| labor (noun) form plural: labors strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion | labor (verb) forms: labored; labored; laboring to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard |
| lack (noun) form plural: lacks need; want; shortage; absence | lack (verb) forms: lacked; lacked; lacking to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want |
| landscape (noun) form plural: landscapes view; scenery; horizontal page orientation | landscaper (noun) form plural: landscapers person who designs gardens or large areas |
| language (noun) form plural: languages spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings | large (adjective) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous |
| last (adjective) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest | last (adverb) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently |
| last (noun) form plural: lasts end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight | last (verb) forms: lasted; lasted; lasting to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist |
| lasting (adjective) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable | lasting (noun) form plural: no plural strong durable fabric; persistence |
| late (adjective) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed | late (adverb) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly |
| launch (noun) form plural: launches act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration | launch (verb) forms: launched; launched; launching to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into |
| law (noun) form plural: laws rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention | lawsuit (noun) form plural: lawsuits case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim |
| lawyer (noun) form plural: lawyers person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister | lay off (verb) forms: laid off; laid off; laying off to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire |
| layer (noun) form plural: layers thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum | layman (noun) form plural: laymen unexperienced person |
| layout (noun) form plural: layouts arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged | lb (abbreviation, acronym) libra (lb.) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces |
| lead (adjective) most important; main; first; opening; beginning | lead (noun) form plural: leads guidance; advance position; first place; guide |
| lead (verb) forms: led; led; leading to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence | leader (noun) form plural: leaders head; chief; director; carrier; main article |
| leaflet (noun) form plural: leaflets sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer | leakage (noun) form plural: leakages something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.) |
| lease (noun) form plural: leases a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment | lease (verb) forms: leased; leased; leasing to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let |
| least (adjective) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance | least (adverb) to the smallest extent possible |
| least (noun) form plural: leasts something which is smallest in size or importance | leather (noun) form plural: leathers tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin |
| leave (noun) form plural: leaves vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell | leave (verb) forms: left; left; leaving to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone |
| lecture (noun) form plural: lectures discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof | lecture (verb) forms: lectured; lectured; lecturing to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously |
| legacy (noun) form plural: legacies inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors | legal (adjective) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law |
| legitimate (adjective) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized | legitimate (verb) forms: legitimated; legitimated; legitimating to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible |
| leisure (noun) form: no plural time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation | lend (verb) forms: lent; lent; lending to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate |
| lesson (noun) form plural: lessons exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned | lesson (verb) forms: lessoned; lessoned; lessoning to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke |
| letter (noun) form plural: letters character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization | letterhead (noun) form plural: letterheads line printed at the top of a piece of stationary |
| level (adjective) straight; equal; even; honest | level (noun) form plural: levels degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain |
| level (verb) forms: leveled; leveled; leveling to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize | lever (noun) form plural: levers a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum |
| leverage (noun) form: no plural influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance | leverage (verb) forms: leveraged; leveraged; leveraging to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances |
| levy (noun) form plural: levies a charge imposed and collected | levy (verb) forms: levied; levied; levying to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops |
| liability (noun) form plural: liabilities financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation | liable (adjective) under legal obligation; responsible; prone |
| liberal (adjective) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded | liberal (noun) form plural: liberals person who favors political and social reform |
| library (noun) form plural: libraries place where one can borrow books | license (noun) form plural: licenses permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate |
| license (verb) forms: licensed; licensed; licensing to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow | lifestyle (noun) form plural: lifestyles way of life |
| likelihood (noun) form: no plural probability; chance; feasibility; possibility | likely (adjective) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising |
| likely (adverb) seemingly; probably | limit (noun) form plural: limits point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint |
| limit (verb) forms: limited; limited; limiting to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border | limited (adjective) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre |
| line (noun) form plural: lines long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic | line (verb) forms: lined; lined; lining to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad |
| link (noun) form plural: links connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring | link (verb) forms: linked; linked; linking to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to |
| list (noun) form plural: lists roll; roster; inventory; strip; band | list (verb) forms: listed; listed; listing to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record |
| litter (noun) form plural: litters refuse; trash; disorder | litter (verb) forms: littered; littered; littering to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder |
| load (noun) form plural: loads something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity | load (verb) forms: loaded; loaded; loading to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.) |
| loan (noun) form plural: loans amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily | loan (verb) forms: loaned; loaned; loaning to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily |
| local (adjective) characterized; by or occupying a particular place | local (noun) form plural: locals person who is native to or resides in a particular area |
| locate (verb) forms: located; located; locating to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle | located (adjective) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing |
| location (noun) form plural: locations place; position; situation; site; spot | lock (noun) form plural: locks fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device |
| lock (verb) forms: locked; locked; locking to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place | locksmith (noun) form plural: locksmiths person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms |
| logistics (noun) form: only plural planning and execution; management of a business or other operation | logo (noun) form plural: logos graphic symbol which represents a company or organization |
| look forward to (verb) forms: looked forward to; looked forward to; looking forward to to anticipate gladly | look into (verb) forms: looked into; looked into; looking into to investigate |
| look over (verb) forms: looked over; looked over; looking over to examine | loom (noun) form plural: looms apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine |
| loom (verb) forms: loomed; loomed; looming to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend | loop (noun) form plural: loops fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
| loop (verb) forms: looped; looped; looping to make circular shape | lose (verb) forms: lost; lost; losing to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win |
| loss (noun) form plural: losses opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction | lounge (noun) form plural: lounges sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll |
| lounge (verb) forms: lounged; lounged; lounging to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily | loyal (adjective) faithful; true to one's obligations |
| loyalty (noun) form: no plural faithfulness; devotion; constancy | Ltd. (abbreviation, acronym) Limited (Ld., ld) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability |
| lucid (adjective) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright | lucrative (adjective) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful |
| luggage (noun) form: no plural suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers | lumber (noun) form: no plural trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage |
| lumber (verb) forms: lumbered; lumbered; lumbering to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect | luncheon (noun) form plural: luncheons afternoon party where a light meal is served |