lo ['lō] -interj
- used to call attention or to express wonder or surprise
LO -abbr
- liaison officer
LOA -abbr
- length overall
loach ['lōch] -n
- any of a family (Cobitidae) of small Old World freshwater fishes related to the carps
load ['lōd] -n
- the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
- a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier often used in combination
- whatever is put on a person or pack animal to be carried : pack
- whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance : cargo
- a quantity of material assembled or packed as a shipping unit
- a mass or weight supported by something
- branches bent low by their load of fruit
- the forces to which a structure is subjected due to superposed weight or to wind pressure on the vertical surfaces
- the forces to which a given object is subjected
- something that weighs down the mind or spirits
- a burdensome or laborious responsibility
- always carried his share of the load
- an intoxicating amount of liquor drunk
- a large quantity : lot usu. used in pl.
- a charge for a firearm
- the quantity of material loaded into a device at one time
- external resistance overcome by a machine or prime mover
- power output (as of a power plant) or power consumption (as by a device)
- a device to which power is delivered
- the amount of work that a person carries or is expected to carry
- the amount of authorized work to be performed by a machine, a group, a department, or a factory
- the demand on the operating resources of a system (as a telephone exchange or a refrigerating apparatus)
- eyeful used in the phrase get a load of
- the amount of a deleterious microorganism, parasite, growth, or substance present in a human or animal body
- measure viral load in the blood
called also burden - an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor
- genetic load
- to put a load in or on
- to place in or on a means of conveyance
- to encumber or oppress with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening : burden
- a company load ed down with debts
- to place as a burden or obligation
- to increase the weight of by adding something heavy
- to add a conditioning substance (as a mineral salt) to for body
- to weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairly
- to pack with one-sided or prejudicial influences : bias
- to charge with multiple meanings (as emotional associations or hidden implications)
- to weight (as a test) with factors influencing validity or outcome
- to supply in abundance or excess : heap, pack
- to put runners on (first, second, and third bases) in baseball
- to put a load or charge in (a device or piece of equipment)
- to place or insert esp. as a load in a device or piece of equipment
- to copy or transfer (as a program or data) into a computer's memory esp. from an external source (as a disk drive or the Internet)
- to alter (as an alcoholic drink) by adding an adulterant or drug
- to add a load to (an insurance premium)
- to add a sum to after profits and expenses are accounted for
- to receive a load
- to put a load on or in a carrier, device, or container
- to insert the charge or cartridge in the chamber of a firearm
- to go or go in as a load
- tourists load ing onto a bus
- to become loaded into a computer's memory
- the program load s quickly
load·ed ['lō-dəd] -adj
- high
- having a large amount of money
- equipped with an abundance of options
- bought a fully loaded car
- staffed with excellent players
load factor -n
- the percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft
load·ing ['lō-diŋ] -n
- a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
- load
- material used to load something : filler
load line -n
- the line on a ship indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when properly loaded
load·mas·ter ['lōd-,mas-tər] -n
- a crew member of a transport aircraft who is in charge of the cargo
loadstar ['lōd-,stär] -n
(variant of lodestar)
- a star that leads or guides
- north star
- one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
loadstone [-,stōn] -n
(variant of lodestone)
- magnetite possessing polarity
- something that strongly attracts
loaf ['lōf] -n
- a shaped or molded mass of bread
- a shaped or molded often symmetrical mass of food
- head, mind
- to spend time in idleness
loaf·er ['lō-fər] -n
- one that loafs : idler
- a low step-in shoe
loam ['lōm, chiefly Northern & Midland 'lüm, NewEng also 'lu̇m] -n, adj
- a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay
- a coarse molding sand used in founding
- soil
- a soil consisting of a friable mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sand
loan ['lōn] -n
- money lent at interest
- something lent usu. for the borrower's temporary use
- the grant of temporary use
- the temporary duty of a person transferred to another job for a limited time
- loanword
- lend
lo and behold -interj
- used to express wonder or surprise
loan·er ['lō-nər] -n
- one (as a car or a watch) that is lent esp. as a replacement for something being repaired
loan·ing ['lō-niŋ] -n
- lane
- a milking yard
loan shark -n
- one who lends money to individuals at exorbitant rates of interest
loanshark·ing [-,shär-kiŋ] -n
- the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates of interest
loan translation -n
- a compound, derivative, or phrase that is introduced into a language through translation of the constituents of a term in another language (as supermanfrom German Ubermensch)
loan·word ['lōn-,wərd] -n
- a word taken from another language and at least partly naturalized
loath ['lōth, 'lōth] -adj, n
- unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
loathe ['lōth] -vt, n
- to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
loathing -n
- extreme disgust : detestation
loath·ly ['lōth-lē, 'lōth-] -adj
- loathsome, repulsive
- not willingly : reluctantly
loath·some ['lōth-səm, 'lōth-] -adj, adv, n
- giving rise to loathing : disgusting
lob ['läb] -n
- a dull heavy person : lout
- to let hang heavily : droop
- to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc
- to direct (as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response
- to move slowly and heavily
- to move in an arc
- to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc
- a soft high-arching shot, throw, or kick
lob- -comb form
- lobe
lo·bar ['lō-bər, -,bär] -adj
- of or relating to a lobe
lo·bate ['lō-,bāt] -adj, n
- lobed
- resembling a lobe
lob·by ['lä-bē] -n
- : a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: as
- an anteroom of a legislative chamber
- one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division
- a large hall serving as a foyer (as of a hotel or theater)
- a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group
lobby [-,i-zəm] -vb, n
- to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative body on legislation
- to promote (as a project) or secure the passage of (as legislation) by influencing public officials
- to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action
lob·by·gow ['lä-bē-,gau̇] -n
- an errand boy
lobe ['lōb] -n
- a curved or rounded projection or division
- a usu. somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
lo·bec·to·my [lō-'bek-tə-mē] -n
- surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (as a lung) or gland (as the thyroid)
lobed ['lōbd] -adj
- having lobes
lobefin ['lōb-,fin] -n, adj
- crossopterygian
lo·be·lia [lō-'bēl-yə, -'bē-lē-ə] -n
- any of a genus ( Lobeliaof the family Lobeliaceae, the lobelia family) of widely cultivated plants having terminal clusters of showy lipped flowers
- the leaves and tops of Indian tobacco
lo·be·line ['lō-bə-,lēn] -n
- a crystalline alkaloid C 22H 27NO 2that is obtained from Indian tobacco and is used chiefly as a respiratory stimulant and as a smoking deterrent
lob·lol·ly ['läb-,lä-lē] -n
- a thick gruel
- mire, mudhole
- lout
- loblolly pine
loblolly pine -n
- a pine ( Pinus taeda) of the southeastern U.S. with flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and cones having spine-tipped scales
- its coarse-grained wood
lo·bo ['lō-(,)bō] -n
- gray wolf
lo·bot·o·mise [lō-'bä-tə-,mīz] -vt
(variant of lobotomize)
- to perform a lobotomy on
- to deprive of sensitivity, intelligence, or vitality
- fear of prosecution was causing the press to lobotomize itself -- Tony Eprile
lo·bot·o·mize [lō-'bä-tə-,mīz] -vt
- to perform a lobotomy on
- to deprive of sensitivity, intelligence, or vitality
- fear of prosecution was causing the press to lobotomize itself -- Tony Eprile
lo·bot·o·my [lō-'bä-tə-mē] -n
- surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus performed esp. formerly for the relief of some mental disorders
lob·scouse ['läb-,skau̇s] -n
- a sailor's dish of stewed or baked meat with vegetables and hardtack
lob·ster ['läb-stər] -n, adj
- any of a family (Nephropidae and esp. Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the No. Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
- spiny lobster
lob·ster·ing ['läb-st(ə-)riŋ] -n
- the activity or business of catching lobsters
lob·ster·man [-mən] -n
- one whose business is lobstering
lobster pot -n
- an oblong case with slat sides and a funnel-shaped net used to trap lobsters called also lobster trap
lobster shift -n
- a work shift (as on a newspaper) that covers the late evening and early morning hours called also lobster trick
lobster ther·mi·dor [-'thər-mə-,dȯr] -n
- cooked lobster meat in a rich wine sauce stuffed into a lobster shell and browned
lob·u·lar ['lä-byə-lər] -adj
- of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a lobule
lob·u·lat·ed ['lä-byə-,lā-təd] -adj, n
- made up of or having lobules
- the pancreas is a lobulated organ
lob·ule ['lä-(,)byül] -n
- a small lobe
- a subdivision of a lobe
lo·cal ['lō-kəl] -adj
- characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place : not general or widespread
- of, relating to, or applicable to part of a whole
- primarily serving the needs of a particular limited district
- making all the stops on a route
- involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism : topical
- of or relating to telephone communication within a specified area
local -n
- : a local person or thing: as
- a local public conveyance (as a train or an elevator)
- a local or particular branch, lodge, or chapter of an organization (as a labor union)
- a nearby or neighborhood pub
local area network -n
- a network of personal computers in a small area (as an office) for sharing resources (as a printer) or exchanging data
local color -n
- the presentation of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants in writing
lo·cale [lō-'kal] -n
- a place or locality esp. when viewed in relation to a particular event or characteristic
- site, scene
local government -n
- the government of a specific local area constituting a subdivision of a major political unit (as a nation or state)
- the body of persons constituting such a government
lo·cal·ise ['lō-kə-,līz] -vb, n, adj
(variant of localize)
- to make local : orient locally
- to assign to or keep within a definite locality
- to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area
- an infection that localize s in the ear
lo·cal·ism ['lō-kə-,li-zəm] -n
- a local idiom
- a local peculiarity of speaking or acting
- affection or partiality for a particular place : sectionalism
lo·cal·ite ['lō-kə-,līt] -n
- a native or resident of the locality under consideration : local
lo·cal·i·ty [lō-'ka-lə-tē] -n
- the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
