l

uppercase L · plural ls · plural l's

1. letterlowercaseThe twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

uppercase L · plural ls · plural l's

1. lowercaseThe twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of litre or liter.
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Latinlibra (“pound (sterling)”).

   And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting.

   1837, Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments, page 116

3. abbreviationAbbreviation of leaf.
4. abbreviationlawAbbreviation of line.
5. abbreviationAbbreviation of loss/lose.

1. InternetabbreviationclippingClipping of lol.

lowercase l · plural Ls · plural L's

1. letteruppercaseThe twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

lowercase l · plural Ls · plural L's

1. uppercaseThe twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

plural Ls

1. abbreviationcountableuncountablehobbiesAbbreviation of losses (statistic).
2. abbreviationcountableslangAbbreviation of loss.

   to take the L

   1. InternetbroadlycountableslanguncountableA fail.
3. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of el (“elevated train”).

   PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN

   1925 February 21, “Co-operation”, in The New Yorker (cartoon), page 2

4. USabbreviationcountableuncountablegovernmentAbbreviation of Libertarian.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of left.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Latin.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableusuallybusinessInitialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of lira.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of lobby.
10. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of low pressure front.
11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of ligne.
12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of lesbian.

    L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat.

    1983 April 23, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14

13. countableslanguncountableTwo cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableusuallybusinessInitialism of large (of the manufactured size).
2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of left.
3. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablehuman sciencesInitialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance).

   an L variety

4. not comparableslangBad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 1 and etymology 2, noun sense 2.)

   Antonyms: W