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+ Labs, Laboratories
- hard labor
+ in labor
+ to induce labor
- manual labor
- slave labor
- casual laborers
+ Laboratories, Labs
+ an audio company, Dolby Labs
+ 1965, Dolby and Dolby Labs
- fell off a ladder
+ rope ladder
+ first lady
+ president and first lady
+ leading lady
- jet lag
+ an economic policy of non-interference, laissez-faire
+ 1681, Le Gendre and laissez-faire
+ plumbed the depths of the lake
+ ewe and lambs
+ desk lamp
+ floor lamp
+ incandescent lamp
+ 1879, Edison and the incandescent lamp
+ infrared lamp
+ Magic Lamp
+ reading lamp
+ miner's safety lamp
+ 1816, Davy and the miner's safety lamp
+ yellow street light, sodium lamp
+ spirit lamp
+ street lamp
+ sun lamp
+ ultraviolet lamp
- dry land
+ Holy Land
- no man's land
- a fantasyland, Never-Never land
+ Promised Land
+ sighted land
- in a strange land
+ to live off the fat of the land
+ to spy out the land
- undeveloped land
- blind landing
- crash landing
- forced landing
+ instrument landing
+ soft landing
+ three-point landing
+ to develop lands
+ fat lands
- a desolate landscape
- a blot on the landscape
+ lovers' lane
+ to live in a foreign culture with different traditions and language
+ body language
- coarse language
- a dead language
+ A Dictionary of the English Language
+ 1755 Johnson and A Dictionary of the English Language
+ An American Dictionary of the English Language
+ 1828, Webster and An American Dictionary of the English Language
+ machine language
+ HTML, HyperText Markup Language
+ medical language
- the Tower of Babel and the confusion of language
+ sign language
+ 1775, de l'Epee and sign language
+ to have a gift for languages
+ the language of triangles, Inuit languages
+ fluent in three languages
+ sky lantern
+ 181-234, Zhuge and the sky lantern
+ the last lap
+ by and large
+ at large
+ light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, laser
+ 1960, Maiman and the laser
+ at last
+ at long last
+ the last
+ the first and the last
+ to fasten with a latch
+/- to run or else I shall be late
+ a shaping machine, lathe
+ c. 1500 BC, Greece and the lathe
+ the language of science and medicine, Latin
+ 23 alphabet in Latin
+ near the North or South Pole, high latitudes
+ near the equator, low latitudes
+/- sooner or later
+ the latter
+ to raise a laugh
- cannot refrain from laughing
+ Mrs. Laughing
+ burst out laughing
+ a ripple of laughter
+ exploded with laughter
- turning illegal money into legal money, money laundering
+ 1947, a self-service laundry, Laundromat
+ common law
+ maritime law
+ martial law
+ no-knock law
+ the faculty of law
+ "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion", Parkinson's law
+ 1955, C. Parkinson and Parkinson's law
+ the Law
- above the law
- to offend against the law
+ to amend the law
+ defined by the law
- contravening the law
+ to lay down the law
+ the long arm of the law
+ unwritten law
+ the minimum wage law
+ 1894, New Zealand and the minimum wage law
+ trial lawyer
+ to mow the lawn
- laws of racial segregation, Jim Crow laws
- 1877-1965, USA and Jim Crow laws
+ a region of the Earth's stratosphere that absorbs the sun's UV radiation, ozone layer
+ 1913, Fabry, Buisson, and the ozone layer
+ QWERTY keyboard layout
+ 1878, Remington and the QWERTY keyboard layout
+ from the Latin libra., lb.
+ pound weight, lb.
