2-Letter Words Starting with L

Process of becoming fluid

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

Liquidambar

These are killing the business community? They're wind-ups!

Liquidness

The people who listen to a radio program or station.

Disinterest caused by situation of not having a catalogue (wordplay)

Lethargy

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

Literality

""LITERALIZE To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture. spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.""

""Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.""

LITERATE one who can read and write

Lithograph

Type of printer

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

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

A device that pulverizes kidney stones and gallstones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits.

An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.

Professional writers.

Littleness

In the manner of a liturgy.

""The science treating of liturgical matters; a treatise on, or description of, liturgies.""

Livability

Liveliness

Rebellious 1 5 9 donning uniforms with singular irritability

Livetrap

Livingness

Lixiviation

LOBOTOMISE

LOBOTOMIZE

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

Locational

Locksmith

Lockstitch

Lockstitch

Fruit, sorted out, began to be put in trucks

Logicality

Logistical

Logistician

LOGNORMAL

Lounging around

Loneliness

Running lengthwise

Longshoring

Loosestrife

Lack of symmetry

Asymmetry

In a loquacious manner.

Lordliness

Lovability

Loveliness

Crush sensation

Lovingness

Abstract noun (-ness)

Lubrication

Lubricious

Not usual crib (anagram) - learned works

Late night studies

Court dismissing last two tribunals after review and lots of study

Lugubrious

Emission of light at cool temperatures

Jock's chimney basically said to produce light

Producing or being a medium of light

Producing light

Luminosity

The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.

Lumpectomy

LUSCIOUS having a delicious taste

Adjective (-ic)

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) other names for prolactin

Luteotropin

LYOPHILISE same as lyophilize.lyophilize.

Lyophilizer

""LYOPHILIZE to freeze-dry; -- a technique used to dry serum, tissue, unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials.""

LYSOGENIC

LYSOGENISE

LYSOGENIZE

English word

Labanotation

The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

Laborious

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.

One that owns land.

Languidness

In a languishing manner.

Languishment

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.""

Laryngology

Lastingness

Laterization

Latinization

Latitudinal

Humorist's investment (wordplay)

Hilarious cattle (wordplay)

Humorist's investment?

Laureateship

Legalization

In a legislative manner.

Of or pertaining to a legislator or legislature.

Legitimation

LEGITIMATIZE To legitimate.

Legitimatize

LEISHMANIAS leishmania

LEISHMANIAS leishmania

Relaxed and far from hasty quality

Lengthiness

Lepidopteran

Student of moths and butterflies

Student of butterflies and moths

One who studies butterflies and moths

Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.

""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.""

LEPTOSPIRE

LEPTOSPIRE

Drowsily

LETTERBOXING letterbox

Present participle or gerund

Partridge, say, girl, ex-poacher, shot

Compiler of a dictionary

Dictionary writer

Like dictionary making

Lexicologist

Liberalness

LIBERATION The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

Book custodian's skill

Lichenology

One versed in lichenology.

Lickerish

A German wine

German white wine

Light white Rhine wine

Lieutenancy

Lightfast

Lightsome

""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.""

Likableness

Liltingness

Limitedness

Limitless

LINEARIZE LINEAR resembling a straight line

Linebreeding

Lingonberry

One studying language

Liquefaction

Lissomeness

Listenership

Literalness

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

LITHOGRAPHER One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.

Lithography

Lithograph

Lithotripsy

Lithotripter

Lithotriptor

The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.

Livableness

Liveability

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 .""

Longanimity

Loutishness

Profitability

Ludicrous

Luminescence

Lumpishness

LUTEINIZE LUTEIN a yellow pigment

Luteotrophin

Luxurious

Lycanthropy

Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; called also lymphitis. lymphitis.

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

LYMPHOBLAST

LYMPHOCYTE

Adjective (-ic)

Plural noun or verb form

Lyricalness

Lysolecithin

Labialization

Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta.

Lachrymosity

Lactoglobulin

Lamellibranch

Landownership

Laparoscopist

Laryngectomy

Laryngoscopy

Lascivious

LATERALIZE LATERAL to throw a sideward pass in football

Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.

Friars Club/Merrill Lynch joint venture (wordplay)

Leachability

LEGALISTIC

The office of a legislator.

LEGITIMATIZE To legitimate.

LEGITIMIZE To legitimate.

Lepidopterist

Letterspacing

Plural noun or verb form

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

The act of liberalizing.