Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 57
Lustreless (a.) 無光澤的，無光彩的 Destitute of luster; dim; dull.
Lusterless (a.) Lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}]
Lusterless (a.) Lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}].
Lustful (a.) Full of lust; excited by lust. -- Spenser. -- Tillotson.
Lustful (a.) Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. " Lustful orgies." -- Milton.
Lustful (a.) Strong; lusty. [Obs.] " Lustful health." --Sackville.
Syn: sensual; fleshly; carnal; inordinate; licentious; lewd; unchaste; impure; libidinous; lecherous. -- Lust"ful*ly, adv. -- Lust"ful*ness, n.
Lustful (a.) Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious].
Lustful (a.) Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful].
Lustful (a.) Vigorously passionate [syn: lustful, lusty, concupiscent].
Lustic (a.) Lusty; vigorous. [Obs.]
Lustihead (n.) See Lustihood. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Lustihood (n.) State of being lusty; vigor of body. " Full of lustihood." -- Tennyson.
Lustily (adv.) In a lusty or vigorous manner.
Lustily (adv.) In a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily".
Lustiness (n.) State of being lusty; vigor; strength.
Lustiness (n.) The property of being strong and healthy in constitution [syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity].
Lustless (a.) Lacking vigor; weak; spiritless. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Lustless (a.) Free from sexual lust.
Lustral (a.) Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as, lustral days; lustral water.
Lustral (a.) Of or pertaining to a lustrum.
Lustrated (imp. & p. p.) of Lustrate
Lustrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lustrate
Lustrate (v. t.) To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole city. -- Hammond.
Lustrate (v.) Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials.
Lustration (n.) The act of lustrating or purifying.
And holy water for lustration bring. -- Dryden.
Lustration (n.) (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
Lustre (n.) Same as Luster.
Lustre (n.) A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: luster, lustre].
Lustre (n.) A quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour].
Lustre (n.) The visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre].
Lustrical (a.) Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
Lustring (n.) A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.
Lustrous (a.) Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous." -- Shak. -- Lus"trous*ly, adv.
Lustrous (a.) Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny].
Lustrous (a.) Brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time".
Lustrous (a.) Reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining].
Lustrums (n. pl. ) of Lustrum
Lustra (n. pl. ) of Lustrum
Lustrum (n.; pl. E. Lustrums, L. Lustra.) A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.
Lustrum (n.) A period of five years.
Lustrum (n.) A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census.
Lustwort (n.) (Bot.) See Sundew.
Compare: Sundew
Sundew (n.) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects.
After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort.
Lusty (a.) Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and lusty, be left at home. -- Milton.
Lusty (a.) Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Lusty (a.) Of large size; big. [Obs.] " Three lusty vessels." -- Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]
Lusty (a.) Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Lusty (a.) Vigorously passionate [syn: {lustful}, {lusty}, {concupiscent}].
Lusty (a.) Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded}, {lusty}, {red-blooded}].
Lusus naturae (n.) Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.
Lusus naturae (n.) A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae].
Lutanist (n.) A person that plays on the lute. -- Johnson.
Lutarious (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [Obs.] -- Grew.
Lutation (n.) The act or method of luting vessels.
Lute (n.) (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting.
Lute (n.) A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
Lute (n.) (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mold.
Luted (imp. & p. p.) of Lute
Luting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lute
Lute (v. t.) To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint.
Lute (n.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or "sides," arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed.
Lute (v. i.) To sound, as a lute. -- Piers Plowman. -- Keats.
Lute (v. t.) To play on a lute, or as on a lute.
Knaves are men That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. -- Tennyson.
Lute (n.) A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: lute, luting].
Lute (n.) Chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard.
Lute-backed (a.) Having a curved spine.
Luteic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola).
Luteic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias.
Lutein (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.
Lutein (n.) Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks [syn: xanthophyll, xanthophyl, lutein].
Lutenist (n.) Same as Lutanist.
Lutenist (n.) A musician who plays the lute [syn: lutist, lutanist, lutenist].
Luteo- () (Chem.) A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow.
Luteocobaltic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt having a yellow color. Cf. Cobaltic.
Luteocobaltic chloride (Chem.), A brilliant reddish yellow crystalline compound, Co2Cl6(NH3)12, obtained by the action of ammonium chloride on an ammoniacal solution of cobaltic chloride.
Luteolin (n.) (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom ({Reseda luteola).
Luteous (a.) [L. luteus, fr. lutum dyer's broom, weld, which is used as a yellow dye.] Yellowish; more or less like buff.
Luter (n.) [From 3d Lute.] One who plays on a lute.
Luter (n.) [From Ist Lute.] One who applies lute.
Lutescent (a.) [L. luteus yellow.] Of a yellowish color.
Lutestring (n.) [Corrupted fr. lustring.] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. -- Goldsmith.
