Dublex Definitions

lam [From Arabic /lami/.] intensity, emphasis -- exceptionally great concentration, power or force {intensive}

lamluma [intensity+light+{noun-modifier}] bright

lamlumi [intensity+light+{verb}] shine, illuminate

lamnupt [intensity+marriage] honeymoon -- a holiday taken by a newly married couple

lamp [From Greek 'lampas', extant in Romance (Latin, Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] lamp -- an artificial source of visible illumination

lampcancjant [lamp+shell+animal] brachiopod; "lamp shell" (phylum Brachiopoda)

lampgarm [lamp+communication-unit] light signals ("one if by land, two if by sea")

lampmin [lamp+fish] lanternfish (Myctophum)

lampsecop [lamp+watcher] couch potato

lampsisp [lamp+insect] firefly

lamsanj [intensity+bread] ambition, ambitiousness -- (a strong drive for success)

lan [From Mandarin Chinese /lyan/, with initial /l-/ in Russian /lico/.] face -- human face: the front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"

lancah [face+{abstraction}] appearance, impression -- outward or visible aspect of a person, place or thing

lancam [face+garment] veil, head covering -- a garment that covers the head and face

lancandlet [face+hole+{diminutive}] mouth

lanfab [face+creation] facial expression

lang [From Germanic *langaz, "long", extant in English, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, with initial /l-/ in 'largo' and Hindi /lamb/.] long object -- something with relatively large length (a measure of the gap between two spaces) [scalar]

langarm [face+communication-unit] expression

langcah [{long-object}+{abstraction}] length -- a measure of the gap between two spaces [scalar

langcah [{long-object}+{abstraction}] length

langcomun [long object+communication] telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph wire, telegraph line -- the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

langcon [{long-object}+{opposite}] short -- not having great length

langcon [{long-object}+{opposite}] short object -- something with relatively short length (a measure of the gap between two spaces) [scalar

langcondargcah [{long-object}+{opposite}+road+{abstraction}] shortcut

langconpatuln [{long-object}+{opposite}+pants] shorts -- pants that end visibly above the knee

Langconpatulnnatinu [{long-object}+{opposite}+pants+nation] Bermuda

langdentmam [{long-object}+tooth+mammal] walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

langfonbadmirg [{long-object}+sound+body-part+deer] mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

langgalcmam [{long-object}+throat+mammal] giraffe

langhafervuh [{long-object}+blade+weapon] sword -- a weapon consisting of a long metal blade with a handle

langhafervuh [{long-object}+blade+weapon] axe

langluftnoghir [{long-object}+air+limb+bird] albatross (Diomedeidae)

langmer [{long-object}+measure] meter (m)

langmer [{long-object}+measure] meter

langmer [{long-object}+measure] meter (m)

langmercah [{long-object}+measure+{abstraction}] length

langmerhimnarm [{long-object}+measure+tool+soft-object] tape measure

langmeri [{long-object}+measure+{verb}] S measure the length of O and the result is X units of specified scale or of abstract quality X.

langmerlet [{long-object}+measure+{diminutive}] centimeter (cm)

langmerton [{long-object}+measure+{augmentative}] kilometer (km) {use langmerton for an asteroid ten kilometers long; use telmer for an asteroid ten kilometers away}

langmin [{long-object}+fish] eel

langmucpig [{long-object}+mouth+buttock] peccary (Tayassuidae)

langnascancsisp [{long-object}+nose+shell+insect] weevil (family Curculionidae)

langnasmansrept [{long-object}+nose+meat+reptile] gavial (family Gavialidae)

langnasmin [{long-object}+nose+fish] marlin

langnoghir [{long-object}+limb+bird] stilt (Himantopus)

langnogmuh [{long-object}+limb+rodent] mara (Dolichotis)

langpedmuh [{long-object}+foot+rodent] jerboa (Dipodidae)

