# translation

lexentry: eng/ketorolac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketorolac
trans_list: ketorolaakki
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and antipyretic.


lexentry: eng/ketosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketosis
trans_list: ketoosi
sense:
(pathology) A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic diet.


lexentry: eng/kettle_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettle hole
trans_list: suppa
sense:
(geology) A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.


lexentry: eng/kettlebell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettlebell
trans_list: kahvakuula
sense:
A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.


lexentry: eng/kettledrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettledrum
trans_list: patarumpu
sense:
(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: key
trans_list: akselikiila | kiila
sense:
An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: key
trans_list: näppäin
sense:
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | kosketin | avainkenttä
sense:
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | morseavain | sähkötysavain
sense:
(historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | salakirjoitusavain
sense:
(cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
(databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
(biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 28
written_rep: key
trans_list: akselikiila | kiila
sense:
(basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: key fob
trans_list: (elektroninen) avaimenperä | RFID-avain | avaimenperätunnistin
sense:
A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: key fob
trans_list: (elektroninen) avaimenperä | RFID-avain | avaimenperätunnistin
sense:
An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.


lexentry: eng/key_logger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key logger
trans_list: näppäinnauhuri
sense:
(computing) Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, often for the purpose of stealing passwords or other sensitive data.


lexentry: eng/key_performance_indicator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key performance indicator
trans_list: avaintulosmittari
sense:
(management) A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.


lexentry: eng/key_signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key signature
trans_list: etumerkintä | sävellajin etumerkintä
sense:
(music) An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: näppäimistö
sense:
(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: koskettimisto | sormio | koskettimet
sense:
(music) A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: koskettimisto | koskettimet | näppäimistö
sense:
(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard instrument
trans_list: kosketinsoitin
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: keyboard instrument
trans_list: kosketinsoitin
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_warrior__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard warrior
trans_list: näppäimistösoturi
sense:
(Internet slang, pejorative) A person who behaves aggressively or in an inflammatory manner in online textbased discussion media, but does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.


lexentry: eng/keycard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keycard
trans_list: avainkortti
sense:
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.


lexentry: eng/keycode__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keycode
trans_list: avainkoodi
sense:
A code that serves to unlock something, such as an electronic door or a car stereo (as an antitheft measure).


lexentry: eng/keyframe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyframe
trans_list: avainkuva | avainruutu
sense:
(computer graphics) A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.


lexentry: eng/keygen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keygen
trans_list: avaingeneraattori | keygen
sense:
(computing) A small program used to generate a license key used to unlock a trial version of software illegitimately.


lexentry: eng/keyholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: keyholder
trans_list: avaimenhaltija
sense:
(BDSM) A dominant partner who controls whether their submissive partner is able or allowed to orgasm or receive sexual stimulation, typically by locking the submissive partner in a chastity belt or chastity cage.


lexentry: eng/keyhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyhole
trans_list: avaimenreikä
sense:
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.


lexentry: eng/keynote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keynote
trans_list: avauspuhe | pääaihe | pääpuhe
sense:
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.


lexentry: eng/keyserver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyserver
trans_list: avainpalvelin
sense:
(cryptography) In public key cryptography, the server that stores and distributes the public key files.


lexentry: eng/keystroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keystroke
trans_list: painallus
sense:
The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.


lexentry: eng/keyword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyword
trans_list: hakusana
sense:
(information science) Any word#Noun used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.


lexentry: eng/keywork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keywork
trans_list: koneisto
sense:
(music) Collectively, the mechanisms of a woodwind musical instrument such as a flute or clarinet that support the operation of its keys.


lexentry: eng/khagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khagan
trans_list: suurkaani
sense:
(historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.


lexentry: eng/khakis__Noun__1
sense_num: 00
written_rep: khakis
trans_list: khakiunivormu
sense:
(military) A khaki uniform of pants (trousers) or shorts, shirt, and hat or other head covering such as a turban.


lexentry: eng/khanate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khanate
trans_list: kaanikunta | kaanaatti
sense:
The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.


lexentry: eng/khanda__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: khanda
trans_list: khanda
sense:
(India, Sikhism) A religious symbol of Sikhism, ⟨☬⟩, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.


lexentry: eng/khat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khat
trans_list: kati | khat | katpensas | khatpensas
sense:
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.


lexentry: eng/khedive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khedive
trans_list: kediivi
sense:
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/khoomei__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khoomei
trans_list: khoomei | tuvalainen kurkkulaulu
sense:
(music genre) A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.


lexentry: eng/khorovod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khorovod
trans_list: kierros
sense:
a Slavic art form, a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to chorea of ancient Greece, also in Romania (horă)


lexentry: eng/kibbutz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kibbutz
trans_list: kibbutsi
sense:
A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.


lexentry: eng/kibitz__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kibitz
trans_list: höpöttää | lörpötellä
sense:
(intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.


lexentry: eng/kick-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kick-off
trans_list: alkupotku | aloitus | avaus
sense:
(music) The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.


lexentry: eng/kick_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick around
trans_list: pyöriä
sense:
(usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.


lexentry: eng/kick_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick in
trans_list: kaivaa kuvetta | lahjoittaa
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.


lexentry: eng/kick_into_touch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick into touch
trans_list: potkaista sivurajan yli
sense:
(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.


lexentry: eng/kick_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: kick off
trans_list: paukkua
sense:
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.


lexentry: eng/kick_someone's_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick someone's ass
trans_list: antaa turpaan | hakata | piestä
sense:
(idiomatic, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.


lexentry: eng/kick_someone's_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick someone's ass
trans_list: potkaista persuksille
sense:
(literally, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To actually kick someone in the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/kick_up_a_fuss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick up a fuss
trans_list: nostaa meteli
sense:
(idiomatic) To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick wheel
trans_list: dreija
sense:
(ceramics) A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: rekyyli
sense:
(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: takaisku | takapotku
sense:
(countable, machinery) An accident where an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.


lexentry: eng/kickboxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kickboxing
trans_list: potkunyrkkeily
sense:
(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.


lexentry: eng/kicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kicker
trans_list: potkija
sense:
(American football) A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.


lexentry: eng/kicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kicker
trans_list: juju
sense:
(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.


lexentry: eng/kicking_strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kicking strap
trans_list: kikki | puomin alasvedin
sense:
(nautical) A piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.


lexentry: eng/kicksled__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kicksled
trans_list: potkukelkka
sense:
A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.


lexentry: eng/kickstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kickstand
trans_list: jalka | jalkatuki | seisontatuki
sense:
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.


lexentry: eng/kidnap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidnap
trans_list: kaapata | kidnapata | siepata
sense:
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kidney-shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidney-shaped
trans_list: munuaismainen
sense:
Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.


lexentry: eng/kidney_dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidney dish
trans_list: munuainen
sense:
(medicine, surgery) A shallow kidney-shaped basin for holding soiled dressings and other medical waste.


lexentry: eng/kidult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidult
trans_list: aikuislapsi
sense:
(informal, marketing, sociology) An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.


lexentry: eng/kill__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kill
trans_list: sammuttaa
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, figuratively, hyperbole) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.


lexentry: eng/kill_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kill time
trans_list: tappaa aikaa
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.


lexentry: eng/killdeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killdeer
trans_list: amerikantylli
sense:
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.


lexentry: eng/killed_in_action__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killed in action
trans_list: kaatunut taistelussa
sense:
(chiefly, military) The designation for a member of an organization (primarily military) who has died while on duty.


lexentry: eng/killer_application__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killer application
trans_list: läpimurtosovellus
sense:
A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it.


lexentry: eng/killer_instinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killer instinct
trans_list: tappajan vaisto
sense:
(idiomatic) The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.


lexentry: eng/kiln__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiln
trans_list: uuni | kuivaamo | kuivuri | riihi
sense:
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.


lexentry: eng/kilo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kilo
trans_list: kilo
sense:
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


lexentry: eng/kilogram-force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram-force
trans_list: kilogrammavoima | kilopondi
sense:
(obsolete) A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity at 9.80665 m/s²), of a mass of one kilogram; equal to 9.80665 newtons. Symbol kgf or kgf.


lexentry: eng/kilogram-metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram-metre
trans_list: kilogrammametri
sense:
(physics) a unit of work, equal to that done by a force of one kilogram-force acting through a distance of one metre


lexentry: eng/kilogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram
trans_list: kilogramma
sense:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg


lexentry: eng/kiloton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiloton
trans_list: kilotonni
sense:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)


lexentry: eng/kilowatt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilowatt
trans_list: kilowatti
sense:
One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kiltti
sense:
A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kiltti
sense:
A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.


lexentry: eng/kilter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilter
trans_list: järjestys
sense:
(chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kimchi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kimchi
trans_list: kimchi
sense:
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.


lexentry: eng/kimono__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kimono
trans_list: kimono
sense:
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.


lexentry: eng/kin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kin
trans_list: sukua oleva
sense:
(uncommon) Related by blood or marriage, akin. (It is more common to form sentences using the noun instead.)


lexentry: eng/kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinase
trans_list: kinaasi
sense:
(enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.


lexentry: eng/kindergarten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kindergarten
trans_list: lastentarha | päiväkoti | tarha | esikoulu
sense:
(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]


lexentry: eng/kindling_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kindling point
trans_list: leimahduspiste
sense:
the lowest temperature at which a substance will spontaneously combust in a normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition


lexentry: eng/kinesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kinesthesia
trans_list: asentoaisti
sense:
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.


lexentry: eng/kinetic_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinetic energy
trans_list: liike-energia | kineettinen energia
sense:
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: tammi
sense:
A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.


lexentry: eng/king_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king cake
trans_list: loppiaiskakku
sense:
(Louisiana) A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.


lexentry: eng/king_cobra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king cobra
trans_list: kuningaskobra
sense:
A large venomous snake found in East Asia (Ophiophagus hannah), the longest venomous snake in the world.


lexentry: eng/king_of_the_hill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king of the hill
trans_list: kukkulan kuningas
sense:
(uncountable) A children's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position.


lexentry: eng/kingdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingdom
trans_list: kunta | kuningaskunta
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).


lexentry: eng/kingfisher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kingfisher
trans_list: kuningaskalastaja
sense:
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: napamies | olkatappi
sense:
(informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(ten-pin, _, bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.


lexentry: eng/kinkajou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinkajou
trans_list: kinkaju | kierteishäntäkarhu
sense:
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.


lexentry: eng/kiosk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiosk
trans_list: kioski
sense:
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.


lexentry: eng/kip__Noun__6
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kip
trans_list: kippi
sense:
(gymnastics) A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.


lexentry: eng/kip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kip
trans_list: koisata | nukkua | punkata
sense:
(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.


lexentry: eng/kisel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kisel
trans_list: kiisseli
sense:
A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: suudella | pussata | suukottaa
sense:
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: suudella
sense:
(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.


lexentry: eng/kiss_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss ass
trans_list: nuoleskella | nuolla persettä
sense:
(US, idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar, colloquial) to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.


lexentry: eng/kiss_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss me
trans_list: anna suukko | suutele minua
sense:
I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.


lexentry: eng/kiss_of_peace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss of peace
trans_list: rauhan suudelma
sense:
(Christianity) An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.


lexentry: eng/kissing_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kissing ball
trans_list: mistelipallo
sense:
A hanging ornament, often used as a Christmas decoration, made by arranging plant parts, especially sprigs of holly or mistletoe, and evergreen leaves, into a ball shape.


lexentry: eng/kissing_gourami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kissing gourami
trans_list: pusukala
sense:
A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour.


lexentry: eng/kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kit
trans_list: tarvikkeet
sense:
Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.


lexentry: eng/kitchen-sinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kitchen-sinking
trans_list: kaikkien huonojen tietojen julkistus kerralla
sense:
(business) The act or practice of releasing a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_cabinet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen cabinet
trans_list: neuvonantajaryhmä | neuvonantajat
sense:
(informal) An informal group of advisors to a country's chief executive, as distinguished from the official cabinet.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen paper
trans_list: talouspaperi
sense:
(UK) Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: Kitchen Sink -tyylinen
sense:
(painting) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: työväestön arkielämää käsittelevä
sense:
(by extension, drama, fiction, film, television, originally, derogatory) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: tiskiallas | keittiöallas
sense:
A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: roina | roju
sense:
(also, attributive) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: julkistaa kaikki huonot tiedot kerralla
sense:
(business) To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.


lexentry: eng/kitchenware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchenware
trans_list: keittiöväline
sense:
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.


lexentry: eng/kite__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kite
trans_list: lennättää leijaa
sense:
(ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.


lexentry: eng/kitsch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitsch
trans_list: kitsch | kitsi | rihkama | krääsä
sense:
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.


lexentry: eng/kitsune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitsune
trans_list: kitsune
sense:
(Japanese mythology) A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.


lexentry: eng/kittiwake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kittiwake
trans_list: kajava
sense:
(UK, Ireland) the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/kitty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitty
trans_list: kisu
sense:
(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.


lexentry: eng/kitty__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kitty
trans_list: kassa
sense:
A pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared expenses such as the cost of the premises or refreshments; (by extension) any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; also, any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use.


lexentry: eng/kiwi_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiwi fruit
trans_list: kiivi | kiivihedelmä
sense:
A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always varieties of Actinidia deliciosa.


lexentry: eng/klaxon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klaxon
trans_list: äänitorvi
sense:
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/klepht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klepht
trans_list: varas
sense:
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/kleptomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kleptomania
trans_list: kleptomania
sense:
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.


lexentry: eng/kleptoparasitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kleptoparasitism
trans_list: kleptoparasitismi
sense:
(zoology) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.


lexentry: eng/klipspringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klipspringer
trans_list: kalliohyppijä
sense:
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).


lexentry: eng/kludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kludge
trans_list: purkka | purkkaratkaisu
sense:
(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.


lexentry: eng/knacker__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knacker
trans_list: haljeta
sense:
(UK, slang, transitive) To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.


lexentry: eng/knackwurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knackwurst
trans_list: nakki | nakkimakkara
sense:
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.


lexentry: eng/knap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knap
trans_list: lohkoa
sense:
(specifically, especially, archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally, usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.


lexentry: eng/knap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knap
trans_list: lohkaista | napauttaa
sense:
To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.


lexentry: eng/knead__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knead
trans_list: vaivata | leipoa | sotkea
sense:
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.


lexentry: eng/kneaded_eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kneaded eraser
trans_list: hiilikumi
sense:
A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum that is used to absorb graphite or charcoal.


lexentry: eng/knee-high__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-high
trans_list: polvisukka
sense:
(US, usually, in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts.


lexentry: eng/knee-jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-jerk
trans_list: patellaarirefleksi | polviheijaste
sense:
A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee
trans_list: polvi | etupolvi
sense:
(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: knee
trans_list: polvi
sense:
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife
trans_list: veitsi | puukko
sense:
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knife
trans_list: veitsi | puukko | tikari
sense:
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.


lexentry: eng/knife__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knife
trans_list: leikata | puukottaa
sense:
(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.


lexentry: eng/knife_pleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife pleat
trans_list: myötälaskos
sense:
(sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.


lexentry: eng/knife_rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife rest
trans_list: veitsituki
sense:
A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.


lexentry: eng/knight-errant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knight-errant
trans_list: vaeltava ritari
sense:
A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.


lexentry: eng/knight__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: knight
trans_list: ratsu | hevonen
sense:
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knit
trans_list: kutoa | neuloa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knit
trans_list: kutoa | neuloa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.


lexentry: eng/knock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: knock
trans_list: nakutus
sense:
(automotive, uncountable) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.


lexentry: eng/knock__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: knock
trans_list: kolauttaa | kolhaista
sense:
(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.


lexentry: eng/knock_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock about
trans_list: mukiloida | rusikoida
sense:
(transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/knock_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock down
trans_list: kaataa
sense:
(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.


lexentry: eng/knock_it_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock it off
trans_list: lopettaa
sense:
(colloquial, mostly, imperative, idiom) To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock on wood
trans_list: koputa puuta
sense:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines) Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock on wood
trans_list: koputtaa puuta
sense:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.


lexentry: eng/knock_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: knock up
trans_list: panna paksuksi
sense:
(dated, intransitive) To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/knockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knockout
trans_list: tyrmäys
sense:
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.


lexentry: eng/knockout_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knockout drop
trans_list: tyrmäystippa
sense:
(slang, US, usually, in the plural) A drop of a drug used to make a person fall asleep or become unconscious or stupefied for the purpose of robbery, etc., typically by mixing it into a drink.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
(aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knot
trans_list: isosirri | sirri
sense:
One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).


lexentry: eng/knothole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knothole
trans_list: oksanreikä
sense:
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.


lexentry: eng/knout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knout
trans_list: nagaikka
sense:
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.


lexentry: eng/know-it-all__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know-it-all
trans_list: besserwisser | kaikkitietävä
sense:
(chiefly, US, pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.


lexentry: eng/know__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: know
trans_list: ymmärtää | tietää
sense:
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.


lexentry: eng/know_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know of
trans_list: tuntea
sense:
(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.


lexentry: eng/know_which_end_is_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know which end is up
trans_list: olla kärryillä | olla pihalla
sense:
(idiomatic) To possess sound judgment or common sense; to have a clear understanding of a situation.