- a particular place, situation, or location
lo·cal·ize ['lō-kə-,līz] -vb, n, adj
- to make local : orient locally
- to assign to or keep within a definite locality
- to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area
- an infection that localize s in the ear
lo·cal·ly ['lō-k(ə-)lē] -adv
- with respect to a particular place or situation
- nearby
- in the region of origin
local option -n
- the power granted by a legislature to a political subdivision to determine by popular vote the local applicability of a law on a controversial issue (as the sale of liquor)
local time -n
- time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
lo·cate ['lō-,kāt, lō-'] -vb, adj
- to establish oneself or one's business : settle
- to determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of
- to set or establish in a particular spot : station
- to seek out and determine the location of
- to find or fix the place of esp. in a sequence : classify
lo·ca·tion [lō-'kā-shən] -n, adj, adv
- a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
- a tract of land designated for a purpose
- farm, station
- a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed usu. used in the phrase on location
- the act or process of locating
- the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone
- the ability to control the placement of pitches
loc·a·tive ['lä-kə-tiv] -n
- the locative case
- a word in that case
locative -adj
- of or being a grammatical case that denotes place or the place where or wherein
lo·ca·tor ['lō-,kā-tər, lō-'] -n
- one that locates something (as a mining claim or the course of a road)
lo·ca·vore ['lō-kə-,vȯr] -n
- one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
loc cit -abbr
- in the place cited
loch ['läk, 'läk̲] -n
- lake
- a bay or arm of the sea esp. when nearly landlocked
loch·an ['lä-k̲ən] -n
- a small lake
loci ['lō-kəs] -n
(variant of locus)
- the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location
- was the culture of medicine in the beginning dispersed from a single focus or did it arise in several loci ? -- S. C. Harvey
- a center of activity, attention, or concentration
- in democracy the locus of power is in the people -- H. G. Rickover
- the set of all points whose location is determined by stated conditions
- the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele
lock ['läk] -n
- a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair
- the hair of the head
- a cohering bunch (as of wool, cotton, or flax) : tuft
- dreadlock
- a fastening (as for a door) operated by a key or a combination
- the mechanism for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm
- an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level
- air lock
- a locking or fastening together
- an intricate mass of objects impeding each other (as in a traffic jam)
- a hold in wrestling secured on one part of the body
- a controlling hold
- his paper...had a lock on a large part of the state -- John Corry
- one that is assured of success or favorable outcome
- to fasten the lock of
- to make fast with or as if with a lock
- to fasten in or out or to make secure or inaccessible by or as if by means of locks
- lock ed himself away from the curious world
- to fix in a particular situation or method of operation
- a team firmly lock ed in last place
- to make fast, motionless, or inflexible esp. by the interlacing or interlocking of parts
- to hold in a close embrace
- to grapple in combat
- to bind closely
- administration and students were lock ed in conflict
- to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into money
- to move or permit to pass (as a ship) by raising or lowering in a lock
- to become locked
- to be capable of being locked
- interlace, interlock
- to go or pass by means of a lock (as in a canal)
lock·box ['läk-,bäks] -n
- a box (as a post-office box) that locks
lock·down [-,dau̇n] -n
- the confinement of prisoners to their cells for all or most of the day as a temporary security measure
lockedin ['läkt-'in] -adj
- not subject to adjustment : fixed
- unable or unwilling to shift invested funds because of the tax effect of realizing capital gains
lock·er ['lä-kər] -n
- a drawer, cupboard, or compartment that may be closed with a lock
- one for individual storage use
- a chest or compartment on shipboard for compact stowage of articles
- a refrigerated compartment or room for the storage of fresh or frozen foods
- one that locks
lock·erroom ['lä-kə(r)-,rüm] -adj
- of, relating to, or suitable for use in a locker room
- of a coarse or sexual nature
locker room -n
- a room for changing clothes and for storing clothing and equipment in lockers
- one for use by sports players
lock·et ['lä-kət] -n
- a small case usu. of precious metal that has space for a memento and that is worn typically suspended from a chain or necklace
lock·jaw ['läk-,jȯ] -n
- an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws
- tetanus
lock·keep·er ['läk-,kē-pər] -n
- a person in charge of a lock (as on a canal)
lock·nut [-,nət] -n
- a nut screwed down hard on another to prevent it from slacking back
- a nut so constructed that it locks itself when screwed tight against another part
lock·out ['läk-,au̇t] -n
- the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
lock out -vt
- to subject (a body of employees) to a lockout
lock·ram ['lä-krəm] -n
- a coarse plain-woven linen formerly used in England
lock·smith ['läk-,smith] -n
- a person who makes or repairs locks
lock·smith·ing [-,smi-thiŋ] -n
- the work or business of a locksmith
lock·step ['läk-,step] -n
- a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
- a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
lock·stitch ['läk-,stich] -n, vb
- a sewing machine stitch formed by the looping together of two threads one on each side of the material being sewn
lock, stock, and barrel -adv
- wholly, completely
- the only thing which had not been sold lock, stock, and barrel with the...house was this piano -- Marcia Davenport
lock·up ['läk-,əp] -n
- jail
- a local jail where persons are detained prior to court hearing
- an act of locking : the state of being locked
lo·co ['lō-(,)kō] -adv or adj
- in the register as written used as a direction in music
loco -n
- locoweed
- locoism
- to poison with locoweed
- to make frenzied or crazy
- mentally disordered : crazy, frenzied
Lo·co·fo·co [,lō-kə-'fō-(,)kō] -n
- a member of a radical group of New York Democrats organized in 1835 in opposition to the regular party organization
- democrat
lo·co·ism ['lō-(,)kō-,i-zəm] -n
- a disease usu. of horses, cattle, and sheep that is caused by chronic poisoning with locoweeds
lo·co·mote ['lō-kə-,mōt] -vi
- to move about
lo·co·mo·tion [,lō-kə-'mō-shən] -n
- an act or the power of moving from place to place
- travel
- interest in free locomotion and choice of occupation -- Zechariah Chafee Jr.
lo·co·mo·tive [,lō-kə-'mō-tiv] -adj
- locomotory
- of or relating to travel
- of, relating to, or being a machine that moves about by operation of its own mechanism
locomotive -n
- a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars
- a school or college cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
lo·co·mo·tor [,lō-kə-'mō-tər] -adj
- of, relating to, or functioning in locomotion
- affecting or involving the locomotor organs
locomotor ataxia -n
- tabes dorsalis
lo·co·mo·to·ry [,lō-kə-'mō-tə-rē] -adj
- locomotor
- capable of moving independently from place to place
lo·co·weed ['lō-(,)kō-,wēd] -n
- any of several leguminous plants (genera Astragalusand Oxytropis) of western No. America that cause locoism esp. in livestock
loc·u·lar ['lä-kyə-lər] -adj
- having or composed of loculi often used in combination
loc·ule ['lä-(,)kyül] -n, adj
- loculus
- any of the cells of a compound ovary of a plant
loc·u·li·ci·dal [,lä-kyə-lə-'sī-dᵊl] -adj
- dehiscing longitudinally so as to bisect each loculus
loc·u·lus ['lä-kyə-ləs] -n
- a small chamber or cavity esp. in a plant or animal body
lo·cum ['lō-kəm] -n
- locum tenens
locum te·nens [-'tē-,nenz, -'te-, -nənz] -n
- one filling an office for a time or temporarily taking the place of another used esp. of a doctor or clergyman
lo·cus ['lō-kəs] -n
- the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location
- was the culture of medicine in the beginning dispersed from a single focus or did it arise in several loci ? -- S. C. Harvey
- a center of activity, attention, or concentration
- in democracy the locus of power is in the people -- H. G. Rickover
- the set of all points whose location is determined by stated conditions
- the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele
locus clas·si·cus [-'kla-si-kəs] -n
- a passage that has become a standard for the elucidation of a word or subject
- a classic case or example
locus coe·ru·le·us [-si-'rü-lē-əs] -n
- a bluish area of the brain stem with many norepinephrine-containing neurons
lo·cust ['lō-kəst] -n
- short-horned grasshopper
- a migratory grasshopper often traveling in vast swarms and stripping the areas passed of all vegetation
- cicada
- : any of various leguminous trees: as
- carob
- black locust
- honey locust
- the wood of a locust tree
locust bean -n
- carob
lo·cu·tion [lō-'kyü-shən] -n
- a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing
- a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
- style of discourse : phraseology
lode ['lōd] -n
- waterway
- an ore deposit
- something that resembles a lode : an abundant store
lo·den ['lō-dᵊn] -n
- a thick woolen cloth used for outer clothing
- a variable color averaging a dull grayish green
lode·star ['lōd-,stär] -n
- a star that leads or guides
- north star
- one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
lode·stone [-,stōn] -n
- magnetite possessing polarity
- something that strongly attracts
lodge ['läj] -vb
- to provide temporary quarters for
- to rent lodgings to
- to establish or settle in a place
- to serve as a receptacle for : contain
- to beat (as a crop) flat to the ground
- to bring to an intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrusting)
- to deposit for safeguard or preservation
- to place or vest esp. in a source, means, or agent
- to lay (as a complaint) before a proper authority : file
- to occupy a place temporarily : sleep
- to have a residence : dwell
- to be a lodger
- to come to a rest
- to fall or lie down used esp. of hay or grain crops
- a rude shelter or abode
- a house set apart for residence in a particular season (as the hunting season)
- a resort hotel : inn
- a house on an estate orig. for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter
- a shelter for an employee (as a gatekeeper)
- a den or lair esp. of gregarious animals (as beavers)
- the meeting place of a branch of an organization and esp. a fraternal organization
- the body of members of such a branch
- wigwam
- a family of No. American Indians
lodge·pole pine ['läj-,pōl-] -n
- : any of several pines of western No. America with needles in pairs and short ovoid usu. asymmetric cones: as
- a small chiefly coastal pine ( Pinus contortavar. contorta) with thick deeply furrowed bark and hard strong coarse-grained medium-light wood
- a tall straight pine ( P. contortavar. latifolia) with thin and little furrowed bark and soft weak fine-grained lightweight wood
lodg·er ['lä-jər] -n
- roomer
lodging -n
- a place to live : dwelling
- lodgment
- sleeping accommodations
- found lodging in the barn
- a temporary place to stay
- a room in the house of another used as a residence usu. used in pl.