Luth (n.) [F.] (Zool.) The leatherback.
Lutheran (a.) (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheran (n.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheranism (n.) Alt. of Lutherism
Lutherism (n.) The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
Lutheranism (n.) Teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone.
Luthern (n.) (Arch.) A dormer window. See Dormer.
Lutidine (n.) (Chem.) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively dimethyl pyridine, ethyl pyridine, etc.
Luting (n.) (Chem.) See Lute, a cement.
Luting (n.) A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: lute, luting].
Lutist (n.) One who plays on a lute.
Lutist (n.) A musician who plays the lute [syn: lutist, lutanist, lutenist].
Lutose (a.) Covered with clay; miry.
Lutulence (n.) The state or quality of being lutulent.
Lutulent (a.) Muddy; turbid; thick. [Obs.]
Luwack (n.) (Zool.) See Paradoxure.
Lux (v. t.) To put out of joint; to luxate. [Obs.]
Luxate (a.) Luxated. [Obs.]
Luxated (imp. & p. p.) of Luxate
Luxating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luxate
Luxate (v. t.) 使骨脫節；使脫臼 To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.
Luxate (v.) Move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {luxate}, {splay}, {slip}].
Luxation (n.) 脫臼 The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
Luxation (n.) Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ.
Luxe (n.) Luxury. [Obs.] -- Shenstone.
{['E]dition de luxe} [F.] (Printing) A sumptuous edition as regards paper, illustrations, binding, etc.
Luxe (a.) Elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations" [syn: {deluxe}, {de luxe}, {luxe}].
Luxembourg (n.) 盧森堡（位於德、法、比利時之間） The capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg City, capital of Luxembourg].
Luxembourg (n.) A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center [syn: Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg].
Luxive (a.) Given to luxury; voluptuous. [Obs.]
Luxullianite (n.) (Min.) A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline crystals.
Luxuriance (n.) The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth. "Tropical luxuriance." -- B. Taylor.
Luxuriance (n.) The property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses [syn: {luxuriance}, {lushness}, {voluptuousness}].
Luxuriancy (n.) The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance.
Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. -- Spectator.
Luxuriant (a.) Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. -- Pope.
Luxuriant (a.) Producing luxuriant growth; very fertile; -- of soil.
Luxuriant (a.) Having or producing an abundance of elaborate details; unrestrained; -- of imagery or ornamentation.
{Luxuriant flower} (Bot.), One in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.
Luxuriant (a.) Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern" [syn: {elaborate}, {luxuriant}].
Luxuriant (a.) Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {luxuriant}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}].
Luxuriant (a.) Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {luxuriant}, {profuse}, {riotous}].
Luxuriantly (adv.) In a luxuriant manner.
Luxuriantly (adv.) In an abundant and luxuriant manner; "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls".
Luxuriantly (adv.) In an elegantly luxuriant way; "this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry".
Luxuriated (imp. & p. p.) of Luxuriate
Luxuriating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luxuriate
Luxuriate (v. i.) To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn luxuriates in a better mold." -- Burton.
Luxuriate (v. i.) To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.
Luxuriate (v. i.) To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.
Luxuriate (v.) Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: {luxuriate}, {wanton}].
Luxuriate (v.) Enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream" [syn: {indulge}, {luxuriate}].
Luxuriate (v.) Thrive profusely or flourish extensively.
Luxuriation (n.) The act or process of luxuriating.
Luxuriation (n.) An activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment.
Luxurious (a.) 豪華的，奢侈的，放縱的 Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. " -- Milton. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ness}, n.
Luxurious (a.) Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {luxuriant}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}].
Luxurious (a.) Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {grand}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely}, {sumptuous}].
Luxurist (n.) One given to luxury. [Obs.] -- Sir W. Temple.
Luxuries (n. pl. ) of Luxury
Luxury (n.) [U] 奢侈，豪華，華貴；豪華的；[C] 奢侈品 A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury. -- Spectator.
Luxury (n.) Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury. Contrasted to necessity.
He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit. -- Addison.
Luxury (n.) Lechery; lust. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. -- Chaucer.
Luxury (n.) Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
Luxury (n.) Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity.
Luxury (n.) The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: {lavishness}, {luxury}, {sumptuosity}, {sumptuousness}].
luxury (n.) Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: {luxury}, {luxuriousness}, {opulence}, {sumptuousness}].
Luz (n.) A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. -- Brande & C.
Luz, () A nut-bearing tree, the almond. (1.) The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen. 28:19; 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision. (See BETHEL.)
Luz, () A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Judg. 1:26) by "a man who came forth out of the city of Luz." It is identified with Luweiziyeh, 4 miles north-west of Banias.
Luz, separation; departure; an almond
-ly (a.) A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance.
Lyam (n.) A leash. [Obs.]
Lycanthrope (n.) 變狼妄想症患者 A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.