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge
trans_list: tieto | tiedot
sense:
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knowledge
trans_list: tietoisuus | tieto
sense:
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge_base__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge base
trans_list: tietämyskanta
sense:
A database designed to meet the complex storage and retrieval requirements of computerized knowledge management, especially in support of artificial intelligence or expert systems.


lexentry: eng/knowledge_is_power__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge is power
trans_list: tieto on valtaa
sense:
Scientia potentia est; with knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of one's objectives will certainly increase.


lexentry: eng/known-plaintext_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: known-plaintext attack
trans_list: tunnettuun selkotekstiin perustuva hyökkäys
sense:
(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's knowledge of not just some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key, but also their corresponding plaintexts (cribs). More powerful than a ciphertext-only attack, but less powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.


lexentry: eng/knucklebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knucklebone
trans_list: rystysluu
sense:
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.


lexentry: eng/koala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koala
trans_list: koala | pussikarhu
sense:
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/koan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koan
trans_list: kōan
sense:
(Zen, _, Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.


lexentry: eng/koan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: koan
trans_list: aporia | kōan
sense:
A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.


lexentry: eng/kob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kob
trans_list: kobi | kobiantilooppi
sense:
Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.


lexentry: eng/kofta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kofta
trans_list: kofta
sense:
Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.


lexentry: eng/kogel_mogel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kogel mogel
trans_list: hompelipompeli
sense:
An egg-based homemade dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, vanilla, cocoa or rum, similar to eggnog, popular in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Caucasus.


lexentry: eng/kohl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kohl
trans_list: kajaali
sense:
A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.


lexentry: eng/koi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koi
trans_list: koristekarppi
sense:
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.


lexentry: eng/kokutai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kokutai
trans_list: kokutai
sense:
The national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center.


lexentry: eng/kola_nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kola nut
trans_list: kolapähkinä
sense:
The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.


lexentry: eng/koliva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koliva
trans_list: koliva
sense:
A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.


lexentry: eng/kommunalka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kommunalka
trans_list: kommunalka
sense:
A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.


lexentry: eng/kompromat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kompromat
trans_list: kompromaatti | vahingoittava materiaali
sense:
Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.


lexentry: eng/konjac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: konjac
trans_list: konjak
sense:
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.


lexentry: eng/kore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kore
trans_list: kore | kore-veistos
sense:
(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/korfball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: korfball
trans_list: korfpallo
sense:
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.


lexentry: eng/koto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koto
trans_list: koto
sense:
(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.


lexentry: eng/kowari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kowari
trans_list: byrnesinpussihiiri
sense:
A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/kowtow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kowtow
trans_list: kumarrella | nöyristellä
sense:
(figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.


lexentry: eng/kratom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kratom
trans_list: kratomi | siaminkratomi
sense:
The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.


lexentry: eng/krill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krill
trans_list: krilli
sense:
Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.


lexentry: eng/krone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krone
trans_list: kruunu
sense:
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.


lexentry: eng/kroužek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kroužek
trans_list: ympyrä
sense:
A ring-shaped diacritical mark (˚), whose use is largely restricted to Å, å and Ů, ů, and whereon it represents an etymological ‘o’.


lexentry: eng/krypton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krypton
trans_list: krypton
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: kugel
sense:
A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: itsekäs juutalaisnainen
sense:
(by extension, South Africa, derogatory, slang) A wealthy young Jewish woman characterized as materialistic and selfish.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: kugel
sense:
A traditional hanging ornament of German origin made of coloured glass, usually spherical but also produced in other shapes such as bunches of grapes and drops.


lexentry: eng/kulak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kulak
trans_list: kulakki
sense:
(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.


lexentry: eng/kumari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kumari
trans_list: jumalatar
sense:
(Hinduism, chiefly, _, Nepal) A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.


lexentry: eng/kumquat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kumquat
trans_list: kumkvatti
sense:
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).


lexentry: eng/kurta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kurta
trans_list: kurta
sense:
A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.


lexentry: eng/kurtosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kurtosis
trans_list: huipukkuus | kurtoosi
sense:
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.


lexentry: eng/kuru__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kuru
trans_list: kuru
sense:
A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.


lexentry: eng/kwashiorkor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kwashiorkor
trans_list: kvasiorkor
sense:
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.


lexentry: eng/kype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kype
trans_list: leuan koukku
sense:
The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.


lexentry: eng/kyphosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kyphosis
trans_list: kyfoosi | kyttyräselkäisyys
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.


lexentry: eng/kyriarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kyriarchy
trans_list: kyriarkia
sense:
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. [from 1992]


lexentry: eng/kyrie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kyrie
trans_list: kyrie | kyrie-litania | kyrie-rukous
sense:
(Christianity) A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.


lexentry: eng/kyrielle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kyrielle
trans_list: kyrielle
sense:
(poetry) A form of French verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains, sometimes with a religious theme.


lexentry: eng/l'esprit_de_l'escalier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: l'esprit de l'escalier
trans_list: myöhään keksitty huomautus | myöhään keksitty letkaus | myöhään keksitty sutkaus
sense:
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.


lexentry: eng/lab_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lab rat
trans_list: koekaniini
sense:
(idiomatic) A person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.


lexentry: eng/label__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: label
trans_list: leimata
sense:
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.


lexentry: eng/labeling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labeling
trans_list: merkintä
sense:
A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them.


lexentry: eng/labia_majora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labia majora
trans_list: isot häpyhuulet | ulommat häpyhuulet
sense:
(anatomy, primatology) The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.


lexentry: eng/labialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labialization
trans_list: labialisaatio
sense:
(phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.


lexentry: eng/labium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labium
trans_list: häpyhuuli | huuli
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.


lexentry: eng/labneh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labneh
trans_list: valutettu jogurtti
sense:
Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.


lexentry: eng/labor-intensive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor-intensive
trans_list: työintensiivinen
sense:
(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.


lexentry: eng/labor_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor market
trans_list: työmarkkinat
sense:
(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.


lexentry: eng/labor_of_love__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor of love
trans_list: hyväntekeväisyys
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.


lexentry: eng/labor_theory_of_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor theory of value
trans_list: työnarvoteoria
sense:
(economics, political science) The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods obtain their value from socially necessary human labor time.


lexentry: eng/laboratory_mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laboratory mouse
trans_list: laboratoriohiiri | laboratoriorotta
sense:
A small mammal of the order Rodentia, usually Mus musculus, which is bred and kept for scientific research.


lexentry: eng/labored_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labored breathing
trans_list: työläs hengitys
sense:
(medicine) Breathing at less than 12 or more than 20 breaths per minute with poor or irregular quality, rhythm, or tidal volume; a sign of respiratory distress.


lexentry: eng/labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: labour
trans_list: työvoima | aherrus | työläiset
sense:
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.


lexentry: eng/labour_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labour force
trans_list: työvoima
sense:
The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labyrinth
trans_list: labyrintti | sokkelo
sense:
A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: labyrinth
trans_list: labyrintti
sense:
(anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance, consisting of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).


lexentry: eng/lac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lac
trans_list: lakka
sense:
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.


lexentry: eng/lachrymatory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lachrymatory
trans_list: kyynelmalja
sense:
(archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.


lexentry: eng/lack_of_sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lack of sleep
trans_list: unenpuute | univaje
sense:
The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/lackluster__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lackluster
trans_list: lattea | mitäänsanomaton
sense:
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.


lexentry: eng/lacquer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacquer
trans_list: lakka
sense:
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_apparatus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal apparatus
trans_list: kyynelelimet
sense:
(anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology) The system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_caruncle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal caruncle
trans_list: kyynellihake
sense:
(anatomy) A small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal duct
trans_list: kyyneltiehyt
sense:
(anatomy) A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal fluid
trans_list: kyynelneste
sense:
Fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands to lubricate the eye and fight bacteria. It consists of water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal gland
trans_list: kyynelrauhanen
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal lake
trans_list: kyynellampi
sense:
(anatomy) The pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_punctum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal punctum
trans_list: kyynelpiste
sense:
(anatomy) A minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal sac
trans_list: kyynelpussi
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.


lexentry: eng/lacrosse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrosse
trans_list: haavipallo | lacrosse
sense:
(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.


lexentry: eng/lactam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactam
trans_list: laktaami
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.


lexentry: eng/lactase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactase
trans_list: laktaasi
sense:
(enzyme, organic compound) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.


lexentry: eng/lacteal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacteal
trans_list: maitiaissuoni
sense:
(physiology, chiefly, in plural) Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.


lexentry: eng/lactic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactic acid
trans_list: maitohappo
sense:
(carboxylic acid) 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH3CHOHCO2H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/lacto-ovo-vegetarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacto-ovo-vegetarian
trans_list: lakto-ovovegetaristi
sense:
A vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products).


lexentry: eng/lactose-free__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactose-free
trans_list: laktoositon
sense:
Not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.)


lexentry: eng/lactose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactose
trans_list: laktoosi | maitosokeri
sense:
(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.


lexentry: eng/lactulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactulose
trans_list: laktuloosi
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic disaccharide C12H22O11 consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lacuna
trans_list: leksikaalinen aukko
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lacuna
trans_list: aukko
sense:
An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: tikapuut | tikkaat
sense:
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: silmäpako
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: tikapuut | tikkaat
sense:
(game of go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.


lexentry: eng/ladette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladette
trans_list: miesmäinen nainen
sense:
(informal) A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.


lexentry: eng/ladies'_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladies' room
trans_list: naistenhuone
sense:
(historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.


lexentry: eng/lady's_bedstraw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lady's bedstraw
trans_list: keltamatara
sense:
A herbaceous perennial flowering plant, Galium verum, used in the Middle Ages for bedding and for making red dye.


lexentry: eng/lady's_slipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lady's slipper
trans_list: tikankonttikasvi
sense:
Any orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.


lexentry: eng/lady-in-waiting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lady-in-waiting
trans_list: hovinainen | kamarineiti | kamarineito
sense:
A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva
sense:
A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva | neiti | nais-
sense:
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva
sense:
(archaic) gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.


lexentry: eng/ladybird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladybird
trans_list: leppäkerttu | leppäpirkko
sense:
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.


lexentry: eng/ladyboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladyboy
trans_list: kikityty | napsu | transu
sense:
(colloquial, chiefly, Thailand) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.


lexentry: eng/lag__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lag
trans_list: lagi | viive
sense:
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.


lexentry: eng/lagniappe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lagniappe
trans_list: palvelu
sense:
(chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.


lexentry: eng/lahmacun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lahmacun
trans_list: lahmacun | turkkilainen pizza
sense:
A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).


lexentry: eng/lair__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lair
trans_list: piilo | piilopaikka
sense:
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.


lexentry: eng/laissez_faire__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laissez faire
trans_list: laissez-faire
sense:
(economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism.


lexentry: eng/lake__Noun__4
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lake
trans_list: lakka
sense:
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.


lexentry: eng/lambada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambada
trans_list: lambada
sense:
(preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.


lexentry: eng/lambda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda
trans_list: lambda
sense:
The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.


lexentry: eng/lambda_calculus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda calculus
trans_list: lambdakalkyyli
sense:
(computing theory) Any of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.


lexentry: eng/lambda_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda function
trans_list: anonyymi funktio | lambda | lambda-funktio
sense:
(programming) An anonymous function; a function that is defined in an inline, ad-hoc manner, and often doesn't have a name (not bound to an identifier).


lexentry: eng/lamed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamed
trans_list: lamed
sense:
The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/lamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamer
trans_list: peelo
sense:
(slang, derogatory, demoscene, gaming, warez, dated) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence.


lexentry: eng/lametta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lametta
trans_list: sade
sense:
Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.


lexentry: eng/lamia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamia
trans_list: lamia
sense:
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.


lexentry: eng/lamina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamina
trans_list: lehtilapa
sense:
(skeleton) Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.


lexentry: eng/laminar_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laminar flow
trans_list: laminaarinen virtaus
sense:
(physics) A smooth, streamline type of viscous flow in which the fluid behaves as a system of orderly layers, with no eddies or irregular fluctuations.


lexentry: eng/laminate_flooring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laminate flooring
trans_list: laminaatti
sense:
Multi-layer synthetic flooring product fused together with a lamination process and simulating wood.


lexentry: eng/lampblack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampblack
trans_list: noki
sense:
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.


lexentry: eng/lampoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampoon
trans_list: satiiri | pilkkakirjoitus
sense:
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.


lexentry: eng/lamprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamprey
trans_list: nahkiainen
sense:
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.


lexentry: eng/lampshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampshade
trans_list: lampunvarjostin | varjostin
sense:
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/lance_corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lance corporal
trans_list: korpraali
sense:
(US) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.


lexentry: eng/lanceolate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanceolate
trans_list: suikea
sense:
(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: land
trans_list: maa
sense:
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: land
trans_list: maa
sense:
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.


lexentry: eng/land_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land bridge
trans_list: kannas | maakannas
sense:
(biogeography) An isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses.


lexentry: eng/land_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: land bridge
trans_list: maasilta
sense:
(Ireland, British, travel) Travel by ferry from one country, via another country by road, then by another ferry crossing to a third country. An example is from Ireland by ferry to the UK, by road to the opposite coast, then ferry to France.


lexentry: eng/land_degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land degradation
trans_list: maan heikkeneminen
sense:
(ecology) The decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegetation condition commonly caused by human activities.


lexentry: eng/land_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land mile
trans_list: maamaili
sense:
(unit of measurement) Any of the various miles used to measure length on land, as opposed to the nautical mile.


lexentry: eng/land_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land tax
trans_list: maavero
sense:
(economics) A levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements.


lexentry: eng/landau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landau
trans_list: lastenvaunut
sense:
A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.


lexentry: eng/landgrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landgrave
trans_list: maakreivi
sense:
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).


lexentry: eng/landing_craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing craft
trans_list: maihinnousualus
sense:
(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.


lexentry: eng/landing_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing gear
trans_list: laskuteline
sense:
(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.


lexentry: eng/landing_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing net
trans_list: kalahaavi
sense:
(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.


lexentry: eng/landing_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing page
trans_list: aloitussivu
sense:
(web design, marketing) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.


lexentry: eng/landing_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing ship
trans_list: maihinnousualus
sense:
(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore


lexentry: eng/landing_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landing strip
trans_list: kiitorata
sense:
(idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landline
trans_list: kiinteä linja | lankalinja
sense:
A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landline
trans_list: lankapuhelin
sense:
(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.


lexentry: eng/landrace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landrace
trans_list: maatiaisrotu
sense:
(often, attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: maisema
sense:
A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: vaakakuva
sense:
(computing, printing, uncountable) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides


lexentry: eng/landslide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landslide
trans_list: maanvyöry | maanvyörymä
sense:
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | puhe
sense:
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | sanasto
sense:
(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | puhe
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.


lexentry: eng/language_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language arts
trans_list: ainekirjoitus
sense:
The study of language as a subject in primary school and secondary school, with a particular focus on essay writing and debate.


lexentry: eng/language_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language barrier
trans_list: kielimuuri
sense:
A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.


lexentry: eng/language_contact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language contact
trans_list: kielikontakti
sense:
(linguistics) The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.


lexentry: eng/language_exchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language exchange
trans_list: kielen vaihto
sense:
A method of language learning based on mutual practice by learning partners who speak different languages.


lexentry: eng/language_lab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language lab
trans_list: kielilaboratorio
sense:
(education) A dedicated space for the learning of a foreign language where students have access to audiovisual materials.


lexentry: eng/language_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language model
trans_list: kielimalli
sense:
(ML) A machine learning model that assigns probabilities to sequences of characters or words, and/or is capable of generating plausible subsequent text from a given prompt.


lexentry: eng/language_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language police
trans_list: kielipoliisi
sense:
(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.


lexentry: eng/language_technology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language technology
trans_list: kieliteknologia
sense:
The interdisciplinary field dealing with making computer programs model, analyze, produce, modify and respond to human language.


lexentry: eng/languid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: languid
trans_list: veltto
sense:
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: languish
trans_list: nääntyä | riutua
sense:
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: languish
trans_list: riutua | räytyä
sense:
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/langur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: langur
trans_list: languri | hanumaani | hulokki | sureli
sense:
Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).


lexentry: eng/lanolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanolin
trans_list: lanoliini
sense:
A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lansquenet
trans_list: landsknecht
sense:
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lansquenet
trans_list: lansquenet
sense:
(uncountable) A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.


lexentry: eng/lanternfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanternfish
trans_list: valokala
sense:
Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.


lexentry: eng/lanternfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanternfly
trans_list: lyhtykaskas
sense:
Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.


lexentry: eng/lanthanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanide
trans_list: lantanoidi | lantanidi
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.


lexentry: eng/lanthanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanum
trans_list: lantaani
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/lanyard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lanyard
trans_list: avainnauha
sense:
(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lap
trans_list: syli
sense:
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ylite
sense:
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ylite
sense:
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__2
sense_num: 08
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ohittaa kierroksella
sense:
(transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap
trans_list: latkia | lipittää | lipoa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.


lexentry: eng/lap_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap belt
trans_list: sylivyö
sense:
(primarily, automotive) A seat belt that passes over the hips and does not itself provide restraint to the upper body (although it may be part of a larger system another component of which does provide upper-body restraint).


lexentry: eng/lap_dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap dance
trans_list: sylitanssi
sense:
An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over their lap.


lexentry: eng/lap_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap dog
trans_list: sylikoira
sense:
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.


lexentry: eng/lap_sash_seatbelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap sash seatbelt
trans_list: kolmipisteturvavyö
sense:
(UK, Australia, automotive) A type of seatbelt which goes across the pelvis and then up and diagonally across the body; the conventional type found in most cars today.


lexentry: eng/laparoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laparoscopy
trans_list: laparoskopia
sense:
(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.


lexentry: eng/lapel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapel
trans_list: käänne | takinkäänne
sense:
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.


lexentry: eng/lapidary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lapidary
trans_list: kiveen hakattu | ytimekäs ja hienostunut
sense:
Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.


lexentry: eng/lappet-faced_vulture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lappet-faced vulture
trans_list: korvakorppikotka
sense:
A species of vulture in the family Accipitridae living across Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula Torgos tracheliotus.


lexentry: eng/lapsus_oculi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapsus oculi
trans_list: lapsus oculi
sense:
(formal, rare) An error that results from looking in the wrong place, especially one that occurs while copying or translating a body of text.


lexentry: eng/lapti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapti
trans_list: niinivirsu | niinivirsut
sense:
A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.


lexentry: eng/lapwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapwing
trans_list: hyyppä
sense:
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.


lexentry: eng/lar_gibbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lar gibbon
trans_list: lari
sense:
A primate in the Hylobatidae family, Hylobates lar, with black or brown fur and white hands and feet.


lexentry: eng/larceny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larceny
trans_list: varkaus
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]


lexentry: eng/lard__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lard
trans_list: koristella
sense:
To distribute, garnish or strew, especially with reference to fatty or greasy things or words or phrases in speech and writing.


lexentry: eng/lardy_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lardy cake
trans_list: laardikakku
sense:
A traditional, richly spiced type of bread originating in southwest England made with rendered lard, flour, sugar, spices, currants and raisins.


lexentry: eng/largesse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: largesse
trans_list: anteliaisuus | antelias lahjoittaminen | avokätisyys | haaskaaminen | runsaskätisyys | tuhlaaminen
sense:
Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.


lexentry: eng/largesse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: largesse
trans_list: lahja | lahjaraha
sense:
(also, figuratively) A specific gift of money, etc., given in this way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.


lexentry: eng/larkspur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larkspur
trans_list: ritarinkannus
sense:
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida


lexentry: eng/larrikin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: larrikin
trans_list: kapinallinen | niskuri
sense:
(by extension, Australia, slang) A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp.


lexentry: eng/larva__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: larva
trans_list: toukka | toukka-aste | toukkavaihe
sense:
(figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.


lexentry: eng/laryngomalacia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laryngomalacia
trans_list: laryngomalasia
sense:
A condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.


lexentry: eng/larynx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larynx
trans_list: kurkunpää
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.


lexentry: eng/lasagna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lasagna
trans_list: lasagne
sense:
An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).


lexentry: eng/laser_pointer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laser pointer
trans_list: laserosoitin
sense:
A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance


lexentry: eng/laser_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laser printer
trans_list: lasertulostin
sense:
(computer hardware) A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.


lexentry: eng/lash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lash
trans_list: piiskata
sense:
(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.


lexentry: eng/lassie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lassie
trans_list: pikkutyttö | typykkä | tyttönen
sense:
(chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.


lexentry: eng/last__Determiner__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last
trans_list: viime
sense:
(of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.


lexentry: eng/last__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last
trans_list: lästi
sense:
(obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.


lexentry: eng/last__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: last
trans_list: lästi
sense:
(obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.


lexentry: eng/last_but_not_least__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last but not least
trans_list: viimeisimpänä muttei vähäisimpänä
sense:
An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.


lexentry: eng/last_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last call
trans_list: valomerkki
sense:
In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.


lexentry: eng/last_in_first_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last in first out
trans_list: pinotapa | viimeksi sisään ensin ulos
sense:
(accounting, computing, business) Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved.


