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WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

82 word families · L

label5 related words

identifying tag

label · labeling · labelling
labor27 related words

work

anti-labor · child-labor · collaborate
lacer3 related words

to tear

lacerate · laceration
lact5 related words

milk

lactating · lactation · lactose
laden4 related words

loaded

fat-laden · moisture-laden · snow-laden
lady5 related words

woman

lady · landlady · old-lady
lake3 related words

body of water

lakeshore · lakeside
lament3 related words

to grieve

lament · lamentable · lamentation
lamp8 related words

light source

headlamp · lamplight · lamplighter
land61 related words

ground

backland · bottomland · cropland
lane5 related words

strip of road

fast-lane · four-lane · lane
language14 related words

system of communication

arabic-language · chinese-language · dual-language
laparo4 related words

abdomen

laparoscope · laparoscopic · laparoscopy
lapid4 related words

stone

dilapidate · dilapidated · dilapidation
lapse6 related words

slip

collapse · elapse · prolapse
larcen2 related words

theft

larcenous · larceny
large24 related words

big

enlarge · enlargement · extra-large
laryng5 related words

larynx

laryngeal · laryngectomy · laryngitis
laryngo5 related words

larynx

laryngoscope · laryngoscopy · otolaryngologic
laser3 related words

device

laser · laser-beam · laser-like
last9 related words

final

last-ditch · last-gasp · last-minute
lat23 related words

carried

collation · dilated · legislated
launder3 related words

to wash

launder · laundered · launderer
lawn2 related words

grass area

lawn-mower · lawnmower
layer4 related words

stratum

layer · multilayered · single-layer
league6 related words

association

league · league-wide · major-league
leaning4 related words

tendency

democratic-leaning · liberal-leaning · republican-leaning
leap4 related words

to jump

leaper · leapfrog
learn7 related words

acquire knowledge

distance-learning · learn · learning
leather9 related words

material

black-leather · leather-bound · leather-clad
lech2 related words

to lick

lecher · lechery
legal14 related words

law

extra-legal · legalistic · legalize
legis7 related words

law

legislate · legislated · legislation
leisure2 related words

to be permitted

leisured · leisurely
lemon3 related words

the fruit

lemon · lemon-yellow · lemony
length12 related words

measurement

ankle-length · calf-length · chin-length
leni3 related words

soft

leniency · lenient · leniently
lens2 related words

optical device

lensing · lensman
leopard2 related words

animal

leopard-print · leopard-skin
letter9 related words

character

eight-letter · five-letter · four-letter
leuk3 related words

white

leukaemia · leukemia · leukemic
liber15 related words

free

liberal · liberalism · liberalized
liberal7 related words

free

illiberal · liberal · liberal-conservative
lid3 related words

cover

eyelid · lid · lidless
light54 related words

illumination

backlight · backlighting · blue-light
lim6 related words

threshold

prelim · prelims · sublimate
limin10 related words

threshold

eliminate · elimination · eliminator
lineage2 related words

line of descent

matrilineage · patrilineage
lingu16 related words

language; tongue

bilingual · bilingualism · ethnolinguistic
link6 related words

connection

comlink · cross-link · downlink
lion3 related words

lion

lion · lionfish · lionize
lipo3 related words

fat

lipoprotein · liposuction
liquid9 related words

fluid

liquid-crystal · liquid-fuel · liquidation
liter16 related words

letter

alliterate · alliterative · literacy
literate3 related words

able to read and write

literate · non-literate · semi-literate
lith11 related words

stone

megalith · megalithic · monolith
litho6 related words

stone

chromolithograph · lithograph · lithographic
liturg2 related words

public service

liturgical · liturgist
liver3 related words

organ

cod-liver · liver · liverwurst
lix2 related words

to flow

prolix · prolixity

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.

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