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 lampkeeper The person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine. Lampkin A surname. lampless Without a lamp or lamps; unlit. lamplet A little lamp. Lampley A surname. lamplight The light emitted by a lamp. lamplighted Synonym of lamplit. lamplighter A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. lamplike Resembling or characteristic of a lamp. lamplit Illuminated by a lamp or lamps. Lamplough A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. Lamplugh A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0820). lampmaker A manufacturer of lamps. lampmaking The manufacture of lamps. lampman A person employed to clean and maintain lamps. lampmussel A North American mussel of the genus Lampsilis. Lampong A member of a certain people of Sumatra. lamponid Any spider in the family Lamponidae. lampoon A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one. lampoonable Suitable for being lampooned. lampooner Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun. lampoonery The act of lampooning. lampooning A lampoon. lampoonish Characteristic of a lampoon; satirical. lampoonist One who lampoons. Lamport A hamlet in Stowe parish, north Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6837). lamppost The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight. lamprais A Sri Lankan dish of rice and curry baked in a banana leaf. Lamprecht A surname from German. lampredotto A beef tripe dish from Florence, usually served with a green parsley sauce, pepper, and olive oil, and eaten with a bread roll. lamprel The lamprey. lamprey Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw. lampricidal Acting as a lampricide. lampricide Any pesticide applied to kill lampreys; commonly affecting their larvae in particular. lamprid Any fish in the family Lamprididae, the opahs. lampridid Any fish in the family Lamprididae, the opahs. lampriform of or related to the order Lampridiformes of ray-finned fish lamproite Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content lamproitic Relating to or composed of lamproite. lamprologine Any cichlid fish of the tribe Lamprologini lampron A lamprey. lampropeltine Any colubrid snake of the tribe Lampropeltini lamprophiid Any member of the snake family Lamprophiidae. lamprophonic pertaining to loudness and clarity of vocal enunciation lamprophony loudness and clarity of enunciation lamprophyllite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium. lamprophyre An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. lamprophyric Of or relating to lamprophyre. lampropid Any crustacean in the family Lampropidae. lampshade A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes. lampshaded Incorporating a lampshade. lampshading The practice of decorating lampshades. Lampson A surname. lampstand A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp. Lampton A surname. lampuka The mahi-mahi. Lampung A province of Indonesia. lampware Lamps collectively. lampwick A wick of a lamp, usually an oil lamp. lampwork A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace. lampworker Someone who works with lampwork lampyrid Any member of the family Lampyridae; a firefly or lightning bug lampyrine An insect of the genus Lampyris or family Lampyridae; firefly. lamrim The stages in the path to Buddhist enlightenment. Lamson A surname. lamster A fugitive from justice. Lamta The twelfth month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar. Lamtang A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines. lamtidine A particular histamine 2 receptor antagonist. Lamu An island and the historic town located on it in Kenya. Lamurde A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Lamut Former name of Even (“member of a people of Siberia”). Lamy A surname. lamziekte A form of botulism primarily affecting cattle. LAN An in-person tournament that uses LAN. lana The tree Genipa americana. lanadoxin A particular steroid glycoside. lanafolein A particular steroid glycoside. Lanagan A surname from Irish. lanagitoside A particular steroid glycoside. Lanahan A surname. lanai A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. Lanaian Of or from the island of Lanai. lanameter An instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn). Lanao A former province of the Philippines. Lanare A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. Lanark A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843). lanarkite A mineral form of lead sulfate with the chemical formula Pb₂(SO₄)O, an oxidation product of galena, whose acicular monoclinic prismatic crystals are white or light green. Lanarkshire A former county of Scotland. lanary A place for storing wool. Lanas A barangay of Barbaza, Antique, Philippines. Lanasa A surname from Italian. lanate Covered in or composed of woolly hairs. lanately In a lanate manner. lanatigonin A particular steroid glycoside. lanatigoside A particular steroid glycoside. lanatoside Any of a group of cardiac glycosides found in Digitalis lanata. Lanc A native or inhabitant of Lancashire. lancang A kind of sailing ship from Maritime Southeast Asia. Lancanshire A habitational surname from Old English. lancaran A kind of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia, propelled by oars and sails with two quarter rudders, one on either side of the stern. Lancashire A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England. Lancaster A habitational surname from Old English. Lancasterian Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advanced pupils in a school teach the pupils below them. Lancasterism The Lancasterian system of education. Lancastrian Of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire. lance A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. lanceable Able to be lanced. lancebill A hummingbird of the genus Doryfera, native to South America. Lancefield A surname. Lancefieldian An age from 482 to 475 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. lancefish A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters. lancegay A type of spear, javelin or lance. lancehead Any of many South American venomous pitvipers of the genus Bothrops. lanceless Without a lance. lancelet any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone lanceletlike Resembling or characteristic of lancelets. lancelike Resembling a lance. Lancelot One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere. Lancelotian Of or relating to Lancelot of Arthurian legend. Lancely A surname. lanceman A soldier armed with a lance. lanceolar lanceolate lanceolate Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex. lanceolately In a lanceolate manner. lanceolation The quality of being lanceolate. lanceolin A particular steroid glycoside. lanceoloid Three-dimensional, narrow at both ends with the widest part below the middle. lanceoporid Any bryozoan of the family Lanceoporidae lanceotoxin A particular steroid glycoside. lancepesade A grade within the rank of private, either assigned as assistants to corporals or performed the duties of corporals themselves. lancepod Any of the plant genus Lonchocarpus, whose fruit resembles an ornate lance tip or a few beads on a string. lancer A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon. lancers A traditional dance for eight or sixteen couples, originating from a 19th century quadrille. lancet A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc. lancetfish A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth. lancewood A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata). lancework words and/or pictures made from fireworks lanch A large bed of flints. Lanchester A motor car or armoured car manufactured by the Lanchester Motor Company, founded by the Lanchester brothers, until production ended in 1954. Lancia A car manufactured by Lancia. Lancian A North American land mammal age from 70.7 to 65.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cretaceous. lanciao a stew of cattle genitals lancier Synonym of lancer. lanciform Having the form of a lance lancin A particular steroid glycoside. lancinate To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance. lancinating Sharp, stabbing or piercing. lancination A tearing or laceration. lancing The act by which something is lanced.