4-Letter Words That Start With: _L_

• the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

• a flow or discharge

• a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed

• excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)

• a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action

• the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

• (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

• in constant change

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• become liquid or fluid when heated

• mix together different elements

• fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric

• plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

• A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.

• An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

• Sound made by a dolphin.

• The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.

• The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

• A pawl or similar catch.

• A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.

• The latch of a door.

• A kilometer.

• (usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.

• a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

• intense adverse criticism

• artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

• a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

• a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• any uninterrupted stream or discharge

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• move along, of liquids

• cause to flow

• be abundantly present

• fall or flow in a certain way

• cover or swamp with water

• undergo menstruation

• two-winged insects characterized by active flight

• flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

• an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

• (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

• fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

• (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

• travel through the air; be airborne

• move quickly or suddenly

• operate an airplane

• transport by aeroplane

• cause to fly or float

• be dispersed or disseminated

• change quickly from one emotional state to another

• pass away rapidly

• travel in an airplane

• display in the air or cause to float

• run away quickly

• travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

• hit a fly

• decrease rapidly and disappear