up-to-the-minute.
-n. 3. the latest most recent news, most recent
advance or development.
4. the latest thing Inf. the in thing, the last word, Fr. dernier cri, the ultimate, the end-all, SI. the living end. lath, n. slat, spline, splat, batten, panel, wood panel, plank, rail, Naut. strake. lather, n. 1. foam, froth; suds, soapsuds.
2. swelter, sweat.
3. Informal, dither, twitter, flutter, fluster, fret, fuss, flap, pother, Inf. tizzy, Inf. foofaraw, Archaic. pucker.
-v. 4. foam, froth; suds or suds up, soap or soap up.
5. Informal, beat, thrash, drub, maul, beat black and blue, Dial, larrup, SI. shellac; whip, horsewhip, flog, flail, whale, lash, Inf. hide, Inf. tan, Inf. tan [s.o.'s] hide; cane, birch, switch; strike, thump, thwack, whack, bang, Inf. clout, Inf. wallop, Inf. paste, Inf biff, SI. whump, SI. cream; club, cudgel, bludgeon, pummel, buffet, batter, hammer, Archaic, belabor; punish, chastise, castigate, fustigate, Inf. lambaste. lathery, adj. foamy, frothy; soapy, sudsy, soap-sudsy, bubbly.
latitude, n. 1. parallel, meridian, grid line.
2. extent, range, scope, reach, compass, space, measure, stretch; breadth, width, span, spread, expanse; amplitude, fullness, wideness, broadness.
3. freedom, liberty, license, indulgence; free or unrestricted use, carte blanche, blank check; field, play, free play, free scope, free swing, full swing, swing; clearance, leeway, room, elbow room, margin, wide berth, spare room, room to spare; rope, enough rope, long rope or tether. latitudinarian, adj. 1. broad-minded, open-minded, liberal-minded, liberal, progressive, tolerant, unbigoted, unprepossessed; catholic, ecumenical; freethinking, unprejudiced, unbiased, unjaundiced, unwarped, unswayed, unaffected, uninfluenced; just, fair, impartial, equitable, even-handed, balanced, disinterested, dispassionate, straight, straight-shooting, square-dealing, fair and square; indulgent, lenient, permissive, nonrestrictive, easy, forbearing, amenable.
-n. 2. liberal, progressive; free thinker, ecumenist, (in religious matters) libertine; independent, free lance, free spirit, nonpartisan, neutral, latrine, n. toilet, bathroom, Naut. head, Chiefly Dial, jakes, SI. john, SI. can; Chiefly Brit, water closet or w.c., Chiefly Brit, convenience, Brit. Inf. loo; lavatory, rest room, wash room, comfort station, men's room, boys' or little boys' room, women's or ladies' room, girls' or little girls's room, powder room, lounge; privy, outhouse, backhouse, stool, closet, cloaca, necessary, Brit. SI. bogs, latter, adj. 1. second-mentioned, (of two) last-mentioned.
2. later, following, succeeding, successive, after, consequent, ensuing.
3. posterior, rear, rearward, back, backward, hind, hinder, hindmost, aftermost, tail. latter-day, adj. 1. latter, successive. See latter (def 2).
2. modern, recent, present-day, present-age, presenttime, twentieth-century, contemporary, contemporaneous. latterly, adv. recently, not long ago, a short time ago, a little while ago, just the other day, only yesterday; now, just now, Inf. right now; lately, of late, any more. lattice, n. trellis, fretwork, grate, grating, grille; network, reticulation.