+ levodopa, L-dopa
+ 1968, Cotzias and L-dopa
+ Parkinson's disease and L-dopa
+ used for outdoor furniture, siding, floor tiles and shower curtains; LDPE
+ low-density polyethylene, LDPE
+ to play the lead
+ to take the lead
+ consolidating my position as leader
+ a natural leader
+ to follow the leader
+ bay leaf
+ fig leaf
+ a very thin sheet of gold, gold leaf
+ flag of Canada, the Maple Leaf
+ to turn over a new leaf
+ tea leaf
+ to look before you leap
+ the frog leaps
+ the rabbit leaps
+ for lease
+ to renew my lease
+ at least
+ in the least
- imitation leather
- to take leave without permission, to take French leave
+ to take my leave
+ on leave
+ granted every 7 years to a professor or pastor for study or travel, sabbatical leave
+ shore leave
+ sick leave
+ light-emitting diode, LED
+ 1927, Losev and LED
+ left and left and left
+ to keep left
- to fear there is none left
+ stage left
+ the Left
+ to turn left
+ more radical or liberal, left-wing
- to pull his leg
+ antitrust legislation
+ in myth and legend
+ Foreign Legion
+ a line of plastic construction toys, Lego
+ 1949, Christiansen and Lego
+ hind legs
- with the tail between his legs
- had lost all feeling in my legs
+ to stretch my legs
+ sport and leisure
+ at leisure
+ at my leisure
- at length
+ standard measures of length
+ went to great lengths
+ the resolving power of a lens
+ bifocal lens
+ 1775, Franklin and the bifocal lens
+ contact lens
+ 1888 Fick and the contact lenses
- a fogged lens
+ soft lens
+ 1961, Wichterle and the soft lens
+ telephoto lens
+ 1891, Dallmeyer and the telephoto lens
+ zoom lens
+ 1902, C. Allen and the zoom lens
+/- more or less
+/- an anonymous letter
+ chain letter
+ a circular letter
- dead letter
- hate letter
+ open letter
+ registered letter
+ signed the letter
+ to circulate this letter
+ on receipt of your letter
+ block letters
+ sea level
+ a bubble level, spirit level
+ 1661, Thevenot and the spirit level
+ water level
+ at all levels
+ L-dopa, levodopa
- lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, LGBT
- brought an action to libel
- charged with libel
+ women's liberation
+ the Statue of Liberty
+ 1886, Bartholdie, Eiffel, Koechlin, and the Statue of Liberty
+ reference library
+ to renew my licence
+ a sweet root, licorice
+ Europe and licorice
- to tell a lie
- a downright lie
- to lie, to lie, to lie
- white lie
+ for dear life
- dog's life
+ for life
+ future life
+ high life
- loses his life
- succeeded at the cost of his life
+ a price on his life
+ the secret of long life
- fooled away my life
+ for my life
+ within an inch of my life
+ the time of my life
+ to navigate life
+ change of life
+ full of life
- the bare necessities of life
+ in the prime of life
+ slice of life
+ the span of life
+ the spice of life
+ the Tree of Life
+ walk of life
+ forsaking my former way of life
+ lived a peaceful life
+ in private life
+ shelf life
+ still life
- to take life
+ this life
+ in village life
+ the chance of a lifetime
+ gave me a lift
+ chair lift
+ a hydraulic lift
+ ski lift
+ a ski lift, T-bar lift
+ to let there be light
+ to see the matter in a different light
+ diffuse light
+ fluorescent light
+ 1938, General Electric Co. and fluorescent light
+ green light
+ incident light
+ night light
+ red and green and violet; primary colors of light
+ pilot light
- red light
+ reflected light
+ to bring to light
+ to come to light
- sensitive to light
+ to travel light
+ cigarette and lighter
+ lighthouse
+ 1698, Winstanley and the lighthouse
+ subdued lighting
- like lightning
- a streak of lightning
- sheet lightning
+ northern lights
+ March and September, solar wind and the northern lights
+ southern lights
+ March and September, solar wind and the southern lights
+ I like
+ and the like
+ to do as you like
+ to take whichever one you like
+ to do whatever you like
+ to do likewise
+ Easter lily
+ tiger lily
+ water lily
+ white lily
- out on a limb
- to tear limb from limb
+ a dance, limbo
+ West Indians and limbo
+ age limit
+ the speed limit
+ time limit
+ to know my limitations
+ Ltd., Limited
- off limits
+ to drop me a line
+ rod and line
+ fishing with rod and line
