2-Letter Words Starting with L

What spurs madmen (wordplay)

Some transports

Mad reasons to get vehicles using diesel (wordplay)

Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; said of capsules.

Like some nonlinear scales in mathematics

Descriptor for a type of spiral; am right coil (anagram)

The quality of being logical.

One skilled in military supply

Expert in military transport and supply.

LOGOGRAPH

Logomachy

Loquacity

""LOWERCASE Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. Case, n., 3.""

""LUBRICATE To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.""

The application of oil or grease

Garage job.

""LUBRICATE To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.""

Lubricator

Lubricity

Lucidness

Luciferase

Luckiness

In a lucrative manner.

""The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.""

In ridiculous fashion

Absurdly, ridiculously

Plaid wearers, stereotypically

Breakfast cereal for woodcutters (wordplay)

Loggers

""Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum. as, the lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum.""

Emitting light without heat

Giving off light

LUMINESCE

Adjective (-ic)

Luxuriance

The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf.

Lycopodium

Lymphocyte

LYMPHOCYTE

LYRICAL having the form of a song

Lachrymator

In a tearful manner

LACHRYMOSE Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful.

Laciniation

Lacquerware

Lacquerwork

Lacrimation

Lactalbumin

Some vaginal flora

Laicization

Lamellicorn

Landscapist

Laparoscope

""LAPAROSCOPE A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""

Excision of the larynx.

""An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.""

The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.

Lascivious

Latchstring

Latticework

The act or process of leaching.

Leatherback

Leatherneck

Lecithinase

Lectionary

Such reptiles chewed up chairs

Legitimacy

""Pl. leptocephali (-l ) One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.""

Adjective (-ic)

LEUKOCYTE

LEUKOCYTE

The formation or production of white blood cells.

Lexicality

""LEXICALIZE To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English.as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English.""

The compiling of dictionaries

The compilation of dictionaries

Writing and compiling of dictionaries

Lexicology

One who studies words

""Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as, liberalistic opinions. as, liberalistic opinions.""

Licentious

Lickspittle

LIMNOLOGIC

Linebacking

Linecasting

""Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.""

Liposuction

Process of becoming fluid

'Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That - of her clothes' (Herrick)

LITERALIST One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.

Of metal or stone surface printing

""Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents.""

""LITHOSPHERE The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.""

In the manner of a liturgy.

""Act of localizing, or state of being localized.""

Locational

Locksmith

Lockstitch

Lockstitch

Logicality

Logistical

Logistician

In a loquacious manner.

Crush sensation

Lubrication

Lubricious

Not usual crib (anagram) - learned works

Late night studies

Court dismissing last two tribunals after review and lots of study

LUFTMENSCH

Emission of light at cool temperatures

Jock's chimney basically said to produce light

Lumpectomy

US informal restaurant - unclothe teen (anagram)

Small cafe, revolutionary, getting on in crescent

LUSCIOUS having a delicious taste

Adjective (-ic)

LYSOGENIC

English word

Showing little enthusiasm and rigour

Lacking drive and rigour

Not willing to work often

""Pl. lactobacilli (-s l ) Any of various rod-shaped, nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus that ferment lactic acid from sugars and are the causative agents in the souring of milk.""

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem any of a number of globular proteins found in milk

One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

Laparoscopy

""LAPAROSCOPE A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""

English word

Laryngoscope

Humorist's investment (wordplay)

Hilarious cattle (wordplay)

Humorist's investment?

Lecherous

""LEPRECHAUN A small mischevous elf or spirit in Irish folklore; it is often depicted in literature as a dwarfish bearded old man; -- legend tells that if a leprechaun is captured, he will reveal the location of his hidden pot of gold.""

""Pl. leptocephali (-l ) One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.""

Drowsily

Present participle or gerund

Partridge, say, girl, ex-poacher, shot

Compiler of a dictionary

Dictionary writer

Like dictionary making

Lexicologist

Lichenology

One versed in lichenology.

Lickerish

A German wine

German white wine

Light white Rhine wine

Lieutenancy

""A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.""

One studying language

Liquefaction

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the consolidation of a loosely deposited sediment into a hard sedimentary rock

Localization

LOCKSMITHING locksmith

Lockstitch

Logicalness

""A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram , logograph .""

Profitability

Ludicrous

Luminescence

Sites for bites

Diners' choices for noon meals

Noontime eateries

Lycanthropy

""LYMPHATIC pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.""

LYMPHOBLAST

LYMPHOCYTE

LYMPHOCYTE

Adjective (-ic)

English word

Lyricalness

Lysolecithin

Lachrymosity

Lactoglobulin

Lamellibranch

Laparoscopist

Laryngectomee

Laryngectomy

Laryngoscopy

Lascivious

Friars Club/Merrill Lynch joint venture (wordplay)

Leachability

LEGALISTIC

Letterspacing

Plural or third person singular

LEXICALISE LEXICAL pertaining to the words of a language

""LEXICALIZE To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English.as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English.""

Wordsmiths rephrase logic mistakenly incorporating unknown

Lexicography

I use lion's scent, which might lead to promiscuity

Adjective (-ical)

Lichenologist

Liebfraumilch

Lignification

A combination of lignin and cellulose that strengthens woody plant cells.

In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist.

Linguistician

Lithification

""From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically. as, to consider a stratum lithologically.""

Abstract noun (-ity)

Talkative nature

Lovesickness

Lusciousness

Lymphosarcoma

Lysogenicity

In a languid way

Without caring, have no platform, hostile about everything

Past tense or past participle

Noun (-tion)

LECHEROUSNESS lecherous

Lexicalisation

Lexicalization

Like Webster's work

Describing Dr. Johnson's most famous work.

Relating to writing wordbooks or dictionaries

LICKERISHNESS lickerish

Lignocellulose

LIGNOCELLULOSE

Adverb re a John Napier invention

How some axes are drawn

Logographical

LUCRATIVENESS lucrative

LUDICROUSNESS ludicrous

Plural or third person singular

English word