- the act of lodging
lodging house -n
- rooming house
lodg·ment ['läj-mənt] -n
- a lodging place : shelter
- accommodations, lodgings
- found lodgment in the city
- the act, fact, or manner of lodging
- a hut for temporary lodgment of cattlemen
- a placing, depositing, or coming to rest
- an accumulation or collection deposited in a place or remaining at rest
- a place of rest or deposit
lod·i·cule ['lä-di-,kyül] -n
- one of usu. two delicate membranous hyaline scales at the base of the ovary of a grass that by their swelling assist in anthesis
loess ['les, 'ləs, 'lō-əs, 'lərs] -n, adj
- an unstratified usu. buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in No. America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
lofi ['lō-'fī] -n, adj
- the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
loft ['lȯft] -n, adj
- an upper room or floor : attic
- a gallery in a church or hall
- one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building esp. when not partitioned
- living in a converted loft
- hayloft
- the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head
- the act of lofting
- the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (as goose down)
- to place, house, or store in a loft
- to propel through the air or into space
- loft ed a long hit to center
- instruments loft ed by a powerful rocket
- to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (as a ship's hull)
- to propel a ball high into the air
- to rise high
lofty ['lȯf-tē] -adj, adv, n
- elevated in character and spirit : noble
- elevated in status : superior
- having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious
- rising to a great height : impressively high
- remote, esoteric
- having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers
log ['lȯg, 'läg] -n
- a usu. bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
- a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long
- an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water that consists of a block fastened to a line and run out from a reel
- the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress
- the full nautical record of a ship's voyage
- the full record of a flight by an aircraft
- a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities
- to cut (trees) for lumber
- to clear (land) of trees in lumbering often used with off
- to make a note or record of : enter details of or about in a log
- to move (an indicated distance) or attain (an indicated speed) as noted in a log
- to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time)
- to have (an indicated record) to one's credit : achieve
- lumber
- logarithm
- logic
log- -comb form
- word : thought : speech : discourse
lo·gan·ber·ry ['lō-gən-,ber-ē] -n
- a red-fruited upright-growing dewberry ( Rubus loganobaccus) usu. regarded as a hybrid of a western dewberry and a red raspberry or sometimes as a variety ( R. ursinus loganobaccus) of a western dewberry
- its berry
log·a·oe·dic [,lä-gə-'ē-dik] -adj, n
- marked by the mixture of several meters
- having a rhythm that uses both dactyls and trochees or anapests and iambs
log·a·rithm ['lȯ-gə-,ri-thəm, 'lä-] -n, adj, adv
- the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
- the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2
logarithmic function -n
- a function (as y log a xor y ln x) that is the inverse of an exponential function (as y a x or y e x ) so that the independent variable appears in a logarithm
log·book ['lȯg-,bu̇k, 'läg-] -n
- log
- log
loge ['lōzh] -n
- a small compartment : booth
- a box in a theater
- a small partitioned area
- a separate forward section of a theater mezzanine or balcony
- a raised section or level of seats in a sports stadium
logged ['lȯgd, 'lägd] -adj
- heavy, sluggish
- sodden esp. with water
log·ger ['lȯ-gər, 'lä-] -n
- one engaged in logging
log·ger·head ['lȯ-gər-,hed, 'lä-] -n
- blockhead
- head
- a disproportionately large head
- a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle ( Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
- alligator snapping turtle
- an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
loggerhead shrike -n
- a large-headed gray shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus) of No. America with a black mask around the eyes
log·gets ['lȯ-gəts, 'lä-] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- a game formerly played in England in which participants throw pieces of wood at a stake
log·gia ['lō-jē-ə, 'lȯ-(,)jä] -n
- a roofed open gallery esp. at an upper story overlooking an open court
log·ic ['lä-jik] -n
- a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration : the science of the formal principles of reasoning
- a branch or variety of logic
- a branch of semiotic
- syntactics
- the formal principles of a branch of knowledge
- a particular mode of reasoning viewed as valid or faulty
- relevance, propriety
- interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable
- the arrangement of circuit elements (as in a computer) needed for computation
- the circuits themselves
- something that forces a decision apart from or in opposition to reason
log·i·cal ['lä-ji-kəl] -adj, n, adv
- of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic
- skilled in logic
- formally true or valid : analytic, deductive
- capable of reasoning or of using reason in an orderly cogent fashion
logical positivism -n
- a 20th century philosophical movement that holds characteristically that all meaningful statements are either analytic or conclusively verifiable or at least confirmable by observation and experiment and that metaphysical theories are therefore strictly meaningless called also logical empiricism
logic bomb -n
- a computer program often hidden within another seemingly innocuous program that is designed to perform usu. malicious actions (as deleting files) when certain conditions have been met
log in ['lȯg-,in, 'läg-] -vi, n
- log on
lo·gi·on ['lō-gē-,än] -n
- saying
- a saying attributed to Jesus
lo·gis·tic [lō-'jis-tik, lə-] -adj, adv
- of or relating to symbolic logic
- of or relating to the philosophical attempt to reduce mathematics to logic
- of or relating to logistics
- of, represented by, or relating to a logistic curve
logistic -n
- symbolic logic
logistic curve -n
- an S-shaped curve that represents an exponential function and is used in mathematical models of growth processes
lo·gis·ti·cian [,lō-jəs-'ti-shən] -n
- a specialist in logistics
lo·gis·tics [lō-'jis-tiks, lə-] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- the aspect of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military materiel, facilities, and personnel
- the handling of the details of an operation
log·jam ['lȯg-,jam, 'läg-] -n, vt
- a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
- deadlock, impasse
- trying to break the logjam in negotiations
- blockage
- jam, crowd
log·nor·mal [,lȯg-'nȯr-məl, ,läg-] -adj, n, adv
- relating to or being a normal distribution that is the distribution of the logarithm of a random variable
- relating to or being such a random variable
logo ['lō-(,)gō also 'lä-] -n
- logotype
- an identifying statement : motto
Lo·go ['lō-(,)gō] -n
- a computer programming language that employs simple English commands and is used esp. for introducing school children to computers
logo·cen·trism [,lō-gə-'sen-tri-zəm, -gō-, ,lä-] -n, adj
- a philosophy holding that all forms of thought are based on an external point of reference which is held to exist and given a certain degree of authority
- a philosophy that privileges speech over writing as a form of communication because the former is closer to an originating transcendental source
log off -vi
- to terminate a connection with a time-shared computer or network
logo·gram ['lȯ-gə-,gram, 'lä-] -n, adj
- a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word
- the ampersand and dollar sign are logogram s
logo·graph ['lȯ-gə-,graf, 'lä-] -n
- logogram
logo·graph·ic [,lȯ-gə-'gra-fik, ,lä-] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or marked by the use of logographs : consisting of logographs
logo·griph ['lȯ-gə-,grif, 'lä-] -n
- a word puzzle (as an anagram)
lo·gom·a·chy [lō-'gä-mə-kē] -n
- a dispute over or about words
- a controversy marked by verbiage
log on ['lȯg-,ȯn, 'läg-,än] -vi, n
- to establish communication and initiate interaction with a time-shared computer or network often used with to
log·or·rhea [,lȯ-gə-'rē-ə, ,lä-] -n, adj
- excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
Lo·gos ['lō-,gäs, -,gōs] -n
- the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity
- reason that in ancient Greek philosophy is the controlling principle in the universe
logo·type ['lȯ-gə-,tīp, 'lä-] -n
- a single piece of type or a single plate faced with a term (as the name of a newspaper or a trademark)
- an identifying symbol (as for use in advertising)
log·roll ['lȯg-,rōl, 'läg-] -vb, n
- to take part in logrolling
- to promote passage of by logrolling
log·roll·ing [-,rō-liŋ] -n
- the exchanging of assistance or favors
- the trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable action on projects of interest to each one
- the rolling of logs in water by treading
- a sport in which contestants treading logs try to dislodge one another
