| 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 |
What are idioms?
Idioms can be defined as a group of words having a meaning different from the individual meanings of each word in the group.