Skip to content 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 lambience lambency lambiness The quality of being lamby. lambing the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb lambish Characteristic of a lamb; lamblike lambkill Any member of the species Kalmia angustifolia of toxic plants with small, deep pink flowers. lambkin A young lamb, a very young sheep. Lamble A surname. lambless Without a lamb. Lambley A village in Coanwood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY6758). lamblia Giardia lamblia, an intestinal parasite that causes giardiasis. lambliasis giardiasis lamblike Like a lamb; gentle; inoffensive. lamblikeness The state of being lamblike lambling A young or little lamb. Lambodara an epithet of lord Ganesha. Lamboglia A surname from Italian. Lambojon A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines. Lamborghini A motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company. Lamborn A surname. Lambourn A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3278). Lambourne A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795). lamboy A lamboys (“armor skirt”). Lamboyan From, or pertaining to, Lamboya. lamboys Bases (skirts made of armour) Lambrecht A surname. lambrequin A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet. lambrequined Adorned with, or as if with, a lambrequin. Lambrigg A civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD59). Lambright A surname. Lambro A river in Lombardy, Italy lambrolizumab The drug pembrolizumab. Lambros A surname from Greek. Lambrusco A slightly sparkling Italian red wine with a low alcohol content. lambsfoot A claw-like blade with one straight edge and one edge which tapers to a point at the tip less abruptly than a sheepsfoot but not as gradually as a Wharncliffe. Lambshead A surname. lambskin The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather. Lambson A surname. lambswool The wool of a lamb. Lambton A surname. Lambunao A municipality of Iloilo, Philippines. lamburger A burger made with lamb instead of beef. lamby Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb. Lambya A Bantu language of Malawi and Tanzania. lamdan One who is learned in Jewish law. lame Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. lameass An uncool person; a dork. lamebrain A fool. lamebrained Foolish; stupid. Lamech The third-great-grandson of Cain. lamed The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). lamehead A lamer; someone who is lame. lamella A thin, plate-like structure. lamellar Of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin. lamellariid Any of the gastropods in the family Lamellariidae, now considered the velutinid subfamily Lamellariinae. lamellarity the condition of being lamellar lamellarly In a lamellar manner. lamellate Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. lamellated lamellate lamellately In a lamellate fashion. lamellation A lamellate layer or segment. lamellibrachid Any tube worm of the genus Lamellibrachia lamellibranch Synonym of bivalve. lamellibranchiate Having lamellar gills; relating to the lamellibranchs lamellicorn Having a group of flat lamellae on the end. lamelliferous Bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales. lamelliform Thin and flat; lamellar Lamellion A hamlet south-west of Liskeard in Liskeard parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2463). lamellipedian Any arthropod having flat exopod setae lamellipod Synonym of lamellipodium. lamellipodial Of, pertaining to, or having lamellipodia lamellipodin A protein that promotes the formation of lamellipodia lamellipodium A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell. lamellipore A thin, sheet-like extension that forms part of the skeletal walls of some bryozoan colonies. lamellirostral Having a lamellate bill. lamellocyte A large, flat cell that functions as a plasmatocyte. lamellodisc A structure consisting of concentric lamellae embedded in the epidermis of some monogeneans lamellogenesis The formation of lamellae lamelloid Resembling a lamella. lamellophone Any of several musical instruments (percussion idiophones) in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellae attached to a sounding board. lamellorthoceratid Any extinct cephalopod in the family Lamellorthoceratidae. lamellose Composed of, or having, lamellae lamellula A short mushroom gill which does not extend all the way from the edge of the cap to the stem. lamely In the manner of one who is lame. Lamendola A surname. lameness An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs. lament An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret. lamentability The state or characteristic of being lamentable. lamentable Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. lamentableness The state or characteristic of being lamentable. lamentably Regrettably; in a manner deserving or inspiring lamentation. lamentacious Characterized by lamentation (sorrow, distress or regret). lamentation The act of lamenting. lamentational Of or relating to lamentation. lamentations a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh lamentatory Of or relating to lamentation. lamented mourned for, or grieved for lamentedly In a way that is lamented. lamenter One who laments. lamentful Replete with lamentation; mournful. lamenting Lamentation. lamentingly In a lamenting manner. lamentive Being or relating to a lamentation. lamentless Without lamentation or lamenting lamentory Being or relating to a lamentation. lamentoso In a mournful, grieving manner. lameo A lame person; someone who is worthless or a loser. lameoid Lame, uncool, stupid. lamer A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence. Lamere A surname. Lamerton A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4476). lames Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame. Lamesa A city, the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. lamesauce Something that is undesirable or detrimental. Lamesha A female given name originating as a coinage, of late 20th and early 21st century African-American usage. Lamesley A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2557). lamester A person or animal that is lame (unable to walk properly or moving with pain); one who limps. lamestream Mainstream. lamestreamer A mainstreamer. Lamet An ethnic group of Thailand and Laos. lametastic Thoroughly lame or uncool. lameter A cripple. Lamethist A supporter of Alexandre de Lameth (1760–1829), who formed a triumvirate with Barnave and Duport during the French revolution. lametta Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration. lamewad A lame or uncool person. Lamey A surname. Lamgong A gewog of Paro District, Bhutan. lamia A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent. lamiaceous Of or relating to the family Lamiaceae of mint and its close relatives. lamian A type of hand-pulled Chinese noodle. Lamica A surname. lamido A ruler in various Fula-speaking polities. Lamie A surname. lamifiban An antiplatelet drug. lamiid Any member of the family Lamiidae, now considered to be the cerambycid subfamily Lamiinae. lamiids euasterids I. lamiine Any longhorn beetle of the Lamiinae, a flat-faced longhorn. lamin Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus lamina Any of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies. laminability The quality or state of being laminable. laminable Capable of being split into laminae (thin plates). Laminack A surname from German. laminae A highly vascularized and innervated dermo-epidermal layer between the wall and the coffin bone of a horse's hoof, having a parallel, laminar shape. laminak A kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore. laminal laminar laminally in a laminal manner laminapophysis A structure, composed of the metapophysis and anapophysis, approximately midway between the diarthrum and zygarthrum of some mammals laminar Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers. laminaran Any brown alga of the genus Laminaria. laminarase An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of laminarin laminaria Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.