
luck | luck: n. 1 fortune, chance, destiny, fate, accident, fortuity, serendipity; fluke, stroke of luck, US happenstance: Luck brought us together. 2 good fortune, (good) break: It takes a lot of luck to get the kinds of roles you want as an actor. 3 chance(s), success rate, fortune(s): I hope that my luck improves soon.
lucky | lucky: adj. 1 fortunate, blessed, favoured, charmed: She was very lucky to get the job. 2 providential, timely, opportune, propitious, favourable, auspicious, advantageous, convenient, fortuitous: It was lucky that you were at the swimming pool to save her.
ludicrous | ludicrous: adj. ridiculous, laughable, absurd, farcical, nonsensical, preposterous, incongruous, asinine, foolish, silly, zany, crazy, comical, risible; funny, facetious, droll, waggish, jocular, witty, jocose: The explanations of the new tax laws have been carried to ludicrous extremes. You can count on Billy to come up with some ludicrous prank on April Fools'' Day.
lug | lug: v. drag, tug, tow, haul, heave; carry, tote, transport: You''re mistaken if you think I''m going to lug that case round everywhere.
luggage | luggage: n. baggage, bags, gear, impedimenta, paraphernalia, things, belongings: When I arrived in Torremolinos, I found my luggage was missing.
lukewarm | lukewarm: adj. 1 tepid, room temperature, warm: I like my bath-water lukewarm. 2 cool, indifferent, half-hearted, chill, chilly, phlegmatic, unresponsive, unenthusiastic, nonchalant, lackadaisical, apathetic, insouciant, Laodicean, unmoved, US half-baked, Colloq laid-back: My ideas for improving efficiency continued to receive a lukewarm reception from the board.
lull | lull: n. 1 pause, respite, interlude, intermission, interval, break, hiatus, interruption, stop, halt, lapse, delay, Literary caesura, Colloq let-up: After a brief lull, the hurricane resumed in all its ferocity. 2 quiet, quiescence, hush, calm, calmness, stillness, silence, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity: There was a lull, then the noise of the artillery again shattered the night. --v. 3 soothe, calm, quiet, hush, pacify, mollify, tranquillize: Do not let her sweet words lull you into a sense of false security. I was lulled to sleep by the crickets and the bees.
lumber | lumber: n. 1 odds and ends, junk, clutter, jumble, rejects, white elephants; rubbish, litter, Chiefly US trash: The small room off the kitchen is for lumber. 2 timber, wood, beams, planks, boards, wood: I have ordered the lumber for building the garage. --v. 3 encumber, burden, load, overload, saddle, impose upon, land: We have been lumbered with looking after our neighbours'' six cats.
luminous | luminous: adj. 1 shiny, shining, bright, brilliant, lighted (up), lit (up), illuminated, radiant, alight, resplendent, lustrous, gleaming, shimmering, glistening, sparkling, dazzling, refulgent, effulgent: The moon shone with a luminous beauty. 2 glowing, aglow, luminescent, incandescent, phosphorescent, fluorescent: He had a watch with luminous hands. 3 clear, lucid, perspicuous, percipient, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning, perceptive, clear-eyed, clear-headed, keen, acute, sharp, explicit, incisive, specific, express; understandable, intelligible: His latest novel provides another example of his luminous style.
lump� | lump�: n. 1 mass, piece, gob, gobbet, clod, chunk, clot, wad, clump, hunk, nugget; cube, wedge, cake: There was a lump of earth was clogging the drain. May I have two lumps of sugar, please? 2 bump, growth, swelling, protuberance, protrusion, prominence, bulge, excrescence, tumescence, nodule, knob; wen, cyst, boil, carbuncle, blister, wart, corn: You ought to see a doctor about that lump on your foot. --v. 3 Often, lump together. combine, join, consolidate, collect, bunch, group, unite, mass, aggregate, blend, mix, throw or put together: Don''t lump me together with everyone else, without even asking my opinion.
lump� | lump�: v. Usually, lump it. allow, tolerate, suffer, put up with, bear, stand, brook, endure: I''m afraid you''ll just have to lump it, whether you like it or not.
lumpy | lumpy: adj. chunky, bumpy, uneven, granular, grainy: Mix the batter till it is no longer lumpy.
lunacy | lunacy: n. 1 madness, insanity, dementia, craziness, derangement, psychosis, mania: Formerly, it was believed that lunacy fluctuated in accordance with the phases of the moon. 2 folly, foolishness, bad or poor judgement, illogicality, illogic, senselessness, ridiculousness, irrationality, foolhardiness, stupidity: It would be sheer lunacy to confess to something you did not do.
lunge | lunge: n. 1 thrust, jab,, strike: He was impaled by the first lunge of the sword. 2 dive, plunge, rush, leap, jump, spring, pounce: I made a lunge for the knife but missed. --v. 3 dive, plunge, charge, pounce, dash, bound, jump; thrust, stab, strike, hit, jab, cut: He lunged at her with his machete.
lurch� | lurch�: n. leave in the lurch. desert, abandon, forsake; drop, jilt: He left her in the lurch, waiting at the church.
lurch� | lurch�: n. 1 stagger, sway, pitch; list, tilt, toss: The man gave a sudden lurch, knocking the vase from my hands. --v. 2 stagger, sway, stumble; roll, tilt, veer, pitch, list, heel, wallow: He lurched into the room, a dagger protruding from his back. The ship lurched dangerously in a heavy sea.
