Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

(John Hannent) #1

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z


lesson
lessons noun
a period of time for teaching
and learning.
A piano lesson.


let
lets letting let verb
to allow someone to
do something.
The farmer let the children
pet the donkey.


letter
letters noun
1 a written symbol that
is part of the alphabet
(see alphabet on page 16).
2 a written message that
you send to
someone
by mail.


lettuce
lettuces noun
a green vegetable with large
leaves around a short, central
stem. Lettuce is often used
in salads.


N say let-iss


level
adjective


smooth and flat.
A sports field should be level.


liberty
liberties noun
freedom.
The prisoner’s relatives
campaigned for his liberty.

library
libraries noun
a place where books and
other sources of information
are collected and may
be borrowed.

license
licenses noun
an official certificate that
shows you have permission
to do something.
A driving license.
N say lie-sens
license verb

lick
licks licking licked verb
to touch something with your
tongue to eat it
or make it wet.

Licking an
ice pop.

lid
lids noun
the top of a container.

lie
lies lying lied verb
to say something that you
know is untrue.
lie noun

lie
lies lying lay lain verb
to be in a horizontal position.
Lying down.

life
lives noun
1 all things that are living.
Life on Earth.
2 the time that you are alive.
My grandmother had a long,
happy life.

lifeboat
lifeboats noun
a boat for rescuing people
who are in trouble at sea.

lifeguard
lifeguards noun
a person whose job it is
to rescue people who are
in trouble in the sea or in
a swimming pool.

lift
lifts lifting lifted verb
to pick something up.

lift
lifts noun
1 a machine that carries
people up to or down from
high places.

A ski lift.
2 a ride in a vehicle that you
don’t have to pay for.
Can I give you a lift into town?

light
lights lighting lit verb
to make something catch fire,
or to turn on a light.
Lighting a candle.

light
lights noun
something that shines to help
you see in the dark.
I had to turn on the light
so I could see the way.

light


lever
levers noun


1 a bar that is used to lift heavy
weights or to force things open.
2 a long bar or handle for
operating a machine.


espresso coffee machine

lever

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