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last mile
trans_list: viimeinen kilometri
sense:
(logistics, transport) The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense. [from mid 1970s]


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last mile
trans_list: tilaajapää
sense:
(telecommunications) The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.


lexentry: eng/last_minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last minute
trans_list: viime hetki | viime tinka
sense:
(idiomatic) An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.


lexentry: eng/last_night__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last night
trans_list: viime yönä | eilisiltana | eilen illalla
sense:
during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last night
trans_list: eilisilta | viime yö
sense:
(often, used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_straw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last straw
trans_list: viimeinen niitti | viimeinen pisara
sense:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.


lexentry: eng/last_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last word
trans_list: viimeinen huuto | viimeinen sana
sense:
(idiomatic, often preceded by the and followed by in) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latch
trans_list: salpa | säppi
sense:
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latch
trans_list: kiikku | salpa
sense:
(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.


lexentry: eng/latchkey_kid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latchkey kid
trans_list: avainkaulalapsi | avainlapsi
sense:
(informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.


lexentry: eng/late__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: late
trans_list: edesmennyt | vainaa | vainaja
sense:
(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)


lexentry: eng/late_bloomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: late bloomer
trans_list: myöhäinen kukkija | syksyinen kukkija
sense:
(literally, horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/late_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: late capitalism
trans_list: myöhäiskapitalismi
sense:
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.


lexentry: eng/lateen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateen
trans_list: latinalaispurje
sense:
(ship parts) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.


lexentry: eng/later__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: later
trans_list: myöhempi
sense:
Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)


lexentry: eng/later__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: later
trans_list: myöhemmin
sense:
(Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).


lexentry: eng/lateral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lateral
trans_list: kylki | lateraalinen | ulko-
sense:
(phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.


lexentry: eng/lateral_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lateral line
trans_list: kylkiviiva
sense:
(herpetology) An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.


lexentry: eng/lateral_raise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateral raise
trans_list: vipunosto
sense:
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.


lexentry: eng/lateral_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateral thinking
trans_list: lateraalinen ajattelu
sense:
The use of reasoned thought in a nonstandard, or nonlinear logical way to find a solution to a problem.


lexentry: eng/laterite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laterite
trans_list: lateriitti
sense:
A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lath
trans_list: rima
sense:
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lathe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lathe
trans_list: sorvi
sense:
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.


lexentry: eng/laticifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laticifer
trans_list: maitiaisputki
sense:
(botany) a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.


lexentry: eng/laticlave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laticlave
trans_list: leveä raita
sense:
(historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/latissimus_dorsi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latissimus dorsi
trans_list: leveä selkälihas
sense:
(muscle) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: leveysaste | leveys
sense:
(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: leveyspiiri
sense:
(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: valotusvara
sense:
(photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.


lexentry: eng/lative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lative
trans_list: latiivi
sense:
(grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.


lexentry: eng/latrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latrine
trans_list: latriini | paskahuusi | puucee | riukula | ulkokäymälä | ulkovessa
sense:
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: ristikko | säleikkö
sense:
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: hila
sense:
(crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: hila
sense:
(mathematics, order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.


lexentry: eng/lattice_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattice theory
trans_list: hilateoria
sense:
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics concerned with lattices (partially ordered sets).


lexentry: eng/laudanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laudanum
trans_list: laudanumi
sense:
Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | nauru
sense:
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | iloita
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | pilkata
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.


lexentry: eng/laughing_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laughing dove
trans_list: palmukyyhky
sense:
A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.


lexentry: eng/laughing_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laughing gull
trans_list: nokisiipilokki
sense:
An American gull (Leucophaeus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black.


lexentry: eng/laughing_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laughing kookaburra
trans_list: isonauraja
sense:
A kookaburra of species Dacelo novaeguineae, native to eastern Australia and famed for its loud laugh-like call.


lexentry: eng/laughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laughter
trans_list: nauru
sense:
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.


lexentry: eng/launch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launch
trans_list: vesillelasku
sense:
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)


lexentry: eng/launch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launch
trans_list: kapteenin vene
sense:
(nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: launch
trans_list: laskea vesille
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: launch
trans_list: lanseerata | tuoda markkinoille
sense:
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation


lexentry: eng/launcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launcher
trans_list: heitin | laukaisin
sense:
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.


lexentry: eng/launder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: launder
trans_list: ränni
sense:
(mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.


lexentry: eng/laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laundry
trans_list: pesula | pesutupa | pyykkäys | pyykkääminen
sense:
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.


lexentry: eng/laundry_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laundry basket
trans_list: pyykkikori
sense:
A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.


lexentry: eng/laundry_chute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laundry chute
trans_list: pyykkikuilu
sense:
A vertical shaft in a building down which dirty clothes and linens can be dropped, to land in a laundry area on a lower floor.


lexentry: eng/laurel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laurel
trans_list: laakeri
sense:
An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.


lexentry: eng/lauric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lauric acid
trans_list: lauriinihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, occurring in coconut, palm and laurel oil; mostly used in making cosmetics and soaps


lexentry: eng/lava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava
trans_list: laava
sense:
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.


lexentry: eng/lava_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava flow
trans_list: laavavirta | laavavirtaus
sense:
(geology) A flow of molten lava from an erupting volcano, and the solidified mass left after the lava has cooled down.


lexentry: eng/lava_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava lamp
trans_list: laavalamppu
sense:
A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.


lexentry: eng/lavalier_microphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lavalier microphone
trans_list: hyttynen
sense:
(sound engineering, generally) Any small, hands-free microphone which is worn attached to the body or clothes.


lexentry: eng/lavaret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lavaret
trans_list: siika
sense:
(zoology) A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.


lexentry: eng/lavash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lavash
trans_list: lavash
sense:
A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki | lainsäädäntö
sense:
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: kytät | laki
sense:
(cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki | sääntö
sense:
(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki
sense:
A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki
sense:
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)


lexentry: eng/law_enforcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: law enforcement
trans_list: toimeenpanoviranomainen
sense:
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_attraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: law of attraction
trans_list: vetovoiman laki
sense:
(New Age) The purported law according to which thinking about someone or something attracts it and causes it or the individual to manifest in one's life.


lexentry: eng/law_of_cosines__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of cosines
trans_list: kosinilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.


lexentry: eng/law_of_large_numbers__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of large numbers
trans_list: suurten lukujen laki
sense:
(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages.


lexentry: eng/law_of_obligations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of obligations
trans_list: velvoiteoikeus
sense:
(law) A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_sines__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of sines
trans_list: sinilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles.


lexentry: eng/law_of_tangents__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of tangents
trans_list: tangenttilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A statement about the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposing sides.


lexentry: eng/law_of_the_jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: law of the jungle
trans_list: viidakon laki
sense:
(figurative) A putative law dictating that one serves one's own interest to the extent that one can, in any situation where legal authority is absent or generally ignored; self-interested behaviour that emerges in the absence of law; lawlessness.


lexentry: eng/law_of_the_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of the sea
trans_list: merioikeus
sense:
(legal) The body of international law that concerns the principles and rules by which public entities, especially states, interact in maritime matters, including navigational rights, sea mineral rights, and coastal waters jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/lawfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawfare
trans_list: oikeudellinen sodankäynti
sense:
(informal) The bringing of legal proceedings against an opponent, often only to attack, harass, or intimidate. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/lawn_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawn chair
trans_list: puutarhatuoli
sense:
(US) Any chair designed to be used outdoors, especially a folding chair with aluminum frame, armrests, and interwoven ribbon mesh seat and back, used on backyard lawns.


lexentry: eng/lawnmower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawnmower
trans_list: ruohonleikkuri
sense:
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.


lexentry: eng/lawspeaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawspeaker
trans_list: laamanni
sense:
(historical) An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing.


lexentry: eng/lawsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawsuit
trans_list: kanne | oikeusjuttu | siviilikanne
sense:
(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.


lexentry: eng/lawyer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lawyer
trans_list: asianajaja | lakimies | juristi
sense:
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(UK, Philippines) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, uncountable) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.


lexentry: eng/lay_an_egg__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay an egg
trans_list: epäonnistua | munata
sense:
(idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.


lexentry: eng/lay_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay down
trans_list: määrätä | säätää
sense:
(transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).


lexentry: eng/lay_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay judge
trans_list: lautamies
sense:
A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).


lexentry: eng/lay_of_the_land__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay of the land
trans_list: tunnelma
sense:
(idiomatic) The trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: irtisanoa | lomauttaa
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: lopettaa
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: suunnitella reitti | töpöttää
sense:
(ambitransitive, art) In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay out
trans_list: järjestellä | asetella | sommitella
sense:
(transitive) To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lay out
trans_list: kuluttaa | selittää | tulkita
sense:
(transitive, colloquial, US) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill.


lexentry: eng/laying_on_of_hands__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laying on of hands
trans_list: kättenpäällepaneminen
sense:
(religion, chiefly, Christianity) The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.


lexentry: eng/layoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: layoff
trans_list: irtisanominen | lomautus
sense:
(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: layout
trans_list: taitto
sense:
(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: layout
trans_list: asemapiirustus
sense:
(engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lasaretti
sense:
(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lasaretti
sense:
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lazy_Susan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lazy Susan
trans_list: pyörivä tarjoilualusta | pyörivä tarjotin
sense:
A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.


lexentry: eng/lazy_jacks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazy jacks
trans_list: lazy-jack
sense:
(nautical, sailing) A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: lyijy
sense:
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: luoti | peittyä lyijyyn | peittää lyijyllä | täyttyä lyijyyn | täyttää lyijyllä
sense:
(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lead
trans_list: lisätä rivivälit | riviväli | välistää rivit
sense:
(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johto | johtoasema | kärki | kärkipaikka | olla edellä
sense:
(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lead
trans_list: kärkkyä | mennä edeltä
sense:
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johdattaa | opastaa | ajo | aloittaa | lähtö | ohjata
sense:
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 13
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa | ohjata
sense:
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 15
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa | viedä
sense:
(horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 17
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | ajaa | johdattaa | opastaa | johtolanka | mennä edeltä
sense:
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 19
written_rep: lead
trans_list: vihje
sense:
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 21
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | viedä | johdattaa | opastaa | ohjata | vetää
sense:
(US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 26
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa
sense:
(music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | vetää
sense:
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: ajaa | johdattaa
sense:
To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | viedä | ajaa | johdattaa | johto | opastaa
sense:
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: suoni
sense:
(intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lead
trans_list: väylä
sense:
(shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.


lexentry: eng/lead_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead guitar
trans_list: soolokitara
sense:
An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.


lexentry: eng/lead_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead time
trans_list: läpimenoaika
sense:
(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.


lexentry: eng/leader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: leader
trans_list: pääkirjoitus
sense:
(UK, journalism) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.


lexentry: eng/leading_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leading edge
trans_list: etureuna | johtoreuna
sense:
(aeronautics) The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.


lexentry: eng/leaf-cutter_ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf-cutter ant
trans_list: lehdenleikkaajamuurahainen
sense:
Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: lehti | sivu
sense:
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: levy | läppä | paneeli
sense:
(plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: lehti
sense:
(programming, x86) A particular value of the EAX register when a program runs the CPUID instruction; each leaf represents a different category of information returned about the processor.


lexentry: eng/leaf_litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf litter
trans_list: lehtikarike
sense:
Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil.


lexentry: eng/leaf_monkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf monkey
trans_list: sureli
sense:
Any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.


lexentry: eng/leaf_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf node
trans_list: lehtisolmu | nivel
sense:
(botany) One of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth.


lexentry: eng/leaftosser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaftosser
trans_list: karikeorneero
sense:
Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.


lexentry: eng/leafy_goosefoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leafy goosefoot
trans_list: mansikkapinaatti | marjasavikka
sense:
A species of flowering plant in the amaranth family formerly used as leaf vegetable, Blitum virgatum, formerly Chenopodium foliosum.


lexentry: eng/league__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: league
trans_list: muodostaa liitto
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.


lexentry: eng/league_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: league table
trans_list: sarjataulukko
sense:
(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.


lexentry: eng/lean-to__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lean-to
trans_list: laavu | katos
sense:
A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.


lexentry: eng/lean__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lean
trans_list: nojata
sense:
(Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.


lexentry: eng/leap_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap day
trans_list: karkauspäivä
sense:
An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.


lexentry: eng/leap_of_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap of faith
trans_list: uskon hyppy
sense:
(figuratively) The act of believing in something despite lack of proof of its truth or existence, or the attempt of something without being sure of its possible outcome.


lexentry: eng/leap_second__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap second
trans_list: karkaussekunti
sense:
A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap year
trans_list: karkausvuosi
sense:
A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leap year
trans_list: karkausvuosi
sense:
(loosely) Any other year featuring intercalation, such as a year in a lunisolar calendar with 13 months instead of 12, used to maintain its alignment with the seasons of the solar year.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leapfrog
trans_list: pukkihyppely
sense:
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: leapfrog
trans_list: koukata
sense:
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.


lexentry: eng/learned_borrowing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: learned borrowing
trans_list: sivistyssana
sense:
(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.


lexentry: eng/learning_objective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: learning objective
trans_list: oppimistavoite
sense:
Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction


lexentry: eng/lease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lease
trans_list: vuokrasopimus | vuokra-aika
sense:
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.


lexentry: eng/least_common_multiple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least common multiple
trans_list: pienin yhteinen jaettava | pienin yhteinen monikerta
sense:
(number theory) The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.


lexentry: eng/least_flycatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least flycatcher
trans_list: pikkusieppari
sense:
A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.


lexentry: eng/least_weasel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least weasel
trans_list: lumikko
sense:
The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.


lexentry: eng/leather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leather
trans_list: nahka
sense:
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.


lexentry: eng/leatherette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leatherette
trans_list: keinonahka | tekonahka
sense:
(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.


lexentry: eng/leatherjacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leatherjacket
trans_list: säppikala
sense:
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää
sense:
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää | erota
sense:
(transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää
sense:
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.


lexentry: eng/leave_for_dead__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave for dead
trans_list: jättää kuolemaan
sense:
(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.


lexentry: eng/leave_me_alone__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave me alone
trans_list: jätä minut rauhaan
sense:
stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life (used especially when one is angry, frustrated, or annoyed).


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_in_the_lurch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave someone in the lurch
trans_list: jättää pulaan
sense:
(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_on_read__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave someone on read
trans_list: jättää jonkun viestit luetuksi
sense:
(Internet slang) To read someone's instant message(s) without giving a response, particularly on a platform that lets one see whether a message has been viewed.


lexentry: eng/leavening_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leavening agent
trans_list: nostatusaine
sense:
Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.


lexentry: eng/lebensraum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lebensraum
trans_list: elintila
sense:
(chiefly, with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.


lexentry: eng/lecithin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lecithin
trans_list: lesitiini
sense:
(organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).


lexentry: eng/lect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lect
trans_list: lekti
sense:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: lehteri | lukuteline | puhujapönttö
sense:
A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.


lexentry: eng/lectotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lectotype
trans_list: lektotyyppi
sense:
(taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.


lexentry: eng/lecturer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lecturer
trans_list: lehtori
sense:
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.


lexentry: eng/lecturer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lecturer
trans_list: apupappi
sense:
(dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.


lexentry: eng/lede__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lede
trans_list: ingressi
sense:
(chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ledger__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ledger
trans_list: juoksu | niska
sense:
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.


lexentry: eng/ledger_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ledger line
trans_list: apuviiva
sense:
(music) A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.


lexentry: eng/lee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lee
trans_list: tuulensuoja | lee
sense:
A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.


lexentry: eng/leeboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leeboard
trans_list: laitaköli
sense:
(nautical, countable) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.


lexentry: eng/leechline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leechline
trans_list: nokkakoortinki | reunanuora
sense:
(nautical) A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.


lexentry: eng/leek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leek
trans_list: purjo | purjosipuli
sense:
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.


lexentry: eng/leer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leer
trans_list: mulkaista | mulkoilla | silmäillä
sense:
(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lees
trans_list: sakka
sense:
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.


lexentry: eng/leeside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leeside
trans_list: suojanpuoli
sense:
The side of something that provides the most shelter from some prevailing force such as wind, rain, waves, etc.


lexentry: eng/left-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: left-click
trans_list: klikata vasemmalla
sense:
(transitive, computing) To activate an item on the screen by left-clicking while the pointer is over it.


lexentry: eng/left-handed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: left-handed
trans_list: vasenkätinen
sense:
(occult, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path


lexentry: eng/left__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left
trans_list: vasen | vasemmistolainen
sense:
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←


lexentry: eng/left_and_right__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left and right
trans_list: kaksin käsin
sense:
(figurative, chiefly, North America) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.


lexentry: eng/left_fielder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left fielder
trans_list: vasen koppari
sense:
(baseball) The outfield defensive player that stands to the left of the center fielder as viewed from home plate.


lexentry: eng/left_turn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left turn
trans_list: käännös vasempaan päin
sense:
(chiefly, military) A command to a soldier or other person who is marching: turn ninety degrees to your left!


lexentry: eng/left_turn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left turn
trans_list: kääntyä vasempaan
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, military) To turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command while marching.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: leg
trans_list: jalka | varsi
sense:
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: leg
trans_list: legi
sense:
(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: leg
trans_list: lahje | kateetti | puntti
sense:
(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.


lexentry: eng/leg_extension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg extension
trans_list: jalkojen ojennus
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed on a machine while seated. The quadriceps (thigh muscles) are exerted to straighten the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower shin.


lexentry: eng/leg_up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg up
trans_list: punttaus
sense:
The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.


lexentry: eng/leg_warmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg warmer
trans_list: säärystin
sense:
A type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.


lexentry: eng/legal_advice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal advice
trans_list: lainopillinen neuvo
sense:
(legal) The giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law, usually received from a solicitor, barrister or lawyer, ordinarily for a fee.


lexentry: eng/legal_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal capacity
trans_list: oikeuskelpoisuus | oikeustoimikelpoisuus
sense:
(law) The ability of a person to make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.


lexentry: eng/legal_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal interest
trans_list: laillinen korko
sense:
(banking, finance) The amount of interest that is allowed or required to be charged by law; an interest rate determined by law.


lexentry: eng/legal_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal person
trans_list: oikeushenkilö
sense:
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.


lexentry: eng/legal_positivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal positivism
trans_list: oikeudellinen positivismi
sense:
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).


lexentry: eng/legal_representative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legal representative
sense:
(law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.

trans_list:
asiamies | asianajaja | laillinen edustaja | oikeudellinen edustaja | oikeudenkäyntiasiamies | oikeudenkäyntiavustaja


lexentry: eng/legal_tender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal tender
trans_list: laillinen maksuväline
sense:
(legal) Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.


lexentry: eng/legalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legalism
trans_list: legalismi
sense:
The focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense.


lexentry: eng/legalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legalism
trans_list: legalismi
sense:
(religion, often, pejorative) A belief that salvation is attained or maintained by adherence to the requirements of moral law; salvation by works rather than by faith alone.


lexentry: eng/legalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legalize
trans_list: laillistaa
sense:
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.


lexentry: eng/legion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legion
trans_list: legioona
sense:
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.


lexentry: eng/legionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: legionary
trans_list: legioonalainen
sense:
A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).


lexentry: eng/legislative_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legislative body
trans_list: lainsäädäntöelin
sense:
A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power.


lexentry: eng/legless_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legless lizard
trans_list: eväjalkalisko
sense:
Any of the several groups of lizards of the family Pygopodidae which have lost limbs or reduced them to the point of uselessness.


lexentry: eng/leglock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leglock
trans_list: jalkalukko
sense:
Wraps one's legs around another, locking them between one's legs and body. This term is mainly used in a sexual sense.


lexentry: eng/legman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legman
trans_list: kenttätoimittaja
sense:
(originally, US, journalism) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.


lexentry: eng/legume__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legume
trans_list: hernekasvi
sense:
(botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).


lexentry: eng/legume__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: legume
trans_list: palko
sense:
(botany) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.


lexentry: eng/legwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legwork
trans_list: jalkatyö
sense:
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.


