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Lattens
- noun - brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
Lectins
- noun - any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus
Leptons
- unknown - Subatomic particles
Letting
- verb - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
- consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- leave unchanged; "let it be"
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
- property that is leased or rented out or let
Lifting
- verb - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
- invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
- make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
- make off with belongings of others
- move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
- move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
- pay off (a mortgage)
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of t
Lilting
- verb - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
- characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
Listens
- verb - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
- listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
- pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
Listing
- verb - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- enumerate;
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
- include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
- the act of making a list of items
- tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
Lofting
- verb - kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"
- lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
- propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
- store in a loft
Looting
- verb - plundering during riots or in wartime
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"