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road a hard surface made for vehicles to travel on. The short way of writing "Road" in addresses is Rd. : My address is 32 Danfield Rd., St Louis. ♦ country/mountain roads ♦ Where does this road go? ♦ I live on a very busy road. ♦ Take the first road on the left.

street a road in a city or town that has buildings on one or both sides. The short way of writing "Street" in addresses is St. : 1281 Tobin St. ♦ a street map of San Francisco ♦ You can't drive down there. It's a one-way street. ♦ They live across the street from us. highway a big road that connects cities and towns: Highway 101 between Ventura and Los Angeles ♦ Take the highway to Flagstaff. ♦ There was a traffic jam on the highway.

lane one part of a larger road, marked with painted lines to keep lines of traffic separate: a four-lane highway ♦ You're in the wrong lane for turning right. avenue a wide street in a city or town. This word is often used in the names of city streets, and can be written as Ave. : 109 Fifth Ave. ♦ We stayed at a hotel on Lexington Avenue.

( sports ) a section of a swimming pool or sports track for one person to go along

He'll be running in lane 2.

a word used in the names of some streets in towns or cities

We live at 1015 Beech Lane.

The short way of writing "Lane" in street names is Ln. 100 Roberts Ln.

Ian .guage © / ъевд™а_ъ/ noun

( english language arts )

[ count ] words that people from a particular country say and write

"Do you speak any foreign languages?" "Yes, I speak French and Italian."

[ noncount ] words that people use to speak and write This word is not often used in spoken language.

lan • tern / ' lrentarn / noun [count]

a light in a container made of glass or paper, which usually has a handle so you can carry it

lap / lffip / noun [ count ]

the flat part at the top of your legs when you are sitting The boy was sitting on his mom's lap .

one trip around a track in a race

There are three more laps to go in the race.

lap • top / ' lreptap / noun [ count ]

( computers ) a small computer that is easy to carry

large © / lard3 / adjective ( larg er , larg est )

big

They live in a large house.

She has a large family.

Do you have this shirt in a large size?

—ANTONYM small

large • ly / ' lard3li / adverb

mostly

The room is largely used for meetings. —SYNONYM mainly

lar • va / ' larva / noun [ count ] ( plural lar • vae / ' larvi / )

( biology ) an insect at the stage when it has just come out of an egg, and has a short fat body and no legs

la • ser / ' leizar / noun [ count ]

( physics ) an instrument that makes a very strong line of light (called a laser beam ). Some lasers are used to cut metal and others are used by doctors in operations.

lash / 1®г /

= eyelash

las • so / ' lresou / noun [ count ] ( plural las • sos or las • soes )

a long rope with a circle at one end, which is used for catching cows and horses

las • so verb

(las•sos or las•soes , las•so • ing , las•soed )

to catch an animal with a lasso

last 1 © / lsest / adjective

after all the others

December is the last month of the year.

—ANTONYM first

just before now; most recent

It's June now, so last month was May. I was at school last week, but this week I'm on vacation. Did you go out last (= yesterday ) night?

the last person or thing is the only one left Who wants the last cookie?

last • ly / ' lrestli / adverb finally, as the last thing