log·wood ['lȯg-,wu̇d, 'läg-] -n
- a leguminous tree ( Haematoxylon campechianum) of Mexico and the West Indies
- the very hard brown or brownish-red heartwood of logwood
- a dye extracted from the heartwood of logwood
lo·gy ['lō-gē] -adj
- sluggish, groggy
Lo·hen·grin ['lō-ən-,grin] -n
- a son of Parsifal and knight of the Holy Grail in Germanic legend
loin ['lȯin] -n
- the part of a human being or quadruped on each side of the spinal column between the hipbone and the false ribs
- a cut of meat comprising this part of one or both sides of a carcass with the adjoining half of the vertebrae included but without the flank
- the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips
- the pubic region
- the reproductive organs
loin·cloth [-,klȯth] -n
- a cloth worn about the loins often as the sole article of clothing in warm climates
loi·ter ['lȯi-tər] -vi, n
- to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
- to remain in an area for no obvious reason
- to lag behind
Lo·ki ['lō-kē] -n
- a Norse god who contrives evil and mischief for his fellow gods
LOL -abbr
- laugh out loud; laughing out loud
Lo·li·ta [lō-'lē-tə] -n
- a precociously seductive girl
loll ['läl] -vb, n
- to hang loosely or laxly : droop
- to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner : lounge
- to let droop or dangle
- the act of lolling : a relaxed posture
lol·la·pa·loo·za [,lä-lə-pə-'lü-zə] -n
- one that is extraordinarily impressive
- an outstanding example
Lol·lard ['lä-lərd] -n
- one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland
lol·li·pop ['lä-li-,päp] -n
- a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
- a round stop sign on a pole used to stop traffic (as at a school crossing)
lol·lop ['lä-ləp] -vi
- loll
- to proceed with a bounding or bobbing motion
lol·ly ['lä-lē] -n
- a piece of candy
- hard candy
- money
lol·ly·gag ['lä-lē-,gag] -vi
- fool around : dawdle
Lom·bard ['läm-,bärd, -bərd] -n, adj
- a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d.568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley
- a native or inhabitant of Lombardy
- banker, moneylender
Lom·bar·dy poplar ['läm-,bär-dē-, -bər-] -n
- a poplar of a staminate variety ( Populus nigra italica) of a European poplar having a columnar shape and strongly ascending branches
lo mein ['lō-'mān, ,lō-] -n
- a Chinese dish consisting of sliced vegetables, soft noodles, and usu. meat or shrimp in bite-size pieces stir-fried in a seasoned sauce
lo·ment ['lō-,ment, -mənt] -n
- a dry indehiscent fruit (as of tick trefoil) that is a modified legume having constrictions between the seeds and that breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity
Lond -abbr
- London
Lon·don broil ['lən-dən-] -n
- a boneless cut of beef (as from the shoulder or flank) usu. served sliced diagonally across the grain
London plane -n
- a large pollution-resistant plane ( Platanus acerifolia) often planted as a street tree that is a hybrid between an Eurasian plane ( P. orientalis) and the American sycamore ( P. occidentalis) called also London plane tree
lone ['lōn] -adj, n
- having no company : solitary
- preferring solitude
- only, sole
- situated by itself : isolated
lone·ly ['lōn-lē] -adj, n
- being without company : lone
- cut off from others : solitary
- not frequented by human beings : desolate
- sad from being alone : lonesome
- producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation
lonely hearts -adj
- of or relating to lonely persons who are seeking companions or spouses
lon·er ['lō-nər] -n
- one that avoids others
- individualist
lone ranger -n
- one who acts alone and without consultation or the approval of others
- loner
lone·some ['lōn(t)-səm] -adj, adv, n
- sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others
- don't be lonesome while we are gone
- causing a feeling of loneliness
- the empty house seemed so lonesome
- remote, unfrequented
- look down, look down that lonesome road -- Gene Austin
- lone
lonesome -n
- self
lone star tick -n
- an ixodid tick ( Amblyomma americanum) of the southern, central, and eastern U.S. that attacks mammals and birds, is a vector of several diseases (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis), and in which the adult female has a single white spot on the back
lone wolf -n, adj
- a person who prefers to work, act, or live alone
long ['lȯŋ] -adj, n
- extending for a considerable distance
- having greater length than usual
- having greater height than usual : tall
- having a greater length than breadth : elongated
- having a greater length than desirable or necessary
- the column is one line too long
- full-length
- having a specified length
- forming the chief linear dimension
- the long side of the room
- extending over a considerable time
- having a specified duration
- prolonged beyond the usual time
- lasting too long : tedious
- containing many items in a series
- having a specified number of units
- consisting of a greater number or amount than usual : large
- having a relatively long duration
- being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel long in duration
- of relatively extended duration
- bearing a stress or accent
- having the capacity to reach, extend, or travel a considerable distance
- tried to hit the long ball
- larger or longer than the standard
- a long count by the referee
- extending far into the future
- the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts -- H. W. Longfellow
- extending beyond what is known
- payable after a considerable period
- possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : strong
- of an unusual degree of difference between the amounts wagered on each side
- of or relating to the larger amount wagered
- take the long end of the bet
- subject to great odds
- owning or accumulating securities or goods esp. in anticipation of an advance in prices
- they are now long on wheat
- take a long position in steel
- for or during a long time
- at or to a long distance : far
- for the duration of a specified period
- at a point of time far before or after a specified moment or event
- was excited long before the big day
- after or beyond a specified or implied time
- didn't stay long er than midnight
- for a considerable distance
- in or into a long position (as on a market)
- a long period of time
- a long syllable
- one taking a long position esp. in a security or commodity market
- long trousers
- a size in clothing for tall men
- to feel a strong desire or craving esp. for something not likely to be attained
- to be suitable or fitting
- longitude
longago ['lȯŋ-ə-'gō] -adj
- of or relating to the past
long ago -n
- the distant past
lon·gan ['lȯŋ-gən, -ən] -n
- a pulpy fruit related to the lychee and produced by a southeast Asian evergreen tree ( Euphoria longansyn. Dimocarpus longan) of the soapberry family
- a tree that bears the longan
lon·ga·nim·i·ty [,lȯŋ-gə-'ni-mə-tē] -n
- a disposition to bear injuries patiently : forbearance
long ball -n
- home run
long·boat ['lȯŋ-,bōt] -n
- a large oared boat usu. carried by a merchant sailing ship
long bone -n
- any of the elongated bones supporting a vertebrate limb and consisting of an essentially cylindrical shaft that contains bone marrow and ends in enlarged heads for articulation with other bones
long·bow ['lȯŋ-,bō] -n
- a hand-drawn wooden bow held vertically and used esp. by medieval English archers
long·bow·man [-mən] -n
- an archer who uses a longbow
long·case clock ['lȯŋ-,kās-] -n
- grandfather clock
longchain -adj
- having a relatively long chain of atoms and esp. carbon atoms in the molecule
longday -adj
- responding to or relating to a long photoperiod used esp. of a plant
longdistance -adj
- of or relating to telephone communication with a distant point esp. outside a specified area
- situated a long distance away
- going or covering a long distance
- conducted or effective over long distance
- a longdistance relationship
- longdistance listening devices
- by long-distance telephone
- over or from a long distance
long distance -n
- communication by long-distance telephone
- a telephone operator or exchange that gives long-distance connections
long division -n
- arithmetical division in which the several steps involved in the division are indicated in detail
longdrawnout -adj
- extended to a great length
lon·ge·ron ['län-jə-,rän] -n
- a fore-and-aft framing member of an airplane fuselage
lon·gev·i·ty [län-'je-və-tē, lȯn-] -n
- a long duration of individual life
- length of life
- long continuance : permanence, durability
lon·ge·vous [-'jē-vəs] -adj
- long-lived
long face -n
- a facial expression of sadness or melancholy
long green -n
- money
long·hair ['lȯŋ-,her] -n, adj
- an impractical intellectual
- a person of artistic gifts or interests
- a lover of classical music
- a person with long hair
- hippie
- a domestic cat having long outer fur
long·hand [-,hand] -n
- : handwriting: as
- characters or words written out fully by hand
- cursive writing
long haul -n, adj
- a long distance
- a considerable period of time
- long run
long·head·ed [-,he-dəd] -adj, n
- having unusual foresight
- dolichocephalic
long·horn [-,hȯrn] -n
- any of the long-horned cattle of Spanish derivation formerly common in southwestern U.S.
