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label
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noun
  1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
  2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
  3. A company that sells records.
verb (labels, 2=labelling i, UK) or labeling (i, US), 3=labelled (i, UK) or labeled (i, US)
  1. (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
  2. (transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
landmark
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noun
  1. a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
LAT
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initialism
  1. Los Angeles Times
lavabo
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noun
  1. A washbasin, especially one attached to the wall of a church, and used for the ceremonial washing of the hands of the celebrant before the Eucharist
list
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noun
  1. A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
  2. Material used for cloth selvage.
  • 1893: The charwomen are in the habit of taking off their boots at the commissionaire's office, and putting on slippers. " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Naval Treaty" (Norton 2005, p.681)
    1. (in plural) The palisades or barriers used to fence off a space for tilting or jousting tournaments.
  • 1819: William de Wyvil, and Stephen de Martival, ... armed at all points, rode up and down the lists to enforce and preserve good order among the spectators. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
verb
  1. To create or recite a list.
listel
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noun
  1. a narrow fillet or border
lobby
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noun (lobb, ies)
  1. An entryway or waiting area; vestibule.
    • I had to wait in the for hours before seeing the doctor.
      1. The class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
    • The influence of the tobacco has decreased considerably in the US.
verb (lobb, i, ed)
  1. (context, intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
    • For years, pro-life groups have continued to hard for restrictions on abortion.
    • The corporations don't have to the government anymore. They are the government. -- wikiquote:Jim Hightower, Jim Hightower
loggia
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noun
  1. An architectural feature of an open corridor, often columned.

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