lexentry: eng/leister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leister
trans_list: atrain
sense:
(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/leisure_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leisure battery
trans_list: hupiakku | vapaa-ajan akku
sense:
A deep-cycle battery used to power electric appliances and equipment in a motor home, caravan, boat, or other vehicle with living quarters.


lexentry: eng/leisure_centre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leisure centre
trans_list: vapaa-aikakeskus | vapaa-ajankeskus
sense:
(UK, Ireland, AU, Canada) A building or site open to the public for fitness and sporting activities.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemma
trans_list: apulause | lemma
sense:
(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lemma
trans_list: perusmuoto | lemma
sense:
(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.


lexentry: eng/lemmatisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemmatisation
trans_list: lemmatisointi | perusmuotoistaminen
sense:
(computing, lexicography) The process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word.


lexentry: eng/lemming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lemming
trans_list: laumasielu | sopuli
sense:
(figuratively) Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.


lexentry: eng/lemon__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lemon
trans_list: sitruuna | sitruunan maku | sitruunankeltainen
sense:
(geometry) The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.


lexentry: eng/lemon_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon balm
trans_list: sitruunamelissa
sense:
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.


lexentry: eng/lemon_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon juice
trans_list: sitruunamehu
sense:
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/lemon_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon shark
trans_list: sitruunahai
sense:
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.


lexentry: eng/lemon_verbena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon verbena
trans_list: sitruunaverbena
sense:
A deciduous perennial shrub native to South America, used for its lemon-like fragrance and flavor, Aloysia citrodora.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: sitruunamehu | limonadi
sense:
(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: limonadi | sitruunasooda
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/lemongrass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemongrass
trans_list: intiansitrusheinä | sitrusheinä | sitruunaruoho
sense:
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.


lexentry: eng/lend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lend
trans_list: lainata | antaa lainaksi
sense:
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.


lexentry: eng/lender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lender
trans_list: lainanantaja | lainaaja
sense:
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.


lexentry: eng/length__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: length
trans_list: hevosenmitta
sense:
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.


lexentry: eng/lengthman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lengthman
trans_list: ratavartija | tievartija
sense:
(nautical, rail transport, road transport, chiefly, historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of canal, railway, or road.


lexentry: eng/lenis__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lenis
trans_list: heikko | lenis
sense:
(phonetics, of a, consonant) Weakly articulated, hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lens
trans_list: linssi | mykiö
sense:
(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lens
trans_list: linssi
sense:
(geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.


lexentry: eng/lens_flare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lens flare
trans_list: linssiheijastus
sense:
A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.


lexentry: eng/lenticular_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lenticular galaxy
trans_list: linssimäinen galaksi
sense:
(galaxy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.


lexentry: eng/lentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lentil
trans_list: linssi | kylvövirvilä
sense:
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: leijonamainen
sense:
(pathology) Of a facies: resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis; also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: Leo
sense:
Of or pertaining to one of the popes named Leo; specifically (in Leonine City), to Pope Leo IV (r. 847–855) who ordered the building of a wall around Vatican Hill to protect what is now Vatican City, or (in Leonine Prayers) to Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878–1903).


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: leoniininen
sense:
(poetry) Being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also (by extension) , of or relating to modern verse having internal rhyme.


lexentry: eng/leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopard
trans_list: leopardi | pantteri
sense:
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).


lexentry: eng/leopard_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopard shark
trans_list: leopardihai
sense:
A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/leopardsbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopardsbane
trans_list: vuohenjuuri
sense:
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.


lexentry: eng/leotard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leotard
trans_list: trikoot | voimistelupuku
sense:
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)


lexentry: eng/lepidolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepidolite
trans_list: lepidoliitti
sense:
(mineral) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leprosy
trans_list: lepra | spitaali
sense:
(disease, medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.


lexentry: eng/leptokurtic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leptokurtic
trans_list: huipukas | leptokurtinen | terävähuippuinen
sense:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepton
trans_list: lepto
sense:
A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepton
trans_list: leptoni
sense:
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.


lexentry: eng/leptospirosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leptospirosis
trans_list: leptospiroosi
sense:
An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.


lexentry: eng/lese_majesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lese majesty
trans_list: majesteettirikos
sense:
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.


lexentry: eng/lesene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesene
trans_list: liseeni
sense:
(architecture) A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lesion
trans_list: vamma | leesio
sense:
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.


lexentry: eng/less_is_more__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: less is more
trans_list: vähemmän on enemmän
sense:
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.


lexentry: eng/lesser__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser
trans_list: pienempi | vähäisempi
sense:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/lesser_bilby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser bilby
trans_list: pikkupussikaniini
sense:
An extinct species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis leucura, previously endemic to arid regions of central Australia.


lexentry: eng/lesser_celandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser celandine
trans_list: mukulaleinikki
sense:
A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers


lexentry: eng/lesser_clubmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser clubmoss
trans_list: mähkä
sense:
Selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/lesser_flamingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser flamingo
trans_list: pikkuflamingo
sense:
An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.


lexentry: eng/lesser_omentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser omentum
trans_list: pieni vatsapaita
sense:
(anatomy) A thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/lest__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lest
trans_list: että
sense:
(after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)


lexentry: eng/let's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let's
trans_list: antaa
sense:
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.


lexentry: eng/let-down__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let-down
trans_list: maidontulo
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let alone
trans_list: puhumattakaan | saati | saati sitten
sense:
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let alone
trans_list: puhumattakaan | saati | saati sitten
sense:
(idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.


lexentry: eng/let_be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let be
trans_list: lakata
sense:
(intransitive, archaic) To stop, to stop doing something; to leave off (now used alone, formerly also + infinitive).


lexentry: eng/let_bygones_be_bygones__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let bygones be bygones
trans_list: antaa menneiden olla menneitä | sitä tikulla silmään joka vanhoja muistelee
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).


lexentry: eng/let_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let go
trans_list: päästää | antaa mennä | hellittää otteensa | päästää irti | päästää käsistään
sense:
(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.


lexentry: eng/let_him_who_is_without_sin_cast_the_first_stone__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let him who is without sin cast the first stone
trans_list: joka teistä on synnitön, se heittäköön häntä ensimmäisenä kivellä
sense:
Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).


lexentry: eng/let_it_be__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let it be
trans_list: antaa olla
sense:
(idiomatic) To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.


lexentry: eng/let_nature_take_its_course__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let nature take its course
trans_list: antaa asioiden mennä luonnollista latuaan
sense:
(idiomatic) To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.


lexentry: eng/let_oneself_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let oneself go
trans_list: antaa itsensä rapistua
sense:
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.


lexentry: eng/let_sleeping_dogs_lie__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let sleeping dogs lie
trans_list: älä herätä nukkuvaa karhua
sense:
(idiomatic) To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.


lexentry: eng/lethargy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lethargy
trans_list: letargia | saamattomuus | uupumus
sense:
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/letter_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter carrier
trans_list: postinkantaja
sense:
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/letter_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter case
trans_list: aakkoslaji
sense:
(typography, uncountable) The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of credit
trans_list: remburssi
sense:
(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_intent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of intent
trans_list: aiesopimus
sense:
A legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized


lexentry: eng/letter_of_marque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of marque
trans_list: kaapparikirja
sense:
(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_recommendation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of recommendation
trans_list: suositus | suosituskirje
sense:
A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position.


lexentry: eng/letter_opener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter opener
trans_list: paperiveitsi
sense:
A device shaped like a fixed-blade knife, usually with a blunt edge; the blunt edge does not slice the envelope so much as precisely tear it.


lexentry: eng/letter_to_the_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter to the editor
trans_list: kirje toimitukselle | mielipidekirjoitus | yleisönosastokirjoitus
sense:
(journalism) A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers.


lexentry: eng/letterbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letterbox
trans_list: kirjelaatikko
sense:
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/letterhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letterhead
trans_list: yläotsake
sense:
A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.


lexentry: eng/letters_close__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letters close
trans_list: myöntökirja
sense:
(legal, plurale tantum) A sealed legal document, once issued by a monarch or government, granting a right, title etc to a person or corporation.


lexentry: eng/letters_patent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letters patent
trans_list: lupakirja | patentti | patenttikirja | valtakirja
sense:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; to record a contract.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lettuce
trans_list: lehtisalaatti | salaatinlehti | salaatti
sense:
(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.


lexentry: eng/leucine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucine
trans_list: leusiini
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.


lexentry: eng/leucism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucism
trans_list: leukismi
sense:
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).


lexentry: eng/leucite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucite
trans_list: leusiitti
sense:
(mineral) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.


lexentry: eng/leukemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukemia
trans_list: leukemia | verisyöpä
sense:
(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.


lexentry: eng/leukocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukocyte
trans_list: valkosolu | leukosyytti
sense:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.


lexentry: eng/leukoplakia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukoplakia
trans_list: leukoplakia
sense:
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.


lexentry: eng/leukotriene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukotriene
trans_list: leukotrieeni
sense:
(carboxylic acid) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.


lexentry: eng/levator_ani__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levator ani
trans_list: peräaukon kohottajalihas
sense:
(anatomy) a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis, that forms part of the pelvic floor. In humans it supports the viscera in pelvic cavity and in quadruped animals with tails it is the muscle used to wag the tail.


lexentry: eng/level-triggered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level-triggered
trans_list: tasoherkkä
sense:
(electronics) Describing a circuit or component whose output is sensitive to changes of the inputs only so long as the clock input's signal is high.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level
trans_list: vatupassi | vesivaaka
sense:
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: level
trans_list: taso | kenttä | leveli
sense:
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.


lexentry: eng/level__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: level
trans_list: kohdistaa | tähdätä
sense:
(transitive) To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone) [with on or against or at].


lexentry: eng/level__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: level
trans_list: tasoittaa
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.


lexentry: eng/level_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level crossing
trans_list: tasoristeys
sense:
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.


lexentry: eng/leviathan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leviathan
trans_list: leviatan
sense:
(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/leviathan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leviathan
trans_list: leviatan
sense:
(political science) Sometimes in the form Leviathan: based on the writings of Thomas Hobbes, the political state, especially a domineering and totalitarian one.


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levitation
trans_list: leijutus | levitaatio
sense:
The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: levitation
trans_list: leijutus | levitaatio
sense:
The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levity
trans_list: kepeys | kevytmielisyys
sense:
A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexeme
trans_list: lekseemi
sense:
(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexeme
trans_list: lekseemi
sense:
(computing) An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis.


lexentry: eng/lexical_bundle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical bundle
trans_list: sanaryväs
sense:
(linguistics) A sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle, a chunk, a cluster.


lexentry: eng/lexical_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical category
trans_list: sanaluokka
sense:
(linguistics) A linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items), generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question, such as nouns or verbs.


lexentry: eng/lexical_item__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical item
trans_list: leksikaalinen yksikkö
sense:
(semantics) A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs; exemplified by cat, traffic light, take care of, by-the-way, and don't count your chickens before they hatch.


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexicography
trans_list: leksikografia
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/lexicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexicology
trans_list: leksikologia | sanasto-oppi
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.


lexentry: eng/liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liability
trans_list: rasite | taakka
sense:
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.


lexentry: eng/liability_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liability insurance
trans_list: vastuuvakuutus
sense:
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.


lexentry: eng/libation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libation
trans_list: juomauhri
sense:
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.


lexentry: eng/libel__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: libel
trans_list: kunnianloukkauskanne
sense:
(law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.


lexentry: eng/libelous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libelous
trans_list: loukkaava
sense:
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: vapaa
sense:
(now, rare, outside, set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberaali
sense:
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: vasemmistolainen
sense:
(US politics, Canadian politics, Philippine politics) Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberaali
sense:
(UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).


lexentry: eng/liberal_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal arts
trans_list: vapaat taiteet
sense:
The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.


lexentry: eng/liberal_guilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal guilt
trans_list: liberaali syyllisyys
sense:
Empathy for the situation of the poor and working class and shame and remorse for one’s affluence, associated with liberal political views.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismi
sense:
(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismi
sense:
(economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


lexentry: eng/libertarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: libertarian
trans_list: libertaari | libertaarinen
sense:
(originally, US, politics) Relating to, or advocating, libertarianism; also, relating to a political party supporting libertarianism.


lexentry: eng/libertarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libertarian
trans_list: libertarianisti
sense:
(philosophy) A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny (the doctrine of free will) as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined (the doctrine of necessity). [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/libertarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: libertarian
trans_list: libertaari | libertaristi
sense:
(politics) One who advocates libertarianism; also, a member of a political party supporting libertarianism.


lexentry: eng/libertarian_socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarian socialism
trans_list: libertaarisosialismi
sense:
Any of a group of political philosophies dedicated to opposing coercive forms of authority and social hierarchy, prominent examples being capitalism and the State; especially one that encourages the direct seizure by the people of the means of production with the aim of moving toward the creation of a radical direct democracy.


lexentry: eng/libertarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarianism
trans_list: libertarismi
sense:
(economics, philosophy, politics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.


lexentry: eng/libertine__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libertine
trans_list: juopumus
sense:
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.


lexentry: eng/libertinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertinism
trans_list: libertinismi
sense:
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido | elämänvoima | halut | himot
sense:
(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library
trans_list: kirjasto
sense:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.


lexentry: eng/library_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library science
trans_list: kirjastotiede
sense:
An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.


lexentry: eng/libration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libration
trans_list: huojunta | libraatio
sense:
(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.


lexentry: eng/libre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libre
trans_list: vapaa
sense:
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/libtard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libtard
trans_list: lipilaari
sense:
(US, slang, derogatory, political) A stupid liberal or progressive; a person who presents or advocates liberal views in a stupid or illogical manner.


lexentry: eng/license__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: license
trans_list: vapaus
sense:
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).


lexentry: eng/license_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: license plate
trans_list: rekisterikilpi
sense:
An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/licentious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licentious
trans_list: epäsiveellinen | estoton | hillitön | rietas | räävitön | siveetön
sense:
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.


lexentry: eng/lichen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichen
trans_list: jäkälä
sense:
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.


lexentry: eng/lichen_planus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichen planus
trans_list: punajäkälä
sense:
(dermatology, disease) A disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes, resulting in a lichenoid appearance.


lexentry: eng/lick_into_shape__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lick into shape
trans_list: laittaa kuntoon
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To exert considerable effort to change (someone or something) into a desired state.


lexentry: eng/lickspittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lickspittle
trans_list: nuoleskelija
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: lakritsi | laku | lakritsikasvi
sense:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: lakritsi | laku | lakritsa
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.


lexentry: eng/licorice_extract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice extract
trans_list: lakritsiuute
sense:
A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making.


lexentry: eng/licorne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorne
trans_list: jedinorog
sense:
(historical, military) A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.


lexentry: eng/lidar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lidar
trans_list: lasertutka | lidar | valotutka
sense:
(usually, uncountable) The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/lidocaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lidocaine
trans_list: lidokaiini
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.


lexentry: eng/lie_doggo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lie doggo
trans_list: piileskellä
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection; also (by extension) , to stay hidden by being discreet and not drawing attention; to keep a low profile, to lie low.


lexentry: eng/lien__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lien
trans_list: kiinnitys | panttioikeus | pidätysoikeus
sense:
(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant colonel
trans_list: everstiluutnantti
sense:
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant general
trans_list: kenraaliluutnantti
sense:
A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_governor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant governor
trans_list: varakuvernööri
sense:
(government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_governor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lieutenant governor
trans_list: varakuvernööri
sense:
(US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_junior_grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant junior grade
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä | elo | eläminen | henki | nirri
sense:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä | eläminen
sense:
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä
sense:
(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: life
trans_list: elinkautinen
sense:
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).


lexentry: eng/life_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life belt
trans_list: pelastusrengas
sense:
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: elinkaari
sense:
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: elinkaari
sense:
(by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.


lexentry: eng/life_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life drawing
trans_list: elävän mallin piirustus
sense:
A sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.


lexentry: eng/life_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life estate
trans_list: elinikäinen nautintaoikeus | syytinki
sense:
(legal) An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.


lexentry: eng/life_expectancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life expectancy
trans_list: odotettu kesto
sense:
(figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.


lexentry: eng/life_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life force
trans_list: elämänvoima
sense:
(fiction, fantasy, supernatural, paranormal) The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.


lexentry: eng/life_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life insurance
trans_list: henkivakuutus
sense:
A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).


lexentry: eng/life_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life interest
trans_list: elinkorko
sense:
(law) A right, typically in the form of regular income, that lasts for the lifetime of the person benefiting from that right.


lexentry: eng/life_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life jacket
trans_list: pelastusliivi
sense:
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.


lexentry: eng/life_partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life partner
trans_list: elämänkumppani
sense:
A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.


lexentry: eng/life_raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life raft
trans_list: pelastuslautta
sense:
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.


lexentry: eng/life_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life review
trans_list: elämänkertaus
sense:
A phenomenon in a near-death experience, or in the afterlife, in which a person sees their life history, often described by people having experienced it as "having their life flash before their eyes".


lexentry: eng/life_skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life skill
trans_list: elämäntaito
sense:
Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life support
trans_list: happilaitteisto
sense:
An artificial system designed to provide oxygen and other conditions necessary for human life in an inhospitable environment.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life support
trans_list: elintoimintojen ylläpitäminen
sense:
(medicine) The maintenance of vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: life support
trans_list: hengityskone
sense:
(figuratively) A means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.


lexentry: eng/lifeboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeboat
trans_list: pelastusvene
sense:
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeguard
trans_list: uimavalvoja
sense:
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.


lexentry: eng/lifehack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifehack
trans_list: niksi
sense:
(colloquial) Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient.


lexentry: eng/lifeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lifeline
trans_list: elämänlanka
sense:
(nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.


lexentry: eng/lifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lifer
trans_list: elämänpinna | uusi bongaus
sense:
A species seen for the first time by a naturalist who is keeping a list of all the species they have seen.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lift
trans_list: hissi | nostin
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lift
trans_list: nousu
sense:
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: lift
trans_list: nostin
sense:
(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.


lexentry: eng/liftoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftoff
trans_list: irtoaminen
sense:
(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.


lexentry: eng/liftshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftshaft
trans_list: hissikuilu
sense:
(UK) The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.


lexentry: eng/ligand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ligand
trans_list: ligandi
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:


lexentry: eng/ligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ligation
trans_list: sidonta | sitominen | tukkiminen
sense:
(surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri | side | sidos
sense:
(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri
sense:
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri
sense:
(countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.


lexentry: eng/light-emitting_diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light-emitting diode
trans_list: hohtodiodi | ledi | loistediodi
sense:
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.


lexentry: eng/light-fingered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: light-fingered
trans_list: pitkäkyntinen
sense:
(figuratively) Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: light
trans_list: kevyt
sense:
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: light
trans_list: kevyt
sense:
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light
trans_list: valo
sense:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: valo
sense:
(painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: light
trans_list: ikkuna | ikkuna-aukko
sense:
A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.


lexentry: eng/light__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: sytyttää
sense:
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.


lexentry: eng/light_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light air
trans_list: hiljainen tuuli
sense:
(meteorology, nautical) A light wind with wind speed between 0.3 and 1.5 m/s; a Force 1 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: hehkulamppu | lamppu
sense:
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lamppu
sense:
(by extension) An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lamppu
sense:
(figuratively) Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb_joke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb joke
trans_list: lampunvaihtovitsi
sense:
Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.


lexentry: eng/light_cavalry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light cavalry
trans_list: kevyt ratsuväki
sense:
(military) A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses.