- texas longhorn
- a firm-textured usu. mild cheese (as cheddar or Colby)
longhorned beetle [-,hȯrn(d)-] -n
- any of a family (Cerambycidae syn. Longicornia) of beetles usu. distinguished by their very long antennae called also longhorn beetle
longhorned grasshopper -n
- any of various grasshoppers (family Tettigoniidae) distinguished by their very long antennae
long horse -n
- vaulting horse
long·house ['lȯŋ-,hau̇s, -'hau̇s] -n
- a long communal dwelling of some No. American Indians (as the Iroquois)
long hundredweight -n
- hundredweight
lon·gi·corn ['län-jə-,kȯrn] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or being long-horned beetles
- having long antennae
long·ing ['lȯŋ-iŋ] -n, adv
- a strong desire esp. for something unattainable : craving
long·ish ['lȯŋ-ish] -adj
- somewhat long : moderately long
lon·gi·tude ['län-jə-,tüd, -,tyüd, Brit also 'läŋ-gə-] -n
- angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object
- the arc or portion of the earth's equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian and expressed either in degrees or in time
- long duration
lon·gi·tu·di·nal [,län-jə-'tüd-nəl, -'tyüd-, -'t(y)ü-dᵊn-əl, Brit also ,läŋ-gə-] -adj, adv
- placed or running lengthwise
- of or relating to length or the lengthwise dimension
- involving the repeated observation or examination of a set of subjects over time with respect to one or more study variables
longitudinal wave -n
- a wave (as a sound wave) in which the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction of the line of advance of the wave
long johns ['lȯŋ-,jänz] -n pl
- long underwear
long jump -n
- a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usu. from a running start
long·leaf pine ['lȯŋ-,lēf-] -n
- a tall timber pine ( Pinus palustris) of the southeastern U.S. with long needles in bundles of three and long cones
- its tough coarse-grained reddish-orange wood consisting mostly of heartwood and used esp. for flooring and joinery
longleaved pine [-,lēv(d)-] -n
- longleaf pine
long·line ['lȯŋ-,līn, -'līn] -n
- a heavy fishing line that may be many miles long and that has baited hooks in series
longlin·er [-,lī-nər] -n
- one that fishes with a longline
- a fishing vessel used in long-lining
longlin·ing [-,lī-niŋ] -n
- fishing with a longline
longlived ['lȯŋ-'livd also -'līvd] -adj
- having a long life : characterized by long life
- lasting a long time : enduring
long meter -n
- a quatrain in iambic tetrameter in which the second and fourth lines and often the first and third lines rhyme called also long measure
long·neck ['lȯŋ-,nek] -n
- beer served in a bottle that has a long neck
Lon·go·bard ['lȯŋ-gə-,bärd, 'läŋ-] -n, adj
- lombard
longplay·ing ['lȯŋ-'plā-iŋ] -adj
- designed to be played at 33 revolutions per minute used of a microgroove record
longrange [-'rānj] -adj
- relating to or fit for long distances
- involving or taking into account a long period of time
long run ['lȯŋ-'rən] -n, adj
- a relatively long period of time usu. used in the phrase in the long run
long·ship ['lȯŋ-,ship] -n
- a long sail and oar ship used by the Vikings
long·shore·man ['lȯŋ-,shȯr-mən, ,lȯŋ-'] -n
- a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport
long·shor·ing ['lȯŋ-,shȯr-iŋ, ,lȯŋ-'] -n
- the act or occupation of working as a longshoreman
long shot ['lȯŋ-,shät] -n
- a venture involving great risk but promising a great reward if successful
- a venture unlikely to succeed
- an entry (as in a horse race) given little chance of winning
- a bet in which the chances of winning are slight but the possible winnings great
longsight·ed [-,sī-təd] -adj, n
- farsighted
long since -adv
- long ago
- promises long since forgotten
- for a long time
- has long since been a devoted friend
long·some ['lȯŋ-səm] -adj, adv, n
- tediously long
long·spur ['lȯŋ-,spər] -n
- any of several long-clawed finches (esp. genus Calcarius) of the arctic regions and the Great Plains of No. America
longstand·ing [-'stan-diŋ] -adj
- of long duration
longsuf·fer·ing [-,sə-f(ə-)riŋ, -'sə-] -adj, n, adv
- patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship
long suit -n
- a holding of more than the average number of cards in a suit
- strong suit, forte
longtailed duck -n
- old-squaw
longterm ['lȯŋ-'tərm] -adj
- occurring over or involving a relatively long period of time
- seeking longterm solutions
- of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a considerable term and esp. one of more than 10 years
- generated by assets held for longer than six months
longterm potentiation -n
- a long-lasting strengthening of the response of a postsynaptic nerve cell to stimulation across the synapse that occurs with repeated stimulation and is thought to be related to learning and long-term memory abbr. LTP
long·time ['lȯŋ-'tīm] -adj
- having been so for a long time : long-standing
Long Tom ['lȯŋ-'täm] -n
- a large land gun having a long range
- a trough for washing gold-bearing earth
lon·gueur [lōⁿ-'gœr] -n
- a dull and tedious portion (as of a book) usu. used in pl.
long view -n
- an approach to a problem or situation that emphasizes long-range factors
longwind·ed [,lȯŋ-'win-dəd, 'lȯŋ-,win-] -adj, adv, n
- tediously long in speaking or writing
- not easily subject to loss of breath
loo ['lü] -n
- an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to contribute to the next pool
- money staked at loo
- to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
- toilet
loo·by ['lü-bē] -n
- an awkward clumsy fellow : lubber
loo·fah ['lü-fə] -n
- any of a genus ( Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with large fruits
- its fruit
- a sponge consisting of the fibrous skeleton of the fruit of a loofah (esp. Luffa aegyptiaca)
look ['lu̇k] -vb
- to make sure or take care (that something is done)
- to ascertain by the use of one's eyes
- to exercise the power of vision upon : examine
- to search for
- expect, anticipate
- we look to have a good year
- to have in mind as an end
- look ing to win back some lost profits
- to bring into a place or condition by the exercise of the power of vision
- to express by the eyes or facial expression
- to have an appearance that befits or accords with
- to exercise the power of vision : see
- to direct one's attention
- look upon the future with hope
- to direct the eyes
- look ed up from the newspaper
- to have the appearance or likelihood of being : seem
- to have a specified outlook
- to gaze in wonder or surprise : stare
- to show a tendency
- the evidence look s to acquittal
- the act of looking
- glance
- the expression of the countenance
- physical appearance
- attractive physical appearance usu. used in pl.
- a combination of design features giving a unified appearance
- a new look in women's fashions
- the state or form in which something appears
lookalike ['lu̇k-ə-,līk] -n, adj
- one that looks like another : double
look·down ['lu̇k-,dau̇n] -n
- a silvery carangid fish ( Selene vomer) chiefly of the Atlantic having a laterally compressed deep body and steeply sloping facial profile
look down -vi
- to be in a position that affords a downward view
- to regard with contempt : despise used with on or upon
look·er ['lu̇-kər] -n
- one that looks
- one having an appearance of a specified kind
- one that has an attractive appearance
look·eron [,lu̇-kər-'ȯn, -'än] -n
- onlooker
lookin ['lu̇k-,in] -n
- a chance of success
- a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field
looking glass -n
- mirror
look·ism ['lu̇-ki-zəm] -n
- prejudice or discrimination based on physical appearance and esp. physical appearance believed to fall short of societal notions of beauty
look on -vi
- watch
- looked on anxiously from the sidelines
look·out ['lu̇k-,au̇t] -n
- one engaged in keeping watch : watchman
- an elevated place or structure affording a wide view for observation
- a careful looking or watching
- view, outlook
- a matter of care or concern
look out -vi
- to take care or concern oneself used with for
- looking out for number one
look over -vt
- to inspect or examine esp. in a cursory way
looksee ['lu̇k-'sē, -,sē] -n
- a general survey : evaluation, inspection
look·up ['lu̇k-,əp] -n
- the process or an instance of looking something up
- the process of matching by computer the words of a text with material stored in memory
look up -vi
- to cheer up
- look up -things are not all bad
- to improve in prospects or conditions
- to search for in or as if in a reference work
- to seek out esp. for a brief visit
- look me up when you're here
loom ['lüm] -n
- a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth
- to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
- to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form
- to take shape as an impending occurrence
- the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness
- a looming shadow or reflection
loon ['lün] -n
- lout, idler
- boy
- a crazy person
- simpleton
- any of several large birds (genus Gaviaof the family Gaviidae) of Holarctic regions that feed on fish by diving and have their legs placed far back under the body for optimal locomotion underwater
loon·ie ['lü-nē] -n
- a coin worth one Canadian dollar
loo·ny ['lü-nē] -adj, n
- crazy, foolish
loony bin -n
- a psychiatric hospital : madhouse
loony tunes -adj
- loony
loop ['lüp] -n
- loophole
- a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked
- such a fold of cord or ribbon serving as an ornament
- something shaped like or suggestive of a loop
- a circular airplane maneuver executed in the vertical plane
- a ring or curved piece used to form a fastening, handle, or catch
- a closed electric circuit
- a piece of film or magnetic tape whose ends are spliced together so as to project or play back the same material continuously
- a continuously repeated segment of music, dialogue, or images
- a series of instructions (as for a computer) that is repeated until a terminating condition is reached
- a sports league
- a select well-informed inner circle that is influential in decision making
- to make or form a loop
- to execute a loop in an airplane
- to move in loops or in an arc
- to make a loop in, on, or about
- to fasten with a loop
- to join (two courses of loops) in knitting
- to connect (electric conductors) so as to complete a loop
- to cause to move in an arc
looped ['lüpt] -adj
- having, formed in, or characterized by loops
- drunk
loop·er ['lü-pər] -n
- any of the usu. rather small hairless caterpillars that are mostly larvae of moths (families Geometridae and Noctuidae) and move with a looping motion in which the hind prolegs draw the posterior body toward the front followed by forward extension by the anterior legs called also inchworm
- one that loops
loop·hole ['lüp-,hōl] -n
- a small opening through which small arms may be fired
- a similar opening to admit light and air or to permit observation
- a means of escape
- an ambiguity or omission in the text through which the intent of a statute, contract, or obligation may be evaded
loophole -vt
- to make loopholes in
loop of Hen·le [-'hen-lē]
- a U-shaped part of the nephron of birds and mammals that lies between and is continuous with the proximal and distal convoluted tubules and that functions in water resorption
loopy ['lü-pē] -adj, adv, n
- having or characterized by loops
- crazy, bizarre
loose ['lüs] -adj, adv, n
- not rigidly fastened or securely attached
- having worked partly free from attachments
- having relative freedom of movement
- produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus
- not tight-fitting
- free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation
- a lion loose in the streets
- not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding
- disconnected, detached
- not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement
- not solid : watery
- lacking in restraint or power of restraint
- lacking moral restraint : unchaste
- overactive
- marked by frequent voiding esp. of watery stools
- not tightly drawn or stretched : slack
- being flexible or relaxed
- lacking in precision, exactness, or care
- permitting freedom of interpretation
- not in the possession of either of two competing teams
- to let loose : release
- to free from restraint
- to make loose : untie
- to cast loose : detach
- to let fly : discharge
- to make less rigid, tight, or strict : relax
- to let fly a missile (as an arrow) : fire
- in a loose manner : loosely
loose box -n
- box stall
loose cannon -n
- a dangerously uncontrollable person or thing
loose end -n
- something left hanging loose
- a fragment of unfinished business usu. used in pl.
