Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z. Виктор Евгеньевич Никитин
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Lattice, n. Trellis, lattice-work.
Lattice-work, n. Lattice, trellis.
Laud, v. a. Praise, extol, celebrate, magnify.
Laudable, a. Commendable, praiseworthy.
Laudanum, n. Tincture of opium.
Laudation, n. Praise, commendation, eulogy, compliment, encomium.
Laudatory, a. Commendatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, complimentary, encomiastic, lavish of praise.
Laugh, n. Laughter, cachinnation, guffaw, roar.
Laugh, v. n. Snicker, giggle, roar, titter.
Laugh at, Ridicule, deride, mock, scoff, scoff at, sneer at, laugh to scorn, make fun of, poke fun at.
Laugh to scorn, Ridicule, deride, despise, sneer at, laugh at, treat with contempt.
Laughable, a. Comical, droll, funny, ludicrous, farcical, ridiculous.
Laughing, a. Merry, mirthful, gay.
Laughing, n. Laughter.
Laughing-gas, n. Nitrous oxide, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.
Laughter, n. Laughing, laugh.
Laughing-stock, n. Butt (of jests), object of ridicule.
Launch, v. a. 1. Throw, hurl, cast, dart, lance.
2. Slide from the stocks (as a ship).
Launch, v. n. Enlarge, expatiate, descant, dilate, launch out.
Launch out, Enlarge, launch, expatiate.
Laundress, n. Washerwoman.
Laureate, n. Poet-laureate, court-poet.
Lave, v. a. Wash, bathe.
Lavement, n. (Med.) Clyster, enema, injection.
Lavish, a. Profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful, extravagant, too free, over-liberal.
Lavish, v. a. Waste, squander, dissipate, spend lavishly.
Law, n. 1. Rule, (prescribed by authority), regulation, canon, statute, enactment, decree, ordinance, edict, order, expressed command.
2. Formula, principle, form.
3. Code, body of rules.
4. Jurisprudence, science of laws, legal science.
5. Mosaic code.
6. Suit, process, litigation.
7. Observed order of facts, invariable sequence of phenomena.
8. Uniform and constant operation of any natural force (under the same conditions), method of the Divine Agency, God in Nature.
Lawful, a. 1. Legal, legalized, legitimate, constitutional.
2. Allowable, permissible.
3. Rightful, just, proper.
Lawfulness, n. Legality, conformity to law.
Lawgiver, n. Legislator, law-maker.
Lawsuit, n. Action, suit in law.
Lawyer, n. Counsellor, counsel, advocate, attorney, solicitor, barrister, limb of the law, attorney-at-law.
Lax, a. 1. Loose, slack, relaxed, not tight, not tense.
2. Soft, flabby, not firm, not solid.
3. Remiss, latitudinarian, not strict.
4. Licentious, dissolute.
Laxative, a. Loosening, aperient, deobstruent.
Laxative, n. Laxative medicine.
Laxity, n. 1. Looseness, slackness, laxness, latitude.
2. Remissness.
3. Dissoluteness, licentiousness.
Laxness, n. Looseness, laxity.
Lay, v. a. 1. Put, place, lay down.
2. Impose, assess.
3. Impute, charge, ascribe.
4. Spread (on a surface).
5. Prepare, set in order, get ready.
6. Contrive, scheme, devise.
7. Allay, quiet, calm, still, appease.
8. Bet, stake, wager, risk, hazard.
9. Produce, bring forth and deposit (as eggs).
10. (Naut.) Depress, sink, sail away from so as to lose sight of.
11. (Law.) Allege, state, name.
Lay, n. [Rare.] 1. Row, stratum, layer.
2. Bet, wager, stake, pledge.
3. [U. S.] Share of profit.
4. Song.
Lay, a. Laic, laical.
Lay aside, Reject, discard, put away, lay on the shelf.
Lay by, Reserve, keep, retain, husband.
Lay down, 1. Resign, give up, offer up.
2. Leave, quit, relinquish.
3. Advance, propound, assert, allege.
Layer, n. 1. Stratum, bed, LAY.
2. Course (as of bricks).
3. Shoot or twig (laid in the ground for propagation).
Lay hold of, Seize, catch.
Lay in, Store, provide, lay up.
Lay one's self out, Strive, labor, try, struggle, exert one's self.
Lay open, Expose, reveal, exhibit, disclose, unveil, divulge, publish, show, make known.
Lay out, 1. Spend, expend, disburse.
2. Plan, dispose, arrange.
Lay over, Spread over, cover the surface of.
Lay siege to, Besiege, beset.
Lay to heart, Feel keenly, be greatly grieved at, be much troubled about, be much affected by, take to heart, take on about.
Lay up, 1. Store, provide, treasure up, lay in.
2. Confine to the bed or the house.
Lay waste, Desolate, destroy, ruin.
Lazaretto, n. Hospital, infirmary, pest-house, lazar-house.
Lazar-house, n. Hospital, lazaretto.
Lazy, a. Slothful, sluggish, indolent, idle, inert, inactive, supine, torpid, slack, dronish, lumpish.
Lea, n. Meadow, mead, grass land, sward land.
Lead, v. a. 1. Guide (by the hand, or something connected with the hand).
2. Conduct, direct, escort, go before as guide.
3. Head, be at the head of.
4. Allure, entice, induce, persuade, draw, prevail on.
5. Pass, spend.
Lead, v. n. 1. Show the way (by going before).
2. Be the commander (as of troops).
3. Conduce, contribute, tend, serve.
Lead, n. 1. Guidance, direction, leadership.
2. Precedence.
Lead captive, Carry into captivity.
Leader, n. 1. Guide, director, conductor, corypheus, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, first fiddle.
2. Chief, chieftain, commander.
Leadership, n. Guidance, direction, lead, conduct.
Leading, a. 1. Governing, ruling.
2. Chief, principal, capital, most important.
Lead the way, Go before (as guide).
Lead off, Begin, take the lead.
Leaf, n. Blade.
Leaflet, n. Small leaf.
Leaf-stalk, n. (Bot.) Petiole.
League,