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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: lash - last frontier</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="lash"> lash (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the part of a whip that is not the handle and is usually flexible. Ex. The leather lash cut the side of the horse. <DD> 2. a stroke or blow with a whip, thong, or the like. Ex. I gave my horse a lash that sounded through the forest (Ann Radcliffe). <DD> 3. a sudden, swift movement. Ex. the lash of an animal's tail. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) anything that hurts as a blow from a whip does. Ex. Lest they should fall under the lash of the penal laws (Jonathan Swift). How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience (Shakespeare). <DD> 5. =eyelash. <DD>v.t. 1. to beat or drive with a whip. Ex. Yuba Bill ... madly lashed his horses forward (Bret Harte). (SYN) flog, scourge. <DD> 2. to wave or beat back and forth. Ex. The lion lashed his tail. The wind lashes the sails. <DD> 3. to strike violently; hit. Ex. The rain lashed the windows. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) to attack severely in words; hurt severely. Ex. The captain lashed the lazy crew with a long, angry speech. (SYN) castigate, rebuke, berate, scold. <DD>v.i. 1. to make strokes with a lash or whip. Ex. The youthful charioteers ... Stoop to the reins, and lash with all their force (John Dryden). <DD> 2. to rush violently; pour. Ex. The rain was still lashing down furiously (Annie Thomas). expr. lash out, <DD> a. to strike violently; hit; attack. Ex. The cat lashed out at the dog with its claws. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to attack severely in words; scold vigorously. Ex. Blunt and outspoken, he [Harry S Truman] often lashed out with strong language at those who opposed him (Allan Nevins). In his latest article he lashes out at modern historians. <DD> c. (Figurative.) to break forth into violent action, excess, or extravagance. Ex. Yet could not the Duke ... sometimes forbear lashing out into very free expressions (Charles Cotton). expr. under the (or one's) lash, under supervision; under the control of someone. Ex. His staff ... behaves itself well enough under Twining's gentle lash (New York Times). noun lasher. </DL> <A NAME="lash"> lash (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to tie or fasten with a rope, cord, or the like; secure. Ex. The boy lashed logs together to make a raft. (SYN) bind. </DL> <A NAME="lash"> LASH or lash (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a method of transatlantic shipping by means of large vessels carrying lighters (flat-bottomed barges) loaded with cargo. </DL> <A NAME="lashing"> lashing (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of a person or thing that lashes. <DD> 2. a beating or flogging. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) a severe attack in words; sharp scolding. expr. lashings, abundance; great plenty. Ex. Cigars in loads, whiskey in lashings (Scott). </DL> <A NAME="lashing"> lashing (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rope, cord, or thong used to tie or fasten. </DL> <A NAME="lashrope"> lash rope,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Western U.S.) a rope used for lashing a pack on a horse or vehicle. </DL> <A NAME="lashup"> lash-up, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> anything put together hastily or offhand; an improvisation; makeshift. Ex. This machine was somewhat of a lash-up of available equipment built on the chassis of a trailer fire-pump (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="lasparaginase"> L-asparaginase, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an enzyme effective against leukemia cells by causing the breakdown of L-asparagine, which these cells need for their growth. </DL> <A NAME="lasparagine"> L-asparagine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the levorotatory form of asparagine. </DL> <A NAME="lass"> lass, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a girl or young woman. Ex. A bonnie lass, I will confess, Is pleasant to the ee (Robert Burns). <DD> 2. a sweetheart. Ex. It was a lover and his lass (Shakespeare). <DD> 3. (Scottish.) a maidservant. </DL> <A NAME="lassafever"> Lassa fever,<DL COMPACT><DD> a very contagious, usually fatal virus disease characterized by high fever, cardiac infection, and a rash with subcutaneous hemorrhage. It was discovered in Lassa, Nigeria. Ex. The infection, ... Lassa fever, involved almost all the body's organs. The virus produced fever as high as 107 degrees, mouth ulcers, a skin rash with tiny hemorrhages, heart infection and severe muscle aches (Science News). </DL> <A NAME="lassie"> lassie, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a young lass or girl. Ex. My love she's but a lassie yet (Robert Burns). <DD> 2. a sweetheart. </DL> <A NAME="lassitude"> lassitude, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of energy; feeling of weakness; weariness. Ex. Sometimes we feel lassitude on a hot summer day. His anger had evaporated; he