loosejoint·ed ['lüs-'jȯin-təd] -adj, n
- having joints apparently not closely articulated
- characterized by unusually free movements
looseleaf ['lüs-'lēf] -adj
- having leaves secured in book form in a cover whose spine may be opened for adding, arranging, or removing leaves
- of, relating to, or used with a loose-leaf binding
loos·en ['lü-sᵊn] -vb
- to release from restraint
- to make looser
- to relieve (the bowels) of constipation
- to cause or permit to become less strict often used with up
- to become loose or looser
loosen up -vi
- to become less tense : relax
loose sentence -n
- a sentence in which the principal clause comes first and subordinate modifiers or trailing elements follow
loose smut -n
- a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores
loose·strife ['lü(s)-,strīf] -n
- any of a genus ( Lysimachia) of plants of the primrose family with leafy stems and usu. yellow or white flowers
- any of a genus ( Lythrum,family Lythraceae, the loosestrife family) of herbs having entire leaves and including some with showy spikes of purple flowers
- purple loosestrife
loos·eygoos·ey [,lü-sē-'gü-sē] -adj
- notably loose or relaxed : not tense
loot ['lüt] -n
- goods usu. of considerable value taken in war : spoils
- : something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as
- something appropriated illegally often by force or violence
- illicit gains by public officials
- money
- the action of looting
- to plunder or sack in war
- to rob esp. on a large scale and usu. by violence or corruption
- to seize and carry away by force esp. in war
- to engage in robbing or plundering esp. in war
lop ['läp] -n
- material cut away from a tree
- parts discarded in lumbering
- to cut off branches or twigs from
- to sever from a woody plant
- to cut off the head or limbs of
- to cut from a person
- to remove superfluous parts from
- to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable usu. used with off
- to hang downward : droop
lope ['lōp] -n
- an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
- an easy usu. bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time
- to move or ride at a lope
lopeared ['läp-,ird] -adj
- having ears that droop
loph·o·phore ['lä-fə-,fȯr] -n
- a circular or horseshoe-shaped organ about the mouth esp. of a brachiopod or bryozoan that bears tentacles and functions esp. in food-getting
lop·per ['lä-pər] -n
- pruning shears with long handles usu. used in pl.
lop·sid·ed ['läp-,sī-dəd] -adj, adv, n
- leaning to one side
- lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion : disproportionately heavy on one side
loq -abbr
- he speaks; she speaks
lo·qua·cious [lō-'kwā-shəs] -adj, adv, n
- full of excessive talk : wordy
- given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous
lo·quac·i·ty [-'kwa-sə-tē] -n
- the quality or state of being very talkative
lo·quat ['lō-,kwät] -n
- an Asian evergreen tree ( Eriobotrya japonica) of the rose family often cultivated for its fruit
- its small yellow edible fruit used esp. for preserves
lo·ran ['lȯr-,an] -n
- a system of long-range navigation in which pulsed signals sent out by two pairs of radio stations are used to determine the location of a ship or airplane
lor·az·e·pam [lȯr-'a-zə-,pam] -n
- benzodiazepine C 15H 10Cl 2N 2O 2used esp. to relieve anxiety
lord ['lȯrd] -n
- : one having power and authority over others:
- a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service and obedience are due
- one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal tenure
- an owner of land or other real property
- the male head of a household
- husband
- one that has achieved mastery or that exercises leadership or great power in some area
- god
- jesus
- : a man of rank or high position: as
- a feudal tenant whose right or title comes directly from the king
- : a British nobleman: as
- baron
- a hereditary peer of the rank of marquess, earl, or viscount
- the son of a duke or a marquess or the eldest son of an earl
- a bishop of the Church of England
- house of lords
- used as a British title: as
- used as part of an official title
- used informally in place of the full title for a marquess, earl, or viscount
- used for a baron
- used by courtesy before the name and surname of a younger son of a duke or a marquess
- a person chosen to preside over a festival
- to act like a lord
- to put on airs usu. used with it
- lord s it over his friends
lord chancellor -n
- a British officer of state who presides over the House of Lords in both its legislative and judicial capacities, serves as the head of the British judiciary, and is usu. a leading member of the cabinet
lord·ing ['lȯr-diŋ] -n
- lord
- lordling
lord·ling ['lȯrd-liŋ] -n
- a little or insignificant lord
lord·ly [-lē] -adj, n, adv
- of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a lord : dignified
- grand, noble
- exhibiting the pride and assurance associated with one of the highest birth or rank
lord of misrule
- a master of Christmas revels in England esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries
lor·do·sis [lȯr-'dō-səs] -n, adj
- abnormally increased inward curvature of the lower region of the spine resulting in a concave back as viewed from the side
- a mating posture of some sexually receptive female mammals (as rats) in which the head and rump are raised and the back is arched downward
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
- protector
Lord's day -n
- sunday
lord·ship ['lȯrd-,ship] -n
- the rank or dignity of a lord used as a title
- the authority or power of a lord : dominion
- the territory under the jurisdiction of a lord : seigniory
Lord's Prayer -n
- the prayer with variant versions in Matthew and Luke that according to the Lucan account Christ taught his disciples
Lord's Supper -n
- communion
Lord's table -n
- altar
Lordy ['lȯr-dē] -interj
- used to express surprise or strength of feeling
lore ['lȯr] -n
- something that is taught : lesson
- : something that is learned:
- knowledge gained through study or experience
- traditional knowledge or belief
- a particular body of knowledge or tradition
- the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish
Lo·re·lei ['lȯr-ə-,lī] -n
- a siren of Germanic legend whose singing lures Rhine River boatmen to destruction on a reef
lor·gnette [lȯrn-'yet] -n
- a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle
lor·gnon [lȯrn-'yōⁿ] -n
- lorgnette
lo·ri·ca [lə-'rī-kə] -n
- a Roman cuirass of leather or metal
- a hard protective case or shell (as of a rotifer)
lor·i·keet ['lȯr-ə-,kēt, 'lär-] -n
- any of numerous small arboreal chiefly Australasian parrots (family Loriidae) that usu. have long slender tongue papillae which form an organ resembling a brush
lo·ris ['lȯr-əs] -n
- : any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): as
- a slim-bodied primate ( Loris tardigradus) of southern India and Sri Lanka
- either of two larger related primates ( Nycticebus pygmaeusor N. coucang) of southeastern Asia that are heavier limbed and slower moving
lorn ['lȯrn] -adj
- desolate, forsaken
Lor·raine cross [lə-'rān-, lȯ-] -n
- cross of lorraine
lor·ry ['lȯr-ē, 'lär-] -n
- motortruck
lo·ry ['lȯr-ē] -n
- any of numerous parrots (family Loriidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands related to the lorikeets and usu. having the tongue papillose at the tip and the mandibles less toothed than in other parrots
LOS -abbr
- line of scrimmage
- line of sight
lose ['lüz] -vb, adj, n
- to bring to destruction used chiefly in passive construction
- the ship was lost on the reef
- damn
- if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul -- Mt 16:26(AV)
- to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place
- to suffer deprivation of : part with esp. in an unforeseen or accidental manner
- to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person)
- to fail to keep control of or allegiance of
- to fail to use : let slip by : waste
- to fail to win, gain, or obtain
- to undergo defeat in
- to fail to catch with the senses or the mind
- to cause the loss of
- to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain
- to cause to miss one's way or bearings
- lost himself in the maze of streets
- to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality
- lost herself in daydreaming
- to wander or go astray from
- to draw away from : outstrip
- to fail to keep in sight or in mind
- to free oneself from : get rid of
- regurgitate, vomit often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch
- to undergo deprivation of something of value
- to undergo defeat
- to run slow
lo·sel ['lō-zəl] -n
- a worthless person
loselose ['lüz-'lüz] -adj
- presenting two options both of which put one at a disadvantage
lose out -vi
- to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
los·er ['lü-zər] -n
- a person or thing that loses esp. consistently
- a person who is incompetent or unable to succeed
- something doomed to fail or disappoint
losing -adj
- resulting in or likely to result in defeat
- marked by many losses or more losses than wins
loss ['lȯs] -n
- destruction, ruin
- the act of losing possession : deprivation
- the harm or privation resulting from loss or separation
- an instance of losing
- : a person or thing or an amount that is lost: as
- killed, wounded, or captured soldiers
- the power diminution of a circuit or circuit element corresponding to conversion of electrical energy into heat by resistance
- failure to gain, win, obtain, or utilize
- an amount by which the cost of something exceeds its selling price
- decrease in amount, magnitude, or degree
- the amount of an insured's financial detriment by death or damage that the insurer is liable for
loss leader -n, adj
