Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 54
Luckless (a.) Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid.
Lucky (a.) 幸運的，好運的 [+to-v] [+（that）]；碰巧的，僥倖的 Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
Lucky (a.) Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.
We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. -- Shak.
Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.
Lucky (a.) Occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess".
Lucky (a.) Having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" [ant: {luckless}, {unlucky}].
Lucky (a.) Presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {golden}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}].
Lucky proach (n.) See {Fatherlasher}.
Compare: Fathelasher
Fatherlasher (n.) (Zool.) 蝦虎魚類 A European marine fish (Cottus bubalis), allied to the sculpin; - called also lucky proach.
Compare: Sculpin
Sculpin (n.) 牛尾魚類；杜父魚；不中用的人 A chiefly marine fish of the northern hemisphere, with a broad flattened head and spiny scales and fins.
Lucrative (a.) 有利益的，獲利的，合算的；賺錢的，有利可圖的 Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate. -- Bacon.
Lucrative (a.) Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term. -- Latimer.
Lucrative (a.) Producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business" [syn: {lucrative}, {moneymaking}, {remunerative}].
Lucratively (adv.) 有利益地；獲利地 In a lucrative manner.
Lucrativeness (n.) [U] 有利，有益 The quality of producing a lot of money.
Lucre (n.) 收益，錢財 Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense.
Lucriferous (a.) Gainful; profitable.
Lucrific (a.) Producing profit; gainful.
Luctation (n.) Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor.
Luctual (a.) Producing grief; saddening.
Lucubrated (imp. & p. p.) of Lucubrate
Lucubrated (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lucubrate
Lucubrate (n.) To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Lucubrate (v. t.) To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
Lucubration (n.) 苦心的著作；（夜間挑燈）刻苦鑽研；冥思苦想 The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Lucubration (n.) A solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation.
Lucubration (n.) Laborious cogitation.
Lucubrator (n.) One who studies by night; also, one who produces lucubrations.
Lucubratory (a.) Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking.
Lucule (n.) A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface.
Luculent (a.) 容易了解的；發亮的 Lucid; clear; transparent.
Luculent (a.) Clear; evident; luminous.
Luculent (a.) Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.]
Luculent (a.) (Of language) Transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}].
Luculently (adv.) In a luculent manner; clearly.
Lucullite (n.) A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental purposes.
Lucuma (n.) An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits.
Luddite (n.) . 盧德分子（19世紀初英國手工業工人中參加搗毀機器的人）；（l-）強烈反對機械化或自動化的人 One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, a half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames.
Luddite (n.) Any opponent of technological progress.
Luddite (n.) One of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment.
Luddite (n.) 盧德主義者（英語：Luddite）是19世紀英國民間對抗工業革命、反對紡織工業化的社會運動者。在該運動中，常常發生毀壞紡織機的事件。這是因為工業革命運用機器大量取代人力勞作，使許多手工工人失業。後世也將反對任何新科技的人稱做盧德主義者。1779年英國萊斯特一帶一名名叫內德‧盧德的織布工曾怒砸兩台織布機，後人以訛傳訛成所謂盧德將軍或盧德王領導反抗工業化的運動，遂得此名。[1]
The Luddites were a radical group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. The group was protesting the use of machinery in a "fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices. [1] Luddites feared correctly that the time spent learning the skills of their craft would go to waste as machines would replace their role in the industry. [2] It is a misconception that the Luddites protested against the machinery itself in an attempt to halt the progress of technology. Over time, however, the term has come to mean one opposed to industrialisation, automation, computerisation, or new technologies in general. [3] The Luddite movement began in Nottingham and culminated in a region-wide rebellion that lasted from 1811 to 1816. Mill owners took to shooting protesters and eventually the movement was suppressed with military force.
Ludibrious (a.) Sportive; ridiculous; wanton.
Ludibund (a.) Sportive.
Ludicrous (a.) 可笑的，滑稽的，荒唐的 Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.
Ludicrous (a.) Ridiculously absurd.