langrept [{long-object}+reptile] snake

langreptcomanjmam [{long-object}+reptile+eating+mammal] mongoose (Herpestidae)

langreptfonhim [{long-object}+reptile+sound+tool] serpent (musical instrument)

langvatsanj [{long-object}+water+bread] noodles

langvic [{long-object}+vehicle] truck

lans [Latin 'lancea', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), Germanic (English, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] spear, lance -- a long pointed rod used as a weapon

lansalfmin [face+{old-object}+fish] alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

lansbac [spear+alphabet] cuneiform

lanscah [spear+{abstraction}] a hostile, distancing mannerism

lanscon [spear+{opposite}] the non-phallic killer Areobie weapon used by Zena, Warrior-Princess

lansgulb [spear+deep object] stigmata -- marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

lanshild [spear+shield] contradiction

lansint [face+science] kinesics

lanslet [spear+{diminutive}] arrow -- a small spear-like weapon designed to fly through the air when shot by a bow.

lanslet [spear+{diminutive}] one of those little plastic dohickies that they use in fancy restaraunts to stab cheese

lansletbar [spear+{diminutive}+bar] bow for arrows -- curved piece of resiliant wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lansletcanon [spear+{diminutive}+cannon] bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lansletcirv [spear+{diminutive}+curve] bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lansletfib [spear+{diminutive}+amphibian] arrow-poison frog (Dendrobatidae)

lanslethir [spear+{diminutive}+bird] arrow+bird

lansletmin [spear+{diminutive}+fish] archerfish

lansletmovvuh [spear+{diminutive}+movement+weapon] bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lansletvuh [spear+{diminutive}+weapon] bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanston [spear+{augmentative}] any large, unlikely weapon used by Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwartzenegger in an action flick

lant [From Mandarin Chinese /lue/.] fall -- the act or an instance of dropping (being pulled downward by gravity)

lantcon [fall+{opposite}] rise -- motion in opposition to the pull of gravity

lantconhim [fall+{opposite}+tool] elevator -- apparatus for lifting passengers or equipment

lantconmahin [fall+{opposite}+machine] lantliantmahin (c.f.)

Lantconsolnatu [fall+{opposite}+Sun+nature] Japan

lantlantconmahin [fall+fall+{opposite}+machine] elevator

lantopcon [face+top+{opposite}] chin

lantopconvols [face+top+{opposite}+hair] beard

lantsint [fall+science] gravitology

lantvat [fall+water] brink, threshold, verge -- a region marking a boundary

lantvic [fall+vehicle] parachute

lanvols [face+hair] beard, whiskers -- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

lav [From Latin 'lavatio', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), English and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] washing -- the process of cleansing using water and/or chemicals

lavcalot [washing+dog] raccoon

lavcisidmahin [washing/cleaning+acid+machine] acid washer -- a machine that washes with acid to achieve a bleached look; used for blue jeans and other denim clothing

lavdartmahin [washing/cleaning+dirt+machine] sandblast -- a machine using a blast of air or steam to propel sand at high velocity to etch glass or to clean stone or metal surface

lavfonhim [washing+sound+tool] washboard

lavlic [washing/cleaning+liquid] cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner -- a liquid detergent or chemical agent used in cleaning something

lavluftmahin [washing/cleaning+air+machine] vac, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, hoover -- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

lavmahin [washing/cleaning+machine] washing machine -- any machine that washes objects; e.g., a carwash, clothes washing machine, dish washer

lavnontvatmahin [washing/cleaning+not+water+machine] dry cleaning machine -- machine that cleans (fabrics) with a solvent other than water

lavraz [washing+time] bath, washing time -- the occasion of immersion in a bathtub for purposes of cleaning

lavrocmahin [washing/cleaning+rock+machine] stonewasher -- a machine that washes with stones to achieve a worn appearance; used for blue jeans and other denim clothing

lavventmahin [washing/cleaning+wind+machine] air shower -- a device using jets of air to blow lint and dust off the staff who work in clean room

lavvoc [washing+word] euphemism -- an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

lern [From English 'learn', from a common Germanic root attested in German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial.] learning -- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

