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Lawmaking
- noun - the act of making or enacting laws
Laxations
- noun - the act of making something less tight
- the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Lazzaroni
- - The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge.
Lead Bank
- noun - a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
- a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests
Lead Line
- noun - (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
Leadplant
- noun - shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore
Leavening
- verb - a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
- cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
Lecithins
- noun - a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
Lecturing
- verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
- teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)