Discover a comprehensive list of words that start with “lu” to enrich your vocabulary and enhance your language skills.
- Luminous- emitting or reflecting light
- Lurk- to lie hidden, ready to ambush
- Lullaby- a soothing song to help a baby sleep
- Lunatic- an insane person
- Lucrative- producing a great deal of profit
- Lunch- a meal eaten in the middle of the day
- Luminous- full of or emitting light
- Lumber- move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
- Lump- a compact mass of a substance
- Luster- a gentle sheen or soft glow
- Luxury- great comfort and extravagant living
- Luminous- bright or shining
- Luminous- filled with light
- Lurid- very vivid in color, often creating an unpleasantly harsh effect
- Lure- to tempt or attract with the promise of something good
- Lukewarm- only moderately warm; tepid
- Lush- growing luxuriantly
- Lunar- pertaining to the moon
- Lubricate- to apply oil or grease to minimize friction
- Ludicrous- so absurd it’s laughable
- Lunge- a sudden forward thrust
- Lucid- clear and easy to understand
- Lust- a very strong desire
- Lull- a temporary pause or decline in activity
- Lumpen- (informal) boorish and stupid
- Luscious- rich, sweet, and delicious
- Luncheon- a formal lunch
- Luggage- suitcases or other bags for traveling
- Luthier- a maker of stringed instruments
- Lubricant- a substance used to reduce friction
- Lunar- related to the moon
- Lurid- shocking and sensational
- Lustrum- a period of five years
- Luminous- shining brightly
- Lumen- a unit of luminous flux
- Lunula- the pale crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail
- Lute- a stringed instrument with a long neck
- Lunette- a type of windshield
- Lurk- wait in hiding to attack
- Lunge- sudden forward movement
- Lobotomy- surgical incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain
- Lucubration- laborious work or study, especially at night
- Luster- a shine or sheen, especially from reflected light
- Luggage- bags or suitcases for travel
- Luminary- a person who inspires or influences others
- Lustrate- to purify ceremonially
- Luzon- the largest island in the Philippines
- Lumen- an opening or passageway
- Lurch- to make an abrupt, unsteady movement
- Lustre- another spelling for luster
- Luminance- the quality of being luminous
- Lummox- a clumsy, stupid person
- Lusory- pertaining to play or games
- Luridness- shockingly sensational
- Lumberjack- a person who cuts down trees for timber
- Lustrum- a period of five years
- Lungful- as much as a lung can hold
- Lustful- having strong sexual desires
- Luau- a Hawaiian feast
- Lunation- a complete cycle of the moon
- Luthier- a maker of stringed instruments
- Lobster- a type of large marine crustacean
- Lucency- brightness; clearness
- Luteal- relating to the corpus luteum
- Lupin- a type of flowering plant
- Luau- Hawaiian feast with entertainment
- Lubber- a big, clumsy person
- Luridness- the quality of being shocking
- Lumpish- heavy and awkward
- Lushness- richness and abundance
- Lumenal- related to a lumen
- Lumpy- full of lumps
- Lunisolar- relating to or caused by both the moon and the sun
- Lutein- a type of carotenoid found in leafy greens
- Lunes- shapes resembling a crescent moon
- Luthier- a maker of stringed instruments, especially guitars
- Lubricity- smoothness or slipperiness
- Lupanar- an ancient Roman brothel
- Lusterware- ceramic articles with an iridescent metallic glaze
- Lucre- money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful
- Lull- to calm or send to sleep
- Lurcher- a crossbred dog, commonly used by poachers
- Lux- a unit of illumination
- Lusophone- Portuguese-speaking
- Luteolin- a yellow crystalline compound
- Lucidity- clarity of expression; intelligibility
- Luridly- in a shockingly vivid or sensational manner
- Luniform- shaped like a crescent or half-moon
- Lumpectomy- surgical removal of a lump from the breast
- Lustration- purification via ceremonial means
- Lulu- an outstanding example of a particular kind of person
- Lustiness- full of vigor and strength; healthy robustness
- Lumpishness- clumsiness; awkwardness
- Luminiferous- emitting or producing light
- Lumbago- pain in the lower back
- Lunular- crescent-shaped
- Luridness- vividness creating an unpleasant effect
- Lusterless- lacking brightness or shine
- Lunisolar- pertaining to both the moon and the sun
- Lustrum- a five-year period in ancient Rome