| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| lie | to say something that know is not true, the same word also means to rest flat |
| life | the time between your birth and your death |
| lifeboat | a special boat kept ready to rescue people who have been shipwrecked |
| lift | to move or raise something up. The same word also means a large metal box or cage that carries people up and down in a tall building |
| light | to heavy. The same word also means something which shines brightly so that you can see in the dark |
| lighten | to make less heavy or less dark |
| lighter | something used to produce fire, like a cigarette lighter or firelighter |
| lighthouse | a tower with a strong light to guide ships at sea in the dark |
| lightly | gently; not heavily |
| lightning | a sudden bright flash of light in the sky when there is a thunderstrom |
| like | to be fond of or be pleased with. The same word also means the same or almost the same |
| likeable | pleasant; easy to get on with. Sometimes the word is spelled likeable |
| likelihood | probability, appearance of truth, or reality |
| likely | probable; expectd to happen |
| likeness | something that looks the same as the real thing |
| lilac | a large garden bush with sweet-smelling white or purple flowers in the spring |
| lily | a tall garden plant with large white or brightly-coloured flowers |
| limb | an arm or leg: a branch |
| lime | white powder made from limestone, used for making cement. The same word also means a green-coloured sour fruit, something like a small lemon |
| limit | the place where something ends |
| limp | without stiffness, like wilted flowers. The same word also means to walk in a lame way |
| line | a thin mark like this |
| linen | cloth made from the flax plant. The same word also means sheets, pillowcases, towels and other household linen |
| liner | a large ship that carries people and cargoes to long distances |
| linger | to hang about; to delay leaving |
| link | one of the rings in a chain |
| linoleum | a stiff shiny floor covering, usually called lino for short |
| lint | soft woolly material used to protect sores or wounds |
| lion | a strong and dangerous wild animal, like a very big cat |
| lioness | a female lion |
| lips | the soft edges of the mouth |
| lipstick | a kind of crayon in a case, used by girls and women to colour their lips red or pink |
| liquid | anything which is we and flows like water |
| list | words placed underneath each other in a column, like a shopping list or a list of names |
| listen | to try or hear something |
| literature | poems, stores and books |
| litre | a measurement of capacity |
| litter | rubbish or waste paper left lying about. The same word also means all the babies born to a mother animal at one time |
| little | not big; small |
| live | to have life; to be alive |
| live | (rhymes with five) living; not dead; alive |
| lively | jolly; active; full of life |
| liver | an inside part of the body |
| living-room | a room with comfortable furniture where the family gathers together to talk, red, watch television or entertain visitors |
| lizard | a scaly reptile with four legs |
| llama | a large animal with a long woolly coat, something like a camel without any humps |
| load | all that can be carried at one time, like a load of bricks or a load of bananas, the same word also means to put bullets into a gun, ready for shooting |
| loaf | a large piece of bread with crust all over it |
| loan | something you lend to someone for a while |
| loathe | to hate or despise bitterly |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.