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Meanings of Laocoon:
proper nounA trojan priest who, with his two sons, was crushed to death by two great sea serpents as a penalty for warning the trojans against drawing the wooden horse of the greeks into troy.
Meanings of Laodicean:
adjectiveHalf-hearted or indifferent, especially with respect to religion or politics.
Usage examples:
This laodicean cant of tolerance
nounA person with a laodicean attitude.
Usage examples:
‘and when this epistle [see epistles] is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church o…
Meanings of Laos:
nounA member of an indigenous people of laos and north-eastern thailand.
proper nounA landlocked country in se asia; population 6,800,000 (estimated 2015); official language, laotian; capital, vientiane.
Meanings of Laotian:
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of laos or its inhabitants.
Usage examples:
Mountains near the laotian border
nounA native or inhabitant of laos.
Usage examples:
The laotians are still partying hard
Meanings of Laotians:
nounA native or inhabitant of laos.
Usage examples:
The laotians are still partying hard
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of laos or its inhabitants.
Usage examples:
Mountains near the laotian border
Meanings of Lap:
nounThe flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.
Usage examples:
Come and sit on my lap
verbOvertake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.
Usage examples:
She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres
Meanings of Lap-of-luxury:
idiomLiving in very comfortable conditions because you have a lot of money
Meanings of Lap-up:
phrasal verbTo buy, listen to, or do something very enthusiastically
Usage examples:
Young people there are lapping up just about everything to do with pop culture from japan.
Meanings of Laparoscope:
nounA fibre-optic instrument inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or permit small-scale surgery.
Usage examples:
A laparoscope is inserted so the surgeon can examine the appendix
Meanings of Laparoscopy:
nounA surgical procedure in which a fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or permit small-scale surgery.
Usage examples:
She went through lengthy hospital tests including a laparoscopy
Meanings of Laparotomies:
nounA surgical incision into the abdominal cavity, for diagnosis or in preparation for major surgery.
Usage examples:
A further laparotomy was performed
Meanings of Laparotomy:
nounA surgical incision into the abdominal cavity, for diagnosis or in preparation for major surgery.
Usage examples:
A further laparotomy was performed
Meanings of Lapdog:
nounA small pampered pet dog.
Usage examples:
It was at the berteliére that i observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take gregory into th…
Meanings of Lapdogs:
nounA small pampered pet dog.
Usage examples:
It was at the berteliére that i observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take gregory into th…
Meanings of Lapel:
nounThe part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening.
Usage examples:
For men, the geometry of jacket lapels, shoulder pads and waist tapering emphasize the strong upper…
Meanings of Lapels:
nounThe part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening.
Usage examples:
For men, the geometry of jacket lapels, shoulder pads and waist tapering emphasize the strong upper…
Meanings of Lapidaries:
nounA person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.
Usage examples:
Its streets were ‘handsome and broad, full of the shops of jewellers, goldsmiths, lapidaries, carpe…
adjectiveRelating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
Usage examples:
Meanwhile mr musonda said two local companies were interested in setting up lapidary centres for th…
Meanings of Lapidary:
adjectiveRelating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
Usage examples:
Meanwhile mr musonda said two local companies were interested in setting up lapidary centres for th…
nounA person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.
Usage examples:
Its streets were ‘handsome and broad, full of the shops of jewellers, goldsmiths, lapidaries, carpe…
Meanings of Lapidified:
verbChange (organic matter) into a stony substance; petrify.
Usage examples:
A gorgon whose visage lapidifies those who confront her directly
Meanings of Lapidifies:
verbChange (organic matter) into a stony substance; petrify.
Usage examples:
A gorgon whose visage lapidifies those who confront her directly
Meanings of Lapidify:
verbChange (organic matter) into a stony substance; petrify.
Usage examples:
A gorgon whose visage lapidifies those who confront her directly
Meanings of Lapidifying:
verbChange (organic matter) into a stony substance; petrify.
Usage examples:
A gorgon whose visage lapidifies those who confront her directly
Meanings of Lapilli:
plural nounRock fragments ejected from a volcano.
Usage examples:
Some matrix ash samples were also analysed to ensure that the complete geochemical range could be a…
Meanings of Lapis:
nounA bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewellery.
Usage examples:
Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient egyptians for their lapidary use and were mount…
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