THE SOUND |L|
as in lee or lea and life

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

LA; LA·b·o[u]r(s); LA·b·o·r·a-TO·r·y/·ies or ·b'·ra- [var:cp |B|]; LACK-LU·st·er [or ·re]; LA·d·y/·ies; LA·d·y-LIKE; LA·g·er(s); LA·g·er LOUT(S); LA·gg·ard(s); LAMB(S); LA·m·en·t·a·b·le [var:cp |M|]; LAMP(S); LAMP-LIGH·t·ed/-LIT; LAMP-LIGH·t·er(s); LANCE/LAN·c·es [n]; LANCE(D) [v]; LAN·c·ed or LANCED [adj]; LAND(S) [l&]; LAND-LU·bb·er(s); LAN-guage/gua·g·es; LAN-guid [lit]; LAN-guish(ed) [l/f]; LAN-guor(s) [l/f]; LAP(PED/S); LAPSE(D); LAPSE/LAP·s·es; LARGE; LAR-GESS[E] [var:cp |D|]; LARK(S); LAST (but NOT LEAST); LATE; LAUGH(ED); LAUNCH(ED)/LAUN·ch·es; LAUN-dry/-dries; LAUN-dry LIST(S); LAU·r·el(s); LAW(S); LAY/LAID [v]; LAY(S) [n;l&]; LAY-er(s) or LAYER(S); LEA(S) [lit]; LEAD; LEAD/LED; LEA·d·er(s); LEAGUE(S); LEAP(ED)/LEPT; LEARN(ED)/LEARNT; LEAR·n·ed; LEAST; LEAVE/LEFT; (the) LEE; (the) LEES; LEFT; LE·g·end(s); LE·gi·on(s); LEI·s·ure; LE·mm·ing(s); LE·mm·ing=LIKE; LEND/LENT; ; LE·ss·on(s); LET; LE·tt·er(s); LE·v·i·t·y [lit]; LI-ai-SON(S) [var:cp |EI|]; LICK(ED) [l&]; LICK(S); LIE(S); LIE/LAY/LAIN [l&]; (as) LIEF [lit]; LIFE/LIVES; LIFE and LIMB; LIFE-LONG; LIGHT/LIGH·t·ed/LIT; LIGHT/LIT on [lit]; LIGHT(S); LIKE [prep]; LIKE(D) [v]; (as) LIKE (as CHALK to CHEESE); LI·ke·+it or LUM·p·+it; LI·l·y/·ies; LI·l·y=LI·v·ered [var:cp 3rd syllable; lit]; LIMB(S); (the) LIME-LIGHT; LI·m·it(s); LINE(S); LI·n·e-a·m·ent(s) [lit]; LINES [l&]; LI·ss·om[e] [lit]; LIST(S)/LI·st·ed; LI·t·e·r·a·t|sh|ure(=LO·v·ing); LI·tt·er(ed/s); LI·tt·er LOUT(S); LI·tt·le [see also BY]; LIVE(D); LIVE and LEARN; LIVE and LET LIVE; LIVE-LONG [lit]; LIVE-ly; LIVE-li·l·y; LI·v·er(s); LI·v·ing; LI·v·ing ROOM(S); LOATH-some [lit or facetious]; LOF·t·y [l&]; LOG(GED/S); LONG (as in 'long on fantasy, short on figures'); LONG-est(=LI·v·ing); LONG=LA·st·ing; LONG=LE·gg·ed or =LEGGED; LONG LIVE; LONG=LIVED [var:cp 2nd syll.]; LONG=LOST; LOOK(ED); LOOK=a-LIKE(S); LOOK be-FORE you LEAP; LOOK(ED) like; LOOM(ED) [l&]; LOOSE [adj]; LOOSE=LEAF [var:cp 2nd syll.]; LOOSE(D) [v;lit]; LOP=SI·d·ed [var:cp |S|]; LORD(S); LOSE/LOST; LOSS/LO·ss·es; LOSS-less; LOUT(S); LOVE(D/S); LOVE-less; LOVE=LE·tt·er(s); LOVE=LIFE/LIVES; LOVE-LIGHT; LOVE-LORN [lit]; LOVE-ly; LOW [adj]; LOW(ED) [v;l/f]; LOW=LE·v·el; LOW-LIVED; LOW·l·y [l&]; LU·m·i-NA·r·y/·ies or ·i·n·a·r·y/·ies or ·in'-ry/-ries [lit]; LU|k-s|u·r·y/·ies or LU|g-z|u·; LURCH(ED)/LUR·ch·es; LU·st·er [or ·re]; LU·st·er·l·ess [or ·re·]; LUS-trous [lit]; LU·st·y [lit];

