language barrier

barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages ;

language learning

learning to use a language ;

language lesson

a period of instruction learning a language ;

language requirement

a requirement that a student know certain languages ;

language school

a school for teaching foreign languages ;

language system

a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language ;

language teaching

teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language ;

language unit

one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed ;

language zone

a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language ;

languas speciosa

cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes ;

langue d'oc

medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France ;

langue d'oc french

medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France ;

langue d'oil

medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France ;

langue d'oil french

medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France ;

languedoc-roussillon

a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there ;

languisher

a person who languishes ;

languor

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" ; a feeling of lack of interest or energy ; a relaxed comfortable feeling ;

langur

slender long-tailed monkey of Asia ;

laniard

(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships ; a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle ; a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon ;

laniidae

shrikes ;

lanius

type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes ;

lanius borealis

a butcherbird of northern North America ;

lanius excubitor

a common European butcherbird ;

lanius lucovicianus

a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes ;

lanius ludovicianus excubitorides

a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts ;

lanius ludovicianus migrans

a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley ;

lankiness

a tall and thin physique ;

lanolin

an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) ; a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics ;

lanoxin

digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully ;

lansa

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit ;

lansat

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit ;

lanseh

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit ;

lanseh tree

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry ;

lanset

East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit ;

lansing

capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River ;

lansium domesticum

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry ;

lansoprazole

antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach ;

lantana

a flowering shrub ;

lantern

light in a transparent protective case ;

lantern-fly

large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light ;