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Lar
- - A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house.
- n. - A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon
Las
- noun - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
Lat
- noun - a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
Lav
- noun - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Law
- noun - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
- the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
Lax
- adjective - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
- lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
- lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
- pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
Lay
- adjective -
- a narrative poem of popular origin
- a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- be and remain in a particular state or condition
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
- have a place in relation to something else;
- impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
- lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
- not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
- originate (in);
- prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
- put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
- put into a certain place or abstract loc
Lb
- noun - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
LBJ
- noun - 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Lbs
- noun - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"