felt nothing but utter lassitude (John Galsworthy). (SYN) languor, fatigue. </DL> <A NAME="lasso"> lasso, noun, pl. -sos or -soes, verb, -soed, -soing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a long rope with a running noose at one end; lariat. A cowboy's lasso, used especially for catching steers and horses, is made of nylon, or formerly of untanned hide, and is from 10 to 30 yards in length. <DD>v.t. to catch with a lasso. noun lassoer. </DL> <A NAME="lassocell"> lasso cell,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) a colloblast. </DL> <A NAME="lassock"> lassock, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) a little lass. </DL> <A NAME="last"> last (1), adjective, adverb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1a. coming after all others; being at the end; final. Ex. the last page of a book. Z is the last letter of the alphabet. <DD> b. belonging to the end or final stage. <DD> c. coming after all others in importance or estimation; lowest. Ex. The last of all nations now, though once the first (William Cowper). <DD> 2. latest; most recent. Ex. last Wednesday, last Christmas. I saw him last week. <DD> 3. that remains; being the only remaining. Ex. I was broke after I spent my last dollar. In a desperate last stand against eviction from a doomed apartment house, a building superintendent ... barricaded himself in his basement apartment (Time). <DD> 4. most unlikely; least suitable. Ex. Fighting is the last thing she would expect. <DD> 5. very great; utmost; extreme. Ex. a paper of the last importance, to the last degree. <DD> 6. final and conclusive. Ex. to have the last say on a matter. (SYN) definite. See also last word. <DD>adv. 1. after all the others; at the end; finally. Ex. He came last in line. Love thyself last (Shakespeare). <DD> 2. on the latest or most recent occasion. Ex. When did you last see him? <DD> 3. in conclusion; finally. <DD>noun 1. the person or thing that comes after all others. Ex. He was the last in the line. I speak of this last with some hesitation. <DD> 2a. the last part; end. Ex. You have not heard the last of this. <DD> b. the end of life; death. Ex. Be faithful to the last. expr. at last or at long last, at the end; after a long time; finally. Ex. At last the baby fell asleep. At long last, sometime this month the Los Angeles Public Library is expected to start circulation of discs (Saturday Review). expr. breathe (or gasp) one's last, to die. Ex. On his Cross breathing his painful last (Thomas Ken). expr. see the last of, not to see again. Ex. I'm glad to see the last of this unfriendly place. </DL> <A NAME="last"> last (2), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to go on; hold out; continue to be; endure. Ex. The storm lasted three days. Can you last through the race? <DD> 2. to continue in good condition, force, or the like. Ex. I hope these shoes last a year. <DD> 3. to be enough. Ex. How long will our money last? <DD>v.t. to be enough for (a person). Ex. This money won't last me a whole week. <DD>noun power of holding on or out; staying power. Ex. Few have the last to continue long against adversity. expr. last out, to go or come through safely; survive. Ex. The Puritans lasted out theirfirst winter in New England and began to plant in the spring. </DL> <A NAME="last"> last (3), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a block of wood or metal shaped like a person's foot on which shoes are formed or repaired. <DD>v.t. to form (shoes and boots) on a last. expr. stick to one's last, to pay attention to one's own work; mind one's own business. Ex. The cabdriver told the passenger to stick to her last and stop the back-seat driving. </DL> <A NAME="last"> last (4), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of weight or cubic measure, often equal to 4,000 pounds but varying in different localities and for different produce. </DL> <A NAME="lastditch"> last-ditch, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or serving as a last line of defense; used as a last resort. Ex. a last-ditch effort, a last-ditch stand. <DD> 2. refusing to give in. Ex. the barricades remain in place, with a few new ones which were erected yesterday by last-ditch supporters (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="laster"> laster (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who fits the parts of boots or shoes to lasts. <DD> 2. a tool used in stretching leather on a last. </DL> <A NAME="laster"> laster (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one that lasts (a specified period of time), especially a plant that continues fresh and sound. Ex. Go for the long lasters. The oriental poppies are almost impossible to kill (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="lastex"> Lastex, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) an elastic yarn made from cotton, rayon, silk, or other fibers, wrapped around a thread of fine rubber. It is woven or knitted into undergarments, bathing suits, or other tight-fitting garments. </DL> <A NAME="lastfrontier"> Last Frontier,<DL COMPACT><DD> a nickname for Alaska. </DL> <A HREF="lastgasp.dic">NEXT</A>