| lambchop | (noun) chop cut from a lamb | Synonyms: lamb-chop, lamb chop |
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| lamp | (noun) an artificial source of visible illumination | - |
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| (noun) a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs | - |
| landslip | (noun) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | Synonyms: landslide |
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| lap | (noun) touching with the tongue | Synonyms: lick |
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| (noun) movement once around a course | Synonyms: circle, circuit |
| (noun) a flap that lies over another part | Synonyms: overlap |
| (noun) the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs | Synonyms: lap covering |
| (noun) the upper side of the thighs of a seated person | - |
| (noun) an area of control or responsibility | - |
| laptop | (noun) a portable computer small enough to use in your lap | Synonyms: laptop computer |
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| layup | (noun) a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) | Synonyms: lay-up |
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| leadership | (noun) the activity of leading | Synonyms: leading |
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| (noun) the ability to lead | - |
| (noun) the body of people who lead a group | Synonyms: leaders |
| (noun) the status of a leader | - |
| leap | (noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | Synonyms: bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring |
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| (noun) the distance leaped (or to be leaped) | - |
| (noun) an abrupt transition | Synonyms: jump, saltation |
| (noun) a sudden and decisive increase | Synonyms: jump |
| lectureship | (noun) the post of lecturer | - |
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| legateship | (noun) the post or office of legate | Synonyms: legation |
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| legislatorship | (noun) the office of legislator | - |
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| letup | (noun) a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | Synonyms: lull |
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| librarianship | (noun) the position of librarian | - |
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| lightship | (noun) a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable | - |
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| limp | (noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | Synonyms: hitch, hobble |
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| lineup | (noun) (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | Synonyms: batting order, card |
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| (noun) the schedule of programs for a particular period | - |
| (noun) a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification | Synonyms: identity parade, police lineup |
| linkup | (noun) a fastener that serves to join or connect | Synonyms: link, tie-in, tie |
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| lip | (noun) either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell | - |
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| (noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container | Synonyms: brim, rim |
| (noun) either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking | - |
| (noun) an impudent or insolent rejoinder | Synonyms: back talk, backtalk, mouth, sass, sassing |
| (noun) (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx | - |
| lisp | (noun) a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th' | - |
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| listenership | (noun) all the listeners collectively of a particular radio programme, station, or broadcaster. | - |
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| lockstep | (noun) a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead | - |
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| (noun) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly | - |
| lockup | (noun) the act of locking something up to protect it | Synonyms: locking |
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| (noun) jail in a local police station | - |
| lollipop | (noun) hard candy on a stick | Synonyms: all-day sucker, sucker |
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| (noun) ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | Synonyms: ice lolly, lolly, popsicle |
| longship | (noun) a type of ship invented and used by the Vikings for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. | - |
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| lookup | (noun) an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property | Synonyms: search |
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| loop | (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane | Synonyms: loop-the-loop |
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| (noun) an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop | - |
| (noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet |
| (noun) a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | Synonyms: closed circuit |
| (noun) the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component | Synonyms: loop topology |
| (noun) the basic pattern of the human fingerprint | - |
| (noun) a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | - |
| (noun) an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) | - |
| (noun) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated | Synonyms: iteration |
| (noun) anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | - |
| lordship | (noun) the authority of a lord | - |
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| lump | (noun) a compact mass | Synonyms: ball, chunk, clod, clump, glob |
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| (noun) a large piece of something without definite shape | Synonyms: hunk |
| (noun) an awkward stupid person | Synonyms: clod, gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum |
| (noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | Synonyms: puffiness, swelling |
| madcap | (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, swashbuckler |
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| madnep | (noun) biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip | Synonyms: wild parsnip |
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| magilp | (noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | Synonyms: megilp |
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| maildrop | (noun) a drop where mail can be deposited | - |
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| makeup | (noun) cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance | Synonyms: make-up, war paint |
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| (noun) the way in which someone or something is composed | Synonyms: composition, constitution, make-up, physical composition |
| (noun) an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event | Synonyms: make-up |
| malaprop | (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | Synonyms: malapropism |
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| managership | (noun) the position of manager | - |
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| mantrap | (noun) a trap for catching trespassers | - |
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| (noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman | Synonyms: beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart |
| map | (noun) a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it) | - |
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| (noun) (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) | Synonyms: function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function |
| marksmanship | (noun) skill in shooting | - |
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| markup | (noun) detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) | - |
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| (noun) the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price | - |
| marshalship | (noun) the post of marshall | - |
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| mastership | (noun) the position of master | - |
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| (noun) the skill of a master | - |
| matchup | (noun) the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition | Synonyms: match-up |
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| maypop | (noun) of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg | Synonyms: Passiflora incarnata |
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| megaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, one megaflops is a million floating point operations per second | Synonyms: MFLOP, million floating point operations per second |
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| megilp | (noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | Synonyms: magilp |
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| membership | (noun) the body of members of an organization or group | Synonyms: rank |
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| (noun) the state of being a member | - |
| mericarp | (noun) a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity | - |
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| mesocarp | (noun) the middle layer of a pericarp | - |
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| messiahship | (noun) the position of messiah | - |
