Lumbosacral (n.) Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum.
Lumbric (n.) An earthworm, or a worm resembling an earthworm.
Lumbrical (a.) Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feet.
Lumbrical (n.) A lumbrical muscle.
Lumbriciform (a.) Resembling an earthworm; vermiform.
Lumbricoid (a.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidae.
Lumbricus (n.) A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochaeta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm.
Luminant (a.) Luminous.
Luminaries (pl. ) of Luminary
Luminary (n.) Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.
Luminary (n.) One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
Luminate (v. t.) To illuminate.
Lumination (n.) Illumination.
Lumine (v. i.) To illumine.
Luminiferous (a.) Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether.
Luminosity (n.) The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.
Luminous (a.) Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Luminous (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
Luminous (a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.
Lummox (n.) A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
Lump (n.) A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.
Lump (n.) A mass or aggregation of things.
Lump (n.) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Lumped (imp. & p. p.) of Lump
Lumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lump
Lump (v. i.) To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.
Lump (v. i.) To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Lump (v. i.) To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it.
Lumper (n.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.
Lumper (n.) One who lumps.
Lumper (n.) A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor.
Lumpfish (n.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl.
Lumping (a.) Bulky; heavy.
Lumpish (a.) Like a lump; inert; gross; heavy; dull; spiritless.
Lumpsucker (n.) The lumprish.
Lumpy (superl.) Full of lumps, or small compact masses.
Luna (n.) The moon.
Luna (n.) Silver.
Lunacies (pl. ) of Lunacy
Lunacy (n.) Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation.
Lunacy (n.) A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism.
Lunar (a.) Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations.
Lunar (a.) Resembling the moon; orbed.
Lunar (a.) Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month.
Lunar (a.) Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar herbs.
Lunar (n.) A lunar distance.
Lunar (n.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.
Lunarian (n.) An inhabitant of the moon.
Lunary (a.) Lunar.
Lunary (n.) The herb moonwort or "honesty".
Lunary (n.) A low fleshy fern (Botrychium Lunaria) with lunate segments of the leaf or frond.
Lunate (a.) Alt. of Lunated
Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross.
Lunatic (a.) Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.
Lunatic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
Lunatic (n.) A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.
Lunation (n.) The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
Lunch (n.) A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner.
Lunched (imp. & p. p.) of Lunch
Lunching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lunch
Lunch (v. i.) To take luncheon.
Luncheon (n.) A lump of food.
Luncheon (n.) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner.
Luncheon (v. i.) To take luncheon.
Lune (n.) Anything in the shape of a half moon.
Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles.
Lune (n.) A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
Lunet (n.) A little moon or satellite.
Lunette (n.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.
Lunette (n.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
Lunette (n.) A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles.
Lunette (n.) A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
Lunette (n.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.
Lunette (n.) An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.
Lung (n.) An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.
Lunge (n.) A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
Lunged (imp. & p. p.) of Lunge
Lunging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lunge
Lunge (v. i.) To make a lunge.
Lunge (v. t.) To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter.
Lunge (n.) Same as Namaycush.
Lunged (a.) Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.
Lungfish (n.) Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
Lung-grown (a.) Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.
Lungie (n.) A guillemot.
Lungis (n.) A lingerer; a dull, drowsy fellow.
Lungless (a.) Being without lungs.
Lungoor (n.) A long-tailed monkey (Semnopithecus schislaceus), from the mountainous districts of India.
Lungworm (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known.
Lungwort (n.) An herb of the genus Pulmonaria (P. officinalis), of Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung.
Lungwort (n.) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip.
Lunicurrent (a.) Having relation to changes in currents that depend on the moon's phases.
Luniform (a.) Resembling the moon in shape.
Lunisolar (a.) Resulting from the united action, or pertaining to the mutual relations, of the sun and moon.
Lunistice (n.) The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution.
Lunitidal (a.) Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon.
Lunt (n.) The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.
Lunt (n.) A puff of smoke.
Lunulae (pl. ) of Lunula
Lunula (n.) Same as Lunule.