| lat | (noun) a broad flat muscle on either side of the back | Synonyms: latissimus dorsi |
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| latakia | (noun) aromatic Turkish tobacco | - |
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| latanier | (noun) fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region | Synonyms: latanier palm |
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| latch | (noun) catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove | - |
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| (noun) spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key | Synonyms: door latch |
| (verb) fasten with a latch | - |
| latchet | (noun) a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot | - |
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| latchkey | (noun) key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door | - |
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| latchstring | (noun) opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside | - |
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| late | (adjective) being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | - |
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| (adjective) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages | - |
| (adjective) at or toward an end or late period or stage of development | Synonyms: later |
| (adjective) having died recently | - |
| (adjective) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | Synonyms: recent |
| (adjective) after the expected or usual time; delayed | Synonyms: belated, tardy |
| (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | Synonyms: former, previous |
| (adverb) later than usual or than expected | Synonyms: belatedly, tardily |
| (adverb) to an advanced time | Synonyms: deep |
| (adverb) at an advanced age or stage | - |
| (adverb) in the recent past | Synonyms: lately, latterly, of late, recently |
| latecomer | (noun) someone who arrives late | - |
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| lateen | (adjective) rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail | Synonyms: lateen-rigged |
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| (noun) a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean | Synonyms: lateen sail |
| lately | (adverb) in the recent past | Synonyms: late, latterly, of late, recently |
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| latency | (noun) the state of being not yet evident or active | - |
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| (noun) the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it | Synonyms: latent period, reaction time, response time |
| (noun) (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head | Synonyms: rotational latency |
| lateness | (noun) quality of coming late or later in time | - |
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| latent | (adjective) (pathology) not presently active | - |
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| (adjective) potentially existing but not presently evident or realized | - |
| later | (adjective) at or toward an end or late period or stage of development | Synonyms: late |
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| (adjective) coming at a subsequent time or stage | Synonyms: posterior, ulterior |
| (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently |
| (adverb) at some eventual time in the future | Synonyms: by and by |
| (adverb) comparative of the adverb `late' | - |
| lateral | (adjective) lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body | - |
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| (adjective) situated at or extending to the side | Synonyms: sidelong |
| (noun) a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer | Synonyms: lateral pass |
| lateralisation | (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: laterality, lateralization |
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| laterality | (noun) superior development of one side of the body | Synonyms: dominance |
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| (noun) the property of using one hand more than the other | Synonyms: handedness |
| (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: lateralisation, lateralization |
| lateralization | (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: lateralisation, laterality |
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| lateralize | (verb) move or displace to one side so as to make lateral | - |
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| laterally | (adverb) in a lateral direction or location | - |
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| (adverb) to or by or from the side | - |
| latergram | (noun) a photo to be posted to Instagram at a later date | - |
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| laterite | (noun) a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides | - |
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| latest | (adjective) up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date | Synonyms: up-to-the-minute |
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| (adjective) in the current fashion or style | Synonyms: a la mode, in style, in vogue, modish |
| (noun) the most recent news or development | - |
| latex | (noun) a water-base paint that has a latex binder | Synonyms: latex paint, rubber-base paint |
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| (noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air | - |
| lath | (noun) a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework | - |
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| lathe | (noun) machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool | - |
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| lathee | (noun) club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India | Synonyms: lathi |
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| lather | (noun) the froth produced by soaps or detergents | Synonyms: soapsuds, suds |
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| (noun) the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) | - |
| (noun) a workman who puts up laths | - |
| (noun) agitation resulting from active worry | Synonyms: fret, stew, sweat, swither |
| (verb) rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | Synonyms: soap |
| (verb) exude sweat or lather | - |
| (verb) form a lather | - |
| (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod | Synonyms: flog, lash, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip |
| lathery | (adjective) resembling lather or covered with lather | Synonyms: sudsy |
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| lathi | (noun) club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India | Synonyms: lathee |
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| laticifer | (noun) a plant duct containing latex | - |
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| latinate | (adjective) derived from or imitative of Latin | - |
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| latinise | (verb) cause to adopt Catholicism | Synonyms: catholicise, catholicize, latinize |
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| latinize | (verb) cause to adopt Catholicism | Synonyms: catholicise, catholicize, latinise |
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| latish | (adjective) somewhat late | - |
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| latitude | (noun) scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction | - |
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| (noun) the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself | - |
| (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | Synonyms: line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude |
| (noun) freedom from normal restraints in conduct | - |
| latitudinal | (adjective) of or relating to latitudes north or south | - |
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| latitudinarian | (adjective) unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) | Synonyms: free-thinking, undogmatic, undogmatical |
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| (noun) a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) | - |
| latke | (noun) made of grated potato and egg with a little flour | Synonyms: potato pancake |
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| latria | (noun) the worship given to God alone | Synonyms: adoration |
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| latrine | (noun) a public toilet in a military area | - |
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| lats | (noun) the basic unit of money in Latvia | - |
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| latte | (noun) strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk | Synonyms: caffe latte |
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| latten | (noun) brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils | - |
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| latter | (adjective) referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) | - |
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| (noun) the second of two or the second mentioned of two | - |
| latterly | (adverb) in the recent past | Synonyms: late, lately, of late, recently |
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| lattice | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: fretwork, latticework |
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| (noun) small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted | Synonyms: grille, wicket |
| (noun) an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions | - |
| latticed | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticelike |
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| latticelike | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticed |
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| latticework | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: fretwork, lattice |
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