lexentry: eng/light_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light day
trans_list: valovuorokausi
sense:
(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day; about 170 astronomical units


lexentry: eng/light_fixture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light fixture
trans_list: valaisin
sense:
A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.


lexentry: eng/light_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: light oil
trans_list: kevytöljy
sense:
Any of various types of low-viscosity lubricating oil. Sometimes named for principal uses (e.g., spindle oil, sewing machine oil).


lexentry: eng/light_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light pollution
trans_list: valosaaste
sense:
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.


lexentry: eng/light_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light rail
trans_list: pikaraitiotie
sense:
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.


lexentry: eng/light_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light switch
trans_list: valokatkaisija
sense:
A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.


lexentry: eng/light_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light verb
trans_list: funktioverbi
sense:
(linguistics) A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.


lexentry: eng/light_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light year
trans_list: valovuosi
sense:
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.


lexentry: eng/lighten_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lighten up
trans_list: ottaa rennommin
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: sytytin | sytkäri | tupakansytytin | savukkeensytytin
sense:
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: lehteri
sense:
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).


lexentry: eng/lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning
trans_list: salama | salamointi
sense:
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.


lexentry: eng/lightning_detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning detector
trans_list: ukkostutka
sense:
A device that provides an alarm to inform its user(s) that lightning has occurred nearby. Specific devices are available for a variety of applications.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: ukkosenjohdatin
sense:
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: ukkosenjohdatin
sense:
(figuratively) A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target.


lexentry: eng/lightning_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning strike
trans_list: salamanisku
sense:
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.


lexentry: eng/lightship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightship
trans_list: majakkalaiva | majakka-alus
sense:
(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(combat, _, sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarja | kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.


lexentry: eng/lignoceric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lignoceric acid
trans_list: lignoseriinihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) The saturated fatty acid n-tetracosanoic acid, having twenty-four carbon atoms; it is found in wood tar


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: like
trans_list: tykkäys
sense:
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like
trans_list: kaltainen | lainen
sense:
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.


lexentry: eng/like__Particle__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: like
trans_list: niinku
sense:
(colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.


lexentry: eng/like__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: like
trans_list: tykätä
sense:
(Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.


lexentry: eng/like_talking_to_a_wall__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like talking to a wall
trans_list: kuin seinälle puhuisi
sense:
(idiom) A futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.


lexentry: eng/like_turkeys_voting_for_Christmas__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like turkeys voting for Christmas
trans_list: sahata omaa oksaansa
sense:
(Britain, simile, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating; serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the performer of the action. [from 1977]


lexentry: eng/likelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: likelihood
trans_list: todennäköisyys | uskottavuus
sense:
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.


lexentry: eng/likely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: likely
trans_list: lupaava | todennäköinen
sense:
(as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.


lexentry: eng/liken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liken
trans_list: verrata | rinnastaa | tehdä jonkinlaiseksi
sense:
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.


lexentry: eng/lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lily
trans_list: lilja
sense:
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.


lexentry: eng/limaçon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limaçon
trans_list: Pascalin simpukka
sense:
(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbus | välitila
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: paitsio
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: Limbo
sense:
(countable, military, nautical, artillery) A type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbo
sense:
(dances, also, attributively) A competitive dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards. The bar is lowered with each round, and the competition is won by the dancer who passes under the bar in the lowest position without dislodging it or falling down.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: ajaa paitsioon
sense:
(transitive, rare) To place (someone or something) in an in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbota
sense:
(by extension, also, figuratively) Often followed by under: to pass under something, especially while bending backwards.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime
trans_list: kalkki
sense:
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lime
trans_list: limenvihreä | limetinvihreä
sense:
(uncountable) Any of several brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colours associated with the fruits of a lime tree.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lime
trans_list: limenvihreä | limetinvihreä
sense:
A particular one of those colours that has been standardized under this name, at least in some organizations' standards.


lexentry: eng/lime_mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime mortar
trans_list: kalkkilaasti
sense:
A soft form of mortar made from sand and slaked lime, largely replaced by cement mortar in modern building methods.


lexentry: eng/limelight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limelight
trans_list: kalkkivalo
sense:
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.


lexentry: eng/limerick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limerick
trans_list: limerikki
sense:
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.


lexentry: eng/limescale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limescale
trans_list: kalkkeuma | kalkkeutuma | kalkkiuma | kalkkiutuma
sense:
A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.


lexentry: eng/limestick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestick
trans_list: liimatikku
sense:
A stick, twig or branch smeared with birdlime, used as trap to catch birds. The practise is illegal in many jurisdictions.


lexentry: eng/limestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestone
trans_list: kalkkikivi | kalkki
sense:
An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.


lexentry: eng/liminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liminal
trans_list: kynnys
sense:
(anthropology, literary theory) Pertaining to or in a state that is in-between or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively in a particular other state or category nor definitively outside it.


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limit
trans_list: raja-arvo
sense:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).


lexentry: eng/limit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit
trans_list: rajoittaa
sense:
(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.


lexentry: eng/limit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit point
trans_list: rajapiste
sense:
(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.


lexentry: eng/limited_atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited atonement
trans_list: rajoitettu sovitus
sense:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.


lexentry: eng/limited_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited company
trans_list: osakeyhtiö
sense:
A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.


lexentry: eng/limited_liability_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited liability company
trans_list: osakeyhtiö | rajavastuuyhtiö
sense:
(legal) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.


lexentry: eng/limited_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited partnership
trans_list: kommandiittiyhtiö
sense:
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.


lexentry: eng/limiting_belief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limiting belief
trans_list: rajoittava uskomus
sense:
(psychology) A self-imposed conviction or assumption that restricts one’s potential, choices, or actions.


lexentry: eng/limnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limnology
trans_list: järvitiede | limnologia
sense:
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.


lexentry: eng/limonene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonene
trans_list: limoneeni
sense:
(organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance


lexentry: eng/limonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonite
trans_list: järvimalmi | limoniitti
sense:
(mineral) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.


lexentry: eng/limousine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limousine
trans_list: limusiini
sense:
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: maljakotilo
sense:
Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape patelliform and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: iiliäinen
sense:
(British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.


lexentry: eng/limpkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpkin
trans_list: kotilokurki
sense:
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: sokka
sense:
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: avainhenkilö | kulmakivi
sense:
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.


lexentry: eng/line-item_veto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line-item veto
trans_list: säännöskohtainen [[veto-oikeus]]
sense:
The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: suora
sense:
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva
sense:
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva
sense:
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
(especially, military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: line
trans_list: jono | mittanauha
sense:
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: line
trans_list: jalkaväki
sense:
(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | sukulinja
sense:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: line
trans_list: repliikki | rivi | vuorosana | nuora | nyöri | liina
sense:
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 22
written_rep: line
trans_list: linjaus
sense:
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | mielipide | näkökanta
sense:
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 25
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | tuotelinja
sense:
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva | linja
sense:
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: line
trans_list: rihtaus
sense:
(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).


lexentry: eng/line__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: asettaa jonoon
sense:
(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.


lexentry: eng/line__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: line
trans_list: asettaa varrelle
sense:
(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/line_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line art
trans_list: viivapiirros
sense:
Images that consist of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color).


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line break
trans_list: rivinvaihto
sense:
(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.


lexentry: eng/line_feed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: line feed
trans_list: rivinsiirto
sense:
(computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.


lexentry: eng/line_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line judge
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(tennis) An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.


lexentry: eng/line_of_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of business
trans_list: haara
sense:
A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.


lexentry: eng/line_of_contact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of contact
trans_list: kontaktilinja
sense:
(military) The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.


lexentry: eng/line_of_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of credit
trans_list: luottolimiitti | luottolimiittisopimus | luottoraja
sense:
(finance, banking) A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.


lexentry: eng/line_of_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of force
trans_list: voimaviiva
sense:
(physics) An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area perpendicular to the field represents its intensity.


lexentry: eng/line_of_succession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of succession
trans_list: kruununperimysjärjestys | perimysjärjestys
sense:
An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.


lexentry: eng/line_of_thought__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of thought
trans_list: ajattelutapa
sense:
(figuratively) A way of thinking about a particular topic, concept, or problem, that follows a logical progression of reasoning or argument.


lexentry: eng/line_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line printer
trans_list: rivikirjoitin
sense:
(computer hardware, printing) A high-speed impact printer, most often used by older mainframes, that prints an entire line in a single operation.


lexentry: eng/lineage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lineage
trans_list: esivanhemmat | rivimäärä | sukujuuret
sense:
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.


lexentry: eng/linear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: linear
trans_list: lineaarinen
sense:
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).


lexentry: eng/linear_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear algebra
trans_list: lineaarialgebra
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.


lexentry: eng/linear_combination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear combination
trans_list: lineaarikombinaatio
sense:
(linear algebra) a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)


lexentry: eng/linear_perspective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear perspective
trans_list: lineaariperspektiivi | viivaperspektiivi
sense:
(arts) A form of geometric perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance.


lexentry: eng/linear_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear programming
trans_list: lineaarinen ohjelmointi | lineaarinen optimointi
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.


lexentry: eng/linear_transformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear transformation
trans_list: lineaarikuvaus
sense:
(linear algebra) A map between vector spaces which preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.


lexentry: eng/linearly_dependent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linearly dependent
trans_list: lineaarisesti riippuva | sidottu
sense:
(algebra, of a set of vectors or ring elements) Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero.


lexentry: eng/linearly_independent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linearly independent
trans_list: lineaarisesti riippumaton | vapaa
sense:
(linear algebra) (Of a set of vectors or ring elements) whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero


lexentry: eng/linebacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linebacker
trans_list: tukimies
sense:
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.


lexentry: eng/linen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linen
trans_list: liinavaate
sense:
(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.


lexentry: eng/linesman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: linesman
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.


lexentry: eng/linesman__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: linesman
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linger
trans_list: viivytellä | tuumiskella | viipyillä | viipyä
sense:
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linger
trans_list: riutua
sense:
(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: linger
trans_list: tuumiskella
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.


lexentry: eng/lingua_franca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingua franca
trans_list: lingua franca
sense:
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/lingual_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingual tonsil
trans_list: kielirisa
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.


lexentry: eng/lingzhi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingzhi
trans_list: lakkakääpä | reishi
sense:
A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.


lexentry: eng/liniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liniment
trans_list: linimentti
sense:
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki
sense:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: link
trans_list: linkki | kanki | kiertokanki
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki
sense:
(surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki | sidos
sense:
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


lexentry: eng/link_farm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: link farm
trans_list: linkkifarmi
sense:
(computing) A website containing many hyperlinks, especially one designed to increase the index ranking of other websites to search engines.


lexentry: eng/linkage__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: linkage
trans_list: kytkentä
sense:
(US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.


lexentry: eng/linked_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linked list
trans_list: lista
sense:
(computer science) A simple linear data structure, each of whose nodes includes a pointer to the next (and sometimes previous) node in the list, enabling traversal of the structure in at least one direction from any starting point.


lexentry: eng/linker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linker
trans_list: linkkeri | linkkeriohjelma
sense:
(compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.


lexentry: eng/linnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linnet
trans_list: hemppo
sense:
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/linocut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linocut
trans_list: lino | linoleumipiirros
sense:
(art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.


lexentry: eng/linoleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleic acid
trans_list: linolihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) a polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils


lexentry: eng/linoleum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleum
trans_list: linoleumi
sense:
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.


lexentry: eng/linsang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linsang
trans_list: linsanki
sense:
Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.


lexentry: eng/linsang__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linsang
trans_list: afrikanlinsanki
sense:
Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.


lexentry: eng/linseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linseed oil
trans_list: pellavaöljy
sense:
An oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.


lexentry: eng/lint_roller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lint roller
trans_list: teippiharja
sense:
A roll of adhesive paper mounted on a central spindle with an attached handle, used to remove lint and small fibers from clothing, upholstery, etc.


lexentry: eng/lintel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lintel
trans_list: kamana
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.


lexentry: eng/lion's_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lion's leaf
trans_list: leijonanlyhty
sense:
Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts


lexentry: eng/lion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lion
trans_list: leijona
sense:
(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.


lexentry: eng/lionfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lionfish
trans_list: skorpionisimppu
sense:
Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.


lexentry: eng/lionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The 19th-century practice of bringing a lion into one’s home as entertainment for visitors.
written_rep: lionism
trans_list:
kiinnostavan esineen esitteleminen kotona vieraille | kiinnostavan henkilön esitteleminen kotona vieraille


lexentry: eng/lionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lionism
trans_list: kohteleminen tärkeänä henkilönä | leijonamaiset kasvonpiirteet
sense:
(pathology) The state of a person having a leonine facies, that is, facial features which resemble those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis.


lexentry: eng/lip-sync__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip-sync
trans_list: huulisynkata | laulaa playbackina | liikutella huuliaan
sense:
(music, singing, transitive) To move the lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.


lexentry: eng/lip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lip
trans_list: reuna | reunus
sense:
(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.


lexentry: eng/lip_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip balm
trans_list: huulirasva | huulivoide
sense:
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.


lexentry: eng/lip_sync__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip sync
trans_list: huulisynkronointi
sense:
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.


lexentry: eng/lipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipid
trans_list: lipidi
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.


lexentry: eng/lipodystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipodystrophy
trans_list: lipodystrofia
sense:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.


lexentry: eng/liposuction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liposuction
trans_list: rasvaimu
sense:
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_natural_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied natural gas
trans_list: nesteytetty maakaasu
sense:
(petrochemistry) Natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_petroleum_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied petroleum gas
trans_list: nestekaasu
sense:
(petrochemistry) A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: neste | nestemäinen
sense:
(physical chemistry) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: neste | nestemäinen
sense:
(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.


lexentry: eng/liquid_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid air
trans_list: nestemäinen ilma
sense:
Air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurized or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquid_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid asset
trans_list: likvidi varallisuuserä | likvidit varat
sense:
An asset in the form of money or cash in hand, or an asset which can be quickly converted into cash without losing much value.


lexentry: eng/liquid_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid crystal
trans_list: nestekide
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/liquid_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid gas
trans_list: nestemäinen kaasu
sense:
A chemical element or compound which is normally found in gaseous form, but which is in a liquid state due to being pressurised or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquidate
trans_list: likvidoida
sense:
(informal) To kill (someone), usually violently, and especially for some ideological or political aim; to assassinate, to murder; also, to abolish or eliminate (something); to do away with, to put an end to.


lexentry: eng/liquidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquidate
trans_list: maksaa pois | realisoida
sense:
To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up.


lexentry: eng/liquidated_damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquidated damages
trans_list: sopimussakko
sense:
(legal) An amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that is determined by operation of law, such as the unpaid amount in a breach of contract.


lexentry: eng/liquidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liquidity
trans_list: likvidiys
sense:
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: viina | väkevä | väkevä alkoholijuoma
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: liemi
sense:
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.


lexentry: eng/lisp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lisp
trans_list: lespata | sammaltaa | sössöttää
sense:
(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.


lexentry: eng/lisp__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lisp
trans_list: sössöttää
sense:
(intransitive) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: list
trans_list: lista | luettelo
sense:
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600]


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: list
trans_list: aita
sense:
(in the plural, historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: list
trans_list: lista | luettelo
sense:
(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__4
sense_num: 02
written_rep: list
trans_list: kallistuma | kallistus
sense:
(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/list__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: list
trans_list: listata | luetella
sense:
(transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.


lexentry: eng/list_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: list price
trans_list: listahinta | ohjevähittäishinta | suositushinta
sense:
(business) The retail selling price of an item, as recommended by the manufacturer or retail distributor, or as listed in a catalog.


lexentry: eng/listen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listen
trans_list: kuunnella | kuulla
sense:
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.


lexentry: eng/listener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: listener
trans_list: kuuntelija
sense:
(computing, programming, chiefly, _, Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.


lexentry: eng/listenership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listenership
trans_list: kuulijakunta
sense:
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio) , an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listening post
trans_list: kuulovartio
sense:
(military) A position established for the purpose of detecting the enemy's movements by means of listening.


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: listening post
trans_list: kuunteluasema
sense:
A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.


lexentry: eng/listeria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listeria
trans_list: listeria
sense:
Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.


lexentry: eng/listeriosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listeriosis
trans_list: listerioosi
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food.


lexentry: eng/litany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litany
trans_list: litania
sense:
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.


lexentry: eng/literal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literal
trans_list: kirjaimellinen | sananmukainen | sanatarkka
sense:
Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.


lexentry: eng/literal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: literal
trans_list: literaali | kirjaimellinen
sense:
(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/literalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literalism
trans_list: kirjaimellinen tulkinta | literalismi
sense:
Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.


lexentry: eng/literally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literally
trans_list: kirjaimellisesti | sananmukaisesti
sense:
With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.


lexentry: eng/literary_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary device
trans_list: kirjallinen tehokeino
sense:
(literature) An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.


lexentry: eng/literary_inquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary inquisition
trans_list: kirjallinen inkvisitio
sense:
(historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.


lexentry: eng/literary_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary science
trans_list: kirjallisuustiede
sense:
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.


lexentry: eng/literary_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary theory
trans_list: kirjallisuusteoria
sense:
(literature) The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: literature
trans_list: kirjallisuus
sense:
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/literature_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literature review
trans_list: kirjallisuuskatsaus
sense:
A scholarly paper, or part of one, compiled from published sources, which sums up current knowledge of a particular topic.


lexentry: eng/lithium-ion_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium-ion battery
trans_list: litiumioniakku
sense:
(electrochemistry, electronics) A form of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.


lexentry: eng/lithium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium
trans_list: litium
sense:
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lexentry: eng/lithium_aluminium_hydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium aluminium hydride
trans_list: litiumalumiinihydridi
sense:
(inorganic compound) LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-.


lexentry: eng/lithium_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium battery
trans_list: litiumparisto
sense:
Any of a group of electrical batteries that have a lithium anode; used in many portable electronic devices.


lexentry: eng/lithium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium carbonate
trans_list: litiumkarbonaatti
sense:
(organic compound) The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li2CO3, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lexentry: eng/lithography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithography
trans_list: litografia | kivipaino
sense:
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/lithosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithosphere
trans_list: litosfääri | kivikehä
sense:
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.


lexentry: eng/lithostratigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithostratigraphy
trans_list: litostratigrafia
sense:
(geology) The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.


lexentry: eng/lithotripsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithotripsy
trans_list: litotripsia
sense:
(surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.


lexentry: eng/litigant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litigant
trans_list: asianosainen
sense:
(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.


lexentry: eng/litmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litmus
trans_list: lakmus
sense:
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: kuivike
sense:
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. [1325]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: roska | roina
sense:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: roska | roina
sense:
(medical, countable) Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: litter
trans_list: pesue | poikue | pentue
sense:
(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: litter
trans_list: karike
sense:
(uncountable) The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest. [1905]


lexentry: eng/litter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: roskata
sense:
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).


lexentry: eng/litter_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter box
trans_list: kissanhiekkalaatikko
sense:
A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc.


