gen, nitrous oxide, hyponitrous
oxide.

lattice-work, n. lattice, trellis, treillage, espalier.

laud, v. extol, praise. See praise.

laudable, a. praiseworthy, commendable. Antonyms: illaudable,
unpraiseworthy, indign.

laudatory, a. panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic, adulatory,
commendatory.

laugh, v. cachinnate, roar, giggle, snicker, titter, chuckle, grin,
twitter, cackle, chortle, hawhaw.

laughable, a. risible, comic, ludicrous, droll, facetious, farcical,
amusing. See funny.

laughing, a. merry, gleeful, mirthful, smiling.

laughing gas. protoxide of nitrogen, nitrous oxide, hyponitrous
oxide.

laughter, n. mirth, laugh, cachinnation, giggle, snicker, roar,
cackle, grin, chortle, chuckle, guffaw, titter. Associated Words:
risible, risibles, risibility, risorial, abderian, sardonic, geloscopy,
gelastic.

laugh to scorn. deride, ridicule.

launch, v. set afloat; set going, start; throw, hurl; expatiate,
descant.

lava field. pedregal (Mexico and Western U.S.).

lavish, a. profuse, prodigal, free, unstinted; superabundant,
immoderate, excessive, exuberant.

lavish, v. spend lavishly, bestow with profusion.

law, n. statute, ordinance, edict, enactment, decree, canon, usage.
Associated Words: jurisprudence, nomology, nomography, nomocracy,
antinomy, dysnomy, neonomian, code, codex, codify, codification, digest,
forensic, legislate, legislation, legislative, enact, ordain, repeal,
veto, jurat, juratory, juridic, juridical, jurist, juris consult,
publicist, jurisprudent, juristic, pandect, moratory, judicial,
causidical, nomothetic, nomistic.

law-breaker, n. criminal, malefactor, culprit, felon, delinquent,
offender, sinner.

law-breaking, n. crime, misdemeanor, transgression, violation.

lawful, a. legal, legitimate, licit, legalized. Antonyms: See
unlawful.

lawfulness, n. legality, legitimacy. Antonyms: unlawfulness,
illegality.

lawing, n. litigation, lawsuit.

lawless, a. anarchical, riotous, mobocratic, licentious.

lawlessness, n. anarchy, unrestraint, abandon, mobocracy, license,
riot.

lawmaker, n. legislator, lawgiver, Solon.

lawmaking, n. legislation.

lawsuit, n. litigation, case, suit, action. Associated Words:
litigant, litigate, litigious, litigable, barratry.

lawyer, n. attorney, counselor, barrister, counsel, advocate,
attorney-at-law, solicitor; pettifogger; (dishonest) shyster.
Associated Words: client, clientele.

lax, a. loose, slack, flabby, relaxed;