L — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6livelyLively means full of energy, fun and activity.10 sentencesliverThe liver is a large organ in your body, under your ribs on the right, that cleans the blood, stores energy and helps digest food.11 sentencesliveryA special uniform worn by servants of a great house or by members of a company or guild in the past.10 sentenceslivestockAnimals kept on a farm for food, milk, wool or work, such as cows, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens.7 sentenceslividVery, very angry, so angry you can hardly keep calm.12 sentenceslizardA lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, four short legs and a long tail, such as a gecko or iguana.8 sentencesllamaA llama is a South American animal like a small camel without a hump, with a long neck and thick woolly coat, kept for carrying loads and…10 sentencesloadA load is something heavy that is carried, for example by a truck, a person or a washing machine.12 sentencesloafA loaf is bread baked in one big piece, before it is cut into slices.12 sentencesloamLoam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things.7 sentencesloanA loan is money that someone borrows and must pay back, often with extra money called interest.11 sentencesloanwordA word one language has taken from another language and now uses as its own, like «pizza» from Italian or «kindergarten» from German.10 sentencesloathLoath means unwilling, not wanting to do something: loath to go.4 sentencesloathsomeLoathsome means so nasty or disgusting that people hate it.4 sentenceslobTo lob something is to throw or hit it high in the air, in a slow curve.11 sentenceslobbyA large hall or entrance area just inside the front door of a hotel, theatre, flats or office building.14 sentenceslobeAn earlobe (lobe) is the soft round part at the bottom of your ear.9 sentenceslobedHaving lobes: rounded parts that stick out, like the parts of an oak leaf or of an ear.10 sentenceslobsterA sea animal with a hard shell, ten legs and two big claws, related to crabs.9 sentenceslocalLocal means belonging to or near the place where you live, or a particular area.12 sentenceslocalityAn area or neighbourhood; the place around a particular point.11 sentenceslocallyIn or near the place where you are or where you live; nearby.11 sentenceslocateTo find exactly where something or someone is.12 sentenceslocatedIf something is located in a place, it is there; that is where it is.9 sentenceslocationA place or position where something is or happens.10 sentenceslochA lake.11 sentenceslockA lock is a device on a door, box or bike that keeps it closed so it can only be opened with a key, code or card.13 sentenceslockboxA small box with a lock for keeping money, papers or valuables safe.11 sentenceslockdownA lockdown is a time when people must stay at home and many places close, to stop a disease spreading.10 sentenceslockerA locker is a small cupboard with a door and a lock, at school, in a gym or at a pool, where you keep your things.11 sentenceslocketA small piece of jewellery that opens like a tiny box, hung on a chain round the neck, holding a photo, a lock of hair or a keepsake.7 sentenceslockjawAn old everyday name for tetanus, a serious illness caused by germs getting into a wound, which makes muscles go stiff.9 sentenceslocomotionLocomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, or the way an animal or person moves.9 sentenceslocomotiveA railway engine that pulls a train.9 sentenceslocustA large kind of grasshopper that sometimes gathers in huge swarms that fly far and eat all the crops.11 sentenceslodgeA small house or cabin in the country, mountains or a park, used for holidays, hunting or skiing.15 sentenceslodgerA person who pays to live in a room in someone else's house, often sharing the kitchen and bathroom with the family.10 sentenceslodgingA place to stay for a short time, such as a room in someone's house or an inn.11 sentencesloessA very fine, yellowish-brown soil made of dust blown by the wind, often after the Ice Age.8 sentencesloftA loft is the room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storage (US: attic).12 sentencesloftilyLoftily means in a proud, grand way, as if you think you are better than others.4 sentencesloftyVery high or tall: lofty mountains.13 sentenceslogA log is a thick piece of a tree trunk or big branch that has been cut down.13 sentencesloggerA person whose job is cutting down trees and taking the logs away; a lumberjack.11 sentencesloggerheadTo be «at loggerheads» with someone is to disagree strongly and argue with them.9 sentencesloggingLogging is the work of cutting down trees and taking the wood away to sell.10 sentenceslogicLogic is careful, clear thinking where each step follows from the one before, so you reach a sensible answer.11 sentenceslogicalLogical means following clear and correct reasoning, so each step makes sense.11 sentenceslogoA small picture, symbol or special design that