THE SOUND |L|
as in lee or lea and life
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
LA; LA·b·o[u]r(s);
LA·b·o·r·a-TO·r·y/·ies or
·b'·ra- [var:cp |B|];
LACK-LU·st·er [or ·re]; LA·d·y/·ies; LA·d·y-LIKE;
LA·g·er(s); LA·g·er LOUT(S); LA·gg·ard(s); LAMB(S);
LA·m·en·t·a·b·le [var:cp |M|];
LAMP(S); LAMP-LIGH·t·ed/-LIT; LAMP-LIGH·t·er(s);
LANCE/LAN·c·es [n]; LANCE(D) [v];
LAN·c·ed or LANCED [adj];
LAND(S) [l&]; LAND-LU·bb·er(s);
LAN-guage/gua·g·es;
LAN-guid [lit]; LAN-guish(ed) [l/f];
LAN-guor(s) [l/f]; LAP(PED/S);
LAPSE(D); LAPSE/LAP·s·es; LARGE;
LAR-GESS[E] [var:cp |D|];
LARK(S); LAST (but NOT LEAST); LATE; LAUGH(ED);
LAUNCH(ED)/LAUN·ch·es; LAUN-dry/-dries;
LAUN-dry LIST(S);
LAU·r·el(s);
LAW(S);
LAY/LAID [v]; LAY(S) [n;l&];
LAY-er(s) or LAYER(S);
LEA(S) [lit]; LEAD; LEAD/LED;
LEA·d·er(s); LEAGUE(S); LEAP(ED)/LEPT;
LEARN(ED)/LEARNT; LEAR·n·ed; LEAST; LEAVE/LEFT;
(the) LEE; (the) LEES; LEFT; LE·g·end(s); LE·gi·on(s);
LEI·s·ure; LE·mm·ing(s); LE·mm·ing=LIKE; LEND/LENT;
;
LE·ss·on(s); LET; LE·tt·er(s);
LE·v·i·t·y [lit];
LI-ai-SON(S) [var:cp |EI|];
LICK(ED) [l&]; LICK(S); LIE(S);
LIE/LAY/LAIN [l&]; (as) LIEF [lit]; LIFE/LIVES;
LIFE and LIMB; LIFE-LONG; LIGHT/LIGH·t·ed/LIT; LIGHT/LIT on [lit];
LIGHT(S); LIKE [prep];
LIKE(D) [v];
(as) LIKE (as CHALK to CHEESE); LI·ke·+it or LUM·p·+it; LI·l·y/·ies;
LI·l·y=LI·v·ered [var:cp 3rd syllable; lit];
LIMB(S);
(the) LIME-LIGHT;
LI·m·it(s);
LIMN(ED);
LIM-ner(s) or LI·mn·er(s);
LIM-ning or LI·mn·ing;
LINE(S);
LI·n·e-a·m·ent(s) [lit];
LINES [l&]; LI·ss·om[e] [lit];
LIST(S)/LI·st·ed;
LI·t·e·r·a·t|sh|ure(=LO·v·ing);
LI·tt·er(ed/s);
LI·tt·er LOUT(S);
LI·tt·le [see also BY];
LIVE(D); LIVE and LEARN; LIVE and LET LIVE;
LIVE-LONG [lit]; LIVE-ly; LIVE-li·l·y;
LI·v·er(s);
LI·v·ing;
LI·v·ing ROOM(S); LOATH-some [lit or facetious];
LOF·t·y [l&]; LOG(GED/S);
LONG (as in 'long on fantasy, short on figures');
LONG-est(=LI·v·ing); LONG=LA·st·ing;
LONG=LE·gg·ed or =LEGGED; LONG LIVE;
LONG=LIVED [var:cp 2nd syll.]; LONG=LOST;
LOOK(ED);
LOOK=a-LIKE(S); LOOK be-FORE you LEAP;
LOOK(ED) like; LOOM(ED) [l&];
LOOSE [adj];
LOOSE=LEAF [var:cp 2nd syll.];
LOOSE(D) [v;lit];
LOP=SI·d·ed [var:cp |S|];
LORD(S); LOSE/LOST; LOSS/LO·ss·es; LOSS-less;
LOUT(S); LOVE(D/S); LOVE-less;
LOVE=LE·tt·er(s);
LOVE=LIFE/LIVES;
LOVE-LIGHT;
LOVE-LORN [lit];
LOVE-ly;
LOW [adj];
LOW(ED) [v;l/f];
LOW-LAN·d·er(s) or
LOW·l·an·d·er(s);
LOW=LE·v·el; LOW-LIVED; LOW·l·y [l&]; LU·m·i-NA·r·y/·ies
or ·i·n·a·r·y/·ies or ·in'-ry/-ries [lit];
LU|k-s|u·r·y/·ies or LU|g-z|u·; LURCH(ED)/LUR·ch·es;
LU·st·er [or ·re];
LU·st·er·l·ess [or ·re·]; LUS-trous [lit];
LU·st·y [lit];
second syllable:
a-LAS [lit]; a-LE·th·ic; a-LIKE; a-LIVE; a-LLI·t·e-RATE/-RA·t·ed;