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| microchip | (noun) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | Synonyms: chip, micro chip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip |
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| milkcap | (noun) edible mushroom | Synonyms: Lactarius delicioso |
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| milksop | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist, sissy |
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| mishap | (noun) an instance of misfortune | Synonyms: misadventure, mischance |
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| (noun) an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate | Synonyms: bad luck, mischance |
| misstep | (noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | Synonyms: stumble, trip-up, trip |
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| mobcap | (noun) large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women | - |
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| moderatorship | (noun) the position of moderator | - |
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| monocarp | (noun) a plant that bears fruit once and dies | Synonyms: monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant |
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| mop | (noun) cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors | Synonyms: swab, swob |
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| mousetrap | (noun) (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated | Synonyms: trap play |
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| (noun) a trap for catching mice | - |
| muckheap | (noun) a heap of dung or refuse | Synonyms: dunghill, midden, muckhill |
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| mugwump | (noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | Synonyms: fencesitter, independent |
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| musicianship | (noun) artistry in performing music | - |
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| nap | (noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | Synonyms: catnap, forty winks, light sleep, short sleep, snooze |
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| (noun) a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes | Synonyms: Napoleon |
| (noun) the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | Synonyms: pile |
| (noun) a soft or fuzzy surface texture | - |
| (noun) a period of time spent sleeping | Synonyms: sleep |
| neap | (noun) a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon | Synonyms: neap tide |
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| newsgroup | (noun) an area on a computer network, especially on the internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic | - |
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| nightcap | (noun) the final game of a double header | - |
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| (noun) a cloth cap worn in bed | - |
| (noun) an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic | - |
| nincompoop | (noun) a stupid foolish person | Synonyms: ninny, poop |
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| nip | (noun) a small sharp bite or snip | Synonyms: pinch |
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| (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest |
| (noun) the property of being moderately cold | Synonyms: chilliness, coolness |
| (noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: flavor, flavour, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang |
| (noun) a small drink of liquor | Synonyms: shot |
| nonpartisanship | (noun) an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally | Synonyms: impartiality |
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| nonstop | (noun) a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination | Synonyms: nonstop flight |
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| oarsmanship | (noun) skill as an oarsman | - |
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| orlop | (noun) the fourth or lowest deck | Synonyms: fourth deck, orlop deck |
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| outcrop | (noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | Synonyms: outcropping, rock outcrop |
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| overlap | (noun) a flap that lies over another part | Synonyms: lap |
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| (noun) the property of partial coincidence in time | - |
| (noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: convergence, intersection |
| overlip | (noun) the upper lip | - |
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| overlordship | (noun) the position of overlord | - |
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| ownership | (noun) the act of having and controlling property | Synonyms: possession |
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| (noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others | - |
| (noun) the state or fact of being an owner | - |
| oxlip | (noun) Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel | Synonyms: paigle, Primula elatior |
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| p | (noun) the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: P |
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| pap | (noun) the small projection of a mammary gland | Synonyms: mamilla, mammilla, nipple, teat, tit |
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| (noun) worthless or oversimplified ideas | Synonyms: pablum |
| (noun) a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders | Synonyms: soft diet, spoon food |
| paperclip | (noun) a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together | Synonyms: gem clip, paper clip |
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| parsnip | (noun) whitish edible root; eaten cooked | - |
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| (noun) a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root | Synonyms: Pastinaca sativa |
| (noun) the whitish root of cultivated parsnip | - |
| partisanship | (noun) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | Synonyms: partiality |
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| partnership | (noun) a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | - |
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| (noun) the members of a business venture created by contract | - |
| (noun) a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal | - |
| pastorship | (noun) the position of pastor | Synonyms: pastorate |
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| pawnshop | (noun) a shop where loans are made with personal property as security | Synonyms: loan office, pawnbroker's shop |
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| payslip | (noun) a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out | - |
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| peep | (noun) a secret look | Synonyms: peek |
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| (noun) the short weak cry of a young bird | Synonyms: cheep |
| penmanship | (noun) beautiful handwriting | Synonyms: calligraphy, chirography |
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| pep | (noun) liveliness and energy | Synonyms: ginger, peppiness |
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| pericarp | (noun) the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | Synonyms: seed vessel |
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| petaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quadrillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: PFLOPS |
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| pickup | (noun) the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places | - |
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| (noun) the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | - |
| (noun) a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard | Synonyms: pickup truck |
| (noun) an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | Synonyms: cartridge |
| (noun) mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge | Synonyms: pickup arm, tone arm |
| (noun) anything with restorative powers | Synonyms: pick-me-up |
| (noun) the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | Synonyms: getaway |
| (noun) a warrant to take someone into custody | - |
| (noun) a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships | - |
| pileup | (noun) multiple collisions of vehicles | - |
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| pimp | (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | Synonyms: fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, ponce, procurer |
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| pinesap | (noun) fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys | Synonyms: false beachdrops, Monotropa hypopithys |
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| pip | (noun) a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) | Synonyms: spot |
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| (noun) a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | Synonyms: blip, radar target |
| (noun) a small hard seed found in some fruits | - |
| (noun) a disease of poultry | - |
| (noun) a minor nonspecific ailment | - |
| pitprop | (noun) a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine | Synonyms: sprag |
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| pleurocarp | (noun) a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk | Synonyms: pleurocarpous moss |
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| plop | (noun) the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash | - |
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