second syllable:

a-LAS [lit]; a-LE·th·ic; a-LIKE; a-LIVE; a-LLI·t·e-RATE/-RA·t·ed; a-LLI·t·e-RA·t·ive or -LLI·t·e·r·a· or -LLI-t'ra·; a-LLOW(ED); a-LLOW-ance/-an·c·es; a-LLY/-LLIED/-LLIES [var:cp |AE|]; a-LOFT; a-LONE; a-LONG; a-LOOF; a-LOUD; a-LU·m·i·n·um; at LAST [l&]; at LONG LAST; ba-LLET(S) [var:cp |B|]; be-LIEF(S); be-LIEVE(D); be-LIE·v·er(s); be-LONG(ED); be-LO·v·ed or be-LOVED; be-LO·v·èd [poetic var]; be-LOW; BI-LA·t·e·r·al or -LA-t'ral; BULK(ED) LARGE; ca-LUM-ni-ATE/-A·t·ed; cha-LET(S) [var:cp |SH|]; co-LLAPSE(D); co-LLECT/-LLEC·t·ed; de-LAY(ED/S); de-LEC·t·a·b·le [lit]; de-LIGHT(S)/-LIGH·t·ed; de-LI·v·er(ed) [l&]; e-LA·st·ic; (the) e-LECT; e-LECT/-LEC·t·ed; e-LEC·t·r·i·c·al; e-LE·v·en; e-LI|K·s·|ir(s) [lit]; en-LARGE(D); en-LIGH·t·en(ed); fe-LI·c·i·t·ous [lit]; fe-LI·c·i·t·y [lit]; for-LORN [lit]; ga-LLANT [var:cp |G|]; ga-LORE; GOOD=LOO·k·ing; i-LLU·s·ive; in LIEU of; in LIM-bo; $ju-LY; ki-LO·m·e·t·er(s) [or ·re(s); var:cp |K|]; ; LET LOOSE; LIE/LAY/LAIN LOW; LONG=LIVED [var:cp 1st syll.]; LOOK(ED) LIVE-ly; LOOM(ED) LARGE; LOOSE=LEAF [var:cp 1st syll.]; ma-LIGN [l/f]; ; mi-LLE·nn·i-um(s)/-a; mo-LA·ss·es; pa-LA·ti·al; PAY/PAID LIP=SER·v·ice to; pe-LLU·c·id [lit]; phi-LAT-el-y or -LA·t·e·l·y; po-LA·r·i·ty; ; po-LICE [if not pronounced as |PLEES|]; po-LICE LAUNCH/LAUN·ch·es; po-LITE; po-LI·t·i·c·al; po-LLUTE/-LLU·t·ed; po-LLU·ti·on; pur-LOIN(ED); re-LATE/-LA·t·ed; re-LA·ti·on(s); re-LA·ti·on-SHIP(S); re-LIEF(S); ; ; re-LI·gi·o·n·ist(s); re-LI·gious; sa-LON(S) [var:cp |S|]; so-LU·ti·on(s); te-LLU·r·i-an(s); trans-LATE/-LA·t·ed [var:cp |S|]; UN-LEARN(ED)/-LEARNT; UN-LEAR·n·ed; UN-LEASH(ED); UN-LOOKED for [lit]; UN-LOOSE(D) [lit]; UN-LOO·s·en(ed); vo-LUP·t·|sh|u-|W|A·r·y or -a·r·y [lit]; WHITE LIE(S); WRIT LARGE

third syllable:

CONS-te-LLA·ti·on(s) [with |NZ-t|] or CON·st·e- [with |N·st·|] [l&]; (the) COST of LI·v·ing; CO·st·:of=LI·v·ing (a-LLOW-ance); ; ($)HER·c·u-LE-an [var:cp |K|;lit]; I·n·e-LUC·t·a·b·le [lit]; IN·s·a-LU·b·ri-ous; IN·t·e-LLEC-tual; LEA·d·ing LIGHT(S); LEARN(ED)/LEARNT a LE·ss·on; LET a-LONE; LET it LIE [or THINGS]; LI·l·y=LI·v·ered [var:cp 1st syllable; lit]; LIVE(D) a LIE; LI·v·ing LAN-guage/gua·g·es; LI·v·ing LE·g·end(s); LOOK(ED) a-LIKE; LOOK(ED) a-LIVE; LORD(S) of LEI·s·ure; MI·sc·e-LLA·n·e-ous; PO·p·u-LA·r·i·t·y; PO·p·u-LA·ti·on(s); PRE·d·i-LEC-tion(s) [var:cp |E|]; RE·v·e-LA·ti·on(s); SI·m·u-LA·c·rum(s)/·ra [lit]; TI·t·i-LLA·ti·on(s) [var:cp |EI|]; to the LE·tt·er; U·n·a-LLOYED [lit]; UN·p·o-LLU·t·ed

fourth syllable:

