Lavisher (n.) One who lavishes.
Lavishly (adv.) In a lavish manner.
Lavishment (n.) The act of lavishing.
Lavishness (n.) The quality or state of being lavish.
Lav/sium (n.) A supposed new metallic element. It is said to have been discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to be of a silver-white color, and malleable.
Lavolt (n.) Alt. of Lavolta
Lavolta (n.) An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound.
Lavoltateer (n.) A dancer of the lavolta.
Lavour (n.) A laver.
Lavrock (n.) Same as Laverock.
Law (n.) In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.
Law (n.) In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.
Law (n.) The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
Law (n.) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.
Law (n.) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
Law (n.) In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.
Law (n.) In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
Law (n.) In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
Law (n.) Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.
Law (n.) Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.
Law (n.) Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law.
Law (n.) An oath, as in the presence of a court.
Law (v. t.) Same as Lawe, v. t.
Law (interj.) An exclamation of mild surprise.
Law-abiding (a.) Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people.
Lawbreaker (n.) One who disobeys the law; a criminal.
Lawe (v. t.) To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet.
Lawer (n.) A lawyer.
Lawful (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
Lawful (a.) Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands.
Lawgiver (n.) One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator.
Lawgiving (a.) Enacting laws; legislative.
Lawing (n.) Going to law; litigation.
Lawing (n.) Expeditation.
Lawless (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim.
Lawless (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
Lawless (a.) Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
Lawmaker (n.) A legislator; a lawgiver.
Lammaking (a.) Enacting laws; legislative.
Lammaking (n.) The enacting of laws; legislation.
Lawmonger (n.) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
Lawn (n.) An open space between woods.
Lawn (n.) Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Lawm (n.) A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself.
Lawnd (n.) See Laund.
Lawny (a.) Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
Lawny (a.) Made of lawn or fine linen.
Lawsonia (n.) An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
Lawsuit (n.) An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
Lawyer (n.) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
Lawyer (n.) The bowfin (Amia calva).
Lawyer (n.) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
Lawyerlike (a.) Alt. of Lawyerly
Lawyerly (a.) Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.
Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
Lax (v. t.) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Lax (n.) A looseness; diarrhea.
Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Laxative (a.) Having a tendency to loosen or relax.
Laxative (a.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent.
Laxative (n.) A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic.
Laxativeness (n.) The quality of being laxative.
Laxator (n.) That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part.
Laxity (a.) The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.
Laxly (adv.) In a lax manner.
Laxness (n.) The state of being lax; laxity.
Lay (imp.) of Lie, to recline.
Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
Lay (a.) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Lay (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
Lay (n.) The laity; the common people.
Lay (n.) A meadow. See Lea.
Lay (n.) Faith; creed; religious profession.
Lay (n.) A law.
Lay (n.) An obligation; a vow.
Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Lay (a.) A melody; any musical utterance.
Laid (imp. & p. p.) of Lay
Laying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lay
Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
Lay (v. t.) To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
Lay (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
Lay (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
Lay (v. t.) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie dead or dying.
Lay (v. t.) To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
Lay (v. t.) To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
Lay (v. t.) To apply; to put.
Lay (v. t.) To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
Lay (v. t.) To impute; to charge; to allege.
Lay (v. t.) To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
Lay (v. t.) To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
Lay (v. t.) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
Lay (v. t.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
Lay (v. t.) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.
Lay (v. t.) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
Lay (v. t.) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
Lay (v. i.) To produce and deposit eggs.