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: little boy
trans_list: pikkupoika
sense:
(AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


lexentry: eng/little_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little bustard
trans_list: pikkutrappi
sense:
Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia


lexentry: eng/little_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little egret
trans_list: silkkihaikara
sense:
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/little_emperor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little emperor
trans_list: pikkukeisari
sense:
(idiomatic) In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)


lexentry: eng/little_green_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little green man
trans_list: pieni vihreä mies
sense:
(chiefly, science fiction) A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.


lexentry: eng/little_old__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little old
trans_list: pikku
sense:
(US, Southern US, idiomatic, informal) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).


lexentry: eng/little_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little penguin
trans_list: sinipingviini
sense:
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.


lexentry: eng/liturgics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liturgics
trans_list: liturgiikka
sense:
The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).


lexentry: eng/liturgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liturgy
trans_list: liturgia | alttaripalvelus
sense:
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.


lexentry: eng/live__Adjective__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: live
trans_list: jännitteinen
sense:
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.


lexentry: eng/live__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: live
trans_list: elää
sense:
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.


lexentry: eng/live_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live action
trans_list: näytelty
sense:
(often used attributively) Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics.


lexentry: eng/live_and_learn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and learn
trans_list: oppia ikä kaikki
sense:
An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.


lexentry: eng/live_and_let_live__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and let live
trans_list: elää ja antaa toistenkin elää
sense:
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.


lexentry: eng/live_by_the_sword,_die_by_the_sword__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live by the sword, die by the sword
trans_list: joka miekkaan tarttuu, se miekkaan hukkuu
sense:
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.


lexentry: eng/live_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live load
trans_list: hyötykuorma
sense:
(roofing) Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).


lexentry: eng/live_paycheck_to_paycheck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live paycheck to paycheck
trans_list: elää kädestä suuhun
sense:
(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of what one earns consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.


lexentry: eng/live_under_a_rock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live under a rock
trans_list: kasvaa tynnyrissä
sense:
(figurative) To live in isolation: to live hermetically (especially, hermitically); thus, to be unaware of or be oblivious to common knowledge; to be isolated from knowledge of current events.


lexentry: eng/live_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live weight
trans_list: elopaino
sense:
The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.


lexentry: eng/lived_experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lived experience
trans_list: elämänkokemus
sense:
(phenomenology) The experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.


lexentry: eng/livelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livelihood
trans_list: elanto | elinkeino | toimeentulo
sense:
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver
trans_list: maksa
sense:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.


lexentry: eng/liver_fluke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver fluke
trans_list: maksamato
sense:
Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/liverwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liverwort
trans_list: maksasammal
sense:
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.


lexentry: eng/livery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livery
trans_list: livree | virka-asu
sense:
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living fossil
trans_list: elävä fossiili
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: living fossil
trans_list: elävä fossiili
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.


lexentry: eng/living_street__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living street
trans_list: pihakatu
sense:
A street designed primarily in the interests of pedestrians and cyclists, while motor vehicles are allowed to use it with caution.


lexentry: eng/living_thing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living thing
trans_list: eliö | elävä olento
sense:
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.


lexentry: eng/living_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living will
trans_list: hoitotahto
sense:
(legal) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.


lexentry: eng/livor_mortis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livor mortis
trans_list: lautuma
sense:
(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.


lexentry: eng/llama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: llama
trans_list: laama
sense:
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.


lexentry: eng/loach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loach
trans_list: nuoliainen | piikkinuoliainen
sense:
A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.


lexentry: eng/load__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: load
trans_list: kuorma | lasti
sense:
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: load
trans_list: laittaa | laittaa paikalleen | lisätä
sense:
(transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: load
trans_list: johdatella
sense:
(transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.


lexentry: eng/loaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: loaded
trans_list: painotettu
sense:
(dice, also, figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.


lexentry: eng/loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loader
trans_list: pyöräkuormaaja | kuormaaja
sense:
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.


lexentry: eng/loading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loading
trans_list: kuorma
sense:
(countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.


lexentry: eng/loading__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loading
trans_list: lisätuntipalkka
sense:
(Australia, industrial relations, countable) An hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.


lexentry: eng/loading_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loading zone
trans_list: kuormausalue | kuormauspaikka | lastausalue | lastauspaikka
sense:
An area of a street or a parking lot designated for the loading or unloading of passengers, baggage or freight, or short-term parking for that purpose.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loam
trans_list: hiue
sense:
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loam
trans_list: muottihiekka
sense:
(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.


lexentry: eng/loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loan
trans_list: laina
sense:
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).


lexentry: eng/loan_coinage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan coinage
trans_list: lainasanan korvaava laina
sense:
A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.


lexentry: eng/loan_creation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan creation
trans_list: lainaluomus
sense:
A compound word or expression serving to reflect a concept otherwise denoted by a loan word or an other term of formally imported elements not necessarily without using such elements but without any elements corresponding to that term perceived as imported.


lexentry: eng/loan_formation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan formation
trans_list: lainasanan muodostus
sense:
this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)


lexentry: eng/loan_rendering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan rendering
trans_list: siirtolaina
sense:
An inexact calque where at least one constituent isn't translated literally, in order to give readers of the target language a more accurate mental image.


lexentry: eng/loanshark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loanshark
trans_list: kiskoa
sense:
To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobby
trans_list: lobata
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.


lexentry: eng/lobbyist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobbyist
trans_list: lobbari
sense:
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: kieleke
sense:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: aivolohko | keuhkolohko | maksalohko
sense:
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobelia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobelia
trans_list: lobelia
sense:
A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.


lexentry: eng/lobster_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster pot
trans_list: hummerimerta
sense:
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: local
trans_list: likimääräinen
sense:
(computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: local
trans_list: paikallinen | likimääräinen
sense:
(computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: likimääräinen
sense:
(algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{p} (M_\mathfrak{p}) for all prime ideals \mathfrak{p} of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{m} (M_\mathfrak{m}) for all maximal ideals \mathfrak{m} of R.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: paikallinen | lähi-
sense:
(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.


lexentry: eng/local_administrative_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local administrative unit
trans_list: LAU-taso | kunta | paikallinen hallinnollinen yksikkö
sense:
(administration, legal) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.


lexentry: eng/local_anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local anesthetic
trans_list: paikallispuudutusaine
sense:
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.


lexentry: eng/local_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: local battery
trans_list: paikallisparisto
sense:
In telephony, a source of local power for a telephone instrument, as opposed to being powered from the central office.


lexentry: eng/local_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local class
trans_list: paikallinen luokka
sense:
(object-oriented) A class that is declared in the body of a function, and can only be referred to in the rest of the function.


lexentry: eng/local_color__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local color
trans_list: paikallisväri
sense:
Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.


lexentry: eng/local_maximum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local maximum
trans_list: paikallinen maksimi
sense:
(mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.


lexentry: eng/local_minimum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local minimum
trans_list: paikallinen minimi
sense:
(mathematics) A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.


lexentry: eng/local_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local train
trans_list: paikallisjuna
sense:
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.


lexentry: eng/locale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: locale
trans_list: maa-asetus | maa-asetusto
sense:
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.


lexentry: eng/locale__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locale
trans_list: mesta
sense:
(mathematics) A partially ordered set with the following additional axiomatic properties: any finite subset of it has a meet, any arbitrary subset of it has a join, and distributivity, which states that a binary meet distributes with respect to an arbitrary join. (Note: locales are just like frames except that the category of locales is opposite to the category of frames.)


lexentry: eng/locality__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: locality
trans_list: sijainti
sense:
(dated, phrenology) The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: localization
trans_list: kotoistus | lokalisointi
sense:
(software engineering) The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: localization
trans_list: kotoistus | lokalisointi
sense:
(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.


lexentry: eng/localize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: localize
trans_list: kotoistaa | lokalisoida | paikallistaa
sense:
(software engineering, marketing, transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.


lexentry: eng/localizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: localizer
trans_list: kotoistaja | paikallistaja
sense:
(computing, translation studies) A person who localizes (adapts a product for use in a particular country or region, or adapts translated text to fit a local culture).


lexentry: eng/localizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: localizer
trans_list: suuntalähetin
sense:
(aviation) The component of an instrument landing system that provides runway centerline guidance to aircraft, but not glideslope information.


lexentry: eng/locate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locate
trans_list: sijoittaa
sense:
(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)


lexentry: eng/locative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locative case
trans_list: lokatiivi
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by".


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lock
trans_list: sulku
sense:
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lock
trans_list: lukko | sulku
sense:
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.


lexentry: eng/lock_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lock down
trans_list: lukita
sense:
To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.


lexentry: eng/lock_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lock in
trans_list: lukita sisään | sulkea sisään
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.


lexentry: eng/lock_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lock out
trans_list: teljetä
sense:
(transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.


lexentry: eng/lockback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockback
trans_list: lockback -veitsi
sense:
A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back#Noun of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).


lexentry: eng/lockdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockdown
trans_list: aresti | eristäminen | sulkeminen | sulkutoimi | ulkonaliikkumiskielto
sense:
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.


lexentry: eng/locked_rotor_amp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locked rotor amp
trans_list: käynnistysvirta
sense:
A specification which indicates the current amperage being drawn by an electric motor when it is "locked up", i.e. not turning.


lexentry: eng/locker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locker
trans_list: lokero | kaappi | lukkokaappi | lukkolokero
sense:
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.


lexentry: eng/locking_differential__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locking differential
trans_list: tasauspyörästön lukko
sense:
(automotive) A kind of automotive differential that provides increased traction by restricting each of the two wheels on an axle to the same rotational speed without regard to available traction or differences in resistance seen at each wheel.


lexentry: eng/lockjaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockjaw
trans_list: jäykkäkouristus | tetanus
sense:
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.


lexentry: eng/lockkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockkeeper
trans_list: sulkuvahti | sulunvartija
sense:
The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.


lexentry: eng/lockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockout
trans_list: työsulku
sense:
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.


lexentry: eng/locum_tenens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locum tenens
trans_list: sijainen
sense:
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.


lexentry: eng/locus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locus
trans_list: lokus
sense:
(genetics) A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.


lexentry: eng/locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locust
trans_list: kulkusirkka
sense:
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/locution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: locution
trans_list: ilmestys
sense:
(religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.


lexentry: eng/lodge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lodge
trans_list: portinvartijan tupa
sense:
Ellipsis of porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially (UK, Canada) as a college mailroom.


lexentry: eng/lodge__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: lodge
trans_list: rekisteröidä
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, legal, politics) To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.).


lexentry: eng/lodging__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lodging
trans_list: lako
sense:
(agriculture) The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.


lexentry: eng/log__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: log
trans_list: loki
sense:
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.


lexentry: eng/log_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log in
trans_list: kirjautua sisään | kirjautua
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.


lexentry: eng/log_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log out
trans_list: kirjautua ulos
sense:
(computing) To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.


lexentry: eng/loganberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loganberry
trans_list: loganmarja
sense:
A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.


lexentry: eng/logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logarithm
trans_list: logaritmi
sense:
(mathematics) For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.


lexentry: eng/logarithmic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logarithmic function
trans_list: logaritmifunktio
sense:
(mathematics) Any function in which an independent variable appears in the form of a logarithm; they are the inverse functions of exponential functions


lexentry: eng/logbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logbook
trans_list: lokikirja | laivapäiväkirja | loki
sense:
(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.


lexentry: eng/loggerhead_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loggerhead duck
trans_list: tyrskyviuhtoja
sense:
Tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(uncountable) The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logiikka
sense:
(countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.


lexentry: eng/login__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: login
trans_list: käyttäjätunnus
sense:
(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logistics
trans_list: logistiikka
sense:
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logistics
trans_list: huolto | logistiikka
sense:
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.


lexentry: eng/logo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logo
trans_list: logo
sense:
A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.


lexentry: eng/logological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logological
trans_list: sanaopillinen
sense:
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to conceptual patterns or mental categories of words and their referents.


lexentry: eng/logopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logopedics
trans_list: logopedia
sense:
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logopedist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logopedist
trans_list: logopedi
sense:
A specialist who deals with the correction of the speech sounds, the disorders in writing, reading, the ability to create any forms of mathematical operations, disorders in use of language and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logos
trans_list: järkeen vetoaminen | logos
sense:
(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logical argument as the main form of persuasion.


lexentry: eng/logotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logotype
trans_list: logo
sense:
A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.


lexentry: eng/logrolling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logrolling
trans_list: tukkien pyöritys
sense:
(countable, US) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.


lexentry: eng/logrolling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logrolling
trans_list: koskenlasku
sense:
(uncountable, US, lumberjacking) The act of balancing on a log floating on a river to guide it downstream, often involving rolling it using one's feet; birling.


lexentry: eng/logrolling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logrolling
trans_list: rullaus
sense:
(uncountable, US, sports) A sport in which two people balance on a log floating in a body of water, each one aiming to cause the opponent to fall off by rolling or kicking the log.


lexentry: eng/logrolling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logrolling
trans_list: lehmänkauppa
sense:
(uncountable, US politics, figuratively) A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.


lexentry: eng/loin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loin
trans_list: kuve
sense:
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.


lexentry: eng/loitering_munition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loitering munition
trans_list: vaaniva ammus | vaaniva ase
sense:
(military, weaponry) A munition, often a UAV, that waits passively around the target area and attacks only once a target is located.


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loll
trans_list: laiskotella | loikoilla | löhötä
sense:
(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loll
trans_list: roikkua
sense:
(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/lone_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lone wolf
trans_list: yksinäinen susi
sense:
(metaphorically) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.


lexentry: eng/long-eared_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-eared owl
trans_list: sarvipöllö
sense:
Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.


lexentry: eng/long-legged_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-legged buzzard
trans_list: arohiirihaukka
sense:
Buteo rufinus, a bird of prey in the Buteo genus, resident or breeding from North Africa to central Asia.


lexentry: eng/long-playing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-playing
trans_list: LP | pitkäsoitto
sense:
Referring to records that recorded a greater amount of sound than previous versions had; an LP; generally a 12-inch 33⅓-RPM vinyl record.


lexentry: eng/long-suffering__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-suffering
trans_list: pitkämielinen
sense:
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.


lexentry: eng/long-tailed_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-tailed tit
trans_list: pyrstötiainen
sense:
Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia


lexentry: eng/long_COVID__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long COVID
trans_list: pitkä korona
sense:
(diseases) Long-term sequelae or symptoms (such as brain fog, extreme fatigue, or shortness of breath) following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the SARS-CoV-2 virus is no longer active. [from 2020]


lexentry: eng/long__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: long
trans_list: pitkä
sense:
(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.


lexentry: eng/long__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: long
trans_list: pitkä
sense:
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).


lexentry: eng/long_arm_of_the_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long arm of the law
trans_list: lain koura | lain pitkä koura
sense:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.


lexentry: eng/long_corner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long corner
trans_list: pitkä kulma
sense:
(field hockey) A free hit taken from by the opposing team's corner flag, after the defending team has hit the ball behind the back line.


lexentry: eng/long_division__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long division
trans_list: jakokulma
sense:
(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.


lexentry: eng/long_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long drink
trans_list: pitkä juoma
sense:
(idiomatic) A relatively weak (low alcoholic content per volume) and voluminous mixed drink, typically containing lots of ice and mixer.


lexentry: eng/long_johns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long johns
trans_list: pitkät alushousut | pitkät alusvaatteet
sense:
(US) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.


lexentry: eng/long_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long jump
trans_list: pituushyppy
sense:
An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.


lexentry: eng/long_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long pepper
trans_list: pitkäpippuri
sense:
The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.


lexentry: eng/long_service_leave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long service leave
trans_list: lisäloma pitkästä palvelusta
sense:
(business, Australia, New Zealand) An additional employee vacation payable after long periods of service with an employer.


lexentry: eng/long_ton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long ton
trans_list: pitkä tonni
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A traditional unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each, equivalent to approximately 1016 kilograms.


lexentry: eng/long_weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long weekend
trans_list: pitkä viikonloppu
sense:
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.


lexentry: eng/longbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longbow
trans_list: pitkäjousi
sense:
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.


lexentry: eng/longe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longe
trans_list: juoksutusliina
sense:
A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.


lexentry: eng/longhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longhouse
trans_list: pitkätalo
sense:
A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.


lexentry: eng/longitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: longitude
trans_list: meridiaani | pituuspiiri | longitudi
sense:
(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.


lexentry: eng/longline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longline
trans_list: pitkäsiima
sense:
(fishing) Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.


lexentry: eng/longsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: longsword
trans_list: pitkämiekka
sense:
A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.


lexentry: eng/lonsdaleite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lonsdaleite
trans_list: lonsdaleiitti
sense:
(mineral) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon. Also called hexagonal diamond.


lexentry: eng/loofah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loofah
trans_list: pesusienikurkku
sense:
Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.


lexentry: eng/look_and_feel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look and feel
trans_list: käyttötuntuma
sense:
(software, of an application, operating system, etc.) The combination of the visual design and behaviour of a user interface.


lexentry: eng/look_daggers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look daggers
trans_list: katsoa vihamielisesti | mulkoilla
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by at: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.


lexentry: eng/look_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: look over
trans_list: tarkistaa
sense:
(transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.


lexentry: eng/look_up_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look up to
trans_list: kunnioittaa | ihailla
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.


lexentry: eng/lookout__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lookout
trans_list: asia | murhe | ongelma
sense:
One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).


lexentry: eng/loom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loom
trans_list: kangaspuut
sense:
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.


lexentry: eng/loom__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loom
trans_list: häämöttää | kuvastua | siintää
sense:
(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.


lexentry: eng/loon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loon
trans_list: kuikka
sense:
(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.


lexentry: eng/loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: loop
trans_list: silmukka
sense:
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.


lexentry: eng/loop__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: loop
trans_list: jumittaa
sense:
(transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: ampuma-aukko
sense:
(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: porsaanreikä
sense:
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.


lexentry: eng/loose_cannon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loose cannon
trans_list: arvaamaton ihminen | kävelevä katastrofi
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) An uncontrolled or unpredictable person, especially considered liable to cause unintentional or indiscriminate damage.


lexentry: eng/looseleaf__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: looseleaf
trans_list: irtolehti
sense:
Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.


lexentry: eng/loosen_the_purse_strings__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loosen the purse strings
trans_list: hellittää kukkaron nyörejä
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.


lexentry: eng/looseness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: looseness
trans_list: löyhyys | löysyys
sense:
The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.


lexentry: eng/loosestrife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loosestrife
trans_list: alpi | rantakukka
sense:
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families.


lexentry: eng/loot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loot
trans_list: ryöstää
sense:
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.


lexentry: eng/loot_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loot box
trans_list: loot box | loot crate | saalislaatikko | yllätyslaatikko
sense:
(video gaming) A consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.


lexentry: eng/lop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lop
trans_list: karsia
sense:
(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/lop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lop off
trans_list: leikata
sense:
(transitive) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/loquat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loquat
trans_list: japaninmispeli
sense:
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.


lexentry: eng/lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: valtias | aristokraatti | hallitsija | johtaja | lordi | ylhäisyys
sense:
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)


lexentry: eng/lord__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: esiintyä herrana | herrastella | ylvästellä
sense:
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.


lexentry: eng/lord_it_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lord it over
trans_list: herrastella | pöyhkeillä | rehvastella | ylpeillä
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.


lexentry: eng/lordship__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lordship
trans_list: korkeus | ylhäisyys
sense:
(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.


lexentry: eng/lordship__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lordship
trans_list: lordius
sense:
(humorous, with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up


lexentry: eng/lorikeet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lorikeet
trans_list: lurikki | sateenkaariluri | silmälasiluri
sense:
Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.


lexentry: eng/lose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose
trans_list: menettää | kadottaa
sense:
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).


lexentry: eng/lose_face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose face
trans_list: menettää kasvonsa
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_head__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lose one's head
trans_list: mennä sekaisin | seota
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_life__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose one's life
trans_list: heittää veivinsä | menettää henkensä
sense:
(euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.


