in+the+lap+of+luxury

  • 31lap — [[t]læ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ laps, lapping, lapped 1) N COUNT: poss N If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap... Hugh glanced at the child on… …

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  • 32lap — I [[t]læp[/t]] n. 1) anat. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position 2) clo the part of the clothing that covers this part of the body 3) a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture: the lap …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33lap — I UK [læp] / US noun Word forms lap : singular lap plural laps ** 1) [countable] the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2)… …

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  • 34lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among …

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  • 35lap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fold, wrap; lick; overlap; ripple. See superiority, covering, drinking, touch. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The body from the waist to the knees when sitting] Syn. knees, legs, thighs, front, seat. 2. [The… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 36lap — lap1 [ læp ] noun ** 1. ) count the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down: on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2. ) count one complete trip around a course in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37lap — 1 noun 1 LEGS (C) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down: Come and sit on my lap, Ginny. 2 RACE (C) one journey around or along a running track, race course etc: Hill finished a lap ahead of his team mate. | do/run/swim a lap: Come …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38luxury — noun 1 (U) very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc: Caviar for breakfast! I was not used to such luxury. | a life of luxury: They led a life of luxury, in a huge house in the countryside. | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39lap — I. /læp / (say lap) noun 1. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. 2. this portion of the body, especially as the place in or on which something is held or a child is nursed …

  • 40luxury — lux|u|ry [ˈlʌkʃəri] n plural luxuries [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: luxurie, from Latin luxuria too great quantity ] 1.) [U] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc in luxury ▪… …

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