Night. A sleeping couple is lying in a bed. Door bell rings. A couple wakes up. Woman: "Quick! My husband is back!" Man jumps out from a window. Flying down he starts to think: "Shit! But I am the husband!"
mus. —adv. & adj. In a smooth flowing manner. —n. (pl. -s) 1 legato passage.
- legato playing. [italian, = bound, from ligo bind]
LEGBYE
n. Cricket run scored from a ball that touches the batsman.
LEGEND
n. - a traditional story; myth. B these collectively.
- colloq. Famous or remarkable event or person.
- inscription.
- explanation on a map etc. Of symbols used. [latin legenda what is to be read]
LEGION
—n. - division of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient roman army.
- large organized body. —predic. Adj. Great in number (his good works were legion). [latin legio -onis]
LEGUME
n. - leguminous plant.
- edible part of a leguminous plant. [latin legumen -minis from lego pick, because pickable by hand]
LENGTH
n. - measurement or extent from end to end.
- extent in or of time.
- distance a thing extends.
- length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race.
- long stretch or extent.
- degree of thoroughness in action (went to great lengths).
- piece of a certain length (length of cloth).
- prosody quantity of a vowel or syllable.
- cricket a distance from the batsman at which the ball pitches. B proper amount of this. 10 length of a swimming-pool as a measure of distance swum. at length 1 in detail.
- after a long time. [old english: related to *long1]
LENTIL
n. - pea-like plant.
- its seed, esp. Used as food. [latin lens]
LESION
n. - damage.
- injury.
- morbid change in the functioning or texture of an organ etc. [latin laedo laes- injure]
LESSEE
n. (often foll. By of) person holding a property by lease. [french: related to *lease]
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