English to English Dictionary

L'Hérodyssée

An epic journey, voyage, or narrative inspired by or chronicling historical investigations and geographical discoveries in the style of Herodotus.

Lacerate

To tear or deeply cut the flesh or skin.

Laches

A legal doctrine that bars a claimant from seeking a remedy if they have neglected to assert their rights for an unreasonable length of time.

Lacinate

Cut into deep, narrow, irregular segments or lobes; slashed or fringed.

Lackaday

An expression of sorrow, regret, or disappointment.

Lacrimator

A substance that causes tearing or induces the production of tears.

Lahar

A destructive mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water, flowing down from a volcano.

Laicization

The act of reducing a member of the clergy to the status of a layperson, typically by papal dispensation or decree.

Lakma

A traditional or regional term occasionally used to denote specific ceremonial breads or regional designations.

Lam

To beat, thrash, or hit someone physically.

Lambdoid suture

The dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the parietal bones and temporal bones from the occipital bone at the posterior part of the skull.

Lambdoidal suture

A dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that connects the parietal bones with the occipital bone of the skull.