English to English Dictionary

lightweight

Of little weight; not heavy.

lily pad

The floating leaf of a water lily, typically large and round.

linchpin

A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.

littoral-zone

The region of a body of ocean or fresh water that is near to the shore and subject to changing water levels and wave action.

load-bearing

Supporting the weight of the structure above it, as a wall or beam.

lockdown

An emergency measure in which people are prevented from leaving a building or area, or restricted in their movement, for reasons of security or public health.

lyrics

The words of a song.

machination

A crafty and involved plot, scheme, or maneuver directed against a person or institution.

mafia

A secret criminal society originating in Sicily and operating chiefly in Italy and the US.

magenta

A vivid purplish-red color, one of the primary subtractive colors used in color printing.

magnetic field

A region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

magnetism

A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.