən(t)s, (,)lək-'shu̇r-] -n
- the quality or state of being luxuriant
lux·u·ri·ant [-ē-ənt] -adj, adv
- yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful
- characterized by abundant growth : lush
- abundantly and often extravagantly rich and varied : prolific
- characterized by luxury : luxurious
lux·u·ri·ate [-ē-,āt] -vi
- to grow profusely : thrive
- to develop extensively
- to indulge oneself luxuriously : revel
lux·u·ri·ous [(,)ləg-'zhu̇r-ē-əs, (,)lək-'shu̇r-] -adj, adv, n
- lecherous
- marked by or given to self-indulgence
- of, relating to, or marked by luxury
- of the finest and richest kind
- a luxurious chocolate sauce
lux·u·ry ['lək-sh(ə-)rē, -zh(ə-)rē] -n, adj
- lechery, lust
- a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort : sumptuous environment
- something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
- an indulgence in something that provides pleasure, satisfaction, or ease
- had the luxury of rejecting a handful of job offers -- Terri Minsky
luxury box -n
- skybox