Ludicrous (a.) Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" [syn: {farcical}, {ludicrous}, {ridiculous}].
Ludicrous (a.) Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}].
Ludification (n.) The act of deriding.
Ludificatory (a.) Making sport; tending to excite derision.
Ludlamite (n.) A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
Ludlow group () A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England. See the Chart of Geology.
Ludwigite (n.) A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color.
Lues (n.) Disease, especially of a contagious kind.
Luff (n.) 逆風航行；船首彎曲部 The side of a ship toward the wind.
Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
{Luff tackle}, A purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. --Totten.
{Luff upon luff}, A luff tackle attached to the fall of another luff tackle. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Luffed (imp. & p. p.) of Luff
Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luff
Luff (v. i.) (v. i.) 轉船首迎風行駛 (v. t.) 使（船）首迎風；（賽船中）搶到（對手）上風一邊 (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
Luff (v. i.) (Naut.) To flutter or shake from being aligned close to the direction of the wind; -- said of a sail.
{To luff round}, or {To luff alee}, To make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind.
Luff (n.) (nautical) The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast.
Luff (n.) The act of sailing close to the wind.
Luff (v.) Sail close to the wind [syn: {luff}, {point}].
Luff (v.) Flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed".
Luffer (n.) See Louver.
Lug (n.) The ear, or its lobe.
Lug (n.) That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
Lug (n.) A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.
Lug (n.) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
Lug (n.) The lugworm.
Lugged (imp. & p. p.) of Lug
Lugging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lug
Lug (v. i.) To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.
Lug (v. i.) To move slowly and heavily.
Lug (n.) The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.
Lug (n.) Anything which moves slowly.
Lug (n.) A rod or pole.
Lug (n.) A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.
Luggage (n.) 【主英】行李 [U] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.
I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. -- Swift.
What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! -- Shak.
Syn: Plunder; baggage
{Luggage van}, 行李車 A vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]
{Luggage compartment}, 行李置放箱（巴士上放置乘客行李的地方） The compartment in a train, bus or other vehicle designed for storage of luggage during a journey. Separate from the {passenger compartment}.
Compare: Baggage
Baggage (n.) 【主美】行李 [U]；（軍隊的）輜重；（探險隊的）裝備 [U]；精神包袱 [U] The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.
Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." -- Farrow.
Baggage (n.) The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.
The baronet's baggage on the roof of the -- Thackeray.
We saw our baggage following below. -- Johnson.
Note: The English usually call this {luggage}.
Baggage (n.) Purulent matter. [Obs.] -- Barrough.
Baggage (n.) Trashy talk. [Obs.] --Ascham.
Baggage (n.) A man of bad character. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Baggage (n.) A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.
A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. -- Thackeray.
Baggage (n.) A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] -- Goldsmith.
Baggage (n.) Cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: {baggage}, {luggage}].
Baggage (n.) A worthless or immoral woman.
Baggage (n.) The portable equipment and supplies of an army.
Baggage (n.) Such articles as are carried by a traveller; luggage. Every thing which a passenger, carries, with him is not baggage. Large sums of money, for example, carried in a travelling trunk, will not be considered baggage, so as to render the carrier responsible. 9 Wend. R. 85. But a watch deposited in his trunk is part of his baggage. 10 Ohio R. 145. See, as to what is baggage, 6 Hill, R. 586 5 Rawle, 188, 189; 1 Pick. 50.
Baggage (n.) In general a common carrier of passengers is responsible for baggage, if lost, though no distinct price be paid for transporting it, it being included in the passenger's fare. Id. The carrier's responsibility for the baggage begins as soon as it has been delivered to him, or to his servants, or to some other person authorized by him to receive it. Then the delivery is complete. The risk and responsibility of the carrier is at an end as soon as he has delivered the baggage to the owner or his agent; and if an offer to deliver it be made at a proper time, the carrier will be discharged from responsibility, us 'such yet, if the baggage remain in his custody afterwards, he will hold as, bailee, and be responsible for it according to the terms of such bailment ana, R. 92. Vide Common Carriers
Baggage (n.) By the act of congress of March 2, 1799, sect. 46, 1 Story's L. U. S. 612, it is declared that all wearing apparel and other personal baggage, &c., of persons who shall arrive in the United States, shall be free and exempted from duty.
