This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 29 of 59: from “last orders” to “liquor”.
- last orders noun A short period of time, which is usually announced by ringing a bell and is between five and fifteen minutes long, just before closing…
- last post noun The sounding of a bugle, signalling the evening hour to bed down, also used at military funerals and remembrance services.
- lat noun A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
- lateral adj Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking; outside the box.
- lathe verb To invite; bid; ask.
- lathing noun Invitation.
- latitat noun A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
- lats noun Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
- latte levy noun A proposed tax on disposable coffee cups or paper cups in general, with the purpose of reducing waste.
- laugh noun A fun person.
- lavant noun A shallow or more or less intermittent spring, or the stream of water (bourne) which feeds and springs forth from such a spring.
- lavatory noun A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
- lavvy noun A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- lavy adj Lavish; liberal.
- lawing noun Money owed for a service rendered.
- lawyer noun The burbot.
- lax noun A salmon.
- lay away verb To reserve (something) for the future.
- lay by noun A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger…
- lay on verb To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
- layoff noun A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
- lazy adj Wicked; vicious.
- lead noun An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- leader noun The first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster.
- Leader of the Opposition noun In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), the parliamentary leader of the…
- leading seaman noun A non-commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy, ranking above able seaman and below petty officer.
- league adj Playing in the The Football League or the Premier League, the top four divisions of English football
- league table noun Such a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance.
- leam verb To gleam; shine; glow.
- leapfrog noun The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- learning diffculty noun Any medically recognized condition (as opposed to a disease) that inhibits a person's ability to function in the world.
- learning difficulty noun Any of a series of medically recognized conditions (as opposed to diseases) that inhibit a person's ability to function in the world.
- lease verb To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.
- leave over verb To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.
- leavelooker noun A market inspector in the region of Chester in England, responsible for licensing foreign traders, checking the quality of meat, etc.
- leaver noun Alternative letter-case form of Leaver.
- lecky noun Electricity.
- leed noun Language; tongue.
- leer adj Thin; faint.
- leery adj Sly; artful; knowing.
- leet noun A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this…
- leeway noun An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
- left hooker noun A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.
- left-footer noun A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.
- lefty noun One who has left-wing political views.
- leg noun A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
- leg it verb To run away, to flee.
- lege noun A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.
- legend noun A cool, nice or helpful person, especially one who is male.
- legger noun A man employed by the owners of a canal to push boats through narrow canal tunnels. The legger would lie on his back on a piece of wood on…
- leggy adj Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- lek verb To play.
- lemonade noun A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.
- lend noun The lumbar region; loin.
- Lent noun Ellipsis of Lent term.
- lest we forget intj Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
- let verb To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- let in verb To cheat or victimize.
- let out noun An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation.
- let slip verb To let fly; to attack or challenge someone.
- let's have it phrase Tell what you have to say.
- letterbox noun A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
- letting noun Synonym of tenancy.
- level noun An area of almost perfectly flat land.
- level crossing noun An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.
- level up verb To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom.
- leveller noun A person or thing that levels.
- lever verb To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.
- lib verb To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
- Lib-Lab noun A Liberal candidate who was financially maintained by trade unions and supposed to represent the working classes.
- liberal noun One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare…
- Liberal Unionist noun A member of a British political party that broke away from the Liberal Party in 1886 and established a political alliance with the…
- liberate noun A writ issued out of the Chancery to authorize the Exchequer to pay a debt, pension, etc., on behalf of the Crown.
- libertarian noun An antiauthoritarian believer in left-libertarianism, a political doctrine that stresses both individual freedom and social equality, and…
- liberty bodice noun A tight, sleeveless underbodice, originally as typically worn by children to allow for more freedom of movement than a corset.
- licensed premises noun a place which is licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages to the public for consumption on the premises; a public house or bar
- licensee noun A publican (because a license is needed to run a pub).
- lich noun A corpse or dead body.
- lido noun Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- lie in noun A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up.
- lieutenant noun A commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be…
- life buoy noun A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.
- life preserver noun A short club with a weighted end.
- lift noun A mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
- liftshaft noun The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- lig noun A lie; an untruth.
- light blue noun A member of the Cambridge rowing team.
- light railway noun A railway built at a lower cost, with a lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway.
- lighting-up time noun A time period during which all motor vehicles on unlit public roads must have their headlights switched on.
- lightning conductor noun A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by…
- lightning strike noun A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.
- like a plasterer's radio adj Thickly covered with some substance.
- like painting the Forth Bridge prep_phrase Never-ending; said of a task which will never be completed due to the perpetual cycle of having to recommence as soon as one has reached…
- lilo noun An inflatable air mattress.
- limehouse verb To make a fiery political speech.
- limpet noun Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
- linksland noun A coastal zone of topsoil-covered sand between the beach sand and mainland soil.
- lippen verb To entrust; trust to (someone/something).
- lippy noun Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
- liquor noun A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.