Lernbacu [learning+alphabet] International Learning Alphabet -- an alphabet used to facilitate learning to read, in which diphthongs, long/short vowel differences, etc. are marked on the letters

lernbinteror [learning+building+fear] scholophobia

lerncamer [learning+room] class room

lerncart [learning+card] flashcard -- a two-sided card studied to help memorize something (as arithmetic facts)

lerngan [learning+agent] instructor -- someone who teaches, but is not a professional teacher

lerngarm [learning+communication-unit] lesson

lernmer [learning+measure] school grade

lernnic [learning+worker] teacher, professional teacher -- someone who teaches students in a formal setting (e.g., school, college)

lernparv [learning+truth] education -- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

lernpens [learning+stylus] crayon, wax crayon -- writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

lernper [learning+person] student -- a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

lernporv [learning+provision] course of study, program, curriculum, syllabus -- a course of academic studies

lernsint [learning+science] educational psychology

lernvic [learning+vehicle] schoolbus

let [From Romance -el, -et, -elet, extant in English -let ('booklet'), -ette, et al.] little -- a small amount or duration {diminutive}

lete [{diminutive}+{verb-modifier}] little -- to a small degree

letsint [{diminutive}+science] particle physics

letsint [{diminutive}+science] nanotechnology

lev [From Russian /lyev/, Latin /laev-/ and English 'left'.] left -- the side to the north when a person is facing east

levcon [left+{opposite}] right side -- side facing east when one is facing north

levconmovo [left+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}] rightward -- motion preposition

levcono [left+{opposite}+{preposition}] right of -- position preposition

levcontempo [left+{opposite}+time+{preposition}] rightward into an alternate timeline -- time preposition

levfinconbac [left+ending+{opposite}+alphabet] a system of writing (such as the Roman, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets) in which the characters are written from left to right in the order in which they are to be read

levteror [left+fear] levophobia

lib [From Latin 'libertas', "freedom", extant in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] freedom, liberty -- the power to act, speak or think without externally imposed restraints

libbez [freedom+absence] totalitarianism

libcitab [freedom+book] constitution, fundamental law, organic law -- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

libgarm [freedom+communication-unit] a declaration of independence, esp. the U.S.

liblicmovi [freedom+liquid+movement+{verb}] flow -- to move (of liquid) in a natural matter and rate

libsint [freedom+science] liberal arts

lic [From Latin 'liquidus', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] liquid -- a fluid substance having no fixed shape but a defined volume

liccafaz [liquid+jump] dive -- a plunge of the body into a body of liquid

liccah [liquid+{abstraction}] liquidity -- the fact or state of being a liquid

liccand [liquid+hole] mud pit -- a small concavity in usually wet ground or sand filled with mud or water

liccomanj [liquid+eating] drinking

liccomanji [liquid+eating+{verb}] drink -- to orally ingest a liquid

liccon [liquid+{opposite}] solid -- a firm, rigid substance

liccondoj [liquid+{opposite}+precipitation] hail -- precipitation of solid balls of ice

licconmer [liquid+{opposite}+measure] dry measure -- the measurement and description of mass or volume of solids

licconnont [liquid+{opposite}+negation] fluid -- any substance that is not a solid

licconnontdirect [liquid+{opposite}+negation+direction] current -- a force that moves the molecules of a liquid or gas in certain directions

licconvat [liquid+{opposite}+water] ice -- a solid, crystalline form of water, which floats on liquid water

liccov [liquid+cover] skin; pellicle -- a film that develops over the surface of a stagnant liquid

licdoj [liquid+precipitation] rain -- liquid precipitation

licfon [liquid+sound] plink -- the sound produced by falling amounts of liquid

licgarm [liquid+communication-unit] liquid message -- message that doesn't last long

