📖 L — The English dictionary · page 32

loud — Everyday, meaning 1: Loud means making a big sound that is easy to hear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Loud colours or clothes are very bright and catch the eye.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Out loud» or «aloud» means so that others can hear: read it out loud.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A loud person talks a lot and noisily.↗ Example: The loud bell rang 3 times.↗ · The dog barked loudly.↗ · Which sound is the loudest?↗ · Please read the poem out loud.↗ · The music was too loud, so we turned it down.↗ · Thunder is louder than rain.↗ · He wore a loud shirt with orange stripes.↗ · Very loud noise can damage your hearing.↗ · Use your quiet voice in the library, not your loud one.↗ · The king laughed loud and long.↗ · And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice: (Torah DEU.27.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.↗ (Torah EXO.19.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.↗ (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917)↗ · Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.↗ (Writings PSA.150.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying: (Prophets 1KI.8.55, JPS 1917)↗

loudly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a loud way; making a lot of noise or with a strong voice so it can be heard far away.↗ Example: The dog barked loudly at the postman.↗ · Please speak loudly and clearly so everyone can hear.↗ · The baby cried loudly in the night.↗ · The smoke alarm beeped loudly.↗ · If someone grabs you, shout loudly for help.↗ · He laughed loudly at the joke.↗ · Don't talk loudly in the library.↗ · The thunder crashed loudly.↗ · All the animals applauded the Fox loudly.↗

loudness — Everyday, meaning 1: How loud a sound is; the strength of a sound that we hear.↗ Example: The loudness of a sound is measured in decibels.↗ · Hitting the drum harder increases its loudness.↗ · We tested the loudness of different alarms.↗ · Pitch and loudness are not the same thing.↗ · The loudness of the concert hurt my ears.↗ · Turn the loudness down on your headphones.↗

loudspeaker — Everyday, meaning 1: A device that turns electrical signals into sound and makes voices or music louder, so many people can hear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «On loudspeaker» (on a phone) means so everyone in the room can hear.↗ Example: The head teacher spoke over the loudspeaker.↗ · An announcement came over the loudspeaker at the train station.↗ · The loudspeaker makes the music loud enough for the whole hall.↗ · Put Granny on loudspeaker so we can all say hello.↗ · Inside a loudspeaker is a magnet and a cone.↗ · The fire alarm instructions came through the loudspeakers.↗

lough — Everyday, meaning 1: (Ireland) A lough is a lake or a long, narrow arm of the sea in Ireland, like a Scottish loch.↗ Example: Lough Neagh is the biggest lake in the British Isles.↗ · We went fishing on the lough.↗ · Lough Erne has many small islands.↗ · The lough was calm and grey in the morning.↗ · Swans swam across the lough.↗ · Lough Foyle opens into the sea.↗ · "I cannot," said the feet-water; "I am scattered on the ground, and my path is down to the Lough."↗

lounge — Everyday, meaning 1: A lounge is a comfortable room in a house where people sit and relax; a living room or sitting room.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A lounge is a waiting room in an airport or hotel.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To lounge is to sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way.↗ Example: We watched a film in the lounge.↗ · The family sat in the lounge after dinner.↗ · We waited in the departure lounge before our flight.↗ · The teachers have tea in the staff lounge.↗ · On Sundays I like to lounge on the sofa.↗ · The cat lounged in the sunshine.↗ · Stop lounging around and help me tidy up.↗ · One day he was passing a splendid mansion, with a crowd of servants lounging in the courtyard.↗

louse — Everyday, meaning 1: A tiny insect without wings that lives on the skin or hair of people or animals and feeds on blood; plural «lice».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (slang, rude) A nasty, mean person; plural «louses».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (louse up, informal) To spoil or mess something up.↗ Example: There's a note from school saying a child in our class has head lice.↗ · A louse is a tiny insect that lives in hair.↗ · Mum combed my hair to get rid of the lice.↗ · Lice are parasites that feed on blood.↗ · «You louse!↗ You stole my sweets!»↗ · Don't louse up the plan by being late.↗ · In history, soldiers in the trenches suffered from lice.↗

lout — Everyday, meaning 1: A lout is a rude, clumsy, stupid young man who behaves badly.↗ Example: The lout pushed past the old lady.↗ · Don't be such a lout!↗ · The louts threw stones at the dog.↗

louvre — Everyday, meaning 1: The Louvre is a famous art museum in Paris, France, in an old royal palace; it is home to the «Mona Lisa» (a name).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A louvre is one of a set of sloping slats in a door, window or shutter that let air in but keep out rain or direct light; also called a louvre window or louvred door.↗ Example: The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre.↗ · The Louvre has a big glass pyramid at the entrance.↗ · We queued for an hour to get into the Louvre.↗ · The cupboard has louvre doors so air can flow.↗ · Tilt the louvres to keep out the sun.↗ · The Louvre was once a palace for French kings.↗ · The celebrated Venus of Milo, now in the Louvre, is an exquisite statue of this divinity.↗

lovable — Everyday, meaning 1: Lovable means easy to love, sweet and kind, so that people like you.↗ Example: The puppy is so lovable.↗ · He was a lovable old man.↗ · Smee was lovable in his own way.↗