a-LLI·t·e-RA·t·ive or -LLI·t·e·r·a· or -LLI-t'ra·;
a-LLOW(ED); a-LLOW-ance/-an·c·es;
a-LLY/-LLIED/-LLIES [var:cp |AE|];
a-LOFT; a-LONE;
a-LONG; a-LOOF; a-LOUD; a-LU·m·i·n·um; at LAST [l&]; at LONG LAST;
ba-LLET(S) [var:cp |B|];
be-LIEF(S); be-LIEVE(D); be-LIE·v·er(s); be-LONG(ED);
be-LO·v·ed [or be-LO·v·èd][as
adjective or noun] or be-LOVED [as adjective only];
be-LOW; BI-LA·t·e·r·al or -LA-t'ral;
BULK(ED) LARGE; ca-LUM-ni-ATE/-A·t·ed;
cha-LET(S) [var:cp |SH|];
co-LLAPSE(D); co-LLECT/-LLEC·t·ed;
de-LAY(ED/S);
de-LEC·t·a·b·le [lit];
de-LIGHT(S)/-LIGH·t·ed;
de-LI·v·er(ed) [l&]; e-LA·st·ic;
(the) e-LECT; e-LECT/-LEC·t·ed;
e-LEC·t·r·i·c·al; e-LE·v·en;
e-LI|K·s·|ir(s) [lit];
en-LARGE(D); en-LIGH·t·en(ed);
fe-LI·c·i·t·ous [lit]; fe-LI·c·i·t·y [lit];
for-LORN [lit];
ga-LLANT [var:cp |G|]; ga-LORE;
GOOD=LOO·k·ing; i-LLU·s·ive; in LIEU of; in LIM-bo; $ju-LY;
ki-LO·m·e·t·er(s) [or ·re(s);
var:cp |K|];
;
LET LOOSE; LIE/LAY/LAIN LOW;
LONG=LIVED [var:cp 1st syll.];
LOOK(ED) LIVE-ly; LOOM(ED) LARGE;
LOOSE=LEAF [var:cp 1st syll.];
ma-LIGN [l/f];
;
mi-LLE·nn·i-um(s)/-a; mo-LA·ss·es;
of LATE;
pa-LA·ti·al;
PAY/PAID LIP=SER·v·ice to; pe-LLU·c·id [lit];
phi-LAT-el-y or -LA·t·e·l·y; po-LA·r·i·ty;
;
po-LICE [if not pronounced |PLEES|]; po-LICE LAUNCH/LAUN·ch·es;
po-LITE; po-LI·t·i·c·al;
po-LLUTE/-LLU·t·ed;
po-LLU·ti·on;
pur-LOIN(ED);
re-LAPSE/-LAP·s·es [n;var:cp
|R|;l/f];
re-LAPSE(D) [v;l/f];
re-LATE/-LA·t·ed;
re-LA·ti·on(s);
re-LA·ti·on-SHIP(S);
re-LIEF(S);
;
;
re-LI·gi·o·n·ist(s);
re-LI·gious; sa-LON(S) [var:cp |S|];
so-LU·ti·on(s); te-LLU·r·i-an(s);
trans-LATE/-LA·t·ed [var:cp |S|];
UN-LEARN(ED)/-LEARNT;
UN-LEAR·n·ed;
UN-LEASH(ED);
UN-LOOKED for [lit]; UN-LOOSE(D) [lit];
UN-LOO·s·en(ed);
vo-LUP·t·|sh|u-|W|A·r·y or -a·r·y
[lit];
WHITE LIE(S);
WRIT LARGE;
you LIVE and LEARN [or we]
third syllable:
CONS-te-LLA·ti·on(s) [with |NZ-t|] or
CON·st·e- [with |N·st·|] [l&];
(the) COST of LI·v·ing;
CO·st·:of=LI·v·ing (a-LLOW-ance);
;
GET/GOT a-LONG (with);
GO(NE)/WENT a-LONG (with);
($)HER·c·u-LE-an [var:cp
|K|;lit];
I·n·e-LUC·t·a·b·le [lit];
IN·s·a-LU·b·ri-ous;
IN·s·u-LA·r·i·t·y [pronounced
|IN·s·ju-|, |IN(T)·s·a-| or
|IN·(t)sh·a-|];
IN·t·e-LLEC-tual;
LEA·d·ing LIGHT(S); LEARN(ED)/LEARNT a LE·ss·on;
LET a-LONE; LET it LIE [or THINGS];
LI·l·y=LI·v·ered [var:cp 1st syllable; lit];
LIVE(D) a LIE;
LI·v·ing LAN-guage/gua·g·es;
LI·v·ing LE·g·end(s); LOOK(ED) a-LIKE;
LOOK(ED) a-LIVE;
LORD(S) of LEI·s·ure;
MI·sc·e-LLA·n·e-ous;
PO·p·u-LA·r·i·t·y;
PO·p·u-LA·ti·on(s);
PRE·d·i-LEC-tion(s) [var:cp |E|];
RE·v·e-LA·ti·on(s); SI·m·u-LA·c·rum(s)/·ra [lit];
TI·t·i-LLA·ti·on(s) [var:cp
|EI|];
to the LE·tt·er;
TRI·b·u-LA·ti·on(s);
U·n·a-LLOYED [lit];
UN·p·o-LLU·t·ed
fourth syllable:
AN·t·e-DI-LU·v·i-an or ·e·d·i- or ·ian [lit];
