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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
lady
Lagrangian (unit of energy in a dynamic astrophysical system)
lake
lambert (unit of light brightness)
land
large
late
left
length
line
liquid
lira
liter
little
long
loss
losses
low
pound (Latin: libra)
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COMMON USAGE
12th
el
ell
extension
wing
50
fifty
Liberal
Latin
Lima (NATO alphabet)
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
Bullets’ center
Bulls’ center
Cavaliers’ center
England’s mean character
fifty of the Romans
first in line
half of L.A.
head of Latin
head of league
head of livestock
Kay’s successor
last of governors-general
lead in Lassie, Lifeboat
leader of Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
leader of left-wing
Liberal
Liberals’ leader
loser
lout losing out
M’s predecessor
Whalers’ center
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NOUNS: PLACES
capital of Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Louisiana, Luxembourg
central Finland, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Malta
end of hall
first in line
front of line/lineup
half of L.A.
lake
Lima over the radio
lobby
London’s West End
pound
rear of chapel
school’s closing
source of light
terminal in Bristol, Istanbul, Montreal, Seoul
west of Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Louisiana, Luxembourg
12th row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
British pound
butt of pistol
center of population
conclusion of panel
cover of Life
end of rehearsal
entry in log, log entry
gist of complaint
introduction to letter
opening, premiere of Loverboy
origin of life
piece of land, leather, legislation, Lego, lint, literature, litter, luck, luggage
pipe bend
pipe joint
right angle
school’s closing
slice of life
source of light
12th in a series
90 degree bend
90 degrees
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back/rear of girl
head for learning
head of lemming, leopard, lion, lizard, llama, lynx
tail of animal, cardinal, jackal, mackerel, marsupial, pickerel, spaniel, squirrel, whippoorwill
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
Larry’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece/sample/bite of lemon, limburger, lime
slice of lemon, lime
starter of limburger
entrée for lunch
bit/touch/taste of lemon, licorice, lime
bit of lunch
head of lettuce
last bit/taste of Emmenthal, veal
piece of lamb, lasagna, lemon, lettuce, licorice, limburger, lime
slice of lemon, lime
unlimited ale
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
’50 (i.e., 1950)
Apr 5
Jul 3
beginning of life
beginning of lunchtime
end of April
end of fall
end of rehearsal
fifty years in Rome
half-century
school’s closing
start of Lent
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VERBS
beginning to lean, learn, like, look, lose
edges away from Alf, elf, Eli, elk, Flo
ending in April
heading to Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Louisiana, Luxembourg
left
let’s debut
let’s start
line
lobby
low
pound
shelled all
stripped all
will finally
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
all shelled
all stripped
back from Brazil, Israel, Nepal, Portugal, Senegal
back in control
back to school
beginning in/west of Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Louisiana, Luxembourg
close to school
culmination of all —
first in line
large
last of all
last of several —
let’s start
liberal
Libya’s first
low
inside of elf, elk, elm, fly
inside of all, old, sly…
second of eleven
terminally ill
ultimate of all —
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L BEFORE WORD
after Colleen/Ralph’s heart
after loss
at bottom of lake
beginning to lead to —
beginning to lie to —
beginning to listen to —
beginning to look at —
behind Gail/Karl’s back
following Leslie’s lead
following letter of law
going beyond letter of law
left by
left to
left with
long on
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WORD AROUND L
about 50
absorbing loss
accepting loss
across lake
adopting pound
around lake
bearing left
bored by long —
capturing look on face
clothes line
clothing line
covering letter at first
crossing lake
crossing line
divided by 50
embracing left
fed lake
gaining entrance to lodgings, Louvre
gets left
gulping liter
has left
holding line
holding pipe
housing lobby
outside Lima
outside line
outside lobby
packing pipe
penning entry in log
penning Latin
pinching girl’s rear
pulls in front of limousine
shown around lake
spreading across lake
receiving line
receiving tip from lecturer
stocking lake
swallowing line
takes first place in line
taking Latin
taking left
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L INSIDE WORD
left in
left in custody of —
left wrapped in
Liberal inspired by —
Liberal riding —
line penned by —
long dividing —
loser committed to —
loser wears —
low parts —
low stocks —
pound invested in —
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L AFTER WORD
adhered to letter of law
at end of rehearsal
at end of tunnel
at large
at length
before 50
before long
before loss
getting left behind
large dogs —
left after
left behind
long after
on line
on low
over 50
reaching 50
that gets left behind
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DELETE L
after unloading back of U-Haul
cutting length
discarding liter
dropping a line
dropping Latin
dropping low
fifty deserts —
fifty leaves —
fifty short
hasn’t left
large deserts —
large leaves —
left off (discontinued)
left out of
lobby is out of
long forgotten in
losing a pound
losing side
minus 50
overlooking lobby
reduced by a pound
releasing 50
releasing line
save lives at first
scratching line
surrendering lobby
taking away liter of
with no end of material
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REVERSED BEFORE L
backing over line
got up and left
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