a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area
<noun.body>

lumbosacral plexus

either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
<noun.animal>

loin

lumbus

a cavity or passage in a tubular organ
<noun.body>

lumen

sample sentences

"the lumen of the intestine"

a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
<noun.quantity>

lm

lumen

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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brightness

brightness level

light

luminance

luminosity

luminousness

sample sentences

"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

a measure of luminance
<noun.quantity>

luminance unit

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

guiding light

leading light

luminary

notability

notable

sample sentences

"he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
<verb.weather>

luminesce

light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

luminescence

light from nonthermal sources
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glow

luminescence

emitting light not caused by heat
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

luminescent

an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective
<noun.group>

luminism

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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brightness

brightness level

light

luminance

luminosity

luminousness

sample sentences

"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

softly bright or radiant
<adj.all>   (p)   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

aglow

lambent

lucent

luminous

sample sentences

"a house aglow with lights"
"glowing embers"
"lambent tongues of flame"
"the lucent moon"
"a sky luminous with stars"

the energy associated with visible light
<noun.phenomenon>

luminous energy

the rate of flow of light energy
<noun.time>

luminous flux

a measure of luminous flux per unit area
<noun.quantity>

luminous flux unit

a measure of luminous intensity
<noun.quantity>

candlepower unit

luminous intensity unit

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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brightness

brightness level

light

luminance

luminosity

luminousness

sample sentences

"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

100 lumma equal 1 dram in Armenia
<noun.quantity>

lumma

an awkward stupid person
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

clod

gawk

goon

lout

lubber

lummox

lump

oaf

stumblebum

a compact mass
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ball

chunk

clod

clump

glob

lump

sample sentences

"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

a large piece of something without definite shape
<noun.object>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hunk

lump

sample sentences

"a hunk of bread"
"a lump of coal"

an awkward stupid person
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

clod

gawk

goon

lout

lubber

lummox

lump

oaf

stumblebum

an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
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lump

puffiness

swelling

put together indiscriminately
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

chunk

lump

sample sentences

"lump together all the applicants"

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
<verb.cognition>

chunk

collocate

lump

refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings
<noun.food>

lump sugar

a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money
<noun.possession>

lump sum

surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
<noun.act>

lumpectomy

mentally sluggish
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lumpen

lumpish

unthinking

(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
<noun.group>

lumpenproletariat

a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
<noun.person>

lumper

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dock worker

dock-walloper

docker

dockhand

dockworker

loader

longshoreman

lumper

stevedore

clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
<noun.animal>

Cyclopterus lumpus

lumpfish

mentally sluggish
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lumpen

lumpish

unthinking

any of several very small lumpfishes
<noun.animal>

lumpsucker