- something (as merchandise) sold at a loss in order to draw customers
loss·less ['lȯs-ləs] -adj
- done or being without loss (as of power or data)
- lossless data compression
- lossless power transmission
loss ratio -n
- the ratio between insurance losses incurred and premiums earned during a given period
lossy ['lȯ-sē] -adj
- causing attenuation or dissipation of electrical energy
- a lossy transmission line
lost ['lȯst] -adj, n
- not made use of, won, or claimed
- no longer possessed
- no longer known
- ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate
- taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied
- regions lost to the faith
- insensible, hardened
- unable to find the way
- no longer visible
- lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless
- rapt, absorbed
- not appreciated or understood : wasted
- their jokes were lost on me
- obscured or overlooked during a process or activity
- hopelessly unattainable : futile
lost wax -n
- a process used in metal casting that consists of making a wax model, coating it with a refractory to form a mold, heating until the wax melts and runs out of the mold, and then pouring metal into the vacant mold
lot ['lät] -n
- an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance
- the use of lots as a means of deciding something
- the resulting choice
- something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : share
- one's way of life or worldly fate : fortune
- a portion of land
- a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey
- a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property
- an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles
- a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)
- all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity usu. used with the
- sampled the whole lot of desserts
- a number of associated persons : set
- kind, sort
- a considerable quantity or extent
- allot, apportion
- to form or divide into lots
Lot ['lät] -n
- a nephew of Abraham who according to the account in Genesis escaped from the doomed city of Sodom with his wife who turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back
lo·ta ['lō-tə] -n
- a small usu. spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in India
loth ['lōth, 'lōth] -adj, n
(variant of loath)
- unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
lo·thar·io [lō-'ther-ē-,ō, -'thär-] -n
- a man whose chief interest is seducing women
lo·tic ['lō-tik] -adj
- of, relating to, or living in actively moving water
lo·tion ['lō-shən] -n
- a liquid preparation for cosmetic or external medicinal use
lots ['läts] -adv
- much
lotte ['lät, 'lȯt] -n
- monkfish
lot·tery ['lä-tə-rē also 'lä-trē] -n
- a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
- a drawing of lots used to decide something
- an event or affair whose outcome is or seems to be determined by chance
lot·to ['lä-(,)tō] -n
- a game of chance resembling bingo
lo·tus ['lō-təs] -n
- a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment
- a tree (as Zizyphus lotusof the buckthorn family) reputed to bear this fruit
- any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism
- any of a genus ( Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family
- sweet clover
lo·tuseat·er [-,ē-tər] -n
- any of a people in Homer's Odyssey subsisting on the lotus and living in the dreamy indolence it induces
- an indolent person
lo·tus·land [-,land] -n
- a place inducing contentment esp. through offering an idyllic living situation
- a state or an ideal marked by contentment often achieved through self-indulgence
lotus position -n
- a cross-legged sitting position used in yoga in which each foot is on the thigh of the opposite leg
louche ['lüsh] -adj
- not reputable or decent
loud ['lau̇d] -adj, adv
- marked by intensity or volume of sound
- producing a loud sound
- clamorous, noisy
- obtrusive or offensive in appearance or smell : obnoxious
loud·en ['lau̇-dᵊn] -vb
- to become loud
- to make loud
loudhail·er [,lau̇d-'hā-lər] -n
- bullhorn
loud·mouth ['lau̇d-,mau̇th] -n
- a loudmouthed person
loud·mouthed [-,mau̇thd, -,mau̇tht] -adj
- given to loud offensive talk
loud·ness -n
- the attribute of a sound that determines the magnitude of the auditory sensation produced and that primarily depends on the amplitude of the sound wave involved
loud·speak·er ['lau̇d-,spē-kər] -n
- a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
Lou Geh·rig's disease [,lü-'ger-igz-] -n
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
lough ['läk, 'läk̲] -n
- lake
- a bay or inlet of the sea
lou·is d'or [,lü-ē-'dȯr] -n
- a French gold coin first struck in 1640 and issued up to the French Revolution
- the French 20-franc gold piece issued after the French Revolution
Lou·is Qua·torze [,lü-ē-kə-'tȯrz] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the architecture or furniture of the reign of Louis XIV of France
Louis Quinze [-'kaⁿz] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the architecture or furniture of the reign of Louis XV of France
Louis Seize [-'sāz, -'sez] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the architecture or furniture of the reign of Louis XVI of France
Louis Treize [-'trāz, -'trez] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the architecture or furniture of the reign of Louis XIII of France
louma [,lü-'mä] -n
(variant of luma)
- see dram at
lounge ['lau̇nj] -vb
- to act or move idly or lazily : loaf
- to pass (time) idly
- : a place for lounging: as
- a room in a private home or public building for leisure activities : living room
- lobby
- a room in a usu. public building or vehicle often combining lounging, smoking, and toilet facilities
- a long couch
lounge car -n
- club car
lounge lizard -n
- ladies' man
- fop
- a social parasite
loung·er ['lau̇n-jər] -n
- one that lounges
- idler
- an article of clothing or furniture designed for comfort and leisure use
lounge suit -n
- business suit
lounge·wear ['lau̇nj-,wer] -n
- informal clothing usu. designed to be worn at home
loup ['lau̇p, 'lōp] -vb, n
- leap
loupe ['lüp] -n
- a small magnifier used esp. by jewelers and watchmakers
loupga·rou [,lü-gə-'rü] -n
- werewolf
lour ['lau̇(-ə)r, 'lō-ər] -vi
(variant of lower)
- to look sullen : frown
- to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening
- an overcast sky lower ed over the village
louse ['lau̇s] -n
- any of various small wingless usu. flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- a small usu. sluggish arthropod (as a biting louse) that lives on other animals or on plants and sucks their blood or juices
- any of several small arthropods (as a book louse) that are not parasitic
- a contemptible person : heel
- to remove lice from
louse up -vt
- foul up, snarl
- to make a mess
louse·wort ['lau̇s-,wərt, -,wȯrt] -n
- any of a genus ( Pedicularis) of semiparasitic herbs of the snapdragon family typically having pinnatifid leaves and bilabiate flowers in terminal spikes
lousy ['lau̇-zē] -adj, adv, n
- infested with lice
- totally repulsive : contemptible
- miserably poor or inferior
- somewhat ill
- amply supplied : replete
- fuzzy and specked because of splitting of the fiber
lout ['lau̇t] -vi
- to bow in respect
- submit, yield
- an awkward brutish person
- to treat as a lout : scorn
lout·ish ['lau̇-tish] -adj, adv, n
- resembling or befitting a lout
lou·ver ['lü-vər] -n, adj
- a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
- an opening provided with one or more slanted fixed or movable fins to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy
- a finned or vaned device for controlling a flow of air or the radiation of light
- a fin or shutter of a louver
lov·able ['lə-və-bəl] -adj, n, adv
- having qualities that attract affection
lov·age ['lə-vij] -n
- any of several aromatic perennial herbs of the carrot family
- a European herb ( Levisticum officinale) sometimes cultivated for use in medicine esp. as a diuretic and in cookery usu. as a flavoring agent
lov·a·stat·in ['lō-və-,sta-tᵊn, 'lə-; ,lō-və-', ,lə-] -n
- a drug C 24H 36O 8that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream
lov·at ['lə-vət] -n
- a predominantly dusty color mixture (as of green) in fabrics
love ['ləv] -n
- strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
- maternal love for a child
- attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers
- affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
- love for his old schoolmates
- an assurance of love
- warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
- the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration
- baseball was his first love
- a beloved person : darling often used as a term of endearment
- used as an informal term of address
- : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as
- the fatherly concern of God for humankind
- brotherly concern for others
- a person's adoration of God
- a god or personification of love
- an amorous episode : love affair
- the sexual embrace : copulation
- a score of zero (as in tennis)
- god
- to hold dear : cherish
- to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for
- caress
- to fondle amorously
- to copulate with
- to like or desire actively : take pleasure in
- to thrive in
- to feel affection or experience desire
love affair -n
- a romantic attachment or episode between lovers
- a lively enthusiasm
- America's love affair with baseball
love apple -n
- tomato
love beads -n pl
- beads worn as a symbol of love and peace
love·bird ['ləv-,bərd] -n
- any of various small usu. gray or green parrots (esp. genus Agapornisof Africa) that show great affection for their mates
love·bug [-,bəg] -n
- a small black fly ( Plecia nearctica) with a red thorax that swarms along highways in the Gulf states of the U.S.