licgastarni [liquid+gas+change+{verb}] boil

licgercond [liquid+all-sides+condition] inundation -- the situation of being inundated or "swamped", either physically or figuratively

lichorhim [liquid+hour+tool] clepsydra

lichubaclethim [liquid+opening+{diminutive}+tool] sieve -- a metal object with tiny holes in it for draining out liquids

lichucar [liquid+thanks] feigned appreciation

liclanti [liquid+fall+{v.}] spill, shed, disgorge -- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

liclet [liquid+{diminutive}] moisture; dampness

licmer [liquid+measure] liquid measure -- the measurement and description of mass or volume of liquids

licmob [liquid+furniture] waterbed -- a bed with a durable plastic mattress that is filled with water

licrocpolv [liquid+rock+dust] quicksand

licsaditsi [liquid+sit+{v.}] steep, infuse -- sit or let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

licsint [liquid+science] fluid dynamics

lictarnbad [liquid+change+body-part] gland -- in animals, an organ that removes specific substances from the blood, changes or concentrates them, and either releases them for further use or eliminates them

licvaston [liquid+container+{augmentative}] barrel, cask -- a cylindrical container that holds liquids

licviha [liquid+excess+{noun-modifier}] hypertonic -- containing greater liquid density concentration than the surrounding area (used of a cell)

liczada [liquid+deficit+{noun-modifier}] hypotonic -- containing less liquid density concentration than the surrounding area (used of a cell)

lin [From Latin 'linea', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto, Novial.] line -- a two-dimensional object without breadth or thickness

linformcart [line+form+card] the Zener card that has the rectangle on the face

linmed [line+middle] center (one-dimensional)

linmov [line+movement] dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation -- taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

linsint [line+science] geometry

linvic [line+vehicle] trolley, streetcar

loc [From Latin 'locus', extant in English 'location', Italian 'luogo', Esperanto 'loko', Novial 'loke' and German 'Lage'.] location, position -- the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object

locgarm [location+communication-unit] transponder

locgarm [location+communication-unit] address -- the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

lochaltteror [location+{high-object}+fear] acrophobia

loci [location+{verb}] S is located at O.

locsint [location+science] orienteering

luc [From Russian /luk/ and English /lik/.] allium -- onion, garlic, leek or similar plants of the genus Allium

lucmal [allium+disparagement] garlic -- bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavoured cloves

lucsalfcon [allium+{old-object}+{opposite}] scallion -- a young onion

luft [From German 'Luft', extant in English borrowed term 'Luftwaffe'. Close in form to Dutch 'lucht'.] air -- a mixture of gases (esp. oxygen) required for breathing, the region above the ground

luftbadbezsisp [air+body-part+absence+insect] apterygote -- one of the primitive wingless orders of insects

luftdabmerhim [air+pressing+measure+tool] barometer

luftfib [air+amphibian] flying frog (Rhacophorus)

luftjebmam [air+pocket+mammal] marsupial gliders (sugar glider, etc.)

luftmam [air+mammal] bat

luftmammin [air+mammal+fish] batfish (family Ogcocephalidae)

luftmort [air+death] suffocation, asphyxiation -- the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped), which in humans can make the skin look blueish

luftmov [air+movement] fly, glide -- to move through the air.

luftmov [air+movement] flight (motion through the air, unsupported by the ground)

luftmovletmam [air+movement+{diminutive}+mammal] flying lemur (Cynocephalidae)

luftmovmin [air+movement+fish] flying fish

luftmuh [air+rodent] flying squirrel

luftnic [air+worker] flight attendant

luftnog [air+limb] wing (of an animal)

luftnogsisp [air+limb+insect] mantid; praying mantis (suborder Manteodea)

luftpors [air+question] rhetorical question -- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered

luftpost [air+mail] airmail, airpost -- a system of conveying mail by aircraft (c.f. luftpostsist)

luftpostgarm [air+mail+communication-unit] airmail -- letters and packages that are transported by aircraft

