pl lam
101lam|is|ter — «LAM uh stuhr», noun. Slang. a person who is escaping or hiding from the law; escaped convict; fugitive: »The Irish law was already so well publicized…that every major British lamister had long since flown the coop (Time). Also, lamster. ╂[<… …
102Lam|mas|tide — «LAM uhs TYD», noun. the season around August 1 (Lammas) …
103Lam|mas — «LAM uhs», noun, or Lammas Day, 1. August 1, the day of a harvest festival formerly held in England. 2. August 1, a religious feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the imprisonment and miraculous escape of Saint Peter (in the Bible,… …
104lam|mer|geir — «LAM uhr gyr», noun. = lammergeier. (Cf. ↑lammergeier) …
105lam|pads — «LAM padz», noun (plural). Poetic. the seven “lamps of fire” burning before the throne of God (in the Bible, Revelation 4:5). ╂[< Greek lampás, ados lamp] …
106lam|per eel — «LAM puhr», 1. = lamprey. (Cf. ↑lamprey) 2. = eelpout (def. 1). (Cf. ↑eelpout) …
107lam|pers — «LAM puhrz», noun. = lampas1. (Cf. ↑lampas) …
108lam|pi|on — «LAM pee uhn», noun. a simple small lamp, often of colored glass, used for illumination. ╂[< French lampion < Italian lampione street or carriage light (augmentative) < lampa, probably < Old French lampe lamp] …
109lam|poon|er|y — «lam POO nuhr ee», noun. 1. the practice of writing lampoons: »The portentous triviality of the questions offered an irresistible cue for lampoonery (Time). 2. lampooning quality or spirit …
110lam|poon|ist — «lam POO nihst», noun. a person who writes or makes lampoons …