lexentry: eng/lose_the_plot__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lose the plot
trans_list: menettää otteensa
sense:
(UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.


lexentry: eng/loss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loss
trans_list: menetys | hävikki | häviö | tappio | väheneminen
sense:
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.


lexentry: eng/loss__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: loss
trans_list: menetys
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.


lexentry: eng/lossy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lossy
trans_list: häviöllinen
sense:
(computing, of an, algorithm, _, for converting or compressing data) Reducing the amount of information in data.


lexentry: eng/lost_and_found__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost and found
trans_list: löytötavaratoimisto
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.


lexentry: eng/lost_sheep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost sheep
trans_list: eksynyt lammas
sense:
A disadvantaged or marginalized person who can be "brought back into the fold" with a little effort.


lexentry: eng/lost_weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost weekend
trans_list: viikonloppuputki
sense:
(slang) A period of several days in which one indulges in activities such as binge drinking, drug-taking and sex.


lexentry: eng/lost_with_all_hands__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost with all hands
trans_list: menetetty matkustajineen ja miehistöineen
sense:
(nautical, of a ship, boat, or other vessel) Destroyed or sunk, with all passengers and crew having died in the process.


lexentry: eng/lot__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: lot
trans_list: arpa
sense:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.


lexentry: eng/lot__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: lot
trans_list: luoti
sense:
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.


lexentry: eng/lot_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lot number
trans_list: eränumero
sense:
An identification number assigned to a particular quantity or lot of material from a single manufacturer.


lexentry: eng/lottery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lottery
trans_list: arpajaiset | arvonta
sense:
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.


lexentry: eng/lotus-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lotus-eater
trans_list: lootofagit
sense:
(Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.


lexentry: eng/lotus_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lotus position
trans_list: lootusasento
sense:
A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/lotus_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lotus seed
trans_list: lootuksensiemen
sense:
a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.


lexentry: eng/loud__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: loud
trans_list: räikeä
sense:
(of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.


lexentry: eng/loudmouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loudmouth
trans_list: suupaltti
sense:
(slang, derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.


lexentry: eng/loudness_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loudness war
trans_list: äänekkyyssota
sense:
The music industry's practice of producing ever louder versions of recorded music by mastering albums to such an extent that it distorts their sound quality.


lexentry: eng/loudspeaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loudspeaker
trans_list: kaiutin | kovaääninen | ämyri | kajari
sense:
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.


lexentry: eng/louis_d'or__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: louis d'or
trans_list: louis d'or
sense:
(historical, _, numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.


lexentry: eng/lounge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lounge
trans_list: oleskelutila
sense:
(now, rare) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.


lexentry: eng/lounge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lounge
trans_list: sohva
sense:
A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.


lexentry: eng/lounge__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lounge
trans_list: aula | aulabaari | baari
sense:
An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.


lexentry: eng/lour__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lour
trans_list: uhata
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.


lexentry: eng/louse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: louse
trans_list: epatto | hylkiö | luopio
sense:
(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: louver
trans_list: säleikkö
sense:
(chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lovage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovage
trans_list: liperi | lipstikka
sense:
A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.


lexentry: eng/love-hate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love-hate
trans_list: viha-rakkaus-
sense:
(originally, psychoanalysis) Of a relationship: involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/love-in-a-mist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love-in-a-mist
trans_list: tarhaneito
sense:
Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple.


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love
trans_list: rakastaa
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: love
trans_list: rakastaa | himota
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love_child__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love child
trans_list: avioton lapsi | lehtolapsi
sense:
(euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.


lexentry: eng/love_grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love grass
trans_list: röllinurmikka
sense:
Any of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.


lexentry: eng/love_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love handle
trans_list: jenkkakahva
sense:
(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.


lexentry: eng/love_hotel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love hotel
trans_list: tuntihotelli
sense:
A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing lovers privacy to have sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/love_match__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love match
trans_list: rakkausavioliitto
sense:
A marriage, betrothal, or other romantic relationship which is based on a spontaneous mutual feeling of love by the two individuals in the relationship, as opposed to a relationship based on other reasons or an arranged marriage brokered by parents or by third parties.


lexentry: eng/lovebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovebird
trans_list: kaijanen | kyyhkyläinen | kyyhkyläiset
sense:
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.


lexentry: eng/loved_one__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loved one
trans_list: läheinen | omainen
sense:
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).


lexentry: eng/lover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lover
trans_list: rakastaja | rakas
sense:
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.


lexentry: eng/lovesick__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovesick
trans_list: rakastunut | rakkaudesta sekaisin
sense:
Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of unrequited or unfulfilled love.


lexentry: eng/low-calorie__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-calorie
trans_list: matalakalorinen | vähäkalorinen
sense:
Of a diet, involving eating a lower number of calories than would normally eaten, usually with the intention of losing weight.


lexentry: eng/low-density_lipoprotein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-density lipoprotein
trans_list: LDL-kolesteroli
sense:
Any of a class of lipoproteins that transport cholesterol around the bloodstream; high levels may increase the risk of coronary heart disease.


lexentry: eng/low-enriched_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-enriched uranium
trans_list: matalarikasteinen uraani
sense:
(nuclear physics) Enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.


lexentry: eng/low-fat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-fat
trans_list: vähärasvainen
sense:
(nutrition) Not having a high number of calories from fat or great amount of fats, especially an alternate variety of food designed to have lower calories, dietetic.


lexentry: eng/low-level_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-level language
trans_list: matalan tason kieli
sense:
(programming) A computer language whose source code is a somewhat user-friendly version of a particular computer architecture's assembly language, containing no provisions for portability between architectures.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low
trans_list: alhainen | ala-arvoinen
sense:
Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: low
trans_list: alhainen | matala | vaatimaton
sense:
Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: low
trans_list: matala | alhainen | ala-
sense:
(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: low
trans_list: niukka
sense:
(now, rare) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/low__Adverb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: low
trans_list: matala
sense:
(astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.


lexentry: eng/low__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low
trans_list: pohja
sense:
A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).


lexentry: eng/low_cost_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low cost carrier
trans_list: halpalentoyhtiö
sense:
(aviation, travel) An airline that sells very inexpensive tickets but which does not provide (or charges for) typical services like meals or the carriage of baggage.


lexentry: eng/low_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low season
trans_list: matalasesonki
sense:
In the tourist industry, the period of lowest demand. In a sun and sand resort this means the coldest and wettest months, whereas in a ski resort, this means the warmest months.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowball
trans_list: aliarvioida | arvioida alakanttiin
sense:
(transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lowball
trans_list: antaa huono tarjous
sense:
(transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lowball
trans_list: antaa huono tarjous | vedättää
sense:
(transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.


lexentry: eng/lower__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: lower
trans_list: laskea | madaltaa
sense:
(computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.


lexentry: eng/lower_back__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower back
trans_list: alaselkä | lanneselkä
sense:
The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lower_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower class
trans_list: alaluokka
sense:
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.


lexentry: eng/lower_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower house
trans_list: alahuone
sense:
(government) The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.


lexentry: eng/lower_jaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lower jaw
trans_list: alaleuka
sense:
Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.


lexentry: eng/lower_limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower limit
trans_list: alaraja | alaraja-arvo
sense:
(analysis) The lower limit of a sequence of real numbers is the real number which can be found as follows: remove the first term of the sequence in order to obtain the "first subsequence." Then remove the first term of the first subsequence in order to obtain the "second subsequence." Repeat the removal of first terms in order to obtain a "third subsequence," "fourth subsequence," etc. Find the infimum of each of these subsequences, then find the supremum of all of these infimums. This supremum is the lower limit.


lexentry: eng/lower_respiratory_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower respiratory tract
trans_list: alahengitystiet
sense:
(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract consisting of trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowest common denominator
trans_list: pienin yhteinen nimittäjä
sense:
(mathematics) The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lowest common denominator
trans_list: pienin yhteinen nimittäjä
sense:
(figuratively) The simplest or base shared interest or characteristic among a group or collection of people etc.


lexentry: eng/lowlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowlife
trans_list: ketku | lurjus
sense:
(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.


lexentry: eng/lox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lox
trans_list: kylmäsavulohi
sense:
(US) Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.


lexentry: eng/lubrication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lubrication
trans_list: voitelu
sense:
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.


lexentry: eng/lubrication_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lubrication payment
trans_list: voiteluraha
sense:
(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemism) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.


lexentry: eng/luciferin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luciferin
trans_list: lusiferiini
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.


lexentry: eng/lucky_bamboo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucky bamboo
trans_list: onnenbambu | ruokotraakkipuu
sense:
A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.


lexentry: eng/lucky_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucky break
trans_list: onnenpotku
sense:
(idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.


lexentry: eng/lucky_dip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucky dip
trans_list: kalastus
sense:
(UK) A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.


lexentry: eng/lucre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucre
trans_list: pätäkkä
sense:
Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.


lexentry: eng/ludicrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ludicrous
trans_list: järjetön | absurdi | huvittava | idioottimainen | naurettava | älytön
sense:
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.


lexentry: eng/lug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lug
trans_list: kiskoa
sense:
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.


lexentry: eng/luge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luge
trans_list: ohjaskelkka | ohjaskelkkailu
sense:
(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.


lexentry: eng/lumbago__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbago
trans_list: noidannuoli
sense:
(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.


lexentry: eng/lumbar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbar
trans_list: lanne
sense:
Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lumbar_puncture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbar puncture
trans_list: lannepisto
sense:
(medical) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.


lexentry: eng/lumber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumber
trans_list: puutavara
sense:
(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lumen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumen
trans_list: luumen | lumen
sense:
(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.


lexentry: eng/luminance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: luminance
trans_list: luminanssi | valotiheys
sense:
(optics) The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.


lexentry: eng/luminary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminary
trans_list: valo
sense:
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.


lexentry: eng/luminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminescence
trans_list: luminesenssi
sense:
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.


lexentry: eng/luminol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminol
trans_list: luminoli
sense:
(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.


lexentry: eng/luminous_intensity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminous intensity
trans_list: valovoima
sense:
(physics) A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle.


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump
trans_list: kyhmy | klimppi | klöntti | kuhmu | möykky | paakku
sense:
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.


lexentry: eng/lump__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump
trans_list: niputtaa
sense:
(transitive) To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).


lexentry: eng/lump_in_one's_throat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump in one's throat
trans_list: pala kurkussa
sense:
(idiom) Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated with this.


lexentry: eng/lump_sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump sum
trans_list: kertakaikkinen korvaus | kertakaikkinen maksu | kertakorvaus | kertamaksu | könttäsumma
sense:
A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.


lexentry: eng/lump_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump together
trans_list: niputtaa yhteen
sense:
To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).


lexentry: eng/lumpenproletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumpenproletariat
trans_list: roskaväki | ryysyköyhälistö | ryysyproletariaatti
sense:
(Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.


lexentry: eng/luna_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luna moth
trans_list: kuukoi
sense:
(entomology) A large, green American moth, Actias luna, that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings.


lexentry: eng/lunar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lunar
trans_list: hopea- | kuu- | lunaarinen
sense:
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.


lexentry: eng/lunar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar calendar
trans_list: kuukalenteri
sense:
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.


lexentry: eng/lunar_module__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar module
trans_list: kuumoduuli
sense:
The spacecraft used in the Apollo missions that was designed for the landing on the surface of the Moon; the lunar excursion module.


lexentry: eng/lune__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lune
trans_list: pallokaksikulmio
sense:
(geometry) A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunette
trans_list: lunetti
sense:
(architectural element) A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lunette
trans_list: lunetti
sense:
(architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lunette
trans_list: lunetti
sense:
(fortifications) A field work consisting of two projecting faces forming a wedge each of which extends from one of two parallel flanks. [from 18th c.] two kinds of lunette fortification


lexentry: eng/lunge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lunge
trans_list: askelkyykky
sense:
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.


lexentry: eng/lunge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lunge
trans_list: juoksuttaa
sense:
(transitive) To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).


lexentry: eng/lunge_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunge line
trans_list: juoksutusliina
sense:
(British) A rope-like piece of equipment, usually 20 feet or longer in length, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse to provide control while lungeing.


lexentry: eng/lungeing_cavesson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lungeing cavesson
trans_list: juoksutusriimu | kapsoni
sense:
a special type of halter or headcollar with extra rings on the noseband for attaching a lunge line (or rein)


lexentry: eng/lungwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lungwort
trans_list: halikka | imikkä
sense:
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.


lexentry: eng/lungwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lungwort
trans_list: raidankeuhkojäkälä
sense:
Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)


lexentry: eng/lungwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lungwort
trans_list: ukontulikukka
sense:
Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)


lexentry: eng/lunula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunula
trans_list: lunula | puolikuu
sense:
(anatomy) Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.


lexentry: eng/lupin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lupin
trans_list: lupiininsiemen
sense:
A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.


lexentry: eng/lupus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lupus
trans_list: lupus
sense:
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/lur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lur
trans_list: luuri
sense:
(musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.


lexentry: eng/lure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lure
trans_list: houkutin
sense:
(also, figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.


lexentry: eng/lurid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lurid
trans_list: kaamea | kammottava | kauhea | kauhistuttava
sense:
Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.


lexentry: eng/lurk__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lurk
trans_list: lurkata
sense:
(Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.


lexentry: eng/lurker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lurker
trans_list: lurkkaaja | seurailija
sense:
(Internet slang) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute.


lexentry: eng/lust__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lust
trans_list: himoita
sense:
(intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/lustration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lustration
trans_list: lustraatio | puhdistus
sense:
(politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.


lexentry: eng/lustrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lustrum
trans_list: kattokruunu
sense:
(historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lute
trans_list: luuttu
sense:
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.


lexentry: eng/luteal_phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luteal phase
trans_list: keltarauhasvaihe | luteaalivaihe
sense:
The latter part of the menstrual cycle, that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.


lexentry: eng/lutetium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lutetium
trans_list: lutetium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.


lexentry: eng/luthier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luthier
trans_list: viulunrakentaja | kielisoitinten rakentaja | kitaranrakentaja
sense:
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.


lexentry: eng/lutung__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lutung
trans_list: languri
sense:
Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail


lexentry: eng/luvisol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luvisol
trans_list: luvisoli
sense:
A kind of soil with eluvial horizons from which clay has been leached after snowmelt or heavy rains and illuvial horizons in which clay has been deposited.


lexentry: eng/lux__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lux
trans_list: luksi
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx


lexentry: eng/luxury_good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luxury good
trans_list: ylellisyystavara
sense:
A product or service that is not considered essential to everyday life and is associated with affluence.


lexentry: eng/lycanthropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lycanthropy
trans_list: lykantropia
sense:
(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.


lexentry: eng/lycanthropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lycanthropy
trans_list: lykantropia
sense:
(mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.


lexentry: eng/lycopene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lycopene
trans_list: lykopeeni
sense:
(organic compound) A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer.


lexentry: eng/lymph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lymph
trans_list: imuneste | lymfa
sense:
(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.


lexentry: eng/lymph_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymph node
trans_list: imusolmuke | lymphonodi
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) Each of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/lymphadenopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymphadenopathy
trans_list: imusolmuketauti
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.


lexentry: eng/lymphatic_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymphatic system
trans_list: imusuonisto
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.


lexentry: eng/lymphocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymphocyte
trans_list: imusolu
sense:
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.


lexentry: eng/lynch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lynch
trans_list: lynkata
sense:
(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.


lexentry: eng/lynx_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lynx spider
trans_list: ilveshämähäkki
sense:
Any of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.


lexentry: eng/lyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lyre
trans_list: lyyra
sense:
(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.


lexentry: eng/lyrebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lyrebird
trans_list: lyyralintu
sense:
Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one species, the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), which can be erected to look like a lyre, and notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.


lexentry: eng/lysergic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lysergic acid
trans_list: lysergihappo
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).


lexentry: eng/lysozyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lysozyme
trans_list: lysotsyymi
sense:
(biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.


lexentry: eng/macadam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macadam
trans_list: murske | sepeli
sense:
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).


lexentry: eng/macaroni__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni
trans_list: makaroni
sense:
(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/macaroni_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni penguin
trans_list: kultatöyhtöpingviini
sense:
A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.


lexentry: eng/macaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaw
trans_list: ara
sense:
Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machicolation
trans_list: heittoaukko
sense:
(architectural element) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.


lexentry: eng/machination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machination
trans_list: masinointi
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. [from circa 1473]


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine
trans_list: kone
sense:
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: machine
trans_list: koneisto
sense:
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: machine
trans_list: kone
sense:
(historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.


lexentry: eng/machine_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: machine code
trans_list: konekoodi
sense:
(computer science) Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.


lexentry: eng/machine_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine gun
trans_list: konekivääri | kuularuisku
sense:
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.


lexentry: eng/machine_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine language
trans_list: konekieli
sense:
(programming) The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.


lexentry: eng/machine_learning__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: machine learning
trans_list: koneoppiminen
sense:
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to learn.


lexentry: eng/machine_pistol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine pistol
trans_list: automaattipistooli
sense:
A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).


lexentry: eng/machine_shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine shop
trans_list: konepaja
sense:
A facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears.


lexentry: eng/machine_tool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine tool
trans_list: työstökone
sense:
(machining, manufacturing) A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.


lexentry: eng/machine_translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine translation
trans_list: konekääntäminen | koneellinen kääntäminen | konekielelle kääntäminen
sense:
(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.


lexentry: eng/machinima__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machinima
trans_list: machinima
sense:
(video games, film, countable, uncountable) The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.


lexentry: eng/mackerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mackerel
trans_list: makrilli
sense:
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,


lexentry: eng/mackerel_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mackerel shark
trans_list: sillihaikala
sense:
Any shark of the order Lamniformes, having two dorsal fins an anal fin, five gill slits and eyes without nictitating membrane


lexentry: eng/macroeconomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: macroeconomic
trans_list: makrotaloudellinen
sense:
Relating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.


lexentry: eng/macroeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macroeconomics
trans_list: makrotaloustiede
sense:
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.


lexentry: eng/macrogamete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrogamete
trans_list: makrogameetti
sense:
(cytology) The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.


lexentry: eng/macromolecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macromolecule
trans_list: makromolekyyli
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).


lexentry: eng/macron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macron
trans_list: pituusmerkki
sense:
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/macrophage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrophage
trans_list: makrofagi
sense:
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.


lexentry: eng/macropod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macropod
trans_list: kenguru
sense:
A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.


lexentry: eng/macropsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macropsia
trans_list: makropsia
sense:
(pathology) A disorder in which objects appear much larger than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction.


lexentry: eng/macrostructure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: macrostructure
trans_list: makrorakenne
sense:
(metallurgy) The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.


lexentry: eng/macula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macula
trans_list: keltatäplä
sense:
(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.


lexentry: eng/madam__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: madam
trans_list: matami
sense:
(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.


lexentry: eng/maddah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maddah
trans_list: madda
sense:
Arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ "alif maddah"), it indicates glottal stop, /ʔ/, followed by a long /aː/. The diacritic is not used separately, only over alif. Alif maddah can appear in the beginning: آسِف or in the middle of a word: قُرْآن.


lexentry: eng/made_for_each_other__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: made for each other
trans_list: luodut toisilleen
sense:
(idiomatic, of two persons) Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.


lexentry: eng/madrasah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: madrasah
trans_list: madrassa
sense:
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.


lexentry: eng/maenad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maenad
trans_list: mainadi
sense:
(Greek mythology, also, attributive) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense revelling.


