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( geography ) the distance of a place north or south of the line around the middle of the earth (called the equator ). Latitude is measured in degrees.

Look at longitude . , —Look at the picture at earth . lat • te / ' latei / noun [ count ]

a drink that is made by adding a small amount of strong coffee to a cup of hot milk

This cafe is too expensive. They're charging $5 for a latte!

Look at cappuccino , espresso .

the lat • ter / 6s ' lretsr / noun [ singular ]

the second of two things or people

I studied both French and German, but I preferred the latter. —Look at the former .

laugh 1Ф / lsef/ verb ( laughs , laugh . ing , laughed )

to make sounds to show that you are happy or that you

think something is funny

His jokes always make me laugh.

laugh at someone or something to laugh to show that you think someone or something is funny or silly The children laughed at the clown.

They all laughed at me when I said I was afraid of spiders.

laugh2 / lref / noun [ count ]

the sound you make when you are happy or when you think something is funny

My brother has a loud laugh.

She told us a joke and we all had a good laugh (= laughed a lot ) .

for a laugh

as a joke; for fun

The boys put a spider in her bed for a laugh.

laugh • ter / ' lreftsr / noun [ noncount ]

the sound of laughing I could hear laughter in the next room.

launch / lontf / verb ( launch . es , launch ing , launched )

to start something new

The magazine was launched last year.

to put a ship into the water or a spacecraft (= a vehicle that travels in space ) into the sky

This ship was launched in 2005.

Laun • dro • mat™ ( also laun . dro . mat )

/ ' londrsmret / noun [ count ]

a place where you pay to wash and dry your clothes in machines

laun .dry Ф / 'londri/ noun [ noncount ]

clothes and sheets that you must wash or that you have washed

a pile of dirty laundry

la • va / ' lavs / noun [ noncount ]

( geography ) hot, liquid rock that comes out of a mountain with an opening at the top (called a volcano ) —Look at the picture at volcano .

lav • a • to • ry / ' lrevstori / noun [ count ] ( plural lav . a . to . ries ) ( formal )

a room with a toilet in a public place like an airplane Where's the lavatory, please?

lav • en • der / ' lrevsndsr / noun [ noncount ]

a plant with purple flowers that have a nice smell law Ф / lo / noun ( politics )

[ count ] a rule of a country that says what people may or may not do

There is a law against carrying guns.

the law [ noncou nt ] all the rules of a country Stealing is against the law (= illegal ) .

You're breaking the law (= doing something illegal ) .

[ noncount ] the rules of a country as a subject of study She is studying law.

lawn / lon / noun [ count, noncount ]

an area of short grass next to or around a building They were sitting on the lawn.

lawn .mow .er lawnmower

/ loll, 111000r / noun [count] a machine that you use to cut r"

grass \ &

law • suit / ' losut / ( also suit ) noun

[ count ]

a legal argument that a person or group brings to a court of law so that it can be decided who is right and who is wrong

law .yer Ф / ¹ loysr / noun

[ count ]

a person who has studied law and who helps people or talks for them in a court of law

lay 1 Ф / lei / verb

( lays , lay - ing , laid / leid / has laid )

1 to put someone or something carefully on another thing

laid the papers on the desk. Which word?

Lay or lie?

Lay has an object: He is laying a carpet in our new house. The past tense is laid : / / She laid the baby down gently on the bed.

Lie does not have an object: He is lying on the beach. The past tense is lay : She was tired so she lay on the bed.