Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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lit
from the verb to light
They lit a fire last night.

literature
noun
novels, plays, poems, and
other written material.

litter
noun

1 garbage left lying around.
2 baby animals born to
the same mother at one time.

A litter of puppies.

little
adjective
1 small
in size.

N comparisons littler littlest
N opposite big
2 not much.
I only have a little time.
N comparisons less least

live
lives living lived verb
1 to be alive.
He lived to an old age.
2 to stay in a place.

Hermit crabs live in shells.
N rhymes with give
living adjective

live

adjective

1 having life.

A live snake.

2 shown while the event

is taking place.

A live television show.

N rhymes with dive

liver

livers noun

an organ in the body that

cleans the blood and helps

to digest food.

living

noun

the way a person lives

or earns money.

He earns his living as a chef.

lizard

lizards noun

a reptile with scales. Most

types of lizard have four legs

and a long tail. Many lizards

live in warm regions and

eat insects.

A gecko is a type of lizard.

load

loads loading loaded verb

to put things into a vehicle.

Loading the ship with cargo.

loaf

loaves noun

a lump of bread baked as one

piece that can be

cut into slices.

lobster

lobsters noun

a large shellfish that lives in

the sea and has five pairs of

legs. One pair of legs are

claws, which lobsters use for

cutting up dead fish and

crushing shellfish to eat.

local

adjective

having to do with the area

near to a place.

The local paper showed

a picture of the flood.

locally adjective

locate

locates locating located verb

1 to be in a particular place.

The company has located its

main office in the city.

2 to find where something is.

He finally located the garage

down a side street.

location

locations noun

the place or position

of something.

lock

locks noun

1 a device

that keeps

something shut.

lock verb

2 a device on a canal that

raises or lowers the water

level so that boats can move

up and down.

locker

lockers noun

a small, narrow cupboard

with a lock that is used for

storing clothes or books.

log

logs noun

a thick piece of tree trunk

or branch.

lonely

adjective

feeling sad and alone.

He was lonely with no one

to play with.

N comparisons lonelier loneliest

loneliness noun

lonely

load

loads noun

an amount of

something that

is carried.

A load of gravel.

a little ball a big ball

liver

loaf of bread

European lobster

combination

lock