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 Lap
- noun - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"  
 - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"  
 - lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another  
 - move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"  
 - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"  
 - pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"  
 - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"  
 - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"  
 - the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"  
 - touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"  
 - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" 
 
 Lar
-  - A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house.
 - n. - A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon
 
 Las
- noun - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
 - a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth  
 - the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization  
 
 Lat
- noun - a broad flat muscle on either side of the back  
 
 Lav
- noun - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets  
 
 Law
- noun - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"  
 - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society  
 - legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"  
 - the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do  
 - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"  
 - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"  
 - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"  
 
 Lax
- adjective - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"  
 - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"  
 - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"  
 - pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')  
 
 Lay
- adjective -   
 - a narrative poem of popular origin  
 - a narrative song with a recurrent refrain  
 - be and remain in a particular state or condition
 - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position  
 - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; 
 - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"  
 - have a place in relation to something else; 
 - impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"  
 - lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"  
 - not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"  
 - originate (in);
 - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"  
 - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"  
 - put into a certain place or abstract loc
 
 Lb
- noun - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"  
 
 LBJ
- noun - 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)