| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| label | a small piece of paper of cardboard with writing or printing on it. You stick labels on such things as jars, boxes or luggage, so that you know what is inside |
| laboratory | a room or building where scientific tests are carried out |
| labour | hard work |
| lace | a string used to fasten shoes. The same word also means material with a pretty pattern of holes |
| lack | to be in need of something you have not got. If you are hungry, you lack food |
| lad | a boy |
| ladder | a set of wooden or metal rungs between two long pieces of wood or metal, used for climbing up or down |
| laden | loaded, burdened |
| ladle | a spoon shaped like a small cup with long straight handle, used for serving soup or other liquids |
| lady | another word for a woman |
| ladybird | a tiny flying beetle, usually red with black spots |
| lag | to follow along slowly behind others |
| laggard | slow, sluggish, backward |
| lair | a wild beast’s den, a place to lie or rest |
| lake | a very large pool of water with land all around it |
| lama | a priest of the variety of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia |
| lamb | a young sheep |
| lame | not able to walk easily because you have hurt your leg or your foot |
| lament | to express sorrow, to weep, to grieve, deplore |
| lamentation | expression of sorrow, grief |
| lamp | a light, usually in a glass container, like an electric light bulb |
| lampoon | personal satire in writing a statiric attack |
| lance | a long spear. The same word also means to cut open a boil so that the fluid can drain away |
| land | the parts of the earth that are not covered by water. The same word also means to come down from the air on to land or water |
| landing | coming back to land from the sea or air. The same word also means the floor at the top of the stairs |
| landlady | a woman who owns a house or flat where other people pay to live |
| landlord | a man who owns a house or flat where other people pay to live |
| lane | a narrow road, usually in the country |
| languge | human speech or writing. The same word also means the speech used in different countries, such as the English language and the French language |
| lantern | a metal and glass container for a candle or oil light. You can carry it about |
| lap | the top part of your legs when you are sitting down. The same word also means once around a racetrack |
| lapse | a slipping, a slip, a failing in duty |
| larch | a tree which has cones and long thin leaves like needles |
| lard | fat from pigs, used in cooking |
| larder | a room or cupboard where food is kept |
| large | very big |
| large hearted | generous, liberal, munificent |
| lark | a small songbird. The same word also means a frolic |
| lash | to hit someone with a whip; to tie up firmly |
| lass | a girl |
| last | coming at the end; after all others |
| latch | a wood or metal fastening for a door or gate |
| late | behind time; not early |
| lathe | a machine for cutting and shaping pieces of wood and metal while they are being turned round |
| lather | a foam made by using soap and water together |
| latitude | scope, laxity, breadth, width |
| laugh | to make a noise to show you feel happy or think something is funny |
| launch | to start something on its way, such as launching a ship into the water, or a rocket into the air. The same word also means a large open motorboat |
| laundry | a place where dirty clothes are washed |
| laurel | a crown of distinction, honour |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.