Luggage (n.) Cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: {baggage}, {luggage}].
Luggage (n.) Such things as are carried by a traveller, generally for his personal accommodation; baggage. In England this word is generally used in the same sense that baggage is used in the United States. See {Baggage}.
Lugger (n.) A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix.
Lugger (n.) An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.
Lugmark (n.) A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.
Lugsail (n.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
Lugubrious (a.) 很哀傷的（尤其指做得過火的） Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality. -- Hawthorne. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness}, n.
Lugubrious (a.) Excessively mournful.
Compare: Mournful
Mournful (a.) 憂傷的；悲切的；淒慘的；悲觀的，意氣消沉的 Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
‘Her large, mournful eyes.’
‘Mournful music.’
Lugworm (n.) A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm.
Luke (a.) Moderately warm; not hot; tepid.
Lukewarm (a.) Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent.
Lulled (imp. & p. p.) of Lull
Lulling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lull
Lull (v. t.) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
Lull (v. i.) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
Lull (n.) The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby.
Lull (n.) A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Lullaby (n.) 催眠曲，搖籃曲 [C] A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets. -- Shak.
Lullaby (n.) Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Lullaby (n.) A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {lullaby}, {cradlesong}, {berceuse}].
Lullaby (n.) The act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep [syn: {lullaby}, {cradlesong}].
Lullaby (v. t.) 唱搖籃曲使入睡；（以溫和的聲音）使安靜 To quiet with or as if with a lullaby.
Luller (n.) One who, or that which, lulls.
Lullingly (adv.) In a lulling manner; soothingly.
Lum (n.) A chimney.
Lum (n.) A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.
Lum (n.) A woody valley; also, a deep pool.
Lumachel (n.) Alt. of Lumachella
Lumachella (n.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.
Lumbaginous (a.) Of or pertaining to lumbago.
Lumbago (n.) A rheumatic pain in the loins and the small of the back.
Lumbar (a.) Alt. of Lumbal
Lumbal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar arteries.
Lumber (n.) [U] 【美】木材，木料；【英】破爛東西，無用雜物；【英】堆積雜物 A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn. [Obs.]
They put all the little plate they had in the lumber, which is pawning it, till the ships came. -- Lady Murray.
Lumber (n.) Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value.
Lumber (n.) Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber. [U. S.]
{Lumber kiln}, A room in which timber or lumber is dried by artificial heat. [U.S.]
{Lumber room}, A room in which unused furniture or other lumber is kept. [U.S.]
{Lumber wagon}, A heavy rough wagon, without springs, used for general farmwork, etc.
{Dimensional lumber}, 規格材 Lumber, usually of pine, which is sold as beams or planks having a specified nominal cross-section, usually in inches, such a two-by-four, two-by-six, four-by-four, etc.
Lumbered (imp. & p. p.) of Lumber
Lumbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lumber
Lumber (v. t.) 【美】採伐……林木，伐（樹）；【英】妨礙，拖累；（用破爛東西）堆滿 [（+with）] To heap together in disorder. " Stuff lumbered together." -- Rymer.
Lumber (v. t.) To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room.
Lumber (v. i.) To move heavily, as if burdened.
Lumber (v. i.) To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble. -- Cowper.
Lumber (v. i.) To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market. [U. S.]
Lumber (n.) The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material [syn: {lumber}, {timber}].
Lumber (n.) An implement used in baseball by the batter [syn: {baseball bat}, {lumber}].
Lumber (v.) Move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: {lumber}, {pound}].
Lumber (v.) Cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: {log}, {lumber}].
Lumberer (n.) One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the forest for lumber; a lumberman.
Lumbering (n.) The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber.
Lumbermen (n. pl. ) of Lumberman
Lumberman (n.) One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment.