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lap
touching with the tongue
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 3
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- P
- Contains
- A
- Scrabble score
- 5
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
touching with the tongue
“the dog's laps were warm and wet”
noun
movement once around a course
“he drove an extra lap just for insurance”
noun
a flap that lies over another part
“the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches”
noun
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
“his lap was covered with food stains”
noun
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
“he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap”
noun
an area of control or responsibility
“the job fell right in my lap”
verb
wash or flow against
“the waves laved the shore”
verb
take up with the tongue
“The cat lapped up the milk”
verb
pass the tongue over
“the dog licked her hand”
verb
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
“The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”
verb
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
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Example Sentences
the dog's laps were warm and wet
he drove an extra lap just for insurance
the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
his lap was covered with food stains
he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
the job fell right in my lap
the waves laved the shore
The cat lapped up the milk
the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
the dog licked her hand
The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
The curtain swooshed open
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