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linked |
Adjective
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connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks |
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long-branched |
Adjective
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having long branches |
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lawless |
Adjective
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without law or control |
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lawless |
Adjective
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disobedient to or defiant of law |
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lawless |
Adjective
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lax in enforcing laws |
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lordless |
Adjective
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having no lord or master |
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lyonnaise |
Adjective
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cooked with onions |
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litigious |
Adjective
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inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits |
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litigious |
Adjective
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of or relating to litigation |
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lithe-bodied |
Adjective
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having a lithe body |
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long-bodied |
Adjective
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having a relatively long body |
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laxative |
Adjective
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stimulating evacuation of feces |
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laxative |
Noun
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a mild cathartic |
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lax |
Adjective
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emptying easily or excessively |
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lax |
Adjective
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lacking in rigor or strictness |
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lax |
Adjective
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lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
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lax |
Adjective
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pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') |
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letter-perfect |
Adjective
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correct to the last detail |
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life-and-death |
Adjective
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vitally important |
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life-or-death |
Adjective
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vitally important |
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lineal |
Adjective
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arranged in a line |
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lineal |
Adjective
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in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child |
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linelike |
Adjective
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resembling a line |
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life-threatening |
Adjective
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm |
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latest |
Adjective
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up to the immediate present |
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latest |
Adjective
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in the current fashion or style |
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latest |
Noun
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the most recent news or development |
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licked |
Adjective
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having been got the better of |
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lamblike |
Adjective
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like a lamb in meekness and gentleness |
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lonesome |
Adjective
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being the only one |
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lonesome |
Adjective
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marked by dejection from being alone |
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light-handed |
Adjective
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having a metaphorically delicate touch |
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leechlike |
Adjective
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of plants or persons |
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low-spirited |
Adjective
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filled with melancholy and despondency |
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lonely |
Adjective
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characterized by or preferring solitude |
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lonely |
Adjective
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lacking companions or companionship |
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lonely |
Adjective
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marked by dejection from being alone |
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lonely |
Adjective
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devoid of creatures |
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low-level |
Adjective
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lower in rank or importance |
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low-level |
Adjective
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occurring at a relatively low altitude |
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low-level |
Adjective
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not intense |
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low-level |
Adjective
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at a low level in rank or importance |
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lateral |
Adjective
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lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body |
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lateral |
Adjective
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situated at or extending to the side |
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lateral |
Noun
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a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
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latish |
Adjective
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somewhat late |
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lancinate |
Adjective
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painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
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lancinating |
Adjective
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painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
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lop-eared |
Adjective
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having bent or drooping ears |
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luxe |
Adjective
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elegant and sumptuous |