lexentry: eng/mafic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mafic
trans_list: emäksinen | mafinen
sense:
(geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: aikakauslehti | lipas
sense:
A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: lipas | makasiini | patruunalipas
sense:
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.


lexentry: eng/magenta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magenta
trans_list: aniliininpunainen | magenta
sense:
A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.


lexentry: eng/maggot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maggot
trans_list: toukka | kärpäsentoukka
sense:
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/maggot_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maggot therapy
trans_list: toukkaterapia | toukkahoito
sense:
A type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic
trans_list: magia | noitamenot | taikamenot
sense:
(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic
trans_list: taikuus | magia | taika
sense:
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: magic
trans_list: silmänkääntötemppu | taikatemppu | taikuruus
sense:
(entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.


lexentry: eng/magic_carpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic carpet
trans_list: lentävä matto | taikamatto
sense:
(fiction) A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.


lexentry: eng/magic_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic lamp
trans_list: taikalamppu
sense:
(Middle Eastern folklore derived works) An oil lamp that can be rubbed in order to summon a genie who grants wishes.


lexentry: eng/magic_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic lantern
trans_list: taikalyhty
sense:
(historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.


lexentry: eng/magic_square__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magic square
trans_list: taikaneliö
sense:
(number theory) An n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.


lexentry: eng/magic_trick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic trick
trans_list: poppakonsti | taikakeino | taikatemppu
sense:
A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.


lexentry: eng/magical_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magical girl
trans_list: taikatyttögenre
sense:
In Japanese anime and manga, a young girl with superhuman abilities who is called upon to fight evil.


lexentry: eng/magistrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magistrate
trans_list: maistraatti
sense:
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magma
trans_list: magma
sense:
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magma
trans_list: magma
sense:
(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesite
trans_list: magnesiitti
sense:
(mineral) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.


lexentry: eng/magnesium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium
trans_list: magnesium
sense:
The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium chloride
trans_list: magnesiumkloridi
sense:
(inorganic compound) The magnesium salt of hydrochloric acid, MgCl2; it has many industrial applications including the electrolytic production of magnesium metal.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium hydroxide
trans_list: magnesiumhydroksidi
sense:
(inorganic compound) The base Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium oxide
trans_list: magnesiumoksidi
sense:
(inorganic compound) A white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium.


lexentry: eng/magnetar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetar
trans_list: magnetar
sense:
(star) A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_North_Pole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic North Pole
trans_list: magneettinen pohjoisnapa
sense:
The point on the Earth where compasses point to. It is constantly drifting and is currently located on Ellesmere Island some 1,000 km from the geographic North Pole.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_bearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic bearing
trans_list: kompassisuunta
sense:
(nautical, navigation) Directional bearing relative to the nearest magnetic pole, as shown by a compass.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic compass
trans_list: magneettinen kompassi
sense:
(military, nautical) An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic field
trans_list: magneettikenttä
sense:
(physics) A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic levitation
trans_list: magneettinen levitaatio
sense:
A method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic moment
trans_list: magneettimomentti | magneettinen momentti
sense:
(electromagnetism) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic north
trans_list: neulapohjoinen
sense:
At a given point on Earth's surface, the direction of Earth's magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic tape
trans_list: magneettinauha
sense:
A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_variation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic variation
trans_list: variaatio
sense:
(military, nautical, navigation) In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle between the true north and magnetic north measured east or west according to whether magnetic north lies east or west of true north.


lexentry: eng/magnetochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetochemistry
trans_list: magnetokemia
sense:
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.


lexentry: eng/magnetohydrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetohydrodynamics
trans_list: magnetohydrodynamiikka
sense:
(physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core


lexentry: eng/magnetometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetometer
trans_list: magnetometri
sense:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.


lexentry: eng/magnetooptics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetooptics
trans_list: magneto-optiikka
sense:
(physics) the branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena


lexentry: eng/magnetosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetosphere
trans_list: magnetosfääri
sense:
(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/magnification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magnification
trans_list: suurennus
sense:
The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: magnitude
trans_list: kirkkausaste | magnitudi | suuruusluokka | pituus
sense:
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: magnitude
trans_list: kirkkausaste | magnitudi | suuruusluokka
sense:
(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude


lexentry: eng/magnum_opus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magnum opus
trans_list: pääteos
sense:
The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.


lexentry: eng/magpie-goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magpie-goose
trans_list: puuhanhi
sense:
A bird of species Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.


lexentry: eng/magpie-lark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magpie-lark
trans_list: mutaharakka
sense:
A common species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, of Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/maguey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maguey
trans_list: agaave
sense:
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.


lexentry: eng/mahasattva__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mahasattva
trans_list: mahasattva
sense:
A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.


lexentry: eng/mahi-mahi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahi-mahi
trans_list: dolfiini
sense:
A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/mahjong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahjong
trans_list: mahjong
sense:
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.


lexentry: eng/mahogany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahogany
trans_list: mahonki
sense:
(uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/maidan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maidan
trans_list: aukio
sense:
(chiefly, South Asia) A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/maiden_flight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maiden flight
trans_list: ensilento
sense:
The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.


lexentry: eng/maidenhair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maidenhair
trans_list: neidonadiantumi | neidonhiussaniainen
sense:
Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mail
trans_list: posti
sense:
(chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mail
trans_list: posti | sähköposti
sense:
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/mail_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mail train
trans_list: postijuna
sense:
(rail transport) A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.


lexentry: eng/mailing_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mailing list
trans_list: postituslista
sense:
A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material (such as letters or junk mail) to multiple recipients.


lexentry: eng/mailman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mailman
trans_list: postinkantaja | postimies | postinjakaja
sense:
(North America) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/main-truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main-truck
trans_list: isomärssy
sense:
(nautical) On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout.


lexentry: eng/main__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: main
trans_list: pääjohto | runkojohto
sense:
A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/main_battle_tank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: main battle tank
trans_list: päätaisteluvaunu
sense:
(military) A tank with a good balance of firepower, cross-country mobility, and armoured protection, and therefore capable of carrying out the roles of breakthrough, exploitation and infantry support.


lexentry: eng/main_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main clause
trans_list: päälause
sense:
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.


lexentry: eng/main_drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main drag
trans_list: päähidaste | pääkatu | päätie | päävastus
sense:
(informal) The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.


lexentry: eng/main_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main group
trans_list: pääryhmä
sense:
(chemistry) In the periodic table of the elements, any of the eight groups (columns) of elements in the s and p blocks.


lexentry: eng/main_sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main sequence
trans_list: pääsarja
sense:
(star) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/mainframe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainframe
trans_list: keskustietokone | suurtietokone
sense:
(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.


lexentry: eng/mainland_China__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainland China
trans_list: Manner-Kiina
sense:
The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)


lexentry: eng/mainmast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainmast
trans_list: isomasto
sense:
(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mains__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mains
trans_list: seinä | sähkö | verkko
sense:
(chiefly, British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.


lexentry: eng/mains__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mains
trans_list: vesijohto | vesijohtoverkko
sense:
(chiefly, British) A large-scale network or grid supplying any of various other services, such as water, gas or sewerage, to properties.


lexentry: eng/mainshock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainshock
trans_list: pääjäristys
sense:
(seismology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.


lexentry: eng/mainstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainstream
trans_list: valta- | valtavirta | valtavirta- | valtavirtaa edustava
sense:
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.


lexentry: eng/maintop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maintop
trans_list: isomärssy
sense:
(nautical) A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.


lexentry: eng/majestic_plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majestic plural
trans_list: majesteetin monikko
sense:
The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.


lexentry: eng/major__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: major
trans_list: duuri | suuri
sense:
Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major
trans_list: majuri
sense:
(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: major
trans_list: pääaine
sense:
(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.


lexentry: eng/major_axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major axis
trans_list: isoakseli
sense:
(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.


lexentry: eng/major_chord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major chord
trans_list: duurisointu
sense:
(music) Any musical chord which has the tones a major third (as opposed to a minor third) and a perfect fifth above its root, i.e. the notes of a major triad, but possibly containing other intervals, such as a seventh or ninth.


lexentry: eng/major_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major general
trans_list: kenraalimajuri
sense:
A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.


lexentry: eng/major_premise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major premise
trans_list: pääpremissi
sense:
(logic) In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's major term and middle term.


lexentry: eng/major_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major scale
trans_list: duuriasteikko
sense:
(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.


lexentry: eng/major_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major suit
trans_list: yläväri
sense:
(bridge) Either of the suits of spades (♠) and hearts (♥), which rank higher than the minor suits (diamonds and clubs).


lexentry: eng/major_third__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major third
trans_list: suuri terssi
sense:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad.


lexentry: eng/majordomo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majordomo
trans_list: hovimestari
sense:
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.


lexentry: eng/majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: majority
trans_list: enemmistö
sense:
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.


lexentry: eng/majority_decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majority decision
trans_list: enemmistöpäätös
sense:
A decision that gains the acceptance of the majority of voters in a decision-making body, such as a parliament, municipal council or shareholders' meeting.


lexentry: eng/majority_owner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majority owner
trans_list: enemmistöomistaja
sense:
A person or group that controls or owns more than half interest of an organization's outstanding shares.


lexentry: eng/make-up_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make-up artist
trans_list: maskeeraaja | meikkaaja
sense:
A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.


lexentry: eng/make__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: make
trans_list: tehdä | tuottaa | olla | ajatella | ansaita | luoda
sense:
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.


lexentry: eng/make_a_difference__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a difference
trans_list: olla merkitystä | vaikuttaa
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To carry out an action, the result of which is a significant change, or an altered circumstance.


lexentry: eng/make_a_meal_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a meal of
trans_list: nysvätä | pakertaa | pipertää
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
trans_list: tehdä kärpäsestä härkänen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.


lexentry: eng/make_a_move__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: make a move
trans_list: tehdä siirto
sense:
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship.


lexentry: eng/make_a_silk_purse_of_a_sow's_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a silk purse of a sow's ear
trans_list: tehdä jotain hyödyllistä
sense:
(idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make amends
trans_list: hyvittää | paikata suhteensa | sopia
sense:
(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.


lexentry: eng/make_ends_meet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make ends meet
trans_list: saada rahat riittämään
sense:
(idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).


lexentry: eng/make_it__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make it
trans_list: menestyä | ehtiä | päästä | selvitä | selviytyä
sense:
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.


lexentry: eng/make_matters_worse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make matters worse
trans_list: pahentaa tilannetta
sense:
(idiomatic) To worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.


lexentry: eng/make_nice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make nice
trans_list: olla mieliksi | olla ystävällinen | sovitella
sense:
(US) To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.


lexentry: eng/make_no_bones_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make no bones about
trans_list: sanoa suoraan
sense:
(idiomatic) To do, indicate, or say something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make of
trans_list: olla jotain mieltä | tuumata
sense:
(transitive) To form an opinion about (someone or something); to appraise (a person, idea or situation).


lexentry: eng/make_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make out
trans_list: kirjoittaa
sense:
(transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’] [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: make out
trans_list: pärjätä
sense:
(now, chiefly, US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_peace__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make peace
trans_list: tehdä rauha | tehdä sovinto
sense:
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.


lexentry: eng/make_room__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make room
trans_list: tehdä tilaa
sense:
(idiom) To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.


lexentry: eng/make_short_work_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: make short work of
trans_list: hoitaa alta pois
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To deal with or overcome (someone or something) quickly and without difficulty.


lexentry: eng/make_someone's_blood_boil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make someone's blood boil
trans_list: saada jonkun sappi kiehumaan | saada jonkun veri kiehumaan
sense:
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.


lexentry: eng/make_sure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: make sure
trans_list: varmistaa
sense:
To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_the_bed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make the bed
trans_list: pedata | sijata
sense:
To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.


lexentry: eng/make_the_most_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make the most of
trans_list: hyödyntää | ottaa kaikki irti
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.


lexentry: eng/makeover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: makeover
trans_list: uudistus
sense:
A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.


lexentry: eng/makeup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: makeup
trans_list: meikki | ehoste | pakkeli
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.


lexentry: eng/makhorka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: makhorka
trans_list: mahorkka
sense:
(chiefly, Russia) A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.


lexentry: eng/malabsorption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malabsorption
trans_list: imeytymishäiriö
sense:
The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.


lexentry: eng/malachite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malachite
trans_list: malakiitti
sense:
(mineral) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.


lexentry: eng/malachite_green__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malachite green
trans_list: malakiittivihreä
sense:
(organic compound) A toxic chemical used as a dye, as a treatment for infections in fish (when diluted), and as a bacteriological stain


lexentry: eng/maladministration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maladministration
trans_list: virkavirhe
sense:
(chiefly, government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/malapropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malapropism
trans_list: malapropismi
sense:
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.


lexentry: eng/malaria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malaria
trans_list: malaria | horkka
sense:
(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.


lexentry: eng/malaria_mosquito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malaria mosquito
trans_list: horkkahyttynen | horkkasääski | malariasääski
sense:
Any of the closely-related malaria-spreading mosquitos of the genus Anopheles, especially Anopheles gambiae.


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: male
trans_list: koiras | miespuolinen | mies | uros
sense:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: male
trans_list: koiras | uros
sense:
(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).


lexentry: eng/male_circumcision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: male circumcision
trans_list: ympärileikkaus
sense:
An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.


lexentry: eng/male_gaze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: male gaze
trans_list: miehinen katse
sense:
(sociology) The implicit assumption or presentation of the viewpoint of a heterosexual man in films and other visual media, often manifesting in lingering, eroticized shots of women's bodies.


lexentry: eng/malic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malic acid
trans_list: omenahappo
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples, and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.


lexentry: eng/malice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malice
trans_list: ilkeys | pahantahtoisuus
sense:
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/malinger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malinger
trans_list: teeskennellä sairasta | tekeytyä sairaaksi
sense:
(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.


lexentry: eng/mallard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallard
trans_list: sinisorsa | heinäsorsa
sense:
(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.


lexentry: eng/malleable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malleable
trans_list: taottava
sense:
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.


lexentry: eng/malleable_iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malleable iron
trans_list: meltorauta
sense:
Iron that is cast as white iron and then transformed into malleable form through an annealing heat treatment.


lexentry: eng/mallgoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallgoth
trans_list: mallgoth-gootti
sense:
(countable) Originally (derogatory) , an inauthentic or trendy goth; now, a person who dresses in goth-inspired clothes, is interested in industrial metal and nu metal music, etc.


lexentry: eng/mallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallow
trans_list: malva
sense:
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.


lexentry: eng/malt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malt
trans_list: mallastaa
sense:
(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.


lexentry: eng/maltose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maltose
trans_list: maltoosi | mallassokeri
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose


lexentry: eng/mama's_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mama's boy
trans_list: mammanpoika
sense:
(informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.


lexentry: eng/mama_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mama bear
trans_list: hanhiemo
sense:
(by extension, slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.


lexentry: eng/mambo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mambo
trans_list: mambo
sense:
A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mamma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mamma
trans_list: nisä
sense:
(anatomy, plural mammae) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.


lexentry: eng/mammal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammal
trans_list: nisäkäs
sense:
(paleontology) Characterized by having vertebrae and three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.


lexentry: eng/mammography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammography
trans_list: mammografia
sense:
(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.


lexentry: eng/mammoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammoth
trans_list: mammutti
sense:
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/mammy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mammy
trans_list: mami
sense:
(US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.


lexentry: eng/man-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: man-eater
trans_list: miehennielijä | miestennielijä
sense:
(by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.


lexentry: eng/man-made_fiber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man-made fiber
trans_list: tekokuitu
sense:
A fiber which is either synthetic or a natural fiber whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process.


lexentry: eng/man-month__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man-month
trans_list: henkilötyökuukausi
sense:
One person's working time for a month, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.


lexentry: eng/man-of-war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man-of-war
trans_list: sotamies
sense:
(military, archaic, except, humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.


lexentry: eng/man-of-war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: man-of-war
trans_list: sotalaiva
sense:
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.


lexentry: eng/man_Friday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man Friday
trans_list: apumies
sense:
A trusted man whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks; a personal assistant, a right-hand man; also, a trusted male companion.


lexentry: eng/man__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man
trans_list: vitsi | vittu
sense:
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: man
trans_list: mies | ihminen
sense:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/man_cave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man cave
trans_list: miesluola
sense:
(informal, jocular) A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den.


lexentry: eng/man_flu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man flu
trans_list: miesflunssa
sense:
(British, colloquial) A cold, influenza, or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.


lexentry: eng/man_in_the_moon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man in the moon
trans_list: kuu-ukko
sense:
An image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.


lexentry: eng/man_of_the_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man of the hour
trans_list: päivän nimi
sense:
A man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.


lexentry: eng/man_of_the_people__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man of the people
trans_list: kansanmies
sense:
(idiomatic) A man, usually a celebrity or political leader, who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them.


lexentry: eng/man_overboard__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man overboard
trans_list: mies yli laidan
sense:
(nautical) A cry used to announce that one of the crew or passengers has fallen over the side of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/manacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manacle
trans_list: kahle
sense:
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.


lexentry: eng/managed_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: managed care
trans_list: optimaalinen hoito
sense:
(American, medicine, healthcare) Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care.


lexentry: eng/management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: management
trans_list: hallinto | johtaminen | yritysjohtaminen
sense:
(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.


lexentry: eng/management__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: management
trans_list: hallinto | johtaminen | yritysjohtaminen
sense:
(uncountable) The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manager
trans_list: johtaja
sense:
(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manager
trans_list: hallinta
sense:
(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.


lexentry: eng/manchineel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manchineel
trans_list: tuonenomena
sense:
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.


lexentry: eng/mandala__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandala
trans_list: mandala
sense:
(Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin duck
trans_list: mandariinisorsa
sense:
A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandariini | mandariinipuu
sense:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandariini
sense:
The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


lexentry: eng/mandate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: mandaatti | valtakirja | valtuutus
sense:
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.


lexentry: eng/mandate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: valtuuttaa
sense:
To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.


lexentry: eng/mandelic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandelic acid
trans_list: bentseenietikkahappo | mantelihappo
sense:
(carboxylic acid) 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C6H5CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties.


lexentry: eng/mandolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandolin
trans_list: mandoliini
sense:
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: alruuna | mandrake
sense:
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: alruuna | mandrake
sense:
A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: taivutintela
sense:
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: istukka | kara
sense:
A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.


lexentry: eng/maneb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneb
trans_list: manebi
sense:
A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with the ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate) anionic ligand.


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manööveri | operaatio | sotaharjoitus
sense:
(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manööveri | liike
sense:
A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manöveroida
sense:
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manga
trans_list: manga
sense:
(countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


lexentry: eng/mangal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mangal
trans_list: mangrove | mangrovemetsä | mangrovesuo
sense:
(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.


lexentry: eng/manganese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganese
trans_list: mangaani
sense:
(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.


lexentry: eng/mange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mange
trans_list: kapi
sense:
(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).


lexentry: eng/mango_pudding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mango pudding
trans_list: mangovanukas
sense:
A pudding made with agar or gelatin, mango or mango essence, evaporated milk and sugar, of Indian origin, and commonly eaten in Southeast Asian countries.


lexentry: eng/mangrove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mangrove
trans_list: mangrove | mangrovekasvi | mangrovepuu | mangrovepuukasvi
sense:
Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/manhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manhood
trans_list: miehekkyys
sense:
The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.


lexentry: eng/manhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: manhood
trans_list: miehekkyys | mieheys | miehuus
sense:
The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.