lure | lure: v. 1 tempt, attract, induce, coax, inveigle, seduce, draw in, entice, lead on, decoy, charm, persuade, allure, catch: She lured me into the trap of believing that she loved me. --n. 2 bait, decoy, attraction, temptation, inducement, magnet, siren song, charm, US drawing card, Slang come-on: Too many na�ve people fall for the lure of easy money.
lurid | lurid: adj. 1 sensational, vivid, shocking, startling, graphic, melodramatic: The tabloids delight in a lurid scandal. 2 ghastly, horrid, horrifying, horrendous, gory, grisly, gruesome, macabre, revolting, disgusting, appalling, frightful, terrible, awful: Every lurid detail of the massacre was shown on TV. 3 pale, ashen, sallow, wan, pallid, ghastly, baleful: From the lurid shade of his skin, I could see he had some horrible affliction. 4 glaring, fiery, flaming, burning, aglow, glowing, glowering: The burning city cast a lurid light in the sky.
lurk | lurk: v. skulk, slink, prowl, steal, sneak, hide, (lie in) wait, lie low: The muggers were lurking in the shadows, waiting for a victim.
luscious | luscious: adj. delectable, delicious, mouth-watering, tasty, toothsome, savoury, appetizing, rich, sweet, epicurean, ambrosial, palatable, pleasant; succulent, juicy, Colloq scrumptious, yummy: My grandmother used to make the most luscious pies and tarts.
lush | lush: adj. 1 luxuriant, thick, lavish, flourishing, verdant, green, dense, overgrown, thick, exuberant: The walls were covered with a lush growth of ivy. 2 juicy, succulent, mouth-watering, fresh, moist, ripe: We ate lush pears that we picked straight from the tree. 3 palatial, extravagant, elaborate, luxurious, opulent, sumptuous, Colloq ritzy, plush: The bridal suite is the lushest accommodation they offer.
lust | lust: n. 1 sensuality, libido, libidinousness, sexuality, lustfulness, concupiscence, sexual appetite, Slang horniness: The nouveaux riches spend much of their time and money satisfying their lust. 2 desire, drive, energy, voracity, avidity, avidness, ambition, ravenousness: Henry has an infectious enthusiasm and lust for life. --v. 3 lust after. desire, crave, hunger or thirst or hanker for or after, ache for: Barney was lusting after the barmaid at The Two Magpies.
lustful | lustful: adj. libidinous, carnal, concupiscent, licentious, lewd, prurient, lascivious, salacious, Colloq horny, randy: On her way to work she was forced to endure daily the lustful calls of the construction workers.
lustre | lustre: n. 1 sheen, gleam, glow, gloss, luminosity, luminousness, radiance: A good waxing should restore the lustre to the table. 2 glory, renown, brilliance, celebrity, honour, distinction, fame, illustriousness: Winning first prize lent a little lustre to his tarnished reputation.
lustrous | lustrous: adj. glossy, shiny, shined, polished, burnished: French polishing gives the furniture a lustrous finish.
lusty | lusty: adj. 1 vigorous, healthy, strong, energetic, robust, hale and hearty, lively; buxom: The sailors were accompanied by a couple of lusty young women. 2 vigorous, substantial, strong, husky, powerful: He sang in a lusty voice.
luxuriant | luxuriant: adj. 1 abundant, profuse, copious, lush, rich, bounteous, overflowing, full, luxurious: Her luxuriant hair hung down to her waist. 2 lavish, full, rank, prolific, thriving, rife, exuberant, lush, abounding, plenteous, abundant, superabundant, dense, fruitful, teeming: The luxuriant orange groves are yielding a bumper crop this year. 3 ornate, elaborate, decorated, fancy, rococo, baroque, flowery, frilly, florid, overdone, flamboyant, showy, ostentatious, gaudy, garish, Colloq flashy: The elders disapproved of the luxuriant ornamentation of the churches.
luxuriate | luxuriate: v. 1 Often, luxuriate in. wallow in, swim in, bask in, indulge in, delight in, relish, revel in, enjoy oneself, savour, appreciate, like, love: She luxuriates in her new-found wealth. 2 live in luxury or comfort, be in the lap of luxury, have a good or great or marvellous time, take it easy, enjoy oneself, live the life of Riley, live off the fat of the land, Colloq have the time of one''s life, have a ball, US live high off the hog: Their postcard says that they are luxuriating on Capri for a week.
luxurious | luxurious: adj. 1 opulent, sumptuous, grand, extravagant, lavish, magnificent, splendid, de luxe, fancy; epicurean, gourmet; Colloq swanky, swank, ritzy, plush, posh: We had a luxurious room overlooking the sea and ate the most luxurious meals. 2 self-indulgent, voluptuous, voluptuary, sybaritic, hedonistic, pampered: We lived a truly luxurious life for two years till the money ran out.
luxury | luxury: n. 1 opulence, splendour, sumptuousness, grandeur, extravagance, magnificence, richness, luxuriousness: I cannot describe the overwhelming luxury of the maharaja''s palace. 2 indulgence, self-indulgence, hedonism, sybaritism, voluptuousness: He had been living a life of luxury in Tahiti. 3 security, confidence; gratification, satisfaction, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, comfort: He has the luxury of knowing that his dog will be well looked after. 4 frill, extravagance, extra, indulgence, non-essential, expendable, treat: He showered her with luxuries from the finest shops.