AN·t·e-DI-LU·v·i-an or ·e·d·i- or ·ian [lit]; as LARGE as LIFE; con-GRA·t·u-LA·ti·on(s); E·j·a·c·u-LA·ti·on(s); IN·t·e·rr·e-LATE/-LA·t·ed; IN·t·e·rr·e-LA·ti·on; IN·t·e·rr·e-LA·ti·on-SHIP(S); (a) LA·b·o[u]r of LOVE; LA·d·y/·ies of LEI·s·ure; LAND of the LI·v·ing; (the) LAW of the LAND; (the) LAY of the LAND; (the) LIE of the LAND; LIVE(D) like a LORD; LOOK(ED) to your LAU·r·els; ma-NI·p·u-LA·ti·on(s); MIS-CAL·c·u-LA·ti·on(s); po-E·t·ic LI·c·ense [or ·ence]; SEE(N)/SAW how the LAND LIES/LAY; SING/SANG/SUNG like a LARK; SLEEP/SLEPT like a LOG; SMELL(ED) of the LAMP [lit]

fifth syllable:

(the) e-LI|K·s·|ir of LIFE [lit]; LEAVE/LEFT you in the LURCH; LET SLEE·p·ing DOGS LIE; (the) LE·tt·er of the LAW; (the) LONG ARM of the LAW; SHARE and SHARE a-LIKE

sixth syllable:

in the LAND of the LI·v·ing; LIVE(D) in the LAP of LU|k-s|u·r·y or LU|g-z|u·; in TWO SHAKES of a LAMB'S TAIL; THEY who LAUGH LAST, LAUGH LON·g·est

seventh syllable:

LIVE(D) on the FAT of the LAND

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

LA·m·en-TA·ti·on(s) [l/f]; (the) LATE la-MEN·t·ed; LAY/LAID DOWN (the LAW); LAY/LAID WASTE [l/f]; LEAD/LED a DOG'S LIFE; LE·g·er·d·e-MAIN; (the) LINE of LEAST re-SI·st·ance; LOG(GED) IN / OUT; LONG=HORNED; LOOK(ED) LIKE RAIN; LO·v·ing=KIND-ness [lit]; LU·m·i-NE·sc·ence [lit]; LU·m·i-NO·s·i·t·y [lit]

second syllable:

a-LLI·t·e-RA·ti·on; (the) BLIND LEA·d·ing the BLIND; COW-LICK(S); e-LEC-TRI·ci·an(s); ; FOLK-LORE; FOLK-LO·r·ic; HOME-LAND(S) [var:see |H|]; ONCE LOST AL-WAYS LOST or -ways; STILL LIFE(S); TOO LI·tt·le, TOO LATE; UM-LAUT(S); WASTE-LAND(S)

third syllable:

A·c·o-LYTE(S) [l&]; A·qu·i-LINE [var:see |AE|]; CA·r·i-LLON(S) [var:see |K|; if LL pron. as |L|]; CO·p·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed [var:see |K|; l&]; CRY·st·a-LLINE [var:see |K|; l&]; i-DEA-LI·s·m [var:see |D|]; IN-va-LID [var:see |I|; adj]; IN-va-LID(S) [var:see |I|; n]; MAR·b·e-LIZE(D) [or ·b·|a|-LEISE(D) or ·b·|a|-LEIZE(D)]; MI·sc·e-LLA·n·y [var:cp |S|]; NEU-tra-LI·s·m; ; TI·t·i-LLATE/-LLA·t·ed [var:cp |EI|]; TRAN|·k·w|i-L[L]IZE(D) [or -LLISE(D)]; TRAN|·k·w|i-L[L]I·z·er(s) [or -LLI·s·]

fourth syllable:

CA·p·i·t·a-LI·s·m; con-STA·b·u-LA·r·y/·ies [var:see |S|]; hy-PER·b·o-LE(S); i-DE-a-LI·s·m or I·d·e- [var:see |D|]; UN-PA·r·a-LLELED [var:see |P|]; vo-CA·b·u-LA·r·y/·ies [var:see |K|]

fifth syllable:

KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS; ma-TE·r·i-a-LI·s·m; NE·v·er=NE·v·er LAND; [or -NAT|SH|'-; var:see |N|]

sixth syllable:

[var:see |N|]