+ assembly line
+ 1913, Ford and the assembly line
+ bottom line
+ credit line
+ dotted line
+ the finish line
- caught him at the finish line
+ fishing line
+ foul line
+ goal line
+ hot line
+ in line
+ to bring into line
+ to come into line
+ falling into line
+ main line
- out of line
- picket line
+ plumb line
+ poverty line
+ punch line
+ receiving line
+ sight line
+ snow line
+ sounding line
+ story line
+ tag line
+ down the line
+ to draw the line
+ to hold the line
- to jump the line
+ to walk the line
+ tree line
+ bed linen
+ table linen
+ an actor's lines
+ disposed the troops in two lines
+ silver lining
- missing link
+ golf links
+ a floor covering, linoleum
+ 1860, Walton and linoleum
+ a line of type, Linotype
+ 1884, Mergenthaler and Linotype
+ puma, a mountain lion
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Lion
- aggressive animals, lion and lioness
- to lick my lips
- to smack my lips
+ lipstick
+ swivel-up tube lipstick
+ 1923, Mason Jr. and the swivel-up tube lipstick
- a cloudy liquid
- to go into liquidation
+ entry list
+ to-do list
- "Ten Most Wanted" list
+ 1950, FBI and "Ten Most Wanted" list
+ mailing list
+ shopping list
+ sick list
+ on the sick list
+ to top the list
+ waiting list
- an ideation of an addict ;to listen, listen, listen
+ a good listener
+ to enter the lists
+ printing from a stone to paper, lithography
+ 1796, Senefelder and lithography
+ a dye for testing acidity, litmus
+ c. 1300, de Villa Nova and litmus
+ little by little
+ to look lively
- cirrhosis of liver
+ activities of daily living
+ 1963, Katz and activities of daily living
+ high living
+ cost of living
+ the standard of living
+ the living
+ a reptile with four legs and a long tail, lizard
+ a humpless camel, llama
+ South America and llamas
+ meat loaf
+ to approach my bank for a loan
+ to raise a loan
+ interlibrary loan
+ occipital lobe and frontal lobe
+ temporal lobe and parietal lobe
+ a lobster-like creature with no claws, spiny lobster
+ on location
- to pick a lock
+ combination lock
+ cylinder lock
+ 1851, Yale and the cylinder lock
+ do not lock
+ time lock
- vapor lock
+ do not tamper with the door locks
+ steam railway locomotive
+ 1804, Trevithick and the steam railway locomotive
+ a cicada that emerges from the soil around every 17 years, seventeen-year locust
+ a rich vein of metal ore, mother lode
+ a hunting lodge
+ for prayer and healing, sweat lodge
+ North American Indians and sweat lodges
+ logarithm
+ 1614, Napier and logarithms
+ logic
+ 384 BC-322 BC, Aristotle and logic
+ Boolean logic
+ Boole and Boolean logic
+ fuzzy logic
+ 1965, Zadeh and fuzzy logic
+ a candy on a stick, lollipop
+ 1908, G. Smith and lollipop
+ a stayover in London
+ shall not be long
+ all day long
+ to love me little, to love me long
- dirty look
- gave me a sour look
- wet look
+ power loom
+ 1785, Cartwright and the power loom
+ a teardrop-shaped safety loop in looping roller coaster, clothoid loop
+ 1901, Prescott and the clothoid loop
- to jump into the loop
+ to jump out of the loop
- loophole
+ on the loose
+ the wolf lopes(motion)
+ my Lord
+ the Lord
+ House of Lords
+ profit and loss
- capital loss
- irreparable loss
- tax loss
+ to make good the loss
+ to cut my losses
+ to recoup my losses
- bad lot
+ was chosen by lot
+ a parking lot
+ round lot
+ the lot
+ baby lotion
- free love
+ I love
+ in love
+ to fall in love
+ to make love
+ a labor of love
- puppy love
+ music lovers
+ high and low
+ hunted high and low
+ to lie low
- Mr. Low
- reached a new low
+ the cow lows(sound)
+ remained loyal
+ lysergic acid diethylamine, LSD
+ a potent hallucinogenic, LSD
+ 1943, A. Hofmann and LSD
+ JVC, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
+ Limited, Ltd.
+ in luck
- down on my luck
- to try my luck
- out of luck
+ a stroke of luck
- sheer luck
- trusting to luck
+ will bring you luck
+ to wish you luck
+ to consider myself lucky
+ hand luggage
+ the bear lumbers(motion)
+ a buffet lunch
+ to join us for lunch
+ a mechanical respirator, iron lung
+ 1928, Drinker, Shaw, and the iron lung
+ the justification by grace through faith alone, Lutheranism
+ 1517, Luther and Lutheranism