love child -n
- an illegitimate child
love feast -n
- a meal eaten in common by a Christian congregation in token of brotherly love
- a gathering held to promote reconciliation and good feeling or show someone affectionate honor
love·fest ['ləv-,fest] -n
- love feast
- an expression or exchange of goodwill, praise, or affection
love grass -n
- any of a genus ( Eragrostis) of grasses that resemble the bluegrasses but have flattened spikelets and deciduous lemmas
love handles -n pl
- fatty bulges along the sides of the body at the waist
lovein ['ləv-,in] -n
- a gathering of people esp. for the expression of their mutual love
loveinamist ['ləv-ə-nə-,mist] -n
- an Old World annual herb ( Nigella damascena) of the buttercup family having usu. blue or white flowers enveloped in numerous finely dissected bracts
love knot -n
- a stylized knot sometimes used as an emblem of love
love·less ['ləv-ləs] -adj, adv, n
- having no love
- not loved
love·lock [-,läk] -n
- a long lock of hair variously worn (as over the front of the shoulder) esp. by men in the 17th and 18th centuries
love·lorn [-,lȯrn] -adj, n
- bereft of love or of a lover
- letters from lovelorn soldiers
love·ly ['ləv-lē] -adj, adv, n
- lovable
- delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
- grand, swell
- eliciting love by moral or ideal worth
lovely -n
- a beautiful woman
- a lovely object
love·mak·ing ['ləv-,mā-kiŋ] -n
- courtship
- sexual activity
- copulation
love nest -n
- a place (as an apartment) used for amorous and often illicit rendezvous
lov·er ['lə-vər] -n
- a person in love
- a man in love with a woman
- two persons in love with each other
- an affectionate or benevolent friend
- devotee
- paramour
- a person with whom one has sexual relations
lov·er·ly [-lē] -adj
- resembling or befitting a lover
love seat -n
- a double chair, sofa, or settee for two persons
love·sick ['ləv-,sik] -adj, n
- languishing with love : yearning
- expressing a lover's longing
love·some [-səm] -adj
- winsome, lovely
- affectionate, amorous
love tap -n
- a gentle blow
loveydovey [,lə-vē-'də-vē] -adj, n
- expressing much love or sentimentality
- mushy
loving [-viŋ-lē] -adj, adv, n
- affectionate
- painstaking
loving cup -n
- a large ornamental drinking vessel with two or more handles
- a loving cup given as a token or trophy
lov·ingkind·ness [,lə-viŋ-'kīn(d)-nəs] -n
- tender and benevolent affection
low ['lō] -vi
- moo
- the deep sustained sound characteristic esp. of a cow
- having a small upward extension or elevation
- situated or passing little above a reference line, point, or plane
- having a low-cut neckline
- not extending as high as the ankle
- situated or passing below the normal level, surface, or base of measurement, or the mean elevation
- marking a nadir or bottom
- the low point of his career
- dead used as a predicate adjective with lay
- not loud : soft
- flat
- characterized by being toward the bottom of the range of pitch attainable (as by an instrument)
- being near the equator
- being near the horizon
- socially or economically humble in character or status
- lacking strength, health, or vitality : weak, prostrate
- lacking spirit or vivacity : depressed
- of lesser degree, size, or amount than average or ordinary
- small in number or amount
- substandard, inadequate
- a low level of employment
- cheap
- short, depleted
- of lesser position, rank, or order
- : falling short of some standard: as
- lacking dignity or elevation
- morally reprehensible : base
- coarse, vulgar
- not advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration
- low church
- unfavorable, disparaging
- designed for slow and usu. the slowest speed
- articulated with a wide opening between the relatively flat tongue and the palate : open
- intended to attract little attention
- being near the basket or net
- : something that is low: as
- depth
- a region of low barometric pressure
- the transmission gear of an automotive vehicle giving the lowest ratio of driveshaft to crankshaft speed
- flame, blaze
- flame, blaze
low·ball ['lō-,bȯl] -vt, n
- to give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate
- to give a markedly or unfairly low offer
- lowball ed him in contract negotiations
low beam -n
- a vehicle headlight beam with a short-range focus
low blood pressure -n
- hypotension
low blow -n
- an unprincipled attack
- gossip column that landed one low blow after another -- James Fallows
low·born ['lō-'bȯrn] -adj
- born in a low condition or rank
low·boy [-,bȯi] -n
- a chest or side table about three feet (one meter) high with drawers and usu. with cabriole legs
low·bred [-'bred] -adj
- rude, vulgar
low·brow [-,brau̇] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or suitable for a person with little taste or intellectual interest
Low Church -adj
- tending esp. in Anglican worship to minimize emphasis on the priesthood, sacraments, and ceremonial in worship and often to emphasize evangelical principles
Low Churchman -n
- a person holding or advocating Low Church views
low comedy -n
- comedy employing burlesque, horseplay, or the representation of low life
low country -n, adj
- a low-lying country or region
- the part of a southern state extending from the seacoast inland to the fall line
lowdensity lipoprotein -n
- ldl
low·down ['lō-,dau̇n] -n
- the inside facts : dope
- gave us the lowdown on the situation
lowdown ['lō-(,)dau̇n] -adj
- contemptible, base
- deeply emotional
low earth orbit -n
- a usu. circular orbit from about 90 to 600 miles (about 140 to 970 kilometers) above the earth
lowend ['lō-,end] -adj
- of, relating to, or being the lowest priced merchandise in a manufacturer's line
- inexpensive
low·er ['lau̇(-ə)r, 'lō-ər] -vi
- to look sullen : frown
- to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening
- an overcast sky lower ed over the village
lower -n
- frown
low·er ['lō-ər] -adj
- relatively low in position, rank, or order
- southern
- less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
- situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface
- being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named
- constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body
- to move down : drop
- diminish
- to let descend : let down
- to depress as to direction
- to reduce the height of
- to reduce in value, number, or amount
- to bring down in quality or character : degrade
- abase, humble
- to reduce the objective of
low·er·case [,lō-ər-'kās] -adj, n
- having as its typical form a f g or b n irather than A F G or B N I
lowercase -vt
- to print or set in lowercase letters
low·erclass [,lō-ər-'klas] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class
- being an inferior or low-ranking specimen of its kind
lower class -n
- a social class occupying a position below the middle class and having the lowest status in a society
lower criticism -n
- criticism concerned with the recovery of original texts esp. of Scripture through collation of extant manuscripts
lower fungus -n
- a fungus with hyphae absent or rudimentary and nonseptate
low·er·ing ['lau̇-(ə-)riŋ, 'lō-] -adj
- dark and threatening : gloomy
- rain pouring down from a lowering sky
low·er·most ['lō-ər-,mōst] -adj
- lowest
low·ery ['lau̇-(ə-)rē, 'lō-] -adj
- gloomy, lowering
lowest common denominator -n
- least common denominator
- something of small intellectual content designed to appeal to a lowbrow audience
- such an audience
lowest common multiple -n
- least common multiple
lowest terms -n pl
- the form of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have no factor in common except 1
- reduce a fraction to lowest terms
low frequency -n
- a radio frequency between medium frequency and very low frequency
Low German -n
- the German dialects of northern Germany esp. as used since the end of the medieval period : plattdeutsch
- the West Germanic languages other than High German
lowgrade ['lō-'grād] -adj
- of inferior grade or quality
- being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, least serious, or least competent
lowkey [-'kē] -adj
- having or producing dark tones only with little contrast
- of low intensity : restrained
low·land ['lō-lənd, -,land] -n
- low or level country
lowland -adj
- of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland
- of or relating to a lowland
low·land·er [-lən-dər, -,lan-] -n
- an inhabitant of the Lowlands of Scotland
- a native or inhabitant of a lowland region
lowland gorilla -n
- either of two gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorillaor G. gorilla graueri) that inhabit lowland rainforests of west central Africa
Low Latin -n
- postclassical Latin in its later stages
lowlev·el ['lō-'le-vəl] -adj
- occurring, done, or placed at a low level
- being of low importance or rank
- being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components
low·life ['lō-,līf] -n, adj
- a person of low social status
- a person of low moral character
low·light ['lō-,līt] -n
- a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part
low·li·head ['lō-lē-,hed] -n
- lowly state
low·ly ['lō-lē] -adv
- in a humble or meek manner
- in a low position, manner, or degree
- not loudly
lowly -adj, n
- humble in manner or spirit : free from self-assertive pride
- not lofty or sublime : prosaic
- ranking low in some hierarchy
- of or relating to a low social or economic rank
- low in the scale of biological or cultural evolution
lowly·ing ['lō-'lī-iŋ] -adj
- rising relatively little above the base of measurement
- lying below the normal level, surface, or the base of measurement or mean elevation
low mass -n
- a mass that is recited without singing by the celebrant, without a deacon, subdeacon, or choir assisting the celebrant, and without the use of incense
lowmind·ed ['lō-'mīn-dəd] -adj, adv, n
- inclined to vulgar or unworthy things
lown ['lau̇n, 'lün] -adj
- calm, quiet
lowpres·sure ['lō-'pre-shər] -adj
- having, exerting, or operating under a relatively small pressure
- easygoing
low relief -n
- bas-relief
lowrent ['lō-'rent] -adj
- low in character, cost, or prestige
low·rid·er ['lō-,rī-dər] -n
- a customized car with a chassis that has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground
lowrise ['lō-'rīz] -adj
- having few stories and not equipped with elevators
- a lowrise classroom building
- of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings
- a lowrise housing development
lowslung ['lō-,sləŋ] -adj
- relatively low to the ground or floor
- a lowslung modern building
lowspir·it·ed ['lō-'spir-ə-təd] -adj, adv, n
- dejected, depressed
Low Sunday -n
- the Sunday following Easter
lowtech ['lō-'tek] -adj
- technologically simple or unsophisticated
low tide -n
- the farthest ebb of the tide
low water -n
- a low stage of the water in a river or lake
- low tide
lox ['läks] -n
- liquid oxygen
- salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
lox·o·drome ['läk-sə-,drōm] -n
- rhumb line
loy·al ['lȯi(-ə)l] -adj, adv
- : unswerving in allegiance: as
- faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or government
- faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due
- faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product
- showing loyalty
- lawful, legitimate
loy·al·ist ['lȯi-ə-list] -n
- one who is or remains loyal esp. to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
loy·al·ty ['lȯi(-ə)l-tē] -n
- the quality or state or an instance of being loyal
loz·enge ['lä-zᵊnj also -sᵊnj] -n
- a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : diamond
- something shaped like a lozenge
- a small usu. sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution
- one that contains a demulcent called also pastille troche