as LARGE as LIFE;
con-GRA·t·u-LA·ti·on(s);
E·j·a·c·u-LA·ti·on(s);
GO·tt·en a-LONG (with);
IN·t·e·rr·e-LATE/-LA·t·ed;
IN·t·e·rr·e-LA·ti·on;
IN·t·e·rr·e-LA·ti·on-SHIP(S);
LA·b·o[u]r(s) of LOVE;
LA·d·y/·ies of LEI·s·ure; LAND of the LI·v·ing; (the) LAW of the LAND;
(the) LAY of the LAND; (the) LIE of the LAND;
LIVE(D) like a LORD;
LOOK(ED) to your LAU·r·els;
ma-NI·p·u-LA·ti·on(s);
MIS-CAL·c·u-LA·ti·on(s);
po-E·t·ic LI·c·ense [or ·ence];
SEE(N)/SAW how the LAND LIES/LAY;
SING/SANG/SUNG like a LARK; SLEEP/SLEPT like a LOG;
SMELL(ED) of the LAMP [lit]
fifth syllable:
(the) e-LI|K·s·|ir of LIFE [lit]; LEAVE/LEFT you in the LURCH;
LET SLEE·p·ing DOGS LIE; (the) LE·tt·er of the LAW;
(the) LONG ARM of the LAW; SHARE and SHARE a-LIKE
sixth syllable:
in the LAND of the LI·v·ing;
LIVE(D) in the LAP of LU|k-s|u·r·y or LU|g-z|u·;
in TWO SHAKES of a LAMB'S TAIL; THEY who LAUGH LAST, LAUGH LON·g·est
seventh syllable:
LIVE(D) on the FAT of the LAND
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
LA·m·en-TA·ti·on(s) [l/f];
(the) LATE la-MEN·t·ed; LAY/LAID DOWN (the LAW);
LAY/LAID WASTE [l/f]; LEAD/LED a DOG'S LIFE;
LE·g·er·d·e-MAIN;
($)LI·ll·i-PU·ti·an [adj;lit];
$LI·ll·i-PU·ti·an(s) [n;lit];
(the) LINE of LEAST re-SI·st·ance;
LOG(GED) IN / OUT;
LONG=HORNED; LOOK(ED) LIKE RAIN;
LO·v·ing=KIND-ness [lit];
LU·m·i-NE·sc·ence [lit];
LU·m·i-NO·s·i·t·y [lit]
second syllable:
a-LLI·t·e-RA·ti·on;
(the) BLIND LEA·d·ing the BLIND;
COW-LICK(S);
e-LEC-TRI·ci·an(s);
;
FOLK-LORE;
FOLK-LO·r·ic;
HOME-LAND(S) [var:see |H|];
ONCE LOST AL-WAYS LOST or -ways;
STILL LIFE(S); TOO LI·tt·le, TOO LATE;
UM-LAUT(S);
WASTE-LAND(S)
third syllable:
A·c·o-LYTE(S) [l&];
A·qu·i-LINE [var:see |AE|];
CA·r·i-LLON(S) [var:see
|K|; if LL pronounced |L|];
CO·p·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed [var:see |K|; l&];
CRY·st·a-LLINE [var:see |K|; l&];
(to) GO a-LONG to GET a-LONG;
i-DEA-LI·s·m [var:see |D|];
IN-va-LID [var:see |I|; adj];
IN-va-LID(S)
[var:see |I|; n];
MAR·b·e-LIZE(D) [or ·b·|a|-LEISE(D) or
·b·|a|-LEIZE(D)];
MI·sc·e-LLA·n·y [var:cp |S|];
NEU-tra-LI·s·m;
;
TI·t·i-LLATE/-LLA·t·ed [var:cp
|EI|];
TRAN|·k·w|i-L[L]IZE(D) [or -LLISE(D)];
TRAN|·k·w|i-L[L]I·z·er(s) [or -LLI·s·]
fourth syllable:
CA·p·i·t·a-LI·s·m;
con-STA·b·u-LA·r·y/·ies [var:see |S|];
hy-PER·b·o-LE(S); i-DE-a-LI·s·m or I·d·e-
[var:see |D|];
UN-PA·r·a-LLELED [var:see |P|];
vo-CA·b·u-LA·r·y/·ies [var:see |K|]
fifth syllable:
DI·sc·om-BO·b·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed;
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS;
ma-TE·r·i-a-LI·s·m; NE·v·er=NE·v·er LAND;
[or -NAT|SH|'-; var:see |N|]
sixth syllable:
[var:see |N|]
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