luftpostsist [air+mail+system] airmail, airpost -- a system of conveying mail by aircraft

luftrept [air+reptile] flying dragon (Draco)

luftsint [air+science] aerodynamics

luftsint [air+science] pneumatics

luftsubect [air+subject] quodlibet -- an abstract, philosophical or theological issue that is presented for formal disputation

lufttufan [air+storm] tornado, twister -- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

luftvic [air+vehicle] airplane

luftvicgurp [air+vehicle+group] wing -- a unit of military aircraft

luftvicton [air+vehicle+{augmentative}] space ship -- a vehicle designed to travel to or in outer space

lum [From Latin 'lumen', from Indo-European *leuk-, extant in Spanish, Italian, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Esperanto and Novial.] light -- visible electro-magnetic radiation

lumbad [light+body-part] eye

lumbez [light+absence] dark, darkness -- absence of light or illumination

lumbezpart [light+absence+part] aphotic zone

lumcah [light+{abstraction}] luminosity

lumcah [light+{abstraction}] brightness -- quality of being luminous

lumcon [light+{opposite}] darkness

lumconcancsisp [light+{opposite}+shell+insect] darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae)

lumconrept [light+{opposite}+reptile] night lizard (Xantusiidae)

lumfan [light+art] light show -- a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

lumgidtarn [light+food+change] photosynthesis -- a plant's mechanism of turning sunlight into nutrition for itself

lumlammer [light+intensity+measure] candela (cd)

lumlammercah [light+intensity+measure+{abstraction}] luminous intensity

lummerhim [light+measure+tool] photometer

lummetal [light+metal] gold

lummetalmin [light+metal+fish] goldfish

Lummetalnatinletu [light+metal+nation+{diminutive}] California

lummin [light+fish] goldfish

lumrispa [light+reciprocity] glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining -- reflecting light

lumsint [light+science] photology

lumsisp [light+insect] firefly -- a kind of beetle that emits brief pulses of light.

lumteror [light+fear] photophobia

lumtigun [light+offer] sermon, preaching, witness -- a speech of proselytization

lumtomlet [light+atom+{diminutive}] photon -- the particle view point of light, mediating particle of electromagnetic force

lumtomlet [light+atom+{diminutive}] photon

lumvic [light+vehicle] faster-than-light spacecraft

lun [Latin 'luna', extant in Russian, Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), English ('lunar') and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] moon, Moon -- any natural satellite of a planet, typically the natural satellite of the Earth

luncah [moon+{abstraction}] satellite (any object that orbits another)

luncolor [moon+color] silver color

luncolvic [moon+wheel+vehicle] lunar rover

luncon [moon+{opposite}] (an object that does not orbit another, star?)

lundesir [moon+desire] moon-desire -- a desire for something that cannot be possessed

Lundinu [moon+day] Monday

lungitar [moon+guitar] yueqin (yueh ch'in), "moon guitar"

lunhir [moon+bird] owl

lunlana [moon+face+{adj.}] moon-faced, round-faced -- having a round face

lunlet [moon+{diminutive}] satellite (a man-made object that orbits around the earth)

lunlet [moon+{diminutive}] crescent moon

lunmar [moon+ocean] lunar mare

lunmetal [moon+metal] silver

Lunmetalnatinu [moon+metal+nation] Argentina

lunmetalsartmin [moon+metal+side+fish] silversides (family Atherinidae)

lunmin [moon+fish] moonfish (family Menidae)

lunsint [moon+science] selenology

luntenda [moon+tendency+{adj.}] dreaming, daydreaming, woolgathering, stargazing -- indulging in a fantasy; ignoring reality for a world of dreams

lunton [moon+{augmentative}] planet (a celestial object that orbits a star)

lunton [moon+{augmentative}] full moon

lunvic [moon+vehicle] lunar lander

lunvisbadmin [moon+sight+body-part+fish] mooneye