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L — Latitudinarian to Lee (Part 2 of 12)

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.

    1. Waste, squander, dissipate, spend lavishly.
    2. Bestow prodigally, pour out.

Law, n.

    1. Rule (prescribed by authority), regulation, statute, enactment, decree, ordinance, edict, order, canon, expressed command.
    2. Formula, principle, form.
    3. Code, body of rules.
    4. Jurisprudence, science of laws, legal science.
    5. [With The prefixed.] Mosaic code or dispensation, the old covenant.
    6. Suit, process, litigation.
    7. Controlling idea, governing principle, principle, determining rule (of the invariable sequence of events or forms).