a company, team, school or group uses so people recognise it.7 sentencesloinLoin is a cut of meat from the back of an animal, between the ribs and the hips: pork loin, lamb loin.9 sentencesloiterTo loiter is to stand or wait about without hurrying and without a clear reason.4 sentenceslollipopA hard sweet (candy) on a stick that you lick or suck.10 sentenceslollopTo move along in a clumsy, bouncing, loose way, like a big puppy or a rabbit.7 sentenceslollyIn the UK and Ireland, a lolly is an ice lolly (frozen juice on a stick) or a lollipop (a hard sweet on a stick).11 sentenceslondonerA Londoner is a person who lives in or comes from London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.7 sentencesloneLone means alone, the only one there, with no others.12 sentenceslonelinessLoneliness is the sad feeling you have when you are alone or feel that nobody cares about you or understands you.10 sentenceslonelyLonely means feeling sad because you are alone or have no friends to be with.11 sentenceslonesomeSad because you are alone and have no friends or company; lonely.10 sentenceslongLong tells how much length something has from one end to the other: «14 metres long».24 sentenceslongbowA large bow, about as tall as a man, made of one piece of wood (often yew), used for shooting arrows.10 sentenceslongerLonger means having more length than something else.12 sentenceslongestLongest means more long than all the others, from one end to the other.11 sentenceslongevityLongevity means living a long life: «Tortoises are famous for their longevity».11 sentenceslongingA longing is a strong wish for something you want very much.4 sentenceslonginglyIn a way that shows you want something very much, often something you cannot have.8 sentenceslongitudeThe distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°.8 sentenceslonglegsUsually part of «daddy longlegs»: a name for long-legged creatures. In the UK, Ireland and Australia it often means the crane fly; in the…8 sentenceslongshipA long, narrow wooden ship with oars and a square sail, used by the Vikings for raiding, trading and exploring.7 sentenceslooThe loo is the toilet, or the room with the toilet.9 sentenceslookTo look is to turn your eyes to see something: look at the board.18 sentenceslookerA looker is a person who watches something without taking part; a looker-on is the same.4 sentenceslookoutA lookout is a person who keeps watch for danger or for someone coming.15 sentencesloomA machine or frame for weaving thread into cloth.12 sentencesloonA large water bird of North America and northern Europe with a haunting call, good at diving for fish (called a diver in the UK).10 sentenceslooneyLooney means crazy or very silly.9 sentencesloonieA Canadian one-dollar coin, which has a loon (a water bird) on it.10 sentencesloonyA crazy or very silly person.9 sentencesloopA loop is a shape like a circle made by a line, string or path that bends round and crosses or joins itself.13 sentencesloopholeA loophole is a narrow slit in a castle or fort wall, through which archers could shoot.5 sentenceslooseLoose means not tight: loose clothes, a loose belt.15 sentenceslooselyNot tightly: «Tie the rope loosely».10 sentencesloosenTo make something less tight, firm or fixed: «loosen your belt», «loosen a screw».10 sentencesloosestrifeA tall wild plant that grows by rivers, ponds and in damp places; purple loosestrife has spikes of bright purple-pink flowers, and yellow…7 sentenceslootThings that are stolen, especially by robbers or soldiers, or treasure that is taken.11 sentenceslopTo lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head.4 sentenceslopeTo lope is to run with long, easy, springing steps.5 sentenceslopsidedLopsided means leaning to one side, with one side bigger, lower or heavier than the other.8 sentenceslordA lord is a man of high rank, especially a noble in the UK, and the title for such a man (Lord Smith).11 sentenceslordlyLordly means grand, proud and splendid, as a lord would be.4 sentenceslordshipA lordship is the rank or title of a lord.5 sentencesloreLore is knowledge and stories handed down by a people, such as folk tales and customs.5 sentenceslorikeetA lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from…7 sentenceslorryA lorry is a big vehicle for carrying goods on roads; in America and Canada it is called a truck.11 sentencesloryA small, brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, with a brush-tipped tongue for eating nectar and pollen f…9 sentencesloseTo lose is to no longer have something, often by mistake: lose a glove.14 sentencesloserA person or team that loses a game, race or competition.11 sentenceslossLoss is when you lose something or someone, or have less of it.12 sentenceslossessoldiers or people killed (and sometimes wounded) in war or a disaster.10 sentenceslotA lot or lots means a large number or a large amount: a lot of people, lots of water.15 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/page/5/