love — Everyday, meaning 1: To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To like something very much: «I love pizza».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A noun: the strong warm feeling of caring for someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A noun: a person or thing you love: «Music is her great love».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In tennis: a score of zero.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: In the UK, «love» is a friendly way to speak to someone: «Thanks, love».↗ Example: I love my family.↗ · We love going to the beach.↗ · Grandma sent a card with lots of love.↗ · I'd love to come to your party.↗ · The puppy needs food, care and love.↗ · Love from Emma.↗ · The score in tennis is fifteen–love.↗ · Thanks, love, said the lady in the shop.↗ · Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.↗ (Torah DEU.10.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.↗ (Torah GEN.25.28, JPS 1917)↗ · and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.↗ (Torah EXO.20.6, JPS 1917)↗ · O how love I Thy law!↗ (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)↗ · I have loved you, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets MAL.1.2, JPS 1917)↗ · 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness?↗ (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917)↗

loveliness — Everyday, meaning 1: Loveliness is great beauty, the quality of being lovely.↗ Example: The loveliness of the garden took my breath away.↗ · She was a girl of great loveliness.↗ · The loveliness of the moon lit up the sea.↗

lovely — Everyday, meaning 1: Very nice, pleasant or beautiful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Kind and friendly: «she's a lovely person».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, informal) Used to say thank you or «great»: «Lovely, thanks!».↗ Example: What a lovely day for a picnic!↗ · Thank you for the lovely present.↗ · Our new neighbour is a lovely lady.↗ · The bath was lovely and warm.↗ · «Here's your tea.»↗ «Lovely, thanks!»↗ · It was lovely to see Grandma again.↗ · The garden looks lovely in spring.↗ · Mignon grew more lovely every day.↗ · How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!↗ (Writings PSA.84.2, JPS 1917)↗ · His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely.↗ (Writings SNG.5.16, JPS 1917)↗ · A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.↗ (Writings PRO.5.19, JPS 1917)↗

lover — Everyday, meaning 1: A lover of something is a person who likes it very much: an animal lover, a book lover, a music lover.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adult) A lover is a person someone loves in a romantic way and is in a close relationship with, especially when they are not married.↗ Example: My aunt is a great animal lover.↗ · This book is perfect for lovers of adventure stories.↗ · Dad is a football lover.↗ · Romeo and Juliet are the most famous lovers in plays.↗ · The two lovers walked hand in hand by the river.↗ · Calling all chocolate lovers: free samples today!↗ · Then she hurried away with her lover.↗ · In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.↗ (Prophets JER.4.30, JPS 1917)↗ · For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.↗ (Prophets HOS.8.9, JPS 1917)↗ · But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; and wouldest thou yet return to Me? saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets JER.3.1, JPS 1917)↗

lovesick — Everyday, meaning 1: Lovesick means so much in love, often with someone who does not love you back, that you feel sad, dreamy and cannot think of anything else.↗ Example: The lovesick boy wrote poems about the girl next door.↗ · My big brother has been lovesick all week.↗ · The lovesick puppy followed her everywhere.↗ · In the story, the lovesick knight could not eat or sleep.↗ · Stop sighing like a lovesick teenager!↗ · The song is about a lovesick sailor far from home.↗

lovest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «lovest» means «you love», a form of «love».↗ e.g. To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.↗

loveth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «loveth» means «loves», a form of «love».↗ e.g. To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.↗ Example: He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.↗ (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917) · Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones — they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words.↗ (Torah DEU.33.3, JPS 1917) · And it shall be, if he say unto thee: 'I will not go out from thee'; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he fareth well with thee;↗ (Torah DEU.15.16, JPS 1917)

lovingkindness — Early Modern English, meaning 1: A deep, faithful and enduring love and kindness.↗ Example: Pardon, I pray Thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, and according as Thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.'↗ (Torah NUM.14.19, JPS 1917) · The LORD is slow to anger, and plenteous in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.↗ (Torah NUM.14.18, JPS 1917)

lovingly — Everyday, meaning 1: Lovingly means in a way that shows love and care.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Lovingly also means very carefully and gently, with great attention, because you care about doing something well.↗ Example: Mum looked lovingly at the new baby.↗ · The cake was lovingly decorated by Gran.↗ · The old train was lovingly restored by volunteers.↗ · He lovingly stroked the cat's soft fur.↗ · She wrapped each present lovingly.↗ · The garden is lovingly cared for by the whole street.↗ · When he got there, they greeted each other lovingly, and then she hid him again as before.↗

low — Everyday, meaning 1: Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Feeling sad or tired (feeling low).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather).↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes.↗ Example: The cat jumped over the low wall.↗ · Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf.↗ · Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees.↗ · My phone battery is low.↗ · He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake.↗ · Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9?↗ · We are running low on bread.↗ · The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools.↗ · I felt low after losing the match.↗ · Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally.↗ · Both low and high, rich and poor together.↗ (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917)↗ · That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth?↗ (Writings PSA.113.6, JPS 1917)↗ · But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?↗ (Writings JOB.14.10, JPS 1917)↗

lower — Everyday, meaning 1: Lower means less high, closer to the ground, or at the bottom of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Lower means smaller in number, amount or level.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To lower something means to move it down.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To lower something like a price, sound or voice means to make it less.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Lower can also describe social rank, meaning belonging to the group of people with less money and power.↗ Example: Write your name in lower-case letters.↗ · The temperature is lower at night.↗ · 12 is lower than 20.↗ · Lower the bucket into the well slowly.↗ · Please lower your voice in the library.↗ · The shop lowered its prices in the sale.↗ · The lower shelf is for the little ones.↗ · My lower lip is cut.↗ · The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.↗ (Torah DEU.28.43, JPS 1917)↗ · And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; (Torah LEV.14.37, JPS 1917)↗ · But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.↗ (Torah LEV.13.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.↗ (Writings PSA.8.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.↗ (Prophets EZK.40.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.9, JPS 1917)↗